Song For The Mira - Brendan Grace

[castlebar67]

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[castlebar67]

hi great guy and performer. . . thanks ibjuezrrie whoever you are young fellow if your still with us , i was just asking that question , i thought it was a old seaside place p burke manchester.

[TheGunsofWar]

I'm singing this for my spring concert =D

[ashtonhowley]

Mira's in Cape Breton!

[LonesomeBoatman76]

go-way!Brendan knows well where it is as do i! good olud craic keep it up..

[todayisnotfriday]

"Having been there myself"? He's never been. The Mira's in Cape Breton, silly!

[isoarcars]

Marion Bridge is on the Mira river and it is in Cape Breton Island !

[HillsBru]

Absolutely great! Anne Murray also sings this -- what a great opportunity for a duet. Great song, great performance and great pleasure to listen. Thanks,

[lvsnyder58]

I don't know who this Brendan Grace character is but he's got his geography all screwed up. The Mira is not in Newfoundland. It's on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia. Go south out of Sydney along highway 327 about 18 km till you reach Marion Bridge. The Mira River is just south of Marion Bridge.

[Terenceish]

Show some respect for your audience. At least get the location right and the Key right. Nice try at covering that up! I cannot believe that you actually taped that fiasco and had the nerve to SELL it. I suppose you thought "they're all thick anyway". A little more respect for your audience, Brendan. A word of advice; leave the booze 'til after the show; be a bit more professional.

[CDRphoenix]

@Terenceish Oh good grief; he made a mistake. Don't get your panties in a bunch...

[Thevoiceofreasonful]

Have a listen to a guy called Matt Minglewood singing this .. fantastic..

[ezzabig7]

best version of this song - especially the one on the various album "Green Velvet - Sixteen Ballads of Peace and Love"

[myrn72]

Where was this filmed. Im trying to find an old tape I had of Brendan Grace. It has quite a few good songs.  The version above was on the tape, along with the Dutchman, My Heart is in Ireland and a love song about a mother that dies giving birth. Can anyone help. I got the tape in Scotland in 1994 from a family I meet there.

[machree01]

@myrn72 This was filmed in Dublin, the concert was also put on cassette, the concert was called "Two Sides of Grace", i don't think it is on cd yet,

[equilnick]

Allister MacGillivray wrote this song about the Mira in Cape Breton not Newfoundland The caper is coming out in me.

[pipelineron]

what happen to the other verse that begins, " out on the Myra the people are kind.... etc"

Other wise this is great.

[KungfuCow5]

Funny!

[duddy61]

the mira is not in nfld .cape breton old man

[ODIN139]

The Miras in Cape Breton jackass

[j4531174]

I love this song. It reminds me so much of home, Rockdale, Cape Breton. No place like home and that song brings so many memories.

L. Sampson

[iknowii]

i discovered this song at the lower deck being covered by the mcginty brothers..awsome tune..

[ibejuzme37]

While he does a nice job on the song.... the Mira is actually a river that is in the Province of Nova Scotia, on Cape Breton Island to be exact.

[virtualzen]

He skipped a couple of verses... But not a bad version. The song has been covered many times, usually overwrought and overproduced. It's a folk song from an area with fishermen and coalminers. It should be sung by a weathered guy with a guitar, not a choir and a phony electronic orchestra.

[RaziChild]

Which verses did he miss...

[virtualzen]

Two verses, one starting "And o'er the ashes the stories are told" and one "Out on the Mira, the people are kind". Search for it online, the songwriter is Allister MacGillivray.

[RaziChild]

Ooh! Thanks! Aww... I looked them up and they are really pretty!

[themidnightjudge1]

A chorus can do it very well, if they don't over do it like you said. But for the most part I agree with you.

[RagMama123]

Definately Cape Breton, NS.

This song by Allister MacGillivray refers to the Mira which is the longest river in Nova Scotia. The Marion Bridge is about mid-way between the river's source in Grand Mira and it's discharge point at Mira Gut (from Wickipedia). I am not Canadian, but I love this wonderful song, and have spent many wonderful days in Nova Scotia and Cape Breton island in particular. Nova Scotia should get credit for this one.

Rick

[baldiepaul]

LOVELY SONG

[brian222buru]

Well! That takes me back a bit in time...

This is the original video footage from back in 1974 when I was living in Dublin. I remember it well! I even bought the Album. It was called Grace before and after.

Superb Singer, and his rendition of "You've got a friend is probably the best I've ever heard also. Brilliant!! Hi Brendan, hope you are still with us auld mate. - Brian.

[Tally86]

last time I checked the Mira was in Cape Breton not Newfoundland....but still a good version of the song....

[kate285]

First time I,ve listened to Brendan Grace, he,s got a really good voice and great humour, love the song, thanks Machree.

[bayboycaper]

ya, it's a cape breton song

[ElizabethTurner10000]

This is really good nice work

[Ardmacha2]

find the recording of the barley corn singing this every bit as good

[1wuffy]

Beautifully sung. Truly a Canadian folk song.

[semchick]

Ooo...it's in Cape Breton not Newfoundland!

[Uilleann87]

I agree with Dennis could you post more of Brendan.

[Dennis11847]

Please post more Brendan Grace

[angus1111]

Yes the singing is quite good.......but I have to add!!! The "Mira" is a river in the province of Nova Scotia....NOT Nflnd.

I live in Marion Bridge, N.S....A place out on the Mira! Heaven on earth (during the warmer seasons) .....

Was he really there?

[Uilleann87]

Thank you for posting this. This is one of the lovliest songs I have ever heard. Do you have anymore Brendan Grace to download. Thank you.

[brucefetter]

this is great. if you like it, check out stan rogers' music too

[lorgain2]

Good on you Declan, very nice song,like an oul motor, I thought he would never start.

[machree01]

He is still alive, and performing away.

[fiddleyd]

Goodman declan youve done it again another beautiful recording by one of Irelands greatest entertainers.  Fiddleyd A La Joe

[bedoboy]

Brilliant he sings nearly as good as me.

I love Brendan for his comedy but he is a great singer too and had great pleasure in hearing him sing I'll Take you Home again Kathleen in the Forum Waterford and on his videos/dvds.

James your friend

[dayo89]

Ur a little star! Thanks so much for postin this i love it ;-)