Buachaill o'n Eirne - Anne Byrne and Jesse Owens - Abbey Tavern

A restored cut from the 1965 LP, "The Rafters Ring at the Abbey Tavern", featuring Anne Byrne and Jesse Owens in a live performance of "Buachaill o'n Eirne" aka "The Boy from the Erne". Jesse Owens and Anne Byrne were regular performers at the Abbey Tavern in the mid to late 1960's.
Owens and Byrne deliver a wonderful duet performance of this song in the gaelic, delivered as something of a love song but containing some of the oddest and most obtuse lyrics, such as "A's n m liom do phg n'n bhrg atim ag caitheamh le bliain" which apparently translated means, "And your kiss is no more to me now than a shoe worn for a year".
This video includes photos from the album cover, along with images from an unrelated Anne Byrne and Jesse Owens performance.

[@nickflynn7839]

They were superb. Pure harmony. Legends.

[@sentimentaloldme]

R.I.P. Anne...28th December 2020.

[@philipdunne-xc2kn]

Great voices. Very popular in the sixties. Saw Jesse sing in ny many times. Anne had the voice of an angel

[@folkmusicgirl]

Love this song and the beautiful singing of Anne Byrne.

[@leonardhurley5761]

Outstanding song and great voices. Have we lost something ? Where are the great young voices of to-day and why are they not performing these songs of Ireland.

[@OstBri]

Agreed. It is unfortunate that these traditional songs and soaring voices are no longer in vogue.

[@stevenlight5006]

In all our culture s the young should sing of the old ways ,there is nothing new under the sun.

[@AerachEile]

There are fine young singers every year at the Oireachtas. For example, Conchubhar Ó Luasa…
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[@evetelfordfolk1551]

Many younger generations have forgotten (if they ever knew) that we are the song-carriers. 'Tis not about us as singers, but about how we carry the song to the next generation, and how we feel the ancestors behind us.

[@sentimentaloldme]

I'm old enough to remember when this beautiful ballad was a "hit" in Ireland. Sadly our national radio station never play these ballads now days. Only for T.G.4 it's possible a lot of our Tradional ballads would never be heard of again. That God for CZcams.

[@dannygillespie2066]

Anne Byrne Irish legend wee the Glasgow Irish love her

[@johnjennings9693]

Just beautiful what talent,

[@teresawills1843]

Hi. Every one such beautiful singing ie harmony and such a beautiful song thank you for your beautiful VOICES thank you sharing Take care every one ❤❤

[@renehochard5533]

j'adore

[@wadefite]

Beautiful voice. clear and timeless. Reminds me a bit of Paddy Bell. the guy is pretty good too

[@panamapanama4857]

Ufff am.spanish speacker.and.i like.the sound. But this lamguage is nothing similar to english

[@Lummington1337]

Yeah it's done in Irish

[@geraldinemccarthy7084]

Funny, that. Considering.