Scottish Mouth Music - Dolores Keane / John Faulkner

Mouth Music can be found in various forms throughout the world, but it is highly developed among the Gaels. It became part of the musical baggage of Scottish and Irish emigrants and travelled with them to Nova Scotia and down into the southern Appalachians. The term "mouth music" is likely to be a translation of the Scots-Gaelic "port-a-beul" ("tunes from the mouth"). It is sometimes sung with sparse instrumental accompaniment (bones, bells, drums) but is mostly unaccompanied. It was used as dance music and to make work lighter.

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Music

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• Sing
• Traditional
• Mouth
• Music
• Keane
• Scottish
• Irish
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[Sheamusj]

So beautiful... Thank you!

My mother used to sing these types of song to me when I was a wee lad. I'm 62 now, father of eight well-grown children. Yet I still remember, and miss, those happy times of song and fancy.

[cosinbrother]

dolores has a great voice, i love her :)

[MrFocaleile]

LYRICS ANYONE ???

[God4Dunoon]

oh my dad would tell you off :) but thanks for keeping it alive

[SPAREPARTSCENTRE]

Delores - every time I see her and hear her - Queen Maoimh from Tain Bo Chulainge just hits me ... everytime - she is so strong - as a female there are very few who could match her stature - but what a voice - make the hair stand up on the back of your neck

[MyMoppet52]

Absolutely amazing song and video. Your quality is excellent and the performers are of the very best around! I want to get this video for myself. Thank you for your upload!

[toppguun]

american country music is strongly influenced by this amazing music!!

[toppguun]

they were exited cause the morning was about to shine!!

[NITROTHEO]

GREAT MOUTH MUSIC. HUMMMMMMMM BEAT BOX OR AUCTION?? SOLD!

[Albainn1]

She may be Irish but she is singing a Scottish song!! Scottish mouth music is my favourite type of singing! Nothing beats it, its just so rhythmic and soulful!! Makes you want to dance your heart out!

[Ichwillpuppy]

The song of my people.