Follow Me Up to Carlow - Young Dubliners

[RonnyVain89]

I think that like...90% of "celtic punk" bands are a dime a dozen. The Dropkick Murphy's first album was brilliant because it combined it with Oi! and 77' punk influences.

[LOSTie1TREKie2]

This song is awesome live! AND THESE GUYS ARE BRILLIANT LIVE! *got to see 'em live twice mate! "right astoundin'!*

[bigdocallin]

this is an old irish rebel song.usual content anti english. for black fitzwilliams head we ll send it dripping red to liza( queen elizabeth) and her ladies. rocky road to dublin is similarly good content

[Thebluebridgetroll]

What's this song actually ABOUT?

[SuperN3r0]

masakra muza =)

[Boardicus100]

so. either to much whiskey, or the pictures movin. nice.

[pressleybby]

the irish are kind of badass. haha and this band makes all traditional songs so badass ahaha

[FutureMarine1775USA]

Proud to be of Irish descent.

[danixian]

I just saw The Young Dubliners last night, great show!!

[mbagel469]

The song was written in late 1500's during the Second Desmond Rebellion.

[augflaw]

mo theaghlach O'Byrne - Tiocfaidh Ar La

[TheGlenmanusskinhead]

ok ok ok ... wheres the bloody song ..like follow me up 2 portrush ? ;( ireland is soo unfair ;( .... we in the port never get a look in .... or even a nice wee song about my wee town ;) ... myb 1 day ;) but ty for posting ;) great music ;)

[HiroTheJapeneseTrain]

@TheGlenmanusskinhead Why don't you write one, I'd love to hear it!

[RandomNinjasGebu5]

lol its over 200 years old nub

[yadyads1]

IRA IRA IRA IRA IRA IRA IRA IRA IRA IRA IRA IRA

[Thebluebridgetroll]

@yadyads1 NO.

[ARTOISLOVER]

Ii learned this song in primary school ( askea primary carlow 99)!!!!

[kingofgold1]

@synthpathetic FUCK YOU GREAT SONG!!!!!!!!

[thejuggernautbitch7]

hahaha i'm not even irish and i like this song. funny how so many people hate it, if nothing else it popularizes irish culture (and for something other than getting drunk) so what's with all the bitching?

[lreIand2day]

I spent my early years in an institution in Carlow, so many happy memories of being doped out of my head.

[Thatdarndoug]

what album, my good sir?

[sharkcrazy101]

@fanzbeans oopsies... : \

[TheIraRock]

What a stupid and irrelevant version of a great song? This is freestaters at their very worst playing the non existent "irish" card, and its pathetic..

[IamDaReAlSeaN]

this kind music appeals to me, since i'm into both trad and rock, this is a brilliant fusion of two types of brilliant music. fuck the purists.

[birdwatcher777]

I love this song. Good job with the lyrics!

[sharkcrazy101]

I love how there are 0 dislikes

[fanzbeans]

@sharkcrazy101 lol... you jinxed it.

[sharkcrazy101]

I love how there are0 dislikes

[JohnPreston0157]

Play that on your iPhone, stick in into your car, wind your windows down and make it heard in the world (or at least make it heard on your way to work or shopping^^).

Just knew Jim McCann's version, but this one is such as great as his one. Fuckin' great, just love it!

[werewurst]

This version sounds like the Germans had won WW II. :D

[EndOfDeceive]

@werewurst : What has traditional Irish folk music do to with the Germans and the II. World War?

[werewurst]

@EndOfDeceive

Nothing, they just do not sound the way traditional Irish folk musicians should. ;)

[DairDubh]

@werewurst

That's because they're about as traditional as a McMuffin. If you want traditional, stick with the Wolfe Tones, Dubliners, Christie Moore and Chieftains.

But I digress, Young Dubliners and Flogging Molly are the only contemporary bands I can tolerate. Dropkick Murphy makes me want to gouge my ears out.

[ContraHalma]

328

years ago



[Garryowen69th]

This song is about the Battle of Glenmalure in 1580. The lyrics were written by Patrick Joseph McCall, who passed away in 1919. Tradition holds that the air was played in 1580 by Fiach McHugh O'Byrne's pipers.

[Vexi11uM]

Follow me up to Carlow!!! !!!

[Frizkiz]

blood axis version better

[Furukitsune]

@Frizkiz Personally, I'm fond of Off Kilter's version. Especially if you listen to "Glasgow Piper/Daniel's Jig" right before it.

[Objectification]

I LOVE THIS! D

CHUCKING MYSELF ROUUND LIVING ROOM

[copsitt]

I saw them in Reno N.V it was so cool the did a 3 day show

[ANTONHAFNER]

This version is by far my favorite. Talent this band has, is second to none.

[moeba777]

Great version, but I still think Off Kilter's version is better.

This is very cool though

[Albanian2Be]

Barbarians...

[ratchetdoodel]

up with halberd out with sword reminds me of pirates

[AtlantaFiend]

UP WITH HALBERD!!! OUT WITH SWORD!!!!

[Madamar1]

its the only song in ireland that has got to do with county carlow and bein a dublin lad i say they deserve it all

[whittenoval]

The song has nothing to do with carlow. Sorry mate. Wexford

[whatsupfamousface]

God just makes the Irish kewler

[captjohnmatch56]

saw them at the cleveland irish festival-was just walking by and had to stop and find out who they were.lots of energy.

[ronthecyborg]

thanks to this song, I now have a newfound love for celtic rock. Lovin' the fiddle/guitar solo @ 1:40!

[lovinSpoonful]

Anyone got a vid of them doing Brown Dog? Love that piece. It's their best - even better than this one!

[Biverix]

Tiocfaidh ár lá. Salutations from Serbia

[Traitorfish]

This managed to jump from "unheard of" to my "Top Ten Songs Ever" list in exactly three minutes and forty seconds. Nicely done. :p

[Roranars]

@Traitorfish I can't believe it took you that long to add it. XD

[MrBriwolf]

@Traitorfish Same here



[meggiemeown]

My favorite version of this song...these guys rock!

[Sean2Ireland]

One of the Young Dubliners signature songs, it's terrific, but dated. This song, off their Breath CD is almost a decade old. Still, the Young Dubliners rock!

[hatlessgeorge]

Dated because this version is 10 years old?

The Song's over 300 years old!

[StoliDassah]

@hatlessgeorge this comment made me smile <3

[iamMcNay]

@hatlessgeorge the battle of Carlow was 212 years ago, so the sonf cant be over 300 years old...but yes, much older than 10 :)

[iamMcNay]

@iamMcNay sorry, retract that, i forgot that there were two battles at Carlow

[hatlessgeorge]

@iamMcNay Its about the battle of Glenmalure during the Second Desmond Rebellion in 1580!

I should actually have said 400 years old!

[18richardson]

@hatlessgeorge Well, their newer version apparently isn't on youtube ...

[wobbeylord]

@hatlessgeorge It's over 9000!

[EdwardTheMagnificent]

@hatlessgeorge The lyrics are only about 110 years old