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“The whiskey has price but the Craic is free...” was a phrase stuck in my head for years. I knew it had to be a song, but what exact form it would take I could not tell. It all started to gel one night at the local AOH Irish Fest in Raleigh, NC where Chris Douglas Mogenson was playing the Highland Pipes as a few of us who had a wee bit to drink “danced”. It was great Craic!
lyrics
As long as there's company, and Craic's in the house
We'll drink of friendship’s creathur, all through the night,
The whiskey has a price, but the Craic is free,
Come on friends and neighbors won't join along with me.
(Chorus)
I've heard many a tale make a strong man cry,
Of war and famine, how fools die,
But while there a chance lets be of one accord,
The whiskey has a price but Craic is free.
Well hearing your laughter, and seeing your smile,
There ain't nothing better I've seen in while.
A rich man drinks his whiskey, it’s precious and dear,
but we'll taste of friendship’s sweet camaraderie
(chorus)
Now what do I hear to my surprise,
but the pipes they are playing into the night.
Friends get to stepping, by circles we go round,
In true love and friendship the Creator’s crown.
(chorus)
(Repeat First Verse and Chorus)
credits
from The Craic is Free,
released May 26, 2013
Guitar, Vocals, Bones - James Olin Oden
Vocals - Caitlin Cary
Double Bass - David Pitts
Uillean Pipes - Eric Hahn
Fiddle - Claire Byrne
It's always been about what moves the heart. The songs I sing are compelling stories whose telling must be told over and
over again. The stories range from dark acts that should not be forgotten to the silly revelries that we should never forsake. My hope is that as my heart is moved by the music so too may yours be moved.
Sláinte Mhór...James
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