I Know Where I'm Goin' /Irish Folk Song/Maureen Hegarty

[GTCgirl292]

My mom used to sing me this as a lullaby when I was a little kid. I still LOVE this song, it always makes me happy :)

[DIEversity301]

Beautiful song and fitting images :)

[monkeyfinity]

i'm singing this for my grade 3 singing exam :) xx

[TheBACHHCAB]

I love this simple but deeply moving song.

Thank you for this unforgettable arrangement and performance.

Elegical afterglow is beautiful.......

[Jan7sha]

beautiful. who is the poet?

[maureenderry]

@Jan7sha Thank you.. the poet is not known as it is a traditional song and like many Irish songs was handed down through the oral tradition.

[WeAreTheWorldMJJ]

My chorus has to sing this for festival!(:

[lulugurl9]

my hlf language is weird lol

[Vr6Mk3Gt]

thank you i need to memorize this for a solo thx u s much!!!

[Dracolover111]

@Vr6Mk3Gt lol! so do i!

[thelizzyandrylieshow]

No offense, but I don't know if you'll be able to sing this.

[Dracolover111]

@thelizzyandrylieshow mrs.Gaddis said my voice sound really good with this song! :) I'm not offended! I'm gonna b practicing 4 months!

[henrysmummy2003]

A favourite song beautifully sung, thank you!

[maureenderry]

@henrysmummy2003 Thanks for your comment. I am a bit late but problems with my internet connections.

[Jan7sha]

who is the poet?

[maureenderry]

@Jan7sha Sorry to be late getting back to you. This song is from a collection of traditional songs. This one is from Antrim and is collected and arranged by Herbert Hughes.

[drmidi2007]

A wonderful folksong. I first heard this as a choral version when I attended Interlochen (National Music Camp, Ann Arbor, Michigan) in '66. We as campers and music students attended many concerts offered by the various choral and orchestras during the summer session. I Know Where I'm Going by Hubert Hughes was performed by a mixed male and female chorus, and it was a wonderful voicing for this choral ensemble. Judy Collins & Burl Ives also performed this as a solo. Thank you for your's.

[maureenderry]

Thanks for listening and for commenting.

[drmidi2007]

I also think that some contemporary choral arrangements of this song have replaced the word "dear" or "devil" with simply: "but I don't know who I'll marry."... and then the chorus echo's with "I'll marry" once again at the end of each verse which has this line. I would love hearing that arrangement for full chorus again, but I don't know if I'll find it!

[musictakesflight]

I sang this song for Solo and Ensemble... I was good but not half as good as this :D This is such a beautiful song with a great and beautiful purpose

[maureenderry]

Thank you for your comment....I love this song myself and am now teaching it to a few of my pupils.

[RichardBBudd]

One of the greatest folk songs. So few express frank sentiments about love like this.

Although Hughes collected the song in Ireland, it is equally Scottish, as is clear from the aforementioned marvellous Powell & Pressburger movie of the same name, which is set in the Scottish highlands and concerns the dilemma of a young woman torn between marriage for love or duty.

Incidentally, "the dear" is a polite substitution of "the de'il" (the devil, as in "the devil knows who I'll marry").

[maureenderry]

Thanks for the information and comment. I love this song...it is so lovely to sing.

[maureenderry]

Thankyou for the lovely comment

[judibird1956]

One of my favorite songs since I was about 12, and that was 50 years ago.

Salli Terri did a beautiful version of this song too.

[rnr5682]

i always thought this was scottish??????

[gaspode18]

@rnr5682 It is, but some people (mainly plastic Paddy Americans, it has to be said) claim EVERY folk song for Ireland.

[benny266698]

omg my mum sang that to us as children what happy memories thanks for bringing them back

[maureenderry]

You are very welcome. I love this wee song. Maureen Hegarty

[pageantgirl97]

i am singing this for solo and ensemble im in 6th grade and almost as good not yet

[kidagirl101]

so am i but i'm doing it for 7th grade

[vampire4vampire]

we're singing this and we're in 10th >_>

it makes me happy~ I swoon at the "my handsome, winsome johnny" ^-^ ~!

[pinkchampaneandroses]

I love this song...you have a lovely voice. My singing teacher is teaching me this at the moment...:)

[marinestar23]

same :)

[lilibetp]

I love these old songs!

Did you ever see the movie "I Know Where I'm Going?" This was used in it. Very good movie.

[maureenderry]

I love these old songs too. Thank you for your comment. Don't know of the movie...one to look forward to. Maureen.

[ernione2005]

Davvero bella e dolce. Bella voce, complimenti davvero! ;-)))

[maureenderry]

Thank ...I do not speak Italian but I understand a few words.

[ernione2005]

ok, Your voice is very beautiful and sweet. Thank you for answer me. :-))

[maureenderry]

Thank you.....your English is very good! Maureen

[BloodyMasque]

Thanks for uploading this. I'm learning to play this on the keyboard at the moment, so this really helps. =]

[nocount1]

First heard this in an old movie of the same name --- nice.

What or who is "the dear"?

[maureenderry]

the dear knows...like saying 'who knows' Does that make sense to you now.

[nocount1]

Yes it does. Thanks very much for the info and thanks for the beautiful rendition!

[donaldessenst]

ifi'm not mistaken there's a folksong called prince's day. It's an ost from Blown Away movie.

That's heavenly son & voice too.

[MarvelouslyPoetic22]

yeaa in school i'm doing this for our Ensemble.

its amazing i'm one of the first altos.

^_^ this song is my fav out of the year.

[ohitsjusther]

I am singing this for Solo/ensemble (It's solo for me!!!) I have a different version I suppose, but it's a beautiful song!!!

[KagomeChic]

thank you

I have to sing this solo for chior and I like that I could hear it for first time so I know what it sounds like and dont make myself look like an idiot

[songpidgeon]

Beautiful song, and quite a lovely voice!

xxSarah

[maureenderry]

Thank you. I love this song myself. I can email the music if you would like that. It is an old traditionl Irish song.

[songpidgeon]

Really?? I would love it if you would email me the music! I'll message you with my address privately. xxSarah

[KagomeChic]

could you do that for me too?

my dog got ahold of my copy..

[graham1281]

Very lovely Maureen

[machree01]

It's along time since i heard this song. thanks that was lovely.

[maureenderry]

Thanks. These lovely old songs are rarely sung now...more's the pity