Nickel Creek - Sweet Afton

[riogurls]

i heard this band while at a bluegrass music camp(im learnin to play the fiddle) i imediatly fell in love with the band and its sound!

[Chalome1]

I just read about Robert Burns and then i found this, It's beautiful :):)

[calliesuttles]

thanks so much, i have the cd, but im too lazy to go to my car and get it, this made life soo much easier haha you rock!

[MonaShelton]

Thanks!  My daughter's name is Afton!

[madgab93]

Thank you for this!

[madgab93]

Thank you!

[CaMr0d]

What is the name of the album this song is on?

[skelepieow]

@CaMr0d "Nickel Creek" it's their self titled album.

[lukebernard]

sunflower background?

[666xKittyxKinzx666]

i fucking adore this song <3

the stream trickling down <3

[vinvanvolt]

LOL! fetymann...Thanks for the laugh!

[Iggysmyfav]

Hey, probably a stupid question but what media player is that?? it looks awesome!

and also - one of my favorite songs by them! love love love Nickel Creek ^_^

[fetymann]

where have you been for the last 15 years? Or should I say welcome to the Internet! ?

that's Winamp!

[danguan]

@Iggysmyfav winamp

[andrewdemarco]

Check out Thile's new band: The Punch Brothers

[MyNinjaCatz]

omgeez I love this song it has my name in it I lovez it soo muches its so calmingg

[SuperZazzy]

please keep this here!!! i can't find it anywhere else :( but i love this song so much it reminds me of when i was little and it makes me cry sometimes

[fetymann]

..you know you're supposed to have the song queued and ready to go first before you hit record.... I want my 20 seconds of life back.

[Geetargirl90]

sorry buddy. no refunds.

[Windfolla]

The song is five minutes and thirty-six seconds anyways. And besides, isn't a twenty second wait worth it for such a wonderful song? I think being in a rush kinda ruins the mood.

[PurrfectPeach]

@fetymann Absolutely! I She's getting paid big bucks for this, it's not like she just wanted to share a great song! By all means, as paying customers, we have the right to complain if it isn't perfect. Especially since we have NO way of skipping forward. She is so unbelievably rude - some people shouldn't be allowed on the Net! Thanks so much for taking more of your ever so valuable time to let her know. Hopefully she has learned from your helpful comment.

[jimithingjames]

Great band. Great song. Great decision you made to upload this tune.

I'm still in a deep denial over their break-up. :-(

Maybe they'll be back at it in 5 years. Phish didn't stay broken up for very long.

[TheFlutetube]

what the crap? Nickel creek broke up??????????

NOOOOOOOO!!!!!

[HelenMClyde]

You could have a look at the Nickelcreek website - I think they released songbooks to all their albums, but I don´t know if it´s only for guitar. Well, on the guitar this is pretty easy to play, just check the ultimate guitar tab archive, it´s one of my fav songs to play. So much fun.

[Geetargirl90]

Yes it is indeed. I have no idea. just type it in google and see what pops up. you might get lucky.

[cyn1c4l0pt1m1st]

Nickel Creek didn't write the music, the credit for that goes to Alexander Hume. Thus is the way of folk music.

[bluesingr84]

I have also sung this in a choir, but it was a much different tune and sounded more like a lullaby. Both versions are beautiful.

[kaits010]

The credit actually goes to the man who wrote the original poem, Robert Burns.

[HelenMClyde]

Thank you very much!

[ayemaray]

This song Sweet Afton is a poem by Robert Burns. Way cool how they made a song from his words..

[NcklCrkRcks]

omg, i'm a huge nickel creek fan, but i never got their self-titled CD (i heard about them when "this side" came out)...i'm guessing this is on that cd, it's beautiful....

[fetymann]

You're missing out! go to Amazon and get their CDs NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MusiclifeofMine]

Love this song :)

[soxgrl11]

such a gorgeous song!

[rajaphatNP]

My twin sister's name is Afton. :)

[guppiefied]

you are such a tit <3

[strikelist]

Are you trying to get me to download this Winamp audio player? Sure seems like it by the way you're messing with the skins while the song's playing. lol

[Geetargirl90]

HA no. i really don't like winamp to much myself.

[PurrfectPeach]

Beautiful; thanks for posting!

[visperasband]

course the lyrics are good youtubes...Written by Robert Burns

[darlingzooloo]

One of my favorites from Nickel Ccreek!

Thank you for posting this! ^_^

[c3lticmatt]

awesome, i'm learning to play this on my mandolin :)

[84sammy48]

<3 thanks for posting..thank you!

[HayleyToye]

This is the version that my husband and I danced to for our first dance at our wedding this past October. It's one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. Thanks for posting.

[LoveStory21]

what a lovely melody. xx

[salahazzouz]

Another pearl by the most cherished band ever

the lyrics the music is perfect added to the voice of Chris make a successful hit

[HelenMClyde]

Is it really Chris singing this? I thought it sounded more like Sean, but I´m not sure.

[karrygoogle]

Beauty of a song! This one couldn't have had better lyrics than it has. I'm lulled to sleep every night with this song. I'm really amazed by the high quality of the lyrics along with the beautiful rendition of the song.Thanks to 'NickelCreek' for such a wonderful song.

[runnerbaybee]

such a peaceful song

[GigiGiraffe]

This is what I'm singing for my parents' re-dowing vows things/

[katiecatnew]

this is such a beautiful song, it's a shame that nickel creek broke up though

[jbh91490]

thanks for doing this, such an awesome song!

[juliesgang]

this is my favorite song just because it is so awesome that it uses my name!

[HAZRIC]

FLOW GENTLY SWEET AFTON

Flow gently sweet afton among thy green braes

Flow gently I'll sing thee a song in thy praise

My Mary's asleep by thy murmuring stream

Flow gently sweet afton, disturb not her dream

[HAZRIC]

Thou stock dove whose echo resound through the glen

Ye wild whistling blackbirds in yon thorny den

Thou greencrested lapwing thy screaming forbear

I charge you, disturb not my slumbering fair

[HAZRIC]

How lofty, sweet Afton, thy neighboring hills

Far marked with the courses of clear winding rills

There daily I wander as noon rises high

My flocks and my Mary's sweet cot in my eye

[HAZRIC]

How pleasant thy banks and sweet valleys below

Where wild are the woodlands, the primroses blow

There oft, as mild evening weeps over the lea

The sweet scented birk shades my Mary and me

[HAZRIC]

Thy crystal stream, afton, how lovely it glides

And winds by the cot where my Mary resides

How wanton the waters her snowy feet lave

As gathering sweet flowers, she stems thy clear wave

[HAZRIC]

Flow gently sweet afton among thy green braes

Flow gently sweet river, the theme of my lays

My Mary's asleep by thy murmuring stream

Flow gently sweet afton, disturb not her dream

[HAZRIC]

The words to this were written over 200 years ago by Rabbie Burns.

[peewiglet]

Beautiful :) I must dig this album out again. Ta for posting.

[EightYourVtec]

One of the greatest pieces of poetry in our time.

[madaxemanbeer]

@EightYourVtec

Not quite of our time,actually. You're out by a couple of hundred years.

*Silly old pedant retires gracefully*

[xxfaketopleasexx]

i will always cry when i hear this song, reminds me of the last guy i was with, i've never fallen for anyone so quickly...

[EmbryW]

I lol'd when you started changing the skins xD

I wub this song! <3

[chiso867]

...absolutely beautiful.

So sweet, and calming, though sad.

I adore Nickel Creek, always and forever.

thank you for uploading.

[bluemoonflame]

Thou green crested lapwing, thy screaming forbear

I charge you, disturb not my slumbering fair

that's what is next

love this song btw

[Indecisive08]

Thanks!! XD

[Indecisive08]

what does he say after "All ye wild whistling black birds, in young thorny den,"??? I can't figure it out! But this is a beautiful song. Thanks for uploading!

[cupofrosetea]

thou green-crested lapwing, thy screaming forebear, I charge you disturb not my slumbering fair.

[Indecisive08]

I got it. Thanks though!

[BuzzingBeat]

This is a beautiful piece of music. Such calmness & homely feeling. thx for posting..x

[npmparis1989]

I first heard this song in my 10th grade English class and absolutely fell in love with it. Thank you so much for posting it!

[krispymcleish]

i love this song....i sang it solo in my primary scholl when i was eleven and it made some people cry!!! good times....really pretty

[Heir2SeanWatkins]

Hmm.... your mouse is slanted a different way than mine.

ps- Nickel Creek owns.

[VampSlayer17]

It's so beautiful! I only have one CD of Nickel Creek, but their songs are all so great.

[lovinit12791]

my favorite song. thank you so much for uploading :)

[ArcadianGirl]

Thanks for uploading this it's absolutly beautiful, wish it had been sung in a scottish accent though!

[bookishgirl190]

This is most certainly in my top 5 songs of all time. It's gorgeous and always puts me in a very calm mood.

I love me some Nickel Creek. =]

[spoonie842]

I come from Scotland and ashamedly don't know many Robert Burns songs, this is a beautiful version of a very old song, well done.

[snooter316]

a very soothing song, it leaves me in a peaceful state... it is awsome...

[ikechi16]

The album is titled Nickel Creek. Very soothing and relaxing song.

[rcb0683]

Hey, can anyone tell me what album that is from?

[Bluesguitarist]

Thanks for uploading it - wanted to listen to it, and wasn't on my home computer :)

[gypsyhugh]

My dad was born in new cumnock where the river afton flows

We played this today at his funeral, our mums name is mary who is in a comma and we couldnt have chosen a more fitting tune

God bless Dad till we meet again

Love

Hugh x

[kickingmule]

Cool video, but above all a beatiful song. Thanks !

[ichthus888]

A really lovely tune, I have not heard it before. KEN.

[OnlyYoours]

i love this song

[robgrass11]

Nice relaxing music, good singing and harmonys.

Thank you.