Cara Dillon - Black is the Colour

Cara Dillon singing with the Ulster Orchestra

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[DonegalRaymie201]

Christy Moore stated that he learned the song from Hamish Imlach. But that line: "I went down to the Clyde, to mourn and weep" is pretty definitive, that the song is Scots originally. I don't know of another river Clyde anywhere, and we certainly don't have 1 here in Ireland.

I think we've sort of adopted it as Irish, the way Americans have adopted "Amazing Grace", which I think is another Scots tune originally!

[DonegalRaymie201]

I don't mean to be down on American folk music by any means, I like loads of it, but it didn't just grow out of the ether! Those who emigrated to the US in the 17th or 18th century, carried with them centuries worth of music and European cultural history.

They didn't just forget it all the moment they stepped ashore in America, or suddenly stop being Scots, Irish, or Germans etc, nor did they stop singing/playing the music of their homelands either. I would think...

[Zeppolino100]

I might have to get married again just so I can have this played as our wedding song!

[TheRestfulwind]

Just lovely...

Thoroughly enjoyed this, this Sunday evening.

Thank-you :)

[JKobilan]

Ryan Kelly's is sooooooooooooooooo much nicer

[bgm07095]

Every time I hear Cara sing I fall in love with her again!

[louisecarlto]

Fantastic version of this song.....Cara is one of the few reasons im proud to be from where im from.

[Szymon Zadworny]

Super piosenka:)

[Jimi Hendrix]

54 people with no hearts sorry blessed Cara Dillon . no feelings is a dislike from a no hearted people sorry ...

[Vicky O.T]

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