📖 "Crooked Jack" was written by the Irish songwriter, novelist and playwright Dominic Behan, under the pseudonym Wolfe Stephens, and offers alternative lyrics to the traditional Irish tune "The Star of the County Down".

📖 Dominic Behan, Brendan Behan´s brother, was a very prolific songwriter whose lyrics focused mostly on the Irish history of rebellion against the invading Great Britain.

📖 Some of his most popular songs include "Come Out Ye Black and Tans" and "The Patriot Game".

📖 Behan´s lyrics focus on British and Irish workers building the hydroelectric dams in the Scottish Highlands under inhumane conditions.

📖 The two most famous recordings are those by Al O'Donnell in his eponymous album (1972) and Dick Gaughan in Gaughan (1978).


♫ Feat. Robin Timmis (fiddle and backing vocals) - Thanks for joining. It's always an absolute pleasure.

♫ Video recorded at The Pack Horse´s Cloth Cat Open Mic by Richard Harrison - Thanks for documenting the Leeds music scene on a daily basis.

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