Star of the County Down - Tam Lin

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  • čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
  • Beautiful Irish song "Star of the County Down" segues into the dramatic reel "Tam Lin" from Celtic band FEAST's "Celtica Sinfonia" show, a spectacular St. Patricks' Day Celebration of music and dance, filmed and aired by Rocky Mountain PBS! DVD & CD available for purchase at www.MusicByFeast.com & www.Amazon.com Get ready for an astonishing array of performers: Amazing champion Irish step dancers "Strictly Irish," gorgeous ballet dancers, and hot musicians from FEAST on violin, viola, cello, piano, harp, trumpet, bass, percussion, and bagpipes. Virtuoso temperaments and symphonic textures characterize the awesome sound of FEAST. Show-stopping dancing, a virtual wall of gorgeous string sound, sensuous harp sonorities, the Great Highland Bagpipes, a battery of gutsy percussion instruments, and dazzling costumes make this an incredible "Irish" show for the whole family! With Alisha Bean, violin, Filip Lazovski, violin, Stephanie Mientka, viola, Tyme Mientka, cello, Kathryn Mientka, piano/keyboard, David Alderdice, percussion, Elise Helmke, harp, Gabe Mientka, bass, Tod Gregoire, bagpipes, Judd Berry, trumpet.

Komentáře • 41

  • @grandee2010
    @grandee2010 Před 7 lety +11

    Everyone has so far missed the astonishing harpist. She underpins a whole lot of the background music. I keep replaying to watch her.

  • @rasputinislife
    @rasputinislife Před 12 lety +6

    Woah. I played these two songs right after each other last year. Mind=blown.

  • @mazdysoraya6121
    @mazdysoraya6121 Před 6 lety +3

    What a beautiful performance.

  • @paulpayton8238
    @paulpayton8238 Před 7 lety +4

    this is lovely paul p England x x 😀 ❤

  • @massimoedaniela
    @massimoedaniela Před 11 lety +2

    Amazing!!! :-)

  • @arraynetheelf
    @arraynetheelf Před 13 lety +3

    This band is incredibly talented! I adore Celtic music in general, but they especially add a lot of beauty and skill to it. All that could make it better is perhaps some Irish whistles. :) Love the harp and the violins, though!

    • @mazdysoraya6121
      @mazdysoraya6121 Před 6 lety

      except is not Celtic at all.. more like some turkish, balkan

    • @Wotsitorlabart
      @Wotsitorlabart Před rokem

      ​​@@mazdysoraya6121Except the tune is 17th century English - 'The Clean Contrary Way'.
      It is only 'The Star of the County Down' with its 20th century lyrics and when it is sung.

  • @stratpac
    @stratpac Před 6 lety +1

    Wow! I loved this - Bravo!!!!!

  • @DIATOMUZIK
    @DIATOMUZIK Před 12 lety

    Fantastic !

  • @auroraciccone8004
    @auroraciccone8004 Před 8 lety +3

    im studing this music in kg school

  • @GAGames-ts4rp
    @GAGames-ts4rp Před 6 lety

    Super Like

  • @carlyshouse
    @carlyshouse Před 7 lety

    They are using the dots!

  • @ladycham9775
    @ladycham9775 Před 9 lety +13

    "Star of the County Down" is actually the same tune as "The Unquiet Grave" [Child 78]. I'm surprised they only referred to "Tam Lin" as being the only Child Ballad.The Irish dancing is Caille where they wear soft ghillies, not true step dancing [usually done in hard shoes]. Before you guys go all Wikipedia on me, I've actually own ghillies and performed with "An Claidheamh Solius" in Los Angeles. Also, the reason the arms are down the sides is due to tradition. England did everything to kill all Irish culture including dance. From a far hilltop, it would look like everybody was just walking around a house while secretly dancing the jigs and reels. To move your arms could have put everyone in peril as the English soldiers would murder whole households of people if caught dancing. Judges take off huge points for any arm movement and that's why Flatley was so controversial with his renditions of the steps.

    • @Sohrleas
      @Sohrleas Před 9 lety

      Lady Cham I didn't know that--the dancing, I mean. Thanks~ :D

    • @charlieD1628
      @charlieD1628 Před 8 lety +2

      But I had heard the -arms -to -the -side style was due to the Catholic Church folks in Ireland who ran the schools didn't want the boys and girls touching when they danced. I must be mistaken. Or am I?

    • @musicchannel6613
      @musicchannel6613 Před 7 lety +1

      Could be one or the other, both, or neither... while there is no lack of reason to accuse the English of mistreating Irish people and suppressing Irish culture (and the Catholic Church of moralistic hysteria too), these particular theories sound more like old wive's tales to me.

    • @philliplohnes3675
      @philliplohnes3675 Před 7 lety +2

      In the Boston (the 33rd county of Ireland) the explanation I have heard many times is that the Brits didn't permit dancing Ireland. I don't put anything past a country that would export food from Ireland during a famine.

    • @richardwaring8613
      @richardwaring8613 Před 5 lety +2

      Cromwell was not so keen on dancing in England either. The difference was that he was truly evil towards the Catholic Irish and came up with the comment that they should be sent to 'Hell or Connacht ' to make room for English settlers. I am English but can see when atrocities are done in the name of patriotism.

  • @querannayl7544
    @querannayl7544 Před 6 lety

    bORING

  • @noelrice
    @noelrice Před 11 lety +8

    Amazing indeed. A simple tune with a simple arrangement played by conservatory players - needing sheet music - with a lot of performance schtick. Unbelievable

    • @fiddlemusik
      @fiddlemusik Před 8 lety +3

      Oh chill. Its just another way to do it. :) That Trad chip on your shoulder is awful heavy.

  • @noelowen8453
    @noelowen8453 Před 2 lety +1

    This tune is usually played at a faster pace and it sounds better. But well done nevertheless

  • @fisherxc
    @fisherxc Před 5 lety

    What is the big triangular instrument top left?

    • @here_we_go_again2571
      @here_we_go_again2571 Před rokem

      Front on view of full- (orchestra) sized harp with Celtic art on the frame.

  • @auroraciccone8004
    @auroraciccone8004 Před 8 lety

    My sorry

  • @giddygiddy85
    @giddygiddy85 Před 7 lety

    the foggy dew,thats what this is

    • @emiliarossi6538
      @emiliarossi6538 Před 7 lety +1

      melodically very similar songs but this is the star of the county down you can tell because melodically the chorus starts from the middle of the verse melody in the star of the county down where as foggy dew is more of a repetition of verse melodies without any chorus.

    • @Wotsitorlabart
      @Wotsitorlabart Před rokem

      ​​@@emiliarossi6538'The Star of the County Down' is the name of the song.
      The tune to which the 20th century lyrics are attached is 17th century English - 'The Clean Contrary Way'.

  • @kathrynmientka5964
    @kathrynmientka5964 Před 5 lety

    Harp

  • @JNITLOST
    @JNITLOST Před 6 lety +1

    Too slow

  • @brycewise
    @brycewise Před 8 lety +6

    the piano ruined this song

  • @MacEoin
    @MacEoin Před 6 lety

    Totally inauthentic. Americanized would-be Irish music, with the guts taken out of it.

    • @foolofhearts8126
      @foolofhearts8126 Před 4 lety

      Denis MacEoin you realise that Tam Lin is a Scottish reel? Although I do get what you mean, it is not as Celtic as it could be.

    • @Wotsitorlabart
      @Wotsitorlabart Před rokem

      ​@@foolofhearts8126
      And the tune to 'The Star of the County Down' is actually 17th century English - 'The Clean Contrary Way'.