Clancy brothers and Tommy Makem - The maid of fife

[mrdude2010]

1 person clearly has no idea what they're talking about

[jme9570218]

Very enjoyable...does have a link to the chad mitchell trio doing this one where the colonel fires a deadly pistol ball into his side >?

[yarekhunt]

I need to learn both Scottish & Irish Gaelic....they both intruigue th hell out of me

[sandinmyears1]

I think I've seen that album cover here on YouTube.  He's younger than the others, right? Has a beard too? Reddish brown??

[brochloon1]

The lads are singing about the Bonnie Lass o' Fyvie which is a village in north east Scotland and hence the reference to Aberdeen.

I have fond memeories of seeing the Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem singing live in the Music Hall in Aberdeen in 1968 - great night.

[spentacle]

If you listen, they are clearly singing FY-VEE not FY-FEE, and it is originally sung by a group of Irishmen about an incident which happened in Scotland.

Simple!

[gaconnochie]

@spentacle the song is a traditional Scottish folk song called "Bonnie Lass Of Fyvie" which probably relates to an incident at Fyvie (as you suggest not Fife) in the 1640s when a royalist army consisting of mainly Irish troops skirmished with a force of the Scottish covenanting government army. Montrose was a Scottish covenanter who changed sides to back the king. He at first tried to invade with English troops but was unsuccesful. He then rode north to join up with an invading Irish force.

[FreedomSaoirse]

I sung this song,at the chrismas party at my school,many years ago.

The teacher asked me to get the words for her.

I remember it in my youth....Those were the days

[FreedomSaoirse]

Reminds me of my youth...good one

[moople72]

this is not quite as good as the version on the album pictured-----and this does not feature Tommy Makem-----but thanks, I'd never heard this version

[sandinmyears1]

@moople72 - I agree. Tommy Makem's not in this song. Do you know who is singing the 4th part?

[moople72]

@sandinmyears1 It's Lou Killen--from "Greatest Hits" in 1973. I do have the album---I'd forgotten all about it----it's a poor re-hash of their great Columbia recordings.

[pennsy671]

Great Stuff

[clippy]

the only problem I have with this is that it is not The Clancy Brothers with Tommy Makem.

Tommy Makem is not in sight sadly! It is Lou Killeen singing on this record and playing the Banjo

[irishpride9999]

ya i agree. I knew tommy for 43 years. Thats not his voice. I cant hear him. I didnt know Lou but i knew the clancy's and tommy most but i dont hear tommy.

[IrishHistory1952]

It is indeed Fyvie.

I think the actual incident (romantacised of course) is from the mid 17th century but it has been re -written and developed as a Jacobite song of the 18th Century.

Either way...Alba Abu!

[FleeCorrigan33]

Can't see the boys being wrong they're from Ireland.

[Schollekop1982]

Super, de Clancy's zijn de koningen van Ierland. Jammer dat er relatief weinig op cd te vinden is

[erchieplum]

Thanks for posting this, just one thing, it is Fyvie near aberdeen, not fife,

This version has a couple of mispronounciations for words like Ythanside (I thenn)(ythan is a river) and auchterless (och ter ) . Unfortunately that makes the song sound a bit strange to me,which is a pity because I think these guys are great normally. I still like this version but my head sort of tells me "Eethanside" and "auchterGlass" are coming

[Mickleditch1]

I have the vinyl record that the poster of the video is using for an image, and it does actually list the track as 'Maid of Fife' on the cover. So either the Clancys or the printers got it wrong! :)

[kerrygold1916]

I Sang dis song at School many years ago and i Didn,t know what it was about!!

I do now alright..

Early70s when i first heard it through my father...

I,m glad i heard it!! Gospel Truth

[lorgain2]

The boys are brilliant at this song.

[daisylooo]

One of our family's favorites... Thanks for posting.....Peggy..O

[vlikavec]

hehe!! good one bondie45 ;D

[bondie45]

VLIKAVEC YOU ARE JUST GETTING BETTER AND BETTER,Cheers for uploading this song,you are taking over from DARRAGH........