Sean Nós Singing

[Taurus2190]

I love the atmosphere of celtic music!

[McWeasleyTwins]

The way she draws out Eleanor's name is unspeakably beautiful. I'd slit my own throat to sing like that.

[seekingoz]

Wow! What a knockout! Beautiful singer. Brava!

[celt1745]

Maith go leoir, a chara! Ta se an fior-bhlas!

[usarugbyfan88]

Chan sí go hiontach ar fad é! She sang it wonderfully!

[NadarCosainAmber]

Would anyone happen to know if there is a sean-nos lyric database or book somewhere? Tis hard to learn without seeing the words! Thanks!

[MrJohnFODonnell]

I could listen to this all night she has great feeling for the song . You can't buy that and it's very rare in modern music .

[MarthaH605]

She has a lovely voice. I wish I knew what she's singing.

[ruth2134]

amazing singing

[musictraditionswales]

Fabulous, fabulous singing

[musictraditionswales]

Fabulous, fabulous singing

[OrlannWands]

Does anybody have the lyrics written down for this? I'm trying to learn it, but I can't be entirely sure of my pronunciation without them.

[davrockist]

an-mhaith

[Arishtat]

Rarely have I been moved such.

[AnCiotog]

Go hiontach ar fad.

[MrViola94]

looks like one poor soul missed the "like" button.

[AngelicPhantom]

@MrViola94 I know...dumbass right lol.

This is stunningly beautiful.

[proudbanjoist]

So SWEET!

[pyjamasbaby]

Brilliant singing thats Mc Carthys pub in Clounlaheen. Mitey music to be had there.

[Lisnageeragh]

@pyjamasbaby This is brilliant rendition .... phrasing/ musicality/ ornmentation...pity more of our traditional instrumentalists would not listen to singers like this lady and learn from her.

[sbjames1000]

I have never been more deeply moved by any singing ever in my life. To put that in perspective: I've been on stage with Pavarotti, Bobby McFerrin, Ricardo Muti and the Philadelphia Orchestra, and others of that ilk; but I have never enjoyed any singing more than yours. Please, please post more of your beautiful singing! Good Luck to you.

[ansliabhdraiochta]

just fantastic...

Only Annie Ebrel From Brittany can give me such emotion..

Thanks so much for this video...

[GaGaDaMonsterMother]

my music teacher is better XD

[deghitan]

I love this song since i first heard it on bbc radio scotland. too bad the beginning isn't on here because that part is what "hooked" me on this song.

[Nollaigy]

WOW!! This girl is AMAZING!!

[jasontristramroberts]

ohhh my sweeetness

[richardwilson1234]

I have no idea what she is singing, but I still got a lump in my throat.

[IsCumaFut2]

well then learn the language and maybe you might be able to understand it.

[IsCumaFut2]

please eoinwoods64 do not make comment at me anymore ok thank you. i am entitled to my opinion i wasn't trying to sound like a dictator.

i am learning nessun dorma (pavarotti) and t otranslate it into english would ruin the tune tahts all i was saying

[ParamorexxTwilighter]

Is maith liom é :P

[murrc2h]

An bhfuil aon áit ina féidir liom athrú béarla a fháil ar ámhrán sean nós? Ba mhaith liom iad a thuiscint ach níl mo chuid gaelinn ar an gcaighdeán ba chóir dó a bheith!

[elitafrid]

Ta gaeilge iontach agat, na truailligh í le bearla.

[carlaturc]

sure is a highly difficult tecnique, especially if you speak Italian...

However is a very good singer!!!

[SnakeySam]

Simply beautiful... Makes me proud to be Irish yet ashamed that I don't know the language.

[thirteenfingers]

2 words for you: Buntús Cainte - info on wiki.

Start learning and be ashamed no more. :D

I'm Diaspóra na nGael (1st gen, my Ma's the only one of 7 who left - she'll go back eventually and I'm trying a way to go back too) so never learned it as a kid, but I'm able to fix that now. So are you.

It's a bit help that my Ma is fluent as I've got someone to speak with as I learn. Ask around, it's not uncommon for Irish (esp' older ones) to be fluent and noone know.

Get that book&CD and learn! ;)

[allabouttheshoes1]

Go h-án mhaith!! Is breá liom an dán seo!!!

[herrkaput]

Beautiful

[piongain]

Well fair play duit a leanna, an guth álainn atá agat, cá bhfhágfadh tú é grá mór Fionnuala agus Siobhán x

[lsdvine]

who gives a shiite were shes from......same structure as much of chinese, indain music....its innate to mankind

[saturne46]

Chant magnifique et inspiré. Bravo

[rare1oh]

Beautiful performance, great emotion. Thank you.

[lauraneville]

this is so great!

thanks for posting this beautiful performance..

Laura from Kansas

[TKirbyT]

They got her surmane wrong - it's Elsafty. Great singer, great tradition, and a really friendly person. I got to know her on a course some years ago. I really enjoyed spending time with her, and I also learned a lot from her teaching sean nós.

[Eireann1able]

Da dtitfinn i ngra lei ni bheadh dia i ndhiadh orm.

[31fergus]

You obviously haven't travelled much,India alone has 112languages, 1000 dialects 30000 religions. A vast array of musical styles but don't believe me. According to the USA Library of Congress,India is the most culturally, linguistically and genetically diverse geographical entity AFTER the African continent . Israel is a colony. It's possible to love Sean Nós & Welsh male choirs & Reggae & Bangra & Clare fiddle style & Belgian Techno but not if you are wearing racist lenses.

[Freshhhhh1982]

Well said.

[bruceleeC64]

Some people find it difficult to listen to sean nos, not this though...divine

[PakehaKiritea]

no shes full Irish.Her step dad is Egyptian,hence the foreign surname.

[surfmcgoogler]

This girl looks like Elvis singing his spirituals. Very good. By the way, half-Egyptian? I don't get it.

[animalunaris]

Presumably that her mother or father is ffrom Egypt. What don't you get?

[costernocht]

Beautiful. And half-Egyptian!

[MikeyMcCrashCap]

I love our culture, and we have the right to keep it. Our heritage has value, and our traditions are worth preserving, whether the diversity crowd likes them or not.

[31fergus]

Hey Mikey McCrash, she is singing tonight in Dublin with Stefan Galt & Tina Sani an acclaimed Pakistani ghazal singer, so I think you can take it that "the diversity crowd likes them" & she likes the diversity crowd too. It's not about dilution but confidence in our culture.

[MikeyMcCrashCap]

Well why isn't Pakistan more "diverse?" Why isn't India more "diverse?" Why isn't Israel more "diverse?" Whay isn't Africa more "diverse?" What about Asia?

[CrownedWithLaurels]

Yeah, you really didn't research that one... India in particular is one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world... unless you think everyone in India belongs to the same culture cos they have the same skin colour?

[irishmusicgirl]

Lovely voice.

[Aristurtle89]

wonderful! is maith sin!

[bandruid]

Heavenly!!

[4Pequeno]

Exquisite.

[eadaoin87]

haunting and beautiful

[pangur920]

Ar dóigh. Tá sí eisctithe agam níl fhios agam cé mhéid uaire agus bíonn i gcónaí meanghaire ar m'aghaidh agus mé ag éisteacht léithe.

[masochistmonkey]

beautiful to look at and hear... :)

[Castor66]

Really cool stuff. Haunting and memorable. My only criticism is in the enunciation. It's been a common trait in the Sean Nós over the years to let the notes and words sort of fly into each other without the proper enunciation. The art of the Sean Nós is to get the story across to people and this can't happen if it is too difficult to decipher the words. Other than that she's terrific.

[boru1982]

i love it - haunting - great stuff

[mangaire1]

amhrán álainn

amhránaí iontach

go raibh maith agat

[goatskinhero]

roisin, the art of sean nos singing is in good hands with you. and me being dutch...

[WhiteTiger333]

Beautifully done - and she didn't stop to drink during the entire song. ;) Really, very beautifully sung - a pleasing voice on her. Is this woman recorded?

[Artcarnie]

It's so much easier to surrender emotion in a language where one didn't have to yell at kids to keep them out of trouble. All that said. Blah Blah. I would of liked to of been there. Yelp she's good

[dragonflyNI]

she's good.