Finian's Rainbow on February 2, 2010. Finian's Rainbow Finian's Rainbow is a musical with a book by E.Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy, lyrics by Harburg, and music by Burton Lane, produced by Lee Sabinson. The original 1947 Broadway production ran for 725 performances, while a film version was released in 1968 and several revivals have followed. Finian moves to the southern United States (the fictional state of Missitucky is a combination of Mississippi and Kentucky) from Ireland with his daughter Sharon, to bury a stolen pot of gold near Fort Knox, in the mistaken belief that it will grow. Og, a leprechaun,
Irish folklore societies together, it is a word that has ideological significance in this country. In Ireland, folklore can be associated with the countryside, specifically the Irish speaking West, Aran Islands, oral stories, the fiddle, intimate settings. Folklore is also massively tied with traditional Irish music and dance for example the river dance can be tied to folklore in ways. Samhain and Beltane are two traditions that are rooted in folklore, and are still in practice today. Samhain, (Celtic for “End of Summer") is an ancient Celtic tradition. It marks the end of the lighter half of the world (summer), and the