Glastonbury 2022 Ralph McTell " From Clare to Here" Acoustic Stage

Ralph Mctell was performing in the Acoustic Stage at Glastonbury just before Paul McCartney's show, he sang his hit from 1976, from the album Right Side up.
"From Clare to Here" is a ballad about Irish emigration written by Ralph McTell. In 1963, McTell was working on a building site, and it is of this time that he wrote, in the mid-1970s, "From Clare to Here". "There was an Irish gang on the site, and the craic, as they call it, relieved the stress of the hard work. I was working with an Irishman called Michael, as so many of them are. And I said to him, 'It must be very strange to be here in London after the place you come from.' And he responded by saying, 'Yes, it's a long way from Clare to here.'"
McTell's original version appears on his 1976 album Right Side Up. In the sleeve notes of the remaster, he wryly describes it as his "second most covered song".
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[@Northyorkspaul]

Pity BBC didn't show this instead of the shite they did.

[@colin25250]

Sadly, BBC only show main stage and any ethnic crap

[@moragmckay3779]

I'm a Scot in exile and this song perfectly captures the emptiness of homesickness. I love it, and sometimes I can hardly bear it.

[@jimfell7147]

A legend, hope someday todays kids will experience the true value of this genre and realise how grounding and important it is.

[@maxvolmue99]

Well said

[@spinnersue17]

Totally agree

[@brianworrallmusicandgigs5325]

Agree totally. We were just at a Passenger gig at at a festival and loads of young people loved him : one acoustic guitar on stage with a strong voice and a message. I had a lump in my throat watching the way they reacted : There' still room for this and not enough of it!

[@brendanconway7317]

The gentleman is a genius, so many brilliant songs

[@michaelrickard9890]

I bought early 70s his album Easy is it called my memory through lack of listening to it can't recall, it is a vinyl record, with slightly a psychaedelic orange painting cover, but one song I do remember from it, All off to Brighton in a charabanc, it started. A gem of a song and the entire album is too. I will fish it out and stroll down memory lane. I have recently bought a turntable having gone without one for 50 years and I have gathered up my dogeared stack of LPs, as I am, Beatles, Dylan, Cohen and Ralph amongst many others. His songs remind me of the writing of Laurie Lee, Cider with Rosie, and As I Roved out one bright May morning. I assimilate both to that era, Penguin classics and LPs and their covers. They both decked the shelves. None of that makes us any younger but From here to Clare, and Streets of London have a life of their own and will always be sung, in pubs and streets in Ireland at least, as long as the roads go on.

[@brianworrallmusicandgigs5325]

Yes feels like theres a lot of us a long way from Clare!

[@dmorgans48]

Great that Ralph continues to perform. Some great memories of playing his stuff in my teens and twenties. Hope he leaves a lasting legacy. A shame if is commentary on life etc was consigned to a museum or archive. A great, great songwriter in the traditional sense

[@Clairej23]

A very much loved song among us Clare people, especially now. Ralph is a legend 😊💛💙

[@donhanlon7121]

Well done "The Banner" from Longford🏆

[@Sillypaul]

Shall upload his 2024 version at Glastonbury later

[@Jonepk]

47 years ago, i worked for Tarmac building the D road around Stoke on Trent. The gang I worked with were all Irish guys, mostly all well older than I. They never really accepted me but the treated me with affection and respect. This song seems to sum them up. I respected them.

[@spinnersue17]

Thank you for redirecting me here. I had heard the song sung by my favourite Irish singer,. Paddy Reilly, a few times, which I absolutely love, but this is the first time I have actually heard Ralph sing it, though I was aware he wrote it.

[@jazz185]

Reminds me of the good Irish boys met on the building sites over fifty years. Some poor lads with very little but the best craic..

[@Carol-cc8tx]

Thank you for posting this sublime songwriter and one of my favourite songs ever.

[@Sillypaul]

You welcome, also posted Streets of London from the same gig, shame i didn't do more, was a great performance

[@Carol-cc8tx]

@@Sillypaul yes saw that too, I saw him at Newcastle when Streets was just out and more recently at a festival, I couldn't speak after his set, was just choked up. I love Nanci's version of this.

[@ericmesser1]

Magic…….thankyou 🇦🇺

[@lizswanton2490]

Magic. Pure magic.

[@ralphturnbull916]

Wow xx

[@deniscleary13]

What a real legend this is one of my all time favourite songs the only other person I loved to hear sing this song was Eamonn O'Rorke one of the jolly beggarmen another legend and friend ☘️☘️

[@Sillypaul]

Glad you liked the upload, also got Streets of London, same gig uploaded

[@peterb6053]

Thanks for sharing. One of my wife’s favourite songs. Great stuff.

[@Sillypaul]

Thanks for listening

[@doctordunc]

Thanks for posting :)

[@Sillypaul]

My pleasure!

[@msscoventry]

Thanks for posting

[@Sillypaul]

No problem!

[@lindaedgecombe7205]

Thanks for posting

[@Sillypaul]

No problem!

[@patrickd5661]

Wonderful tune but he left out the verse "The only time I feel alright is when I'm into drinking." Wonder why?

[@Sillypaul]

3.10 He didn't lol

[@Patrick-ln2zb]

@@Sillypaul Don't I feel like an idiot. LOL