Nelson's View

Nelson McCausland MLA (Democratic Unionist Party - Constituency: North Belfast). A personal blog in which I comment on a wide variety of issues, political, cultural, social, historical and religious. If something takes my attention, then I may well comment on it.

Tuesday, 30 November 2010

Culture Matters (3)

Cultural Absorption (1) Throughout history various groups and peoples have arrived in Ireland but they have generally been absorbed into Ir...

Monday, 29 November 2010

Culture Matters (2)

Irish cultural nationalism Irish nationalism is essentially cultural nationalism and the Irish cultural movement has always been essentiall...

Sunday, 28 November 2010

Gillian Welch - I'll Fly Away

I'll Fly Away was written in 1929 by Albert E Brumley, who wrote around 800 songs. It has been described as the most recorded gospel...

Saturday, 27 November 2010

Culture Matters (1)

Recently I have commented on the need for cultural inclusivity in Northern Ireland and I was thinking about that again this evening. Earlie...

Wednesday, 24 November 2010

The Land o' the Leal

This is another of the Scots songs by Lady Nairne (1766-1845). Land o' the Leal I'm wearin' awa', John Like snaw-wre...

Peasall sisters - Where no one stands alone

The Lily of the Valley

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