Whiskey in the Jar - Irish Song

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  • Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
  • Vocals & arrangement by Farya Faraji. This is an Irish folk song, whose exact origins are unknown, but it's speculated that it descends from 17th century songs about highwaymen who roamed the many regions of Ireland. This arrangement uses the Seagull Merlin, the fiddle and the flute.
    Lyrics:
    As I was going over the far famed Kerry mountains
    I met with captain Farrell and his money he was counting.
    I first produced my pistol, and then produced my rapier.
    Said stand and deliver, for I am a bold deceiver,
    Musha ring dumma do damma da
    Whack for the daddy ‘ol
    Whack for the daddy ‘ol
    There’s whiskey in the jar
    I counted out his money, and it made a pretty penny.
    I put it in my pocket and I took it home to Jenny.
    She sighed and she swore, that she never would deceive me,
    But the devil take the women, for they never can be easy
    I went into my chamber, all for to take a slumber,
    I dreamt of gold and jewels and for sure it was no wonder.
    But Jenny took me charges and she filled them up with water,
    Then sent for captain Farrel to be ready for the slaughter.
    It was early in the morning, as I rose up for travel,
    Up comes a band of footmen and likewise captain Farrel.
    I first produced my pistol, for she stole away my rapier,
    I couldn’t shoot the water so a prisoner I was taken.
    If anyone can aid me, it’s my brother in the army,
    If I can find his station down in Cork or in Killarney.
    And if he’ll come with me, we’ll go roving near Kilkenny,
    And I swear he’ll treat me better than my own disporting Jenny

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  • @faryafaraji
    @faryafaraji  19 днів тому +83

    Vocals & arrangement by Farya Faraji. This is an Irish folk song, whose exact origins are unknown, but it's speculated that it descends from 17th century songs about highwaymen who roamed the many regions of Ireland. This arrangement uses the Seagull Merlin, the fiddle and the flute.
    Lyrics:
    As I was going over the far famed Kerry mountains
    I met with captain Farrell and his money he was counting.
    I first produced my pistol, and then produced my rapier.
    Said stand and deliver, for I am a bold deceiver,
    Musha ring dumma do damma da
    Whack for the daddy ‘ol
    Whack for the daddy ‘ol
    There’s whiskey in the jar
    I counted out his money, and it made a pretty penny.
    I put it in my pocket and I took it home to Jenny.
    She sighed and she swore, that she never would deceive me,
    But the devil take the women, for they never can be easy
    I went into my chamber, all for to take a slumber,
    I dreamt of gold and jewels and for sure it was no wonder.
    But Jenny took me charges and she filled them up with water,
    Then sent for captain Farrel to be ready for the slaughter.
    It was early in the morning, as I rose up for travel,
    Up comes a band of footmen and likewise captain Farrel.
    I first produced my pistol, for she stole away my rapier,
    I couldn’t shoot the water so a prisoner I was taken.
    If anyone can aid me, it’s my brother in the army,
    If I can find his station down in Cork or in Killarney.
    And if he’ll come with me, we’ll go roving near Kilkenny,
    And I swear he’ll treat me better than my own disporting Jenny

    • @markanthony2651
      @markanthony2651 19 днів тому +5

      A wonderful rendition. I was just thinking I should be assured that you were aware of the greater perfect system. How old do you suppose the 20 stringed Lyra she is?

    • @faryafaraji
      @faryafaraji  19 днів тому +13

      @@markanthony2651 Since you're asking about the Greater Perfect System, then I assume you're asking about it in the context of Greek music which I don't know the answer to. But 20 stringed lyres are attested visually as far back as Sumer

    • @ion_tiriac
      @ion_tiriac 18 днів тому +3

      Have you ever made a video about Ancient Egyptian Music? When I hear pieces supposed to be Ancient Egyptian they all either sound like Westernised Arabic Music or just give up and sound like an electric keyboard (Plants vs Zombies 2 for example). Id love to learn about it.

    • @faryafaraji
      @faryafaraji  18 днів тому +6

      @@ion_tiriac Unfortunately evidence is so scant on Ancient Egyptian music that whatever video I would make would be just me going "we barely know anything"

  • @h0rn3d_h1st0r1an
    @h0rn3d_h1st0r1an 19 днів тому +71

    My therapist, Oxygenos Hemoroides: Mazanderani Hozier isn’t real, he can’t hurt you.
    Mazanderani Hozier:

    • @AELIIFVLVII
      @AELIIFVLVII 18 днів тому +22

      Oxygenos Hemorhoides? The legendary therapist whose brother is Tzatzikios Prothoclamydias, father of Syfilis Spanakopitas?

    • @lahostiaeseldead
      @lahostiaeseldead 6 днів тому

      @@AELIIFVLVII aka. Tokugawa Ieyasu

    • @AELIIFVLVII
      @AELIIFVLVII 6 днів тому

      @@lahostiaeseldead That's his alias!

  • @SirBoggins
    @SirBoggins 19 днів тому +140

    “Too much of anything is bad, but too much good whiskey is barely enough.”
    - Mark Twain 👌🏼🥃

  • @SpongeSoldier
    @SpongeSoldier 19 днів тому +149

    Farya Faraji is the only youtuber that I read the description of his videos. LOL

  • @juanelkarma4630
    @juanelkarma4630 19 днів тому +60

    1:50 You can never miss an adorable kitten in a farya video.

  • @raphihosiassohn1471
    @raphihosiassohn1471 19 днів тому +46

    I’m astounded at how farya can make me fall in love with music from literally every culture 😅

    • @mdrdprtcl
      @mdrdprtcl 19 днів тому +6

      All music is Farya

  • @kaykysoares9152
    @kaykysoares9152 19 днів тому +35

    Ah, there he is at 01:50. I figured Farya wouldn't be able to spend much time recording songs without a cat around...

  • @THIRDR0ME
    @THIRDR0ME 19 днів тому +53

    As an Irishman, I always get a bit of a feeling in my belly when I see your celtic/irish videos. Our culture is long from dead, I know it 🥹 🇮🇪

    • @aokperson_
      @aokperson_ 18 днів тому +3

      Conradh na gaeilge is still around yet

    • @ravencrow9127
      @ravencrow9127 15 днів тому +1

      No brother, this song tkaes me back to 25 years ago, when i was much younger, full of youth and energy

    • @ElJaf17
      @ElJaf17 8 днів тому

      mate, if I had to pick a country from each continent with the best music and musicians, Ireland tops Europe!! Let the music carry the stories and history of old! Amazing poets and natural artists

  • @jorgehaswag7294
    @jorgehaswag7294 19 днів тому +14

    How is farya’s Irish accent so good lol

  • @lupus_croatiae
    @lupus_croatiae 19 днів тому +26

    1. Like
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    5. Another check if I can give another like to the video
    6. Leave a comment

  • @Demon_2k
    @Demon_2k 19 днів тому +6

    Dear Farya, I hope you see my comment. Make us a music about the Abbasid era because it is a shared empire between the Arabs and the Persians because I know that you will create a unique masterpiece.🇮🇶❤🇮🇷

  • @raphihosiassohn1471
    @raphihosiassohn1471 19 днів тому +20

    We came for the great music, we stayed for the kitty

  • @atia_of_the_julii
    @atia_of_the_julii 19 днів тому +13

    01:50 kitty is back from the duduk wars 🗿

  • @bruhhow
    @bruhhow 19 днів тому +16

    Footage of iranian mazdarani man discover the whiskey and potatoes

  • @BiscuitGeoff
    @BiscuitGeoff 19 днів тому +26

    The first Faraji song I already knew. A surprisingly sober performance, from my experience of hearing it before.

    • @TheAutisticFrog
      @TheAutisticFrog 19 днів тому

      Unless you count his music in other videos, then I think me too

  • @januszbogumil
    @januszbogumil 18 днів тому +5

    I wonder if there is a connection to Appalachia with this music style or if I'm just imagining things.
    looked it up and the Seagull Merlin is based on the Appalachian dulcimer, and the latter instrument was used by Scotch-Irish immigrants, which suggests some kind of connection!

    • @faryafaraji
      @faryafaraji  18 днів тому +10

      Yeah as a whole North American music is extremely Irish influenced due to Irish immigration

  • @eoinmccormack1940
    @eoinmccormack1940 19 днів тому +8

    Have you spent time in Ireland before? That's a fair good singing accent, a bit like the older recordings of midlands people where the register was a little higher than it would be now. Fair play to you!

    • @faryafaraji
      @faryafaraji  19 днів тому +8

      I just sang this with my natural Canadian accent; I suppose our phonologies overlap enough that it blurs the line when we're singing

    • @eoinmccormack1940
      @eoinmccormack1940 19 днів тому +4

      @@faryafaraji that's very interesting, the 'a' sound was similar enough that it worked very well. (Generally most Irish people will pronounce 'a' like 'awh' not 'ayy') anyways it was very good. Fair play man

  • @Yoyërcompany
    @Yoyërcompany 19 днів тому +11

    LEEEETSSS GOOO LADS AND LASSIES!
    ANOTHER IRISH SONG FROM OUR MAESTRO!!!

  • @kmaher1424
    @kmaher1424 16 днів тому +3

    Long shadows on the lovely garden. Is summer coming to an end?
    A handsome Black Irish fella sings an old favorite tune
    A handsome black cat claims his share of admiration....

  • @wombatiferous
    @wombatiferous 18 днів тому +6

    I don't think I've ever heard this song interpreted this way - kind of melancholy like the lyrics instead of the usual whiskey-induced rollick! Love that you found a fresh take.

  • @emerald_tigress
    @emerald_tigress 18 днів тому +3

    Always liked this one. They would sing it at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire.

  • @LeviathanSpeaks1469
    @LeviathanSpeaks1469 18 днів тому +4

    Great work on this song, Farya! I just realized the Union Irish Brigade took it and changed the words during the American Civil War 🇮🇪 🇺🇸

  • @ClarkyClark
    @ClarkyClark 19 днів тому +5

    Damn. Your voice fits so many different cultures and traditional songs. I am so impressed and jealous. Beautiful as usual, and well done!

  • @kathleencove
    @kathleencove 19 днів тому +9

    I love this song so much! 🥰 We used to play it at ren faire all the time when I ate, breathed and lived ren faire haha

  • @НикитаБашмаков
    @НикитаБашмаков 18 днів тому +4

    Amazing!!!🤩🤩🤩, your voice is like that of god !! I'd love to hear something from Russian folk songs!

  • @EireIkkiAlaskan
    @EireIkkiAlaskan 19 днів тому +14

    Whiskey in a jar? Yummers

  • @persnicketysimmons
    @persnicketysimmons 19 днів тому +7

    When we were kids, me and my siblings would listen to Irish music non-stop, but there's none so dear to my heart as this one. It's got some bittersweet memories attached, yet it never fails to make me smile. Thank you for this lovely rendition, sir, and please keep up the amazing work

  • @chlodweg8064
    @chlodweg8064 19 днів тому +11

    Singulièrement sensationnel!
    Bravo Farya!😎

  • @spailpin710
    @spailpin710 18 днів тому +3

    Not bad! Adding to the playlist :) Greetings from Ireland. Maith thú

  • @gor764
    @gor764 13 днів тому +2

    Only Farya can nail both medieval Iranian music and Irish folk ballads

  • @KNIGHTOFSHADOWS-t8c
    @KNIGHTOFSHADOWS-t8c 14 днів тому +1

    You can find The best music from every corner of the world in farya's channel ❤❤

  • @lucieb.7991
    @lucieb.7991 18 днів тому +4

    No words. It's 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @Dimitrije_Sukovic
    @Dimitrije_Sukovic 19 днів тому +11

    Positively bombastic 💥Would love to go for a drive listening to this.

  • @secretarchivesofthevatican
    @secretarchivesofthevatican 18 днів тому +3

    A nice rendition! The Seagull has quite a banjo-like tone, I find. It works well with this tune.

    • @faryafaraji
      @faryafaraji  18 днів тому +4

      Agreed! Despite being derived from the Appalachian dulcimer, I always found it to also have a banjo quality

  • @quietcat
    @quietcat 19 днів тому +7

    Oooooh, I think this is the first time the song was already familiar to me. Lovely rendition. Also, was that Mr. Spanish vengeance cat?

    • @faryafaraji
      @faryafaraji  19 днів тому +5

      hahaha yeah it's Jon Snow the same one that curses in Spanish

    • @quietcat
      @quietcat 18 днів тому +1

      @@faryafaraji I shall endeavour to remember Don Juan Nieves and his Spanish poetry of exquisite elegance.
      Also, maybe one these days you can cover the one with the thieving lady (assuming it's public domain), where it is still the guy who gets fucked in the end (the black velvet band).

  • @AELIIFVLVII
    @AELIIFVLVII 18 днів тому +4

    Since you're now releasing temperate climate music, I ought to ask for some tropical climate music, please

  • @niall_sanderson
    @niall_sanderson 19 днів тому +4

    Not something I would have expected him to cover, but he killed it regardless.

  • @ЗоранХулк
    @ЗоранХулк 19 днів тому +6

    Браво из Србије🇷🇸👍👏👏👏

  • @Ars-st8vp
    @Ars-st8vp 18 днів тому +2

    Hello Freya, your work is excellent, I wanted to say that you should sing the poems of Mani (prophet), especially Middle Persians one.

  • @herpderp728
    @herpderp728 19 днів тому +3

    Haha yes! One of the funnest Irish folk songs to sing

  • @oldishandwoke-ish1181
    @oldishandwoke-ish1181 18 днів тому +5

    Love this! Well sung and played. You are a true citizen of the world, Farya.

  • @eszterbalogh5252
    @eszterbalogh5252 19 днів тому +5

    Kitty!

  • @martacywinska136
    @martacywinska136 3 дні тому +1

    Farya, this is wonderful! Chapeau bas!🍒

  • @farshaddehqani3502
    @farshaddehqani3502 18 днів тому +4

    Comeee on bro do "me rapier" justice

  • @iiiiitsmagreta1240
    @iiiiitsmagreta1240 18 днів тому +3

    I love this song!! And what a gorgeous rendition! 💗💗

  • @josegamurca
    @josegamurca 18 днів тому +3

    That cat is gorgeous!
    the singer is ok I guess...

    • @faryafaraji
      @faryafaraji  18 днів тому +6

      No one can compete with Jon

  • @louiscassar7085
    @louiscassar7085 19 днів тому +4

    Well played! You are the man of a thousand voices and languages! Even though Hellenic is one of your best, still you always manage to amaze us, with the style and collection of your songs! Keep up the good work!

  • @thomasdaywalt7735
    @thomasdaywalt7735 19 днів тому +5

    hey thats great comeing from you as an irish blooded man your welcome to ireland

  • @AnneBeggs
    @AnneBeggs 12 днів тому

    Oh My gosh! The cat!!! I was totally enjoying this classic, getting in the zone to write...and behold, a meowuse =----> =---->

  • @iberius9937
    @iberius9937 19 днів тому +2

    You've covered one of my favorite Irish songs!!! Lovely cover! I love how it's slower and more subdued, and arguably more beautiful, than the popular version by Luke Kelly and The Dubliners.

  • @saeyabor
    @saeyabor 19 днів тому +8

    1:49 *_meow_*

  • @digitaljanus
    @digitaljanus 19 днів тому +4

    Just a whirlwind tour of Eurasia this week, eh? Great rendition Farya!

  • @lepetitpedestre9569
    @lepetitpedestre9569 19 днів тому +2

    trop cool une version différente de celle que l'on a l'habitude d'entendre! Cette musique est particulière car elle me rappelle mon voyage en Irlande 😁😁😁

  • @ladylongsleeves3175
    @ladylongsleeves3175 19 днів тому +2

    Wow this was my favorite song as a kid, I never thought you would cover it
    I love your version

  • @glthemusicenjoyer6809
    @glthemusicenjoyer6809 19 днів тому +2

    I recently listened to this song so it’s quite fitting for you to release it now

  • @putthecotdown
    @putthecotdown 19 днів тому +2

    Great! With this arrengement it is easier to focus and understand the lyrics too (especially if you are not native) and the pronunciation is authentic! :)

  • @h.m.6228
    @h.m.6228 19 днів тому +2

    Captain Farya, for the win!

  • @lukekline9513
    @lukekline9513 19 днів тому +2

    I literally just ordered a seagull im so excited to play this

  • @Terralncognita
    @Terralncognita 19 днів тому +2

    One of my favorite folk tunes! :)

  • @nazarnovitsky9868
    @nazarnovitsky9868 19 днів тому +3

    Thank You very much for this song !!!! 😊👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @PatriziaPrudenzi
    @PatriziaPrudenzi 13 днів тому +1

    Wonderful ❤ I love the Little Guitar too 😊

  • @Lisky_knightk
    @Lisky_knightk 19 днів тому +3

    Beautiful music as always, love hpw well you play cultures info music.

  • @GentlemanBystander
    @GentlemanBystander 19 днів тому +2

    Best version of this I've ever heard.

  • @arturmonteiro8541
    @arturmonteiro8541 18 днів тому +4

    Great video. Could you maybe make a video on how Oriental styles of music have influenced music in Iberia, specifically Fado in Portugal and Flamenco in Southern Spain?

    • @faryafaraji
      @faryafaraji  18 днів тому +6

      I would refer to my videos "The Greco-Roman Roots of Middle-Eastern Music," and "Why Does Greek Music Sound Eastern?" as they will particularly be relevant to the premise behind your question, which may not be as correct as your wording may suggest; i.e Iberian music wasn't significantly influenced by Oriental styles, it sounded like that since before the Arabs, and the similarities are simply due to the Arabs having adopted the common Mediterranean sound.
      Instead of "eastern" influence on Iberian music, we're instead dealing with a situation where Mediterranean and Middle-Eastern music had the same shared roots even before Arabic invasion, hence their similarities

    • @arturmonteiro8541
      @arturmonteiro8541 18 днів тому +1

      @@faryafaraji Interesting. As a Portuguese I’m not too educated on what Portuguese music was like prior to the Roman conquest and Al-Andalus.

    • @faryafaraji
      @faryafaraji  18 днів тому +4

      @@arturmonteiro8541Not as different from pre-Arabic invasion as one might think; it was a modal, Greco-Roman based music tradition before it, and was that after too

  • @cundan0484
    @cundan0484 19 днів тому +4

    I would love to hear Siúil a Rúin from you

  • @0326jlc
    @0326jlc 19 днів тому +2

    Thank you very much. Grew up with this song, brings back good memories. ❤

  • @RyanRyzzo
    @RyanRyzzo 19 днів тому +4

    Fará Ó Farathí

  • @ՆաթանիելՄաշ
    @ՆաթանիելՄաշ 19 днів тому +2

    Great job

  • @marno25670
    @marno25670 14 днів тому +1

    Beautiful!!!

  • @fadedkrill4572
    @fadedkrill4572 17 днів тому +1

    As always another banger, would love to hear your rendition of in taberna quando sumus

  • @AELIIFVLVII
    @AELIIFVLVII 18 днів тому +2

    Faryavaum, is on your mind the idea of releasing singles from all Epic Symphonies like you did with Justinianus? Also, releasing instrumentals of some of your arrangements? I like to meditate using music and yours already put me into a meditative state in times, like Re Gilardin & Le Roi Renaud or Zaman from The Janissary... I would love some 1 hour version of some of your arrangements just for meditation, maybe this is something for the future or for patrons on patreon, who knows...

  • @Nick-ih3xg
    @Nick-ih3xg 19 днів тому +3

    SUCH A GOOD JOB ON THIS

  • @stormy7745
    @stormy7745 19 днів тому +2

    Excellent adaptation!

  • @manrajlally
    @manrajlally 11 днів тому

    Always loved this song, nice surprise to see a cover 😂!

  • @Eugene-tm8fm
    @Eugene-tm8fm 19 днів тому +4

    More temperate climate zone music to add to my collection

  • @kathleencove
    @kathleencove 17 днів тому +1

    Man you nailed the accent on this, by the way! 👌

  • @taherkurdish6152
    @taherkurdish6152 19 днів тому +2

    ❤❤❤

  • @Omnicide101
    @Omnicide101 19 днів тому +1

    Lovely rendition!

  • @dvmpld9103
    @dvmpld9103 19 днів тому +1

    Every time I listen to this song I imagine the protagonist guy living with Jenny in an abandoned ship stuck somewhere. No idea why

  • @samuelberteferreira
    @samuelberteferreira 17 днів тому

    Cool! Listening to this song just now that I'm drunk...

  • @yami_1164
    @yami_1164 19 днів тому +2

    nice

  • @popsandworm
    @popsandworm 18 днів тому +3

    You have a chameleon-like voice!

  • @irawoiya
    @irawoiya 19 днів тому +4

    Jon Snow love of my life

  • @ElJaf17
    @ElJaf17 8 днів тому

    rrrrrrrrrrrrr.....eally nice song thanks!!

  • @tylerbrubaker6642
    @tylerbrubaker6642 19 днів тому +9

    Sorry Colm R. McGuinness… but I’ve been seeing somebody else

  • @ezequielgerstelbodoha9492
    @ezequielgerstelbodoha9492 19 днів тому +1

    ¡A mi que más me da! Si hay Whiskey en Uruguay...

  • @nitothefunkybunch6938
    @nitothefunkybunch6938 19 днів тому +3

    Holy shit yes!

  • @joshj9479
    @joshj9479 12 днів тому

    Good song. Love the fiddle and flute combo. Could you do more bagpipe music next, maybe try doing The Foggy Dew.
    Id love to see you do some ancient (1000-100BC) Pictish music next. I feel you don't have enough Scottish representation going on lately. Thanks

  • @georgesaliazar8622
    @georgesaliazar8622 18 днів тому +3

    This version and the one with Metallica

  • @ukiniakingdomex1837
    @ukiniakingdomex1837 19 днів тому +2

    Could you do le canadien errant? i really like what you do.

  • @Khan71717
    @Khan71717 19 днів тому +2

    I'd like to drink one

  • @theeutecticpoint
    @theeutecticpoint 17 днів тому

    BRAVO!

  • @YeetyboisEmpire
    @YeetyboisEmpire 16 днів тому +1

    I know that since it's not historical it may not be quite your area, but it would be neat if you could cover some of the music of Tolkien's works

  • @isg4
    @isg4 14 днів тому +1

    I hope you'll also write for Mircea Cel Bătrân by Anton Pann :)

  • @Sandy-hg1od
    @Sandy-hg1od 18 днів тому

    Acho que nunca comentei aqui, mas adoro as cores dos vídeos do Farya

  • @widgren87
    @widgren87 19 днів тому +3

    A tad slower in pace then what I am used to but great work non the less ;-)
    Also have you ever considered covering "Herr Mannelig"?
    Best of Luck.

  • @natheriver8910
    @natheriver8910 18 днів тому

    Very beautiful farya🎉🎉🌙🌙👏👏🌷🌷

  • @dondangler2458
    @dondangler2458 3 дні тому

    Long shot but do you have any plans for any recreations of older liturgical music?
    Also if you have any good sources for polyphonic balkan chant?

  • @koimismenoss
    @koimismenoss 19 днів тому +2

    👍

  • @OscarOSullivan
    @OscarOSullivan 19 днів тому

    Irish highwaymen were called raparees from ropairí. Australia and the America were the last places to have these types of criminals though the Irish border region has a bit of a reputation as bandit country. The Lourdes credit union robbery happened only mere kilometres from the border.
    Not sure why would a ropaire would trade the advantageous terrain of a mountain range with its difficult to cross nature for the flat open corn fields of Kilkenny.