Barley Bree - The Star of The County Down

[Greimo]

15 people had no choice with Rosie McCann.

[nietaksky]

15 people have no souls

[mac11741]

im from Co. Down, Ireland

[jmcevoy655]

@mac11741

Me too, I live in Banbridge =)

[Greim]

I love it.

[TheMakemFolksinger]

love it, brillant nice sound man , cheers The Makem Folk Singer

[MCWolfee95]

Orthodox Celts are better......but this is nice too

[BoudiccaBlanc]

@MCWolfee95

The Orthodox Celts are a Folk-Rock group. This is the traditional ethnic-folk style. Either way, it's a really nice tune. :-)

[BoudiccaBlanc]

This is the traditional tempo. I heard my own relatives in Ireland 50+ years ago sing this song.

The songs were sung in local pubs and homes without loud-speakers or electric guitars. Unfortunately with the rise of the Internet and TV people no longer gather at local pubs to visit with their neighbors and sing a few tunes.

[spudpeel]

@BoudiccaBlanc Yeh they do, but today it's around singstar or something. People's lives dont really change but the soundtracks do!

[BoudiccaBlanc]

@spudpeel

:))

[RKHageman]

Oh, splendid! One of my favorites, and I love the way they do it here.

[05005051]

15 English people dislike this video (from an Englishman).

[seventeen17]

man, i wish i could find more of jimmy sweeney rockin out, i always love hitting the old triangle in halifax to listen to him play these awesome celtic songs

[starwarsjazz]

Too slow

[Oemerich]

Does he say "In case you were wondering." in the beginning?

The accent is fairly hard to understand.

[bigalguitarpicker]

@Oemerich I think this accent is easily understood, but then I'm from Banbridge!

[nadne92]

@bigalguitarpicker I am from Serbia and its very easy to understand.

[TheLfc1989]

@nadne92 thumbs up from ireland

[nadne92]

@TheLfc1989 And youre a Liverpool fan,the best club ever,hands down,so thanks mate.

[rawrimatigersaur]

OMG I LOVE IRISH PEOPLE <3

[Mahnozver]

Very nice! This simpleness they sing it with is just great!

[newFranzFerencLiszt]

I'm really fall in love with this song...

[TdawgEFC]

An Dún abú

[MrFunMan1]

best song in the world, Ireland and Serbia!

[martinjogan2001]

very nice guys!! :)

[martinjogan2001]

im love that music



[martinjogan2001]

im love that msic

[martinjogan2001]

so nice, :)



[martinjogan2001]

soo nice :)

[martinjogan2001]

its the best irish music :) so genuin :)

[silorn1]

First came upon this song through the Orthodox Celts but being that I'm American I had trouble understanding about 30% of the lyrics. Now I can understand them all : ) Thanks Barley Bree and TommyPM

[floyd0678]

Best tradional irish song ever....

[brianrayrich]

i think they sound great especiall since this is my favorite song

[VeinBoy]

Such beautiful pronounciation with even more beautiful lyrics.

[SimonMcBlack]

This is so pure... All people should like celtic inspirated music. That's our inner core

[ogiugi96]

soooooooooooooooo slow orthodox celts are beather

[MrPl4nt]

wonderful song

[liferules12]

its amazing i should know im irish im from cork and i think all irish folk should be in the hits

[gypwin]

love this music...check out my new version of a fine old irish song..hit on gypwin...

[owlgulch]

Spectacular fiddle work; who is the unheralded fiddle player?

[TheMcmarchelo]

like OC-s more...even tho i realize this is the way it shoud be sung...

[seanshields]

IRISH PRIDE, thumbs up if your irish and proud

[ShipsRock]

i love the Irish accent, it's wicked :D

[TheBernas24]

cool!

[Tagert112]

I love the accent, makes it just greater :)

[VasicZoran92]

@Tagert112 Ye that is true, accent is great, i wish that i could talk like they do, but for that i need years of life in irish... :)))

[jmccann525]

Haha. Her name is Rosie McCann. Wonder if she be related to me, eh?

[dartiow]

stop comparing & start enjoying

[southarmaghtanker]

people from the north dont have good singing voices when it comes to trad!!!

im from south armagh bty

[BridieGallagherTV]

Are you serious?? I'm from Donegal and we have some of the greatest traditional Irish singers there are!!

[southarmaghtanker]

more of a personal oppinon i suppose!

[orckiller91]

@southarmaghtanker So then Tommy Makem and Sarah Makem where flukes then? lol

[southarmaghtanker]

i just think that southern people sound better.

[findvn]

5 stars

[DosForbezaPorFavor]

My dad's favorite band. Brings back some great memories.

[Derxium]

Very nice. Irish folk songs-best ever in the world

[Paradoxmagic]

@Derxium This is true my friend Erin go Bragh

[mathijssmith]

awsome, I think one of the best versions on youtube

[needasecondchance]

The Irish Rovers do a great up tempo rendition of this. I like Van Morrison's version too, Cheers...

[CobRaSiC]

Yet another great version of this amazing song... But still Orthodox Celts have the best arangement of this song...

[OdinsGuard1]

the version of rapalje is better

[mathijssmith]

the version of Rapalje is the only song I don't think is awsome of them . its only great

[panseyv]

I really like the bouncy rythm in this version, I heard it played real slow and melodious too, but your version is a great style..

[Headovina]

fucking great version of this song!!! Maybe better than Orthodox Celts' version!!!

[ironhorsedb]

theyre not trying to be the best singers, theyre just singing it the way it would have been sung 100 years ago in a pub in ireland, and that is the way they sing on shows like this, to represent the singers of the past, in the way these songs were sung.

[Paradoxmagic]

This is the way I first heard it from my Grandpa. And well this is Irish soul food, the music reminds me of home keeps me going while I am away at college

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[Melenita64]

I love the way they sing this beautiful song! And you're definitely right, it sounds unpretentious and like if you were in old times!

And I prefer The Irish Rovers' version to The Pogues' (maybe I'm too classic! )

[LesArmesDuTemps]

@ironhorsedb

And that is what makes it the best version of this song on YouTube. :)

[BruBot12]

My 7 year old daughters just loves this version of "The Star of the County Down. I play it for her when she gets up and before she goes to sleep. I have tried to find and song by the Barley Bree, but it is either extremely expensive or it just does not exist. Is there a place where we can buy this CD? for a reasonable price?

[coneSRB]

look ortodox celts version of this song...its 1000 times beter than this....just see

[RitchieBrinckmore]

Ah, the old Serbian nationalism strikes again...

[Barakuda15sk8]

@RitchieBrinckmore

Nationalism?Are you stupid Man or your feet stink?This is Irish Song,Serbian Bend Is Singing it..I think Orthodox Celts are singing it the best...

[RitchieBrinckmore]

Yeah, but seriously, that dude only thinks so because he's Serbian himself. But whatever. It's not like I care anyway.

[Barakuda15sk8]

No im Bosnian,tard...

[RitchieBrinckmore]

Oh. If so, you have my apologies.

[Zikopfc78]

Pola medjed pola bukva !!!

[karelleemhuis]

@Barakuda15sk8

Orthodox Celts are AWFUL. The prononciaton is horrible (you can't deny this), I can't listen for more than 10 seconds to this discrace of Irish folk music.

[breimalislobodnoime]

But at least they try ;) I personally shudder whenever I hear a German band covering English language songs because of RRRs, yet I know they are good

[mmmhedgeymmm]

thank you very much bud finally some1 agrees wit me this is proper not that other crap

[Anonimus1111011]

Look, you can't say they're awful only because of the pronounciation. I mean, why doesn't somebody comment the instrumental and the vocals (which are great in my opinion). You just stick to the pronounciation and accent like that's the main bit of the song

[mmmhedgeymmm]

orthodox celts are shit this is proper irish singin

[Barakuda15sk8]

You are Shit,The only Good thing about this is the Irish Acent..But no rythm or Anything else...Orthodox Celts Rox!

[mmmhedgeymmm]

@Barakuda15sk8 ur fuckin weird haha

[Paradoxmagic]

This is how they are ment to be sung a ballad in a pub man. The Orthodox Celts are good but this is the real deal.

[velebr3]

@Paradoxmagic

I am noob for Irish music, but I think Orthodox Celt version will be accepted by bigger crowd. beacuse of way they sing. This looks kinda old. No offense these guys are also great. ;)

[Paradoxmagic]

@velebr3 Oh I like the OC's to but lol this is like my grandpappy'd play it. So it is like I was with him again listening. This is the real stuff Irish Soulfood at its finest

[liferules12]

@Paradoxmagic i dont care really who they are trying to be because its the song you should care about

[barstuards1]

@Paradoxmagic

Different interpretations and that is what makes this tune so brilliant! This song can stand on its own without the need of a particular style or artist association with it. The song just is and that is ll it needs to be... Actually this song when it came out was probably song in many different ways and not just in this style. This arrangement certainly has a modern pop feel to it as well as an influence of the American folk scene. Good stuff!

[prtljaznik1gepek]

@Barakuda15sk8 you show no respect for other nation's tradition.OC arent the only band irish influenced so there is no reason for you to glorify them like that, especially not to be rude doing it. OC put more music in their songs, but they don't get that feeling within it too, cuz they can learn to play but they cant learn mentality too.Irish folk songs are not about melody, OC do it their way but you cant say its better, its just diferent. Inace iz Srbije sam i sramota me kad vidim sl komentare

[Barakuda15sk8]

Samo sam reko svoje mishljenje..Yes is different but for me its better,the color of voice is better and everything...

[Alceste1977]

I agree, well put. Tom Sweeney is a Northerner (from Omagh) so technically is putting on a slightly Southern accent here. But who cares, it's just for effect.

[musicfreakme91]

no they dont..they freak me out

[CobRaSiC]

True, true... But, truth to be told, OC are more famous for their live shows...

[needasecondchance]

I just think that it is by no means the best version of this, I think it falls a long way short, The Pogues do it great justice, a lame effort, vocally they sound like school kids reading from a blackboard, anniberlin an amatuer from Germany leaves these guys sitting at singing this...

[needasecondchance]

The worst version on youtube, it just struggles along, poor version...checkout the annberlin version or the pogues, they are class...

[staringintotheabyss]

You're fucking wrong. This is a different version, but not poor, just slower and has more emphasis on the lyrics than the tune.

[GoldenOldies60and70s]

Beautiful version of that song! A very rare treat to find on here, as some of us take our music very seriously! Can't thank you enough for posting this!

[peacefrog1916]

the best version was Van Morrison with the Cheiftains, dont think its on youtube anymore :(

[salcs777]

this is how it should be sung

[snajderrr]

gnagno3000 Ortodox celts are not trying to be Irish musicians and they are not trying to be better than Irish musicians,they only want to present the people in Serbia the beauty of Irish folk music and how unique it is:)

[neleRenegade]

What's with all these kids saying OC's are better than these guys....these guys are Irish(have the accent) and would still be more authentic than OC's even if they had just a fiddle. So please stop saying OC's are better. They are good and without them you'd probably never hear wonderful Irish music, but Irish is Irish. Jel' u redu? I dosta vise brukanja po YT. Jebote, odrastite vec jednom.

[breimalislobodnoime]

Authentic does not equal better ;) That said, I like this version more than OC.

[cwrlepro]

im serbian and i like this version much more than orthodox's version....

[RuKoMeTaS993]

yes it`s better when the Orthodox Celts sings...but OC is the best group in the world.:)

[darraghtank]

they remind me of teachers

[VasicZoran92]

NoNoNo this suck, and those are Irish ppl, on the other side, Serbian band Orthodox Celts are faaar better!

[CdMac1990]

Orthodox Celts = SHITE! lol. This is great!!

[MaynardKeynes09]

yeah this good but us Serb do it better ;) hahaha

ORTHODOX CELTSSSSSSSSSS

[milan666i]

Orthodox Celts are much better!

[cwrlepro]

nemoj brate tako...dobra je ova verzija,ovo je original...

[gnagno3000]

you suck... orthodox celts are good musicians, young, fast, funny... but those are the real traditions, THIS IS IRELAND!

[wannaknowit]

they have such a cute pronunciation...plus lovely voice:)))))

[Pepi196]

yeah orthodox version is a bit better imo

but those two have a nice pronunciation of the lyrics though :D

[typacsk]

Aw, nobody laughed at the "younger brother" line

[Shinji0Ikari007]

No way this is a great version. It is just played more traditionally.

[jhiam64]

i agree trafika- this verson is so slow and borderline depressin. ortahdox video if funny. these guys just have faces that u'd like 2 thump lol

[trafika91]

lol :D

[psychkoala]

Idiot.

[trafika91]

the orthodox celts version is better.... you can't say that this is better just because the guy has a irish accent...... i think you'll agree... cheers

[SDubDaBulldogg]

i beg to differ. The Orthodox Celts version is good, however, this is in fact better. not just because these guys are irish, i just like acoustic folk better. much better of a sound for music like this.

[trafika91]

and orthodox celts play on electric guitars, violins?? they play acoustic too :)

[SDubDaBulldogg]

yeah.......i didnt think my comment through before i posted. i wanted to add in the acoustic GUITAR part, among other reasons as well. i've been ass-backwards lately, lol. slainte.

[Chemicalguy86]

a wonderful song

[Shinji0Ikari007]

Must not have listened to this one.

Actually there are several great versions of this song on youtube.

[dragonriderjt]

there has to be 50 version of this song, this is a good one.

[omiochain]

What? Why cant I find a decent version of this song!?!?

[rocksolidb3ltx]

Cant say any of the versions of this on here are the real deal but this is defo better than the celts version. But there all tryin to put it on too much, its not natural enough.

[smartdude1234567]

sexy

[Shinji0Ikari007]

This and Orthodox Celts are great versions.

[CaptainGreenhalgh]

Barley Bree sing this song better than all the others

[adabidabi]

Check Orthodox Celts version...the singer has 3 times better voice...

[gijargan]

The Orthodox Celts dont have the right accent for this song. They don't sound Irish enough to make it work. They are from Serbia so it just doesn't have the same ring as this version.

[adabidabi]

In this version melody sounds just better than Orthodox Celts ,but the singer sounds terrible,like he got ill,or someting like that :-)

[orbitofdoom16]

he is singing irish folk music, the Orthodox Celts are posers, he is the real deal

[adabidabi]

But he still has awful voice...Aca Celtic peva jedno 3x bolje...

[orbitofdoom16]

he sounds like he has a cold man.

[breimalislobodnoime]

I don't think their accents have anything to do with their country of origin. Think of actors, for example.

[Sean2Ireland]

Very nice version, slower and more articulated than most other versions. Very easy to listen to. Great job!

[bryanth798]

this version is one of the best

[Shinji0Ikari007]

VERY, VERY, good version

[9aspengold5]

I thought Van Morrison's rendition was my favorite, but I really like this one. Thanks

[Zikopfc78]

Extremly good voices.

[onelasssttime]

Slainte's is the best for sure, but this is 2nd...

[sobr21azzaro]

EXTREMELY good performance there. I truly enjoyed this and felt it in each of me bones. Ive given manys a 5 starts, but this is the one that truly deserved it. From now on there will be only 4 stars for other vids!

[AlexanderSS87]

Very nice....

Try

Ortodox Celts - The Star of The County Down

Good Version.... Band From Serbia....

[breakinlord]

lol XD

[guitarsandjeeps]

without a doubt the best version of this song, thanks for posting this.

[KevKli3]

Fully agree. The fiddle, the two guitars, and the voice all fit very well. Lyrics are very nice, too.

[waswat23]

Brill !! Brill !! *Clap*

[Ubbel2008]

awesome voice

[DottyWang]

I use this as a jig for messages on my mobile and I wanted to hear something like the traditional version (though it's a composed tune). I've ploughed through every version I could find - learners, the all-too-creative, massed guitars, attempts to rock it, ye Gods. Some near misses - Micamac - and Ian Gould is pleasing. I think I'll play some Planxty or Seamus Ennis, just to convince myself that Irish music still exists.

[madamequatre]

just perfect

[folkambiance]

excellente version  de ce superbe morceau ^^

[lemonz96]

where was this recorded?

[TommyPM]

New York

[gerhardthefirst]

Roger Whittaker also has a beautiful version of this song. Like Barlewy Bree, he keeps it traditional, which is the way I like it. One of my favorite songs.

[surreal12]

The Irish (damm 'em!!) have the best music in the world. This song is great stuff; listen to the words/the melody - please try other versions - fact is there is no better music in the world than that comes from Ireland - fact! - Best regards from West Sussex (ENGLAND)... well, at least we have The Watersons ...

[dzeki99]

Listen the Orthodox Celts' version

[sexymonster001]

Beautiful Song!!

[whyitdoesntwork]

Coooool...!!

[GB51]

nice

[GB51]

nice song

[OldWaysFollower]

one of the best Irish songs I've even learned.

And it contains some geography of Ireland:) Down from Bantry Bay (S) up to Derry Quay (N), and from Galway (W) to Dublin town (E)... 4 extreme points on the map of the Emerald Isle... Slan go fóill!!

[Graham074]

You Two Are REALLY Great Singer's Well Done :)

[trevorm1]

I just learned this song, and play it with my friend who plays accordian. It's just a great tune.

[shiimo92]

this song is good and also this version but i agree... its no action

[JonDab]

i like the slang so much^^

[rpgplayer101]

I think this is the best version that there is.

[Zacke89]

Fantastic!

[LordOfNumenor]

I love this song. Fantastic version, but I think I still prefer The Pogues version. This is top notch though

[TommyPM]

I agree

[gaelicstorm]

good song