LANKUM - Hunting the Wren (Live in Dublin)

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  • čas přidán 5. 09. 2024

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  • @sky37blue
    @sky37blue Před 3 měsíci +19

    I'm Scottish and came here through surfing CZcams for traditional Scottish/Irish music. I am a big fan of this kind of music which transports you. I was listening to Brìghde Chaimbeul before this who enjoys similar types of sounds but on the Scottish smallpipes.
    Wow, this song is a true masterpiece of the modern age and deserves to be up there with the most famous of Irish songs. Absolutely stunning, powerful and magnificent.
    Also a dark reminder of the horrors and evils of british colonialism inflicted on so many.
    Unfortunately for Scotland, the struggle continues.

  • @slydoll7877
    @slydoll7877 Před 4 lety +209

    Can't stop listening but can't hardly bear to hear it.

  • @WayneCarolan
    @WayneCarolan Před 4 lety +153

    Lyrics :
    Sharp is the wind
    Cold is the rain
    Harsh is the livelong day
    Upon the wide open plain
    By Donnelly's hollow
    Under sod, gorse and furze
    There lies a young wren oh
    By the saints she was cursed
    The wren is a small bird
    How pretty she sings
    She bested the eagle
    When she hid in its wings
    With sticks and with stones
    All among the small mounds
    They come from all over
    To hunt the wren on the wide open ground
    They flock round the soldiers
    In their jackets so red
    For barrack room favours
    Pennies and bread
    The soldier is rough
    In anger or fun
    And he causes much bloodshed
    With his big musket gun
    They’re birds of the earth
    The beasts of the field
    By spite and by fury
    Are people revealed
    Attacked in the village
    Spat on in town
    They come from all over
    To hunt the wren on the wide open ground
    The wren is a small bird
    Though blamed for much woe
    Her form is derided
    Wherever she goes
    With cold want and whisky
    She soon is run down
    Her body paraded
    On a staff through the town
    Her head for her ceiling
    The sod was her floor
    She chose the cold open plain
    Cold open plan o'er
    The dark workhouse door
    With two broken wings
    And feathers so brown
    They come from all over
    To hunt the wren on the wide open ground

    • @ellalal3405
      @ellalal3405 Před 4 lety +6

      Thank you. Magic

    • @FireDrawNear
      @FireDrawNear Před 4 lety +4

      Under *sod*, gorse and furze

    • @WayneCarolan
      @WayneCarolan Před 4 lety +2

      Ian Ó Loingsigh Thank you 🙏

    • @johnnickpappanastos3382
      @johnnickpappanastos3382 Před 4 lety +1

      Was this original or a traditional?

    • @slydoll7877
      @slydoll7877 Před 4 lety +5

      @@johnnickpappanastos3382 The story of hunting the wren in myth and legend is ancient with roots back in Druid tradition. Google The Wren Boys

  • @roguealien423
    @roguealien423 Před 4 lety +79

    An icy draught from the sacred, dark well of the collective memory. Extraordinary ritual music.

    • @FlyingPowers
      @FlyingPowers Před 4 lety +4

      Exactly. Well said brother.

    • @galwaytribesman9289
      @galwaytribesman9289 Před 3 lety +1

      The drugs must be good

    • @roguealien423
      @roguealien423 Před 3 lety +6

      @@galwaytribesman9289 Not so bro' - I can come up with that type of comment in an entirely legal state of mind.

    • @feefeeder
      @feefeeder Před 2 lety

      @@galwaytribesman9289 EEjit!

    • @FlatlandMando
      @FlatlandMando Před 2 lety +5

      They really are doing something worth doing

  • @phildoyle8263
    @phildoyle8263 Před 4 lety +29

    So moving and powerful.
    The Curragh Wrens. The name for the prostitutes that serviced the army camp on the Curragh.
    "...she chose the cold open plains
    o'er the dark workhouse door."
    Heartbreaking.
    The wren-o, why is it so derided in Europe? It beat the Eagle to be the king of birds. An ancient story that.

    • @griffen9795
      @griffen9795 Před 3 lety

      Interesting bit of history. Thank you for the new perspective on the song

  • @Hcatémorrer
    @Hcatémorrer Před 3 měsíci +2

    Isso é lindo d+ !!! sou do brasil e me senti conectado com essa música de uma forma incrível, valeu youtube por me apresentar .

  • @klaushollinetz7494
    @klaushollinetz7494 Před rokem +9

    With Lankum C-Major still sounds like doom. Absolutely wonderful.

  • @dbrannick9585
    @dbrannick9585 Před 3 lety +92

    One of the most emotive, profound, masterfully performed pieces of music I have ever heard. Thank you so much for the music you make!

  • @Pablosammy1
    @Pablosammy1 Před rokem +18

    Just wow. I have tears running down my face. Heart wrenchingly powerful music

  • @BK-cs4gv
    @BK-cs4gv Před rokem +12

    Listening to this on St. Stephen's day. Can't articulate the emotional impact of this song . If this is the future of folk music I'm in

  • @samuelwilliam5486
    @samuelwilliam5486 Před 6 měsíci +2

    I'm not sure if there is a more beautiful song that exists. So powerful.

  • @Trollificusv2
    @Trollificusv2 Před 4 lety +25

    Damn. Just found this group (and the awesome Radie Peat!) and was checking out their tunes, and didn't really listen to this one closely, or all the way through. "That was dolorous, wunnit?"
    And it haunted me. It kept coming back and I finally went back, listened to the lyrics, realized what it was, and now I'm blown away, listening to different versions, over and over. It takes courage and creativity to come up with something so soulful and unique. Damn.

  • @Deliquescentinsight
    @Deliquescentinsight Před 4 lety +44

    The power of the drone is considerable and transporting

  • @tomryan4360
    @tomryan4360 Před 4 lety +61

    a paradigm shift!i,ve been playing and singing for the last 60 years and i am glad i lived long enough to enjoy this amazing new musical breakthrough.unique.magical.evolution in action.superb.

    • @felixmarsh6026
      @felixmarsh6026 Před 3 lety +3

      Wonderful. I was going to leave an independent comment about how I’d found this video & song (new to me - the song not the band) & then I found your comment. Hard to follow. Incredible sound. Their version of ‘The Wild Rover’ brought me here. Time stopping music.

  • @babybloc
    @babybloc Před 2 lety +5

    Immediately start weeping every time this begins

  • @chriscocks3670
    @chriscocks3670 Před 4 lety +35

    I have yet to hear anything more powerful than this

    • @nedalankelly
      @nedalankelly Před 4 lety +1

      and you probably never will ...this is the best tune i have ever ever heard

    • @JohnMac2023A.D.
      @JohnMac2023A.D. Před 4 lety

      This powerful as well ,goose bumps
      czcams.com/video/8LUCsbHAQbg/video.html

    • @theloniuspunk383
      @theloniuspunk383 Před 4 lety

      it's melodramatic garbage

    • @cahillgreg
      @cahillgreg Před rokem

      @@theloniuspunk383 Behave!

    • @Redsince66
      @Redsince66 Před rokem

      @@theloniuspunk383 you know what they say about opinions!

  • @laurent.674
    @laurent.674 Před rokem +11

    I came here because I just heard Natalie Merchant's new cover of it. Incredibly powerful and moving. Thank you Natalie for getting me to find this incredible band ... Lankum

    • @filmstaratease
      @filmstaratease Před rokem

      Same here

    • @nomadnurse1473
      @nomadnurse1473 Před rokem

      Same.

    • @greatleapforwards
      @greatleapforwards Před 10 měsíci +1

      just watched performed this in her encore at the Olympia and it was the ultimate tribute to an incredible song

    • @surfraptor
      @surfraptor Před 9 měsíci +1

      She did the song tonight in Amsterdam ... I was blown away and came here to check the orginal. Wow!! Thank you Natalie indeed!!

  • @tropnevadjon
    @tropnevadjon Před 3 lety +3

    Spellbinding, truly spellbinding.

  • @samopdrift
    @samopdrift Před 4 lety +63

    Never heard of this group before, didn't know what to expect... just a few seconds into the song i knew this was pure gold. Man, i cried my eyes out.

    • @jh7574
      @jh7574 Před 4 lety +6

      You are not wrong....this goes straight into the soul

    • @NegativeBodhiImage
      @NegativeBodhiImage Před 4 lety +5

      Check out their cut "Òld Man From Over The Sea" - its freaking harrowing.

    • @Superjohnallianceof1
      @Superjohnallianceof1 Před 4 lety +1

      Its so bloody good

    • @lehaine
      @lehaine Před 4 lety +10

      When I learnd what this song is about my stomach dropped out of my body and heart ached like no song has ever done to me before.

    • @soapbox3
      @soapbox3 Před 4 lety +2

      Goosebumps and tears.

  • @Bigchurchmusic
    @Bigchurchmusic Před 4 lety +31

    I have added this masterpiece to my Townes Van Zandt playlist, enough said.

    • @rory-hughes
      @rory-hughes Před 4 lety +3

      a formidable duo

    • @reddwing4368
      @reddwing4368 Před 4 lety +5

      Townie would dig this band fer sure

    • @margarethess6583
      @margarethess6583 Před 3 lety +3

      That’s a badge of honor

    • @jamesdolan4042
      @jamesdolan4042 Před 3 lety +5

      I happened serendipitously to read an interview in the Irish Times, June 2018 with Radie Peat where she said she was currently listening to the music of Townes Van Zandt.

  • @wabjornson6267
    @wabjornson6267 Před 4 lety +27

    Congratulations on winning Irish Album of the Year.

  • @blaisemarcc1172
    @blaisemarcc1172 Před 3 lety +24

    Well, this wasn't the Wren Song I was looking for, but it is starkly fantastic.

  • @shaunbannon4223
    @shaunbannon4223 Před 4 lety +21

    The force that is LANKUM

  • @NegativeBodhiImage
    @NegativeBodhiImage Před 4 lety +9

    Radie Peat`s voice is haunting.

  • @martynilsson4731
    @martynilsson4731 Před rokem +6

    Holy moly, I cant get this chant melody out of my head. A strange female voice, but just beautiful and almost haunting.

  • @christianweigl2626
    @christianweigl2626 Před 4 lety +15

    I had wait 50 years for such a beautiful music ! Thanks

  • @stanmenshic8993
    @stanmenshic8993 Před rokem +8

    The most amazing, genuine & engaging band i have heard in many years, both tearful & joyful simultaneously, Kudos

  • @johnbryson1019
    @johnbryson1019 Před 4 lety +6

    Adore this group. Is there a better singer in the world today than Radie Peat. The guy with the water in the can is cool too.

    • @jankafka7330
      @jankafka7330 Před 4 lety +1

      I love the Shirley Collins/Davey Graham version of "Hares on the Mountain". After having been randomly introduced to Lankum and Radie Peat, I have to say her version of the song competes with my first love as a favorite.

  • @colinlloyd5134
    @colinlloyd5134 Před 4 lety +21

    Extraordinary group of musicians. Transcendent, their music reaches in and plucks your soul.

  • @jacobscanlon9311
    @jacobscanlon9311 Před 8 měsíci +3

    This rendition breaks my heart every time. I can’t say for certain the intent behind Lankum’s variation on the Wren, but I suspect their purpose. Regardless, it makes me want to hug every woman I’ve ever met tightly.

  • @stephendownes1904
    @stephendownes1904 Před 3 lety +3

    So proud to be Irish right now. Lankum and For Those I Love. Pure raw honesty.

  • @gerardlee4319
    @gerardlee4319 Před 4 lety +99

    ORANGE: The amp choice of Druids for centuries......

  • @jackypankhurst7723
    @jackypankhurst7723 Před 4 lety +16

    Shivers down my spine...on the night itself and this brings it right back.

    • @slydoll7877
      @slydoll7877 Před 4 lety

      I'm just devastated. I've loved folk all my life but I've never heard this and nothing's every affected me like this.

  • @craigdickerson1487
    @craigdickerson1487 Před 4 lety +48

    the most inspiring thing i've heard in a decade...truly great stuff...

  • @Glef007
    @Glef007 Před 2 lety +13

    So raw and real and beautiful. An amazingly comforting meditation in processing pain. A privilege to listen and hear and feel. Thank you, you are amazing musicians and storytellers.

  • @abushams3336
    @abushams3336 Před 4 lety +9

    In the early eighties I had a tape called "songs of the Irish Travelers " Radie and the rest of the band manage to recreate that feeling of sincerity and tradition , with an added mastery of voice and instruments those oldtimers in their wagons often lacked ..

    • @slydoll7877
      @slydoll7877 Před 4 lety

      Can you remember any of the songs or the artists?

    • @abushams3336
      @abushams3336 Před 4 lety

      @@slydoll7877 one in particular I remember , an old lady singing about a crayfish being put in the pisspot and its results , at the end she burst out laughing .. i think the song was just called "the crayfish "

    • @slydoll7877
      @slydoll7877 Před 4 lety +1

      @@abushams3336 Fantastic! I googled
      Fisherman fisherman standing by the sea
      have you a crayfish you would sell to me
      Yes sir yes sir that indeed I do
      I've a nasty smelly crayfish I will sell to you
      So I took him home and thought he would like to swim s
      o I filled up the chamber pot an threw the bugger in
      In the middle of the night I thought I'd have a fit
      when my old lade got up to take a shower
      Well husband husband she cried out to me
      the devil's in the chamber pot and he's got a hold of me
      Well children children bring up the looking glass
      and come and see the crayfish that bit your mother's ear
      Well children children you mother's had a fit
      come and see the crayfish that bit your mother's toe
      well she yelled and she screamed the noise it shook the walls
      and then to get me back she grabbed me by the beard
      well she swung and she hit me really cleaned my clock
      but I never once fell over cause she grabbed me by the collar
      well the crayfish escaped I thought he had the luck
      but all this was his fault that nasty little fool
      Well that's the end my story there is no more to tell
      and if you don't like it you can go to France.

    • @kitthearty
      @kitthearty Před 3 lety

      @@slydoll7877 Margaret Barry?
      czcams.com/video/XwoqyOF_db4/video.html

  • @kitthearty
    @kitthearty Před 4 lety +54

    In the mythical competition to find the bird who could fly highest. The wren hid under the wing of the eagle and when it got to its highest, the wren popped out and flew higher.

    • @capoeirastronaut
      @capoeirastronaut Před 3 lety +4

      It was so easy to hear, but hard to find, it got the repute of living underground, & it's latin name is troglodytes troglodytes, cave-dweller. The folk song/ritual The Cutty Wren is the hunting of the wren as king of the underworld & winter on winter solstice, nailing it to a staff, & parading it to ask for alms.

    • @johnwise7693
      @johnwise7693 Před 2 lety +2

      Thanks for the explanation.

    • @jackierama
      @jackierama Před rokem +9

      Wrens were traditionally hunted on the day after Christmas (St Stephen's Day). Groups in costume (often kids) would go from door to door with dead wrens, and receive money or treats in exchange. However, the song is also referring to a group of homeless women who supported themselves and their children as sex workers near the British Army camp at the Curragh in Kildare.

    • @darraghsheridan4060
      @darraghsheridan4060 Před rokem

      Look up the Wrens of the Curragh

  • @chrisburks7583
    @chrisburks7583 Před 4 lety +5

    May God keep us, and favor us I n these times.

    • @jimneysweep9810
      @jimneysweep9810 Před 3 lety

      To think the wretched wicked ones want to rid us of such beauty in life is beyond traumatic. Lankum keep me going in these dark and horrific times . Please something help us all

  • @smokabababylon
    @smokabababylon Před rokem +1

    I will listen to this band for the rest of my life. Go watch them live if you can.
    Thank you Lankum !

  • @terencemagee
    @terencemagee Před 9 měsíci +1

    The sadness and tragedy of life for all of us is there, represented by the small wren bird(tradionally hunted every 26 December in the past though no more). Fantastic song, of course the Irish with their hard history have a deep undetstanding of the wren's lot.

  • @kemry3345
    @kemry3345 Před 4 lety +3

    By this gorgeous piece of art, I believe I can, not only listen but remotely feel , see, touch even taste and smell the great Irish heritage.

    • @TheLeiferikson
      @TheLeiferikson Před 4 lety +2

      The Granite Graze, The Young People and What Shall We Do When We Have No Money are worth listening to. And excuse my ignorance but have you heard Luke Kelly

    • @kemry3345
      @kemry3345 Před 4 lety +1

      @@TheLeiferikson Liam C hi brother in humanity. I didn't listen to them yet, I am open for all authentic local art from all over the globe sure I will listen to Luke. Thank you for taking time and educate me. One world one people one love to delicate art 🌺🌺🌺

    • @kemry3345
      @kemry3345 Před 4 lety +1

      @@TheLeiferiksontotally admire Ireland heritage and culture, I hope I can visit Dublin someday and enjoy authentic culture. 🌺🌺🌺

  • @fradrake11
    @fradrake11 Před 3 lety +4

    Shamefully just discovered this group today so glad I did. I have chills and the hairs stand on the back of me neck. Wow

  • @frinkfronk9198
    @frinkfronk9198 Před 3 lety +16

    this is so good i cut my own ears off so they wouldnt be tarnished by another song

  • @johnschneider4160
    @johnschneider4160 Před rokem

    Thanks for keeping the "moodyness" of Celtic music alive.

  • @UncleSinner
    @UncleSinner Před 4 lety +23

    So good but wish the audio from the ticket takers wasn’t included. Still gonna watch this a hundred times

    • @zappafan3473
      @zappafan3473 Před 4 lety

      @Switch Dolphin how'd that work out :(

    • @zappafan3473
      @zappafan3473 Před 4 lety +2

      @Switch Dolphin it was more of a rhetorical comment, a statement on the shit times we're in. of course, at some point live music will happen again and we've several decades of joy to look forward to from this lot, whether as Lankum or in their individual guises. hope the september date happens.

    • @citygasbatteryriot964
      @citygasbatteryriot964 Před 3 lety

      they might've had to send a message to inadequate man bouncers to stop being arsholios.
      When we hosted them in Belfast, there were no bouncers. I did the door. And the heckling was top of the range mid-gig banter mosh.

  • @BlueRockBill
    @BlueRockBill Před 4 lety +3

    Can't stop listening to this. My dad was running around Dublin in the 60's, I think he'd really love where the musics going.

  • @robertcope629
    @robertcope629 Před 4 lety +30

    Raddy's voice is unearthly, weird, but utterly amazing. 100 out of 10. Absolutely fantastic sound.

    • @loquayrocks
      @loquayrocks Před 4 lety +12

      when I was a kid, I would spend my summers in Lahinch and around August, the travellers (gypsies, tinkers) would come into town. Down a back lane towards the prom, the women would sit on rugs, covered by their shawls and surrounded by kids, drinking pint bottles of stout and singing.
      This is what they sounded like, and she is very very aware of it.

    • @psyzzlewazzle
      @psyzzlewazzle Před rokem

      @@loquayrocks this is my favourite comment. Great image.

  • @CLTTRAD
    @CLTTRAD Před 4 lety +11

    Pure magic, my favorite cut of The Livelong Day

  • @julienmeard8922
    @julienmeard8922 Před 4 lety +6

    You are the best, your songs are amazing, I hope someday I'll I'll have the chance to see you live when this situation is over. Best wishes from Toulouse, France.

  • @hsamek4946
    @hsamek4946 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Wow! What a fantastic piece of music!

  • @stevenconroy5007
    @stevenconroy5007 Před rokem +7

    This is a masterpiece

  • @agrarianrevolution1259
    @agrarianrevolution1259 Před 4 lety +3

    If you like some music with your magic, then this is for you. The wren is a small bird, but it controls a big space.

  • @henkhut3038
    @henkhut3038 Před rokem +1

    Man, what a song, wonderful haunting voices and music. I love what you do, thank you all so much for bringing your music in my life.

  • @Cary_Glenn
    @Cary_Glenn Před 4 lety +12

    So good that words fail me. Hopefully you can tour Canada soon.

  • @johnburke3348
    @johnburke3348 Před 3 lety +3

    Radie has the most beautiful smile ever

  • @fin2725
    @fin2725 Před 4 lety +6

    Feckin amazing lads. Wishing ye very success in the future. Druidic healers.

  • @keithraney7802
    @keithraney7802 Před 4 lety +4

    I love this video so much. I watch it over and over again. Thank you guys so much for this version. I love it!

  • @eleonoradini2371
    @eleonoradini2371 Před 10 měsíci

    I heard about Lankum last year, thanks to the Italian music magazine Rumore. They became the soundtrack of my life...

  • @kaybell9778
    @kaybell9778 Před 2 lety +1

    I live in live Europe and it pretty much why you should never say anything about us. You do not compare to the Irish. We mourn for everyone when we don't need to.we just do, they grace the rish give...love thee irie

  • @erics9784
    @erics9784 Před rokem

    I think I watch this almost once a week. Incredible performance.

  • @ko6el
    @ko6el Před 2 lety +3

    😱 who thought it a good idea to cut the queue in

  • @darraghcrehan781
    @darraghcrehan781 Před 4 lety +4

    Unreal. Reminds me of the days of sigur ros. Very epic admins emotional.

  • @TheShepTV
    @TheShepTV Před 4 lety +7

    Fuckin beautiful. Melted my face and soul on the Sunday night. Never been so moved at a gig ❤️ it was embarrassing

  • @danielharvey4093
    @danielharvey4093 Před 4 lety +3

    Ahh ,I live in the past, for today is like tomorrow and like yesterday. a tale of woe Ahh there ye go...

  • @FlukeTog
    @FlukeTog Před 2 lety +1

    Every day in my carving shop I listen. Thank you. Hope for more available albums soon. Would love an album from the recent songs I’ve heard through Myles O’Reilly’s film. Those are beautiful.

  • @mikewhittam1341
    @mikewhittam1341 Před rokem

    A great antidote to the Christmas fervour, keep coming back to the song, and its deep compassion.

  • @Ruminator
    @Ruminator Před 8 měsíci +1

    This is absolutely beautiful.

    • @Ruminator
      @Ruminator Před 8 měsíci

      Can't stop listening to this

  • @kitthearty
    @kitthearty Před rokem

    I love the crowd pictures. They are sooo into it. They are Irish. I doubt you'd get a crowd like that in my town.

  • @elisalouise2678
    @elisalouise2678 Před 4 lety +6

    Divine !!!!! Voices are fabuloussss musical instruments with you !!!!!

  • @irishwildlifesounds7561
    @irishwildlifesounds7561 Před 7 měsíci

    Oh my god - this is one of the most beautiful pieces I have ever heard!

  • @zappafan3473
    @zappafan3473 Před 4 lety +22

    i was at this show and i'm still shaking

    • @margarethess6583
      @margarethess6583 Před 3 lety

      You are a lucky one.

    • @Pablosammy1
      @Pablosammy1 Před rokem

      Wow. I imagine there were a fair few streaming eyes in the audience?

  • @Corinabambina
    @Corinabambina Před 4 lety +26

    So far out I was weeping through the whole song in Vicar st. magic, thankyou

    • @ellalal3405
      @ellalal3405 Před 4 lety

      Started crying listening to this song too, don’t know why. Magic

    • @jamesmalone2007
      @jamesmalone2007 Před 4 lety

      I saw them last year, their just just exploded at one point, they rolled with it really well

    • @jankafka7330
      @jankafka7330 Před 4 lety

      @@jamesmalone2007 Huh?

    • @roguealien423
      @roguealien423 Před 4 lety

      I knew how powerful the magic was, but it wasn't until I read of your response that the tears started flowing.

    • @Trollificusv2
      @Trollificusv2 Před 4 lety +1

      @@roguealien423 Have you heard of the Wrens of Curragh?? Check today's Irish times, man. THAT'S when I cried about the song. I'd wanted to but didn't know why.

  • @Saxandco
    @Saxandco Před 4 lety

    Tradition but so much up-to-dateness. So is the life and you express this wonderfully good. Thank you very much.

  • @turtlebean6340
    @turtlebean6340 Před 4 lety +2

    Really beautiful lament for the Ireland we should all inhabit!

  • @connollybrid1984
    @connollybrid1984 Před 3 měsíci

    pure magic xxx

  • @GRA.L1981
    @GRA.L1981 Před 4 lety +1

    I just saw your performance on NPR and was speechless... powerful & beautiful are two words that spring to mind....BL£$$ x

  • @Dave_Frain
    @Dave_Frain Před 4 lety +6

    Very moving, thanks for being class 🖤

  • @ivankarczewski8582
    @ivankarczewski8582 Před 2 lety +2

    Mind blowing and so uplifting

  • @davidmartin7695
    @davidmartin7695 Před 4 lety +7

    Fecking grand........ goose bumps !

  • @charliem5332
    @charliem5332 Před 10 měsíci

    Heartbreaking and beautiful at the same time

  • @deciousness
    @deciousness Před rokem

    Beautifully haunting. If ever a bird flew towards something like a soul...

  • @ellalal3405
    @ellalal3405 Před 4 lety +3

    Absolutely magical

  • @redbaron983
    @redbaron983 Před 4 lety +2

    Nearby the same voice as Rosie Stewart. Haunting voice...........

  • @bernardkrarup6774
    @bernardkrarup6774 Před 2 měsíci

    What a performance.

  • @thestereoclub6735
    @thestereoclub6735 Před 4 lety +1

    Haunting- yet it made my day. I was completely unaware of the wrens.

  • @javajiving
    @javajiving Před měsícem

    Performance art.

  • @cochylidae
    @cochylidae Před 3 lety +1

    A musical masterpiece.

  • @hanvanderschot6029
    @hanvanderschot6029 Před měsícem

    oooh so beautiful

  • @margarethess6583
    @margarethess6583 Před 3 lety +5

    Sharp is the wind
    Cold is the rain
    Harsh is the livelong day
    Upon the wide open plain
    By Donnelly's hollow
    Under sad gorse and furze
    There lies a young wren oh
    By the saints she was cursed
    The wren is a small bird
    How pretty she sings
    She bested the eagle
    When she hid in its wings
    With sticks and with stones
    All among the small mounds
    They come from all over
    To hunt the wren on the wide open ground
    They flock round the soldiers
    In their jackets so red
    For barrack room favours
    Pennies and bread
    The soldier is rough
    In anger or fun
    And he causes much bloodshed
    With his big musket gun
    The birds of the air
    The beasts of the field
    By spite and by fury
    Are people revealed
    Attacked in the village
    Spat on in town
    They come from all over
    To hunt the wren on the wide open ground
    The wren is a small bird
    Though blamed for much woe
    Her form is derided
    Wherever she goes
    With cold want and whiskey
    She soon is run down
    Her body paraded
    On a staff through the town
    Her head for her ceiling
    The sod was her floor
    She chose the cold open plain [missing]
    The dark work has [missing]
    With two broken wings
    And feathers so brown
    They come from all over
    To hunt the wren on the wide open ground

  • @firecatfly
    @firecatfly Před 4 lety +1

    Magnificent. I will definitely be looking for a high quality vinyl version from this miraculous group of musicians. Bravo and thank you.

    • @shredder9536
      @shredder9536 Před 4 lety

      You vinyl hipster. It sounds better on Spotify

  • @jolo2331
    @jolo2331 Před 5 měsíci

    haunting and devastating and beautiful

  • @areb8579
    @areb8579 Před 7 měsíci

    They played at the roundhouse last year. They were great❤

  • @tristanmules7995
    @tristanmules7995 Před rokem +1

    fantastic vocal mix

  • @MotorpsychoGER
    @MotorpsychoGER Před 4 lety +3

    Far better than the album version.

  • @stevestevenson7569
    @stevestevenson7569 Před 6 měsíci +3

    It's a spine-chilling adaption of Hunting the Wren - Radie's voice, as always, inimitable in its dark power. But a shame some fool sabotages the effect with silly, tricksy editing - not least in the fake dirty film effects and the intrusion of actuality sound outside the venue.

  • @josephoconnell3060
    @josephoconnell3060 Před rokem

    Thank God for you & Lisa!🎶

  • @ashokachakaram
    @ashokachakaram Před 2 lety

    A fusion of Indian classical music, Raga

  • @byebyecitybyebye
    @byebyecitybyebye Před 4 lety +5

    much love to you and yours from oregon
    it's a very cold, windy day here, so waking up to this was magic

  • @authoralecgould1737
    @authoralecgould1737 Před rokem +1

    Powerful! Thank you!

  • @Redsince66
    @Redsince66 Před 11 měsíci

    So sad that they canceled their world tour, hope they overcome their troubles, would be seeing them at Troubador in Los Angeles next month. I wish them well and hope to see them in the future.