564. Rakes of Mallow (Traditional Irish)

[aoife11oconnor]

im from mallow!!!!

[raymondcrooke]

@aoife11oconnor So are you one of the rakes?

[creamofweat7773]

only a true man can do this. good show man!

[xXxLovinYahxXx]

i live there and i am proud to hear it this way

[raymondcrooke]

Thanks for watching.

[jessieok]

This song is about the rakes in my town mallow here in EIRE. 5***** well done raymond once again.

[raymondcrooke]

Thanks, Jessie. Keep away from those guys!

[MrMotosMandolin]

Thank you Raymond. The lyrics and singing add a lot to the spirit of the song. I was just working on this on the mandolin and you got me picking up the guitar and singing the tune.

[raymondcrooke]

Thanks for subscribing.

[MrMotosMandolin]

A lot of tunes, a lot to learn and a lot on Woody. What more can you want :-)

[TennesseeShine]

Thanks for posting your version of this venerable old classic! Most folks have never heard the words - these days its almost always a fiddle, bagpipe, or tin whistle instrumental.

[raymondcrooke]

I usually play it as a fiddle tune too, but I thought I'd have a go at singing the song.

[MrSteve55]

another good'n....

[raymondcrooke]

Thank you.

[losthills]

Nicely done, Raymond!

[kestorz]

Very nice, I like it alot :)

[Ottawarocket]

Love it Raymond! you are an amazing man with more songs than I could ever remember : )

Rocket

[barttheanorak]

The first section of melody I learnt to the words

Hokey Pokey Penny-a-lump

That's the stuff to make you jump

If you jump you're sure to fall

Hokey Pokey that's it all

From an album of children's songs by Alison McMorland

[UncleVRoy]

HAHA

Love it!

[apriloreilly13]

Wow, I had no idea there were words to this, haha - Where do ya get all the songs to?!

[davidholness]

Excellent

It reminds me of a "round " that my grandad sang called " Sandy he belongs to the Mill "

Take Care

David

[stewballmax]

Hello

Raymond...

This beloved chestnut is one that I myself perform @ Sweet Rosie O' Grady's bar and grill in The Big Apple on the feast of St. Patrick. It is indeed a delightful ditty to sing along to.

Your brilliant interpretation here encourages one to sing and clap along and have a grand old time with it. Many thanks for sharing this gem of a showcase with us,Raymond.

Pax,

Stewball

[marcoacca]

Fantastic Raymond!

[rington1]

Very nice Raymond, where on earth do you get such material? this is definitely your kind of music. thanks for posting.

Alex...

[dannyknapp]

that's great Raymond ! reminds me of some of the high tempo polkas of some of the upper midwest American descendants as well as the Mexican influenced cha-cha's of Texas. apparently exuberance is expressed in all languages.