Discover the story of the song > Fenian Record Player – The Irish Brigade

The song tells the story of a man named Wee Willie who is a loyal member of the Orange Order and dislikes Catholics. One day, he breaks a shop window on a Catholic street and steals a record player. At his local Orange Hall dance, he uses the stolen record player to play rebel songs, causing a riot. The other Orange Order members beat him up and he ends up in a mental institution where he continues to play his flute. The moral of the story is unclear, but Wee Willie suggests if you want to steal a record player, do it on the Protestant Shankill Road.