Name: Broad Black Brimmer (arr. Thomas Degan) by George Roberts Lead Sheet / Fake Book Digital Sheet Music
Brand: Thomas Degan
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Broad Black Brimmer (arr. Thomas Degan)
by George Roberts Lead Sheet / Fake Book - Digital Sheet Music

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Product Details

Title Broad Black Brimmer (arr. Thomas Degan)

Artist George Roberts

Score Type

PDF, Included with PASS

Arranger Thomas Degan

Composer George Roberts Martin Williams

Format Digital Sheet Music

Pages 2

Arrangement Lead Sheet / Fake Book

Publisher Thomas Degan

Level 1

Product ID 1619685

Genre Irish Folk Celtic Patriotic 20th Century Historic

Instruments C Instruments

Product Description

"The Broad Black Brimmer" is an Irish Republican folk song written by Art McMillen and first recorded in 1972.

The song narrates the story of a boy whose father died before he was born, fighting in the Irish Republican Army (IRA). The narrator is asked by his mother to try on his father's old uniform and as he does so, she tells his father's story. The title refers to the wide brimmed hat worn by many IRA guerrillas in the 1920s Irish War of Independence and Irish Civil War. Also referenced are a Sam Browne belt, britches, a trench coat and a holster items of equipment commonly associated with the IRA of that era.

This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.