Irish Fridays

**Globaltruth** · 23-01-21, 11:44

Originally posted by Padraig View Post

Good one G. Timely indeed.

Here's a rare one - a jazz fiddler, a trad fiddler and a song that's neither jazz nor trad but still Irish. Does it pass for Irish Friday?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QZiFmOe4Mo

I'm glad to say that an emergency meeting of the highly secretive WM Star Chamber have unanimously given this not only a thumbs-up but a commendation of the highest order.

**johncorrigan** · 29-01-21, 10:11

I was listening to a programme with Fergal Keane the other day and 'From Clare to Here' came on in the background; written by English navvy, Ralph McTell, but here's Paddy Reilly singing it.

Clare To Here - Paddy Reilly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G36QWbOwMGs

Paddy Reilly singing Clare To Here, written by Ralph McTell.It's a long, long way, it gets further by the dayIt's a long way from Clare to hereThere's four w...

**Padraig** · 29-01-21, 12:38

Originally posted by johncorrigan View Post

I was listening to a programme with Fergal Keane the other day and 'From Clare to Here' came on in the background; written by English navvy, Ralph McTell, but here's Paddy Reilly singing it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G36QWbOwMGs

You are never far from Clare when Martin Hayes is playing his fiddle. And if you want to try an Irish Jig there's no better man than himself to teach you the ins and outs of it. Pick up your fiddle, or flute, or whistle, or keyboard and by the end of this video you'll be a different person!

Martin Hayes - Patsy Geary's Jig - Lesson #1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44LU0nt921M

The first in a series of fiddle lessons from Martin Hayes. If you wish to support these videos or find out more about additional videos and masterclasses ple...

**johncorrigan** · 29-01-21, 16:31

Originally posted by Padraig View Post

You are never far from Clare when Martin Hayes is playing his fiddle. And if you want to try an Irish Jig there's no better man than himself to teach you the ins and outs of it. Pick up your fiddle, or flute, or whistle, or keyboard and by the end of this video you'll be a different person!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44LU0nt921M

He's really quite good, Padraig, that Hayes fellow, don't you think. He had me believing I could do it if I ever chose to pick a fiddle up.

**Padraig** · 30-01-21, 11:48

Originally posted by johncorrigan View Post

He's really quite good, Padraig, that Hayes fellow, don't you think. He had me believing I could do it if I ever chose to pick a fiddle up.

It works on the whistle too John - I'm trying it! Here's a flute:

Patsy Geary's/ Danny

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0bJO9vnh0k

Set tocado pelos antigos integrantes Mila Maia e César Benzoni, durante a quarentena em Galway. A primeira tune é um Jig tradicional chamado Patsy Geary's Ji...

**johncorrigan** · 05-02-21, 13:22

Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin & Ultan O'Brien have just released a record which got a right good review in 'Songlines' - I thought this song, 'All Our Lonely Ghosts', was atmospheric and powerful. Eoghan's voice is quite unique, and beautifully accompanied by O'Rourke's terrific fiddle playing. One for the headphones...

All Our Lonely Ghosts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRZVax6ZGBM

All Our Lonely Ghosts is a dark song. It charts the treatment of women, children and those who have been silenced in Irish society over the decades. Where Ca...

**Globaltruth** · 05-02-21, 15:25

Originally posted by johncorrigan View Post

Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin & Ultan O'Brien have just released a record which got a right good review in 'Songlines' - I thought this song, 'All Our Lonely Ghosts', was atmospheric and powerful. Eoghan's voice is quite unique, and beautifully accompanied by O'Rourke's terrific fiddle playing. One for the headphones...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRZVax6ZGBM

Powerful stuff JC .
If you need cheering up after listening to this then remember we are just past imbolc now, so we're back on the upswing...

**johncorrigan** · 05-02-21, 15:50

Originally posted by Globaltruth View Post

Powerful stuff JC .
If you need cheering up after listening to this then remember we are just past imbolc now, so we're back on the upswing...

Indeed, Global, Mrs C reminded me it was Brigid's day earlier in the week. I had a look for an oystercatcher (Giolla Brighde), but none to be spotted - reckon they must still be hanging out by the coast. Making do with the snowdrops. Stay warm down there.

**Padraig** · 05-02-21, 16:43

Originally posted by johncorrigan View Post

I had a look for an oystercatcher (Giolla Brighde), but none to be spotted

There was a poet Giolla Brighde Mac Con Midhe - Gilbride McNamee, who hailed from Ardstraw about the 13th Century or so. Ardstraw is in County Tyrone and for Irish Friday I'm giving you a good Tyrone accent to enjoy. If you have difficulty with the Irish 'och' sound this young fellow will help you out - listen for 'Derrylaughan'.

'I'm a Busy Man': 4-Year-Old Goes Over His Lengthy To-Do List

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-fNzwo1iMA

A four-year-old in Northern Ireland had quite a to-do list on October 24. Caroline O’Neill recorded this video of her imaginative son Darragh going over ever...

**johncorrigan** · 05-02-21, 18:16

Originally posted by Padraig View Post

There was a poet Giolla Brighde Mac Con Midhe - Gilbride McNamee, who hailed from Ardstraw about the 13th Century or so. Ardstraw is in County Tyrone and for Irish Friday I'm giving you a good Tyrone accent to enjoy. If you have difficulty with the Irish 'och' sound this young fellow will help you out - listen for 'Derrylaughan'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-fNzwo1iMA

**Globaltruth** · 12-02-21, 08:55

The Jerusalema Dance Challenge:

Here's the original

ORIGINAL: Jerusalema Dance Challenge - By Fenomenos do Semba

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=613A9d6Doac

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and here the Dingle Coast Guards

Dingle Coast Guard | Jerusalema Challenge | Irish Coast Guard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QovSZ4t8_H4

Jerusalema Challenge - Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland

**johncorrigan** · 12-02-21, 09:32

Originally posted by Globaltruth View Post

The Jerusalema Dance Challenge:

Here's the original

ORIGINAL: Jerusalema Dance Challenge - By Fenomenos do Semba

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=613A9d6Doac

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and here the Dingle Coast Guards

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QovSZ4t8_H4

No wonder the Garda are feared and respected across the world for the elite force that they are, Global. Disappointed they didn't do it while balancing a plate of Irish Stew, at which point they could say 'Irish Stew in the name of the law!'

**Globaltruth** · 12-02-21, 10:32

Originally posted by johncorrigan View Post

....Disappointed they didn't do it while balancing a plate of Irish Stew, at which point they could say 'Irish Stew in the name of the law!'

The old ones are the best jc, which is lucky for you really...

**Padraig** · 12-02-21, 12:12

Brilliant Global! Many thanks. I wondered about this trend and your videos have enlightened me. I found this link which you probably know already, and which is also fascinating.

The Angolan dancers who helped South African anthem Jerusalema go global

https://theconversation.com/the-angolan-dancers-who-helped-south-african-anthem-jerusalema-go-global-148782

During the coronavirus pandemic the Jerusalema dance challenge enacted a way for communities to connect - repetitive enough to be picked up and varied enough to tease.

PS - It's got your name on it!

Here is my planned contribution. It's a song that I suspected was not Irish at all despite all the 'Irish' references and now I'm convinced of it. The tune sounds middle east to my ears, but I've known it for years and this version fairly rocks. You could easily fit in a Jerusalema.

The Irish Descendants - Eileen Og (The Pride of Petravore) :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8x50pHGkxQ

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**Globaltruth** · 12-02-21, 13:45

Originally posted by Padraig View Post

....Here is my planned contribution. It's a song that I suspected was not Irish at all despite all the 'Irish' references and now I'm convinced of it. The tune sounds middle east to my ears, but I've known it for years and this version fairly rocks. You could easily fit in a Jerusalema.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8x50pHGkxQ

Thanks Padraig - Petravore, unlike Ballintubber, is a non-existent town name, so I thought I'd do a bit more googling and check on your suspicions...which are entirely correct.

The song was written by Percy French in the 1890's

Biography | | Percy French

https://percyfrench.co.uk/biography/

Here's a nice instrumental version though

The Pride Of Petravore - Liedvogt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAuHFcvC3QI

Zur Pforte - Oelsnitz

and a predictably dark version by our friends Lankum

Lankum ft. Spider Stacy - The Pride Of Petravore (Official Live Video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN56-2mHZnY

Our 4th album "False Lankum" is out now on Rough Trade Records. Listen/order here: https://lankum.ffm.to/falselankumTaken from the album 'The Livelong Day' o...

(note that video is animated by Marry Waterson who handpainted some of the frames. Yes, that Marry Waterson, daughter of Lal.)

and, sensationally for me, it transpires that Percy French wrote one of my all time favourite songs:
Abdul AbulAbul Amir.
Out of respect for this thread we'll have an Irish version first:

Abdul ABULBUL AMIR. - Brendan O'Dowda

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIzVXxs0EyU

Brendan O'Dowda singing Abdul The Bul Bul Ameer, written by Percy French.A satire on the Turko-Russian war, He wrote this in 1877 for a 'smoking concert'. Th...

but Frank Crumit is responsible for this classic version

Frank Crumit - Abdul Abulbul Amir - 1927

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lv6M2omQ__U

Frank Crumit (September 26, 1889 -- September 7, 1943) was an American singer, composer. radio entertainer and vaudeville star. He shared his radio programs ...

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