Name: ALTERNATIVE ULSTER
Duration: P00H02M47S
Description: On St. Paddy's Day 2015, original guitarist Jerry came up with the band's name, in part inspired by The Stiff Little Finger's classic song. Here's our version of that song.

ALTERNATIVE ULSTER

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On St. Paddy's Day 2015, original guitarist Jerry came up with the band's name, in part inspired by The Stiff Little Finger's classic song. Here's our version of that song.

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There's nothin' for us in Belfast
The Pound's old, and that's a pity
OK, so there's the Trident in Bangor
And then you walk back to the city
We ain't got nothin' but they don't really care
They don't even know you know
They just want money, we can take it or leave it
What we need
Is an Alternative Ulster
Grab it and change it, it's yours
Get an Alternative Ulster
Ignore the bores and their laws
Get an Alternative Ulster
Be an anti-security force
Alter your native Ulster
Alter your native land
Take a look where you're livin'
You got the army on the street
And the R-U-C dog of repression
Is barking at your feet
Is this the kind of place you want to live?
Is this where you want to be?
Is this the only life we're gonna have?
What we need
Is an Alternative Ulster
Grab it and change it, it's yours
Get an Alternative Ulster
Ignore the bores and their laws
Get an Alternative Ulster
Be an anti-security force
Alter your native Ulster
Alter your native land
They say they're a part of you
And that's not true, you know
They say they've got control of you
And that's a lie, you know
They say you will never
Be free, free, free
Alternative Ulster
Alternative Ulster
Alternative Ulster
Alternative Ulster
Oh, you've done it now!

Songwriters: Jake Burns / Gordon Ogilvie
Alternative Ulster lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management US, LLC

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released March 29, 2018
Drums, Guitars, Bass and Vocals by Jay Andersen (Holy Shit!)
Bagpipes by John McGovern
Irish Whistle and Bodhran by Scott Benson
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Jay Andersen at Operation-Audio / Bohemosphere in Saugerties, NY

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Alternative Ulster New York

Founded in March 2015, Alternative Ulster hails from NY State's Catskill's region. Members are John McGovern on bagpipes and banjo, Todd Henry on vocals and drums and Jay Anderson on guitar and bass as well as all recording and mixing. While recording their Christmas CD, the lads needed a lady for the female lines. Wendy Henry's singing so blew them away that she's now a full member of the band ... more

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