The Wailin' Jennys - The Parting Glass

[folkonthefarm]

Our choir has just started to learn this. Beautifully sung.

[lmg5190]

Has anyone heard the Ed Sheeran cover of this?

[MsLadyDarkside]

For my dear friend, who passed too soon two years past. Tonight I lift a glass to you, sweet girl who goes ahead of us. Good night to you... My friend.

[sensei48]

Absolutely lovely version, but none of the comments I've seen here give proper credit to Liam Clancy and the Clancy Brothers&Tommy Makem. The song was virtually unheard outside of Ireland and Scotland until the earliest Clancy recordings in New York in 1957 and 1959. The phenomenal popularity of their group in the early 60s, the first quasi-genuine Irish folk music in the U.S. that wasn't schmaltzed up by Bing Crosby or Dennis Day, introduced the song to virtually all who followed.

[Friglitz]

@sensei48 I just wrote a similar thing on the High Kings version. Thanks for filling in more historical detail.

[Elmesias14]

base whores

[shutdownabort]

@Elmesias14 Which rock do you live under??

[slownoman]

@Elmesias14 Piss off, asshole

[britt18793]

they are angels

[mariamatt1234]

this is perfect. 

[ozzyslasher1970]

i dedicate this song to my dad and to all who have fallen to the beast cancer. lost my dad dec 20 2007.( hoisteing a glass of guinness.) to my dad and all who cancer. hear hear!!!!!!

[kagomehater4ever]

We played this at our performance of Romeo and Juliet when they died, the whole audience was in tears.

[Kiyko33]

@kagomehater4ever Rebel?

[wiltingplant]

pretty sure about 100k of those views are me...

[murtlemcturtle]

Honeyed voices melding in sweet layers of pure harmony .Simply Beautiful.

"And there's a hand my trusty fiere,

And gie's a hand o thine,

And we'll tak a right guid-willie waught,

For auld lang syne".

Robbie Burns

[YoungMsFeather]

Oh my god.  This is beautiful.

[kevinchayes86]

Lovely voices

[lovetojump4445]

whats their one songs that says "Every little once in a while"

Thats all i know....but i remeber i REALLY liked that song. I just dont know the name!

[LivesOnLoveStreet]

This was played at my Gma's funeral. This version. - It is so beautiful, and I love the message. It puts me at ease. <3

[SmileyIfSinging]

This is so moving.

[Kuatchisugimoto]

Listen to the High Kings take on this one. It too is brilliant. Top class both.

[AthenaTheGoddesss]

I went to their concert and got their autograph!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Their singing is beautiful!!

[musicoid]

Does anybody know where I can find sheet music for this arrangement?

[songbird4774]

@musicoid A couple of friends in my choir just listened to it for the specific parts. I'd look at sbmp.com or jwpepper.com

[iamonvacation1]

ahhh they are soooooo good!

[zZzRiderzZz]

Three people are on crack... That was positively beautiful <3

[ShawndraRoberts]

touches the soul

[94babybird]

This gives me shivers...

[rdvqc]

Many years a Clancy Brothers classic

[ipwndcancer]

Strangely reminiscent of Bob Dylan's "Restless Farewell". Maybe because it pretty much is. Beautiful, nonetheless.

[banjobanjar]

@ipwndcancer The above song was written before 1600. Bob Dylan's Restless Farewll is reminiscent of it.

[ccdg1066]

beautifully done.

[eltattooma]

really greaaaat

[pepelepew2006]

Come on, we're almost at the top!

Sleep it off later like the rest of them

- Do we all have a drink? - Here, Maurice.

Take a drink...

..and remember the man.

Then raise your spirits to the sky!

Raise them to Ned Devine!

God bless you, Ned!

And may we be forever in your debt.

To Ned Devine

[PercipientFish]

A decent song will stop you from crying. A good song will make you cry. A great song will show you there's no reason to cry. <3

[seanscotland53]

thats incredible.



[looneytoohey]

So beautiful it makes me cry...

[Dannilovehate]

We R doing this in my choir class,Compared to this,we suck.

[kylematheney]

@Dannilovehate I feel like there is just a life lesso you must learn before ever being able to sing this the right way.

[SuperPeripheral]

three people have hearing problems

[Jgirlox24]

for some reason i think this is a good song to listen to on new year's eve...but anyways i remember learning this song in chorus a long time ago. it's a song that will make anyone go emotional :)

[delkitten]

this is sud a sad beautiful song

dammit, it made me cry again

[scottjop656]

This is beautiful. i mean it doesnt have the same effect with a female voice, not that its a bad thing its just a different color i guess,

Thank you!

[hrothgleas]

And all the sweethearts that e'er I had

They'd wish me one more NIGHT to stay...

Love that line.

Great harmonies on a grand song.

[basicband]

...and I've added it to my band page...Bombs Playlist: a playlist for songs, artists, vids that blow me away!

[basicband]

Sweeeet!  Love it! Wow! I feel chills and blessed by hearing them. Thanks, Roses.

[rosesredvioletsblue]

A fabulous group!!!!  I happened upon their music .....it's very beautiful!!!

thank you, for posting! ~ Roses

[walltoall]

They are lovely singers. When you've enjoyed their rendering listen to Liam Clancy's version. Liam is from Waterford Ireland where this song had its birth. We sing it there as our last song when closing a party or having to leave before tis done.

[sjb300]

@hit004541

e'er means ever. :)

[laveritabella]

My girlfriends and I learned this piece and recorded, but there's no way we could match their perfectly tight harmony! WJ's for ever!

[tehmexicangeek]

best version of this song



[warsilver99]

' = v

[HonorableReynard]

:'(



[machyrudinaceus]

very lovely. thank you.

[caSClady]

stunningly beautiful. Thank you.

[lavas159357]

i think that one person who disliked this just missed the button :P

[rayballon13]

this is really cool becaus ei played this song in a little irish quartet when i wan younger

[nevera78]

JRS, go fuck yourself! What a stupid comment... If you don't know how to appreciate good music and that's all you can say about Irish music maybe you should consider killing yourself and doing us all a big favour.

Warm regards!

[AcousticMax]

probably the best live show I have ever seen, heard and experienced.

[JRS1982]

Do the Irish have any songs that don't make you want to kill yourself?

[paintthesky128]

this is hands down the best version of the parting glass. so pure and beautiful. my college a capella group sang this arrangement, and although it can't compare with the jennys, i think we did a pretty good job. you can hear it if you search for "nothing but treble 2010 the parting glass"

[ppitm]

@paintthesky128 Honestly, I like that version under the Mudd ramp more. :p

[kwalsh1988]

@paintthesky128 what do you think of cara dillons version?or even better elenor shanley and ronnie drew rip which is my favourite

[larigogo]

essa música não é muito conhecida aqui no Brasil, eu a ouvi em um filme. muito bonita. é daquelas que fazem você pensar em coisas boas..

this music isn't very know here in Brazil, I Knew her in a film. very beautiful. it make you think in good things. i really loved her.

[powrflone]

My brother just passed this week, and this is a fine tune to honor him with! Thank you for the lovely voices and music.

[blumenthol]

Great voices doing Sir Robert Burns - but what great chins these "lasses" have

[LilywhiteMcLenin]

Bravo

[Davidburbidge]

Beautiful singing and harmonies - thankyou. I sing this song a lot - it is said to have been written by Johny Armstrong on the eve of his excecution for murdering my Scottish ancestor John Carmichael - though of course it has travelled a lot since the 17th century!

[kim2033]

Beautiful & Eloquent, this ballard and the haunting sound bring memories of my mum to life. A true find. Poigent and sad.

[kspill172]

I have heard this song so many times in my life time after time I fell in love with this heard it from many dfferent people by far for what ever it is worth these women are by far the best crisp clean clear and the best is .............. It was heart felt thankyou 

[lucasglvasconcellos]

Check out my new Wailin' Jennys video "Bring Me Lil'l Water Silvy" on my videos. Thanks for watching.

[Bloodyirishpunk77]

this song has always been one of my favorites but hearing them sing, im just at a loss for words how relaxed and at peace i feel now.

[mdiana007]

truely a wonderful experience... and beautifully done

[mandig26]

Just beautiful

[VidGirl88]

Makes me homesick, beautiful song.

[eric19472001]

Amazing by the Jennies or Liam Clancy - may the Most High God bless them all

[DarkYamaha07]

Lovely

[AcousticMax]

One of the best live shows I've ever seen. Totally beautiful music.

[georgsim]

For Easter

[cgoshern]

Perfact.

[SingJazzWithSoul18]

Absolute perfection. Not one flaw. Amazing tone blends so perfectly together its magical.

[mctrish123]

great version love the pure tones

[koru2]

Nice. A pure version of a wonderful song.

Go raibh mile maith agat,

lucasglvasconcellos.

[astrelsa]

Pure magic! Thank you!

[cjwaywell]

Sweet perfection

[wearyoldman]

This is fantastic. Thanks to 'Red' for bringing this to my attention.

[hit004541]

What does e'er mean?????

[madhatter0787]

it's a colloquial way of saying 'ever'

[hit004541]

lol why did I get a thumb down?? sorry for not having english as a first language :P

[halaluani]

You probably got a "thumb down" for not looking it up on Google.

[kittycathappy]

@hit004541 its okay i'm in the same boat. ^,^ i don't know what it means to.

[thewintersessions]

@hit004541, its short for ever

[karandras5]

@hit004541 ever

[SouthPawPa]

@hit004541  It's a contraction for the word "EVER".

[TADraeseke]

@hit004541 it's a one syllable version of "ever".

[cjelight]

@hit004541 Ever

[SHS3rdTrumpet]

@hit004541 ever, it is just written like that for singing purposes

[awrightgawjus]

@hit004541 ever :)

[FCGDAEB54321]

@hit004541 "ever"

"and all the harm that ever I've done". it's an artistic thing.

[jillgivler]

@hit004541 It's a contraction of the word "ever". It's an old-fashioned or poetic way to say, for instance, "All the harm that I've ever done" as "All the harm that e'er I've done", and it flows better in the song.

[ritcht]

@hit004541 it's an abbreviation of "ever". typically used in poetry or songs where one syllable is needed instead of two.

[cjvec]

@hit004541 ever

[icelandknight]

@hit004541 (In case no one answered you, "e'er" is short for "ever".)

This sure is a beautiful version of this song. Excellent.

[ktah26]

@hit004541 e'er means ever

[CelticTarHeel1]

@hit004541 It's an Irish contraction for "ever".

[robertlaberge]

@hit004541

ever

[hit004541]

@hit004541 After probably 50 answers, I get it guys it means ever ;) thanks!

[Endarfin]

@hit004541 ever..

[CajunCommie]

@hit004541 "every" in poetry and song in english the "v" sound is sometimes dropped for flow

[sarham142]

@hit004541 ever, it's the irish pronunciation

[Juliusthebastard]

@hit004541 Ever :P

[Elpeciss1]

@hit004541 Ever

[karolodonovan1]

@hit004541 it means ever, for example all the sweethearts that e'er I've had means all the sweethearts that I've ever had

[wackydackymacky]

@hit004541 ever

[Arlecchino123]

@hit004541 "E'er", is a poetic shortening of 'ever' used a lot in 17th - 18th century English literature and poetry. "Wherever - where'er" for example. Or " Never - ne'er". Quite rare to see it used in modern English.

[larcebus]

@Arlecchino123

Actually, I still use the e'er the whole day o'er (if there's space left tween the "r"s.

[pazPAPAS]

@larcebus twixt. Or betwixt. lol...I like how the spell checker here accepts both twixt and betwixt, but bitches at lol. :D

[crazycelt89]

@Arlecchino123, well this song here was being sung before "Auld Lang Syne" was Scotland's song of emigration, in the 17th and 18th centuries.

[danta01]

@hit004541 ever

[mandicandi2007]

@hit004541 ....it means ever. >.<

[BALKISDREAMER]

I love those sweet voices, like Alison krauss.

[MeganMeltdown]

We're using this song as our curtain call for the play The Glass Menagerie. If you know the play, you'll understand why it makes people cry their eyes out. It took me forever to find this version here on youtube though.

[ginnoveffect]

That sounds lovely. I love that play :)

[MrBillgreaves]

@ginnoveffect I hate it ! No disrespect but I have both acted and directed it and I still see no merit whatsoever in it . .Maybe I'm missing something . . . Enjoy all the same ! P.S A'int it funny how we all have such diverse tastes ?

[NamasteSABA]

beautiful.

[watcher53]

I just heard them sing this on my local public radio station, WNKU. I posted it on my Facebook page. Beautifully done.

[michealmaccaoilte]

goose bumps! fantastic stuff

[Shanx1975]

Wow! Liam Clancy R.I.P.

[ernstcharly]

More than great. Brilliantly done, great example of how acapella should be made. Beautiful voices. Il can listen to it over and over again. Thanks for sharing.

Lots of Love Ernst from Holland

[echo013]

great version of this song

[rhickerson7]

Bloong, I'm pretty sure "Wailin' Jennys" is a play on Waylon Jennings. And soul/blues singing is sometimes referred to as wailing. Janis Joplin wailed, for instance.

[bloong1051]

I like how the name of the group is The Wailin' Jennys. To call this wailing would be... a bit off. They sound so beautiful.

[FCGDAEB54321]

lovely!

we're singing this song in choir right now

[surole55]

Beautiful......

[meant2live747]

Gorgeous harmonies....their blending capabilities remind me of the Andrew's Sisters. Excellent <3

[Annaleia]

Now this is harmonizing. d(^_^)b

[livealoha84]

SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL!!

[schecter0men]

Holy mother. Harmonization=Hot damn.

[julia1779]

I second that :-)

[rangarthorvin]

Wow! I'm a big Clancy bro and Pogues fan, but I think these ladies might take the cake with this song!

[okelydokely2]

Very nice version. Check Cara Dillon singing this. She's got a new disc out which is excellent. There are a few youtube videos of her singing this song.

[ERROCKER]

No words...... BEAUTIFUL!  Thank you!

[PuYanHui]

I m pretty sure I knew it was a scots irish tune lol. And yeah I was a chorister /barbershopper for ever in a day like 25 years, though now I have to say that I'm pretty picky about who I sing with. They blend so well together.

And yes, Central/eastern canadian and north central US share a distinct accent. very long over pronounced vowels. Given the influx of snowbirds to Socal/Desert Southwest you hear bits of it there too.

So do us all a favor and reduce your sarcasm. ;-p)

[PuYanHui]

These gals remind me of a more polished version of the Roches/Wilson Phillips... very very good. I'd sing with them in a heart beat. The phrasing is very very American and their diction is very suburban, very Caucasian and somehow Californian.

[PuYanHui]

Ok so california via canada lol... I thought I sensed a bit of North/Midwest in their voices..in retrospect, the over pronounced vowels are a dead giveaway...but I have to say that their styling is wonderful and very easy on the ears. Those soft suspended chords are like sweet cream.

[aworkinregress]

This is a traditional Irish/Scottish folk song... and I didn't know a suburban Caucasian had a distinctive sound. I'm sure they'd be glad to know that they're good enough to sing with you.

[Shanx1975]

Its a great song, sung greatly! Don't Analyze good things too much, it does much harm....

[jujuivon]

tthiss songg iss stunningg, soo meaningfulll

xxxxx

[zoeplankton]

thank you :)

[sugarfreak11]

i'm singing this song for chorus at northwest high school

[wackydackymacky]

stunning!!

[shaycul]

beautiful..

[lucasglvasconcellos]

Soon there'll be another Wailin' Jennys song posted. Thanks everybody.

[roliboom]

awesome! thanks :)

[Alienpubes]

@lucasglvasconcellos I hope so. It's been over a year.

[tmhmah4]

PERFECT !!!

[roliboom]

I love this..just beautiful..thanks!

[Shalinar45]

Canadian ladies, but still ethereal and haunting in their beauty.

[irishboi7]

gotta love them beautiful irish ladies, god bless

[mjw0047]

Beautiful!! Thanks Mandy for the share.