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The mission of the KelticDead Music initiative is to find tunes and songs from around the world that have

Celtic, Folk, World, Americana, and Seafaring origins, and arrange them into simple sheet music formats for folk

musicians to use, as well as provide links for the music that follows the arrangements to help in hearing how it can

be played. In addition, other links are provided for the stories and possible lyrics about the selections within video-

based, KDM Broadsides for a music-education experience.

All the selections and sheet music content provided in the KelticDead Music initiative are from

traditional, made-public, made-public with credits, or cited credits where applicable. This material

content is given with permissions. … Patrick O. Young, KelticDead Music.

Black Velvet Band

In the 16^thCentury Queen Elizabeth the 1^st, sought to continue the vision of Henry

VIII to establish England as a Global Empire, but at that time England was a

fragmented country due to the Irish Rebellions from the west, and there were hints

of war with France and Spain from Europe who also sought “Globalism.” There were

also several attempts from the rebels in the north, in Scotland, to re-establish the

Church of Rome in the place of the Protestant Church of England to which Elizabeth

presided.

Regardless of what one thinks of

Queen Elizabeth, she had to be

ruthless in putting down the rebellions

within her domains. The rebellions

continued into the 1700s, and

Parliament established “Penal Laws,”

to continue to subjugate the Irish and

Scots population into near “slave”

status conditions. These Penal Laws

were so severe that many of the Irish

and Scots lost their lands, culture,

language, and many were placed into

prisons for the slightest infractions.

By the 18^thCenury, England had

established colonies around the world,

such as America, India, Africa,

Australia, and Asia. It was common

practice to transport prisoners to these

colonies for hard labor which helped

Made public painting. Queen Elizabeth Ist

(1533 – 1603 A.D.)

Britain’s globalization plans as well as

alleviating overcrowding in England’s

prisons.

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