"The Black Velvet Band" is a traditional English and Irish folk song describing transportation to Australia, a common punishment in 19th century Britain and Ireland. The song tells the story of a tradesman who meets a young woman who has stolen an item and passed it on to him (the lyrics of the song vary from place to place). The man then appears in court the next day, charged with stealing the item and is sent to Van Diemen's Land for doing so.

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  • "The Black Velvet Band" is a traditional English and Irish folk song describing transportation to Australia, a common punishment in 19th century Britain and Ireland. The song tells the story of a tradesman who meets a young woman who has stolen an item and passed it on to him (the lyrics of the song vary from place to place). The man then appears in court the next day, charged with stealing the item and is sent to Van Diemen's Land for doing so. This song was adapted in the United States to "The Girl In The Blue Velvet Band. " While working for the BBC, Peter Kennedy recorded a version in Belfast in 1952. In 1959, a version was found in Australia. The collector G.B. Gardiner noted a version in Hampshire in 1907. An earlier version by the publisher Swindells in Manchester is very wordy, and has no chorus. It places the events in Barking, Essex. One day, being out on a ramble, alone by myself I did stray, I met with a young gay deceiver, while cruising in Ratcliffe Highway; Her eyes were as black as a raven, I thought her the pride of the land, Her hair, that did hang o'er her shoulders, was tied with a black velvet band. The publication date of that version is probably between 1837 and 1853. Following the Ireland rugby team's Grand Slam win in 2009, winger Tommy Bowe sang his own version of 'Black Velvet Band' to a triumphant crowd on the team's homecoming on Dawson Street, Dublin.
  • Black Velvet Band è una canzone tradizionale irlandese che parla del destino degli irlandesi deportati in Australia per aver commesso reati. Il testo racconta di un apprendista che, uscendo una sera per una passeggiata, incontra una donna che aveva appena rubato un orologio. Questa glielo dona, rendendolo complice del furto. La mattina seguente vengono condannati entrambi e deportati a Van Diemen's Land, ora nota come Tasmania.
  • The Black Velvet Band (Det svarta sammetsbandet) är en irländsk folkvisa. Den lär vara skriven av okänd författare i mitten av 1800 talet. Texten handlar om en ung man i Belfast, Nordirland, som går i en bar och träffar en kvinna som har håret uppsatt med ett svart sammetsband. Kvinnan tar ett fickur av en äldre herre i baren och placerar det i handen på mannen, varvid han grips av vakten. Dagen efter döms han i domstolen till sju års deportering till Tasmanien som i sånden kallas Van Diemens Land, vilket var en vanlig benämning på ön förr i tiden. Texten har varierar i olika lokala versioner men handlingen är ungefär densamma i de flesta versioner. Sången har spelats in av flera olika band och sångare. Den tidigaste kända inspelningen hittades av en samlare i Hampshire och är från 1917. Andra kända inspelningar: The Irish Rovers, albumet The Unicorn. The Dubliners, albumet UK Singles chart. Ewan MacColl Dropkick Murphys, albumet Blackout Four to the Bar, albumet Craic on the Road Bill Monroe ("Girl In The Blue Velvet Band") Brobdingnagian Bards, albumet The Holy Grail of Irish Drinking Songs. Bakerloo, albumet Here's To The Irish, Vol. 2. The High Kings,albumet The High Kings. Seamus Kennedy, albumet By Popular Demand. The Blackwater Boys,albumet Irish Drinking Songs Vol. 2.
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  • "The Black Velvet Band" is a traditional English and Irish folk song describing transportation to Australia, a common punishment in 19th century Britain and Ireland. The song tells the story of a tradesman who meets a young woman who has stolen an item and passed it on to him (the lyrics of the song vary from place to place). The man then appears in court the next day, charged with stealing the item and is sent to Van Diemen's Land for doing so.
  • Black Velvet Band è una canzone tradizionale irlandese che parla del destino degli irlandesi deportati in Australia per aver commesso reati. Il testo racconta di un apprendista che, uscendo una sera per una passeggiata, incontra una donna che aveva appena rubato un orologio. Questa glielo dona, rendendolo complice del furto. La mattina seguente vengono condannati entrambi e deportati a Van Diemen's Land, ora nota come Tasmania.
  • The Black Velvet Band (Det svarta sammetsbandet) är en irländsk folkvisa. Den lär vara skriven av okänd författare i mitten av 1800 talet. Texten handlar om en ung man i Belfast, Nordirland, som går i en bar och träffar en kvinna som har håret uppsatt med ett svart sammetsband. Kvinnan tar ett fickur av en äldre herre i baren och placerar det i handen på mannen, varvid han grips av vakten.
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