I like listening to Irish rebel songs, which is a bit of a problem when many of them advocate physical force republicanism post 1922. So, for balance, I decided I should try to find some good Ulster Unionist songs too. Unfortunately, most of the Ulster Unionist songs suck; I think it may just be hard to write good music defending the status quo, which is why the communists have so many good songs and capitalists have none. However, I've found one which I really like: "The Sash."
It reminds me a lot of an Irish rebel song: "The Broad Black Brimmer," which has much the same theme. I also think it's about as good a song, so I'm not forcing "The Sash" to compete with "The Rising of the Moon" or "Foggy Dew" or "The Men Behind the Wire." As with the gerrymandered creation of Northern Ireland, I'm giving the unionists an unfair advantage.
And with that in mind: let's have an epic folk battle of (literal) history. Who won? Who's next? You decide!
The Sash (My Father Wore)
The Broad Black Brimmer