Brier
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Tim Hortons Brier
The Tim Hortons Brier, or simply (and more commonly) the Brier, is the annual Canadian men's curling championship, sanctioned by the Canadian Curling Association (CCA). The current event name refers to its main sponsor, the Tim Hortons coffee and doughnut shop chain. "Brier" originally referred to a brand of tobacco sold by the event's first sponsor, the Macdonald Tobacco Company.
The Brier has been held since 1927, traditionally during the month of March. The winner of the Brier goes on to represent Canada at the World Championships of the same year. The Brier is regarded by most curlers as the world's premier curling championship. Many Canadian teams feel it is more of a privilege to win the Brier than the World Championship. The Brier is by far the best supported curling competition in terms of paid attendance, attracting crowds far larger than even those for World Championships held in Canada.
History
In 1924, George J. Cameron, the president of W. L. Mackenzie and Company of the Macdonald Tobacco Company pitched the idea of a national curling championship to Macdonald Tobacco and was accepted. However, at the time Canadian curling was divided between the use of granite and iron curling stones with the latter being used in Quebec and Eastern Ontario and the former being used everywhere else. The granite camp held the advantage, as Macdonald Tobacco President Walter Stewart brother, T. Howard Stewart (also of Macdonald Tobacco) supported the use of granites, and was able to influence the decision for the new national championship to use granite stones.
Brier (surname)
Brier is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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ALBUMS
- The Irish Party Album released: 2008
- 46 of Your Favourite Irish Drinking Songs released: 2005
- Give Ireland Back to the Irish released: 2003
- A Feast of Irish Folk released: 2003
- A Feast of Irish Folk released: 2003
- A Feast of Irish Folk released: 2003
- Best of Celtic released: 2002
- Celtic Millennium Collection, Volume 3 released: 2000
- Music From the Emerald Isle released: 1999
- Irish Love Songs released: 1999
- Have a Drink on Me in Ireland released: 1999
- Best Irish Pub Songs released: 1999
- Classic Irish Collection released: 1999
- Irish Moments released: 1999
- The Cream of Irish Folk released: 1999
- The Best Ever Collection of Irish Pub Songs released: 1998
- Irish Pub Songs released:
- Drinking Whiskey Before Breakfast - 40 Famous Irish Ballads released:
- Celtic Favourites: The Solid Gold Collection released:
- Songs From Ireland, Volume 2: Cherish the Ladies released:
- Whiskey in the Jar released:
- Irish Favorites released:
- Irish Drinking Songs, Volume 1 released:
- A Feast of Irish Folk released:
46 of Your Favourite Irish Drinking Songs
Released 2005- The Wild Rover
- All for Me Grog
- The Butcher Boy
- Mary of Dungloe
- The Fields of Athenry
- Johnston's Motor Car
- The Croppy Boy
- The Lonesome Boatman
- She Moved Through the Fair
- The Castle of Dromore
- Orange Maid of Sligo
- My Lagan Softly Flowing
- The Irish Rover
- The Ould Triangle
- God Save Ireland
- Home Boys Home (medley)
- The Mountain of Mourne
- Wild Colonial Boy
- I'll Tell Me Ma (medley)
- Seven Drunken Nights
- Raglan Road
- Black Velvet Band
- Danny Boy
Give Ireland Back to the Irish
Released 2003- Kerry Slide: The Lisheen Slide
- Wild Colonial Boy
- As I Roved Out
- Avondale
- Pretty Little Girl From Omagh
- Geantrai: Daybreak
- Girl From Donegal
- Eileen O'Grady
- Spancil Hill
- Light Jig
- Doonaree
- McCafferty
- Mursheen Durkin / Goodbye Mick and Goodbye Pat / Whiskey in the Jar / Katie Daley / The Irish Rover
- Drops of Brandy / Lady Carberry (instrumental)
- Cottage by the Lee / Gorteen Mother's Lullaby / Heaven Round Galway Bay
A Feast of Irish Folk
Released 2003- Only Her Rivers Run Free
- The Green Fields of France
- Dirty Old Town
- Spancil Hill
- The Man From the Daily Mail
- I Will Love You (Every Time When We Are Gone)
- Mary From Dungloe
- Faughan Side
- Boys of the Old Brigade
- Reel Selection
- Little Pub in London
- The Lough Sheelin Eviction
- I'm Living in Drumlister
- Boys From County Mayo
- Slieve Gallion Braes
- McCafferty
A Feast of Irish Folk
Released 2003- Back Home to Derry
- Come Out Ye Black An Tans
- Bold O'Donaghue
- Gateway Races
- Irish Soldier Laddie
- The Fields of Athenry
- Butcher Boy
- Shanagolden
- Cunnla
- Follow Me Up to Carlow
- Big Strong Man
- Star of Donegal
- The Sick Note (Murphy and the Bricks)
- Hi for the Beggarman
- Black Velvet Band
- Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore
Best of Celtic
Released 2002- The Voyage of Bran
- Connemara Races
- Still Waters
- Waterford Lament
- Lough Corrib
- Wicklow Mountain
- Carrantuohill
- The Call of the End
- On the Shores of Galaway Bay
- The Ballad of Finn Maccumhail
- The Battle of Killiecrankie
- The Lark on the Moor
- Celtic Rainbow
- Mist On the Mountain
- The Old Woman of Beare
- Kilkenny Lullaby
Music From the Emerald Isle
Released 1999- Wild Colonial Boy
- Joe Hill
- Finnigans Wake
- Sweet Sixteen
- The Boys of Killybegs
- Three Leaf Shamrock
- Catch Me If You Can
- Moonlight in Mayo
- My Eileen
- Irish Eyes
- Mountains of Mourne
- Mary From Dungloe
- My Wild Irish Rose
- Black Velvet Band
- Danny Boy
- The Rocks of Bawn
- Bunch of Violets Blue
- McAlpines Fusiliers
Irish Love Songs
Released 1999- Fields Of Athenry
- Raglan Road
- Town I Loved So Well
- She Moved Through The Fair
- Gentle Annie
- Mary From Dungloe
- Grace
- MEDLEY [A Mother's Love Is A Blessing / Goodbye Johnny Dear / Gentle Mother]
- Two Loves
- Kitty From Baltimore
- Spanish Lady
- Ringsend Rose
- Danny Boy
- Carrickfergus
- Rose Of Allandale
- MEDLEY [Home Boys Home / Courtin In The Kitchen / As I Roved Out]
Have a Drink on Me in Ireland
Released 1999- Coastline Of Mayo
- God Save Ireland
- The Downfall Of Paris (Instrumental)
- St.Patrick's Day
- The Old Refrain
- Rose Of Killarney
- The Molly Maguires
- Grace
- King Of Morning, Queen Of Day
- March Selection
- Slip Jig: Kate Come Down From Limerik / The Butterfly
- Johnny McGurry
- These Are My Mountains
- Little Sweetheart In Spring
- The Wild Colonia Boy / The Girl From Donegal / The Hills Of Glenswilly / Banks Of My Own Lovely Lee
Classic Irish Collection
Released 1999- My Kathleen
- Two Loves
- Mountains of Mourne
- My Beauty of Limerick
- Rose of Killarney
- Rose of Tralee
- Castle of Dromore
- Spinning Wheel
- My Wild Irish Rose
- Rose of Clare
- Dirty Old Town
- I'll Forgive and I'll Try to Forget
- Eileen McMannus
- My Lagan Love
- Whisky in the Jar
- God Save Ireland
- Patriot Games
- Take Me Home to Ireland
- Galway Races
- The Old Refrain
Irish Moments
Released 1999- Lark in the Morning
- The Fields of Athenry
- The Wild Rover
- Gentle Annie
- My Irish Molly-O
- Brady From Strabane
- Whiskey in the Jar (live)
- Arthur McBride
- The Blackbird
- The Ballad of the St. Anne's Reel
- Jug of Punch
- My Own Native Land
- Mursheen Durkin
- The Town I Loved So Well
- Spanish Lady
- Johnston's Motor Car
- Riverdance
The Cream of Irish Folk
Released 1999- Irish Rover
- Bold O'Donoghue
- Fields of Athenry
- Follow Me to Carlow
- Finegan's Wake
- Four Green Fields
- March Selection
- Little Pub in London
- Faughan Side
- Come Out Ye Black & Tams
- Blue Mountain Rag
- Avondale
- The Band Played Waltzing Matilda
- Wild Colonial Boy
- Leaving of Liverpool
- Róisin Dubh
- Off to Dublin in the Green
- Rose of Mooncoin
The Best Ever Collection of Irish Pub Songs
Released 1998- The Fields of Athenry
- The Sick-Note
- Dublin in the Rare Auld Times
- The Green Fields of France
- The Cliffs of Dooneen
- Grace
- Carrickfergus
- The Wild Rover
- Spancil Hill
- Flight of the Earls
- John O'Dreams
- Johnston's Motor Car
- The Galway Races
- The Crack Was Ninety
- The Wild Colonial Boy
- The Black Velvet Band
- Belfast Mill
- The Rose of Allendale
- Mursheen Durkin
- A Nation Once Again
Irish Pub Songs
- John O'Dreams
- Seven Drunken Night
- The Wild Rover
- Lark In The Morning
- the Fields Of Athenry
- Medley (Home boys home-courtin in the kitchen- as I roved out)
- Finnegan's Wake
- Jug Of Punch
- The Blackbird Of Avondale
- My Own Native Land
- From Clare to Here
- The Ferry Man
- Mursheen Durkin
- Take Me Back To Castlebar
- Rathlin Island
- Carrickfergus
Drinking Whiskey Before Breakfast - 40 Famous Irish Ballads
- Flight of the Earls
- Grace
- Ringsend Rose
- Fields of Athenry
- Cliffs of Dooneen
- Galway Shawl
- Carrickfergus
- Mountains of Mourne
- Spancil Hill
- Town I Loved So Well
- The Auld Triangle
- Dublin in the Rare Oul'Times
- Jonson's Motor Car
- Irish Ways & Irish Laws
- Avondale
- Farewell to My Own Native Land
- Rocky Road to Dublin
- Back Home in Derry
- Castle of Dromore
- Whiskey in the Jar
Celtic Favourites: The Solid Gold Collection
- Riverdance
- Fairytale of New York
- Cucanandy / The Jug of Brown Ale
- Old Claddagh Ring
- Belfast
- Steal Away (live)
- Galway Bay
- Bheadh Buachaillin Deas Ag Sile
- Flight of the Earls
- Spanish Lady
- Will Ye Go Lassie Go
- Spancil Hill (live)
- Danny Boy (live)
- Sweet Sixteen (live)
- Mary From Dungloe
- All for Me Grog
- Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore
- Come Back Paddy Reilly
Songs From Ireland, Volume 2: Cherish the Ladies
- Boys of Killybeg
- Three Leaf Shamrock
- Bunclody
- The Three Sea Captains (instrumental)
- Irish Rover
- Long Before Your Time / Irish Eyes / Carrickfergus
- The Black Velvet Band
- Siege of Ennis
- Now I'm Easy
- Cherish the Ladies (Jig)
- The Cliffs of Doneen
- Typical Irishman
- Trouble (With a Capitol T) (From Geantrai)
- My Eileen
- Johnston's Motor Car
Whiskey in the Jar
- The Wild Rover
- All for Me Grog
- Wild Colonial Boy
- I'll Tell Me Ma (Medley)
- Seven Drunken Nights
- The Irish Rover
- Black Velvet Band
- Danny Boy
- Boys of Killybegs
- Reels (Instrumental) Farl O'Gara
- Dirty Old Town
- The Holy Ground
- Galway Shawl
- Molly Malone
- Whiskey on a Sunday
- Home Boys Home (Medley)
- Fields of Athenry
- The Town I Loved So Well
- Dublin in the Rare Oul Times
- Whiskey in the Jar
Irish Drinking Songs, Volume 1
- Wild Rover
- Carrickfergus
- The Holy Ground
- Dirty Old Town
- Galway Shawl
- Grace
- The Molly Maguires
- Molly Malone
- Whiskey on a Sunday
- Song for Ireland
- Whiskey in the Jar
- Irish Ways and Irish Laws
- All for Me Grog
- Dublin in the Rare Oul Times
- Wild Colonial Boy
- Green Fields of France
- Home Boys Home / Courtin' in the Kitchen / As I Roved Out
- Paddy Ryan's Dream/The Ballinasloe Fair
- Boston Burglar/Moonshiner / Hills of Connemara
- The Old Triangle
A Feast of Irish Folk
- Back Home in Derry
- Come Out Ye Black An Tans
- Bold O'Donoghue
- Johnson's Motor Car
- Galway Races
- Irish Soldier Laddie
- Medley (Drops Of Brandy, Lady Carbery)
- The Fields Of Athenry
- Butcher Boy
- Shanagolden
- Lark in the Morning
- Cuanla
- Follow Me Up To Carlow
- Big Strong Man
- Dainty Davey
- Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore
- Star Of Donegal
- The Sick Note (The Bricklayer's Song)
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The Best Irish Ballads & Craic - Volume 1
by: BrierTim Finnegan lived in Walkin Street,
A gentle Irishman mighty odd
He had a brogue both rich and sweet,
An' to rise in the world he carried a hod
You see he'd a sort of a tipplers way
but for the love for the liquor poor Tim was born
To help him on his way each day,
he'd a drop of the craythur every morn
Whack fol the dah now dance to yer partner
round the flure yer trotters shake
Bend an ear to the truth they tell ye,
we had lots of fun at Finnegan's Wake
One morning Tim got rather full,
his head felt heavy which made him shake
Fell from a ladder and he broke his skull, and
they carried him home his corpse to wake
Rolled him up in a nice clean sheet,
and laid him out upon the bed
A bottle of whiskey at his feet
and a barrel of porter at his head
His friends assembled at the wake,
and Widow Finnegan called for lunch
First she brought in tay and cake,
then pipes, tobacco and whiskey punch
Biddy O'Brien began to cry,
"Such a nice clean corpse, did you ever see,
Tim, auvreem! O, why did you die?",
"Will ye hould your gob?" said Paddy McGee
Then Maggie O'Connor took up the cry,
"O Biddy" says she "you're wrong, I'm sure"
Biddy gave her a belt in the gob
and sent her sprawling on the floor
Then the war did soon engage,
t'was woman to woman and man to man
Shillelagh law was all the rage
and a row and a ruction soon began
Mickey Maloney ducked his head
when a bucket of whiskey flew at him
It missed, and falling on the bed,
the liquor scattered over Tim
Now the spirits new life gave the corpse, my joy!
Tim jumped like a Trojan from the bed
Cryin will ye walup each girl and boy,
t'underin' Jaysus, do ye think I'm dead?"
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