Brian Boru’s March - The Chieftains, 1977

The Chieftains perform Brian Boru’s March at Knappogue Castle, County Clare.
The mediaeval tower house that is Knappogue Castle, seat of the MacNamara Clan in the Gaelic Kingdom of Thomond (in Irish Tuamhain), is the setting for a Chieftains concert recorded by RTÉ.
Cyril Cusack reads an extract from ‘Where, O Kincora?’ by James Clarence Mangan (1803 - 1849) which recalls the golden age of Gaelic rule in Thomond,
Where, Kincora is Brian the Great?
And where is the glory that once was thine?
Oh, where are the princes and nobles that sate
At the feasts in thy halls, and drank the red wine...
This is followed by ‘Brian Boru’s March’ performed by The Chieftains who are Paddy Moloney (uilleann pipes), Seán Keane and Martin Fay (fiddle), Derek Bell (harp), Kevin Conneff (bodhrán), Michael Tubridy (flute), and Seán Potts (tin whistle).
‘Chieftains In Thomond’ was recorded by RTÉ Television and Radio, and broadcast simultaneously on both, with stereo sound on radio, on 24 November 1977.

[@BrianBoru5523]

I approve of this mesage.

[@lovelandfrog5692]

Grand to see you, your majesty!

[@hibernii]

m'lord

[@Toirdealbhach-na-dTreabha]

Hey! I was great friends with your father, Cennedigh! How’s Boruma? Does Boruma mean much to you after all that conquest? How were the Uí Toirdealbhaigh? Do you approve of Morgan Llwelyn’s book about you? I have so many questions!

[@Flynnboru]

god bless

[@sentimentaloldme]

R.I.P. Seán Potts Whistle, Martin Fay Fiddle, Paddy Moloney Pipes and Derek Bell Harp. Ní fheicimíd a leithéad arís.

[@W92-o9z]

Bellissima epoca sonora, saluti dall'Italia 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹

[@eibhlinnichrualoai]

someone gave me a bodhrán and I learnt through a Chieftains album❤

[@TrebizondMusic-cm6fp]

That's a good way to learn.

[@Gilgameshhhhj]

Hermosa marcha irlandesa.Saludos desde Argentina ❤☘️🇦🇷

[@kerinfaulkner4537]

Thankyou from Australia 🍀

[@eugenequinn4578]

It is a beautiful Irish Set Dance called ‘The Piper through the Meadow straying’ and it is danced regularly at Feiseanna throughout the world.

[@Kitiwake]

Thanks Eugene.😊

[@marvinthemaniac7698]

Paddy's sideburns are huge!

[@christopher-ke9nj]

Gorgeous Paddy

[@Goetterdaemmerung86]

Haunting, love A dorian/A minor tunes.

[@mcgrudo]

This song is as old as god. Keen ear

[@virginiaconnor8350]

This was one of the first tunes I heard on a Chieftans album and fell in love with them. I know a Roman Catholic Monsignor that looks alot like Paddy! His name is Pat Bishop and he loves Bassett Hounds. I don't know if he plays bagpipes or not though.

[@percyvolnar8010]

The Chieftains were AWESOME...... But Planxty was the bees knees.

[@justicesomeday]

Thxs🧡😎✌️🖐️

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😢😢😢😢

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❤

[@reidspeed77]

Power's.. ... ....... ☘

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🫡⚔️🦅

[@jacqueline4905]

Thanks from a Scottish/Irish terf 😇

[@jacqueline4905]

We Scots are colonised. You had the Sea to protect you 💙

[@WhatChaMaCalum]

What you talking about?

[@thelolguy007]

And then when you were given the chance to be free Ye said no

[@jacqueline4905]

@@thelolguy007 indigenous Scots voted for Indy. You missed my point.

[@user-ys5yv2nz6w]

Scots were never colonised. You actively colonised Ireland.

[@jacqueline4905]

@user-ys5yv2nz6w I understand where you're coming from, but you need to do your homework.

[@mikeydunlavey]

anyone know the name of the slow air before Brian Borus March is played?

[@eugenequinn4578]

A close version of it is danced as a ‘Set Dance’ at feiseanna. The name just escapes me at present.

[@eugenequinn4578]

Sorry, it is ‘The Piper through the meadow straying’ a very popular set-Dance throughout the years.

[@alllovingcowherdboy4475]

The Slow Air