Uploaded by GlasgowCeltic88 on Aug 30, 2010
This popular ballad is taken from Phil's 1995 concert at the Grand Opera House, Belfast...
Maura O'Connell was born in Ennis, the main town in County Clare, in the west of Ireland in 1958
The ballad was originally entitled 'Waly, Waly', but in the 19th century came to be known as 'The Water is Wide'. It was published under this name in 1724.
However, it is also similar to the Northern Irish song Carrickfergus, which has the lines but the sea is wide/I cannot swim over/And neither have I wings to fly. This song is said to be preceded by an Irish language song whose first line A Bhí Bean Uasal ("It was a noble woman") matches closely the opening line of one known variation of Lord Jamie Douglas: I was a lady of renown.
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Its great to listen to Maura ,she has a beautiful voice
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Absolutely gorgeous expression of this eternally Irish Ballad! Her voice is a pure gift from God!
-JDThurman
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Absolutely gorgeous expression of this eternally Irish Ballad! Her voice is a pure gift from God!
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You have so eternally right
Du har så evigt ret
El Barsko
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Nobody sings/sung it better. In fact, I video taped that show on UTV and have it to this day, and now thanks to 'Youtube' we can all enjoy it.
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a beutifully sung version of this great traditional song .
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Sportymike 1 year ago 3
A brilliant song and voice
bigeeezy 1 year ago 2