
Tennessee, or through those of the Arkansas. Coon- seekers go through the regions of the Red river or through. The stumps stand thick round the clearing, the squatter strikes deep.įlatboatmen make fast towards dusk near the cotton- wood or pecan- trees. Off on the lakes the pike- fisher watches and waits by the hole in. Seasons pursuing each other the plougher ploughs, the mower mows. Seventh- month, (what salutes of cannon and small arms!). Seasons pursuing each other the indescribable crowd is gather'd, it. In single file each shouldering his hod pass onward the laborers. The floor- men are laying the floor, the tinners are tinning the. As the fare- collector goes through the train he gives notice by the. The Missourian crosses the plains toting his wares and his cattle. The crew of the fish- smack pack repeated layers of halibut in the hold. On the piazza walk three matrons stately and friendly with twined arms. The President holding a cabinet council is surrounded by the great. I do not laugh at your oaths nor jeer you ). I do not know what it is any more than he. For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. But the one thing that was always true was the sense of humor of the people – this caustic, dry sense of humor that's very resilient – and it's very similar in Detroit.”įlogging Molly are a big deal in the States with their last record, Float, reaching number 4 on the mainstream Billboard chart.Song of Myself.

"Where I grew up in Dublin it was very poverty-ridden. “Detroit is very Irish in a way,” he continues. As a songwriter, I'm not naïve, but you can only be affected and touched by things like this, seeing what's going on in this city and in Ireland – and just how damned fast it can happen. “The surroundings for this album, unfortunately, were the economy in Ireland and being in Detroit watching all that go down. "I've always been a writer of my surroundings,” King tells the Detroit Free Press newspaper. The band is fronted by expat Dubliner Dave King who was formerly in Motorhead offshoot Fastway, and is currently based in Detroit. Other tracks on the opus include ‘So Sail On’, ‘Saints & Sinners’ and ‘Heart Of The Sea’. You can get it free in return for signing up to their mailing-list. Flogging Molly go gunning for US chart glory again with Speed Of Darkness, their new album which is due in May and is trailed this week by lead single ‘Don’t Shut ‘Em Down’.
