Will You Go Lassie Go, Irish Music,Frobisher Bay Volunteers

[ImNoDylan]

This is wonderful! You four blend perfectly! Thanks for sharing, Bob!

[cheerydavie]

Wonderful harmonies thanks for a very good rendition

[MrPowderf]

great song.one of d easier songs to sing...........

[mlz4210]

Hi.beautiful version of this song. I live in Keady ,Tommy Makems home town.I go to the local session on a wed .night.You can have a look if you go to "fiddleatthebar" regards.

[BobJohnson1945]

Thank you. I see in your profile that you do some very good things abroad. Nice work. My wife and I spend some winter months in south western florida, cowboy country.

Bob

[phillij1848]

Very nice performance and a wonderful sweet song, reminds me of my grandmother, born in Ireland, county Leisch, she went.....

[zodri]

woah, that was amazing !

[BobJohnson1945]

Thank you very much. We all loved singing together and 'Lassie' was a favorite.

Bob

[machree01]

That was very well done, nice hormonies. It was written by Francie McPeake who was from Belfast. I have a LP of The McPeake Family.

[Quietlydoesit]

This is a nice Song but I really wish the Irsihs wouldn't try to steal Scottish songs and call them their own....it is Scottish musc not Irish. If I play knees up mother brown on the pipes, it doesn't make it Scottish now does it?

[BobJohnson1945]

I do understand that the origin of Will You Go Lassie Go is Scotland. The entertainers are Irish but the song comes from Scotland. It would sound terrific with the pipes. Bob Johnson

[GPS1356]

Bob, I assumed it to be Scotish too. The first time I heard it was on Highland Cathedral-CD by the Pipes and Drums/Royal Scots Dragoon Guards - beautiful if you like Pipes. Credits seem to go to Francis McPeak of Belfast.

What did you find?

[BobJohnson1945]

I did not do further looking GPS1356. Are you sure that Francis McPeak wrote the song? And is from Belfast. That would certainly make it Irish origin, obviously. Right now I am riding my bicycle down the east coast of the US, the ride is called Ride for Independents dot com. Perhaps you would take a look and send it along to your friends for a look see.

Bob JOhnson

[miklosselkirk]

Not strictly related to the music, but can I just say it's awfully nice to see a bunch of comments for a change that aren't just a long string of insults...And good music too!

[BobJohnson1945]

I'm glad you liked the music and I'm especially happy to read you comment in re inappropriate comments.

Bob Johnson

[PungiFungi]

I attend the New York Renaissance Faire yearly and they often perform this song at their end of the day pub sing. Thanks to this vid and Tommy Makem I finally learned it!!!!

[TommyPM]

Thank you for posting on my site for Tommy Makem.

[BobJohnson1945]

You are quite welcome. It's nice work, and he was a great man who helped get folk music moving in America.

BobJohnson1945

[meadownut]

thats a great shame,i really enjoyed it and feel that given the breaks would have been up there,great song great harmony

[BobJohnson1945]

Thank you for your kind thoughts. Perhaps you could share the song with your friends.

Bob Johnson

[meadownut]

super harmonies,did they do this professionally?

[BobJohnson1945]

Thank you. IN the 60's they played many a gig and college hootenany's but Vietnam interrupted everything.

Bob JOhnson

[eriugobragh]

It's wonderful to see my father singing again. Some of my fondest memories of him involve singing these very songs. When I see this, he's alive for me again. Thank you Bob. Erin Magner

[bodengirl]

bob, the song is on you tube but its titled wild mountain thyme

[BobJohnson1945]

Thank you bodengirl. Yes, both names are used. Our group first heard it as "Will Ye Go Lassie Go" in the 60's, butI guess the word Lassie is a tip off that its Scotish. I googled it and sure enough the song is Wild Mountain Thyme. So thanks for helping with the genealogy of the song. Bob Johnson

[richinspirit2007]

A decent editing job - for those wanting a commercial version (not that it is any better), the Byrds recorded it (eat your heart out Roger McGuinn).

[BobJohnson1945]

Thanks richinspiret2007. Which birds? Was it hard to get them in the wild or were they in captivity? Bob

[garmla]

bob this is a beutiful song you should check out luke kelly's version of this song,well done

[BobJohnson1945]

Garmla,

I just tried to find it on Real Player, but did not. Can you tell me where to find it. Luke does a great job on Reiley's Daughter.

[cntrfyld12]

Very, Very Nice!!!

Karen Magner Lantz

cntrfyld12

[BobJohnson1945]

Thank you very, very much. This was, I think, our best song and Bruce was smashing. Bob Johnson

[IrishDaragh]

Will ye go lasiie, go or the wild mountain time love it thanks

[BobJohnson1945]

Thank you very much IrishDaragh. I'll be posting a bunch more from this all day session.

[IrishDaragh]

btw lol the video response was wrong i was meant to give u will ye go lassie go but i got the wrong 1 lol so u can delete it lol

[BobJohnson1945]

No Problem IrishDaragh. All Irish Music is worth a view and a listen.