Down by the Salley Gardens/Maureen Hegarty

[lakenewell]

Perfection. Thanks for the voice and the pictures.

[maureenderry]

@lakenewell Thank you for your lovely comment. Maureen

[LaurentziuRo]

wonderful ...!

[maureenderry]

@LaurentziuRo Thank you....Maureen

[Frurotot]

Oh, Maureen, your rendition of this beautiful poem is honey to the ears. The purity of your voice, the sweetness and cadence, the expression - all conspires to uplift the listener. William Butler Yeats would have been proud of this. God bless you, my dear. - Peter in New Zealand, far from home.

[maureenderry]

@Frurotot Thank you for this lovely comment. I really appreciate you leaving such nice words.

Maureen

[LaViolinista007]

Absolutely beautiful. I was assigned this piece for a vocal class and this is the perfection I'm going to try and aim for. Lovely :)

[jd7x7jd]

not my favourite arrrangement, but wow what a voice! :)

[Lolagater]

:''''( pure emotion. I love playing this on the piano <3

[maureenderry]

@Lolagater Thank you for your comment. Maureen.

[Yaklich]

Wow, this song has me in tears. So beautiful. I'm Irish but have never seen my homeland. This song makes me miss a place I've never been to.

Absolutely stunning.

[maureenderry]

@Yaklich Thank you for your beautiful comment. Maureen.

[TheDreamCacher]

I just didn't like some notes, they are a bit shrill, maybe it is my headset that is not apropriate, but I prefer this song sung by Orla Fallon, anyway, you have a great voice. Is all you CD, Ireland, Mother Ireland, uploaded on youtube? I would love to listen to it. I won't find it to buy where I live :(

[xhenry19]

--ending fractale anime 

[talasilvawolfforest]

at 0:37 that picture is from the poem the Lady of Shallot

[tomtesticle]

This is beautiful. And perfect.

[maureenderry]

@tomtesticle Thank you

[MultiMandoman]

What a moving song/poem. This was simply gorgeous. Your voice reminds me of Judy Collins, folk singer from the 60's-70's. Thanks for sharing this with us.  I'm a multi-instrumentalist with a wide range of styles and interests. Would love to hear you in a live performance! Beautiful.

[maureenderry]

@MultiMandoman Thanks for your comment. This is one of William Butler Yeats best known poems.

[imluvd4evr]

U SUKK!!! U SHOULD SING OPERAH! NOT QUIET SONGS

(the caps r 2 get my point across)

[maureenderry]

@imluvd4evr I love singing but I do NOT have an operatic voice! I might sing one or two during concert but that's it.

[Yanula1]

A very beautiful song makes me wish I was in Ireland again

[maureenderry]

@Yanula1 Thanks for commenting....you'll just have to return.

[CaroJ11]

What an exquisite voice! I've never heard Maureen before, but I'll be buying whatever recordingsI can find now. Pure and lovely, lovely, lovely.

[alison123920]

I have listened to Maureen live many years ago and am still in awe of such a pure clear voice,she is a super ambassador for traditional quality songs delivered with overpowering grace and charm.In my humble opinion no-one comes close to this rendition of WB YEATS classic.

[maureenderry]

@alison123920 Thank you for your very lovely comment. am still singing and hope to do so for a long time yet. Maureen.

[doubleduo100]

this video is very good and were learning down by the sally gardens in school as a poem and i think its better as a song...well in irish...Tá an scannan go h-alainn!! :D

[azothdaco]

Beautiful!!

[maureenderry]

@azothdaco Thank you

[chrissoftail]

i think this song is so beautiful

[maureenderry]

@chrissoftail Thank you for your comment

[Mazurka1001]

Très jolie!

[maureenderry]

@Mazurka1001 Thankyou

[maureenderry]

@Mazurka1001 Thank you

[dlmcintyre3]

nice tuning... interesting choice of tonic

[maureenderry]

@dlmcintyre3 Thank you for your nice comment.

[rotkaeppchen1]

very very beautiful and amazing voice!

thank you for sharing your songs and voice with us here....

[maureenderry]

@rotkaeppchen1 Thank you very much.

[reliablebow]

Beautifully done..and video is great!

[maureenderry]

@reliablebow ....Thank you

[lanetemple]

You're welcome Maureen,....I believe in telling the truth and shaming the Devil.

[lanetemple]

Dear Maureen,

Your voice is MAGNIFICENT!...and thank you for giving WB Yeats credit for the words.

Your rendition of Down By The Salley Gardens rates with the versions done by John McCormack and Makem & Clancy...just WONDERFUL!

Thank you for posting your LOVELY work on YouTube....and YouTube gives you and all the other GREAT Irish singers-artists access to all the people world-wide who are not familar with the Brilliant work.

GOD BLESS.

[maureenderry]

Thank you for your very lovely comment. I dread to think of how I will feel when I cannotsing any more.

[Soilwar]

At least for some moments I can take life easy, thank you. Music is a gift of life and you're definitely blessed. I'm normally not keen on female singers but there's something really pleasing about your voice.

[maureenderry]

Thank you

[kittymezzo]

Gorgeous voice!

[maureenderry]

Thank you....I have been singing for a loooooong time.

[green3333]

A good version of the song indeed~~^^

[maureenderry]

Thank you.

[ThomasFrancisMeagher]

cant beat a good bit of yeats

[maureenderry]

Indeed!

[assenthia]

The "Sally Gardens" looks like a

beautiful magical place to dream.

[maureenderry]

Thanks for your comment.

[sherrywine1941]

Outstanding performance, I totally enjoyed..

(5*) Sherry

Thank you Mike, yes this was beautifully sung.

[maureenderry]

Thank you for your lovely comment.

[sessnazx]

Beautifully Sung By Maureen

Childhood Memories

5*

Many Thanks

[maureenderry]

Thank you.

[111oldie]

Thanks Mike for sharing. Wonderful song and super sound.5*

[suikerdiamant]

thats all?

[maureenderry]

Yes, that's all...Same guitarist...recorded second guitar accompaniment over first recording.

[Corrie121]

Beautiful. Just beautiful.

Thank you for sharing.

[maureenderry]

Thank you for your lovely comment

[davnet13]

this is a beautifu played as an instrumental

[suikerdiamant]

What kinda instruments are in this?

[maureenderry]

2 guitars!!

[kaykay9265]

my skool sand dis song for chorus

[winghold]

This is how Down by the Salley Gardens SHOULD be sung!

God bless Wílliam Butler Yeats, the best poet EVER!

[maureenderry]

Thank you for the lovely comment.

[desertdancertina]

To Hylkjerulz,just wondered which image you were asking about,is it the lady in the boat? I have lots of these images in books,I could possibly tell you the name of the painting the image came from.

[ljbabysprite]

Yours is a beautiful rendition of the tune to which my Irish grandfather was to serenade my grandmother and once again on their fiftieth wedding anniversary. They came "on the boat" with my parents and brought their love of music with them. ^..^~

[maureenderry]

Thank you for your comment

[ljbabysprite]

You're quite welcome! :-) Sometimes my heart longs for Ireland, Scotland, or Wales and listening to voices like yours, Mary Black, Karen Matheson, Kathleen MacInnes and Julie Fowlis singing the traditional tunes helps to comfort a lonely soul. ^..^!

[ljbabysprite]

You're quite welcome. It kind of hurts to know that were it not for the troubles in the Northern Counties at the time, I'd have been born in Country Derry or perhaps across the North Channel in County Midlothan, amidst generations and generations of Celts and Gales making lovely music such the likes of yours. I guess I'm more Celt than yank. Best wishes to you from across the big pond. Robert.

[Hylkjerulz]

... Is there any chance of you having the picture on your computer, from when you were making the video? Is it too much asking if you could send it to me by e-mail?

[Hylkjerulz]

... Sorry about your back problems by the way. Hope you are feeling better now :)

[Hylkjerulz]

Oh, so then I take it you don't remember what book the booklet was on?

[bilstew]

very well sung,and the tempo just right .The word WEIR does not come out very clear at 2: 30 but apart from that super recording.

[andywilk612]

Wonderful. I had only ever heard a version sung by Jim Mcann. You have a beautiful voice.

[maureenderry]

Thank you.  I really appreciate your comment.

[Hylkjerulz]

This whole experience made my day: the song, the voice, the paintings. So very beautiful and pure <3

The painting at 1:35 really touched me; does anyone know what it's called/who the painter is?

[maureenderry]

Thank you for your lovely comment. Maureen

[maureenderry]

Sorry for not replying before now but I have been suffering with back problems and couldn't even sit at the computer. The painting you mention I scanned from a booklet.....I do not have any information about it at all. My apologies. Maureen

[saturne46]

Merveilleux air. La meilleure interprétation que je connaisse sur Youtube. Quelle voix ! à la douceur du velours. Bravo et merci

[DeXMonica]

Amazing. You have a fantastic voice. This is such a lovely song that brings back so many memories. You certainly do it justice. Thanks so much.

[maureenderry]

Thank you so much. Music certainly brings back memories......all good I hope.

[andyrawn]

MAUREEN ~

Glad that T.J. has introduced us!

"Down By The Salley Gardens" is one of my favorites, from listening to John McCormack recordings when beginning voice studies.

Your very lovely, lyrical voice and intuitive sense of phrasing are PERFECT for this timeless melody ~ BRAVA!!

~ ANDY

[ilnegrodellozar]

wow... great job... the second picture displayed caught my eyes... WHERE DOES THIS PAINTING COME FROM? Please I'm desperately looking for that...

[markbackshall]

Hi,

i think its called " the Lady of Shallotte"

Really the lady ellainor. I can give you the artist if you ask

ta

Mark

[ilnegrodellozar]

Thanks mark... I really like to know the artist's name...

[markbackshall]

Hi , it is by John Willam Waterhouse .

He painted three episodes from the poem. In 1888, he painted the Lady setting out for Camelot in her boat; this work is now in the Tate Gallery. The poem is The Lady of Shallote by Tennyson.

I have the same painting as the cover on my favourite in " Scarborough Fair" by Simon and Garfunkel. Shall I swend it to you?

thanks

Mark

[RubyWraith]

Oh my but that was just fantastic! I do believe it is the most beautiful of all I have found on Youtube. Thank you so VERY much!

[maureenderry]

Thank you for your lovely comment.

[jch35vt39h206]

Oh my, what a beautiful voice you have. The video is lovely!

[maureenderry]

Thank you. I have just visited your channel and will be back to spend more time looking at your very interesting videos.

[wolkowy1]

Your version is the one - I feel - the most beautiful, from what I've heard till now.

[maureenderry]

Thank you very much.

[shangqinli]

The least I can do is express my wholehearted gratitude to Maureenderry and YouTube. Without you both, I would have never "discovered" Maureen Hegarty and her incredibly voice. Irish (and celtic) music should be internationally recognized as one of the best. This vid deserves a 5 star rating (the website won't allow us to go above that).

[maureenderry]

Thank you so much for the lovely compliments. I agree with you about Irish (and Celtic) music. There are some beautiful airs that do not get the chance to be heard.

[Taowaki]

merci

Lucile

[maureenderry]

Thank you for your comment.

[maureenderry]

Glad to be of help.

[nighthawk006]

Beautiful *****

[maureenderry]

Thankyou.

[SummerRkl]

Your voice is stunningly beautiful and sonorous. The colorful video montage was well done.

[maureenderry]

Thank you.

[raphael2176]

Wonderful, just Wonderful. Brings me back to the Ireland of my youth when we all sang songs like this. For me there is no new music as I just love this type of singing. Maureen Hegarty sing it perfectly. Wonderful.

[maureenderry]

Thank you...I agree it is a beautiful song and I love to sing it. Maureen

[machree01]

A lovely peom from Yeats and you sing it beautifully, and great pictures. thanks.

[lorgain2]

Maureen maths are not the strong point of someone on this Site, 1938,was the DOB I gave how that makes me 27 is wishful thinking.

[lorgain2]

I have just been listening to The Rankins singing Sally Gardens, as a cranky oul adjudicator I found your version much better, well, you are Irish.

[maureenderry]

Thank you............cranky oul adjudicator...mmm..I knew you were more that 27!!

[clarebannerman]

Another favourite of mine and you do it justice Maureen.

[julia59]

Beautiful - both, voice and pictures! Thank you.

[maureenderry]

Thank you Julia.