Danny Quinn - The Minstrel Boy

[judgefatboy]

wow great version! ive never heard of danny quinn, but gonna check him oot noo

[RyanTheMutilator]

Anyone know the chords for this, much indebted would I be to the one who would thus shed his knowledge upon this lowly soul.

[digg427]

like this comment if you are watching this on 1/1/12

[Hazzarddu]

O'BRIEN MUST SUFFER!

[marlene4241]

And it was also used in the Star Trek Book “Ishmael” Where Spock has gone into Earths past

[joetubealong]

Your the only one who sings this song the way that it is supposed to be sung... I give these other people credit but they just don't have their hearts in it..,

[brigidrogan44]

This is a beautiful ballad. Danny obviously doesn't like it. He can't wait to get it over with.

[hervye66]

God..... Nobody writes songs like this. This is pride, courage, and above all honor endowed in song forever. Today's songwriters can't write songs like this because they lack honor. 'Tis a sad thing.

[XXLoderunnerXX]

Don't relate to this because of a movie, but because it is inspiring

[comradeshow]

upbeat song as it should be

[dcconsi]

calling quinns o briens shannonns lohans conzeez

[dbstovall0930]

never heard of him before but he is very talented! look forward to hearing more of his stuff!

[erwinrommelthegreat]

JUSTIN BIEBER CREATED 9 ACCOUNTS AND DISLIKED THIS..GO TO HELL BIEBER!!!!!!! X-(

[chiefashley56]

@erwinrommelthegreat BIEBER WHO?

[erwinrommelthegreat]

@chiefashley56 BIEBER THE FAG!!!!!!!!!!!!

[erwinrommelthegreat]

@chiefashley56 BIEBER THE FAGGOT!

[erwinrommelthegreat]

@erwinrommelthegreat 

[Ptbinstock]

One of the best renditions I have ever heard of this song. Thank you, Mr. Quinn.

[bobpai2006]

it is incredible how an amazing artist like Danny can fly under the radar, when so much crap is played on radio and tv. Thanks for this post., Hail the internet!

[ml497]

Shame he got a few of the lyrics wrong, I quite like this cover.

[1footonthedawn]

He's really good! I really love this piece. I've been singing this song since I was 12, and am glad to hear someone perform it with so much heart. I especially like the guitar. He is precise and agile, and this particular instrument has a lovely, clear, bright tone. I am not sure what make of guitar this is, but it sounds super.

[RPD49]

O brien sing better. 

[1973Beans]

Fantastic Song! As an Englishman I feel it's probably something people sung that wanted to kill the English.. but wth... fantastic Song!

[paul3640]

"The Minstrel Boy" is an Irish patriotic song written by Thomas Moore (1779–1852) who set it to the melody of The Moreen, an old Irish air. It is widely believed that Moore composed the song in remembrance of a number of his friends, whom he met while studying at Trinity College, Dublin and who had participated in (and were killed during) the Irish Rebellion of 1798.

[phanofmusic626]

I'm playing this in orchestra tehe

[Zardoz215]

The tempo is correct. It is not a dirge... Star Trek? Oh Christ!

[WildeNotesMusic]

Love your voice, Danny!

And who needs a bodhran, anyway? : D

[vincecora1]

Ah Danny that's the best mate...well done...wonderful performance

Great guitar heartfelt vocals Regards Slan Aussie Vince

[XXLoderunnerXX]

Hail Ireland!

[MrLRL68]

No Truer Words have ever been sung

[staceybohn]

I recently found this old friend on FB. After over 20 years his music still can release my Celtic heart. Danny, hope to see you again soon.

[bbbartolo]

video looks like an early Matisse! not kidding and enjoyable. music is great, period.

[MrLRL68]

This is the best version out on You Tube!!!! 

[RingLord3]

Anyone remember this from the rough riders?

[glnelson1956]

@RingLord3 I do. Tom Beringer did a superb job as Teddy Roosevelt, and "Rough Riders" is a great movie to boot.

[RingLord3]

@glnelson1956 Awesome it's good to see that it's not been forgotten.

[neotenousape]

It was written about the rebellions of 1796 and 1798 by the United Irishmen (led by Napper Tandy, Wolfe Tone, Robert Emmett, etc., all Dublin protestants). The wearing of the green by the Irish, and also The Wearing of The Green (the song, aka Napper Tandy) also came from that. The words of The Minstrel Boy don't give away what it's really about, though, so all kinds of people adopted it for other conflicts in other wars.

[sunny12784]

OH Danny Boy you're GREAT!

[willhoward1]

thats where i heard it. grate song

[jpavlvs]

Very nice version of Minstrel Boy. I wonder if he could sing the Marine Corps Hymn?

[piratebri]

DANNY ROCKS!

[paddy8461]

love this song i am irish and my sergent useta sing this to me lol but saying instead of minstrel boy it was minstrel mick cause im in the irish guards and our nickname is the fighting micks he sang it just before i went to afghanistan its brillant song

[jpavlvs]

@paddy8461 Thank you for serving your country, Paddy. I was a US Marine artilleryman (FDC) who served in Vietnam. I'm Irish on my mother's side. I'm delighted you fighting micks are with us jarheads in Afghanistan.

[rosencrantz3133]

The Minstrel Boy calls to my heritage.

[4dbandit]

Nice, Danny!

Nicely arranged tunes, and your voice is strong!

[1967mustanggta]

Wish someone would put the "Rough Riders" version and the "Gettysburg" version of this song on here.

[1798Greenflag1916]

@1967mustanggta

I have the rough riders version of the minstrel boy uploaded on my page

[Jshaw71]

i love this version, i have heard a few other that sound more like marching songs, and like your version of it much better, have a great day sir...

[maadmaestro]

'seems you have a couple of masons complementing you! benlee1818.

[OneShotPaddy]

Interesting. regardless of lyrics it was written by an Irishman commemorating his fallen friends in the rebellion in 1798.

[MrThingy3]

This is a song about the 1798 United Irish men rising in Ireland. King Henry would be very far from the thoughts of the write, Henry Moore a Protestant singing about his fellow Irishmen to free them from English rule in Ireland.

[otor]

your music teachers wrong. its one of moores melodies. thomas moore wrote poetry in the early 19th century and set them to old irish tunes. this one as someone else has pointed out was about his friends who took up arms against england.

[maadmaestro]

@otor ...Hello...Dear,

dear!.... are we talking about the same guy who wrote 'Utopia'??

[1967mustanggta]

SO others will know the words in our neck of the woods

This is the fight song for our youth football team - The 14th Indiana Lions in Brazil, Indiana.

The mighty Lions are the team to beat - and I'm proud to be a part of them.

The gold and purple shall not know defeat - in the end we're bound to show you something.

Come what may, when the smoke has cleared - the game is won and we are out of here.

Left behind a trail of misery and fear for we are the mean and mighty Lions.

Huzzah!!!

[Elendil176]

The minstrel boy to the war is gone, In the ranks of death ye will find him; His father's sword he hath girded on, And his wild harp slung behind him;

 "Land of Song!" cried the warrior bard, "Tho' all the world betrays thee, One sword, at least, thy rights shall guard, One faithful harp shall praise thee!"

[Elendil176]

The Minstrel fell! But the foeman's chain Could not bring that proud soul under; The harp he lov'd ne'er spoke again, For he tore its chords asunder; And said "No chains shall sully thee, Thou soul of love and brav'ry! Thy songs were made for the pure and free

 They shall never sound in slavery!"

[Elendil176]

During the American Civil War a third verse was written by an unknown author, and is sometimes included in renditions of the song: The Minstrel Boy will return we pray When we hear the news we all will cheer it, The minstrel boy will return one day, Torn perhaps in body, not in spirit. Then may he play on his harp in peace, In a world such as God intended, For all the bitterness of man must cease, And ev'ry battle must be ended.

[1967mustanggta]

@Elendil176 I know that verse thanks to the 97th regt. band

[Jshaw71]

i have heard 'with his wild heart slung beside him' i have no idea... maybe i am not listening close enough...

[asku23]

nice nice mate thanks for the vid :)

danny is natural performer:no showboating,no overacts

perfect

[Arjakszatrija]

The Hell with the tyranny. The man was born free, but live locked in chains

[suilfisean]

Well hey, when you're subjugated under an iron fist of tyranny, you got nothing to lose, right? Emiliano Salazar said that it is "better to die on your feet than live on your knees" - the United Irishmen would seem to have agreed, and I think this song really embodies the spirit of patriotism of that time - which, lets not forget, eventually lead to the birth of the Irish Republic (and an excellent rendition too!).

[o0WebsteR0o]

anyone know where I can find chords of this song?

[o0WebsteR0o]

o.o

[Kaldhore]

Ive been lookin for this for ages

[1798Greenflag1916]

Amazing minstrel boy version does Danny Quinn sing any more Irish republican songs

[lunarwolfsong]

OMG THIS WAS THE ONE IN THE EXAM :O

lucky thing i wrote it out like 5 times just before :S

[ProfessorIzzy]

arghh exam tomorrow...this is a tricky one to rememeber, oh well, i'll have to study hard.

[TheWaterfallman]

this is a folk song in musicianship. It seemed so boring.. until i watched this! XD

[lunarwolfsong]

SAME!!!! this was the only song I couldnt remember out of all three

[TheWaterfallman]

haha, i found this one the hardest actually =) my exams tomorrow.. great..so much to remember

[luckyjack1805]

It's not difficult to imagine that singing this song at or about the time of its composition could have gotten you hanged. Though as foolhardy as the United Irishmen were, and as premature as their movement and subsequent rising was, I like to belive that Thomas Moore made the English feel even just a little bit guilty for the manner in which they dealt with this song.

[johncrighto]

I am of irish descent and love this song. I love all these old songs and find it is a comforting one. When i'm in the thick of it i usually sing this, it makes my opponents think i'm a crazy drunk irishman and allows me an easy win, lol. He does a great version of it, cheers lads!

[irishoforiel]

Quinn is the English version of the Irish name MacUinn(pronounced macwin).A very old Irish song featured on the movie Blackhawk Down!

[trizzo1234]

Great song, I only heard of it because of Star Trek TNG (One of lifes little connections)

[motorheadrules1988]

It's exactly the same way i've learn about this song! :)

[scasey79]

i remember. sung by Colm Meany's character O'brien in the epside "The Phoenix". Good episode, good song. have loved it ever since.

[aotearoa703]

@scasey79 Actually it was "The Wounded"; he sung it with Captain Maxwell, O'Brien's old CO and the captain of the USS Phoenix

[XXLoderunnerXX]

@aotearoa703 And no he was the captain of the rutlage, the pheonix was admiral prestons shit from the episode "the phoenix"

[rommantic2020]

@XXLoderunnerXX Admiral Preston was the capt of the Pegasus and the ep was "Pegasus". Maxwell was capt of the Rutledge and the Phoenix. Only the good ones stay capts.

[XXLoderunnerXX]

@scasey79 actually the episode is called "The Wounded"

[XXLoderunnerXX]

prestman*

[Paganzer]

Me too!

[Robertz1986]

@trizzo1234

Its an Irish song, but very well known in the US as we adopted it as a patriot song during the Civil War (as we had gotten millions of Irish immigrants who brought it over, and it seemed applicable to the cause given the war against "slavery") so it still makes it into a lot of media today.

[piratebri]

@trizzo1234 It was a great addition to that episode of TNG, but the song has a long and rich history ;)

[angelsoulblade]

@trizzo1234 Same here. One of the little things about star trek that warms the heart too.

[Golgafrinchamdent]

@trizzo1234 Yup, me too.

[cajohnson1234]

@trizzo1234 it is also on blackhawk down, the song was about an irish uprising against the english!

[coventrygardens]

yea, that's neat. i don't hear the minstrel boy much at all, yet i think that i first heard it when watching roger whitaker on tv. i think he said that it's an irish song. i assume that danny quinn is irish, or is from an irish background. i don't recall hearing of quinn till yesterday.

[joshcilldara11]

great song

[pizablo187]

i saw danny quinn play last night at catherine rooney's in wilmington, and he's AWESOME. real funny guy, its amazing how he can work a crowd, its a true talent, especially to be able to do it by yourself, with no one backing you up? Extremely difficult, this guys great

[00JTM]

I like this one because of its faster beat not alot of them are like it. Great version!

[b0dhran]

Great Performance ! Best minstrel boy I've heard, yet!

Perfect and it's in E flat ! Great key E flat !

[robotwarriors]

we sang this in school

[Nillbugwtw]

That's really good! He replaces Enter The Haggis for my favorite version of this song!!! (sorry ETH)

[mrshow1]

wow. just wow.

[Maxdesander]

Brilliant version of the old Irish ballad, written by Thomas Moore.

words are changed a bit though !

[reflex0r]

this guy is a BADASS. nice.

[Irishfolkguy]

I think music is not limited to one style every song ever written has been done different ways and there truly are not set rules. whether you like it fast or slow is your own choice but it's up to the musician how he or she hears it. I can give thousands of examples.

[metalgearsolidfan]

Brilliant

[prmav]

absolutely wonderful

[cameramanAL]

one of the best versions i've heard

[bpeter3196]

LOL an interesting version its comes off as more up beat then the normal versions.

[DEP717]

Great song, and great rendition.

The first time I heard this song, here in the US, was in "Star Trek!" It was an episode of "The Next Generation" where Miles O'Brien sang it. It really added to the show, and from then on it has been a fave of mine!

Good stuff!

[squelchytom]

Same here lol. It was epic.

[Xendinthian]

Me too. This song is awesome, and it complimented the story and theme of that episode PERFECTLY.

BTW, name of the episode is "The Wounded" from season 4 - I know this because I'm a trekkie (:

[cameramanAL]

i just saw that episode for the first time the other day!

then in the very last episode of ds9 he finds a toy soldier on the floor and you hear it again in the background

[DEP717]

Yes, thank you for posting that :)

It is really a great song, and it was very cool that they put that in whith his character, it fits very well.

[kingofsicily17]

pretty much perfect

[spittle8]

That was fucking masterful. What a great version. I can say that there wasn't a single thing I wasn't immensely happy with, be it the guitar tone, his vocals, tempo, not a damn thing.

[HandyAndy39]

one of the best irish patriotic songs ever written!

[kingbleah]

not bad

[JimmyLeeK]

Outstanding talent! The Minstrel Boy done very well!

Mak Siker

[Nefarioso]

And oh how Danny fell, round and round like a penny whirleygig. Took him half an hour to reach the bottom. And that's all there is to tell.

[canaquin]

"I have business in the south"

[canaquin]

Glenlivet, twelve years old.

You have an educated palet sir.

[smoshys]

Danny never let go, oh peachys hand. And peachy, never let go, danny's head.

- His head ?

-You knew danny sir...

[spittle8]

We're the ones that built your empire, AND the Izzat of the bloody Raj!

[HisMajestyOKeefe]

Great song, cant think of anything but fallen soldiers when I hear it

Offical song of what active regiment today?

[metalgearsolidfan]

the minstrel boy was a young boy who was hanged by british soldiers in 1798 it has nothing to do with a regiment

[HisMajestyOKeefe]

It was the official song of a regiment of US volunteers in Spanish American War, the 3rd NY I believe, wondered if its a US regiment song today, verses added during the US Civil War, heard in Iraq today

[renegadeace1]

ironic meaning... we attacked the spanish and illegally invaded them

[macarng]

It was Roosevelts Rough Riders, The 1st Volunteer Cavalry

[HisMajestyOKeefe]

I think that is one of the errors in the film Rough Riders, the song was not from the 1st but 3rd NY, but only splitting hairs w you now, years ago I studied the film vs history and I think thats the story, one of only a few errors

[kayjay83]

Drop the tempo a bit - the song deserves it

[fairbecca1]

What a bright, clear, and infinitely pleasant voice!

Quite nice, and great control...wow.

Right ON!

I'm glad that I found you.

thank you, Danny

Old Friend is very moving...

[claddaghman]

Great performance Danny, keep up the good work ! Slainte,

Séamus

[claddaghman]

Hi Danny, enjoyed the performance, good stuff man !

Séamus

[lax1727]

the minstrel boy is one of my favorite songs, he plays it well

[tomg1958]

Danny is the best! Soon the whole world will know about him, so everyone, let's all emails these great songs to our friends!

[algs229635]

The minstrel boy to the war is gone,

In the ranks of death youll find him;

His fathers sword he has girded on,

And his wild harp slung behind him.

Land of song! said the warrior bard,

Though all the world betrays thee,

One sword at least thy rights shall guard,

One faithful harp shall praise thee

[algs229635]

The minstrel fell! - but the foemans chain

Could not bring that proud soul under;

The harp he loved neer spoke again

For he tore is chords asunder;

And said no chains shall sully thee,

Thou soul of love and bravery!

Thy songs were made for the pure and free,

They shall never sound in slavery.

[dapimpiestsmurf]

excellent guitar playing on the minstrel boy...like the hand work he does when he taps n it..

[mac89e]

Just beautiful. Thanks for sharing this.

[DavidDaveWu]

fucking amazing!

[Irishfolkguy]

Danny Quinn is on iTunes, Napster and many other download services.

[Wrenn00]

Danny!! :-)

[DamianNixon]

Dick Gaughan eat your heart out!