Arthur McBride - Paul Brady 1977

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  • @bobskingle5762
    @bobskingle5762 2 роки тому +939

    True story. In 1977 I worked for the BBC as a sound engineer on this very recording. For production reasons, Paul sang this song three times at this session Each performance was as good as this one. Truly, an amazing artist.

    • @northwards2218
      @northwards2218 2 роки тому +41

      That is amazing. Is there a cleaner copy of the audio to be found? I can listen to this over and over. Thank you for you work to capture this beautiful moment.

    • @bobskingle5762
      @bobskingle5762 2 роки тому +57

      @@northwards2218 This programme was hosted by Andy Irvine and Paul Brady and was recorded in mono. They went on to record the song in stereo on an album entitled Andy Irvine/Paul Brady on Mulligan Music .Well worth a listen.

    • @northwards2218
      @northwards2218 2 роки тому +21

      Many thanks for the prompt reply and direction. I will seek that out. And again, many thanks for being part of this lovely moment in many lives. God bless.

    • @philipweinrobe
      @philipweinrobe 2 роки тому +19

      Hi Bob! I'm really obsessed with this live version. however, this youtube upload has a lot of very bad sounding digital artifacts. Do you know where I can find a cleaner version of this mono live version? you got any tapes laying around? I have a studio and can do the transfer. i've been searching high and low for it...but can't find. the studio stereo version is wonderful...but not the same ;)

    • @bobskingle5762
      @bobskingle5762 2 роки тому +16

      @@philipweinrobe I agree, this version is really special. I know that we didn't record a "snoop" tape. As it was recorded 45 years ago the original material will be hard to locate. The original uploader says that his/her file was reduced to fit, contacting him/her might be an option. There are other versions on You Tube.

  • @leocoyne8118
    @leocoyne8118 9 місяців тому +44

    Many yrars later, many's a tune, many's a singer who had made their effort, there is no-one nowhere, who can better this. Streaming, vocals the whole she-bang... this is life... ladies and gents,. Mr Paul Brady, legend.....

    • @jc-16.
      @jc-16. 6 днів тому

      Leo coyne, an honest man,
      True and fine, says there's
      Ner a man, can sing arthur
      Like Paul Brady can,
      And though I've supped
      Some pints of plain,
      And more than enough wine
      In my time,
      On this me and Leo's mind
      Are intertwined,
      For I've heard many a singer
      And picker play,
      But they don't get a turn
      On Christmas day.
      Peace

  • @kololikate
    @kololikate 8 місяців тому +26

    Amazing. I love this song and Paul Brady is just the best.

  • @connortyler4477
    @connortyler4477 Місяць тому +23

    I am so grateful as a 29 year old alcoholic new into recovery your music shows that I can be sober, thank you 🙏🏼

    • @toughlikerocks
      @toughlikerocks Місяць тому +4

      It's amazing how ridiculously better music becomes early in recovery, isn't it? It's one of the many unexpected gifts that recovery gives to you. Hope you're doing well, friend

    • @soulfullmusic100
      @soulfullmusic100 Місяць тому +4

      Keep going, I wish you the best.

    • @markdavis8430
      @markdavis8430 6 днів тому

      Respect bud 🙏

  • @Sept1992SJB
    @Sept1992SJB 3 роки тому +742

    Do you think he knew he nailed every last second of this rendition with both vocals and guitar at the time? How he holds onto "charming" at the end of the first verse and how he sings "same" in the second verse is just talent beyond belief. I have proudly watched this video dozens of times.

    • @dannynolan6841
      @dannynolan6841 3 роки тому +19

      Genius

    • @neilmunro9932
      @neilmunro9932 3 роки тому +36

      I reckon he nailed it everytime he played it. That's just the nature of a genius. This one happened to be captured, but I bet the rest of the performances went equally as "charming".

    • @rinacarty6874
      @rinacarty6874 3 роки тому +13

      Simply a genius. Brilliant. Gerry Farry 🇮🇪🎸🎶🎤💚🇮🇪

    • @alessandromilan50
      @alessandromilan50 3 роки тому +24

      "I have proudly watched this video dozens of times"
      ME TOOO!!!

    • @barbaradavies1171
      @barbaradavies1171 3 роки тому +14

      He is using his voice as another instrument in those places - I imagine it just comes naturally each time (as Neil says below).

  • @dogsbark5750
    @dogsbark5750 Рік тому +71

    My oldest boy watched and listened to this video as a baby. Today he plays acoustic guitar, slide dobro, electric guitar, mandolin, ukulele, and drums. He often goes back to his irish songs he perfered over those typical nursery songs. What 10 years can do.

    • @nopenaw9835
      @nopenaw9835 10 місяців тому +7

      I'm 31, my father sang this to me as a baby. When my 2 girls were born, 11 and 7, I made sure this was the first song I ever sang to them. This is the first song they ever heard, straight from Paul Brady. I love this song deeply.

    • @josephreilly6328
      @josephreilly6328 21 день тому

      I send my 2 to bed singing The Irish Girl by June Tabour

    • @MikeStagg-uy7sf
      @MikeStagg-uy7sf 6 днів тому

      Ft ft

  • @muranichanain6027
    @muranichanain6027 7 місяців тому +103

    In the worst of my daddy's dementia this song would stop him in his tracks and he was transfixed. Paul Brady is and will always be an absolute legend. This song is his masterpiece. No one else will ever come close ❤❤❤

    • @theresacarr1758
      @theresacarr1758 7 місяців тому +4

      What a lovely, touching post , thank you so much. My dear brother now has Alzheimers and loves Paul Brady also ...our parents were from Ireland....bless you for your words 💚💚☘

    • @Martin-tn5lm
      @Martin-tn5lm 7 місяців тому +1

      A legend!!! From west Ireland.

    • @soulfullmusic100
      @soulfullmusic100 6 місяців тому +2

      @@theresacarr1758 Your reply is equally as touching.

    • @ifolkinrock
      @ifolkinrock 6 місяців тому +2

      @@Martin-tn5lm I’m visiting Galway for the first time in a couple of months from now, and I am AMPED.
      There was a travel show on American TV that did an episode on Galway and in the segment on nightlife (craic), the host warned, “Do not try to keep up with the locals”.
      I’m going to try to keep up with the locals, at least once 😅

    • @deemulcahy6553
      @deemulcahy6553 6 місяців тому +2

      Your words hit me hard! Such a beautiful picture ❤

  • @jamesmccluskey5756
    @jamesmccluskey5756 4 роки тому +518

    Let not the enchanting vocals and charming storytelling blind you, this is a masterclass in acoustic guitar playing....
    Ireland is the home of music

    • @briankelly7984
      @briankelly7984 4 роки тому +16

      A true master of his craft

    • @TheFolkRevivalProject
      @TheFolkRevivalProject 4 роки тому +8

      I'm not exactly sure where Paul Brady got this tune, but the only historical recording I could find that uses the same tune was a Scottish one from the 1930s. I cleaned up the audio as much as I could and featured it in this video:
      ua-cam.com/video/293fUgqyHAw/v-deo.html

    • @RandomTomatoSoup
      @RandomTomatoSoup 4 роки тому +8

      no it isn't

    • @conordarcy4663
      @conordarcy4663 3 роки тому +3

      @@TheFolkRevivalProject cmon now you've already been told off

    • @conordarcy4663
      @conordarcy4663 3 роки тому +2

      @@TheFolkRevivalProject will I go copy and paste what I said the the last one?

  • @jeremyholmes3911
    @jeremyholmes3911 5 років тому +333

    Good Lord , it's just ..... well if your here and listening you already know ...

    • @TheFolkRevivalProject
      @TheFolkRevivalProject 4 роки тому +6

      The song is probably English and Scottish, not Irish (as you can see here www.vwml.org/search?q=rn2355&is=1). I'm not exactly sure where Paul Brady got this tune, but the only historical recording I could find that uses the same tune was a Scottish one from the 1930s. I cleaned up the audio as much as I could and featured it in this video:
      ua-cam.com/video/293fUgqyHAw/v-deo.html

    • @danieltompkins3072
      @danieltompkins3072 4 роки тому +4

      @@TheFolkRevivalProject In this video, ua-cam.com/video/cpgU6ly5GlY/v-deo.html Paul explains finding the song in a Library of Congress book called "The Songs of Carrie Grover."
      Here is a recording of her from 1941: carriegroverproject.com/title/arthur-mcbride/

    • @TheFolkRevivalProject
      @TheFolkRevivalProject 4 роки тому +2

      @@danieltompkins3072 Thanks so much! I was trying to research it properly but reached a dead end.

    • @danieltompkins3072
      @danieltompkins3072 4 роки тому +1

      @@TheFolkRevivalProject Glad I could help!

    • @ampersand6440
      @ampersand6440 4 роки тому +3

      Indeed. Know exactly what you mean.

  • @AS256
    @AS256 2 роки тому +45

    My grandad passed away today I can remember he told me he always listened to his cds on the bus rides wherever he went and this was his favourite song, hopefully it’s his favourite song of all time because this song is how I’m going to remember him. Fuck cancer

    • @neilmccormick2064
      @neilmccormick2064 9 місяців тому +7

      Your grandad was clearly a very discerning gentleman of exquisite taste in music . May he rest in peace 🙏

    • @deemulcahy6553
      @deemulcahy6553 6 місяців тому

      I agree FUCK CANCER!!! I lost my mother and brother to it..

    • @estherdoyle6552
      @estherdoyle6552 Місяць тому +1

      😢❤

  • @ideaswisecopywriting1045
    @ideaswisecopywriting1045 4 роки тому +458

    One of the silver linings of lockdown is to be able to take the time to remind yourself of masterpieces like this.

    • @lookintothesky123
      @lookintothesky123 3 роки тому +1

      lol

    • @eoink8387
      @eoink8387 3 роки тому +13

      As the economy is being trampled into the ground and the country is being flooded with foreigners. Enjoy the song because this type of Irish culture won’t be around for much longer if things don’t change.

    • @1dulchie113
      @1dulchie113 3 роки тому +6

      @@eoink8387 well said mo chara

    • @SyMunro
      @SyMunro 3 роки тому +3

      You got it right, just catching up and remembering too. Good health, Slainte

    • @SyMunro
      @SyMunro 3 роки тому +1

      @@1dulchie113 tha neil

  • @GerryMATW
    @GerryMATW 12 років тому +184

    I never get tired of this. Six minutes and fifty two seconds of human civilisation at its finest.

    • @maireadoneill7052
      @maireadoneill7052 2 роки тому +6

      I did not believe it was half that long, and had to check the timestamp, it seemed to go by like that. A privelege to see such a level of artistry

    • @albertchapar3954
      @albertchapar3954 8 місяців тому +1

      "Civilization at its finest." Indeed sir. I feel the same about your comment. Pithy perfection.

  • @americandeluxe8181
    @americandeluxe8181 9 років тому +772

    Found this last night. I've listened no less than 40 times in the last 24 hours.

    • @feidhelmofoghladha5525
      @feidhelmofoghladha5525 8 років тому +20

      +American Deluxe Fair play, this some song....Greetings from Ireland

    • @tonyconnaghan5508
      @tonyconnaghan5508 8 років тому +8

      good on ya

    • @GeneralSherman64
      @GeneralSherman64 7 років тому +28

      welcome to paradise my friend

    • @aine7173
      @aine7173 7 років тому +11

      American Deluxe is that all.

    • @underfakelights
      @underfakelights 7 років тому +23

      I too have found myself in this majestic infinite loop! Having just discovered Paul Brady I am in awe.

  • @achimzuhlke239
    @achimzuhlke239 2 роки тому +57

    Anything wrong in just loving this outstanding piece of music? I´ve been listening to this song for more than 40 years now and I never got tired of it. I never will. Greetings from Hamburg, Germany and wishing for peace all over the world.

  • @rorycampbell8556
    @rorycampbell8556 4 роки тому +138

    Having watched many a singer songwriter perform live on this forum from Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, John Martyn etc, I can honestly say that this is the best example of a true artist who has mastered his craft. The guitar playing is sublime and the singing is beyond that. A beautiful rendition of a fantastic song from a genius of a musician.

    • @christinehobson4825
      @christinehobson4825 Рік тому +7

      Paul Brady, a great one of Ireland who represents each one of us beautifully and graciously with such music and song.

    • @flowerbomb333
      @flowerbomb333 Рік тому +2

      ☘️☘️☘️

  • @escherpainting8622
    @escherpainting8622 2 роки тому +59

    There are things that this man is doing with his voice in this video that haven't been done before it, and haven't been done since. This is an absolutely mastery of melisma, pitching, phrasing, the lot. I have absolutely no earthly idea how a person can sing that way.

    • @bluecurlygirl
      @bluecurlygirl Рік тому +10

      My best guess is that Paul was surrounded by a lot of Sean Nós singers growing up. When he sings "same" it's almost like he's cradling it with his voice. A lot of the phrasing and pitch he uses is very similar to sean nós singing, a very old Irish style of singing and all in Irish, absolutely spellbinding when sung right. There's a 17 minute video from St Patricks Festival that you might find worth a wee listen.

    • @artseosamhogriobhta
      @artseosamhogriobhta Рік тому +2

      @@bluecurlygirl It's called a trill, very common in folk music from all over these islands but the gaels have certainly mastered it. It's ornamentation that is found in lots of Sean Nós as you say

    • @nicnaimhin2978
      @nicnaimhin2978 Рік тому +2

      @@artseosamhogriobhta This style of singing is distinctively Irish ,as described.

    • @chadjohnson-authormusician8072
      @chadjohnson-authormusician8072 Рік тому +6

      @@artseosamhogriobhta Not exactly. A "trill" is simply the alteration of two notes repeatedly and quickly. A melisma is technically any one syllable that's sung with several notes, so it's a catch-all term for many different ornaments. While a vocal trill would be a type of melisma, trills (extended ones, at least) are far more common on instruments because it's much easier to do than with the voice.
      What he's doing here is a melisma, but it's not just a trill, because it involves more than just two pitches. It's closer to another type of ornament called a "turn," which involves three notes: the principal note, a note above, and a note below.
      What he sings exactly on "same" (I slowed it down to half speed) is E - F - E - F - E - D, where the first E - F - E happens together, and then the F - E - D happens together. Of course, these groupings are much harder to hear at full speed, but at half speed, they're quite clear. Anyway, so, while it is a melisma, it's not just a trill; it's closer to a turn.
      On a side note, it's absolutely ASTONISHING how spot on his pitch is throughout (including this melisma) even at half speed. What an incredible talent.

    • @artseosamhogriobhta
      @artseosamhogriobhta Рік тому

      Thank you for explaining. I didn't know it was that complicated. It's very common ornamentation in Irish music. So now I know it isn't a trill but a turn. We'd grown up learning it was called a trill, more of a watch and repeat kind of deal without understanding any of the fundamentals. As others have mentioned, it's very common here in folk music styles like Sean Nós. @@chadjohnson-authormusician8072

  • @kevingillies7811
    @kevingillies7811 4 роки тому +116

    I love this song, I love the island of Ireland and I love being Scottish because we are the same, they will never take that away from us, I am a Gàidhlig speaker, us Celts. I play this on Christmas morning. We'll all get there ; Scotland and Ireland forever!

    • @mixerD1-
      @mixerD1- 4 роки тому +8

      A lán grá, sláinte agus sáistainach air tú féin agus do clann buíochas le Día Caoimhínn a mac.

    • @1875-b6n
      @1875-b6n 4 роки тому +4

      🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪

    • @ArchStantonify
      @ArchStantonify 4 роки тому +3

      i do the same every christmas morn

    • @DavidAndrewsPEC
      @DavidAndrewsPEC 4 роки тому +1

      Thig ar latha, gu dearbh!

    • @deanmc4972
      @deanmc4972 4 роки тому

      youre a sound man Kevin

  • @04591739
    @04591739 7 років тому +228

    Mind boggling how he can play such a complicated piece and sing so passionately and freely at the same time. I'd say he'd be some man doing the household chores.

    • @Brickcellent
      @Brickcellent 4 роки тому +5

      And remember all those lyrics

    • @6thornberry
      @6thornberry 4 роки тому +2

      He’d be some man emptying a dishwasher!

    • @derekobeirnes482
      @derekobeirnes482 4 роки тому +10

      Multitasking abilities, drinking a pint of Guinness and a whiskey chaser after it, along with the quick wit of a good storey or a song, years of practice

    • @blackhaloful
      @blackhaloful 3 роки тому +13

      don’t mean to be a stuck up ass but it’s really not a complicated piece at all. It’s in open G that gives it that magical presence. The intro is a handful but overall the song is rather easy going on... the hands anyway. The vocals are what really takes the show in my opinion.

    • @michaelmccrossan5270
      @michaelmccrossan5270 2 роки тому

      Ha ) ...I don't do servants! ..

  • @medb8882
    @medb8882 8 місяців тому +10

    The pace of playing such an intricate rhythm whilst singing is insane to me. Always come back to this even years later, amazing

  • @Feuerzahn
    @Feuerzahn 2 роки тому +58

    Guys, please listen to me: This is absolute master class of musicianship.
    Listen carefully: The fabulous guitar playing, the singing, both together, the lyrics, everything. I don't know how to express this, since it's indescribable. Just listen and you'll see what real music is like.

  • @RickyKelleherMusic
    @RickyKelleherMusic 7 років тому +399

    The way he sings 'same' at 1:24 is absolute magic.

    • @dohertm2
      @dohertm2 5 років тому +2

      In my opinion it's not the pinnacle in an otherwise fantastic song!

    • @rmbjr60
      @rmbjr60 5 років тому +37

      Totally with you on your "same" comment. What is best is not so much that he masters these ornamentations, but that he uses them to express the feelings he finds in the song. It is all about the music in the heart.

    • @richgouette
      @richgouette 4 роки тому +45

      nice to see another who finds happiness in some small, seemingly insignificant portion of a tune..

    • @ryantheduke
      @ryantheduke 4 роки тому +24

      I played the “same” part for my wife 4 times and...well I’m glad to find others that care about such things.

    • @nailgun4433
      @nailgun4433 4 роки тому +19

      I can only describe that it sounds like water flowing over stones in a river

  • @strangelove47
    @strangelove47 11 років тому +294

    It wouldn't be Christmas morning without a quick blast of Arthur McBride from the peerless Paul Brady. Merry Christmas everybody.

  • @brucebodden513
    @brucebodden513 4 роки тому +82

    Wow. Never heard this guy before. At the beginning I was just thinking "this is some pretty nice guitar playing," then he opens his mouth and - what a voice! Great song, too.

    • @TheFolkRevivalProject
      @TheFolkRevivalProject 4 роки тому +3

      I'm not exactly sure where Paul Brady got this tune, but the only historical recording I could find that uses the same tune was a Scottish one from the 1930s. I cleaned up the audio as much as I could and featured it in this video:
      ua-cam.com/video/293fUgqyHAw/v-deo.html

    • @deejaykay1975
      @deejaykay1975 3 роки тому +2

      Bruce Bodden legend.

    • @conordarcy4663
      @conordarcy4663 3 роки тому +3

      @@TheFolkRevivalProject no

    • @balsham137
      @balsham137 3 роки тому

      Would you ever fuck off no one asked you

  • @ryanjoyce3957
    @ryanjoyce3957 4 роки тому +134

    There is actually something magical with this song and Paul’s voice , of all the songs I love there’s just something else in this one

  • @michaelpowderly5514
    @michaelpowderly5514 4 роки тому +41

    March 17th 2020....who's still listening to this? Happy St.Patrick's day!

  • @geoffbeswick6032
    @geoffbeswick6032 5 років тому +36

    This is astonishing. I saw him perform it in October 1975 when he replaced Christy Moore in Planxty. FOURTY FOUR YEARS later I remember that thrill. It might be the single best song I have ever heard.

  • @brendanmccarthy8756
    @brendanmccarthy8756 Рік тому +18

    First heard this song 10 years ago on a tour bus in Ireland the wife and kids were asleep. I was awake looking at the beauty of the country song has stuck with me ever since

    • @rowebacon
      @rowebacon Рік тому +1

      Same exact experience. It's forever imprinted on my brain as a result.

  • @dmfrench
    @dmfrench 2 роки тому +15

    Every single year on this holy day of St. Patrick, I listen with eyes closed and dram in hand 🥰 🇮🇪☘️💚

  • @grantryder5463
    @grantryder5463 4 роки тому +26

    In 1975 I had the great experience of being Planxty's UK tour driver. Their support was the wonderful Steve Ashley. I had not been exposed to Irish folk music before. I became a fan immediately. Andy Irvine, Paul Brady, Liam O'Flyn and Jonny Moynahan. I didn't realise at the beginning of the tour how popular they were already in the UK. They were also really good company. Watched Paul play this every night. Always got a huge response from the audiences. Paul played a Yamaha acoustic and changed strings before every performance. I think his guitar tuning on this was DADGAD.

  • @RuB0t
    @RuB0t 4 роки тому +42

    I've listened to this over two dozen times in the last 24 hours. Magic.

  • @gabriellecaucutt2611
    @gabriellecaucutt2611 3 роки тому +10

    My sweetheart share his favorite Irish album with me when we were separated by miles and no cellphones...I fell in love with this piece and after sweet 16 years of marriage, just Googled it and found it...had been looking for years!

  • @cliffordtheriault6483
    @cliffordtheriault6483 3 роки тому +31

    428 thumbs down!! Have you no musical bones in your body to thumbs down this absolute masterpiece of talent!!

    • @patdainel9037
      @patdainel9037 3 роки тому +6

      Those 428 are everything that’s wrong with this world

    • @kayakwestnow4788
      @kayakwestnow4788 3 роки тому +5

      @@patdainel9037 ulster loyalists.

    • @virginiahiggins6863
      @virginiahiggins6863 2 роки тому +6

      Obviously had their phone upside down when giving a like..

  • @davidbwoo
    @davidbwoo Рік тому +13

    I love the fact that, only 2 years after this platform got started, when there was relatively so little that could be found here, good Mick Connell took the time to upload (and apologize for now-nonexistent upload limits!) these priceless, precious bits of folk culture. Thank you, sir.

  • @zylaxis
    @zylaxis 5 років тому +153

    I love this song so much. It really illustrates in stark relief the absurdity of peaceable, free men being recruited to die in someone else's stupid war.

    • @deejaykay1975
      @deejaykay1975 3 роки тому +5

      David Matthew Shere exactly...

    • @jamesgarvey1981
      @jamesgarvey1981 3 роки тому +3

      @@TheFolkRevivalProject "someone elses war" still applies even if it is scottish or english in origin...

  • @stephenbyrne3512
    @stephenbyrne3512 3 роки тому +16

    This is why life is worth living. What a talent. History and music intertwined.
    'Sir' Paul Brady you are truly a legend.
    I cannot figure out how I grew up in Ireland for over 40 years without hearing this. Just baffles me..
    Its farking beautiful

  • @pputnam100
    @pputnam100 3 роки тому +68

    Once again it happens..!? After so many listenings to this song, as I'm marveling at the gorgeous guitar work in that open G, he comes in singing and the hair on my neck stands up straight, I'm usually driven to tears, not by the words, but by the emotion in his voice. As great as the guitar work is, and it's as good as I've ever heard in this genre, his singing here is magnificent , as great an instrument as I've ever heard regardless of genre. For many years my favorite singer was Kenneth McKellar, and I add Brady to the short two person list

    • @MrStingray1985
      @MrStingray1985 2 роки тому +5

      As I was listening to this for probably the 100th time right now, I was thinking the exact same thing: the voice of his singing here is absolutely marvellous, easy though it may be to sort of miss that because of how beautiful the guitar playing is at the same time.

    • @bseburke1
      @bseburke1 2 роки тому +2

      Dolores Keane is on my list as well! Check out Craigie Hills, she's like the Paul Brady of Irish singers

  • @instanceTu
    @instanceTu 4 роки тому +50

    It is almost incomprehensible how good this is... absolutely jaw dropping

    • @TheMfmccarthy
      @TheMfmccarthy 2 роки тому +6

      Astounding

    • @martifingers
      @martifingers 2 роки тому +3

      Ind4ed, if this were all he ever had done he would be up there with the finest acoustic musicians. But he did seminal work with the Johnstons and wrote The Island and on and on. A true Irish icon.

  • @desmondmcnally2104
    @desmondmcnally2104 8 років тому +84

    I've watched and enjoyed this video so many times but have never noticed how superb Paul's breathing is! He can singing two or three phrases without an intake of breath! A real singer/ musician in every sense and still as good today as he was in '77.

  • @download77
    @download77 7 років тому +131

    Fine, particularly fine. No pyrotechnics, no gimmicks, no gyrations, just talent honed by practice and joy.

    • @ultimatedarkrai255
      @ultimatedarkrai255 6 років тому +3

      download77 for this kind of song that’s what good but I do see why most pop singers have stupid gimmicks in concerts
      Need to keep the crowds attention somehow

    • @psychosissafari
      @psychosissafari 4 роки тому +7

      I felt the one thing missing from this performance was a gyration or two

    • @paulcooney1313
      @paulcooney1313 4 роки тому

      B hi

  • @porterhall27
    @porterhall27 6 років тому +45

    stunningly good..probably the best solo guitar and voice performance i have ever heard

  • @goatcheesebaguette2331
    @goatcheesebaguette2331 5 років тому +174

    That's a heck of a bit of guitar playing, everything else beside.

    • @barryfitzgerald785
      @barryfitzgerald785 4 роки тому +12

      You can say that again.

    • @Dante3025
      @Dante3025 4 роки тому +6

      Check out his re-recording on Spotify. To see how even more intricate it is after another 30 years

    • @massimogiuntini1
      @massimogiuntini1 4 роки тому +1

      As simple as that !

    • @massimogiuntini1
      @massimogiuntini1 4 роки тому +2

      @@TheFolkRevivalProject this is just beautiful. Thank you so much for that

    • @willhennessy6842
      @willhennessy6842 4 роки тому +1

      i dont play guitar but that looks so detailed and awesome

  • @dougmacpherson6732
    @dougmacpherson6732 3 роки тому +8

    A once very dear friend introduced me to this song about 10 years ago.
    We had a falling out over where we were going to drink a beer (of all things) I often come here to listen to this song and think of him. I usually shed a tear like I am now.
    He moved backed to Ireland and has blocked me on social media, so I know I'm dead to him.
    I miss you Dave, & I still love ya.
    I hope all in life is going well.

  • @shepardbarbash4073
    @shepardbarbash4073 5 років тому +42

    I love at 3:21 the combination of what he does on the guitar (the two repeated chords) and how he sings the lyric ‘for you’ve only the lend of them as I suppose.’ The two rhythms are so independent.

    • @artseosamhogriobhta
      @artseosamhogriobhta Рік тому

      I actually believe that's a mistake in an otherwise flawless performance. If you're playing this yourself you should just play the verse as it's played before and after that verse.

    • @americanbridgecompany
      @americanbridgecompany 10 місяців тому +1

      @@artseosamhogriobhta In a different version (Lost Liberty Tapes), he does the same thing, so probably not a mistake.

  • @rhomacity
    @rhomacity Рік тому +6

    frigging brilliant. Double stops , incredible playing., perfect diction and timing. This is probably my favourite folk-y song. It never gets stale, I listen to it over and over. The movie is fun also.

  • @MrFolky77
    @MrFolky77 12 років тому +26

    I was born in 1977, so this performance is as old as me!! LOL
    I grew up to this song and other Irish fabulous tunes throughout the whole 80's and I believe it gave me a certain sensitivity, notably to folk music in general... My dad would play the tape in the car on each of our long trips through France up to Brittany and back, and it's only last year I discovered the name of the artist, his face, the date. Thanks to UA-cam! I'm moved to see how much people seem to love this song like I do :-)

    • @damianpower3517
      @damianpower3517 Рік тому

      I first heard Paul Brady in the 1960s at the Number 5 folk club on Harcourt Street, Dublin. Those were the days!

  • @innovativeatavist159
    @innovativeatavist159 2 роки тому +31

    I have sensory processing issues. This performance is SO good that the physical pain I feel in my head from that high pitched noise is still worth bearing to listen to this over and over again.
    It's literally so good I go through pain to listen to it. Holy crap.

    • @themanhimself1229
      @themanhimself1229 2 роки тому +3

      Try downloading it and using Audacity or something to remove that sound.

    • @m6tcz
      @m6tcz Рік тому

      @@themanhimself1229 my best attempt to remove it: ua-cam.com/video/LM8RwzvcgE8/v-deo.htmlsi=-AB5q8l-e2ea6bXV

  • @troutmasked
    @troutmasked 17 років тому +16

    one of my favourite vocalists of all time. theres something about the great folk singers thats so pure, so captivating and...real that very few others can compete with. no gimmicks, just timeless perfect music

  • @friendlybanjoatheist5464
    @friendlybanjoatheist5464 4 роки тому +30

    One of the finest folk guitar and singing presentations ever. So authentic. Heartfelt. Gimmick-free. Brilliant! Thanks, Paul!

  • @quaiderz
    @quaiderz 8 років тому +581

    This is the 'Die Hard' of christmas tunes

    • @schmoyoho
      @schmoyoho 7 років тому +17

      full lol

    • @IrisGlowingBlue
      @IrisGlowingBlue 6 років тому +7

      I know this is from a year ago but you are entirely right

    • @toroddrhjell598
      @toroddrhjell598 6 років тому +4

      You're not wrong!

    • @calumisdead
      @calumisdead 5 років тому +9

      @@schmoyoho what the fuck

    • @wittywoo9559
      @wittywoo9559 5 років тому +4

      Me da shared this with me many moons ago , its a gem !!

  • @ploutarkhos
    @ploutarkhos 5 років тому +153

    Who's watching in 2019?!!!
    😍

    • @theiowan5429
      @theiowan5429 5 років тому +3

      Timeless

    • @cameroncurrie884
      @cameroncurrie884 5 років тому

      Me..shite version...Planxty own this song

    • @DONAL914
      @DONAL914 5 років тому +8

      Ah Cameron. Opinions expressed in that vain???? One of the finest singers of trad ever to be dismissed like that.

    • @cameroncurrie884
      @cameroncurrie884 5 років тому

      Think you need your ears tested if you think that....I'd say one of the worst singers of anything...I've heard better buskers

    • @DONAL914
      @DONAL914 5 років тому +2

      So he's shite and I need my ears tested. An other revelations

  • @ianenglish123
    @ianenglish123 2 роки тому +10

    What a masterpiece, he just makes its look so easy and natural. Every word clear and note just perfect.

  • @NOS5150
    @NOS5150 4 роки тому +10

    The seminal version - without a shadow- the hairs on the back of my neck have no control every time I hear this - wistful, meaningful and most of all, from the heart!

  • @philipdee1415
    @philipdee1415 2 місяці тому +3

    In 1,000 years if mankind still exists....this will still be regarded as a classic

  • @rmbjr60
    @rmbjr60 5 років тому +24

    When I first heard the great Paul Brady perform this it was approx 1997 on my local NPR radio station, WGBH (BTW much thanks to the one and only Brian O'Donovan, for all the amazing celtic music over the years!). When I first heard this tune I thought it was "nice" and very listenable. But over the years (decades) I have grown to appreciate this as a true masterpiece. PB's phrasing, his accent, his high voice, his accent, his unparalleled subtle and sublime guitar playing - all of these grew on me year after year. There are countless moments in this performance that are brilliant, subtle or sublime.

  • @kerrijavorka1763
    @kerrijavorka1763 5 років тому +17

    I am completely obsessed with this song. His voice 😍😍😍 and guitar arrangements melt me!

    • @Michael-bf1dt
      @Michael-bf1dt 20 днів тому

      Hello Kerri how are you. Just saw your comment about Paul Brady and the song Arthur McBride. Yes it’s a very unusual song and Paul sings it beautifully. What a great voice. He went on to be an international star. Wish you a lovely week 🙏😊👍 Michael

  • @todddwyer3738
    @todddwyer3738 5 років тому +645

    My favorite Christmas song about hanging out with my cousin and bludgeoning English recruiters to death.

  • @PinHead9707
    @PinHead9707 10 років тому +85

    Everything here is brilliant! His guitarplaying, his voice, the melody and the lyrics. And a fun story it is if you listen...

    • @ArchStantonify
      @ArchStantonify 6 років тому +6

      not so fun from an irish point of view

    • @barryfitzgerald785
      @barryfitzgerald785 4 роки тому

      Exactly, Jan.

    • @conordarcy4663
      @conordarcy4663 3 роки тому +3

      @@ArchStantonify the story is about to irish lads beating the crap outta recruiters 🤨

    • @anthonycoulter8571
      @anthonycoulter8571 Рік тому

      In hispital ill this keeps me going ,mam and i loved this

  • @mori1166
    @mori1166 7 років тому +295

    Oh, me and my cousin, one Arthur McBride
    As we went a-walking down by the seaside
    Now, mark what followed and what did betide
    For it being on Christmas morning...
    Out for recreation, we went on a tramp
    And we met Sergeant Napper and Corporal Vamp
    And a little wee drummer, intending to camp
    For the day being pleasant and charming
    "Good morning ! Good morning!" the sergeant did cry
    "And the same to you gentlemen!" we did reply
    Intending no harm but meant to pass by
    For it being on Christmas morning
    But says he, "My fine fellows if you will enlist
    It's ten guineas in gold I will slip in your fist
    And a crown in the bargain for to kick up the dust
    And drink the King's health in the morning
    For a soldier he leads a very fine life
    And he always is blessed with a charming young wife
    And he pays all his debts without sorrow or strife
    And always lives pleasant and charming...
    And a soldier he always is decent and clean
    In the finest of clothing he's constantly seen
    While other poor fellows go dirty and mean
    And sup on thin gruel in the morning."
    "But", says Arthur, "I wouldn't be proud of your clothes
    For you've only the lend of them as I suppose
    And you dare not change them one night, for you know
    If you do you'll be flogged in the morning
    And although that we are single and free
    We take great delight in our own company
    And we have no desire strange faces to see
    Although that your offers are charming
    And we have no desire to take your advance
    All hazards and dangers we barter on chance
    For you would have no scruples for to send us to France
    Where we would get shot without warning"
    "Oh now!", says the sergeant "I'll have no such chat
    And I neither will take it from spalpeen or brat
    For if you insult me with one other word
    I'll cut off your heads in the morning"
    And then Arthur and I we soon drew our hods
    And we scarce gave them time for to draw their own blades
    When a trusty shillelagh came over their heads
    And bade them take that as fair warning
    And their old rusty rapiers that hung by their side
    We flung them as far as we could in the tide
    "Now take them out, Divils!", cried Arthur McBride
    "And temper their edge in the morning"
    And the little wee drummer we flattened his pow
    And we made a football of his rowdeydowdow
    Threw it in the tide for to rock and to row
    And bade it a tedious returning
    And we having no money, paid them off in cracks
    And we paid no respect to their two bloody backs
    For we lathered them there like a pair of wet sacks
    And left them for dead in the morning
    And so to conclude and to finish disputes
    We obligingly asked if they wanted recruits
    For we were the lads who would give them hard clouts
    And bid them look sharp in the morning
    Oh me and my cousin, one Arthur McBride
    As we went a walkin' down by the seaside
    Now mark what followed and what did betide
    For it being on Christmas morning

    • @kkoo3247
      @kkoo3247 6 років тому +8

      well done!

    • @Givingitashot
      @Givingitashot 6 років тому +20

      Love it when people post the full lyrics!! Cheers man!

    • @gregorysullivan7175
      @gregorysullivan7175 6 років тому +9

      Thank you for posting the lyrics to this superb song. Something to give true pause.

    • @ArchStantonify
      @ArchStantonify 6 років тому +9

      Love when people do this. Many thanks!

    • @blzbob7936
      @blzbob7936 6 років тому +9

      Excellent work! Thank you. x

  • @greatspottedwoodpeck
    @greatspottedwoodpeck 10 місяців тому +2

    An incredibly brilliant rendition of Arthur McBride, probably the best ever. Take note of Paul's incredible guitar work. So subtle, yet perfect. He sings the song with a perfect nuance, so you can understand where he's going with it. Truly amazing. Brilliant, brilliant work.

  • @seanmclaughlin5399
    @seanmclaughlin5399 2 роки тому +5

    I love this song. I discovered it during an Irish Literature class 10 years ago. It's been stuck in my head ever since. I recently learned it comes from Donegal, where my family is from. Made it even more special. Sláinte!

  • @rowantheauthor959
    @rowantheauthor959 11 місяців тому +3

    What an outstanding performance… Mind blowing guitar playing, very beautiful voice… Completely perfect, and a song that is so chilling and brilliant… Such inspiration in my ignorance. I don’t know who Paul Brady is, but I’m certainly never going to forget it after listening to that.

  • @patsy1000
    @patsy1000 3 роки тому +14

    The first few seconds into this song I new it was something special and boy was I right I just love it. Thanks for posting this I can't stop watching it brilliant

  • @wadefite
    @wadefite 4 роки тому +4

    This is a must see for all folk fans.Much imitated but never bettered. Should be sung at Christmas services nationwide. Worldwide! Surprised it has only 2.7 million viewers.

  • @ciarantiger
    @ciarantiger 4 роки тому +26

    Oh, me and my cousin, one Arthur McBride
    As we went a-walking down by the seaside
    Now, mark what followed and what did betide
    For it being on Christmas morning...
    Out for recreation, we went on a tramp
    And we met Sergeant Napper and Corporal Vamp
    And a little wee drummer, intending to camp
    For the day being pleasant and charming.
    "Good morning! Good morning!" the sergeant did cry
    "And the same to you gentlemen!" we did reply,
    Intending no harm but meant to pass by
    For it being on Christmas morning.
    But says he, "My fine fellows if you will enlist,
    It's ten guineas in gold I will slip in your fist
    And a crown in the bargain for to kick up the dust
    And drink the King's health in the morning.
    For a soldier he leads a very fine life
    And he always is blessed with a charming young wife
    And he pays all his debts without sorrow or strife
    And always lives pleasant and charming...
    And a soldier he always is decent and clean
    In the finest of clothing he's constantly seen
    While other poor fellows go dirty and mean
    And sup on thin gruel in the morning."
    "But", says Arthur, "I wouldn't be proud of your clothes
    For you've only the lend of them as I suppose
    And you dare not change them one night, for you know
    If you do you'll be flogged in the morning.
    And although that we are single and free
    We take great delight in our own company
    And we have no desire strange faces to see
    Although that your offers are charming
    And we have no desire to take your advance
    All hazards and dangers we barter on chance
    For you would have no scruples for to send us to France
    Where we would get shot without warning"
    "Oh now!", says the sergeant "I'll have no such chat
    And I neither will take it from spalpeen or brat
    For if you insult me with one other word
    I'll cut off your heads in the morning"
    And then Arthur and I we soon drew our hods
    And we scarce gave them time for to draw their own blades
    When a trusty shillelagh came over their heads
    And bade them take that as fair warning
    And their old rusty rapiers that hung by their side
    We flung them as far as we could in the tide
    "Now take them out, Divils!", cried Arthur McBride
    "And temper their edge in the morning".
    And the little wee drummer we flattened his pow
    And we made a football of his rowdeydowdow
    Threw it in the tide for to rock and to row
    And bade it a tedious returning
    And we having no money, paid them off in cracks
    And we paid no respect to their two bloody backs
    For we lathered them there like a pair of wet sacks
    And left them for dead in the morning.
    And so to conclude and to finish disputes
    We obligingly asked if they wanted recruits
    For we were the lads who would give them hard clouts
    And bid them look sharp in the morning.
    Oh me and my cousin, one Arthur McBride
    As we went a walkin' down by the seaside,
    Now mark what followed and what did betide
    For it being on Christmas morning

  • @collinswhack
    @collinswhack 12 років тому +15

    Borderline perfection. That standard of guitar playing and singing is just not impossible for a normal human being to do simultaneously.

  • @davo171
    @davo171 10 років тому +28

    When we hear this masterfully performed, and frankly masterfully written song...we are seeing back in time.
    To how most people were entertained before electricity. The thing is, its still more capturing than anything in the electrical medium.
    Its had thousands of years of a headstart over the electrical medium.

  • @TomMcCool5
    @TomMcCool5 14 років тому +10

    Been listening to this for 30 years and never get tired of it, got the album in vinyl and listened constantly until turntable gave up. Fortunately got the Liberty Tapes on CD excellent live performances. The man is a genius and doesn't get the credit he deserves, Strabanes best export!!!

    • @barramundi4604
      @barramundi4604 3 роки тому +1

      Amen! Ireland's finest export, in fact. Genius.

  • @johnfenner347
    @johnfenner347 4 роки тому +15

    I Hadn’t Heard This Before Today. But It’s Absolutely Marvellous !. All Comes Together Here.
    Splendid Guitar, Forceful, But Wistful Vocal. A Wonderful Performance. And a timeless masterpiece. It will never, ever, be bettered.

  • @richgouette
    @richgouette 2 роки тому +7

    It's been many months since I've listened to this masterpiece.. It's no less sublime than when I first heard it. What a treasure..
    I pulled up a much later version of him singing the same tune, and I'll be if he didn't sing in the same key...
    Just lovely stuff all around!

  • @elliehjemmet
    @elliehjemmet 5 років тому +11

    Just bought this CD (Andy Irvine and Paul Brady) --long ago had the vinyl but no longer have a working turntable. So grateful it just fell into my hands again in this format. Many fine serendipities. This is so compelling a song and singer. I searched two years to find out who recorded this back in the early 80's. Had heard a cassette of a Thistle and Shamrock show that included this song but the attribution was missing. I wore out the record, frequently come to UA-cam to watch the video. It just doesn't ever get old. Hits me the same way every time I hear it.

  • @somethingsunting
    @somethingsunting 6 років тому +25

    Best recording ever made of this tune. So honest, so charming, so beautifully underhanded. Brady was never better than in those near seven minutes, but then, it's not easy to outdo perfection.

    • @TheFolkRevivalProject
      @TheFolkRevivalProject 4 роки тому +1

      The song is probably English and Scottish, not Irish (as you can see here www.vwml.org/search?q=rn2355&is=1). I'm not exactly sure where Paul Brady got this tune, but the only historical recording I could find that uses the same tune was a Scottish one from the 1930s. I cleaned up the audio as much as I could and featured it in this video:
      ua-cam.com/video/293fUgqyHAw/v-deo.html

    • @conordarcy4663
      @conordarcy4663 3 роки тому +2

      @@TheFolkRevivalProject no

  • @Ailin758
    @Ailin758 9 місяців тому +5

    Back in 77 in ireland i used to work overtime on the week end. Destination America! Saved the money. Went! By myself! All my kin in Australia! I have no regrets. Came over alone. Never looked back. Americans are the best givers in the world! Im now 63. I came here in 83. I thought When i came off the plane that JFK was New York City!!! Also I honestly think that New Yorkers are very like the Irish! We are resiliant. We do not give in! We work to live and to strive for our children. And for the next generation.

  • @mbkirova
    @mbkirova 8 років тому +34

    Who could Possibly dislike this- the most golden male voice from Ireland ever?

    • @1intersky
      @1intersky 6 років тому +3

      You’ve obviously never heard of Luke Kelly.

    • @flatonia
      @flatonia 6 років тому

      Either of you heard of Van Morrison? Paul has sang (very much backup) with Van and was completely outshined.

  • @derekpink
    @derekpink 6 років тому +13

    Holy shit!
    100MB or not... this is spectacular. A voice and an acoustic guitar and it is 100 times more powerful than almost anything on the radio these days.

  • @kathleenucinski6333
    @kathleenucinski6333 Рік тому +11

    If this were any more beautiful, I don’t think I could bear it.

  • @truthbetoldni
    @truthbetoldni 8 років тому +34

    Watched him live at Grand Opera House Belfast in the 70s. The man can make the guitar sing. What a player.

  • @hollydavis2261
    @hollydavis2261 9 років тому +20

    I just discovered Paul Brady today on St Patricks Day....I am blown away...your singing brings tears to my eyes.between your playing and your glorious voice there is nothing better...

    • @jmmacb03
      @jmmacb03 6 років тому +2

      I bought the album in '76 and there was just the photo of him and Andy Irvine.
      I feel blessed that the same FM station that was playing Led Zepplin played this album-back when DJ's played what they wanted-and blessed to have UA-cam and this concert footage (for free!) when I am 61. Cheers, from Toronto

  • @Vaf20
    @Vaf20 3 роки тому +8

    One of the best performances i've ever heard, unbelievable great guitar playing and wonderful voice

  • @richardmccarthy916
    @richardmccarthy916 6 років тому +102

    This song is just impossible to get out of your head,you know you just got to get your fix on a regular basis.

    • @jmmacb03
      @jmmacb03 6 років тому +3

      I am 61 and first heard this in '76 and am back…
      Hard to believe I heard this on the same FM station as Led Zepplin-back in the dasy when DJ's played what they wanted! Cheers, from Toronto

    • @clairecadoux324
      @clairecadoux324 5 років тому +7

      I couldn't agree more, I find this in turn calming, thought provoking and clever. I particularly love hearing him virtually spit 'spalpeen or brat'. SO good.

    • @timothygraham4304
      @timothygraham4304 5 років тому +2

      I only discovered it a few weeks ago and I am making up for lost time!

    • @timothygraham4304
      @timothygraham4304 5 років тому +3

      @First name Last name There's few if any better songs to listen to again and again!

    • @conordarcy4663
      @conordarcy4663 3 роки тому +3

      @@TheFolkRevivalProject no

  • @JanileighCohen
    @JanileighCohen 5 років тому +3

    This transports me to a magical place.. thank god for music

    • @michaelmccrossan5270
      @michaelmccrossan5270 2 роки тому

      Yeah..I get that Jan..it has power..great tune...I love getting lost...)

  • @rubasuperdub
    @rubasuperdub 9 років тому +5

    I can't believe that 38 years have flown past since I first heard Paul Brady perform this amazing version of Arthur McBride. A brilliant performance Mr. Brady!

    • @michaelcooney7687
      @michaelcooney7687 6 років тому

      Pro se dobhearhabhaile

    • @toughlikerocks
      @toughlikerocks 8 місяців тому

      Check out the performance he did of this song a couple years back. Dude sang it in the same key and it's just as enchanting! He is a national treasure

  • @jmmacb03
    @jmmacb03 4 роки тому +4

    I tried to learn this in '76 from their LP that I had biked to downtown Toronto to buy. No video, no lyrics, just a single photo of the two of them... I am 62 and I now know about a guitar's different tunings AND about capos...
    And what a treasure. Thanks for posting. Cheers, from Toronto.
    Please, be kind America. KInd to each other.

  • @jtpinnyc
    @jtpinnyc 4 роки тому +49

    1:24 the ornamentation on the "same" of "same to you" - outrageous, lol.

    • @benjaminfoord2447
      @benjaminfoord2447 4 роки тому +3

      That’s insane.

    • @lmtt123
      @lmtt123 4 роки тому +6

      Its sean nós

    • @thedreadnoughts
      @thedreadnoughts 3 роки тому +1

      It's amazing. It's not just celtic, it's also reminiscent of the way that middle eastern singers can do those crazy trills between multiple notes over and over. Elite level stuff.

    • @nicnaimhin2978
      @nicnaimhin2978 2 роки тому

      This is an ancient, distinctive style of singing In Irish traditional music, known as “sean nos”,which literally means “old style “.

    • @speakertreatz
      @speakertreatz 2 роки тому

      it is Sean Nos but more specific the Ulster strain of Sean Nos, it's less 'celtic', the melisma used at 1:24 is much more common, it's earthier almost like gospel or soul singing. Sean Nos purists would be disgusted at this, but it's not too far away from Mariah Carey's melismatic style.

  • @hang-sangitch
    @hang-sangitch 5 років тому +7

    What a sublime performance. Epic. Being irish and loving this country as much as i do, this makes me very joyful. Thank you Paul Brady!

  • @lizzy-folksongsscottis4518
    @lizzy-folksongsscottis4518 10 років тому +10

    He's so magical ..I knew him in the Johnston's Trad days....I was so lucky to have brushed elbows with them..Loved them all.Still do...Rip Adrienne . x

  • @Mediocre_at_best
    @Mediocre_at_best 5 років тому +17

    Absolutely phenomenal guitar playing and singing. Bravo.

  • @blackhaloful
    @blackhaloful 4 роки тому +7

    The dynamics in his playing and vocals are effortlessly fluent, natural, and hugs perfection.

  • @assobcn6821
    @assobcn6821 6 років тому +6

    The particular voice of Paul Brady makes this song quite unforgettable, thanks !

  • @alexbenson3011
    @alexbenson3011 4 роки тому +2

    What a talent to bring such freshness and life to these old beautiful ballads. Performing these great songs but in such a musically intricate way, it brings a much needed vibrance to the old stories of Ireland

  • @kencarroll4028
    @kencarroll4028 2 роки тому +6

    He is a musical wizard. He actually started performing songs while accompanying himself on piano. In addition to his performances, such as this wonderful video, I was seated a couple of feet from him in the mid 80’s in Sligo as he sang beautifully while playing piano. He’s also a great story teller.

  • @Ireland1
    @Ireland1 15 років тому +8

    It is nice huh? Ive been listening to it 3-4 times a day for the last few weeks it the greatest live performance ever and I will never get bored.

  • @AlreadyAUser
    @AlreadyAUser 10 років тому +16

    What a voice, man. This dude can belt it out with the best of them.

  • @joannacorcoran1620
    @joannacorcoran1620 8 місяців тому +2

    Here because my dad passed away and this was one his favourite songs😢

  • @douglasharrington1250
    @douglasharrington1250 2 роки тому +9

    Those in the comments noting the open G tuning and calling this easy clearly do not understand the difficulty of playing to that degree, while delivering a flawless vocal performance and clearly are not musicians themselves. This is an example of fine talent and beautiful performance, and almost completely note perfect. Why diminish others to please your own fragile ego?

  • @robertloader9826
    @robertloader9826 Рік тому +8

    One of the most perfect performances - in terms of execution and conviction - ever committed to tape. A genius and to be compared with the very greatest of his time.

  • @JoaoMoriera2
    @JoaoMoriera2 4 роки тому +24

    The reality of press gangs in times past is something a lot of us might fully appreciate. You could be beaten, abducted and forced into service into one of Britain's many wars, never to be seen again by your loved ones. It's sobering to think of the families of men who died in foreign lands after being pressed into service, never knowing what happened to their sons, brothers or husbands. I've always loved the contempt of this song for the warmongering recruiters, for each man shouldn't have to fight and die for any King's cause or any foreign lands other than his own.

    • @killercd7682
      @killercd7682 4 роки тому

      Lol boo hoo. Our great and Glorious Empire. Oh to be part of it again!

    • @JoaoMoriera2
      @JoaoMoriera2 4 роки тому +3

      @@killercd7682 No

    • @noelcorcoran1169
      @noelcorcoran1169 4 місяці тому

      @@killercd7682 it's dead and gone...never to return..

    • @fractuss
      @fractuss 4 місяці тому

      Yes, our draft board (in the U.S.) is so much more civilized.

    • @andreahegarty9262
      @andreahegarty9262 2 місяці тому

      Well said!

  • @1voyher177
    @1voyher177 3 роки тому +10

    one of the best live performances i have ever heard

  • @Dischordian
    @Dischordian 3 роки тому +11

    This is extraordinary, there is almost too much overlapping in this 7-minute space to catalogue...I heard this for the first time yesterday... woke up with the whole thing in my head immediately this morning.. have watched and listened 10 or so times today, researched the song, watched interviews and am wondering if I even have the nerve to try and learn this to try and emulate Paul Brady.... wish I'd known this arrangement when i had a more powerful voice....

  • @JustinFancyMusic
    @JustinFancyMusic 10 років тому +10

    Beautiful song. Absolutely brilliant.

  • @Givingitashot
    @Givingitashot 10 років тому +88

    One of the greatest performances you will ever see, Brady is a legend. This is superb.