the High Kings perform the parting glass

The High Kings perform the Parting Glass, the finishing song from their debut pbs special.

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[SuperMike015]

actually you're wrong. Was a cross between Scottish and Irish, written I believe by a Scotsman as he was moving to Ireland. There are 2 distinct versions, one with a more Scottish sound and another with a markedly Irish sound. Both follow along a similar melody line, neither of which sounds like anything British.

[Fitheach1]

Mo seanair sung it often tae me, when I was a wee lad.

That's lang ago an' naeone thought aboot things like Walking Dead in these times.

It's such a bonnie song ...

[jaylow7]

Beautiful

[guyfihi]

I know what you are saying. For me they border on over production when compared to an older act like the Dubliners who had a certain roughness to the tone of their voices, but I can tolerate the High Kings. I don't think they are as overproduced as the Celtic women, for example. Some of my favorite youtubes are of Irish musicians like Dezi Donelly or Gerry O'Brien playing in a small venue or a pub.

[lmbguitar]

Also, the lure of the money and pressure of greedy bastards the record industry turns many artists away from their roots. So, yes, what started out as a brilliant traditional irish band who can play as well as sing, may well have turned into what you could say 'an American pop act' cos that's what they've bought into.

[lmbguitar]

Ok, sorry The High Kings are undoubtedly a class act. But, I still say there is something very 'produced' bordering on the synthetic in the sound of the voices at the beginning which gives the sound a 'cheese,' then when the instrumentation comes in it's all over-produced in order to sell mega-millons across the States and the world. That's what gets me. It's not about money, but about massive mega-bucks, largely going into the wrong pockets. The MUSIC is just a manipulated commodity.

[Schelomi Neureuter]

autotune dafuq? there is no autotune in this song

[guyfihi]

Autotune? What the hell are you talking about ya daft bugger? That's for American pop singers, not Irish Trad. Next I suppose you'll say they autotuned the bagpipes.

[skafunkrastapunk1]

Yeah... who cares?!



[Hal Barbour]

Thanks, you're right!

[scottliarson]

Armstrong's Goodnight*