Irish Tradition : The Banks Of The Bann

Played by Martin Simpson. A very restful tune with some restful photos. " For bringing us the horse we could almost forgive you for bringing us whiskey. Horses make a landscape look more beautiful." (Quote by Lame Deer, Lakota holy man.

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• Irish
• Tradition
• Banks
• Of
• The
• Bann
• Horse
• Photos
• Martin
• Simpson

[owlet1963]

Sounds a lot like " be Thou my vision" ( or the other way around, as you like)

[UISTMAN59]

Hi Nathalie. That was my thought too the first time I heard Banks of the Bann,. This instrumental version  , is even more like " Be Thou my vision" and I think that's why Ilike it so much. :-)

[Lisnageeragh]

@owlet1963 I wonder which came first?!

[UISTMAN59]

@Lisnageeragh Since the lyrics of "Banks of the Bann" seem to exist only in English and include a reference to all the riches "that are in the East Indies" (alternative versions say "West Indies") its probably safe to assume the tune came originally from "Be Thou my vision" which in its original Irish version reputedly is composed by Dallan Forgaill in the 6th Century.

[18andoveragain]

Thankyou very much for posting this, I'm currently learning the piece (the very same version by Martin Simpson) and it is wonderful to be able to hear how it should be played, beautiful pictures too

[UISTMAN59]

Hi18andoveragain. Thank you for your kind comments.

[Lisnageeragh]

@UISTMAN59 Thank you for comment ...like your channel. Have been to Skye, some great days ...but not to Uist...yet!

[LindsayCurran]

Beautiful melody - marvelous page turning - foals, horses running, then the Lakota Lame Deer's quote - it doesn't get better than this, Uistmann - I'll forgive you for bringing us this! Superb!

[runningwolff50]

love the music... love the quote to go with it lol

[UISTMAN59]

Thanks Mícheál. :-)