Don’t worry about the people who give thumbs down, they will never be remembered. This group is still celebrated across the world even today in 2024 by generations of Irish music fans.
The first time I saw the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem was in Madison, Wisconsin in 1964. Their music is timeless and I miss them so much. Rest in peace, lads…rest in peace.
I remember I was in middle school when I discovered The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem. When I was about 13 Tommy was playing the Milwaukee Irish Fest and I begged my mom to take me. We took the train up and it was a rainy day but we made it and sat in our ponchos and watched Tommy play. It was so fascinating to me. I was too scared to ask to meet him, which I sort of regret. He died shortly after that. May he and the Clancy bros rest in peace. Their music is timeless.
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This was the song my dad sang me every night when I was a little girl in the early 70s, he was in the suez crisis and Panama and in Cuba too, I was some hoes kid but he absolutely adored me and nobody has ever came close . I am 51 my dad passed away only a few years older I hope I can get away from this shit life soon.I miss you so much dad but I will be with u again soon. I can’t stand this life
Sure and this song was written and fist performed by Francis McPeake, born in Belfast and a native of Northern Ireland... but the Scots do like it, for sure!
I have loved and sung this song my whole life. My family learned it from early recordings of the Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem. But I had never till tonight heard/seen this version. Gosh. This is the pure essence of this song...the fiddler, though not seen on camera, is giving gorgeous support to the singers' heart filled voices. And the audience singing along brings me memories of singing this with so many groups of people over the years. I am imagining that the fact this was a reunion concert might have something to do with the beauty of it. Thank you so much for posting it.
Sure and this song was written and fist performed by Francis McPeake, born in Belfast and a native of Northern Ireland... but the Scots do like it, for sure!
Just came out partick train station in glasgow n a old busker was playing /singing this on an acoustic his voice was sweet as I nearly wept n I've not wept in thirty years so am here os gonna do coer on guitar n need the words cead mile failte agus slainte var vor😥😪🏴🇨🇮🍺
I don't understand why people have to give someone else's heritage a thumbs down but they don't understand that is someone else's love irish music like me because that is part of my heritage
Lynn Mast i would bet that at least half those dislikes are actually from irish people of the cosmopolitan progressive hipster type sadly.There is a debate about this song whether its irish are scottish,while it was adapted from a song written by a scottish poet ,this version was written by an irish man francis McPeake in the 50s
It's a Scottish song 100%too many Scottish words phrases but all celtic music at end of day and all Irish singers and Scottish can sing it and pull it off cos we sing same stuff slainte 😪🇨🇮🏴
This one of the great tunes that the lads and I would sing, when we got together at functions for the Football team (soccer for you North Americans)that I played for.
love them'''''' great song's like the dubliners ''''my 18 year son told me about them and a can not get this song out my head .... i love the irish songs .. and i love ireland been there 22 times
It's Braes O Balquhidder written as a poem by Robert Tannahill (1774-1810) - the Lochan is in fact Loch Voil and is twinned with Loch Doine. Like most of our songs they originate from real places , people and events
michael cushing A lot off nonsense,the McPeak family wrote the lyrics to this song and were the first to sing it.Funny how people are coming up with poems from the eighteen hundreds,and not one Scottish singer sang the song before the Mc Peaks in the early fifties.
@@James-rn6lo czcams.com/video/6tUyj9vCi94/video.html Alma Gluck singing 1914 Alma Gluck was a Romanian-born American soprano.so the song must have spread for her to sing it in New York in 1914 Tannnahil wrote the lyrics and died in 1810 It was published in Robert Archibald Smith's Scottish Minstrel in 1821 It is worth comparing the lyrics to this song ...it even starts "Let us go, lassie, go "and has "Wi' the wild mountain thyme" in the lyrics ... "I will twin thee a bow'r By the clear silver fountain And I'll cover it o'er Wi' the flooers o' the mountain.... Remember written by a man who died in 1810 (140 years BEFORE the 1950's ) Lyrics Let us go, lassie, go Tae the braes o' Balquhidder Whar the blueberries grow 'Mang the bonnie Hielan' heather Whar the deer and the rae Lichtly bounding thegither Sport the lang summer day On the braes o' Balquhidder I will twin thee a bow'r By the clear silver fountain And I'll cover it o'er Wi' the flooers o' the mountain I will range through the wilds And the deep glens sae dreary And return wi' their spoils Tae the bow'r o' my dearie Let us go, lassie, go Tae the braes o' Balquhidder Whar the blueberries grow 'Mang the bonnie Hielan' heather When the rude wintry win' Idly raves roun' oor dwellin' And the roar o' the linn On the nicht breeze is swellin' So merrily we'll sing As the storm rattles o'er us Till the dear shielin' ring Wi' the licht liltin' Let us go, lassie, go Tae the braes o' Balquhidder Whar the blueberries grow 'Mang the bonnie Hielan' heather Noo the summers in prime Wi' the flooers richly bloomin' Wi' the wild mountain thyme A' the moorlan's perfumin' Tae oor dear native scenes Let us journey thegither Whar glad innocence reigns 'Mang the braes o' Balquhidder Let us go, lassie, go Tae the braes o' Balquhidder Whar the blueberries grow 'Mang the bonnie Hielan' heather Whar the deer and the rae Lichtly bounding thegither Sport the lang summer day On the braes o' Balquhidder
"If my true love won't come with me Then I would surely find another" I love how this song is one of the rare types that gives more importance to things like journey, objectives or the feeling of life than the banallities of sex
Wild Mountain Thyme - where I met Catriona - Braes O Balquiddher - north of the Highland Line - where we've put to rest her family by the wee Kirk and lochan surrounded by these braes rising up over 3000ft Alba Scotland
The melody taken from an old Scot ballad, but these lyrics were written by Frankie McPeak of Belfast. The family still performs even today. God rest ye gentle, wee Frankie!
Not quite. Francis McPeake had stated that the melody was taken from a preexisting Scottish folk tune. The lyric was lifted heavily from the poem "The Braes of Balquidder" by the Scottish poet Robert Tannahill from Paisley. Despite the McPeake's having the copywrite, It would be disingenuous to call this Irish - whether melody or lyric, although credit should be given to the McPeakes for popularizing the song.
Don’t worry about the people who give thumbs down, they will never be remembered. This group is still celebrated across the world even today in 2024 by generations of Irish music fans.
Gret!
Great
Sang this at my Mum's funeral service unaccompanied, my parents married 62 years. 💔
The first time I saw the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem was in Madison, Wisconsin in 1964. Their music is timeless and I miss them so much. Rest in peace, lads…rest in peace.
Love this song, I am gen-Z and found this in 2024
if this doesn't stir something in your soul, you don't have one...
Agreed
I remember I was in middle school when I discovered The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem. When I was about 13 Tommy was playing the Milwaukee Irish Fest and I begged my mom to take me. We took the train up and it was a rainy day but we made it and sat in our ponchos and watched Tommy play. It was so fascinating to me. I was too scared to ask to meet him, which I sort of regret. He died shortly after that. May he and the Clancy bros rest in peace. Their music is timeless.
Saw Tommy solo at the Ann Arbor Folk Fest in the 80s. Unforgettable.
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@Roberto Andrew I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site on google and I'm waiting for the hacking stuff now.
Looks like it's gonna take quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.
@Roberto Andrew it worked and I actually got access to my account again. Im so happy:D
Thank you so much, you saved my account !
They are all gone now. Rest in peace lads
This was the song my dad sang me every night when I was a little girl in the early 70s, he was in the suez crisis and Panama and in Cuba too, I was some hoes kid but he absolutely adored me and nobody has ever came close . I am 51 my dad passed away only a few years older I hope I can get away from this shit life soon.I miss you so much dad but I will be with u again soon. I can’t stand this life
God bless you Samy. He’s looking down at you❤️
In my veins flows the blood of Ireland. Though this is a song originally from Scotland; I love it!
Snap.
Sure and this song was written and fist performed by Francis McPeake, born in Belfast and a native of Northern Ireland... but the Scots do like it, for sure!
I have loved and sung this song my whole life. My family learned it from early recordings of the Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem. But I had never till tonight heard/seen this version. Gosh. This is the pure essence of this song...the fiddler, though not seen on camera, is giving gorgeous support to the singers' heart filled voices. And the audience singing along brings me memories of singing this with so many groups of people over the years. I am imagining that the fact this was a reunion concert might have something to do with the beauty of it. Thank you so much for posting it.
Tommy Makem looked so young...but he was truly ageless, and a towering voice in Irish music.
Yep. Tom in '90, Paddy in '98, Tommy in '07, Liam in '09.
All singing together again now though.
rossmcl177 lived full and meaningful lives. Left a legacy to be remembered.
@@stanleyjohnstone2867 Yes. they did........And still I' miss them. It was a pleasure to know they were in the world with us.
Knew Tommy brief like..met on Cape Cod via a good friend of his. Great soul and artist.
Great Scottish folk song.
Sure and this song was written and fist performed by Francis McPeake, born in Belfast and a native of Northern Ireland... but the Scots do like it, for sure!
Just came out partick train station in glasgow n a old busker was playing /singing this on an acoustic his voice was sweet as I nearly wept n I've not wept in thirty years so am here os gonna do coer on guitar n need the words cead mile failte agus slainte var vor😥😪🏴🇨🇮🍺
Beautiful is too small a word for this. Respect to the brothers and Tommy. This is music.
It's their mama knit those sweaters, bless her.
just one word: RESPECT!!! from an Italian (Neapolitan) man...Love to all...
My God never appreciated this when I was young but could listen forever now what memories it brings
May the four of them rest in peace
I don't understand why people have to give someone else's heritage a thumbs down but they don't understand that is someone else's love irish music like me because that is part of my heritage
Lynn Mast i would bet that at least half those dislikes are actually from irish people of the cosmopolitan progressive hipster type sadly.There is a debate about this song whether its irish are scottish,while it was adapted from a song written by a scottish poet ,this version was written by an irish man francis McPeake in the 50s
This song is Scottish.
It's a Scottish song 100%too many Scottish words phrases but all celtic music at end of day and all Irish singers and Scottish can sing it and pull it off cos we sing same stuff slainte 😪🇨🇮🏴
Great songs often have joy and sadness braided together.
Grew up listening to them because of my dad. Met Liam's son in Ennis ... some things remain beautiful.
This song warms the soul everytime.
surely no prettier music this side of Heaven
This one of the great tunes that the lads and I would sing, when we got together at functions for the Football team (soccer for you North Americans)that I played for.
This brings tears to my eyes. GOD BLESS
We saw them got their autographs and even wore knitted Irish sweaters which my Aunt made for us. Miss These Special Guys and My Aunt Dearly
We still believe in you lads nice work
Love this song. 💚
beyond awesome! Liam & the Clancys, miss you!!
Why would anyone dislike this? It is calming.
Maybe because they're not in a "calming" mood?
Thank you my point being
Beats hell out of me.
When tears runneth from your eyes, it is difficult to see which button is the thumbs up.
Carrying my Irish/Scottish heritage forever
love them'''''' great song's like the dubliners ''''my 18 year son told me about them and a can not get this song out my head .... i love the irish songs .. and i love ireland been there 22 times
tonyr3784 this is of Scottish origin. But these chaps are as Irish as they come.
Beautiful*Beautiful*Beautiful
Thank you Jeremy 🐭😘😘😘❤️❤️❤️ so beautiful song 🐭🐱
The sweetest song.
Love this ❤
i saw themin,boston greatmshow, also got to see them in Leeds, Uk my wife chased them down,from a pub and get paddy’s autograph..
It's Braes O Balquhidder written as a poem by Robert Tannahill (1774-1810) - the Lochan is in fact Loch Voil and is twinned with Loch Doine. Like most of our songs they originate from real places , people and events
michael cushing A lot off nonsense,the McPeak family wrote the lyrics to this song and were the first to sing it.Funny how people are coming up with poems from the eighteen hundreds,and not one Scottish singer sang the song before the Mc Peaks in the early fifties.
@@James-rn6lo czcams.com/video/6tUyj9vCi94/video.html
Alma Gluck singing 1914
Alma Gluck was a Romanian-born American soprano.so the song must have spread for her to sing it in New York in 1914
Tannnahil wrote the lyrics and died in 1810 It was published in Robert Archibald Smith's Scottish Minstrel in 1821 It is worth comparing the lyrics to this song ...it even starts "Let us go, lassie, go "and has "Wi' the wild mountain thyme" in the lyrics ...
"I will twin thee a bow'r
By the clear silver fountain
And I'll cover it o'er
Wi' the flooers o' the mountain....
Remember written by a man who died in 1810 (140 years BEFORE the 1950's )
Lyrics
Let us go, lassie, go
Tae the braes o' Balquhidder
Whar the blueberries grow
'Mang the bonnie Hielan' heather
Whar the deer and the rae
Lichtly bounding thegither
Sport the lang summer day
On the braes o' Balquhidder
I will twin thee a bow'r
By the clear silver fountain
And I'll cover it o'er
Wi' the flooers o' the mountain
I will range through the wilds
And the deep glens sae dreary
And return wi' their spoils
Tae the bow'r o' my dearie
Let us go, lassie, go
Tae the braes o' Balquhidder
Whar the blueberries grow
'Mang the bonnie Hielan' heather
When the rude wintry win'
Idly raves roun' oor dwellin'
And the roar o' the linn
On the nicht breeze is swellin'
So merrily we'll sing
As the storm rattles o'er us
Till the dear shielin' ring
Wi' the licht liltin' Let us go, lassie, go
Tae the braes o' Balquhidder
Whar the blueberries grow
'Mang the bonnie Hielan' heather
Noo the summers in prime
Wi' the flooers richly bloomin'
Wi' the wild mountain thyme
A' the moorlan's perfumin'
Tae oor dear native scenes
Let us journey thegither
Whar glad innocence reigns
'Mang the braes o' Balquhidder
Let us go, lassie, go
Tae the braes o' Balquhidder
Whar the blueberries grow
'Mang the bonnie Hielan' heather
Whar the deer and the rae
Lichtly bounding thegither
Sport the lang summer day
On the braes o' Balquhidder
My mother, as child, remembers her father singing this in the 1930s while my grandmother played the organ. My great grandfather was from Glasgow.
Ta for the info mate love it new it was very old but wasn't sure who wrote it cead mile failte🏴🇨🇮😥
"it's too nice to stop here"
pure class
"If my true love won't come with me
Then I would surely find another"
I love how this song is one of the rare types that gives more importance to things like journey, objectives or the feeling of life than the banallities of sex
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what! best singer out of them all..unique barratone!!!!!!
rip to them all
Super group weel never see their likes again.
12 more insane ppl with their thumbs down!
RIP dear friend. KGM
1984 (Ulster Hall, Belfast)
well said.
Wild Mountain Thyme - where I met Catriona - Braes O Balquiddher - north of the Highland Line - where we've put to rest her family by the wee Kirk and lochan surrounded by these braes rising up over 3000ft Alba Scotland
Michael i agree this is part of my family terdishin
Ever nice eh
Jim Mcann version is brill aswell
@padraicohare
Hielon=Hieronimom=sant Jeronim.(medieval).
@padraicohare hahaha what? that made no sence bro
Wonderful…
The melody taken from an old Scot ballad, but these lyrics were written by Frankie McPeak of Belfast. The family still performs even today. God rest ye gentle, wee Frankie!
Not quite. Francis McPeake had stated that the melody was taken from a preexisting Scottish folk tune. The lyric was lifted heavily from the poem "The Braes of Balquidder" by the Scottish poet Robert Tannahill from Paisley. Despite the McPeake's having the copywrite, It would be disingenuous to call this Irish - whether melody or lyric, although credit should be given to the McPeakes for popularizing the song.