Muireann Bradley, Ireland’s Roots and Blues Prodigy | Acoustic Guitar Sessions
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- Опубліковано 30 тра 2024
- 01:57 - "Candyman"
07:20 - "Police Dog Blues"
12:10 - "When the Levee Breaks"
Muireann Bradley, a young musician based in rural Ireland, is just one of countless acoustic guitarists around the world to enter the woodshed with grit and determination during the lockdown phase of the Covid pandemic. But what sets her apart is that she was only 13 years old at the time and emerged with a repertoire of vintage blues and folk songs that she sings and plays with great authenticity and conviction, not to mention a prodigious fingerstyle technique.
Now 17, Bradley first became inspired to pick up the guitar by listening to Robert Johnson, Blind Blake, Reverend Gary Davis, and other blues pioneers with her musician father, in addition to hearing him picking around the house. Her earliest videos caught the attention of Josh Rosenthal of Tompkins Square Records, who recently released her debut album, I Kept These Old Blues. As the title suggests, it’s a collection of the standards that resonate most with her.
In this exclusive video, filmed at St Anne’s Church of Ireland churchyard, in Ballyshannon, Bradley performs three classic songs: Reverend Gary Davis’ version of “Candyman,” Blind Blake’s “Police Dog Blues,” and Memphis Minnie’s “When the Levee Breaks.” She also provides some insights into their history. To achieve a period-correct sound, she plays her Gibson LG-2 reissue; a Waterloo WL-S Deluxe, with its ladder bracing; and her personal favorite, an X-braced Waterloo WL-14X, whose V-shaped neck she finds feels the most like home.
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I’m 71 years old and figured I’d seen and heard almost everything on the guitar. This stunned me.
Ever since I was 11 years old, I would listen to most of my favorite bands like AC/DC, Ozzy, Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, The Doors, Fleetwood Mac, Beatles and many more
One day I stumbled upon Robert Johnson, Rev. Gary Davis, Skip James, Leadbelly, Geeshie Wiley, Memphis Minnie, Blind Lemon, Tommy Johnson, Son House, Willie Brown, Charlie Patton, Blind Blake. The more I listened the more I hear Rock n Roll and Soul.
These black southerners are the endless pavement road what is Modern Music. Im 27 still listening to Robert Johnson everyday for many years including Eric Clapton's Robert Johnson versions, I cant get back into my Generation's Music. I still lose my breath when I hear Robert Johnson.
It sounds like a cry for help. I love Ms Bradley's playing she makes me pick up the guitar because there's people in my Generation Z that will listen to 20's 30's music.
Ms Bradley is a breath of fresh air.
Enjoy this, life is like that, it trips and shakes you up when you have almost given up hope of good things happening again, Then along something that is truly great, beautiful and real like Muireann Bradley and her music, she is alot like the great Rory Galagher in her ways of thinking, her playing and the great music history that she knows
You got me beat, grrl❤ sixty -five, lookin forward to next ten, she's wonderful 👍 James Bradshaw, yep! You summed it up beautifullytoo
Was you say is great, not you havenot got to listen to Rory Gallagher, Thin Lizzy, Gary Moore, their music will blow your socks off your feet
@@kaecake9575 and not for more socking brilliant music your will have to listen to CCR , Rory Gallagher, Thin Lizzy, Gary Moore, their music will blow your socks off your feet and you will be the happiest person in the world
Can't even digest what I am seeing here? Most flawless pre-wars country blues picked and played by a young Irish girl with a mesmerising voice..it is all simply too amazingly good!? :-0 I'm as astonished as I am impressed, just amazing!
Agree 100%! Thanks for writing what I was thinking!!
I feel the same, the first time I heard her album I nearly cried, unreal talent
Holy Mackrell! I couldn't have said it better!
Took the words right out of my mouth. Muireann has phenomenal talent. Her version of Candyman causes me numerous sharp intakes of breath and brings a tear to my eye every time I hear it.......and believe me, I've heard it a good few times since seeing her on Jools Holland on New Year's Eve.
Muireann's album is an absolute delight to listen to. I sincerely hope she gets the recognition her incredible ability deserves.
@@rogerd9150Love your expression too!! Haven't heard that in a LONG time! 😂 Thanks.
Thanks Muireann!! You are a powerful historian providing a tremendous service to music traditions.
Haven't found any treasure for some time on UA-cam. Today I found gold!
In case you didn't know, Dads are critically important to the development of our young ladies. This father should be lauded not only for sharing music with his daughter, but for raising her as a positive influence in her life. She can literally do anything in this world.
Well said. For those of us lucky enough to have a good father-daughter bond (paternal filial relationship) we are truly blessed. Mine doesn’t play the guitar, although it’s hugely rewarding to see her grow into a fine young woman.
Was thinking much the same- a fine job of parenting by Muireann's dad. Props to her pops!
Could not agree more! Ever heard of a rock band called The Warning? 3 sisters from Mexico. Their father is not a musician but he and their mother have supported their daughters throughout their musical career to the point that today The Warning is poised to break into the collective consciousness of the world wide Rock genre! Good parenting is always essential!
Well said!
Well said!
This is uncommon talent. Wonderful artistry and technical prowess, plus genuine love for the form and history of the music… wrapped in a humble, quiet young Irish gal, and if that don’t beat all, then I don’t know what will, or can. I’m gobsmacked, is all.
Once in a while UA-cam’s algorithm presents you with a gold nugget, and this is one of them. Wonderful music played by an incredibly talented musician. I enjoyed it thoroughly!
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Yeah! And I clicked on it immediately 🎉❤
There is nobody playing these songs better than her right now. Period. Dare I say... she plays Police Dog Blues better than Ry Cooder. She will keep these songs alive for another generation with this level of playing. It is so thrilling to see this and I cannot wait to see what happens in the future with her.
chheck out nora brown - not saying she is better lol
Blind Boy Paxton is another that's been doing great stuff with old time. Not to detract from Muireen, but there are plenty of people doing great things in all kinds of music, you just have to seek it out a bit.
@@herecomeseveryone7562 indeed there are others but Muireann and Norah are the two youngest I am aware of you should check out Larkin Poe as well if you havent - yes lots of great stuff about and paradoxically with all the research sources they do take a while to find sometimes
Rory Block is still going strong.
@@herecomeseveryone7562Blind boy Paxton is probably the "best" today in my opinion, although he has way more experience than her. But she's gonna be even better real soon which I'm so happy about. She's probably gonna reach a broader audience than Paxton because, hopefully, because being a young female that is gorgeous and super talented she'll have it easier to gain a following with younger generations and older. She's gonna keep this genre alive for awhile. She's awesome
A virtuoso fingerpicker with a voice that is perfectly suited to this beautiful art form. Wow! I just love what she's doing!
She's one in one hundred million. To play like that AND sing is unreal. God bless you and your dad.
👏You have done American Blues music a great service. Memphis Minnie would be proud of your rendition of her song!
Blows my mind how talented this girl is, I thought I was cool at 16 because I could play the house of the rising sun, this is next level talent
Her version of When the Levee Breaks is the best I've ever heard.
How she can sing and play so breath takingly at the same time is beyond me. Amazing.
Agree, and in a lovely syncopated rhythm at times.
A lot of practice, plus talent directly from God.
are you new to music?
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👉🏻 T R O L L 👈🏻
Ireland is proud of your talent and tenacity. You are going to be up there with the greats.
Ireland has a new Rory Gallagher.....and she is still only a child. What a future awaits. Stunning.
Lady, you've got it. I'm an American, longtime blues lover, and also huge fan of Rory Gallagher...one of the best. And you should be proud. You've got that spirit...the feeling and innuendos and rhythm of the blues. Congratulations. Thank you .
makes me proud to be irish ❤ go girl your father must be the proudest man in ireland .love your style of playing ...belfast ....
This nearly made me cry…we are living in a folk music revival and when I first got into roots music and blues 7 years ago I thought I’d never see the day….what an absolute talent and carrying on traditional folk music from my beloved country….I couldn’t be happier to hear this amazing soul sing and play so brilliantly…incredible
Wow.
Just Wow. Merci beaucoup.
I don't know what was more impressive, playing those licks or singing.
Or doing them together.
Doing them together.
And keeping the stories of the songs and the artists alive.
Did I say Wow?
I really meant to say Wow.
Well said! Couldn’t agree more. 💜👏👏👏👏
The kid has soul! Her spirit flies with the old masters of the blues. She’s already a master herself! Thank you! Inspiring and uplifting! The world is in good hands.
Don't bet on her having reached her peak, she will
mature as woman and Artist.
And the heavens aligned when this one was born.
Put a Grammy in this young woman’s hands!🤗
I believe that she is similar to the very great Rory Gallagher, she does this from her heart and soul just because she loves the music and stories so much
@@jamesbradshaw3389 Were he still alive, I'm sure Rory G. would be hugely impressed with young Muireann.
Congratulations to Dad and daughter. This is so good.
The Irish and Scottish accents, it is said, is what our Southern accent comes from. So your Blues sounds excellent and natural. Your playing is superb!
I'm from Ms...met a lady visiting from Scotland and she told me the southern dialect was from Scotland..this sounds so much like blue grass and blues.
@@janicemeier252816:37 I believe they called this genre Delta Style Blues
@@tracylitz1872 beautiful sound.
The Northern Irish and Scottish accents are very similar. They both use a lot of the same words, and the Scots had a Gaelic language before they spoke English.
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This isn’t Delta blues…that’s from the Mississippi region. This is more ragtime, Piedmont blues from the southeastern States.
Just stumbled on this posting and what a revelation! Muireann clearly has an intuitive feel for this old pre-war blues music. I discovered American country blues guitar music at the age of fifteen courtesy of John Pearse's UK TV series 'Hold Down a Chord'. He featured Mississippi John Hurt, Rev. Gary Davis, Big Bill Broonzy and Sam McGee. Now, at the age of 71 I still love to play the old country/delta blues music on acoustic guitar. It warms the cockles of this old heart to see that young people like Muireann are carrying the torch into the future for the old blues musicians who were tragically neglected in their own time.
I can definitely agree with everything you say. The only difference is that, I’m 74.
@@johnthompson2496And I'm 77, live in Australia, grew up in the hot dry outback! And I wholeheartedly agree with both of you!!
@@bianchaesson1441 that’s good to know. Keep on enjoying it👍. I used to play BB’s Police Dog Blues in open E about 40 years ago, but the top E string kept on breaking, so I gave up on that one. Sad, it’s such a great song to play and Muireann does it so well.
What a very Lovely and Talented young Lady.
This is why we have to expose our young people to music. Creativity lives on. She is lovely and incredibly talented.
Ever since I was 11 years old, I would listen to most of my favorite bands like AC/DC, Ozzy, Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, The Doors, Fleetwood Mac, Beatles and many more
One day I stumbled upon Robert Johnson, Rev. Gary Davis, Skip James, Leadbelly, Geeshie Wiley, Memphis Minnie, Blind Lemon, Tommy Johnson, Son House, Willie Brown, Charlie Patton, Blind Blake. The more I listened the more I hear Rock n Roll and Soul.
These black southerners are the endless pavement road what is Modern Music. Im 27 still listening to Robert Johnson everyday for many years including Eric Clapton's Robert Johnson versions, I cant get back into my Generation's Music. I still lose my breath when I hear Robert Johnson.
It sounds like a cry for help. I love Ms Bradley's playing she makes me pick up the guitar because there's people in my Generation Z that will listen to 20's 30's music.
Ms Bradley is a breath of fresh air. I can't wait for her to play Robert Johnson 🥰
So, I will be spending 2024 learning all these licks. To say I am blown away is an understatement. Well done, ma’am!
Breathtaking. I am stunned at the old soul trapped in your young heart. A bright future ahead for you Muireann.
She's not trapped in a young body .... she's been educated into this wonderment by her father's ways. It got into her soul!! I guess you meant her ability is that of an older seasoned singer/player, and YES!!
Because of people like her, the blues will always survive!! Love her rendition of When The Levee Breaks
All abord the Muireann Bradley Train she is a credit to her family and Ireland 🇮🇪 this adventure will be a lot of fun
Rory Gallagher smiling down from Heaven 😅
She can sang and pick for Irelands Bayou 😢🇮🇪...
Donegal..
Charming and talented ✨️ to boot.....Incredible.
I love how she says "and also played more modern players like Stefan grossman." 😅 She's awesome
Brilliant all round. Seeing today's youth keeping these treasures alive gives me hope after decades of unworthy music.
Thank you, miss for your love of classics and obviously putting in many hours to become proficient. Your right hand is doing just fine ;-)
Your honesty and genuine heart and soul really shines through.
Many blessings and much success!
Her playing is so clean and precise. Truly remarkable.
Her voice would be perfect on an American film movie soundtrack,flawless and perfect, precision vocals
After a long work week, I was exhausted and came upon Muireann and she made my day.
What a lovely comment. Hope she sees it.
Such dexterity and authenticity demonstrated on Police Dog Blues in particular. I feel so uplifted by this young lady exhuming these 1920s classic songs and playing them so well 🎉🎉🎉
She channels the spirit of the late, great English blueswoman, JoAnn Kelly. Muireann actually plays her guitars with more proficiency than JoAnn and I sense that her voice will mature even more and she evolves and will become one of Ireland's greatest musicians.
God blessed her with amazing talent and I will enjoy the rest of my years following her emerging career as a blues artist.
Hope she can get the states to get a taste of Clarksdale, Ms, New Orleans, Memphis, Macon, and the whole Southern musical experience.
What a gifted talent. So nice to see a young person keeping these songs alive for the next generation. If every family had a musical father daughter relationship like she describes, the world will be a better place.
Love her attack and swing. Spirited and uplifting.
Wow, she's blowing up. All over american and British TV this month. Good job
You have a gift, young lady! I'm blown away by your talent and authenticity!
I could see her opening for Billy Strings or Larkin Poe!
It gives me soooo much hope to listen to her play. Completely stumbled on this, randomly slid the search bar, landed on her saying “Stefan Grosman” and thought “what? Did I just hear…” then she said “…Blind Blake..” then started playing. WOW was I so pleasantly surprised.
This is fantastic!
Kudos to your father for influencing you, you’re a precious gift! Guitar has been passed for generations, at least three I know of, in our family and hopefully will continue to. You go girl!
Love the old R and B styles picking. You are an Irish phenom, thanks for your special niche artistic expertise.
This gives me a lot of pride. I love to hear the music of the United States so appreciated across the ocean.
This young woman’s got talent. Super nice tone and touch!
The closest thing I can relate about your knowledge of source material and mastery of your idols is, "It's like having your soul massaged!" And I thank you so much for brightening my day and thank the crazy algorythm for leading me to you. Ta.
Greetings from Oregon! My grand-daughter and husband are in Dublin area. He is native. I am 83 and grew up with the blues you love and play as a master! I have 3 daughters! Much love and blessings to you! 😎👑🙏❤️🇺🇸
Lovely message Ken, hi from Dublin, Ireland 🍀☘️🌈. Muireann is marvellous 🥰🤩
Muireann, you are a treasure. Thanks for sharing this delightful music with us.
Bravo! I just downloaded your album. It’s beautiful! Thank you UA-cam algorithm gods!
World is gonna buy a better place wit big hearts like Muireann !
Donovan had a version of Candy Man and Ry Cooder Police Dog Blues which I grew up with and loved.And of course Zeppellen When the Levee breaks.This young girl is fantastic!❤
I am immediately in love with your speaking, story telling , playing and singing. You are way better than you likely realize😂❤
Wow…absolutely tremendous. Ireland is right to be very proud of this wonderful talent.
I’m simply amazed and awed by her gift and talent. She plays and sounds great.
Went to Bandcamp and bought Muireann's first album, great stuff. Very glad to find a young artist playing acoustic blues and loving the old time greats. Thanks Muireann!
Clearly a great guitarist. These are very difficult pieces and she plays them brilliantly. But I am also impressed with her knowledge of pioneers of this music and her respect for the roots of the music. Credit to her father who passed on his love of this musical traditions. He must be so proud of the talented young woman.
Was just wondering how many folks actually in Memphis are familiar with Memphis Minnie nowadays!
She is brilliant and is starting to get the recognition she deserves. Her album is wonderful.
A masterful interpreter of the blues at age 17! Unheard of... And yet, here she is; the irrefutable Ms Muireann Bradley, and we can rest assured that the next generations will have their own new "guitar hero" of classic American ragtime, folk, and blues guitar music of the 1920s and 30s. I'd never expect that a young teen peer of Cooder, Fahey, Van Ronk, and all the rest of those greats would rise up out of northern Ireland of all places, but remember that much of the roots of our peerless American music travelled a similar course, bound for the great melting pot, just a century ago!
Don't miss-out on this young "Moor-Un"; add her tunes to your playlists now, and share in this exquisite living history which represents one of the great cultural 'ties that bind' us all together!
Those guitars are damned lucky to be in the hands of this young lady. Absolutely brilliant.
This girls playing and singing makes me feel great, shes a super talent and a breath of fresh air. Admittedly, I'd never heard of her until I was blown away by her performance of this song on Jools Holland on New years eve. Absolutely amazing.
Wow ,glad I visited her video. She is truly amazing and gifted, my ears are smiling.
Refreshing to see this music being kept alive in the age of Auto-tune. I grew up hearing my grandfather, great uncle, and others from Oklahoma and Arkansas, playing rural blues on acoustics, washboard, harpsichords, harmonica, washtub bass, accordion, slide guitar, Jews harps... Much success to Muireann.
I absolutely love it when the algorithm brings me amazing young talents like Muireann and simply blows my mind! She's so young and just imagine how much better she will be in 5-10 years! I'm just simply in awe 😲
Since her version of Police Dog Blues showed up on my UA-cam algorithm a few years ago, I've been in awe of this young lady's talent. Nice to see these old tunes being passed to a new generation.
Same here. My blues fingerstyle teacher told me he’s been trying to master Police Dog Blues for 30 years.
I would have been impressed with just your singing. I would have been impressed with just the way you rocked that guitar. The effortless way you put them flawlessly together though, is just amazing!
Absolutely brilliant, love it 👏👏👏. Your a great blues 🎸 player and singer 👌🇮🇪 🇮🇪.
Wow, what a talented girl. I never imagined I would hear an Irish girl sing and play tge blue's like a grassroots American. This is the start of something big. Love the way she sings candy man, something about her tone and key. Beautiful guitar playing. I hope there's leads more to come. Also impressed that she knows the background of each song 😊
She’s a sweetie ,what a wonderful player and singer too.
All the best from Greece!
Just beautiful! I’m astonished.
Brings a tear to my eye.
Somebody get in touch w/ Ry Cooder ASAP…
He really needs to see/hear this jewel of a young lady.
I think ol` Ry is aware of this gem by now.
As soon as she started playing I immediately thought of Ry Cooder.
Just found Muireann and her music. I'm a fan.
Love that Capo. Levee breaks cover was incredible. My and my kids love your songs
Wow! This is a great gift to the musical community, really a very special moment in my life to witness your amazing talent- also special thanks to your Dad for bringing this sweet prodigy into the world and giving the guidance and support- along with real apparent love for his daughter who I’m sure is one of the most wonderful gifts anyone could have in their lives! 🙏
Now THAT is a beautiful wholistic response!!❤🎉😊
fantastico. Thank you.
Best version i ever heard , the voice , you are very special and with grace and a smile.
I'm at a loss for words...🎯
Wow! And it's passed to a new generation.
Absolutely loved every note. Especially your traditional version of When the Levee breaks. I'm 70, and many think of that as a Led Zeppelin "original." Thank you for keeping this style alive and well !
..absolute natural, credit to dad...
This is who you are. Don’t change, but keep steady. You are refreshing.
Hope to keep seeing &,hearing you ,really inpressive .❤
Oh my!! What a gift…..the old blues music is in great hands! Thanks.
Wow, what a talented young lady.Wish her every success .
I’ve always been obsessed with this kind of music and guitar playing because of how original and raw it is in todays world of mixed and re finished music, and this is amazing. This girl could probably play and sing anything she’d like to.
Stunnnnnnnnnnnning! Thanks for sharing!
Pure and absolute class Muireann...we're all proud of you....excellent stuff.
My brother says to me he has a couple of tickets to see Muireann Bradley on Saturday 13th in Whelans Dublin. Sure I will go along I said. Never heard of the name so better look her up to see what I am expecting. Man! am I delighted I said I would take that spare ticket. Holy smoke she is brilliant and I cannot wait for tomorrow night.
Miss Bradley thank you for the songs and the guitarplay.
Wow! Impressive for sure. This young lady’s picking is fantastic and her voice is great too. I love these old blues type songs she’s choosing to sing and play.👍👍
Extraordinary. She plays like I always dreamed of playing.
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Me too 😢😢
Amazing. What a talent. ❤
She’s a brand new, fresh type of blues singer so sweet to listen to
I could sit an listen her play an sing all day absolutely beautiful voice an playing 😊
Incredible playing, singing and feel! I’m so happy for the blues!
I could listen and watch Muireann all day shes truly a gift ..❤
This is some revelation Muireann, greetings from Tipperary, best of luck in the coming years, you have a wonderous future ahead , the guitar picking is just amazing. Angel blessings to you and your family 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰👏👏👏👏👏 🎸🎶🎸🎶🎸🎶XxX
Muireann Bradley heals my soul and is my happy place to go to 😊