This the chieftains ad the dubliners was basically what I listened to my entire childhood! I still love traditional Irish music, and the uilleann pipes are breathtaking. Never gets old!
I heard them first, when I was about 15 in my hometown Emden in Germany and was so fascinated. :-) For years after that I listened to Irish Folk, but I always liked Planxty best, great music. And now that I discovered this, I'm so surprised, it seems they grew even better with age. :-)
These guys just get better with time, the vocals are just terrific, the accompaniment has gotten more refined, as that could even be possible! Hey guys, do another reunion soon will ya?
am in the country near bunclody, wexford..just down from a beautiful clear day on mount leinster listening to these wonderful irish musicians and songs..
Having moved to America when just 15, can remember the 1st I heard this...Wyoming is a long way from County Meath but the music is my music as much as Hank Williams is!
just wonder if you are arthur a mcbride from elmira, ny. if you are arthur a mcbride from elmira ny . i met you in the 60's and saw you last in l961 in johnson city, ny. cfcan you confirm you are this person. if not, i'm sorry to bother you. my last name used to be ricks.
This is the first time I have heard of Planxty. I came to check out various versions of "Arthur McBride" and they did a wonderful job of it, loved the intro. I will certainly be looking into more from them. Thanks to you IrishandFolkmusic for posting this and other great music. Could you tell me what is the name of the instrument (good pic at 1:02 and close-up at 4:26) that seems to be bagpipes minus the bag? I clicked on like and saved this to my favorites. Thanks.
@jramsay100 plus as well..you should know that uilleann is Gaelic for "elbow". Very difficult to play this wonderful instrument! Can you believe this song was written c1840?
@jramsay100 They do have a bag, just somewhat smaller than you're expecting relative to Highland Pipes. They're blown by a set of bellows driven by the right elbow rather than by the mouth. I'm told that the word "uilleann" means elbow, although that may be wrong.
as I understand it the bagpipes are a devolution of the uillean pipes from the gaelic invasion of scotland (like the kilt), though I'm no authority and happy to be corrected, but the uillean pipes seem the more sophisticated instrument, and sound a lot less like a bag of drowning cats being molested by ducks.
@bennie777 there are atlest over 300 diffrent types of bagpipes in the world today, oldest found are thousands and thousands of years old in china/india.
ulliean pipes and GHB are two extremly diffrent type of bagpipes that proboably has a common ancestor way way back in time.
I agree whit ur cat comment, GHB is only known because of marceting and its loud and (most of the time) awful sound.
I believe they are called parlor pipes. That is what I was told by my friend that I got the music from anyway. The idea is that you get the bagpipe sound without the same loudness. After all, pipes were used to communicate on battle fields, so I would imagine the genuine article would be pretty bloody loud.
@jramsay100 Look up Planxty "Lady in the Island" here for a set of 4 reels led by the pipes in the more common higher pitch of D. There are very different styles of playing them; Liam O'Flynn, this piper, has a very thoughtful and expressive style. They can also be played hard and fast.
Not so much about opening bars, although I suspect they did, (and closed a few as well) but rather the single note from Liam O'Flynn that opens with "Three Huntsmen".
In this one note,I realized that Maximus should have been killed in the opening scenes of "Gladiator!".
@PDSJohn They are probably at the top of there game now.
Musicians,if they were serious about there craft at 20,and just as passionate at 60,have gone through life's journey,and learnt something along the way.
I believe that even Johnny Rotten believes this,despite telling us that we can;t trust him once he reached 30.(or something like that).
Music,made by master musicians like these, needs no excuse to exist.
This the chieftains ad the dubliners was basically what I listened to my entire childhood! I still love traditional Irish music, and the uilleann pipes are breathtaking. Never gets old!
iluvmaxxiefrmskns 3 days ago
It's about as good as it gets
gally7 3 weeks ago
I saw Planxty in the Waterfront in Belfast in 2005. They are still amazing live. I have grown up listening to them.
jmcevoy655 1 month ago
Do Honda 50!
sectionpink1 4 months ago
I heard them first, when I was about 15 in my hometown Emden in Germany and was so fascinated. :-) For years after that I listened to Irish Folk, but I always liked Planxty best, great music. And now that I discovered this, I'm so surprised, it seems they grew even better with age. :-)
Zaubi456 5 months ago
These guys just get better with time, the vocals are just terrific, the accompaniment has gotten more refined, as that could even be possible! Hey guys, do another reunion soon will ya?
crkonehd 6 months ago
I believe I listened to this about a thousand times in my youth, best draft dodgin' song I ever heard.
d2music 6 months ago
am in the country near bunclody, wexford..just down from a beautiful clear day on mount leinster listening to these wonderful irish musicians and songs..
anthonydoyle18 6 months ago
PURE CLASS
nigelbourke 6 months ago
liam og o flynn u genious
ldoherty1991 7 months ago
gold
ivanwalsh1 8 months ago
the instrumental part of this song should play after everytime I take a massive shit. Long live Planxty and Arthur MacBride
TheSpartan188 9 months ago 2
toujours aussi "groovy" les planxty...
gracchusbb 10 months ago in playlist a
great
jenmountford 10 months ago
haven´t heard them for a long time - last 1978 in Dublin´s O´Connel Street - when I was a busker at the Gayety Green Basar
charlesgell 11 months ago
Having moved to America when just 15, can remember the 1st I heard this...Wyoming is a long way from County Meath but the music is my music as much as Hank Williams is!
timmiked 11 months ago
get your english erse tae feck
masseyfergy68 1 year ago
This would be the theme tune to my life
bferran954 1 year ago 3
@bferran954 What a strange life you must have lead!
IrishandFolkmusic 1 year ago 17
@IrishandFolkmusic
yeh me and my cousin beat up recruiting seargents on a regular basis
bferran954 11 months ago 2
@IrishandFolkmusic Haha! :)
morlunds 2 days ago
hearing this and seeing the lads having the craic... there's nothing better.
eimead 1 year ago
christy playing some mean guitar there! the lads must have really strong shoulders carrying him for so long
aftermath842 1 year ago
Planxty
Still one of the best,for the last, for this, and the next century
coliban 1 year ago
It's been long long time since i last heard this. Thanks to internet they are all a'coming back! Big thanks IrishandFolkmusic for the upload.
AywillbeFayed 1 year ago
That was MAGNIFICENT!!.....real class....Andy and the lads didn't leave it in the bull-pen....WOW!!!!!
lanetemple 1 year ago
is that the best piper in the wurld..? oi think so..!
radebrecht 1 year ago
just wonder if you are arthur a mcbride from elmira, ny. if you are arthur a mcbride from elmira ny . i met you in the 60's and saw you last in l961 in johnson city, ny. cfcan you confirm you are this person. if not, i'm sorry to bother you. my last name used to be ricks.
gayannettemech 1 year ago
Wonderful music! Musical craftsmen.
rogues70 1 year ago
just class....
gally7 1 year ago
makes me heart melt, why cant it all be like this , brilliant musicianship
1286z 1 year ago
Fuckin' brilliant!
FinianHippie 1 year ago
Ahhh, this makes me happy on a gray day.
FatAndy133 1 year ago
this version and paul brady`s 1977 are tied for me - such an amazing song !
buckfullerable 1 year ago 7
jramsay100 asked what the instrument was at 1:02 and 4:26. It is the Irish Uilleann pipes. I believe this video is from Planxty's 30th year concert.
orancarter 1 year ago
This is the first time I have heard of Planxty. I came to check out various versions of "Arthur McBride" and they did a wonderful job of it, loved the intro. I will certainly be looking into more from them. Thanks to you IrishandFolkmusic for posting this and other great music. Could you tell me what is the name of the instrument (good pic at 1:02 and close-up at 4:26) that seems to be bagpipes minus the bag? I clicked on like and saved this to my favorites. Thanks.
jramsay100 1 year ago 4
@jramsay100 Its the Irish uilleann pipes and your welcome!
IrishandFolkmusic 1 year ago 2
@jramsay100 plus as well..you should know that uilleann is Gaelic for "elbow". Very difficult to play this wonderful instrument! Can you believe this song was written c1840?
martcarey 1 year ago
@jramsay100 They do have a bag, just somewhat smaller than you're expecting relative to Highland Pipes. They're blown by a set of bellows driven by the right elbow rather than by the mouth. I'm told that the word "uilleann" means elbow, although that may be wrong.
SpanneredSpoons 1 year ago
@jramsay100
as I understand it the bagpipes are a devolution of the uillean pipes from the gaelic invasion of scotland (like the kilt), though I'm no authority and happy to be corrected, but the uillean pipes seem the more sophisticated instrument, and sound a lot less like a bag of drowning cats being molested by ducks.
bennie777 1 year ago
@bennie777 there are atlest over 300 diffrent types of bagpipes in the world today, oldest found are thousands and thousands of years old in china/india.
ulliean pipes and GHB are two extremly diffrent type of bagpipes that proboably has a common ancestor way way back in time.
I agree whit ur cat comment, GHB is only known because of marceting and its loud and (most of the time) awful sound.
Uuuurk 1 year ago
@jramsay100
I believe they are called parlor pipes. That is what I was told by my friend that I got the music from anyway. The idea is that you get the bagpipe sound without the same loudness. After all, pipes were used to communicate on battle fields, so I would imagine the genuine article would be pretty bloody loud.
stjimmyisalie 1 year ago
@jramsay100 Look up Planxty "Lady in the Island" here for a set of 4 reels led by the pipes in the more common higher pitch of D. There are very different styles of playing them; Liam O'Flynn, this piper, has a very thoughtful and expressive style. They can also be played hard and fast.
Dayepipes 11 months ago
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jramsay100 1 year ago
Their music is a carefully woven 'tapestry' of colourful emotions...superb!
ohisashiburi 1 year ago
the opening bars of this tune...theres nothing like it...amazing!
divle123 1 year ago 2
@divle123
Listen to Andy's latest album.Abocurragh!.
Not so much about opening bars, although I suspect they did, (and closed a few as well) but rather the single note from Liam O'Flynn that opens with "Three Huntsmen".
In this one note,I realized that Maximus should have been killed in the opening scenes of "Gladiator!".
neohip 1 year ago
Jilly, the real deal. Hope you enjoy.
Paul.
ispinimor 2 years ago
Superb after all this time they are still brilliant musicians
Thanks
PDSJohn 2 years ago
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neohip 1 year ago
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@PDSJohn They are probably at the top of there game now.
Musicians,if they were serious about there craft at 20,and just as passionate at 60,have gone through life's journey,and learnt something along the way.
I believe that even Johnny Rotten believes this,despite telling us that we can;t trust him once he reached 30.(or something like that).
Music,made by master musicians like these, needs no excuse to exist.
neohip 1 year ago
Brilliant.
Best wishes
MetryRoad 2 years ago
glad to see it back, the best
po3bybmf 2 years ago
Absolutely wonderful. What a great sound. Fabulous mix of instruments. A pity it can only get a maximum of 5*****
threelegsoman 2 years ago
Good auld Christy! Savage song, thanks for the Upload.
darrin42 2 years ago
Fantastic song --- loved Planxty ♪♫
clarebannerman 2 years ago
One of the best folk groups, if not the best, easy to listen too, from their "Black album", briliant. thanks for posting.
machree01 2 years ago