Ise The B'y - Great Big Sea

[NewfieSnipz95]

What a size of a cod @00:43

[lilly2874]

I played this in music today.My teacher made up a game using this,it was fun!

[cjm450]

"Ise the b'y who rents the whoor,

and Ise the b'y who shags her,

Ise the b'y who catches a dose

and takes it home to lizer"

[matthewosmond1984]

I'm good friends with Great Big Sea. Alan is a family friend of ours so he used to come over all the time and play a few songs. And sometimes they would all come over and have a beer with us. I used to go backstage at concerts with my guitar and we'd play a few songs backstage.

[340shorty]

I think if you put newfie and english accents together you'd get irish again :)

[Rhodes7652]

As a Nova Scotian I must agree with the comments below, GBS is godly.

[goteggs1234]

i live about 10 mins from the drummer, in nova scotia...gbs is godly

[pudops]

Lordy jupin my sonny b'y im from Gander bay north!!!!

[OdolWAAAAGH]

i's the by that sits around and collects pogey

[newfiecodjigger]

Nothing like a taste of home once you've moved away. Takes me right back.

[inuyashacrazy123]

*sigh* i SO want to visit Newfoundland again! i miss the east seashore

[redhairedhoney]

god GBS is amazing Sean & Alan both just haveamazing voices

[tobyn123]

this sounds very irish does Canada have irish roots? i know ovs u had the french settlers after the war of independance but any irish settlers here?

[Suppystar]

@tobyn123 Lots of Irish and Scottish roots on the East coast, that's for sure...I'm not sure about out west, however.

[tobyn123]

@Suppystar well i still av nee knowledge so cool merrt :)

[drinkswithnedkelly]

@tobyn123  The East Coast has DEEEEEP and proud irish roots!

[tobyn123]

@drinkswithnedkelly coool mannn the irish are wonderful people.. in britain they're probably the most liked and me (english) being the most disliked.

[graciethegraceful]

@tobyn123 there newfie's just a fyi

[rfish54]

during music class in our school here in Canal Flats, British Columbia, years ago we had to sing this song. I think it was in the year President Kennedy of USA was assinated.

[Oafmeal]

Had the great pleasure of living in Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Cape Breton and Prince Edward Isle. I live in California and have missed it there since.

[MahSchoolworkMusic]

I deeply admire them for being able to sing a line like "I don't want your maggoty fish, they're no good for winter," without cracking up. I can never do it.

[MahSchoolworkMusic]

Also, does anyone know what the tune in the middle is?

[NLTreasure]

Don't k now what u mean???

[MahSchoolworkMusic]

@NLTreasure The tune they play as an interlude in the middle.

[shaalis]

@NLTreasure the bridge part where the key changes and goes into a jig that comes just before the last short verse.

[MLLamble]

@MahSchoolworkMusic To the best of my knowledge, that's just a bridge...

[violetjm]

@MahSchoolworkMusic - Now I'm curious. All I could find on the CD liner notes is that it's a Cape Breton fiddle jig.

[MahSchoolworkMusic]

@violetjm Huh. I'll ask around, then. I don't have this CD- I'm in the process of getting a complete GBS discography, but unfortunately I'm not there yet. One of their few faults (or perhaps their only fault) is that they tend to be unspecific about these sorts of things a lot. Have you read the liner notes on Fortune's Favor about not knowing who played what?

[violetjm]

@MahSchoolworkMusic - Yes, I did read all that stuff about someone claiming to have played this or that and no one admitting to having played something or other. Kind of funny. I agree with you about the occasionally omitted details being perhaps their only fault. They are so amazing. I'll let you know if I find any info on that jig. I searched a bit and so far, no luck.

[MahSchoolworkMusic]

@violetjm I think my favorite part was that despite insisting that he didn't know how, Séan was credited with playing the banjo. I think it was the banjo, at least. :looks helplessly at large stack of CDs by desk:

Yes, do let me know! I'd appreciate it.

[violetjm]

@MahSchoolworkMusic - I might've found that jig. Try searching Rakes of Kildare. There's a version posted by HenfieldWill. I think it's the same jig. I had searched Cape Breton jigs and, after listening to about a dozen, I found one by Adam LeBlanc, which sounded very familiar. The version posted by HenfieldWill is the version that sounds most like the interlude in I'se the B'y. Now I discovered this HenfieldWill guy, who plays mandolin and is amazing.

[MasterofPuppets54312]

lord be the jesus now, dats some good music right there b'ye lol

[Champ675]

@MasterofPuppets54312 AYE!!!!

[gdgest]

5*^ Awesome video to accompany this all-time great song. :-)

[NLTreasure]

Thanks

[dippymoore13]

nova scotia is life!!!,,never ben to nfld. :P

[NLTreasure]

Don't know what your missing bye

[Ssaammxo]

@dippymoore13

haha yes bys, your missing out

[NitroxKae1]

@dippymoore13 Dude Im Comin In 10 Days By

[dippymoore13]

@NitroxKae1 your coming to novascotia?

[NitroxKae1]

@dippymoore13 ya

[michellewrightfan]

I miss Newfoundland!!!

[NLTreasure]

LOL I don't , it kinda grew on me....

[michellewrightfan]

@NLTreasure LOL. Most of my family is there so I do not get to see them much.

[NLTreasure]

Maybe you should, take some time & get away, visit your family and enjoy

[michellewrightfan]

@NLTreasure Yea I would if I had the money for that lol. My grandparents are coming up in Dec so it is all good lol :).

[NLTreasure]

Money, always a problem lol That's great though hope you guys have a good visit :-)

[michellewrightfan]

@NLTreasure Thanks I am sure we well lol.

[NLTreasure]

Bunch of Newfies together, now that's a party lol

[michellewrightfan]

@NLTreasure Yea if they were not strict christians lol. We are having a huge party for my cousin who just got enaged now that should be fun. Yea a bunch of Newfie's together that is a party I love to be involved with lol.

[NLTreasure]

Give your cousin my best and have a hell of a party

[michellewrightfan]

@NLTreasure I well forsure :)

[NLTreasure]

Thanks Wish I could be at the party lol

[FlamestrixWindfyre]

cool! i love Great Big Sea. awesome video....i enjoyed it a lot!!!

[NLTreasure]

Thanks

[LadyNekoshema]

this song reminds me of home, i lived in a small fishing town and my uncles a cod fisherman

[asomekid]

Newfoundland rules=)

[alyissocool1]

lol newfoundland rox i wished i lived there my mom did thats were i got my sens of humor!!

[NLTreasure]

gREAT!

[NLTreasure]

LOL!

[alyissocool1]

this is my fav song by great big sea go newfoundland

[NLTreasure]

Me too!

[alyissocool1]

go newfoundland!!

[trophyYYC]

Hot chicks in rubber boots - Go Canada!!

[NLTreasure]

Go NEWFOUNDLAND :-)