Arno Kilhoffer - Brian Boru's March (featuring Marina Lys)

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  • “Brian Boru's March" is a traditional Irish tune about the High King of Ireland. Brian Boru died in the Battle of Clontarf in which his army defeated the Vikings. This tune was originally a slow air but is now usually played as a faster march.
    This however is my take on Brian Boru’s March and accompanied by the very talented Marina Lys, whom I thank very much for sharing this experience with me.
    Arno Kilhoffer
    - Gallic Lyre
    - Recorder
    - Throat Singing
    - Percussions
    / ragnarnok
    Marina Lys
    - Nyckelharpa
    - Recorder
    - Singing
    Be sure to check out Marina’s other works too:
    / marinalysmusique
    / marinalys
    I would also like to thank Atelier Skald and Lyre Academy for the wonderful instruments they make and inspire to play.
    / atelierskald
    / lyre-academy-110564809...

КОМЕНТАРІ • 131

  • @kathleenmurphy6220
    @kathleenmurphy6220 Рік тому +33

    How I came across this masterpiece I don’t know….but I’m overjoyed to hear it. 💚

    • @arnokilhoffer
      @arnokilhoffer  Рік тому +2

      Thank you so much 😊

    • @ericj.w.ruijssenaars3421
      @ericj.w.ruijssenaars3421 Рік тому +3

      Same over here in the Netherlands 😊.
      Popped up in my suggestions today.
      This is brilliant 🌟

    • @arnokilhoffer
      @arnokilhoffer  Рік тому +3

      Thank you very much ! Cheers from Ireland 😊

    • @dougpogue8369
      @dougpogue8369 Рік тому +5

      Sometimes the algorithm pays off! Wonderful stuff! 😊

    • @jgfreer8322
      @jgfreer8322 Рік тому +1

      And South Africa .. this one is a keeper❤

  • @barbc7698
    @barbc7698 Рік тому +9

    I played this tune for a rapper kid in the park one day. He was astonished to learn how old this piece was. I like to think we each walked away with an appreciation for each other’s art.

    • @arnokilhoffer
      @arnokilhoffer  Рік тому +3

      That is a nice story ❤️ I love that it still exists some of the "modern" artistic generation that are still amazed by what was accomplished in the past !

  • @LairMistress
    @LairMistress Рік тому +16

    Great job! Just one historical point: Brian Mac Ceinnedigh (aka Brian Boru) was the king of Munster, and he was not fighting against Vikings per se. The Battle of Clontarf was a contest to see who would be the High King of Ireland (I did research on this as an undergraduate student). Brian was fighting against the King of Leinster, who happened to have a lot of Norse allies fighting for him (from Norway, Shetlands, Orkneys, the Norse city of Dublin, etc.). But Brian also had Norse and Norse-Irish warriors from Limerick fighting on his side, and he wasn't about to deport his own men. Brian/Munster won the battle, but he was assassinated shortly thereafter; so he never got to be High King, alas...

    • @gerardodwyer5908
      @gerardodwyer5908 Рік тому +7

      Wrong. "Brian Boru" was High King of Ireland between 1002 to 1014, a position gained after subjugating and securing allegiance from the "kings" of Leinster, Ulster and Connacht. In the Book of Armagh, Boru is also referred to as "Imperator Scotorum", or "Emperor of Ireland".

    • @billnicks2362
      @billnicks2362 Рік тому +1

      @@gerardodwyer5908 Boru literally had his own scribe write that in the book of Armagh (after dumping piles of gold on the altar) In a vain attempt to make it seem like he was in charge of all the places of Gaelic influence outside of Ireland (which he wasn't).
      He wasn't a true "High king" for two years, he was barely high king (i.e every kingdom) for a wet weekend. As soon as he last two kingdoms to hold out against him (Both Uí Neill iirc) "Submitted", he was barely over the horizon when they openly revolted against him. Granted, he was the only person up to that point to ever get that powerful, but he didn't hold a true high kingship for very long

    • @NorthernStare
      @NorthernStare 3 місяці тому

      @@bfc3057 Great contribution.

  • @WhiteTiger5151
    @WhiteTiger5151 Рік тому +8

    Many thanks for this beautiful rendition of King Brian Boru's march, my O'Neill
    ancestors would be grateful too.

  • @kevinrochand6283
    @kevinrochand6283 Рік тому +3

    découvert au hasard , good vib and perfect instrumental ........... from auvergne

  • @hannahcommean2232
    @hannahcommean2232 Рік тому +6

    How does this not have more views!?

    • @arnokilhoffer
      @arnokilhoffer  Рік тому +1

      Because we're simple musicians and know nothing of online promotion 😅 But thank you so much for the sentiment and for watching 😊

  • @coniow
    @coniow Рік тому +3

    I have this on a CD, played on a wire strung harp (giving more of a twang to the sound). Every time I hear this simple master piece I see in my mind's eye a troop of warriors emerging out of the mist on a mountain pass, following their Chieftain, slowly disappearing, back into the mist in the distance, going perhaps to great victory, or perhaps death. Ever the soldier's lot.

  • @derikuk2967
    @derikuk2967 Рік тому +6

    This is a beautiful rendition of this music. Well done!

  • @ifjchsiwocjcjs4378
    @ifjchsiwocjcjs4378 Рік тому +3

    Go hálainn 😍🥰

  • @barbarafuglein3918
    @barbarafuglein3918 Рік тому +5

    Interessante Instrumente! Alles zusammen , die Musik,der Gesang und die Aufnahmen dazu, einfach wunderschön anzuhören/sehen!❤️

  • @farnorthpicker56
    @farnorthpicker56 Рік тому +7

    This is hauntingly beautiful!❤️

  • @rikibruner2126
    @rikibruner2126 Рік тому +6

    Thank you FB for directing my attention here! What a fabulous Site for ancestral Music. I can see this being a basis for therapeutic dance movements. A hearty 'Thank you!' to everyone involved is sharing this masterpiece with a greater audience. 🦊Riki2Tails

    • @arnokilhoffer
      @arnokilhoffer  Рік тому

      Thank you so much ! Be sure to keep an eye out, bigger things are coming 😋

  • @karlschlotterbeck1784
    @karlschlotterbeck1784 Рік тому +9

    Hypnotically beautiful.

  • @mikiethebikie
    @mikiethebikie Рік тому +4

    Stirred my Celtic ancestors.❤

    • @gerardodwyer5908
      @gerardodwyer5908 Рік тому

      Maybe so given your Norman name. The Keltoi never made it to Ireland. That's just Yeatsian era myth. Gaelic Ireland's rulers, tracing their family lineage to the Iberian Peninsula, never identified as "Keltic". As evidence, check out the National History Museum. There isn't a single "Celtic" section, but there is a substantial Gaelic one.

  • @Mikhael49
    @Mikhael49 Рік тому +3

    Love this so much. So beautiful!!!!

  • @davewilliams3315
    @davewilliams3315 9 місяців тому +1

    Wow. That harp-viol-thingy looks like it could double as a crossbow machine gun. Pretty impressive...as is, of course, the music as well.

  • @geroutathat
    @geroutathat Рік тому +5

    Beautiful rendition. Slow suits it better as he died in battle.

    • @arnokilhoffer
      @arnokilhoffer  Рік тому +4

      Thank you very much 😊 ! There are many theories about his death, but the most common one is that he was killed by a viking while he was praying in his tent

    • @gerardodwyer5908
      @gerardodwyer5908 Рік тому +1

      He died "battle-adjacent". He did not participate, but prayed in his tent for victory.

  • @NorthernStare
    @NorthernStare 8 місяців тому +5

    Brian Boru - a true King and legend of Ireland, beware of modern day Unionist revisionism. The grass is deep and the snakes are many.

  • @TheJofrica
    @TheJofrica 11 місяців тому +1

    Epic

  • @Meticus
    @Meticus Рік тому +3

    Oh wow, that's very cool! 👏😎

  • @Iceland874
    @Iceland874 Рік тому +2

    This is a wonderful version of the great song. Thank you!

  • @mjade1673
    @mjade1673 Рік тому +2

    Wow!🙏❤️ that was Amazing. Thank you guys

  • @thevelikovskian6119
    @thevelikovskian6119 Рік тому +2

    Magic.

  • @mauriceperret5111
    @mauriceperret5111 Рік тому +1

    Magnifique découverte, merci beaucoup. L’alliance des instruments est très complémentaire et le résultat remarquable

  • @dwrisdon2487
    @dwrisdon2487 Рік тому +1

    Haunting melody supported with fantastic videography! Bravo!!!

  • @guilloiscorinne
    @guilloiscorinne Рік тому +2

    Tres beau.merci Arno.je suis bretonne.💖

  • @theeddorian
    @theeddorian Рік тому +3

    There's a small bit of irony in the Brian Boru march being played in part of a Norse musical instrument. Beautifully played, and the slower pace is well chosen.

    • @arnokilhoffer
      @arnokilhoffer  Рік тому

      Thank you very much 🎶😊

    • @billnicks2362
      @billnicks2362 Рік тому +1

      He had plenty of Norse fighting for him, in fact he was overlord of a number of them

    • @Grendelcynn
      @Grendelcynn Рік тому

      @theeddorian
      One correction, that 's not a northern lyre which is very different. This is a gauloise lyre, originating in in France around 100 bc. They are very very similar to Greek lyre and were probably brought to France by Greek settlers. So the irony is a fairlly modern Irish tune being played on an ancient French instrument.

    • @arnokilhoffer
      @arnokilhoffer  Рік тому

      @@Grendelcynn I think he/she meant the nyckelharpa 😄

  • @galadrieldelbosque300
    @galadrieldelbosque300 Рік тому +4

    Poderosa y bonita música ❤

  • @Coldan137
    @Coldan137 Рік тому +1

    Nice!

  • @alanlab
    @alanlab Рік тому +2

    bravo, très bien fait. Tout en douceur, je connaissais la version d' Alan Stivell sur l' album Brian Boru qui est plus rythmée

  • @shazzorama
    @shazzorama Рік тому +1

    Legends!

  • @davidstewart5811
    @davidstewart5811 Рік тому +1

    Beautiful music and a beautiful video. Very professional.

  • @aliciatraverso5696
    @aliciatraverso5696 Рік тому +2

    Maravillosa🙋‍♀️👍🏻👍🏻

  • @anajinn
    @anajinn Рік тому +1

    Very well done, Lads.

  • @ericmetivier7418
    @ericmetivier7418 Рік тому +1

    Génial

  • @evelyne.jalais390
    @evelyne.jalais390 Рік тому +1

    Magnifique

  • @iheliocrati9527
    @iheliocrati9527 Рік тому +1

    Allright ! Now you got my sword ! Great stuff cheers

  • @kevobrien4329
    @kevobrien4329 9 місяців тому +1

    Beautifully played ladies. Love from Ireland 🇮🇪

    • @arnokilhoffer
      @arnokilhoffer  7 місяців тому

      Ladies ? There's only one 🤣🤣

    • @kevobrien4329
      @kevobrien4329 7 місяців тому

      @@arnokilhoffer I thought she had a twin 😂😉

    • @arnokilhoffer
      @arnokilhoffer  7 місяців тому

      hahaha nope, just the two of us, and last I checked I'm still a dude 🤣

    • @kevobrien4329
      @kevobrien4329 7 місяців тому +1

      @@arnokilhoffer Bear in mind a few whiskeys in me at the time so there’s a good chance I was seeing double!!! Peace 🇮🇪

    • @arnokilhoffer
      @arnokilhoffer  7 місяців тому

      Fair play 😄 blessings from Cork ☘️

  • @mariechristinepicq768
    @mariechristinepicq768 Рік тому +1

    J'AIME BEAUCOUP BRAVO SSSSSS

  • @beverlykeys4330
    @beverlykeys4330 Рік тому +4

    Thank you for this beautiful version. BTW, my brother Brian's name was inspired by the High King.

    • @arnokilhoffer
      @arnokilhoffer  Рік тому

      Thank you for watching and listening to it :):)

  • @johannilsson8828
    @johannilsson8828 Рік тому +1

    Great work! 👍

  • @joeltadeufalleirosdasilva3056
    @joeltadeufalleirosdasilva3056 Рік тому +3

    adoro😀

  • @gerardodwyer5908
    @gerardodwyer5908 Рік тому +1

    A magically atmospheric and hauntingly delicious reinterpretation of Brian Boru's (Briaín Bóruma mac Cennétíg) March.

  • @RickarooCarew
    @RickarooCarew Рік тому +1

    ❤️✌️❤️
    🙏❤️🙏

  • @marcusuadonnghaile1855
    @marcusuadonnghaile1855 Рік тому +2

    Thumbs up 😘

  • @danwebb4418
    @danwebb4418 Рік тому +3

    The Danes came to Ireland with nothing to do, but dream of the plundered old Irish they slew. You will in your Vikings said BRIAN BORU then he threw them back into the ocean..

  • @mort2k
    @mort2k Рік тому +1

    Love the feel of this rendition, there is one thing that kind of jarring though. The I feel the Nyckelharpa is a bit too hectic maybe? Don't get me wrong, I love the instrument in general, and it is well played, but it just did not fit the rest of the song. Love the calmness of the drum, simple plucking of the lyre, soothing flute and the contrast in the deep throat-singing (kargyraa) and woman voice!
    Subscribed for more though! I'm going to check out Marina Lys as well! Can't have enough folk music in my feed ;)

    • @arnokilhoffer
      @arnokilhoffer  Рік тому +2

      Thank you for your kind words and constructive criticism 😊 I still stand by the nyckelharpa in our version but I do understand how one can feel it is a bit too hectic. The major rule in art is that you have to know you can't please everyone... but nonetheless I do highly appreciate your feedback! And thank you for subscribing, I'll hopefully have some more stuff out soon 😉

    • @mort2k
      @mort2k Рік тому +1

      @@arnokilhoffer Yeah, totally understandable, and I am no musician so what do I know xD I do know art in animation, so I know how everyone has an opinion. I'm glad you take it constructive, and just from a random dude at youtube, and not as a harsh criticism. Looking forward to hearing more stuff ;)

    • @arnokilhoffer
      @arnokilhoffer  Рік тому

      Hahaha well it was well written and not just a "this is crap" comment 😄 You have to be able to take criticism if you're gonna put out your stuff for the public to see, as long as it's constructive 😄 so thank you again !

  • @ibfubar
    @ibfubar Рік тому +1

    👏🍺☘️🍺🤙

  • @johnwood551
    @johnwood551 Рік тому +2

    Very nice. Good music and good video. What is the violin like instrument ?

    • @arnokilhoffer
      @arnokilhoffer  Рік тому +2

      Thank you so much! 😊 The instrument is called a nyckelharpa, of swedish origins.

    • @AmedeeVanGasse
      @AmedeeVanGasse Рік тому

      ​@@arnokilhoffer it's a four row nyckelharpa, so chances are that this particular instrument wasn't built in Sweden but maybe in France?
      Also, Marina is using the "Belgian" bow hold, with her arm under instead of over the tailpiece.
      And it's probably tuned CGDA instead of traditionally Swedish CGCA. A herecy for Swedish traditionalists! 😀

  • @chrispallasch4082
    @chrispallasch4082 5 місяців тому

    Habt Ihr Lust aufs "Ohne Watt Festival 2024" an der Ostsee im Klützer Winkel zu kommen?

    • @arnokilhoffer
      @arnokilhoffer  5 місяців тому

      Thank you for the message ! Please go to www.fiannaban.com and send us a email and we would be delighted to start a conversation 😊

  • @Alan_Gingerbard
    @Alan_Gingerbard Рік тому +1

    Sehr schönes Video! Nyckelharpa ist so ein tolles Instrument! Darf ich fragen woher du die Lyre hast?

    • @arnokilhoffer
      @arnokilhoffer  Рік тому +1

      Vielen dank 😊!! The lyre was made by Atelier Skald in France. You can find a link to their facebook page in the description of the video. Highly recommend, their instruments are really exceptionnal !

    • @Alan_Gingerbard
      @Alan_Gingerbard Рік тому

      @@arnokilhoffer thx!😊

  • @fsbirdhouse
    @fsbirdhouse Рік тому

    All the sadness in the world.

  • @anajinn
    @anajinn Рік тому

    Oops, I meant Very well done ALL of you.

  • @mandosandradios
    @mandosandradios Рік тому +1

    Excellent. What instrument are you playing?

    • @arnokilhoffer
      @arnokilhoffer  Рік тому

      Thank you so much 🎶😊 All the info can be found in the description of the video 😉

  • @TervelKamenovElohim
    @TervelKamenovElohim Рік тому +2

    Stringu Knechti 🏮⚡🕉️🇧🇹🇬🇮🇬🇩🇮🇷📿🇶🇦

  • @hilariousname6826
    @hilariousname6826 Рік тому +1

    A few seconds of that video and I feel the urge to get stoned and make a human sacrifice to - oh, some real cool nature deity.

  • @donda2111
    @donda2111 Рік тому +2

    Not gonna lie, the thumbnail on the front page made me think she was holding a rail gun or something.

  • @fintonmainz7845
    @fintonmainz7845 Рік тому

    It doesn't get more German than that.

  • @unechaine1
    @unechaine1 Рік тому

    I expected some voices, deep males and high females, melting in a dance.

  • @knight0fren551
    @knight0fren551 Рік тому +2

    The Chieftans Was Better

  • @welshpete12
    @welshpete12 Рік тому

    To loud drum it should not dominate !

    • @Rasher1974
      @Rasher1974 Рік тому +1

      It's a March hence the incesant drumbeat.