I was fortunate enough to be born into a newfie family. So I knew and celebrated my Irish heritage from a very young age. I have been known to steal the aux cord and blast some rebel songs amongst my millennial friends when we're drinking. It usually starts with confusion and ends with them singing the chorus along with me 😂
45 years ago I spent 3 months in Belfast on busi ess met a lady in the bar spent 3 months fell in love I went back to USA she gave me a black ribbon one year later I went back to marry her she was gone spent a year looking for her never found her .they say she fell in love with a yank he left and broke her heart she disappeared to this day I still carry that black Velvet band
Ifound her I. Truthfully she found me thru my family covid permitting I'm bringing her here IN JUNE to give her a great life what's left if it.oh EVERYONE DREAMS DO COME TRUE KEEP HOPEING MINE DID I FOUND HER !
Went to St. John's Newfoundland last summer for my 19th. The night of I went to Bridie Molloy's pub where they had live music and all sorts of cool stuff. I'll never forget how I felt getting free beers and shots before I even turned 19. The only real thing I remember from that night was this song 😂
My family and I went to the Medieval Faire in my neck of the woods about 5 years ago. The day we went there was these 2 guys who played acoustic guitars and sang and this was one of the songs they played. Whenever they sang the "You would think she was queen of the land" lyric my brother and I, being the goofs that we are, would always yell back "AND SHE WAS!" Needless to say, they got a kick out of it. Fast forward to this past August - we went back to that faire and the same duo was there again this year. We sat down to watch them and, before they played this song, they asked the audience to participate by saying, "And she was!" after they said "You would think she was queen of the land". Apparently they had gotten such a kick out of our shenanigans from 5 years earlier that they made it a permanent part of their show from then on. We were tickled to death! They even recognized us in the crowd (probably since we were the loudest lol) and gave us each a copy of their cd. It was too cool :)
Lol that's what I figured everyone did since it's one of those "rule of thumb" things with those old Irish pub songs but I guess they were a tiny bit out of the loop.
I had the good fortune to dance on the show with these men… My dancing teacher was Wilcil McDowell ’s wife God bless her God bless you Margaret wherever you are
I grew up 1st generation irish in NY. I irished danced for years. My dad taught me the lyric and I would sing this at every party he had...there where many...his birthday is today March 16th...I bet he is having a party in Heaven today in heaven....God Bless them all....
I'm 2nd generation on my dad's side,and grew up listening to the Irish Rovers,and the Clancy brothers. I love Irish music! I sang all these to my kids when they were little. I'm on the West Coast.
One of the most entertaining and downright fun to listen to bands in history. Watching them in the morning with my first cup of coffee sets a great tone for the rest of the day. Huzzah, Irish Rovers!
I have sung this song in Dublin New York and staten island. In honor of my Scots Irish wife. Her family is from belfast. It is her family's favorite song
The Irish Rovers have always been 1 of the greatest bands of all time. Growing up, my Dad listened to them all of the time amongst many others of all styles of music. All of their songs are classics & they are musical legends. They did an amazing job with this Harry Hibbs song. It is such a great remake that you would never think it was a remake. I am sure Harry Hibbs is smiling down on an amazing job well done. :)
Back in the 70's I used to go to a place in Vancouver called King George V pub......all Irish/Scottish/Gaelic music - loved it!! The memories of how much fun I had there just bring tears to my eyes......Happy St. Patrick's Day to you all!
The Irish Rovers - Black Velvet Band was my fraternal grandmother's favorite song of the Irish Rovers - which she liked in general. She and her husband - my grandfather were from County Down, Belfast, N. Ireland.
I remember them before the Unicorn - Wilcil was not yet part of the group and Joe played the button accordion. Wilcil joined when Joe took a break. My oldest album is "The First Of The Irish Rovers" recorded at the Ice House in Pasadena in 1966. I saw the current version of the group a couple of years back - still have a good bold sound and excellent arrangements.
@winter solstice: Really??!! But isn't the war between the Catholics and the Protestants over with now?! We never hear anything more about what goes on in Ireland these days.
@winter solstice You were being angry about absolutely nothing at all (in other words, the average UA-cam commenter) so I just wanted to let you know everything's gonna be okay.
Reminds me of my dear friend Mavis, who loved to belt this song out, every time we went to the pubs on St Patrick’s Day.. - Everyone loved her, she always had the house ‘going’.. - Miss you xoxo 🍀🍀🍀
I love this song ! Reminds me of my childhood ! I used to watch the Irish rovers tv show on tv in the early- mid 1970s. I remember well this song and the unicorn song. Makes me proud to be part Irish ! 🍀Great memories 😀
My mom is in her final days of a horrible cancer that she has been fighting for 7 years. This is the song she chose to play at her service. God bless you Mom. We will always play this in your memory and carry on missing and loving you always ☘️🇮🇪☘️🇮🇪☘️🇮🇪☘️💞
My paternal grandmother from County Down, Ireland loved this song - Black Velvet Band, and the Unicorn. I like these as well. My father bought the Irish Rovers album.
Great memories from the good old days when TV in Canada was still fun and family-oriented. I loved the Irish Rovers and their version of this song. I remember breaking out into song a lot in those days too...my family didn't seem to mind at all! I haven't had a TV set in years. It was down to PBS and then once they lost a huge part of their funding and there were too many repeats, I just gave up watching TV altogether.
March 17th. Today I have listened to this song more than a dozen times (audio AND video) as this was a favourite song of mine growing up in the '80s. Being born to and raised by Newfie parents, the Newfoundland culture was the closest thing I got to being Irish. Watching and listening to the Irish Rovers, Carlton Showband, Tommy Hunter, Hee Haw, Hockey Night in Canada, Newfie jigs (Simani, Doreymen, Dick Nolan, Joan Morrissey, Harry Hibbs and more) on either 8-tracks and/or LPs while my mom and dad had their friends over partying - that was my Saturday nights growing up. And while I didn't appreciate all that back then, and while my dad passed away some years ago and things aren't the way they once were, today, March 17th, for some reason and impulsively, I DO appreciate the memories, at least. And "Black Velvet Band" remains, to this day, THE most sentimental, emotionally satisfying, joyous of happiness and personal favourite song for me. And years ago, when I worked with an Irishman, who moved to Toronto from Belfast, made me even more determined to visit Ireland and Northern Ireland, specifically, but not only, Dublin and Belfast before I die. I'm 42 now, I'm just going to have to work that much harder to get there. Happy St. Patrick's Day
Oh - I have pictures from early childhood of parties my parties held. My parents were friends with the Miller family and my dad, Eamonn, played in a band Will Miller's father ran. My dad even played a wee bit with the Rovers (as they were later called).
I played that on mye guitar and sang it. Her eyes shone like diamonds ! She took off her black velvet band and let her long hair fall on me, she caressed me - not only with her so beautful hair...
Fantastic song! When I was a little girl, they used to play this song on the radio in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Weren't the Irish Rovers just wonderful? Thanks for posting.
I remember a Christmas Eve in '95 and my lovely Irish Mom singing along with a chieftain cd to this. Lost her in 97. Still love this song and the memory.
This takes me back many years.One day my husband came home with a thick black velvet headband and carefully arranged it on my head and fiddled with my past-the-waist length hair until it was perfect, then he did a perfect imitation of this right down to the accent. Except that hubby was the perfect Kashmiri-Punjabi Sikh gentleman who had would have gone ballistic if anyone has ever implied that wifey - me - was a pickpocket prostitute. Those were the fun days before life became serious
I had the opportunity to see them live on PEI for their 25th Anniversary Tour and again in Toronto without Will...was a bit sad as I would have liked to see him again! Love these gents and still play and sing their music :o)
I first heard this song as a wee lad with my Nana at an Irish festival in Southern California, I still think of he in conjunction with this song to this day. It has a special place in my heart and The Irish Rovers do a great job with it.
My dad was Irish,grew up listening to these guys,my dad passed away in February,I listen to them now especially when I drink
My dad taught me more Irish songs , I sure miss him
But I’m sure he’s entertaining them up
In heaven
I do the same thing Denise
I was fortunate enough to be born into a newfie family. So I knew and celebrated my Irish heritage from a very young age.
I have been known to steal the aux cord and blast some rebel songs amongst my millennial friends when we're drinking. It usually starts with confusion and ends with them singing the chorus along with me 😂
My mother sang this to me when I was a baby, now I sing it to my daughter.
Cale ❤️
My momma sang this to me too
Mine too!
Tis a lovely thing
My momma sang this to me ❤️❤️ too
My daddy passed away nearly 3 years ago these songs remind me of him. I miss him and love every time I’m back in Ireland. Amazing people.
My dad loved this song, too. He died 6 years ago today.
@@limeslime711 sending my best to yours
@@onelove6189 Thanks, you too.
My pops passed away august 2022, this gave me feels - Brian Francis and the Detroit Irish Tradition
32 years in the Canadian Navy! This song was a big part of it!!!
My Dad was Navy and this was his favorite song. I still get misty eyed when it's played.
my late father from Northern Ireland loved this band and this song ... RIP Ed Madden
My mother is Irish protestent and my father catholic and I remember these songs (Especially the orange and the green)
What a great song from a truly talented group of Irishmen , a 100, 000 blessing unto ye
This is my favorite Irish Rovers song because I love the tune, words, and the story of this great song.
It's about a guy picking up a hooker and bering sentenced to prison.
I remember that this song was on the flip side of 'The Unicorn Song', and I played it quite a bit back in the late 60s. Good song, sweet memories.
I have the single as well
Same!
That's too cool
45 years ago I spent 3 months in Belfast on busi ess met a lady in the bar spent 3 months fell in love I went back to USA she gave me a black ribbon one year later I went back to marry her she was gone spent a year looking for her never found her .they say she fell in love with a yank he left and broke her heart she disappeared to this day I still carry that black Velvet band
Ifound her I. Truthfully she found me thru my family covid permitting I'm bringing her here IN JUNE to give her a great life what's left if it.oh EVERYONE DREAMS DO COME TRUE KEEP HOPEING MINE DID I FOUND HER !
@@JamesSmith-oj6ng thats amazing to hear lad
wonderful James. Hope things are well 🙏
update, please?
You should have not gone back to the USA, without her. I'm a master of the obvious, ain't I, lol. Glad you found her again
Went to St. John's Newfoundland last summer for my 19th. The night of I went to Bridie Molloy's pub where they had live music and all sorts of cool stuff. I'll never forget how I felt getting free beers and shots before I even turned 19. The only real thing I remember from that night was this song 😂
How can ANYONE listen to The Irish Rover, and NOT love what they hear??
Must be Sassenachs - och, aye!
My family and I went to the Medieval Faire in my neck of the woods about 5 years ago. The day we went there was these 2 guys who played acoustic guitars and sang and this was one of the songs they played. Whenever they sang the "You would think she was queen of the land" lyric my brother and I, being the goofs that we are, would always yell back "AND SHE WAS!" Needless to say, they got a kick out of it. Fast forward to this past August - we went back to that faire and the same duo was there again this year. We sat down to watch them and, before they played this song, they asked the audience to participate by saying, "And she was!" after they said "You would think she was queen of the land". Apparently they had gotten such a kick out of our shenanigans from 5 years earlier that they made it a permanent part of their show from then on. We were tickled to death! They even recognized us in the crowd (probably since we were the loudest lol) and gave us each a copy of their cd. It was too cool :)
we always add AND SHE WAS we we sing it.
Lol that's what I figured everyone did since it's one of those "rule of thumb" things with those old Irish pub songs but I guess they were a tiny bit out of the loop.
I haven't heard it that much that chant
Great story :)
Yar
I had the good fortune to dance on the show with these men… My dancing teacher was Wilcil McDowell ’s wife God bless her God bless you Margaret wherever you are
That must of been a very exciting and fun time for sure.
Hearing this after a long time reminds me of my mum miss you mumma ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰😪😪😪
I grew up 1st generation irish in NY. I irished danced for years. My dad taught me the lyric and I would sing this at every party he had...there where many...his birthday is today March 16th...I bet he is having a party in Heaven today in heaven....God Bless them all....
God bless you too. I grew up 2nd generation on Long Island. The Irish Rovers were big in our family too. Happy St Pat's, Maureen! Slainte. 😎🖒💚
So IF you dont know to clap 4 times during Wild Rover...you know you aint irish...
I'm 2nd generation on my dad's side,and grew up listening to the Irish Rovers,and the Clancy brothers. I love Irish music! I sang all these to my kids when they were little. I'm on the West Coast.
One of me most loved songs from the late 60s and my child.
Hard to be in a bad mood after this song and all their music. Great happy simple tunes that will put your day right!
Made me homesick for my childhood, watching the Tommy hunter Show with mom and dad. :)
One of the most entertaining and downright fun to listen to bands in history. Watching them in the morning with my first cup of coffee sets a great tone for the rest of the day. Huzzah, Irish Rovers!
I so remember this band on CBC tv in the 70's,,,,,,,great music
Back in the good old says when this type of music was on TV and you could choose to watch it. Not now.
I have sung this song in Dublin New York and staten island. In honor of my Scots Irish wife. Her family is from belfast. It is her family's favorite song
I met them when I turned 18 .. got a hug from them all!! In Kingston Ontario Canada .. Muldoons
My hero my daddy died 3 years ago and when he was full of the whisky and our black stuff he came home singing this god bless him
I remember the Irish Rovers from the old TV show "the Pig 'n' Whistle. Great memories from the past
George sounds exactly the same today (Dec 5 2012) as he did then...JUST saw him in concert...GREAT!!!!!!!
My Grandma who was born in Co. Mayo, Ireland lived with us in Michigan. I love all the Irish tunes, esp. the ones by Irish Rovers!
nanr9 Up Mayo God save us!
The Irish Rovers have always been 1 of the greatest bands of all time. Growing up, my Dad listened to them all of the time amongst many others of all styles of music. All of their songs are classics & they are musical legends. They did an amazing job with this Harry Hibbs song. It is such a great remake that you would never think it was a remake. I am sure Harry Hibbs is smiling down on an amazing job well done. :)
I've got a 45 RPM vinyl of this song, and if it weren't worn out enough already, I listen to it all the time.
This brings back great memories. I loved watching them on TV in the 70s.
My mother's favorite song. Thank you for making her happy.
I had a black velvet headband in the 1960’s, when I was a teenager. I’m part Irish too.
It's great to watch them perform thus song on St. Pat's Day, 2021. They are a fantastic group.
I met this gorgeous man back in 1967! Became a gorgeous friend! So sad he died so early!
Used to have this on a 78, haven't heard it in 50 yrs
Love this version. I used to sing with a show band from Cork. Brings back memories, of that era and my Mumma.xx
This guy is not Irish. He does not have an Irish accent. He sounds more Scottish to me. Plastic paddies we call them.
Back in the 70's I used to go to a place in Vancouver called King George V pub......all Irish/Scottish/Gaelic music - loved it!! The memories of how much fun I had there just bring tears to my eyes......Happy St. Patrick's Day to you all!
The Irish Rovers - Black Velvet Band was my fraternal grandmother's favorite song of the Irish Rovers - which she liked in general. She and her husband - my grandfather were from County Down, Belfast, N. Ireland.
I remember them before the Unicorn - Wilcil was not yet part of the group and Joe played the button accordion. Wilcil joined when Joe took a break. My oldest album is "The First Of The Irish Rovers" recorded at the Ice House in Pasadena in 1966. I saw the current version of the group a couple of years back - still have a good bold sound and excellent arrangements.
Love the Irish Rovers...and have for years. Proud of my Irish heritage.
Jo Branch Same here, and Proud to know I'm descended from the Irish(found out in '08, greetings to ya from Querétaro! :)
+Darth Dudley It's gonna be alright lad
@winter solstice: Really??!! But isn't the war between the Catholics and the Protestants over with now?! We never hear anything more about what goes on in Ireland these days.
@winter solstice You were being angry about absolutely nothing at all (in other words, the average UA-cam commenter) so I just wanted to let you know everything's gonna be okay.
@winter solstice: Oh, so it's not over - that's a shame that they can't just live and let live. Thanks for the info.
My mom's favorite song brings lots of memories
everytime I hear the boys I do get chills...reminds me of me driving around in my Grandfather's Cutlass listening to them on the 8 track
Reminds me of my dear friend Mavis, who loved to belt this song out, every time we went to the pubs on St Patrick’s Day.. - Everyone loved her, she always had the house ‘going’.. - Miss you xoxo 🍀🍀🍀
I love this song ! Reminds me of my childhood ! I used to watch the Irish rovers tv show on tv in the early- mid 1970s. I remember well this song and the unicorn song. Makes me proud to be part Irish ! 🍀Great memories 😀
My mom is in her final days of a horrible cancer that she has been fighting for 7 years. This is the song she chose to play at her service. God bless you Mom. We will always play this in your memory and carry on missing and loving you always ☘️🇮🇪☘️🇮🇪☘️🇮🇪☘️💞
Jesus look over her
My paternal grandmother from County Down, Ireland loved this song - Black Velvet Band, and the Unicorn. I like these as well. My father bought the Irish Rovers album.
That's how I remember them, Nova Scotian born and bred, Ty guys!!
I lived in Van Diemens Land up until 3 years ago = Tasmania is a very beautiful state.
I STILL LOVE THIS SONG!! THANKS FOR SHARING! R.K. 3/18/2021.
Great memories from the good old days when TV in Canada was still fun and family-oriented. I loved the Irish Rovers and their version of this song.
I remember breaking out into song a lot in those days too...my family didn't seem to mind at all! I haven't had a TV set in years. It was down to PBS and then once they lost a huge part of their funding and there were too many repeats, I just gave up watching TV altogether.
Bb
I saw these great muso's in 1970 in Palmerston north NZ opera house..it has stayed in my memories...
March 17th. Today I have listened to this song more than a dozen times (audio AND video) as this was a favourite song of mine growing up in the '80s. Being born to and raised by Newfie parents, the Newfoundland culture was the closest thing I got to being Irish. Watching and listening to the Irish Rovers, Carlton Showband, Tommy Hunter, Hee Haw, Hockey Night in Canada, Newfie jigs (Simani, Doreymen, Dick Nolan, Joan Morrissey, Harry Hibbs and more) on either 8-tracks and/or LPs while my mom and dad had their friends over partying - that was my Saturday nights growing up. And while I didn't appreciate all that back then, and while my dad passed away some years ago and things aren't the way they once were, today, March 17th, for some reason and impulsively, I DO appreciate the memories, at least. And "Black Velvet Band" remains, to this day, THE most sentimental, emotionally satisfying, joyous of happiness and personal favourite song for me. And years ago, when I worked with an Irishman, who moved to Toronto from Belfast, made me even more determined to visit Ireland and Northern Ireland, specifically, but not only, Dublin and Belfast before I die. I'm 42 now, I'm just going to have to work that much harder to get there. Happy St. Patrick's Day
Oh - I have pictures from early childhood of parties my parties held. My parents were friends with the Miller family and my dad, Eamonn, played in a band Will Miller's father ran. My dad even played a wee bit with the Rovers (as they were later called).
I'm of Irish desent I really. Enjoy listening to these songs again, it's been a long time, love them.
They are just fantastic - the guys AND their music.
Back in the day, used to dance to this at the Abbey Tavern in San Francisco.
OMG!!! SO DID I!! What years??
Early 70s.@@reader4111
This brings happiness.
I love this song my grandpa used to sing it to me all the time
since i was a child we as afamily would watch them on a 21 in black and white all state telly. i still enjoy there songs, and singing, today,
When i was 8 years old, I gave mammy a black velvet band...When I was 14 I played it and sang it for her... I still cry most days for her....
This reminds me of sunday afternoons round by the record player, the good old days
I played that on mye guitar and sang it.
Her eyes shone like diamonds !
She took off her black velvet band
and let her long hair fall on me,
she caressed me - not only with her so beautful hair...
Happy Birthday Auntie Rena, Love and miss you so. RIP XXXX
I remember when the CBC broadcast this, I'd say mid to late 70s.
Iam. Still singing this song. 57. Years. Later
Fantastic song! When I was a little girl, they used to play this song on the radio in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Weren't the Irish Rovers just wonderful? Thanks for posting.
I remember a Christmas Eve in '95 and my lovely Irish Mom singing along with a chieftain cd to this. Lost her in 97. Still love this song and the memory.
Listening to this in 2013, remembering it from the 1960's, and loving it every bit as much now as I did then!!!
*William Bonton:* 2019 here! My late husband turned me on to the Rovers in the early '70's!
Iam still singing this. Song. 57. Years. Later
This takes me back many years.One day my husband came home with a thick black velvet headband and carefully arranged it on my head and fiddled with my past-the-waist length hair until it was perfect, then he did a perfect imitation of this right down to the accent. Except that hubby was the perfect Kashmiri-Punjabi Sikh gentleman who had would have gone ballistic if anyone has ever implied that wifey - me - was a pickpocket prostitute. Those were
the fun days before life became serious
Ma La you just made a special place in my heart! All the best to you and your husband and your family!
Very meaningful to many of us who are , indeed, the great great grandchildren of Irish people who were transported to VDL
I had the opportunity to see them live on PEI for their 25th Anniversary Tour and again in Toronto without Will...was a bit sad as I would have liked to see him again! Love these gents and still play and sing their music :o)
i remember dancing around on my Dad's feet when i was a little girl listening to this....
I grew up with this wonderful group!!! Mom and dad I miss you so much but I know you are dancing the Irish Jig in Heaven❤️
I just thought the same thing...i miss them so much
I miss old days this when good music my favorite song
I can never get tied hearing the Irish rover. great music
Great memories
Thanks guys 🇨🇦
I'm having a drink with my father's memory as I listen.
oh so sweet !
B.T.W., GREAT VIDEO! R.K. 3/18/2021.
I first heard this song as a wee lad with my Nana at an Irish festival in Southern California, I still think of he in conjunction with this song to this day. It has a special place in my heart and The Irish Rovers do a great job with it.
this song kinnda makes me sad cause my granddad used to love it. But he passed away i lvoe it to i listen to this for u poppy
Oh my gosh this takes me back to my childhood, family gatherings. 😊
I found this song st .patty's day 1985 I'm sober now but always great to watch the I R play it.
My dads favourite song ❤️
I first heard this song 55 years ago by this band. I love them, and I have very fond memories of my family hearing them. I love the Unicorn also!
From this generation and haven't forgotten about this music :)
I was a wee lass skating around the rink in Fredericton and the best song was "Black Velvet Band."
This was my wedding song...I HAVE FEELS!
My Father and my Father inlaw both sang this song to me!
They were on Canadian tv alot back in the 70s, always enjoyed them.
This song reminds me of my Mom and she was Queen of our land!
Greatest drinking song ever.
The Irish Rovers Music & Tunes transends time..
BEAUTIFUL AND AWESOME PERFORMANCE ! ! ! ! ! ! !
THANKYOU THANKYOU THANKYOU!!!!
Remember this song in the late 60'S Still love it !
AHHH Ontario Place. Now just a memory.
I certainly miss the Ontario place fourm to I saw some great concerts there
in my opinion these 5 guys were the best 5 Irish rovers ever
always loved this song
I love this song and the group who sings it