Deer Tick are celebrating St. Patrick's Day by sharing a cover of the rollicking Irish folk tune "Muirsheen Durkin" (translation: "Goodbye Mursheen Durkin").
“Given that the four of us in Deer Tick are of Irish descent (Ian’s even a dual citizen), I thought we’d do a song that connected Ireland and the United States in some way," explains Deer Tick's John McCauley. "There are plenty of Irish emigration songs but 'Muirsheen Durkin' is one few optimistic ones, and we could all use a little optimism at this moment in time. Plus, the melody always gets stuck in my head."
The virtual collaboration also includes guests like Steve Berlin of Los Lobos, James Felice of The Felice Brothers, Spencer Swain of Flogging Molly/The Devil Makes Three, MorganEve Swain of The Huntress and Holder of Hands/The Devil Makes Three, and Spider Stacy of The Pogues.
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