The travelling people sung by The Johnstons

[boxingmad2010]

Mickigo. Get a life ya racist shite

[mickigoe]

The kind of travelling people applauded here died out in the 60s - their descendents are a crowd of dirty parasitic vicious spongers. Great song , though.

[Newsdoude]

They were a class folk act,doing a tour soon.

[CastletoKarma]

I agree with you stewart2002uk, a lovely warm song probably the best version of this Ewen McColl song.

Probably about now (see above post) a few songs are being sung in the Boyne Valley Inn Slane Co Meath where a Johnstons festival to take place next June is being launched where several of the group are to attend.

[CastletoKarma]

A Johnstons Music Festival being launched tonight 20 April in Slane Co Meath.

To take place in last weekend in June next, the festival will commemorate this once great group who bequeathed some great music to us.

[stewart2002uk]

Forget the prejudice about travellers. This song is very special and warms ordinary people. As a piece of folk music it made a big impact on me in the early seventies and I really wish somebody would re-release it. The tune is captivating, the Johnstons version is the very best!

[MrMetalica11]

i come from tinkers ya can kiss my ass

[10azus]

Can youstillget their cd

[polmaccaba]

shut up! every man was born a rambler, its the situation that dictates their outlook and future. If i was born into a traveling family i would be traveling, if i was born into a fancy wealthy family, i would be rich. As it happens, i am a knacker, a nomad, so am i a criminal, or just mis-understood! LOL...

[lizdfizzz]

im soo sorry but thease singers sound a bit like the chimpmonks ive heard this song beautfully sung by my friend father a long time ago in her living room

[thatsitithink]

@lizdfizzz I was thinking more like Pinky & Perky, but i really love it/them, and always will.

[TheSeventiesfan]

Lovely to hear this song again - I'd forgotten about it

[LarryFogarty]

superb group ......

[88sthil]

the songs

[BobTheGamerUK]

God bless the travellers.

[manusdeburca]

the song was recorded in the sixties. the travellers were not as bad back then.

[74posy]

I used to love this song ! Ihave not heard it for years its great .

[fiannaboy]

Great song brings back many memories of happy days hiking in Wicklow in the 60s

[cheerydavie]

a great song by friends of long ago in a smokey Irish pub in the early 60s

[westmorninstar]

love this old song and its great to hear it on hear after not hearing it for years and the travellers way o livin is changing. god bless them.

[lorgain2]

As long as they leave our worldly goods intact, we will love them. They are changing alright using JCBs to extract the money machines in the bank walls, far easier than using pin numbers.

[westmorninstar]

regardless of what walk of life people come from anybody committing a crime of any kind should be dealt with under the rule of law accordingly, there is an element of criminality in all groups of society, but to tar them as all being the same is absolutely nonsensical. the only type of people who do are the usual biggots, racists, and xenaphobes .

[lorgain2]

@westmorninstar Sorry friend but I was cleaned out along with many of my neighbours by travellers, I am hardly going to give them my blessing. Thankfully they were caught with the loot, and do have a look at the court cases coming up in our papers, the recent set-to in Killarney was a case in point.

Certainly a small minority of the population but well ahead in crime figures.

[machree01]

Lovely, the story of The travelling people, from their 1966 album, thanks for posting.

[lorgain2]

Thanks for the comment, Declan.

[lorgain2]

It is not so much what they leave behind, it`s what they take away. Sure it`s only an oul song.

[nomadic117]

this is a great song

[lorgain2]

Thanks for the comment nomadic.

[lorgain2]

Thanks for the comment ribblevin.

[ribblevin1]

I can't thank you enough for this wonderful blast from the past - it's terrific.  Oh were it available on CD...

[lorgain2]

Shuna, I have a CD of The Johnstons which includes two albums, 24 songs. The albums on the CD are, The Johnstons and The Barley Corn. Thanks for the offer.

[lorgain2]

Shuna you are too kind you will be getting lots of offers for your lp.

[Shuna1001]

I have the vinyl LP of this with lots of their other songs on it. Would anyone like it? No charge.

I have had it since 1968.

Would be good to know it would go to a good home.

[lorgain2]

Davidoffin, a great group.

[davidoffon]

We bought the album for mum and dad in 1975 or so for christmas, we had a lot of travellers locally and thought, still do, a lot of them.

[lorgain2]

Thanks for the comment, Sugarpaddy.

[sugarpaddy08]

beautiful , looking for this for ages, thank you

[lorgain2]

Truly a great contribution to music, I think Strauss composed the Dandruff Waltz when influenced by this instrument.

[campfireskills]

You get a double ha Oliver!!! Funny Irish man!

[lorgain2]

Well now Annette if you could only hear me playing the comb and paper unsurpassed, if you are tone deaf you would really enjoy my performance, I will spare you the punishment and let you enjoy my postings on YT, Thanks, you are the best.

[campfireskills]

HA! Not too late to learn you know Oliver.I've only started learning the guitar myself this year.......The comb and paper is a good start though!

[campfireskills]

Hey, I had forgotten the "comb and paper"...what a great kid's toy that was!Thanks for reminding me, I had many a musical moment with one when I was growing up.

[campfireskills]

May I ask you, do you play Irish folk music yourself Oliver? If you do, I hope you put some of your own playing up here!Annette

[lorgain2]

gleneany, pleased to hear that, thanks.

[gleneany]

Thank You Lorgain2 for posting this song. I had given up all hope of ever hearing it again. I requested it with local radio stations etc. with no luck.

This has made my day. Thanks again.

P.J.

[lorgain2]

I am pleased you like this song, The Johnstons were an excellent group, and this Ewan McCall song is brilliant. Thanks.

[campfireskills]

Hey Oliver, this is just awesome!!! Fantastic lyrics I can relate to my own way of life to.Thanks for sending to me, it was a great surprise when I checked my e-mail this morning to find it.I'll have this song in my head all day now!Annette

[lorgain2]

Thanks Machree, always to the fore with your praise.

[machree01]

A great folkgroup, i have the cassette too, brilliant, thanks for posting it.