Maire Brennan ( Clannad ) -against-----------

[swastikausa]

its mel against the jews. Right on riggs.

[TheHoliday077]

this song is not about the irish struggle, as moya states its about the loss of gripp russia had off the eastern countries,their fight of independence ,people power

[shamrockgerry]

this is an irish song of passion........and human beings are up against the wind...

[chickenballsandcurry]

I think this stream is ok to listen to but the difference between this and having a track of this song in ultra high quality makes a major difference.the video reminds me of picking spuds in the thunderstorm and against the wind

[Akademisyen]

harika bir grup. keşke türkiye'ye de gelseler. ancak bu zevki paylaşan insan sayısının fazla olmaso koşuluyla tabiki.

[elkeify]

I do not understand what "the old ways" refers to in  this song.

Can someone explain it?

[SianJosette]

This refers to the use of and keeping up the use of Irish/gaelic/celtic etc language and keeping to traditions, music, dance, stories of Ireland. Hope this helps elkeify. :)

[TheIrishReviver]

@elkeify 'The old ways' refers to Paganism in Ireland, the new way obviously Christianity and St Patrick (Who despite being our national hero comes across as a right wanker in much of the later Ossianic poetry.

Throughout the Celtic mythological cycle you find parallels between traditional paganism and the 'new'

Religion (Christianity).

What your girl Sian's talking about is called the Celtic Revival and the Irish Literary Revival - taking place 1000 years later if not more.

[gariadara]

@TheIrishReviver No, the old ways in this song wouldn't be paganism per se. Clannad is a deeply catholic band (the entire Brennan family is very Catholic). There could be other interpretations of "old ways." Not everything have to be about religion.

[Jesrbryant]

@gariadara Actually, Maire has been an Evangelical for the last 20 years. Her and her husband do something very brave, and attend an Assemblies of God Church in Dublin.

[gariadara]

@Jesrbryant Really? interesting. That is a very brave thing to do. Though it is retarded to me the anger people have around such issues. Catholicism and Protestantism are like Allopathic and Osteopathic medicine. A belief in Jesus Christ is a belief in Jesus Christ.

[TheIrishReviver]

@elkeify Forgot to mention if you into Gaelic Pagan mythology/history all that lark look up 'Oisin' the warrior-poet who represents paganism while St Paddy stands for christianity.

Most people are also generally familiar with 'The Headless Horseman' who was meant to be a pagan god called 'Crom Cruich' but once Ireland converted he refused, lost his head and became an evil spirit.

Then the English got their paws into the story and what are we left with - nothing but a headless highway man :(

[camcam32123]

i like Eiscaras version a bit better, but this is good too!

[Terensa88]

J'adore cette chanson, rythmée et vraiment entrainante^^ je m'interesse au celtic depuis peu, quelqu'un peut-il me donner d'autres titres?

[braincloth]

personally i prefer the version on the album 'heart strings'

[TheWondermonk]

(Drum reference)It's a bodhrán(trad. Hibernian framed drum...capable of amazing range ...beyond even congos or roto tom in terms of dynamic control.  Also, similar to "tin: whistles, fairly inexpensive in terms of instruments, and strongly adaptable

[warspanner81]

this is a great song!

l cant believe that anyone would bring up ww2

and this song together! shame on you!

great song, she has an awesome voice, pity that someone has had to open there trap and spoil it for the rest of us

[johnmccnj]

I should have just let it slide. Sorry for ruining the comments section. It was just that bizarre...

[iroshprasanga]

Great Music.I like that

It became more beautiful with the beat.

[sstg1]

I suspect that fighting against the English, at that time, was like fighting a force of nature. and weather can be quite a force...so were the British ....

[scati1971]

This song is about fighting for irish freedom from english occupation of Ireland. Not the weather

[trichoone]

Yes thanks for that i take your comment fully onboard and i have shown such struggles in other video's i have made concerning Ireland , it was hard finding the right sort of footage for this so i instead went for footage of this film for a struggle of a different type - trichoone .

[johnmccnj]

Actually - according to Maire's own biography - the inspiration for Against the Wind was the overthrow of the various communist regimes in eastern europe. But the theme - fighting against oppression - is universal, and fits into multitudes of situations...

[warrat300]

Whats with communism? I heard Ireland was severely damaged during WWII. Unless you are a nazi, please, rememebr who saved your country and whole europe, whose flag was flying strong upon Reichstag in 1945.

Russians had 27 mln dead in that war, and the official call was not for Stalin, but for humanity. Have some respect for the dead. They fought for this idea, and they earned it.

[johnmccnj]

...what the hell are you talking about? What the hell has WWII got to do with anything? And what is with this "your country?" My country is Australia, and while we fought the nazis, we certainly weren't saved from them. I'll post Maire's *exact words* about this song in my next post.

[warrat300]

Well, australia was a pro-nazi coutry.

[johnmccnj]

Whatever. Nearly 10000 Australians died fighting fascism.  So what was the deal with the original comment?

[warrat300]

well, nearly 27mln Russians died for huamnity.

So I just ahte when people start saying something about Russia, or about communism. That is all. Oh well - good guys are usually forgotten. How many pro nazi-groups are now?

Thousnads. How many commie groups are now?

I can count it by my fingers.

[johnmccnj]

warrat300: here is a quote from "The other side of the rainbow", Maire's autobiography (ISBN 0 340 75612 8, published 2000, page 243.) "...The news became a strong focus of my attention. At the time it was full of stories of the Eastern Europeans fighting for greater freedom as the Communist state hung in the balance...It inspired a song called 'Against the Wind.'

So could you explain what your comment was about, please?

[warrat300]

Oh it is not about that, It is just that i hate when people speak wrong about communists.

Most of them, are however, poorly educated, so, it is forgivable.

[TheIrishReviver]

@warrat300 What shits this!?

"Saved us" mate go stick your head back up your arse, the Irish have never needed saving and even if you offered it, you'd be told where to go.

The Irish don't start wars we just punch the head of each other for fun. We dont give a shit about empire or conquest (because we have the most beautiful island on the planet why bother).

But those who try tend to regret it and call us terrorists.

[Giefbeef]

@TheIrishReviver It is terrorism when you blow people up.

[Neboolosa]

what a voice....magical

[Tonks88]

oh i do miss the isle of man ^^, i know what you mean about that

[trichoone]

search Ellan Vannin you might like it - trichoone .

[muzikalny777]

Yesss! Didn't mean to twist your arm, but thanks very much. Reminds me of standing on Spanish Head, Isle of Man in pouring rain and a howling gale. The seals cavorting in the water on the beach below us enjoyed the experience better than we did.

[trichoone]

you are welcome its no problem using such great music .

[trichoone]

just thinking if you like the Isle of Man type in Ellan Vannin another of mine i think you will like trichoone .