Down by the Glenside (The Bold Fenian Men) - JOHN BREEN
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- Опубліковано 5 січ 2013
- Down by the Glenside performed by John Breen with Steven Collins on violin, whistles and bass.
Tis nearly a hundred years since Peadar Kearney wrote those words about The Bold Fenian Men, and a century-and-a-half since seven Irish exiles, in New York City, got together to do something which was revolutionary from the start. Revolutionary from the start in that recent, previous Irish risings against English rule had begun as reform movements, and had developed into physical force revolution only after reform was frustrated and/or the English occupation government had, often intentionally, provoked such action, in order to be able to chose the time of action. The United Irishmen of 1798 had begun as such reformers. Though the Irish Parliament which had sat at College Green in Dublin was achieved without revolution in Ireland, it was the result of intimidation by the Irish Volunteers during the American War for Independence. Even this reform was corrupted and done away with by English bribery and intrigue, in the same manner as the Scottish Parliament in 1707 ("Such a parcel of rogues in a nation," poet Robert Burns would later call them). Daniel O'Connell's movement to Repeal the "Act of Union," though inherently, and emphatically, non-violent, was confronted by the threat of military action to visit slaughter upon those unarmed Irish people who might show up at his "Monster Meeting" at Clontarf. The Young Ireland movement, which took up arms in 1848, had its roots in reform. After the failure of the Rising in 1848, the locus of Irish revolutionary activity had shifted from Dublin to New York. For the men who gathered in the law office of Michael Doheny of Tipperary (Chairman, Emmet Monument Association), as it would later be articulated by Brian O'Higgins in the Wolfe Tone Annual, the lesson of history was clear: Ireland had made progress toward freedom only through physical force, or the threat of physical force. This was the cornerstone of the purpose of The Bold Fenian Men -- The Fenian Faith.
What a fantastic rendition. I choked on my tears, literally. And I'm a 70 year old Australian male.🇦🇺❤️🇮🇪
Fantastic song ✅✅
This song immediately brought me back to 1982 when I bicycled all around Ireland by myself. At Enniscorthy, I stopped at a pub and drank a couple of beers with a Irish government surveyor who was in town on business. That afternoon he took me out to a spot overlooking Vinegar Hill and described the slaughter that occurred there. Glory oh, glory oh to the bold Fenian men, to Wolf Tone and the United Irishmen Rebels of 1798.
Vinegar Hill is well worth visiting. It would appear you never forgot it. I spent a lot of time in my younger years around Co Wexford. My father was a gorey man and that's my grandmother and auntie at the start of the video. Other family members are in it as well. Nice story
@@JohnBreenFolk Thanks for the video and for the comment. Best version of Down by the Glenside I've ever heard. I used to sing it and play the tune on my harmonica.
I was seriously into American Civil War studies (and my ancestors' part in it) at the time of my bicycle trip and you can imagine my surprise and intense delight when, quite by accident, to find an entire floor of ancient Reginald's Tower in Waterford filled with the uniforms, arms, certificates and military decorations of the illustrious General Meagher, who organized the famous Irish Brigade. The trip lasted only two weeks, but what I saw and did while in Ireland enriched the rest of my life.
@@oldgeezerproductions quite fascinating. I'm glad you enjoyed your time in Ireland
IRELAND WILL ALWAYS BE IN MY HEART !!!
One of my favorite versions of this classic - well done.
My Mother's Song💚🇮🇪💚✊🇮🇪
Jojo keavy 👌
Love your version of this song. Very emotional. Thank you.
Bravo!!!🙂🙂🙂 Lorna Gillies used to do an outstanding version of this song. Sadly can't find any existing recording of this great Irish Rebel song by her.💘💘💘
This is a truly beautiful version 💕
Thank you
Hauntingly beautiful story song----!
Thank you Tod 👍
the best version
Thank you 👍
Enjoyed it John. Good job.
Love you song dude. Love from bangladesh
Thank you kindly Rahman. Thats my first ever comment from Bangladesh and is much appreciated
Thanks very much
you bring an authentic voice ,often lacking when this beautiful song gets an airing. John Breen ábu...
mik mcd thank you. Greatly appreciated
@@JohnBreenFolk If I (an American plastic paddy) can speak to authenticity then I'd say he's got it right. Well done. It's like how Al Jolson sang the old American folk songs like "O Susanna" and it ruins what otherwise is very tight musically. It's funny because it's just certain songs that artists sing and they sing them too "big" if that makes sense. I mean (I dunno why I'm using Al Jolson as an example) but if you compare his version of "Brother Can You Spare a Dime" to his version of "Camptown Races." I understand that Camptown Races is a "Minstrel song" but it seems that all over the world people sing certain songs as if they were singing minstrel songs. I think there's some correlation between how official and patriotic a song is and how gaudy it's sung.
never heard the original till i heard this.... this is better
Glory oh glory oh.b
Gorgeous song!!! 😙💖🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🎵🎼🎶IRELAND FOREVER!!!
eire .. all our enemies live in ireland ... they're dting in their droves at the moment their little "spartan child inverted fools " .
EIRE ABU !
Good man John, we are gonna have to meet up for a session and a sing song next time I am home c",)
Sounds good to me, session on :)
Cheers, glad you like it
Bravo sir, brilliant
My grandad was a fenian god rest him
God bless him, taciar ar la
So was mine
Really enjoyed your beautiful Irish song :)
Thanks Liz
You're welcome :)
Thank you
Certainlly not bad.
Very nice, in fact. Really.
If you mix this recording again though, you could maybee try and attenuate the low frequencies a bit. Because the bass is too high in my opinion.
+Flapjackbatter I take your advice on board and respect your comment. The truth is that this was recorded in the small spare room of an old friends house. That same old friend is playing the mandolin/fiddle and bass in the recording. I most probably will never record it again as I am not a lover of music too polished when it comes to singing Irish Ballads. Almost all of my music outside of my contract with emphasis records is un - reherased as you can see in the following link www.johnbreenmusic.com 'it is more serious. That's what I like about the rawness of a good old Ballad - not being too perfect and enjoyed among friends :)
+John Breen IRISH Both comment were ace. Respect to both
God I'm so upset Ireland has been sold out to Europe may we leave this evil empire
Jim McCann did it way better...
Jim McCann was one of the greatest
Opening photo of the Buachaille Etive Mor in Scotland , strange.
The video was put together by a scotsman 😎