Luke Kelly Parcel Of Rogues

[GrainneMhaol]

Happy birthday, the bould Robert Burns.

[soar1111]

funny the scottish planters in ireland north & south, never understood that they have an ancient celtic heritage that goes further back than any of the norse german/english heritage they hold so dear today, we both had a true civilisations, when compared to today's english/germanic neanderthal nations, they were truly bought and sold for english gold, one day they will wake up though, and say FUCK!! :)

[Stonegolem42]

@soar1111 I find your revisionism amusing.

[soar1111]

@Stonegolem42 thats good amuse yourself away and hopefully one day you will see its actually all fact....

[irishgeal1]

luke kelly, the nicest rogue the world has ever knowen.

[3tangle3]

@MrSnackbox89 dont forget the cornish and the manx.....joke is genetically the english are mpretty much celtic...or even older first settlers....but cultured changed ;)

[Stonegolem42]

@3tangle3 The Celts and the Germans are genetically and culturally identical. Compare Caesar's Gallic Wars with Tacitus's Germania if you don't believe me.

[3tangle3]

@Stonegolem42 they may be genetically very similar....but culture do diverge to some point...its all realtive....they are identical compared to the culture of bacteria lol

[Stonegolem42]

@3tangle3 The Celts and Teutons had virtually identical governmental structures and social customs, as well as eerily similar religions.

[3tangle3]

@Stonegolem42 o go not the teutons....murdering all those pagans in lithuania :/

[Stonegolem42]

@3tangle3 You mean the Order of Teutonic Knights, ya fuckin' nimrod. "Teutons" is just another word for the Germanic peoples.

[Teddyb1939]

@UnitedScots Nasty B------d Ignorant nasty B----d Why can`t you just appreciate a lovely song ,sung by a great singer.

[Teddyb1939]

@UnitedScots Nasty B------d

[Stonegolem42]

@Teddyb1939 No, you are the one who is the nasty B-----d.

[jayanjes]

LUKE is the one and only pure Irish singer!

[jayanjes]

how in hell can anyone possibly dislike this!!

[angelf1re]

The 3 clowns who voted this down must be deaf. A masterclass in singing a Scottish song. The late great Luke. Simply "The Best".

[Chomuno]

3 people are rogues!

[ajmagnus]

Why bring football into it? This is about Scotland's loss of independence through the greed of some of its nobles of old. Now, thanks to the Scottish people, it is about to regain it. Luke Kelly sings Burns' words with dexterity and simple truth. I Like it!

[PrairleDogged]

Used to love Steeleye Spans version of this until I heard Luke's version ~ Fiddlers Green must be a brighter place for Luke's presence ~ Ciaran and Ronnie too of course ~ RIP the boys.

[Tlax13]

Should be Scotland's national anthem

[twangalot]

Thanks for post ing this lovely version of a great song. Luke was a very special singer. By the way to anyone overseas, most of us lucky enough to be living on these beautiful islands are aware of what our ancestors got up to. We aren't full of hatred and get on pretty well with each other these days.

[3tangle3]

read about the darien scheme........its failure led to the undemocratic act of union with england

[BillDFC]

@3tangle3 Correct, The English wanted to protect their trading monopoly and made damn sure Scotland would not prosper as an independent nation.

[seonidh]

@3tangle3 scots rioted in dundee, edinburgh and glasgow as well as the highlands they didnt want the union but as the tale says bought and sold for english gold. it still continues.

[3tangle3]

@seonidh I know, what is disheartening is that so many people today dont know what went on and denials that anything bad happening. A united island isnt a bad idea......but it led to english cultural dominance (especially southern english) and other diverse local cultures not tolerated. Welsh prophecies love the idea of united island...just not one with dominance from english ;) if you get me :)

[seonidh]

@3tangle3 i get what you mean, what happened in britain was the staging post for the british empire and the southern english dominence of 1/4 of the globe.

[armaghlore]

just a great singer ...celtic soul

and who wrote it the ploughman poet burns

[armaghlore]

just a great singer ...celtic soul

[gerryk32]

replace Scottish with Irish and you have the perfect song that relates to how and who has run Ireland into the ground....run by a parcel of rogues....traitors...liars...c­heats....people who could not lie straight in bed.....God bless you Luke..!

[DonegalRaymie201]

@gerryk32

You couldn't be more right mo chara! Luke was nothing if not a visionary, so he recorded this for us, knowing how we would be soon be betrayed! What happened to our Scots brothers, has happened to us too!

Maybe in time, we can right our wrongs:

Eirann agus Alba go bragh/ gu brath!

[gerryk32]

@DonegalRaymie201 we will rise again...we are a better people than that....go raibh maith agath..god bless.!!!

[seonidh]

@gerryk32 thank you, its strange though how the peoples of these islands have been divided by war, religious sectarianism, petty squables and the like. Myself I have both scottish and irish genes as probably most people in both countries will have over the millenia of trade, marriage and movements. The last 500 years and the sectarian problems today are a drop in the ocean to the history between both peoples. We are more alike than not with a similar culture and peoples its something to be proud

[gerryk32]

@seonidh I detest sectarianism in all its forms...i love the links that us Irish people have with our Scottish,Welsh and Celtic brethren....you are dead right when you say that its something to be proud of...we are a race of people who are not easily fooled and the point you make about the weapons of mass destruction in Iraq is dead right...well done..!!!

[seonidh]

@gerryk32 actually no its a scottish folk ballad and this is a lament about the 1745 rebellion. Its fine the way it is and a testiment to what english imprerialsim had wrothed on scotland as well as others.

[gerryk32]

@seonidh your quiet correct in that the song is about the Scottish rebellion of 1745 but i think its also about how a country can be enslaved by powerful and ruthless interests and Luke has internationlised the song in a brilliant way.....he had a happy knack of doing that.....i often wonder what would the world would be like now if the Irish, Scots and the Welsh all ganged up together and stuffed the English...!!!

[seonidh]

@gerryk32 it did almost happen the bruce tried to oust the anglo-norman presence from ireland but failed and also bonny prince charlie wanted greater attonomy for the welsh, scots, and irish but the rebellion failed.

[gerryk32]

@seonidh More's the pity friend...our countries still suffer to this day....can i take it that you are a bit of a historian then...you seem to be extremly well informed...well done..!!

[seonidh]

@gerryk32 yep its so sad in a group of islands as small as these the wars, opression dominance of one culture over another has been the trend and still is. Cultures dying, some including gaelic barly by the skin of its teeth over the centuries. Of course I dont blame the ordinary people for this they just live in a country where the government feeds bullshit and the people lap it up. The same thing happens today with the WMD Iraq war. I just read all points and make up my own mind. Cheers

[DonegalRaymie201]

@gerryk32

Actually, the song was Burns' lament on the Act of Union of 1707, where "Great Britain" came into being. The "Parcel of Rogues" referred to the members of the Scots Parliament in Edinburgh, who voted to dissolve their Parliament, (and 1000 year old Scots Nation), in return for financial compensation from Westminster!

It was in that sense that the Scots People were "bought & sold, for English gold", as Burns puts it! There was never any Referendum & it was a hugely unpopular act!

[irishgeal1]

luke was a loveable rogue

[angelf1re]

Sung with passion, a stunning performance by Luke.

[seanseamus1]

who cares about John Hume Luke is the greatest Irish man ever

[lisamoleary]

@seanseamus1 Luke Kelly was a great man, there is no 'greatest' Irish man and that being said John Hume was a great man too and dedicated his life to this island.

[seanseamus1]

@lisamoleary

i do agree with you he did play and important part in Ireland and in some ways left the stage to soon

i met him a few times in Belfast and found him to be up front and honest my remarks of who cares were

a bit off the cuff and i do apologize but to me Luke Kelly is still the best of the lot

[seanseamus1]

well said the man had heart he was a Celt i just wish he was here

[LFC938]

heres to ff who destroyed this country

[MrMollypockets]

thank god for KELLY,YOU R DOING a great thing for the true Irish culture that is seldom seen now a days,,,,,I think old Ireland with her turf fires,dance and song are coming back(forget about debt,stick to what we know,,,,,song and dance)Keep up the postings Kelly O Neill,,,,,,,from a somber Derry man

[snackbox1989]

bought n sold for european gold, farewell our long fought for sovereignty-

irish republic r.i.p -

stand up for your free, indepentdent, God given rights!

[Crash321]

Remarkable as always. :-) Thanks for posting, kellyoneill!

[kellyoneill]

@Crash321 No bother :)

[bairns123]

respect 

[yipmaster]

what a singer, but he looks like a lion thats taken a battering

[christoir246]

@yipmaster ha thats true,great comment.

[eoin1916]

Quisling unionists are traitors to Scotland then and now. Saor Alba a nis.

[mullaneugene]

Lukes gravel voice, along with the rattle of the banjo........ this is one of my favourite all time songs! Fantastic when poetry is brought to life in a song.

[glaschris08]

My favourite poet sang by my favourite singer. What more could you ask for?

[chasman19651888]

takes a feckin dub to give justice tae this brill song,well done luke.charlie scot in dublin

[joejoey316]

1 of me favez!! god bless luke!!!

[prm1414]

This is one of he great performances of a political protest song. Kelly brings everything. Phrasing, pitch, depth and passion. And those of us fortunate enough to hear him sing - power. The longer he is gone the greater he seems

[smythy54]

what a song . luke kelly is a legend

[lytsepieter]

goosbums yet again. every time I here Luke sing. No more to say.

[irishgeal1]

ewan mccoll was proud to hear his pupil doing this one the justice it deserved.

[peacefrog1916]

saor alba agus eireann

[BillDFC]

Right on brother!

[irishgeal1]

dam you luke, you set the bar to high for us mere mortals.

[dattenborough180880]

Luke is the voice.!

[TheSoulboy90]

Excellent! Never knew Luke did this song, and Boy does he do it justice!

Thanks for posting.

[boznobeta]

could eny one please tell me i heard the dubiners siging a song with the words in it I AM THE LAST GREAT WHALE could eny one tell me the name of this song please

[Niddrie40]

Search youtube - put in sean cannon. He's the singer with the The Dubliners who does that song- so worth looking up; it's awesome!

[pasarfan]

The name of the song is I'm the last of the great whales and sung by Sean Cannon and the Dubliners. It's on the album 25 years and on youtube also.

[sharvy2007]

The Last Of The Great Whales

[bartbiker]

Titel of the song "The last of the geart whales" on the cd The Dubliners 25years "celebration"

[PtbaScot]

Parcel of Rogues is the name of the song. It was written by the great Scottish poet Robert Burns.

[slimsady999]

way 2 go girls from tyrone loved it

[BrianMagan]

aye Luke, a Celt ye were with a Scottish granny, and well placed to sing this great song with a true passion, it touches me deeply.

[BR1DOI888]

two of the greatest poems about being sold out have been sung/performed by Lukey, this one and his own For What Did The Sons' Of Roisin. Both are still true today.

[irishgeal1]

no pwecko, its your ears

[sanjuancb]

Great version!

If you like this, try and find Ewan MacColl's version!

[jamesjosephbible]

this song is more relevant today as concerns the sell out in the north of ireland by the high and mighty so called republicans

[RinceBox]

Never realised this was a Robert Burns poem - made all the more powerful set to music. I think the "rogues" concerned were those members of the Scottish parliament who signed the Act of Union with England in 1707.

[dubb1995]

There was never a better singer than Luke Kelly. It's the way he caresses the lyrics, the way he injects power when the words demand it, and the way he pronounces every single word to absolute perfection. My heart still breaks for the loss of the greatest voice we may ever hear.

[packolorentay]

as an irishman it is easy to feel the sadness of the scottish situation at that period through this song!!! rip luke 25 years today 30 .01. 84

[opaldove]

Ooooooh, goose-pimples listening to the greatest folk singer EVER!! I loved him in the 60's and I still love him now. Bless you Luke and RIP.

[peacefrog1916]

alba gu brath, erin go bragh

[colleensirishmusic]

the music that stirs a deep inate fellin among the celtic irish and scottish brothers

[OscarLimaMike]

The Scots and the Irish are cousins bless them both.

[irishgeal1]

to sing a song with feeling you have to be in the zone, luke zoned every song he ever sang

[Mike62589]

i first heard this song in a county Clare pub this year and i have loved it ever since

[JoTheSnoop]

What a perfect mix!

Luke Kelly's stunning singing voice and potent yet remarkable words by Robbie Burns.

[vodkasourz]

Absolutely brilliant.

A true great, voice like Jamesons Whiskey!

Just great.

[OscarLimaMike]

Man I'm pullin' on a bottle right now Jamisons is like potent golden caramel melting on my tongue and luke Kelly's voice is smooth and golden and full of soul like this whiskey good post! Slainte!

[atomoc]

Nature will never throw up another like him, truly a unique guy, wonderful ear for music.

[piercecorcoran]

the greatest singer ever. inexplicable.

[polmaccaba]

Luke lives!! napper listening......my heart

[nacho1560]

He did have a Scottish Granny. He shows true respect to this Scots song and sings it like he means it. As he does in every song he ever sang.

He was a man's a man kind of man, Irish, yes, but international and he sang with a nobility no other folk singer ever has. Celtic most deffo, Celts rule. (not in a football sense).

[notafifer]

Only just discovered Luke Kelly after browsing You Tube for folk music. I'm off to buy some of his music. Haven't heard such a pure voice in a long time. What a singer !!!

[luketoclare]

thanks to robbie burns for writing it

& thanks to luke for singing it second to none, perfect

[thistlewarrior]

Thats two Scottish songs i've heard Luke sing, this and 'Freedom come all ye' and I cant think of anyone who has sung them better. They are better performances than some Scots i've heard attempt! Wish I could have seen him perform live!

[BR1DOI888]

stull luv this wan babes, xx luv u xx

Ach, oor day will come, eh Lukey Bhoy.. RIP mate ;)

[dubb1995]

Couldn't you just listen to this forever ?

It's completely perfect. When Luke Kelly sings you simply have to listen. To every word, every note. Everything around you seems to fade except the singer and the song. Luke is my all time hero, and judging by the comments posted here, i'm in very good company.

[cheyennecrazyhorse]

That's a given. Secure in the knowledge...(my all time hero) I'll make this declaration..no purer sound you will hear, than luke.

The singer & the song

Perfect harmony

[EMZ2T7]

in thsi cd, does any1 no the name of the second song, it says its caleld dirty old town but thts a differnt song

[kellyoneill]

depends what cd it is.

whats the name of the cd?

[EMZ2T7]

parcel of rouges i think its called sumfing like and i was at home with the sea r sumfin

[thehero00]

i would rather listin to phil collins than this

[kellyoneill]

so fuck off and listen to it ya prat!

[saorscott]

100% bro

[poolfan69]

@kellyoneill Well said!

[dildoid189]

there's parts of you missing, poor love

[thehero00]

i found him!!! OMG OMG OMG W00TTT!!!! IM GONNA B ROCH!!!! I FOUND BIG FOOT!!!!!

[thehero00]

*rich

[thistlewarrior]

Someone shold break their bigfoot off in your ass!

[raphael2176]

Absolutly brillant. The resonance is wonderful. The diction is as clear as can be. Most definitly the definitive version. When Luke sings he takes us back in time to the event which he is singing about. We are there, Wonderful stuff.

[cadno1]

brilliant!!!

[plrm14]

This is the definitive interpretation. Accents mean f all. Its all in the heart and the voice. And what a heart and what a voice.

[LordInksworth]

i agree. the corries are superb, but the gravel in Luke's voice does it for me.

His hair was better too, ny far, and he didn't go for jumpers with the corries' enthusiasm.

[diesundas]

Luke´s voice as great as usual, but I still think the Corries or Hamish Imlach do it better, due to their Scottish accents.

[subz6]

agreed

[kmarkymark]

corries are shiter

[Bri1888]

what am a listning to now then hehe

when ye get this

kiss

[kellyoneill]

lol ok ok so this one a missed...

but! i got all the others so...rasp!!!!

[setanta333]

kelly,keep it up,when ever I play this song I always play it twice in a row,,,,,,,,,,try it and tou will know what I mean,,,brilliant,,Luke

[kellyoneill]

lol i know exactly what you mean, lukes songs play 24 hours a day in my house, over and over again.

just cant get enough of luke!

[darrin42]

Brill! Yet another Luke Kelly Song Performed best. My

God there will never be a man like him! Thanks for

uploading Kelly

[kellyoneill]

my pleasure!

[BJL1888]

love that song,, dedicate it to the ones we have now ;)

[kellybob94]

one word... GREAT!

[Puntman01]

don't mind yer bleedin boy bands an listen to this man sing....

[Brido1888]

A song for those traitors that sold us out in 1707 and those who served for the brits onwards!!

[Theshoootist]

Simply the Best

[michael2k6909]

You know your in for a treat when theres a curly haired man giving you that much of grin.

[dudeofwar5]

SUCH A PARCEL OF ROGUES....IN A NATION!!!!

absolute brilliance

[podge19]

brilliant

[Niddrie40]

Really showcases that great voice!

[rankinctu]

SUCH A PARCEL OF ROGUES....IN A NATION!!!!

absolute brilliance