An emotional and upbeat new Irish ballad that honours the heroism of the 200,000 Irish combatants fighting on both sides of the American Civil War. The side on which they fought was largely determined by their geographic location in 1861, having emigrated from Ireland years earlier to escape The Great Hunger. The Irish volunteers chose to fight alongside their neighbours wherever that happened to be when the American Civil War broke out.
“I was inspired to write ‘I Wish I Was In Waterford’ by a feeling that the sacrifices made by the Irish in the American Civil War have been underplayed. Conscious of their huge contribution, I wanted to reflect the feelings of a soldier in a foreign land wanting to be back home but having to face into battle instead. In that sense I used Waterford to represent the whole island of Ireland.”
Liam Merriman: Lead Vocal and Acoustic guitar
Featuring:
Bill Stuart: Backing Vocals and Acoustic Guitar
Fiddles and Whistles: Colin Farrell
Drums: Jonathan Owens
Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Percussion, Backing Vocals and Production: Bill Shanley
Mixed by: Andrew Holdsworth
Mastered by: Denis Blackman

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