The Black Velvet Band
“The Black Velvet Band” is a traditional folk song collected from singers in Ireland describing how a young man is tricked and then sentenced to transportation to Australia, a common punishment in the British Empire during the 19th century.
In Europe, The Dubliners released a popular version of the The Black Velvet Band in 1967 based on a version sung by the traditional English singer Harry Cox. In the US, also in 1967 The Irish Rovers released Black Velvet Band sung by the band’s co-founder George Millar. The Rovers single was a multi-million seller at the time and in 2013 reached the Billboard top 20 World Digital Sales charts.
Performance Length: 3’18”
Purchase includes: Mp3 Audio Track
- Accompaniment
€20,00
Product Description
“The Black Velvet Band” is a traditional folk song collected from singers in Ireland describing how a young man is tricked and then sentenced to transportation to Australia, a common punishment in the British Empire during the 19th century.
In Europe, The Dubliners released a popular version of the The Black Velvet Band in 1967 based on a version sung by the traditional English singer Harry Cox. In the US, also in 1967 The Irish Rovers released Black Velvet Band sung by the band’s co-founder George Millar. The Rovers single was a multi-million seller at the time and in 2013 reached the Billboard top 20 World Digital Sales charts.
Performance Length: 3’18”
Purchase includes: Mp3 Audio Track
- Accompaniment
