My Love is Like A Red Red Rose - The Fureys & Davey Arthur

[VictoriaGil23]

I adore this song. Thank you so much for posting. With kind wishes, Victoria

[junkyardphilosopher]

Wee Rabbie was, by all accounts, eminently qualified to write about love having been hugely (?) successful in the romance stakes!... cute guy judging by the famous portrait. Not only a brilliant writer but a great humanitarian. God bless the Scots and the Irish ! (.. admittedly mae mither's (my mother's) name is Patricia Mary Logan !!).

[BoonyBanny]

The Fureys and Davey Arthur are in the top 100 bands of all time - Celtic Soul in all senses of the phrase. Slainte.

[Pattifish]

Simply lovely and precious. 

[cooligalgirl]

the memories, that come when I hear this song my dear dad often would sing this song ,r.i.p dad .love this song and the band is just great .

[dublinteenidol]

Brilliant song by the masterful Fureys and davey arthur, Alas never to be together again ...so tragic but i have thememories and i love this song, finbars voice and what a band

[Allankarlsson]

Sangen her har givet mig hen helt speciel mening til livet ... For nogle År siden med en virkelige smuk kvinde, hende og jeg var på en camping tur hvor vi forelskede sad sammen og bare elskede hinanden ved et bål sammen på Vammen Camping .. Forelskede var vi .. der var der nogle musikker der sammen spillede acapella guitar og vokal spillede & sang denne smukke sang ... Og Vi sang Stand By Me !! Vokal og accapella ;-) Squ stadig forelsket i den tøz -- Sabrina Adeldam !! ;-)

[everalldoris]

listening to this I look at my kids and Im sad because this reminds me of my dad who they never got chance to meet as hes died young but I remember we use to listen to this on car journeys he couldnt sing but it was fun to listen to him ,I miss you even after 20 years god bless xxx

[Justraycarroll]

I am proud to say I was born on January 25th, which is the birthday of Robbie Burns, who wrote this most beautiful song . Thank you Finbar Furey for making this timeless song come alive for my generation

[orientfrog]

great version of this beautiful song

[star1969xxx]

lovin this so much

[star1969xxx]

great song the words are so so sweet

[star1969xxx]

so so nice great singers the best

[johnstrain801]

me and my da listened to this on a road trip 86 lives with me xxx:) miss him

[hilkevanhove]

they are performing in Holland Hoofddorp on wednesday to come, Í'd better take my kleenex with me and no make, or at least tearproof :-))))

[star1969xxx]

such a really nice song

[Dbtscotland]

zehavite..its naw gatehouse on fleet..its gatehouse of fleet and its dumfries and galloway..

[star1969xxx]

god i do love this song so much

[star1969xxx]

who cares .they r brilianttttttttttttttttttttttt­tttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt­ttttttttt.

[mitzibaby1]

there mam Nora was a irish traveler there Dad Ted Furey was not so they are travelers like because there mam was 1 but only half travelers really

[Zehavite]

The Fureys are Irish Gypsies, and proud of it (Shelta) Not Scottish although they are inter related . Anyway they have good music. Try listening to John Barry the Travelling Man! He sings hymns and is a real Irish Gypsy. Why we Scots and Irish are so inter-related is due to the Famines and Diasporas. Also the Irish Cattle drovers , some were women, went with cattle to the likes Gatehouse on Fleet at Galloway quite close to Robbie Burns.  we r sentimental thro music for our forefathers

[007maguire]

I would'nt say they are irish gypsies, there from ballyfermot as am i, and i'm not a gypsie

[Clof1959]

This is nice Mihaela....

Thanks so much for sharing & sending..

Classic Folk Storytelling which the Irish are so good at ....

Bob,Ca.USA

[milkblackcoffee]

Just beautiful!

[gfkd11]

agree, something for my irish friend, lol, lovely

[rosesredvioletsblue]

Beautiful.

thank you!

[josparkes]

Fantastic ! I have heard this by another singer, but this is very beautiful and the banjo/mandolin is really lovely !

Norfolk UK

Female 59

[HazelMcNulty]

i will sound like a right eejit asking this but i saw the fureys play last night, bliss! thery sang a song that i recognise and now im home i cant place it , the chorus says something about cliffs or moutains and bumbling heather.please someone help !LOL

[MysticReality]

yea.,... i saw em in 21st april.. and that was the last song they played... i dont know wat it is either..but great song

[ccrino07]

cliffs of dooneen?????

[Xsis720]

BUTIFUL

[eilcur]

You have to hand it to Rabbie Burns, he definately had a way with words, beautifully sung by the Fureys.

[darioso5]

lilacton.

You have purchased the cheepo Burns edition - 3 for a pound at Wal Mart.

When Bobby Burns wrote ' fair art thou' to his 'bonnie lass' he was emphasising her loveliness. As this lovely version of the song testifies. Spot on Fureys and, you too, Davey Arthur, strumming guitar at the back.

[ElToroCa]

Whether there is a slight variation in the wording is really rather irrelevant--this version is beautiful and quite capable of bringing a tear to the eye.

[Maksimfan]

i agree. Most folk songs have variations in both the lyrics and the music. For me this is by far the best version of this song, although the version by the Corries comes close behind.

[lilacton]

the tune is wrong its supposed to be where art thou my bonnie lass so deep in love am iiii....

[ElToroCa]

O my Luve is like a red, red rose Thats newly sprung in June O my Luve is like the melodie Thats sweetly play'd in tune. As fair art thou, my bonnie lass, So deep in luve am I And I will luve thee still, my dear, Till a the seas gang dry Till a the seas gang dry, my dear, And the rocks melt wi the sun I will love thee still, my dear, While the sands o life shall run. And fare thee weel, my only Luve And fare thee weel, awhile! And I will come again, my Luve, Tho it were ten thousand mile.

[skladanowski]

Of all English speaking nations, Irish are the most creative. Am I right?

[Maksimfan]

A Scot wrote this poem

[eydyabass]

Then let us pray that come it may As come it will and a' that That sense and worth o'er a' the earth Shall bear the gree and a' that For a' that and a' that It's coming yet for a' that That man to man the warld o'er Shall brothers be for a' that For a' that and a' that It's coming yet for a' that That man to man the warld o'er Shall brothers be for a' that....and shame on you that post bile over a Burn's song.

[Donksn]

My mother was an Irish Catholic who served with the RAF during WW2, My Father was a Scots protestant who served in Korea and I served with the British army defending Muslims in Bosnia pre UNIFOR and now I am married to a very decent English girl and we have three very thoughtful children who are of no religion what so ever! Tell me which one do I kill first? Or should I carry on and teach them that killing for religion is a silly thing to do.

[rapier1954]

I know there is a religious element since Henry VIII left the Catholic church but this whole problem began long before that. The Germanic tribes that came to Brit and took over skillfully divided the Celts and exploited them. The same tactic was used successfully by the Normans in Ireland. If the Celts could just put religion behind them in Ireland as Wolfe Tone tried to do unsuccessfully everyone would be better off! Scots and Welsh have fared the worst, still being under English rule!

[skydog81]

you can belong to a certain religion and and never act religiously it`s a person acting humanely that honors his religion.The native Irish were Roman Catholic and the transplanted Scots and English were of differant Protestants sects and since they were invaders that forced the native people off their land they became enemies, worshiping in differant houses was not the original problem.I believe it was the invaders that invented the good king billy saga and Catholic pogroms were born.

[Donksn]

There is an old Scots saying.

The Irish are Celtic

The welsh are Gaelic

The Scots are Celtic

And the English are just Cunts.

[rapier1954]

I agree. But just to clarify Davey Arthur was born in Donegal Ireland. A simple Google search will let you bring up his bio to verify what I am saying is true.

[Zehavite]

What does that make me then ? I am half of each!

[mdoodles123]

classic song. the fureys produce great irish ballads. luv them x x x

[thyzira]

nice song

[Donksn]

Aye the Irish can always knock out a good scots tune.

[DonegalRaymie201]

Aye, and vice versa! Not sure it is a Scots tune anyway! It's Burns' lyrics to be sure, but the tune? It says "to the tune of Major Graham" in my Burns anthology, but that could be any folk tune, even English, (perish the thought!) And isn't Davey Arthur a Scot anyway?

[Donksn]

Davey Arthur is a Scot? In that case I take it back and would like to say the Fureys are one of the best Scots Bands around.

Hehe.

[DonegalRaymie201]

Just Davey, the Fureys are all Irish! Don't think Davey gets to sing much though.

[rapier1954]

The Furey family is from Ballyfermont, Dublin and Davey Arthur is Irish too.

[Donksn]

Robert Burns was a Scot and I am lead to believe he had a sense of humour!

[hiredpiper]

Theyare totally great!!!

[gfredsen]

What can I say? This is simply moving and great!

[bigpotplant]

thanks for posting,so many happy thoughts.

[michealodoran]

My husband sang this to me at Irish Fest on our 30th anniversary....very romantic and sweet.

[Thegzander]

tears fall and the lump in my throat hurts

[mcclainx]

Oh wow, do I love this song. Thank you for posting.

[SapperK9]

GlasgowCelt, this old soldier loves ya!

I once was a Jersey Boy, traveled to Australia, served in wars not of my making, fathered five wonderful children to a lovely McDougall Lass, and I dream of all things Celt.

Ya brought tears to my eyes with this.

[RADNORAVE22]

great song but cant you guys get a life and stop bangin on about bein a "celt blah blah" very boring...but beautiful song might i add and also these guys sing the best version of sweet sixteen if anyone has that one thanks

[Donksn]

RADNORAVE22

alba gu brath

[GlasgowCeltic88]

I have all of their albums, even some of the rare ones, Been to see them more times than I can count, going over to Jersey to see them on my birthday, this year(17th March), & of ALL their reordings, THIS is my fav one. Reminds me of a lost love.... Never fails to bring a tear to my eye!

Good post

GC88.

[BabyMelsy]

cracking music thanks for posting

[johnoconnor59]

fabalous the fureys great stuff lads !!!