This is a great song ... pleasure to hear you last night at the Marigold ... Will be recommending to everyone that they look for you wherever you may be playing. Simply awesome!
My God guys, that was beautiful, your voice is magic Stephen, of course Colin knows how great I think he is, and that other handsome dude, well...there are no words...can't wait to get my physical album, pre-ordering now, will have my own Hauler social-distancing album
When i first listened to the song i was feeling like one of the best songs I'm listening to! You guys are just mindblowing. The mind has been completely blown.
My Gal & I were blessed to catch Colin & another talented fella playing for the busy lunch crowd at Governor’s Pub in Sydney NS a couple of Septembers ago. He and Hauler do not disappoint. Another commenter mentioned the “haunting” feel.. this song is so well crafted and performed! Who wrote these lyrics.. anyone please?
Quote from Parker Duchemin, 27Aug18: "It's an old tradition. Most modern fiddlers I know a fully aware of the effect on a violin's tone and understand it, and many of them do keep their violins clean from rosin dust, especially i f they have valuable instruments. They can tell the difference. But traditional fiddlers for centuries were interested in making a very different kind of sound from elite classical musicians, and they didn't need the ultimate refined singing tone at noisy events in the days before amplification. In my part of the world they were playing for dances, weddings, community celebrations or house parties in their rural towns and villages, not performing concertos in concert halls on Strads and Guarneris. They were often fishermen, farmers, carpenters, mechanics, etc., who had to work hard for their living, and in those days they played on inexpensive instruments they could afford. They were (and are) highly intelligent people, many of them were (and are) superb musicians in their own right, and many of them tended to distrust unsolicited advice coming from classical musicians who often looked down on them. There was a tenacious belief that leaving the dust on the violin gave it a better sound for fiddling. Rosin dust today is sometimes a statement, a marker and many musicians like it not just to indicate their hard work but as a sign of their connection to the oral tradition in music going back to the earliest times. The traditions are still very much alive, and the repertoire is full of marvelous music. They deserve respect, not condescension, even if they leave the rosin dust on their fiddles. Or violins." -Couldn't have said it better myself.
I get CHILLS every time I hear this. Wonderful raspy vocals to contrast the sweetness of the fiddle, and an overall beautiful melancholy
The BEST version of this song I've ever heard. You guys are awesome!
This is great music by three of the very best guys, well done ...we love this stuff at The Coast 89.7
One of the best CDs I have purchased....these guys are the real deal....awesome.....Don P.
why is this not on spotify yet? these lads need more attention! >o< plz offer dem some love
What a voice !! and that arrangement is mental ??? 💥
Proper Job gentlemen 🙌🏻
Waiting for the album guys
Great job! Love it
Thanks for the invite Colin.
Sadly we all will be missing the Celtic festival this year.
Thank you for making Cape Breton proud. Love this tune.
Can it get any better? Great music and lyrics. Love you all. Thanks for this creation.
Amazing, so well done. Hi from Ireland, 100% good
Fantastic work Steve, love the accent and Colin Grants Cape Breton fiddle style.
Bob MacDougall.
This is a great song ... pleasure to hear you last night at the Marigold ... Will be recommending to everyone that they look for you wherever you may be playing. Simply awesome!
Yes! Yes! Yes! This is so good.
Love it! Please come to Bangor Maine!
So great!!
Love these guys. Need to get them to Maine soon. Great stuff. Phill McIntyre New England Celtic Arts
Some good stuff here, boys.
This is awesome, great job all. Looking forward to hearing more!
My God guys, that was beautiful, your voice is magic Stephen, of course Colin knows how great I think he is, and that other handsome dude, well...there are no words...can't wait to get my physical album, pre-ordering now, will have my own Hauler social-distancing album
When i first listened to the song i was feeling like one of the best songs I'm listening to!
You guys are just mindblowing. The mind has been completely blown.
Wow, this is really very beautiful. ❤️
Great stuff lads! Looking forward to the album.
This is wonderful! Just wonderful!
Great stuff fellas!! Love it.
Awesome Dude
Cool!
Thank you
Wow.... awesome composition all around. Who is this on vocals?
This is Steven MacDougall
My Gal & I were blessed to catch Colin & another talented fella playing for the busy lunch crowd at Governor’s Pub in Sydney NS a couple of Septembers ago. He and Hauler do not disappoint. Another commenter mentioned the “haunting” feel.. this song is so well crafted and performed! Who wrote these lyrics.. anyone please?
A very old song to commemorate the first (failed) uprising of the United Irishmen in 1798.
I LISTEN TO THIS IN MY ENGLISH LESSON LOLLLLLL
Who are they were do they come from 👏👏👏
💜
Great movie also.
Yes 👍
That fiddler really needs to wipe off all that rosin, that's both damaging his varnish and dampening his sound
Quote from Parker Duchemin, 27Aug18: "It's an old tradition. Most modern fiddlers I know a fully aware of the effect on a violin's tone and understand it, and many of them do keep their violins clean from rosin dust, especially i f they have valuable instruments. They can tell the difference. But traditional fiddlers for centuries were interested in making a very different kind of sound from elite classical musicians, and they didn't need the ultimate refined singing tone at noisy events in the days before amplification. In my part of the world they were playing for dances, weddings, community celebrations or house parties in their rural towns and villages, not performing concertos in concert halls on Strads and Guarneris. They were often fishermen, farmers, carpenters, mechanics, etc., who had to work hard for their living, and in those days they played on inexpensive instruments they could afford. They were (and are) highly intelligent people, many of them were (and are) superb musicians in their own right, and many of them tended to distrust unsolicited advice coming from classical musicians who often looked down on them. There was a tenacious belief that leaving the dust on the violin gave it a better sound for fiddling. Rosin dust today is sometimes a statement, a marker and many musicians like it not just to indicate their hard work but as a sign of their connection to the oral tradition in music going back to the earliest times. The traditions are still very much alive, and the repertoire is full of marvelous music. They deserve respect, not condescension, even if they leave the rosin dust on their fiddles. Or violins." -Couldn't have said it better myself.