Julie Fowlis and Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh

[guyfihi]

Oh this is fascinating to this Irish American lad. I think Julie is singing in Gaidhlig and Muireann is singing in Gaeilge. Does anyone know what dialect of Gaeilge (Munster or Connacht, it wouldn't be Ulster) is spoken in County Kilkenny? I have relatives there. As for the music love it, but it seems like the two whistles are not quite in tune with each other when they play together.

[eoinue]

Craic agus Craic Mhor....

[MrCoast21]

juile is beautiful with amazing voice the tin whistle is class also

[mosesbenni]

WOW!!!!

selten so schönes gehört

thanx!!!

[sonerbihan]

Long live Gaëlic languages and Breton language too, they can convey so much emotion that no language else can do, I'm a piper, whistler and flute player, I ever deeply vibrate when playing and listening Celtic musics and songs, our roots, the old tunes and songs will never go out of fashion,

This video is a part of our cultural treasure, that will never be neither spoiled, nor be killed, this is our soul, our inner harmony of everyday, not our body, so...could never be destroyed, I'm glad

[PhalainaBelgium]

Each time we see this clip we're impressed by the virtuosity of these artists !! Slainte ! Phalaïna

[mungmungie]

I was just saying on Facebook that I can't even speak English that fast. That's despite the Scottish genes!

[bobthebanshee]

What is that instrument on the left, i see it in everyone of her songs

[Labeo88]

@bobthebanshee bozouki?

[sonerbihan]

@bobthebanshee

A bouzouki or a cittern, this kind of string instrument was brought to Ireland in the 70's by a certain Andy Irvine, member of the emblematic Planxty group, one can say that it stick very well to Celtic and Gaelic musics, thanks Andy

[TheComment123]

@sonerbihan Incorrect.

[casperado666]

i'm not scottish and have never been to scotland, but i love this woman

[PianoKeys4]

Beautiful melody.

[Raap24]

I thought I was losing touch with my irish gaelic until i saw the comments!

[bunionfeet1]

2nd song is 'Rocky road to Dublin'-quite frankly this is an appalling rendition of it as nothing can ever,ever beat the Dubliner's(Luke kelly)rendition of it.!!

[SkinheadCharlie]

@bunionfeet1 more than likely it is not actually "Rocky Road To Dublin". It's not uncommon for Irish and Scottish songs to use old tunes. Frequently broadsides would be published with annotation for the tune they were written in. This can be seen a lot during the Civil War where we have songs about Union Generals to the tune of "Spanish Lady" and "The Brothers Masterson" to "The Croppy Boy".

I think the most amazing thing about this video is two Generations that don't sound like crap.

[solus881]

@bunionfeet1 Appalling?! Strong words....

[kogwonton]

This song is called 'Rocky Road to Dublin'.

[PhalainaBelgium]

This thin whistle duo is great !! Phalaïna

[tomdachef]

Hey guys! does anyone have pipe sheet music to the first strathspey! thanks

Tommy

[sonerbihan]

@tomdachef

Hey Tommy, that's not Sthratspey, that puirt a beul ( mouth music ), not a dance tune, that kind of performance aims to imitate the sound of a missing instrument, however, it could played as a strathspey at a tempo of about 125 beats/minute to fit the purpose

[lexinaut]

A beautiful time machine. We need such water from another time.

[jimpomac]

The second song sounds like The Rocky Road To Dublin.

[ChipperT2]

What could be better than the best Scots Gaelic singer (Julie) and the best Gaeilge (Irish Gaelic) singer (Muireann) singing together and playing the whistle together?? Heaven in ceol!

[ambulante7]

@ChipperT2 Are they both singing in the same gaelic language, or is Julie singing in scots gaelic and Muireann in irish? I'm Spanish and I cannot distinguish one language from another lol!

[tomio444]

makes me think of "Rocky Road to Dublin":)

[agger2]

@tomio444 the parts sung by Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh are definitely set to the tune of the rocky road to dublin, absolutely lovely version!!

[tomio444]

@agger2 it sure is lovely!, but i don't know the irish language that good, and what exactly is she singing about? I also have to admit that this song in it's original language is far more beautiful than the english counterpart.

[BackSnapNasal]

One, two, three four, five

Hunt the Hare and turn her down the rocky road

All the way to Dublin...

[sinjin480]

@BackSnapNasal

Wack de fol de ra......

(and why does my spell check say that those aren't words??!)

I can't see, what key are these whistles in?

[sonerbihan]

@sinjin480

They are D tuned whistles, you can trust me I'm a Celtic musician

[sonerbihan]

@sinjin480

Oh yes me lad, those are words of...Gaelic sung fast, so, no used to try to understand unless you are a Gaelic speaker, sorry for you

[sinjin480]

@sonerbihan

I was of the understanding that those 'words' were vocables and not really words. I will admit my Gaelic is quite rudimentary. Thank you for the keys, I my self am a Celtic musician. (Although I think the term is used rather loosely too often and perhaps hot completely accurate)... Slainte.

[solariis888]

@hexcane Tu eres un hijo de puta, vete al infierno con tu pinche reyna... son of Cain.

[SELFproclaimedVIRGIN]

I AM A VIRGIN

[baragentledragon]

i bet yah all love tin whistle now!!!

[Achnacon1]

@hexcane You are one sad individual. Presumably all music should be performed the same way you view the world, through the filter of standard Englishness. Your language spread across the world through conquest and empire building. What you are hearing is the music of a culture which has someone survived the best attempts of your forebears to stamp it out. Our love of Gaelic is heightened by the knowledge that it gets up the noses of people like you. ' And still we sing'.

[zawensen]

This is simply magic - Thanks for posting from very northern Germany.!

[zawensen]

This is simply magic - Thanks for posting!

[Nosseodacil]

this is simply superbe.

[redSG]

Three people disliked this? What are they, Romans?

[solariis888]

@redSG britts prob.



[spooxie]

@redSG How about individuals with a different taste in music than yourself? Nazi.

[DanDrochaid]

@redSG ah ah. certainly not Ligurians like me. the Celts were here,in the west Alps, centuries before they got to Scotland and Ireland. we genoeses all love this music and vaste culture. slàn go foill.

[lubiehotdogi]

sounds like a rocky road to dublin

[BeautifulSoulgurl]

This is pretty is it scottish or irish though i thought Muireann was irish lady and i know julie fowlis is scottish have her music i love this

[diegothedestroyer]

@BeautifulSoulgurl Tha'm Buntata Mor is definitely Scottish, I remember it from when I was a bairn, but An Bairille is Irish I'm sure

[heronheronpetitpata]

Is Scottish Gaelic very different from Irish Gaelic? Can they understand each other?

[TexasGaidheal]

@heronheronpetitpata They are closely related languages, but there are many minor differences; vowel sounds are a bit different, initial mutations of many words are a bit different, a number of cognate words have evolved different meanings, etc. A speaker of one on hearing the other for the first time might not understand a word of it on the first day, but after a few days of listening and speaking it will become easily understandable. The differences are mostly superficial.

[heronheronpetitpata]

@TexasGaidheal

Many thanks indeed for this concise explanation.

It makes it clearer for me!

Thanks again!

Stay safe

[kfirlevi1]

tin white of 5 dolars canakeso beautiful sond

[Trumpetor42]

What brand of whistles are they playing ?

[Blackriverspatagonia]

@Trumpetor42 I can't recognize Julie's whistle.I know that Muireann uses Cillian Ó Briain's improved Feadog whistles.

[Trumpetor42]

@Blackriverspatagonia Thanks for the information on the whistles. They have a great sound.

[Cathye3]

Two beautiful voices. I love to hear gaelic being sung.

It is such a fasinating language. 

[BBiebigheiser]

WOW!!! How can she do this?? I would be lucky to even try to speak this let alone sing it!!! Amazing!!!

[MrKnockna]

Well done Tom this is a gem.

[elerd]

This sounds so much like "rocky road to Dublin". Are the songs related?

[MrCHUFTY]

@elerd ya i agree also sounds like comin through the rye

[abraxas123]

@elerd

It is the same tune/song as far as I know.

[MoragVM]

Hiya Tom,

do you have any more footage from the BBC Alba launch at all?

[premierflute]

This is simply fantastic

[mrfolkroots]

I second steve kaczynski's point! It is a beautiful language, the sounds of the words and accent are very pleasant on the ear!

[mattybungo]

i love her xxx

[N3oX1992]

wow this song is realy nice ^^

sry my english is not so good ^^

[thedeeliciousplum]

when the tin flutes broke away from a closeness style of harmony were mesmerizing. It almost felt as if they could really go on for a long time and that they would not have become any less vibrant and captivating.

[celticmarine1]

Love the jigs on whistle: Rocky Road to Dublin and the Further the Deeper. Great stuff!

[nighthawk006phoenix]

another win for tomtscotland! *****

[MrPharn]

Love the gaelic ;)

[michel5286]

Plijus eo selaou sonerezh ha mouezhioù ken brav.

from brittany

[gardebat]

Marvelous, both of them!

[Irelandhasmyheart]

Fantastic musicians!

[asdf200620052004]

Simply amazing

[buttonpuncher]

If there is, as I've always thought, balance in the universe, somewhere there are two women who are not pretty, and have no talent for music.

Kind of sad for them but I'm joyous that we have these two for our pleasure, and to up lift our souls.

[W0W75391]

What song is this? If anyone could tell me, I'd be gratefull.

[tomtscotland]

These are three Gaelic songs/ tunes, Tha'm buntáta mór / An Bairille / Boc liath nan gobhar, a recorded version is available on cd "Dual" - just google for fowlis and dual to find.

[W0W75391]

Scot Gaelic or Irish?

[buail21]

Irish

[noriegr]

Julie is singing in Scottish Gaelic, and Muireann in Irish Gaelic.

[sanjuancb]

@W0W75391 I know the 2nd singer is singing Rocky Road to Dublin---I love that!

[12345NOU54321]

Is this the traditional (and by that I mean, sung in Gaelic) performance of Rocky Road to Dublin?

[Schlipsette]

Wonderful language, voices and music !

[tarffboy]

when muireann comes in at 0:53 it's a very special moment

[mhicnanolc]

I think it's special from 0:01!!

[bb3ca201]

LOL!! I agree with both you and tarffboy; both ladies make this magic!

[ElflandsWorkshop]

LYRICS!!! please please??

[clare636]

The first one is:

Tha 'm buntata mòr, Tha 'm buntata tioram, tha 'm buntata mòr, dh'fhoghnadh e do dhithis.

Ged a bhiod e mòr, ged a bhiod e tioram, ged a bhiodh e mòr, chan fhonadh e dhithis.

[ElflandsWorkshop]

thank you so much! it´s nice to be able to sing along with her now ^ ^

[Hammelnfilm]

а тётки ваще молодцы,жгут ваааще!!!!

[mhicnanolc]

I got a bit of Gàidhlig from back home in NS... it's a language and a culture that need to be preserved and lived!

[SteveKaczynski]

Scottish Gaelic is an endangered language but should be preserved.

[hafpipe]

@SteveKaczynski No! It shouldn't be 'preserved' .... it should 'Flourish'!

[rearvumirror]

Tom, where do you find all this stuff? You should get an Oscar, or Emmy or something. Is there a Youby?

[mhicnanolc]

Agreed! Tom deserves a medal!

[Steph9737]

yes please give him an award, he deserves ot thanks for posting this:)

[jkosmdd]

I LOVE this!!!

[Buttsrgreat]

It's great to see this revival of traditonal music in Europe, I hope this music and the people who make it are always around.

Beautiful!

[ElflandsWorkshop]

where do i get the lyrics!!!!!

[kwatube08]

Two golden voices !

What a treat !

[mhicnanolc]

Tom, you've done it again! Another sublime selection!

[hughie501]

The song/tune titles are on the screen at the start:

"Tha'm Buntata Mor/ Am Bairille/Boc liath nan gobhair"

Not the "Rocky Road to Dublin" but quite similar.

[caraphyllis]

Isn't each lady singing in her respective version of the language (Julie Scottish, Muireann Irish)? Anyway, it's a sublime match-up.

[Enigmaticland]

Beautiful song! It's sad I dont understand anything she says...

[Franklintwo]

I wiil learn Gaelic in salute to this beautiful woman and voice! A Gaelic Hayley Westenra

[DonegalRaymie201]

But so much better!

[chillischotte]

what is the name of the song??

[chillischotte]

wow thats so cool..

i dont know how to understand this mystic language...how is it called? ive never heard something like that before...

[debaiona]

Scottish Gaelic.

[joeygsmom]

I find the gaelic languages so cool, cant explain it it transports you to another time...

[SaorEire]

Go hiontach!

[Alcherionthewise]

They look like they're performing in the TARDIS...

[debaiona]

They do, rather, don't they.

[jkosmdd]

Indeed, they do!

[dmfdmf1]

Brilliant!

[illinois1776]

is this Irish version of "the rocky road to dublin"?

[DonegalRaymie201]

No, though the tune may be recycled, i don't know.

[abraxas123]

The Rocky Road to Dublin starts at 0:53 when Muireann starts to sing. The Song is continued on the whistle until 2:25. Not sure what the last jig is though.

[raibeartpiobaire]

Tapadh leibh agus SLAINTE !

[kyle25rs]

wow, this is so awesome!! Is this song on their new album Dual?

[Terppa777]

Yes!

[vdw123ify]

Yes, kyle25rs, this is the 3rd track on Dual. It's a great CD, I highly recommend it.

[Ceminon]

Thanks for namedropping the album. :) I'll look it up and see if I can buy it somewhere.

[MMan37]

An maith agus glè mhath!

[timjmoran]

wow.. that is some AMMMAZZZIng unison whistle

playing!!Really well done. Also lovely singing.

[pianoscantalk]

go raibh maith agat

[illinois1776]

ta gradh agadh ort

[wirillo]

Mmmm nice video... By the way, any1 knows in which key are they playing? I would like to learn this stuf..

[stjamesg8]

Bb....using Eb whistles.

[1SeedyPirate]

Awesome stuff. 5!

[21641993]

OMG,That's wonderful!

[taity39]

Tapadh leat

[taity39]

fantastic

[swing0the0heartache]

So lovely! Thanks very much for posting : )

[MartinaBC1963]

Moran taing!

A voice that touches the heart

[druidsglen]

Beirt amhránaí den chéad scoth. Déanann siad maitheas don traidisiúin. Nach deas iad a fheiceál ag casadh agus ag seinm le chéile!

[EoghanSandberg]

Seinn Julie agus Muireann glè bhreagha!!

[ailig123]

Bha mi an sin!

I was there!

[jkosmdd]

I feel better already!

[FirstSeptemberRain]

5***** and fav!

[pennycarrol]

Beautiful!

[gilligan369]

Beautiful..absolutely stunning.

[RunrigFan]

amazing