John Denver live in Cork City (1986) - Annie's Song

John Denver live in Cork City, Ireland in 1986, at the Siamsa Cois Laoi concert, singing before some forty thousand young people packed into a gaelic football stadium. Here he sings 'Annie's Song' - with one verse sung in Irish.

The video comes from my own personal VHS copy of the RTE broadcast ,made many years ago. A kind lady in the United States helped in getting it transferred to DVD

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Music

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• John Denver
• Siamsa Cois Lasoi
• Cork
• Annie's Song

[TheChewy2009]

My father was John's personal body guard when he came to Ireland. i was too young to go see him so he left me a little gift. very sweet. one of my favourite songs ever.

[michaeldonegan]

@TheChewy2009 Thank you for your comment.

[nwhtg]

Thank you so much for sharing all of the Cork city vidieos with all of us Michael. This song touches me most of all. I am a flight instructor and I think of John and his love for flight often. When the news reported John crashing his long EZ aircraft, this was the first song I turned to. He was such an inspiration and I often wonder if he knew so. We miss you John.

[michaeldonegan]

Thank you for your kind comment. I am really glad you enjoyed John in Cork.

Have a Happy New Year. Regards from Ireland.

Michael

[Ghost99535]

@michaeldonegan Was he kind?



[michaeldonegan]

@Ghost99535 Yes he was! He touched the hearts of milions of people around the world. He was campaigning on behalf of hunger charities long before the famous Live Aid concerts and he continued his efforts to make the world a better place long after the Live Aid people, who excluded him from their project, had moved away from any involvement with the hunger cause.

[sierrahiker53]

I think this Cork concert was one of John's best...I especially love this version of Annie's Song with him singing a verse in gaelic lyric...amazing! I miss John every day.....

Thank you for posting this!

[MsJCBurke]

It gave me goosebumps to hear him sing in Irish and the crowd's reaction!

[Hannahorse715]

@Ghost99535 born 91 and the day I was born he was playing in the city I was born in New Haven

[dannykihoalu]

@Ghost99535 He wore his heart on his sleeve...that's what touched so many people. He would take feelings that many entertainers prefer to keep personal, find beautiful ways to express them, and share them with the world—often for a cause. He was very human, but he had a beautiful heart, and willingly shared it with the world. THAT is what I call kindness

[Ghost99535]

@nwhtg he touched the hearts of many,i wish i`d seen him alive but that wasn´t possible because i was born in 1996.

[dwindstar57]

This is pure John - such a simple song to have such an impact of emotion - he was the prodical son!