Luke Kelly Black Velvet Band

[lilgreenman185]

Jazus that wasnt filmed today or yesterday , R.I.P Ronnie & Luke

[avdoyle]

@lilgreenman185 ...Ciaran Bourke RIP is also in that clip

[blue24boy]

Just discovering my Irish roots i wish i seen line up live, off to see the present line up in March

[timexironman100m]

Wow did you see the youthful Christy Moore with hair and a beard at 2'25"...

[seanyk111]

@timexironman100m jesus... i just seen that and i watch this video all the time, hard to recognise him!!

[blue24boy]

only the best is good enough

[GarryMcFadden]

I've always been a fan of Luke Kellys. Does anyone have the song, 'I hate them all, one and all'?

[PaulMozart]

Luke Kelly is GOD! Cheers from Norway.

[andun56]

from 1970..?...still a touch of class..... Beal Feirste Abu

[Liamautomechanic]

the best.

[ODIOMILITANTE69]

3:23 ABSOLUTE HERO

[liamobrien06]

u wudnt mistake them for bein irish ive seen better heads of turnips haha ah u wud miss aul luke

[MsCourtneyxox]

There should be a love Button <3  Made just for this song :)

[WeeWeeBirdie]

This is what heaven looks like :)

[slapshot37GNR]

@2:28 - Christy Moore

@3:23 - Will Ferrell

0:00-4:03 - The Dubliners

How much better could this performance have been? I'd give anything to go back & get in that place...

[sidDkid87]

@slapshot37GNR LOL! Did you notice all those Guinness 'Will' was toting??? 

[slapshot37GNR]

@sidDkid87 Haha, yeah. What a guy. I'd love to hear the jokes that man & Luke were sharing.

[supernffc]

Wonderful!

[godkinvara]

would give anything to be back in that exact moment in time...

[TheFayser]

the savage head on him..legend

[kerriesadr123]

Proud to be Irish ... <3



[adoor321]

Ya can see a young Christy Moore at 2:27 :)

[puniks2112]

Watched the film Luke today about the life of Luke Kelly. A great character.

Thanks for posting.

[soberchimera61]

Hmm apparently there's a beard prerequisite to be in that band.

[Pieappledave]

@soberchimera61 That's a secondary requirement to an unquenchable thirst for a drop of the craythur.

[agranthania]

no version equals this. none can come close.

[nutzboutdc]

one of my favs oh what a voice...

[randyhandbag]

what a hero!!

[batman53ish]

will ferrell at 3:22

[btjking7]

thats christy moore indeed 2.27

[noel3122]

what a singer , what a band , GO THE IRISH !!

[monkeyboy392]

2.27 Christy Moore?????

[BOOBMIT]

was his shirt really orange.c'mon.

[mickypful]

He may have gone but his voice will live on forever. Go on my son!

[roudchkjcgh]

aT 3.22 WILL FERRELL??????????

[zroppian]

I just can't stop smiling... raise the roof now!

[speakEazey1916]

lukey auld luke

[speakEazey1916]

my brother xxx

[BOOBMIT]

how was this video altered nice effect.

[shanehand91]

what a voice, what a man, what a head of hair

[hooverwildes007]

2:26 of the video is that Christy Moore?

[dominatingbudgies123]

@hooverwildes007 haha i think ur right ..

[gabe25591]

@hooverwildes007 Yeah I think it is! I've never seen him with long hair but there's no mistaking that face of his...

[MyMoppet52]

Wow. He can even make this a dynamic song! What a fantastic artist!!! I have this song on a video by another group and it's a gentle love song. hmmmm....I like this much better. Thank you for the posting! My best, Moppet

[steviegl8]

one of my favourite songs!

[nunyabizznizzok]

neck like a swan, be jaysus a foot long? LOL

[DASHTEK1]

ireland these days favours foreigners more than irish people. our government gives everything to foreigners... its almost illegal to be irish. if only we still had artists like this, 'the rare old times'...

[buzzindub]

ronnie was there just not for this song...

[cheerydavie]

Where is Ronnie ??????????

[golfclub48]

the liard

[warman1701]

of all these nowdays singers like rihanna only sing for money but luke is a true singer who his music and the joy it brings to others

[SuperDontstopme]

@warman1701 Played in Padstow pubs along with others, keep the music and the love flowing!!!

[TheQuedge]

Im an Irish lad in australia on my own. I listen to this song when im homesick.

[fuckapotomis]

@TheQuedge Are you in Van Dieman's land?....

[golfclub48]

irish hero np

[killer201146]

were do you get these scences from kelly

[RyanLFC86]

Sometimes there just isn't enough thumbs up's in the world :D

[TheShark1962]

my God what a singer,,!!!

[johnhamilton08]

This is why I love Irish music. The energy the singer gives and how everyone there just starts singing along.

[Rookaria]

love all his music they don't make them like this anymore

[2doctoma]

Luke has got to be the greatest Irish folk singer ever, perhaps the best full stop!

[kieferroche1995]

looks like christy moore at 2:26

[gazurtoids1]

Luke Kelly was rock n roll

[danielsmif]

3:22 they're gona take all me beer  i know it

[roudchkjcgh]

@danielsmif iTS Will ferrells da

[14thknight]

beards



[nickkelleher77]

All the good songs have the name Kelly involved, keep up the good work

[08sparky08]

What A Voice! oh my god!

[63frankie]

You mean ciaran , Luke and Ronnie ! Never forget the band!

Rip!

[irishkev666]

god is a lucky shelfish MAN to have luke up with him ! FULL STOP .

[hoppo444]

Luke kelly ......what a legend

[albar76]

night visiting song is painfully beautiful

[albar76]

anyone who watches this and doesnt know what a soul singer he was is missing the point. We have lost our prophet we will never replace this man, like john lennon, but more important. god rest his soul, we will live on, but always cherish this

[shankeed]

is he buried in glasnevin ?

[MagsB50]

Don't care what you say. This is excellent! Love It.

[MagsB50]

@weirdogonzalez @mcslovenc Sorry guys. Lost the plot a wee bit. Please do not be offended.

[pecho1yu]

@weirdogonzalez in ´84

[weirdogonzalez]

@pecho1yu yes yes. Sorry '84.

[pecho1yu]

@weirdogonzalez in ´84

[MHclawdeen3]

@weirdogonzalez ahhhh......no.

[mcslovenc]

oh if he'd be still alive... :) their concerts'd be even more of a show :) i mean i love the dubliners, but lets face it- no one of em can't sing like Luke Kelly knew how to sing...

Rest In Peace Luke Kelly, i'm visiting your grave in a couple of days. i can't imagine not to, if i'll already be in Dublin...

and LONG LIVE THE DUBLINERS for the Finnegans' sake :D

[MagsB50]

Excellent! What a singer he is!

[mcslovenc]

@MagsB50 sadly, he was... :(

[jamesybing]

CHRISTY MOORE at 2.27!!!!!! he looks so passionate about the song, knows hes witnessing something special.....

[gary58014]

BEARD POWER



[porkybhoy1]

what can i say top notch what a voice top man R I P luke kelly

[rgriff29]

awesome, what a voice, nowadays Luke would be be a megastar. and the rest of the boys. thanks for posting.

[b2kessler]

i like luke that´s irish  the feeling i have to ireland blessing to them let the free

[jasonrouke]

2 minutes and 27 seconds in, if am not mistaken is a young and very hairy christy moore.

[sweetmunster]

@jasonrouke lol tis indeed Christy! Wow those must have been some days back then. Great clip.

[Postie218]

@jasonrouke Sure does look like himself.

[soberchimera61]

1:21 So that's where that expression came from.

[RyanLFC86]

Luke Kelly R.I.P you did your country proud!

[gerrypayne123]

Wish he was was still with us in Cavan last week!

[Nugget12421]

@MahonePogue1 I got one in honour of Luke Kelly last summer! Unreal!

[MrMoorhen]

Great voice, unusually good diction and the only man whose bottom teeth were bigger than his top teeth.

[braddelong100]

hes just as good as johnny cash or waylon jennings

[girrulesyzwx]

Raise the roof now! 1:23

[audreycalico]

I LOVE HIM! Just belts it out!

RIP, Luke Kelly!

[jimmy27paul]

@lotharrtheterrible Why?

[simmo303]

If you live a million years you'll not hear any voice with quite the power and timbre of Luke. Terrific.

They all grew beards to make it easy to remember the group. eg "We want that band with all the hair."

[richgarforth]

@simmo303 all i can do is agree

[hooverwildes007]

Is that Christy Moore in the crowd?

[akgwatts]

If you have never been to Ireland and you love the Irish you should go to Ireland and visit Belfast and Dublin. The country should be united and celebrate Chrisitiainity, Who care whether they are part of the UK or not? The point is they are Irish and as such are wonderful people,

[welshhardman]

classic tune

[slapshot37GNR]

Red Hair = Cool

Good Hair = Popular

Great Friends = The Boss

Amazing Singing = Zeus

The Ability to Make Will Ferrrell Laugh = I...I Just Can't Describe Luke Kelly. Jesus? God? An Irish Morgan Freeman?

[onokao2]

geneusly



[PetroniusSatyricon69]

**red coats

[PetroniusSatyricon69]

@funkwolf1 We had the advantage of a large country they had to reach by sailing ships and they could never control given the guerrilla tactics of the Americans who had long experience from fighting Indians. And the English were obliging enough to wear read coats and march in line formation.

[2doctoma]

@PetroniusSatyricon69 you know, perhaps your country and people would be less hated if you didn't constantly announce your non existent superiority, and then display pride at the butchering of native americans and people from foreign countries. we would all like you a lot more if you just stopped being over patriotic, racist cunts.

[Jennylovessheba]

@2doctoma sure look what the brits did to the native aborigines! If Aborigines were seen in a group of four or more they were to be shot on sight reguardless of sex or age. Then they had the check to say they brought civilization to Australia.

[benalchemist74]

Brilliant

[biddybuzz]

Good on you Luke....celebrating what we do best...singing and putting words together.......poetry.....

[acerb45666555]

you all know the great Luke Kelly. and great he shall be for eternity! but dont forget the other great one across the sea. youre kin! i present Pepper Keenan from Louisiana. the singer in this vid>>>watch if you want>>"Corrosion Of Conformity-Albatross".....(war­ning: those who do not like aggressive music should not watch the vid).

[PetroniusSatyricon69]

Fat Irish guys singing in pubs with eyes half closed does not make a successful revoltuion.

[Ollympusmons]

@PetroniusSatyricon69 fuck you

[funkwolf1]

@PetroniusSatyricon69 no but apparently extremely fat yanks do, what's the secret? did you all roll over the brits!

[hooleyqueen]

no he does not have an Afro; it is a Celtfro!

[ravenheader]

@tony10396861 I think "Mar dhea" translates as "as if"

[tony10396861]

@ravenheader It's not really something that translates literally. It can mean "as if", but that wouldn't make any sense in the context here. Of course they're gonna fill ya with strong drink!! That's my understanding of it anyway, I could be wrong

[Oboelion]

I know this song ! In 1991, I was in Ireland with my husband, it was our honey moon. What a wonderful country ! We listened the Dubliners non-stop in our car.I don't understood the songs very well because I'm French. But their songs were splendid !

Vouaouhhhh !

[Nubbitsu]

Almost as good as the version by the Grehan Sisters!

[iceaxe56]

and russell crow

[Eriuar]

thanks, thanks, thanks!!!!

[dertyhat]

Just discovered Luke Kelly....amazing.  Check out the Foggy Dew.

[FolkieOne]

Haha, I just saw the Will Ferrell comment! It certainly looks like him at 3.20 with way too many beers :)

[supercsharp85]

@DanielLMurray84 I meant directly after that. I've heard "oh yeah" and "me lads" before, but it sounds like he's saying something different.

[tony10396861]

@supercsharp85 He says "mar dhea", pronounced "mar ya". It's a little Irish(gaelic) phrase which doesn't really translate literally into English, here it means something along the lines of "as they do" or "ya know yerself!!"

[supercsharp85]

Anyone know what exactly he says at 3:22?

[DanielLMurray84]

@supercsharp85 "feed you with strong drink"

[realROsbis]

In the end of the video I can see Ronnie come in from the right. I suppose the talk show continues. Is there anybody who know where I can find it?

[MercuryWahWah]

Would someone tell me how he died? Thanks.

[TheMasterpiece007]

@MercuryWahWah brain tumour 

[woodcuttersgypsy]

Simply awesome. What a singer that man was.

[dawala1000]

I love this song and have to keep comming back to hear it . awseome song from a man with an awseome voice . R.I.P. Luke Kelly .

[RobertRuhi]

Who could ever match Luke Kelly? What an awesome and unforgettable talent.

[RottingYoda]

@RobertRuhi ronnie drew ;)

[RobertRuhi]

@RottingYoda Good point, Ronnie was another master, but I would put him a close second to Luke.

[RottingYoda]

@RobertRuhi  comparing excellent to fantastic at the end of the day

[Celt707]

@RobertRuhi

I know what you mean, I was watching a live version of The Merry Plowboy that Ronnie sings and Luke was the back-up vocals and all I could think is "Imagine having backing like that" (I'm a folk musician myself)

Two amazing vocalists they are.

[bocuinn]

does it get any better, we all wished we could sing like that at new year lol

[bocuinn]

does it get any better, we all wished we could sing like that

[terraheyez2k7]

@hatstalker yep it's hilarious! It did make me laugh to think of having a 'neck like a swan' was a good thing...

[terraheyez2k7]

@ hatstalker having a neck like a swan is from the old irish folklore, every woman in these old stories was 'white as show, a neck like a swan and flowing yellow hair'

[hatstalker]

@terraheyez2k7 I am aware of the folklore background. However it's an amusing thought when you take it literally.

[hatstalker]

Neck like a swan? so she had a foot long neck? what a freak lol!

[falstaffinfection]

3:21, the guy getting drinks for the table but mesmerized watching Luke is my favorite moment. That and the part where Luke sings.

[Trelawny333]

He is so great, he almost makes me cry!

Trelawny/NYC

[beccaattiffanys]

"RAISE THE ROOF NOW!" :L

[brianheneghan]

One word to describe Luke Kelly-legend

[annynameatall]

har har.

[chrissept21]

3:22 LOLOLOL must be last call

[TheBigJenks]

Luke just fills the room with Awesomeness !!

[jt465465758]

Wouldn't i love to have 10 pints inside me listening to this man live!! Unreal!!!

[TheClaydon]

where was ronnie at this time?

[MamboInferno]

What the hell is Will Ferrell doing there? 3:20

[Nodanger19]

@MamboInferno that is genius,brilliant comment

[CANNIBALEX]

@MamboInferno john sheehan looks more like will ferrel in this than that dude at 3:20

[TheEskatos]

@MamboInferno And why does he not have a cow bell with him? We need more cowbell!

[noutlad]

@MamboInferno ,will ferrell,lmao,,the bar must be closing,he has that many bottles bought,

[MegaPistonbroke]

@MamboInferno hahaha OMG the bar man really looks like him hahahahhahahhaha

[commanderkool]

@MamboInferno LOL. YO.

[55vica]

@MamboInferno Isn't it obvious he's stocking up on youth elixir aka Guinness!

[MamboInferno]

@55vica Ah, Guiness. Such a magical name.

[PicklesReallySuck]

@MamboInferno Russel Crowe at 0:45

[kennybraun1]

@MamboInferno He's getting the bottles of Guinness in like a good man!

[rosskstar]

@MamboInferno gettin his buzz on 

[w1cked240]

@MamboInferno serving drinks ffs!