The Music of the Troubles

While researching for our teams' "Music from the Troubles" CD, I came across a couple websites. One hosted this video from "The Cranberries" song "Zombie". I remember this song coming out while I was in college. To be honest I never paid much attention to the lyrics... The other site is a BBC site commemorating 30 years of the conflicts and the music that played in the background.

"Disagreements between the Protestant and Catholic communities in Northern Ireland have existed for centuries, but the problems escalated into all-out conflict in the late 1960s when the British army became involved. Since then, thousands of people have died in bombings and shootings carried out by both sides. Taking Bloody Sunday as a key turning point in The Troubles and using music as the linking thread, this Ballad tells personal stories from three decades of conflict in Northern Ireland."

Visit the site for more information and audio clips. BBC Radio 2.