Al O'Donnell - The Granemore Hare

[TheDiarmaidable]

He fares well here ...

[TheDiarmaidable]

Top shelf for that man there.... as well as ive heard hur song.

[saoirseterri]

Is tha Al playing a guitar only ever remember Al with the trusty banjo

[Barrano1]

I live in granemore!

[TheMakemFolksinger]

Brillant, pure magic, cheer The Makem Folk Singer

[Isyourmancarrying]

@bernardcolgan Al toured the continent (or at least Germany) last autumn/winter with The Dubliners - very successful.

[boulie147]

I'm proud to b from Granemore.. Great job!

[armaghlore]

john mithcell also sings a great version likewise of the creggan white hare

[Stryder55]

Many many thanks for posting this gem that I heard and taped while I was in Fort-William, Highlands, where I lived for one year in 1986 (regularly taping the "Travelling Folk" BBC Scotland's program, by Archie Fisher). And I had not documented then who was the singer... I tried later on to find out about this track, to no avail. And here I am in 2010. Thanks a million, merci beaucoup, and kudos to YouTube. I hope the CD's will be available one day.

[wrongwayup]

@Stryder55 I'm glad I was able to help you find that one track you'd been looking for for a long time. I know exactly what that is like. :)

[bernardcolgan]

Thanks a million for this track, have been looking for this for a long time and it sounds as good as the first time i heard it, what a voice.

Is Al O D.still around. Is it a shame that we do not hear more Irish music on radio as we had in the mid 60s. when ballads were very popular.

[wrongwayup]

@bernardcolgan Glad you liked it. :) And yes, Al O'Donnell is still around. I believe he still plays some gigs here and there. And I got the photos from his Myspace page, so perhaps you can find more information there, but you'll have to google it. :)

[PadhraicinN]

Al has a new double album - Ramble Away - lots of his old great songs and some new. He sometimes plays at The Cobblestone.

[arsenalca]

Great job on the lyrics, but since you asked, he says

"Or go home to my bed by the clear light of day" (by rather than at) and

"On saturday, sunday, he never gives over"

[wrongwayup]

@arsenalca Thanks for the corrections, I have implemented the changes. :)

[tazio2]

This is quite excellent, my favourite Al track.I am fortunate enough to have an original copy of the Al O Donnell 2 LP in very good condition

[wrongwayup]

@tazio2 Sorry for the late reply - but as for the original copy of his album; treasure it! :)

[tazio2]

@wrongwayup his LP is now available on itunes

[mikesamwild]

Great song Thanks for the words

[thetwangman]

well done wrongwayup. al's second album is an absolute masterpiece. it's such a shame it has never been re-released.

[wrongwayup]

Yeah, an definitely a masterpiece. Both albums are great. I have no idea why they've never been released on CD.

[OneBushman]

This is one of the most beautiful songs i've ever heard.

[wrongwayup]

@OneBushman Most definitely.

[ramqen951]

If you posted all on this lp i wouldn't object . If that's not possible please post "the yellow bittern", a most beautiful song, and perfectly sung. Thank you.

[wrongwayup]

@ramqen951 Yes, you're right, that is quite a beautiful song. I will see if I can upload it in a while. If you search "An Bunnan Bui" on youtube, you'll find a live performance of the song. The mp3 version of the song I have is called "An Bunnan Buidhe" (so I don't know what the correct spelling is, and I forgot if this LP is in my dad's collection).

[aketheanarchist]

Absolutely lovely....I,m an old "Doggy Man" meself!

[IckyTzatziki]

Thanks for posting this.. the song is great.. found it via the Martin Simpson version