Christy Moore - Spancil hill 1972

[MrIrishrover2011]

every irish lad would be happy rambling... through green feilds and rivers thats the live i would love... unfortunatly i live in belfast. but i will ramble one day to spancill hill 

[jcalli66]

Lovely song - I know a fair amount of traditional Irish ballads but had never heard this one before and I'm hooked on it. Thanks!

[carolvoder]

Buy the Prosperous album, cant find it on Itunes but it is on Amazon.

[stratphil]

DEfinately Christy... had a different delivery back den

[siwitti]

so great!so unbelieve  love him !germenb greets

[s00059503]

That isn't christy moore



[carolvoder]

@s00059503 this is Christy, I have the album prosperous . the voice is softer but it is he...from a plastic paddy that heard it at the age of 5 and sings the Christy version to his sons. My grandmother used to sing it to me god rest her soul.

[s00059503]

@carolvoder It's not Christy Moore, the voice is too soft, his voice does not vary that much, plus the accent is just all wrong.

[DLS95]

@s00059503 It is Christy Moore clearly you hae not heard his early stuff

[heliotropezzz333]

@s00059503 I know it's Christy Moore. I have the album. Have you not heard any of his early stuff?

[33Christmas]

@s00059503 it is. During his planxty days

[s00059503]

@33Christmas I'm afraid not, accent and voice is just way off

[DLS95]

@s00059503 Yes it is

[bigdazza91]

hup ta fuck christy!

[carhugar]

thats cause it isn't him!!!!!

[birdman404]

dosent sound like christy moore??

[JunkoSaritamx296]

na miau wer will camen

[alanholden32]

eyes love volks musika dat sound is gud yaa

[shanewhelan2]

1 Person Has No LIfe. XD

[ooR4nd3L]

when i sing this song in my head it make me cry..powerful song...music from the heart

[domhnall1990]

deadly version... love christy's early songs

[WarmasterJoshmaul]

About the people wondering about his voice - this was forty years ago, OF COURSE it doesn't sound like he does now! He was....what, maybe early 20s in 1972?

[Burncourtable]

This is not christy moore

[heliotropezzz333]

@Burncourtable Yes it is. I have the relevant album "Prosperous" and this sounds exactly the same. I can't understand why anyone would question that.

[jfrogg007]

@Burncourtable Wrong. This is Christie Moore surely, open yer big lugs for a listen.

[Enochsawit]

I dont usually appreciate Christy Moore but I have to say that he nails Spancil hill here. Hes even better than Paddy Reilly and Paddy does it well.

[Ravbo1]

@Enochsawit i think that Jim McCann and the Dubliners does this very nice song best, much better than the coppy singer Paddy Reilly and this one

[princessskin88]

love christy, my da sang this for me as a kid and now sings it to my son and he reminds me of christy

[maxvolmue99]

whats with Christy's voice here....trying to sound like he is one of the dubliners?

[Cliathairi]

This is a nice version of this song, is this the original version?

[downey8888]

Christy was only 27 and was brilliant even then.

[mylittlekittens]

I was taught all of the words to this song in my uncle's kitchen. That way he could play the harmonica. And I could keep the fire going!!

[braktheconqueror7]

Nice. Thank you and thank Christy. This was recorded in 1972, I'm commenting in 2011, I think that's pretty neat, he's singing through ages.

[catholicrik]

It 's the little stream of water that flows down Spancil hill.....

[piobairesicago]

That's a heartbreaking song. Just heartbreaking, no matter how many times I hear it.

[AdmiralsnMj]

@piobairesicago we heard this song in our english lesson and at first I hated it because I don't understand this english...but today I love this song : ) IRELAND!!!

[Lawrence429]

@piobairesicago-Your comments sum up perfectly my feelings about this song. My eyes fill up every time I hear it. Cheers from England. 

[noodles1916]

only big christy fans know that this is christy

[jgevo]

that is def not chirsty moore ,doesnt matter how young you think he is.

[IrishFella87]

@jgevo

How's that not Christy?

[DeanC]

@jgevo This is christy moore.

[2ndclass]

@jgevo sorry son, this is off the first planxty album, it badged as a christy album but it was out of the recording session's for this album that planxty was born...

[coralarch]

Great version- thanks!!

[spiced32]

gr8 stuff, my fav song, still prefer the paddy reilly or the christy moore/ shane mcgowan versions on youtube though

[Wowbagger86]

His voice has really gotten deeper with age.

[marksnedd]

Fair play to you Mr Smithtown. Cracking song and I am sure Da did it justice

[MrSmithtownLI]

@marksnedd Thank You Mark, great to come back here often and remember.

[fingerzkenny]

thats not christy...

[MrSmithtownLI]

Great song, my Da would sing it anytime we had a crowd in the house, pub, party, whenever he could. It was his trade mark song, God Bless You Da in Heaven, I miss you with all my heart....

[prodeoetpatria1691]

fair play to christy,the only artist i've found who stays true to the original,shes Mac the rangers daughter,not nell or mag or any other farmers daughter.

[clarebannerman]

Robbie Mac Mahon from Spancil Hill, County Clare sings the original and definitive version of this song.

[Lisnageeragh]

@clarebannerman Yes ...it's amazing how things get lost in translation ...Bobby all the way! Is he still alive ...he was  at the Fleadh in Longford in the 50s....when all the music was young!! He sang the song faster with much more of a lilt in it....much better as story and lyric

[clarebannerman]

@Lisnageeragh ~~~ The first time I heard "The Cliffs of Dooneen" was @ a Fleadh in Kilrush in the early 60's and the singer was Paddy Breen from Kilmihil (a great flute player.) He died tragically crossing the road in London----------where he worked on the buildings.

[Lisnageeragh]

@clarebannerman Never heard of Paddy ....did you know Teresa Gardiner? Heard her in Lisdoon around 1960.

Sad how some were killed in London.

[2ndclass]

@clarebannerman i was brought to many a fleadh as a child during the early 90's

it was at one of these that i first herd that song. my Mother bought me prosperous the day we got back to cork.....still one of my favorite albums ever......

[warriorofsteel01]

Gawd i love this song.When I was a little one my mother used to play an instrumental of this song and every time i hear it now i tear up..... Its such a beutiful song

[crf250chris]

up the the free,iwont to free but i carnt please help..

[totallyirish2005]

great stuff ,,,,,,,,,i do the song too check it out ,,,,,seanie k spancil hill

[Tedwardow]

Leg end love ya man

[funkymonkeylovin]

Very interesting to hear the very young Christy. Thanks!

[dirtandweeds]

Thx for the upload!

[benbenbenben154]

it is christy he sounds so different coz he was so young

[maxibhoy1916]

@benbenbenben154

Agreed!! He sounds very different. Still great though both then and now, Lovely song especially for Irish/Americans. We Irish are spread throughout the world due to the brits but better not get into that. Tiocfaidh 'Ar 'La. Max.

[Enochsawit]

@maxibhoy1916 ...go on ya dirty wee fenian never get washed! just enjoy the song without your second hand plastic paddy politic!

[maxibhoy1916]

@Enochsawit That's what the songs about. Typical hun ignorance. You think Christy would have appreciated that ignorant and bigoted attack at me. Go back to your lodge and practice banging your drums outside chapel. Don't usually converse with ignorant bigots and i's the last ime i will but proud of the term fenian so thx for that.

[paddio7]

not christy

[heavenlybastard]

fuckin unreal boy,...yup the IRISH

[xcvcvxxcvcvx]

fuckin sure boy

[mitchmallow]

thks for the upload, great song!

[VolksMusik08]

Of cause, think so