Old Time Music in Galway Ireland

[Salinear]

i wish i knew the name of this song. i play the banjo and i would love if i could get the lyrics.

[shannonandsheila1]

yea thats jazz fiddler

[DANIELCRAIGO]

His name is Felix "Sonny boy" Wilson.

[789mopedman]

what are those whistles called?

[shannonandsheila1]

@789mopedman thats a kazoo hes playin

[789mopedman]

@shannonandsheila1 Thanks!

[13jacksonm]

does this guy have a name?



[xxleandraxx1]

my irish part of the family come from Galway! ^ ^

socal

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[111Blowfish]

If this does not make you smile, your soul is broken.

[HARLEYBOY33]

Great music and your own happy snapper in the background ! I will buy the Guinness next time I am in Galway - Slan go foil

[FFBism]

YEEHaw!

[ruuuuuubengorefucker]

he's god :)

[iceaxe56]

i knew there were leprachans

[strj05]

Outstanding!

[lawrencebraun99]

yep- someone said it. The Jazz Fiddler - mississippi sheiks

[downtroddenmusic]

well - the tune is similar to 'too tight rag' as done by peg leg howell and blind blake - but much faster and with different words. sorry - that doesn't help much but I enjoyed the video very much

[AVGreaser]

if you like this check out Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three and also The Two Man Gentleman Band!!!

[socston]

@AVGreaser I saw the two man gentleman band this summer, great band!

[FancyGapClawhammer]

Don't know why he's playing a 5 string, strumming it. He sounds good though

[gn3]

its a cover???

whats the nameof the song?

excelent!!!

[1982maiden]

hes playing some kind of ragtime jazz right? Never heard one on banjo , really cool!

[gorantheshame]

hhahahaha, nice nice nice!!!

[retropicker]

Good stuff. Uncle Dave Macon would be proud.

[irishpoe]

Saw this lad that day, hell of a performer.

[relimes]

what the hell is this crap?

[ShoppingBargains]

Check out my banjo player Dave Hum on my channel.

:-)

[StewedTomato]

America's got talent needs this guy!

[HectorAwol]

Yeah I don't mind this kind of dixieland style! Very good entertainer. I play old time button accordion tunes myself! Great video.

[KristopherWP]

"Listen to that old time music"

best advice I've ever heard...

[christian0oo]

@KristopherWP damn right...

[drybonesband]

that's the Jazz Fiddler by the Mississippi Sheiks if I'm not mistaken . . . great job!

[PugFeist]

I love this so much. I wish i could watch this man perform live

[fragellin]

keep the culture ALIVE!! we can't lose the fight to bitches like lil wayne.

[jquigley92]

whats the name of this song?

[susiakasinead]

Yay!! More oldtime music to the Irish people!!

[TheBanjoCat]

his website your mentioning is not working...does he have an new one?

[southboy420]

good shit wilson. holding it down

[eggbert2million]

I played with this lad last weekend in longford...what a style. full of beans and a pleasure to play with. Hes doin an Irish tour in November so if your about dont miss him...

[Shenkisshi]

This guy is so great! I wish musicians like this could actually get ahead versus the other shit played on MTV and VH1

[stiffy42j]

We love this guy at out fire station! We try and do the routine just like him!

Whats the name of this song anyway?

[ff38135]

great

[liverleef]

not only is he a great musician, he's a great showman too!

[negativecreep420]

ahahaha i bet those irish people were flippin out

[SkorPoland]

great! :D

[advalante]

fair play to him good stuff

[LucidLunatic77]

makes me wanna trash my banjo

[Deepsky1A1B]

maybe you should if you cant play

[brandijokrell]

He is awesome :) He seems like he would be a good time to watch

[ema19e87]

favoloso tipi come lui dovrebbero essere in ogni città

[JacGout]

his performance is great!

[tom75tom]

babes,i love ur boots....

[Ashlo82]

He's my brother!

[AudioFilesNow]

Now that's a Musician!!!!

[nomoney443]

I never seen nothing like this before

[robbiekeaneee]

Great!

[reaperpro]

Well I swanny. This fellow is quite good.

[empiremonkey]

Look at that shrub who takes a picture but doesn't throw down coin. What a pisser.

[BunnyN]

This is fucking awesome. Come to St. Louis. We are all about this stuff here.

[floridaironclad]

Wow, thanks

[automatic4thepeople]

you know, the irish people never "kicked the scots out". Its called north ireland.

[automatic4thepeople]

This guy is great!

[pablob3]

this guy is awesome

[firemn77]

The Irish people were probably like damn look what the hillbillies did to our culture in America, and then they cried.

[firemn77]

or they were like, look what happened when we kicked those Scottish people off of our land back in the day, they took our style moved to the mountains of America and turned it into this crap.

[mandlnpickr]

Ever watch the history channel? Our Scots-Irish ancestors were Hillbillies. What's wrong with that?

[4crows]

where is this guy from? AWESOME!

[StewedTomato]

He is from Portland Org

[atonic10000]

He's from Ann Arbor, MI. I went to high school with him.

[StewedTomato]

Felix, Is really good, You need to try out for American Idol !

[sallyworld498]

this is totally awesome

nice work :)

[carlulrich2]

my God, this guy is AWSOME

[KingNelis]

Wow why is this guy playing in the streets ? He should be on a stage ! I would pay to see that.

[Mary16c]

i love it!

[superkitty89]

I love this song The Mississippi Sheiks did it I think I wish I could have seen this live it's a sweet performance

[smileyxmileyxfan]

i rememeber him lol i gave im 10c lol

[Ashlo82]

That's my lil' Brother!! Isn't he incredible?! He taught himself how to play!

[porkpieman7]

i hope he is a round. very cool kickass old timer

[Mulitmanx]

that guy was unreal while he was around! hope he comes backthis year!