HVMF - The Roving Blades: Star of the County Down

The Roving Blades perform "Star of the County Down" at the Hudson Valley Mayfaire on 6 May 2007.

The Hudson Valley Mayfaire benefits THE QUEENS GALLEY, a 501( c)3 not-for-profit organization that provides awareness, education, relief and prevention of food insecurity in America. The Queens Galley supports, creates and implements programs dedicated to the affordable nutritional education of children, families and seniors. For more info, see QUEENSGALLEY.ORG

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Music

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• hvmf
• roving
• blades
• star
• county
• down
• queens
• galley

[perfectNblonde]

where are you from?

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[Kinravip]

They're from northern New Jersey...

[Kinravip]

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[Kinravip]

Singing pirates make ME happy.

[tolkiengenius]

After listening to many many many different versions of this tune, I must say, this is my favourite!!! Huzzah!!! And the piratical-ness just makes it all the more spiffing! =D

[sobr21azzaro]

Yeah.. heared almost all other versions too. But this one has something special to it! Good job! Erin go bragh!

[jbuchanan50]

Most versions I've seen are slower, but this one clips along quite nicely!

[RajGalani]

Greeting Fellow Jersians

[Katsem]

excellent!!!

[elventelerinpirate]

@filmjedi Thanks! :D

[filmjedi]

@elventelerinpirate She had glass-green eyes and a look so shy and a smile like the rose in June, and she sang so sweet, what a lov-a-ly treat as she lilted an Irish tune! At the landlord's dance I was in a trance as she whirled with the boys of the town, and it broke my heart just to be apart from the Star of the County Down...

[elventelerinpirate]

@Kinravip Singing pirates should make anyone happy :) They certainly please me :D

I know several versions of this song, but the Blades sing a verse that's new to me. Could you post the lyrics they use? Thanks much! :D

[Wallace73ts]

i love this song :)

[BardofCornwall]

A nice version, though the bodhran sounds overly tight. Thanks for posting.

[suzukibandit650]

I'd pay any price for having the possibilty of watching something like this......but I live in Italy!! sigh!!!!

[endora60]

Yeah, she has delusions of being Maddy Prior, it sounds like--and she sure as shit isn't.