Paddy Reilly - Carrickfergus

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  • Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
  • Paddy Reilly singing Carrickfergus, at Opera House, Cork.
    Carrickfergus
    I wish I was in Carrickfergus
    Only for nights in Ballygrand
    I would swim over the deepest ocean
    only for nights in Ballygrand.
    But the sea is wide and I cannot swim over
    and neither have I the wings to fly
    I wish I could find me a handsome boatman
    To ferry me over to my love and i,
    for it's in Kilkenny it is reported on marble stones their as black as ink,
    with Gold and Silver I would support her
    but I'll sing no more now till I get a drink,
    am drunk today and I am seldom sober
    a handsome rover from town to town,
    ah but am sick now for my day's there numbered,
    so come all ye young men and lay me down.

Комментарии • 318

  • @ColmOLoan
    @ColmOLoan Месяц назад +8

    I travelled all the way to north Hollywood to visit my sister I'm from Belfast northern Ireland and went to a bar in Santa Monica and Paddy Reilly was playing, wot a night he only needs a guitar and sometimes not even that, probably the best singer in the history of the world, he was at the bar having a drink on his own and I hadn't the nerve to go up and talk to him something I always regret that was 1979 , magical, thanks Paddy

  • @justinw947
    @justinw947 Год назад +41

    i would never shut up if i had this mans voice. literally brings tears to my eyes listening to some of his performances.

  • @Rutherglen1969
    @Rutherglen1969 8 месяцев назад +20

    One of the greatest renditions I've heard of this great Irish classic song

  • @kellymcdonald7065
    @kellymcdonald7065 4 года назад +47

    Hes the only one who sings this with the heartfelt regret and sorrow it should convey.

  • @chee6060
    @chee6060 12 лет назад +36

    Nobody sings this like Paddy. God Bless The Irish

  • @richardmavin8255
    @richardmavin8255 7 лет назад +76

    I can see me dear old Farther sitting in a quiet corner in heaven with his squeeze box singing this 🤗

  • @gaggymott9159
    @gaggymott9159 3 года назад +51

    No gimmicks, no fancy frills...Singing...pure and simple and note-perfect too...BEAUTIFUL ❤❤❤

    • @beyondnatural9155
      @beyondnatural9155 2 года назад +7

      Too many try to improve it. The singer is not supposed to be a philosopher or an operatic tenor. Sung solo at a party, this one always shuts them up. Every man - I can only speak for men - relates to it in very many different personal ways,

    • @gaggymott9159
      @gaggymott9159 2 года назад +5

      @@beyondnatural9155 Absolutely correct. It's beautiful! ❤❤❤

    • @briancorrigan5746
      @briancorrigan5746 2 года назад +3

      he's the best no doubt about it

    • @briancorrigan5746
      @briancorrigan5746 2 года назад +1

      ​@@beyondnatural9155 only Christy moore has done it

    • @DanDgl01
      @DanDgl01 2 года назад +2

      He is the best, in numerous songs. Great voice!

  • @evelinekettle1150
    @evelinekettle1150 2 года назад +28

    Paddy Reilly's voice so clear and strong. Just pure and heartfelt every song he sings.

  • @kellyannejones4651
    @kellyannejones4651 5 лет назад +27

    My dad loved listening to paddy reiley before he passed away in 2007. I still listen to it on his anniversary every year.

    • @honestj820
      @honestj820 Год назад +1

      Hello how are you doing..?😊

  • @noelcarroll9505
    @noelcarroll9505 2 года назад +13

    I'm 56 now and have followed paddy for over 40 years...what a voice..pure class 👏

  • @jimmurphy3287
    @jimmurphy3287 3 года назад +24

    Paddy reilly just screams Ireland, what a voice and a look, he is the man you would see in a corner of any Irish rural pub.

  • @dougmacdonald1076
    @dougmacdonald1076 6 лет назад +25

    Man oh man,Paddy Reilly is a rare talent. Absolutely perfect.

  • @jimmystagger
    @jimmystagger Месяц назад +2

    Just visited Belfast and saw the signs for Carrickfergus and this came to mind, brought a tear to my eye even as an American.

  • @paddykavanagh3742
    @paddykavanagh3742 8 лет назад +20

    for all the Irish who cannot return to Ireland,,god bless you

  • @GSeward
    @GSeward 12 лет назад +31

    It's a shame one can only give one "thumbs up" for this rendition of Carrickfergus.

  • @davidbosquette4798
    @davidbosquette4798 3 года назад +21

    Im NOT crying, you are. One of the most BEAUTIFUL songs of all time. Jeezz, it got me right in the gut.

    • @gaggymott9159
      @gaggymott9159 2 года назад +2

      It's beautiful. My father who was a dyed-in-the-wool Englishman just melted at this man's voice and simple, but STRONG interpretation of Northern Irish/Irish traditional music....Tears? Yes, I've had a few....😔😔😔❤❤❤👍👍👍

  • @waxkopp
    @waxkopp 2 года назад +19

    I can only say: Wow, what a voice.😍

    • @madampresident6255
      @madampresident6255 2 года назад +1

      He’s so cute, too! 😍🥰

    • @waxkopp
      @waxkopp 2 года назад +1

      @@madampresident6255 definitely 😙!

  • @catherineosullivan5985
    @catherineosullivan5985 Год назад +17

    This rendition is absolutely beautiful! I cannot listen to any others now - the Boardwalk Empire version is not a patch on it. Paddy's voice is amazing - so clear and strong. This is how this beautiful Irish song should be sang!

    • @BrianBoru5523
      @BrianBoru5523 9 месяцев назад

      John Treacy Egan does a great rendition in an episode of that show. The Wainwright version is quite weak.

  • @briannolan823
    @briannolan823 7 лет назад +12

    Got so much respect for this man,when asked who was the best Irish folk singer,he said Luke Kelly.

    • @honestj820
      @honestj820 Год назад

      Hey how are you doing?😊

  • @joenick8557
    @joenick8557 7 лет назад +26

    I had the pleasure of seeing Paddy perform this song live in the Royal Arms hotel in Omagh in the early 1970s'. He was the support act to the Plattermen showband and and it left an indelible mark on me as it was so beautiful and moving. You've left a fantastic legacy of ballads for which the Irish nation can be rightly proud
    RIP Paddy and profound thanks
    Joe

    • @Fordman99.
      @Fordman99. 6 лет назад +6

      Joe Nick paddy isn't dead

    • @stephenoneill855
      @stephenoneill855 3 года назад

      I'm from Strabane and I remember the Plattermen! Was it Rock Stewart and the Plattermen? What a night that must have been!

    • @waxkopp
      @waxkopp 2 года назад +1

      @@Fordman99. True, all I know is that paddy Maloney of the chieftains has died, last year in october.

    • @caseycompton7141
      @caseycompton7141 2 года назад +2

      I had the pleasure to see him in a tiny bar in Portland, Oregon, USA. One of the best, ever?

    • @maureengillies9495
      @maureengillies9495 Год назад +1

      So beautiful

  • @elizabethsantoianni7351
    @elizabethsantoianni7351 4 года назад +15

    One of my favorites, if not favorite, Irish song. So beautiful. My parents played all of Paddy Reilly's songs as I was growing up. Such a beautiful singer.

    • @honestj820
      @honestj820 Год назад

      Hello how are you doing?😊

  • @zaneyron
    @zaneyron 8 лет назад +21

    One of the finest Irish folk singers of all time.

  • @daveh6151
    @daveh6151 4 года назад +17

    The true master, I listened to Paddy version for over 40 years and nothing can come close

  • @curiousaustriantours6962
    @curiousaustriantours6962 3 года назад +15

    What a beautiful interpretation of a great song!

  • @rogergoris4241
    @rogergoris4241 4 года назад +23

    this beautifull song sends shivers down my spine , what a voice !

  • @cuocujimmy
    @cuocujimmy 12 лет назад +19

    What a wonderfull version of this beautifull song - well done Paddy

  • @ThePatricia1934
    @ThePatricia1934 2 года назад +12

    A wonderful song especially with Paddy performing

  • @robertmason2311
    @robertmason2311 Год назад +11

    I know that others have also sung this song, but with the greatest of respect to them, I am only inclined to ever listen to this one, as perfection cannot be improved upon.

  • @patsyod
    @patsyod Год назад +5

    What a voice! Absolutely clear and in tune. Forget the guitar, Paddy doesn't need it.

  • @Suzibird307
    @Suzibird307 6 лет назад +16

    This is one of the prettiest songs ever written. So sad and yet beautiful at the same time. Gives me gooseflesh.

  • @allanwilliams9646
    @allanwilliams9646 7 лет назад +9

    How could anyone not like this song. Cold cold heart!

  • @honkytonk2010
    @honkytonk2010 4 года назад +17

    Greetings from Canada just wanted to say This Irish song is so beautiful! and sad and the singer is amazing!!Thank you for sharing

  • @1viva
    @1viva 4 года назад +10

    Such a beautiful voice and nostalgic song.😌

  • @paulsketcher4157
    @paulsketcher4157 4 года назад +6

    My Scottish dad worshipped this guy rip to both

  • @johngough2958
    @johngough2958 2 года назад +11

    What is always amazing is how a few lines sung in a song can capture a whole lifetime of experience. It's why Folk music works so well. And why it resonates more as we get older. Paddy delivers the purest form here.

  • @mauricecrotty8726
    @mauricecrotty8726 2 года назад +5

    Good man Paddy, this if the definitive version of a great song. Excellent performance.

    • @honestj820
      @honestj820 Год назад

      Hello how are you doing?😊

  • @queenb62
    @queenb62 9 месяцев назад +2

    Paddy Reilly carries every song he sings powerfully. One of Ireland's greats

    • @Ms2blackcats
      @Ms2blackcats 7 месяцев назад

      he most certainly does!

  • @cpohagan
    @cpohagan 11 лет назад +24

    As I child I was subjected to this and other (now) classic tunes and hated them. But now they're timeless tunes with meaning and great memories of late dad love you PJ. What a great ballad paddy

  • @dirtygeeceeate
    @dirtygeeceeate Месяц назад +1

    RIP Seanathair ❤ 7 years today old boy

  • @trevormadden4301
    @trevormadden4301 4 года назад +9

    The sound of my lovely old Ireland

  • @Emmet21982
    @Emmet21982 6 лет назад +17

    Love his voice. So powerful and clear

  • @paulinebradleysoundinspira6981
    @paulinebradleysoundinspira6981 12 лет назад +13

    Beautiful song, beautifully sung, thankyou, Pauline

    • @honestj820
      @honestj820 Год назад

      Hello how are you doing?

  • @yveeliza
    @yveeliza 10 лет назад +34

    Lost one of our beautiful cats, called 'Cloudy' today, so I naturally gravitated to this very sad rendition and although the lyrics are about a human experience I still find it fitting to include and lament the loss of one of our fellow mortals. :(
    "Not the least hard thing to bear when they go from us, these quiet friends, is that they carry away with them so many years of our own lives". ღ

    • @emcsull
      @emcsull 10 лет назад +7

      I am so sorry, those little furry people accompany us through our lives and love us unconditionally and unquestioning. My old cat Irene is 18, I am dreading the day.

    • @SingingTimberwolf
      @SingingTimberwolf 7 лет назад +3

      It's Something You May Say About Your Cat Passing Away, So Sad To Hear That, But I Remember Listening To Carrikfergus On A Drive, I Was Thinking At The Same Time, About A Beloved Pet, Sampson Passed Away On That Drive I Shedded Many Tears! Rest In Peace To The Cat & Sampson (01-03-94--01-14-08) Sampson Lived 14 Years, 11 Days After His Birthday, Such A Sad But Memorable Topic

    • @maureenmcevoy5982
      @maureenmcevoy5982 5 лет назад +4

      I hear you + cry with you .Peace + Purrs

    • @waxkopp
      @waxkopp 2 года назад +1

      @@maureenmcevoy5982 Me to...🙀

    • @beyondnatural9155
      @beyondnatural9155 2 года назад +1

      @@maureenmcevoy5982 I’m glad you wrote that, Maureen. I’ve often wondered if women were stirred the same way as men are. I’m thinking on this wee bit are women also, but couldn’t know.

  • @jestalhut
    @jestalhut 12 лет назад +9

    I agree. I can't think of anyone today who sings like this.

  • @colinbenson7068
    @colinbenson7068 3 года назад +3

    My dad frankbenson sang this beautifully....miss you dad❤❤❤

  • @josephmcnulty2287
    @josephmcnulty2287 4 года назад +4

    The man who sings this best , brilliant Paddy .

    • @Ms2blackcats
      @Ms2blackcats 7 месяцев назад

      true. you can listen to a dozen or more singer

  • @sonjawhite186
    @sonjawhite186 7 лет назад +6

    I'm just going to repeat this because I need to cry, Thanks for the man at the Bandon Convention this afternoon

  • @randellcayla
    @randellcayla 10 лет назад +13

    I love this song .So sad but so beautiful ..I've seen paddy in concert here in st john's a few times .I chatted with him in a local pub & had my picture taken with him , What a wonderful voice!!

  • @charlesking7060
    @charlesking7060 8 лет назад +10

    one of my all-time favorite songs by one of my all-time favorite singers!!😃🎸

  • @stringsman12345
    @stringsman12345 Год назад +2

    I met this vocal giant back in the nineteties when we played many festivals over here in Holland. Happy times. I feel blessed having been able to meet and play with my inspiriations that got this dutchy into Irish trad. Many, many heroes. Nowadays I'll be in Kilfy.....playing the backbenches and loving the music and my friends. Good on ya Paddy, Ronnie, Davey, and many - many more. you made me the musician I am today.

  • @eamonmacdonnell2627
    @eamonmacdonnell2627 4 года назад +34

    This is the difinitive version of Carrickfergus,
    Paddy one of the finest ballad/ folk singers Ireland ever produced
    So many singers have covered this excellent song but most don't put feeling in to the lyrics and also over do the song and sing it like a piece of opera..

  • @jayjoejeanz
    @jayjoejeanz 13 лет назад +14

    I always wondered why my dad would listen to this "stuff" Now, many years later I love this "stuff" Thanks for posting :)

  • @kennybrown5607
    @kennybrown5607 5 лет назад +9

    Every great song tells a story,,,,,,

  • @dalymc
    @dalymc 13 лет назад +8

    one of my favourite Irish songs.Thx.

  • @somersetuk525
    @somersetuk525 4 года назад +10

    Paddy your more than special, god's gift to Ireland.....rip.

    • @franko3792
      @franko3792 4 года назад

      he is still with us lives in florida

    • @eamonmacdonnell2627
      @eamonmacdonnell2627 4 года назад

      Paddy Reilly is now 80 yrs old and is alive and well.

  • @bootsmufc6646
    @bootsmufc6646 10 лет назад +16

    Just speechless

  • @ronvdlaar6112
    @ronvdlaar6112 3 года назад +6

    What a stunning rendition! Love it!

  • @bmorris78
    @bmorris78 10 лет назад +12

    stunningly straight to the quick & core. brilliant….

  • @maryoshea8944
    @maryoshea8944 9 лет назад +4

    Wonderful. Listen to Paddy Reilly often! Great Talent!

    • @honestj820
      @honestj820 Год назад

      Hello how are you doing today?😊

  • @TONYIRISHPROUD
    @TONYIRISHPROUD 13 лет назад +6

    IN MEMORY OF BIG TONY GOD BLESS DAD !!!

  • @Sharps.50
    @Sharps.50 5 лет назад +5

    Beautiful Song .

  • @margaretdavies6529
    @margaretdavies6529 Год назад +2

    I agree his voice is just so true this version makes me cry xx

  • @musiclover1469
    @musiclover1469 4 года назад +5

    What a voice tears falling RIP and thank you

  • @mmchenry
    @mmchenry 2 года назад +2

    Mellifluous brilliance with just a wee strummer and a powerful voice

  • @NicOliver
    @NicOliver 11 лет назад +91

    He could sing me the ingredients on a cornflakes packet and I'd be spellbound!

    • @knowerzark
      @knowerzark 2 года назад +3

      Corn and flakes, right?

    • @weenedonpetrol
      @weenedonpetrol Год назад +4

      This song leaves no where to hide!

  • @johndublin776
    @johndublin776 2 года назад +4

    Ireland's greatest ever folk singer.

  • @susangallagher6511
    @susangallagher6511 10 лет назад +15

    what a wonderful rendition

    • @honestj820
      @honestj820 Год назад

      Hello how are you doing today?😊

  • @Glasgow1966
    @Glasgow1966 2 года назад +4

    Lovely song memories of all who are gone ❤❤

  • @annmayo7276
    @annmayo7276 10 лет назад +10

    beautifully ethereal and sung with passion
    Thank you!

  • @spiced32
    @spiced32 8 лет назад +8

    Fantastic song, I simply love Paddy's voice more than any other (gr8 to see im not the only 1 here too) Spancill Hill etc etc fantastic too, I tip my hat to you good sir

  • @richardmavin8255
    @richardmavin8255 7 лет назад +6

    Such emotions, it must be a cracking place 🤔yes it's definitely on my must go to list

  • @dmswan3172
    @dmswan3172 7 месяцев назад +1

    So beautiful and touching!💚🍀💚

  •  9 лет назад +16

    Ah but I'm sick now my days are numbered
    Come all me young men and lay me down

  • @bongo7571
    @bongo7571 9 лет назад +15

    brilliant voice and beautiful song

  • @PatrickDexterCello
    @PatrickDexterCello 3 года назад +5

    Beautiful

  • @SuperBobbyboy1
    @SuperBobbyboy1 4 года назад +3

    My father used to sing us to sleep to this beautiful song.

  • @martinkeenan9237
    @martinkeenan9237 Год назад +1

    Heavenly song despite the undeniable fact that nobody ever wished they were in Carrickfergus. Incredible

  • @boogieelaine
    @boogieelaine 10 лет назад +11

    beautifull song always makes me cry

    • @honestj820
      @honestj820 Год назад

      Hello how are you doing today?😊

  • @SpookyElectric319
    @SpookyElectric319 8 лет назад +6

    Fecking bloody grand.

  • @tanglewoodlad
    @tanglewoodlad 6 лет назад +26

    A wonderful song coupled with a wonderful voice! What more could you ask for?

  • @davidmeaney128
    @davidmeaney128 Месяц назад +1

    I seen paddy reilly in Burkes dunlavin 40 years ago he is a legend

  • @tmag5309
    @tmag5309 11 лет назад +7

    Perfect, true beauty.

  • @benguiry616
    @benguiry616 4 года назад +1

    Simply wonderful, greetings from Youghal, county Cork.

  • @karmapeach
    @karmapeach 12 лет назад +6

    I agree and i miss them all,Liam Clancy,ronnie drew,luke kelly,and now Barney

  • @johnc485
    @johnc485 11 лет назад +6

    It's my Ireland !
    Thank You

    • @clarenceyork
      @clarenceyork 10 лет назад +3

      Ireland is unique in the world. Everyone loves Ireland. Everyone tries to claim some Irish ancestry no matter how far distant we are..

    • @johnc485
      @johnc485 10 лет назад +3

      How unique of the " Irishman " in the film Braveheart who made the claim " It's my Ireland " Hope you agree.
      My folks hailed from Sligo.

  • @GrissomLovesSara
    @GrissomLovesSara 13 лет назад +8

    oh My God his voice is so fantastic. I wish I knew how to download songs from youtube to my iPod! He's the best singer in the world

  • @DubstepAndCo
    @DubstepAndCo 7 лет назад +5

    Best singer ever

  • @spooks3175
    @spooks3175 3 года назад +1

    my great uncle passed away late december and this was his favourite song especially when my granda sang it because he sounded like him

  • @raymondem2
    @raymondem2 12 лет назад +2

    John Derbyshire, a columnist for National Review, cited this song as a tribute to the Irish for St. Patricks day. He is from England and immigrated to the US. He has a great deal of respect for free thinking culturalist people. John, unfortuneatly is dying of cancer. I cry every time I hear this song, and hope that my fellow facebook friends will appreciate his great work and contributions. go on-line to check his previous work. Thank you. Daniel Leavy

  • @allanashton5187
    @allanashton5187 6 месяцев назад +1

    This song just gives me goosebumps.

  • @susanodea1837
    @susanodea1837 8 лет назад +4

    Absolutely love this song

    • @honestj820
      @honestj820 Год назад

      Hey how are you doing?😊

  • @robertwilson4664
    @robertwilson4664 2 года назад +2

    It's time I went home to ireland

  • @michaeldeburca9422
    @michaeldeburca9422 4 года назад +2

    Oh. Memories Memories. Emotional.

  • @herbert5491
    @herbert5491 4 года назад +3

    What a lovely tune. Never heard it before

  • @csm5040
    @csm5040 7 лет назад +2

    This are the country music roots

  • @mssmssmssmss
    @mssmssmssmss 3 года назад +3

    What a fine voice. Very moving.

  • @maryoshea8944
    @maryoshea8944 7 лет назад +3

    Beautiful!!

    • @honestj820
      @honestj820 Год назад

      Hello how are you doing?😊

  • @elenamercedes
    @elenamercedes 12 лет назад +3

    Really beautiful!! Greetings from Uruguay

  • @boldhylandpaddy5288
    @boldhylandpaddy5288 3 года назад +1

    Highland Paddy is a proud lrish man when he listen to this song 👍🍀🍀🍀

  • @bongo7571
    @bongo7571 8 лет назад +5

    beautiful old song

    • @susanodea1837
      @susanodea1837 7 лет назад +2

      bongo7571 and I'm listening it now