Guitar: Ilkla Moor Baht'at

[pmadamson]

Well done Tony, I've listened to lots of your other songs but only just stumbled on this one. As some of the comments say it is good to see it done reet proppa. I am currently working on this song to perform at this years Burnley festival in March. For entertainment value we will be adding a few yums and dig digs plus the duck call but hope to retain some dignity at the same time. We seem to do a lot of similar songs and it's great to know the old songs are being kept alive. Keep up the good !

[threelegsoman]

@pmadamson Don't forget the "With a knife and fork" in appropriate places!! :-))

[PaganGlade]

Grand ar Lad ;) Thanks ~PaganGlade~

[Lampritch]

Thank you! This beautiful song gets "mangled" at so many pubs, parties and bonfires that it's gratifying to hear a version that is more dignified (not to say instructive), while still fun. Granted, one can only imagine what you and your cohorts sounded like singing this after hockey matches.

[threelegsoman]

@Lampritch We probably mangled it too!! :-))

[KlingKlangworkshop]

Tremendous.

[silentspringreborn]

Tony is one of the few people who can sing this song what a Yorksha lad would say propper. Right speed, right words just about, but for a none Yorksha lad, tha does it reet well. Thank you.

[threelegsoman]

@silentspringreborn Ta Tyke

[universeiswise]

@silentspringreborn Yes he has done this song thourough but he IS AN OCTIVE OUT???? WTF this song was sung in a different key... how can he justify this appart from his incapacity to sing it???????????????? then why? There is a female and male part to this epic he has done a bad job throughout

[threelegsoman]

@silentspringreborn Take no notice of the derogatory remarks of the illiterate and ignorant twit universeiswise. He is a stalker who seems to have taken delight in taunting me. He is the cause of my having to disable ratings on many of my videos.

[Glowbox7]

Grand, lad!

[swagman81]

Great job! Teaching some students about Yorkshire in class tomorrow (in Japan). Going to teach them this song!

[mhg1941]

Small world! My late husband used to sing this song, and I'd like to have it sung at his memorial service. He was born in Leeds in 1931. His father taught mathematics at Leeds University. Thanks for posting.

[hostroute]

I haven't read all the comments, so I don't know if anyone has said this, but this tune was used as the original tune for the christmas carol "while shepherds watched their flocks". Strange but true.

[threelegsoman]

@hostroute I have heard that version, but I did not realise it was the original

[hostroute]

@threelegsoman Apparently so. Or so I was told when I did a church music course at university.

[Bruniebear]

You are great! Thanks!

[threelegsoman]

@Bruniebear Thank you for your kind comment

[NiCoDeimus]

Wonderful rendition of a wonderful song! 

[ThatLovelyEnglishBob]

Not too shabby at all! Know any other Yorkshire folk songs (W. Yorks/towards the Mancunian area specifically) because recently I've become vaguely interested in preserving the oral tradition of my own area. Cheers!

[threelegsoman]

@ThatLovelyEnglishBob Not really well up on English folk songs in general, but I am always looking for songs new to me to sing, so if you have any suggestions as long as I can hear it I can give it a fair go.

[ThatLovelyEnglishBob]

@threelegsoman Sure thing and thanks anyway! I like this version a lot.

[jaylovesfish]

thank you SO much!

[TheJcanno8]

Wonderful song--love this :)

[TheImpressionable]

This song is an important biology lesson.

[threelegsoman]

Yes, as hognoxious says below, it is basic recycling!! :-))

[threelegsoman]

Thank you, I am pleased you enjoyed it.

[oneborneveryminute1]

This is bar far the best version I've heard. My mum used to sing this to me whenI was a kid, but not half as good as this!

[threelegsoman]

Thank you for your kind comment.

[vidmasterofworld]

Great!!!

[wraithRaptor]

ah cheers for puttin this up luv, wunderful song t' sing to round' campfire wi' me mates, ta'ry much mate

[threelegsoman]

Tha's reet welcome, luv.

[hognoxious]

There was a story on the news last week about green funerals - basically, you get converted into compost.

As this song proves, with its verse about sustainably sourced poultry, Yorkshire was - as always - first.

[threelegsoman]

lol :-))

[pastrychef1985]

Listened to this again today, fantastic! Yorkshire never leaves you, like Lancashire as I am now embarrassedly admitting.

I showed this video to a few other people who learnt the song from you, very helpful captions you have for chords/lyrics!

[AIMazing]

Brilliant! I'm from Nottingham originally but I lived in Sheffield for years and Matlock in Derbyshire and I've got a very broad south yorkshire/derbyshire accent naturally, and it comes out when i've had a drink, makes folk round here laugh, they can't understand owt I say.

[threelegsoman]

When I lived in Leeds, I played hockey at both Sheffield and Matlock, both nice areas.

[ChrisGS1982]

Very nice, I live in York, I was born here, our accents here are a bit different to broad Yorkshire maybe but still Yorkshire. I don't want to sound too big headed but i wouldn't really want to have come from anywhere else really.

[threelegsoman]

I am from the Isle of Man, but spent 6 years of my life in Yorkshire. It is a great county I agree.

[AmnitaRose]

Oh yay! I'm so glad you posted this! I'm moving to Yorkshire next January and was told by one of my friends there that I'd best not go without learning this song lol ^_^

[threelegsoman]

Glad to be of help. Hope you do not have too much trouble with the accent and dialect, and a little tip, everybody calls everyone 'luv', male of female, young or old. :-))

[Anark360]

Nice video. I'm practically on Ilkla Moor right now =)

The camera shifting all over the place was a bit confusing though.

[threelegsoman]

Thanks for your comment. Sorry about the camera. It is a logitech webcam which has an automatic setting which allows it to zoom in and out as it pleases. It depends how far away from the camera I am as to whether it does so or not. In the case of this song it did rather too often. Sorry about that.

[lilywozniak]

brilliant

[threelegsoman]

Thank you for your kind comment

[markgoodall]

Great that. i talk like this when im only 17 :) love it mate. sound like everyone darn pub :) i can translate all this, not that its that hard for me haha :) Great work mate, get some more yorkshire songs up please :)

[threelegsoman]

Thanks Mark. I am always open to specific requests and love learning songs that are new to me so if you have something particular in mind let me know. By the way, check out 'Da'n In't Coil Hoil.'

[threelegsoman]

Thank you, nice of you to say so.

[dianabirchall]

Just glorious, I love your singing! From Santa Monica, California.

[threelegsoman]

Thank you Diana, I appreciate your kind comment

[bb1crew]

God bless Yorkshire. Cheers for putting this video on here. It's grand.

[threelegsoman]

Thanks for the comment, glad you liked it.

[pastrychef1985]

Beautiful rendition! Anthem of us white rosers for sure!

[threelegsoman]

Thanks very much and also for favouriting this video.

[threelegsoman]

Thanks, I have n done so now.

[wk1294]

Very good redition! The Yorkshire accent is a tough one to pull of properly. 'The' is reduced to 't' most of the time but it is only an implied t or it goes onto the word before. eg, 'Then't worms'll come', not 'then t'worms'll come'. Excellent vid though!

[threelegsoman]

Thanks for the input and your kind comment. I lived in Leeds for 6 years as a young man and my brother married a Leeds girl and lived there for over 25 years until his premature death. He spoke with a broad pronounced Yorkshire accent, though I never really acquired it.

[threelegsoman]

OK Kevin, I will give it a try

[threelegsoman]

Thank you, I am happy to have been able to help.

[get2eric]

Thanks a lot for that. I remember my dad attempting it in the 40s but he could never recall the words-result of ale-but I sure enjoyed you doing it. My American wife said. "what language is that? Is it English?" LOL

[threelegsoman]

Hehe, explain to her that it is West Yorkshire attempted by a Manx man. :-))

[00JTM]

This is a great song!! Applause, Five stars

[knitfixation]

Thanks and God bless you for sharing this with us! This brings back memories!

[threelegsoman]

You're welcome. I am always pleased to bring a little joy and happiness to others.