Belfast Mill

[1marywinifred]

Could anyone please tell me what key is this fab song in

[hmmurdoch2]

That is a hilarious introduction.

This is not an "old irish song"

This is an American song called "Aragon Mill" and it was written by Si Khan.

Here is a great version of it played by "Dry Branch Fire Squad"

[BILLYnKAREN]

Nice one!!!!,,  Thanks for the pleasure this gave me,, great.

[pyeinthesky]

Nice job on the song, my compliments.

[Gurrier]

Great feel, blokes. Love it

[christielangille]

awsome guys...u can come to my party anytime!!

[jojoloulou17]

!!wonderfull!!!!! good guitar good accordeon very pretty voice its possible to send me the parttion accordeon i'm french excuse my english good luck

[weeweelegs]

Hi lads, I live not far from Belfast,

my mum work in the mills years ago,

great singing and playing.

[HectorAwol]

Absolutely fantastic!

[thedruidsband]

great version lads

[BVB85]

Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa es is sooo toll, dieses Lied

Das habt ihr Klasse gemacht!!!

Nice Work! 5*****

[SillyWizard]

Vielen Dank für den Kommentar.

[ibitenails]

good work boys!

[UbiDuboi]

i love youse guys and i love the diatonic accordion

[nickelsmine000]

Wish I Could Live In Newfoundland,,,a more Accordian Friendly Community!!LOL! Awesome Tune! Well-Played!

[SillyWizard]

haha it is :) thanks!

[catalpa]

Just thought I'd stop by and let ye know this is still one of the most popular songs on my site for Irish songs chords.

Well done lads.

Martin Dardis

[SillyWizard]

A big thanks!

Cheers!

[nellir]

great job boys. keepem comin

[DOOLINJOHN1]

top class im from  doolin co clare home off the musick , 9 stars

[statician1]

Absolutely brilliant, came across ya threw teledude!! Im a belfast man meself, great to hear covers done as good as this!

5*****

[peddlewick]

Awesome job with the songs b'ys. When can we expect an album?

[UbiDuboi]

goddam i love this song

i used to hear it every night in halifax, twice, i would buy him anything to hear that song again!!

[Tommymar29]

im a newfie too.... i live in Clarke's Beach...and I sometimes work in the mill in Buchans

[Tommymar29]

we would love to have you and the guy on the accordion in the shed with us.

[Tommymar29]

Great song by's..we sing it every friday night in the shed....really good job

[mariposamuybonita]

Happy St. Patricks Day 2008!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gubbaking]

Really good lads! Keep them comin! Loved it.

[tganewf]

great job boys

[northbound74]

Great musicianship.

[relnewf]

Beautiful job guys. What key combination is the Accordion you are playing. Is it B/C/C#?

[SillyWizard]

the accordion is F - B flat - E flat

[boxmusic90]

Great job jody and rich , all the mills are shut down now , From what i know. My mother in law worked in them, way back. Years ago.

[h2oboater]

Great Job boys!!!

Cheers!!

[nader112389]

all you need is a tin whistle

[Davey656]

i loved the original, had it on a old 45!

but your version is VERY good i extremly like it

[kapitanul]

What a beautiful song!

[whummadug]

i adore you guys, that diatonic squeeze box is vastly under used, do you do Black Velvet band?

[madfortrad5958]

THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE BALLADS I often PLAY THIS ON MY BANJO ye do a brilliant version of it well done

[lreland1]

Excellent version. Thanks for posting. I've never heard the Fureys singing it, but i've a brilliant version of the DCR singing it live. I'll post it on.

[airplan1e]

Sounds Great! Love the harmony, and a makes for a reassuring change in Eb. The bluegrass band I play in plays a near identical song called "Aragon Mill", but a little more country-folk pace and also in D. Is this the prerequisite to the American version?

[andrewwigglesworth]

Aragon Mill is the original song.

Si Kahn wrote Aragon Mill in the late '70s after the local mill closed down devastating the local economy and many people's lives.

If you do an search you will find pictures of the mill chimney which did stand "at the east end of town, at the foot of the hill".

[newfiefiddler]

Thanks for the info. I knew the song was a steal from Aragon Mill but I have never thought about searching for the pictures.

[tubefanalso]

My favorite version is the one by the Fureys, but this is just lovely. Thanks for posting it.

[newchick]

Awesome rendition.

[mysticgirl5]

Beautiful! My favorite version of this song is by Sean Talamh and I was hoping to find it on here but yours is just lovely. Hope to hear more from you and best of luck to you in the future!

[SillyWizard]

thx, glad you enjoyed.

[CelticHD]

Good job guys, my young son will not go to bed each night until he's heard and watched you play the Belfast Mill at least 10 times.

[SillyWizard]

Good stuff, we are glad he enjoys the tune. It is a great song.

[poguesboy]

Fair play lads. I've also been a Furey's fan for a while. Well done on the song, in all fairness, ye do it great justice. I've rescently started playing the guitar myself and was looking for the chords & lyrics, so thanks again.

[laois4]

good job lads

[newfiefiddler]

Thanks!

[laois4]

i luv d fureys n have seen them live many times n ye r just as gud keep it up..

[amh2007]

Lovely Wee Song Thanx Always Amhranean Irelands Songbird xo

[taysidedrummer]

Ah boys u don't know what that songs means to me.. I was a weaver now.. Im living in a flat that used to be the ole mill I worked in.. u know at night I swear I can still hear the shuttles going.. Great song

[newfiefiddler]

It is a beautiful piece and we just finished recording it for our CD. We've been doing that song for a while now and it never gets tiring. Glad to hear that you enjoyed it. Thanks!

[WhenNYWasIrish]

Hope that CD will be available online soon?

[newfiefiddler]

I fell in love with this piece after hearing the Furey's doing it - on LP, not live, unfortunately. We play this song each time we have a gig and always give a little intro about the similarity to this song and what has happened to some of our primary industries here in Newfoundland and Labrador. It is a lovely song with a powerful message - mill towns, like fishing towns here, are devastated when they close.

[WhenNYWasIrish]

Another reminder of how much I love this music, great stuff. Really enjoy it!

[merlinsc121]

hey you guys do a great job

well done!!!

xxx

[ointment]

Same as "Aragon Mill"

[bonniemaggie]

Very good job good song. EX East Belfast.

[ToyotaCorolla16]

Great Music guys!!

[codd87]

Beautiful song. Mae me feel homesick. Great job lads

[Stargreened]

Very nice lads. For once a video that's not out of synch with audio on youtube. Nicely done together.

[daisyroonyburger]

Great stuff!

[Weaseldog2001]

Its all good. :)

[robindavies24]

Well done lads, great song I've got an Irish mate from Belfast one of his regular tunes too!!

[zr11991]

great job