When I was a young boy helping my uncle herding sheep running around and climbing some halls and mountains in my part of Connemara I would often hear some older people singing Sean Nós in their homes or when they came to visit my dear Grandmothe house during the dark winter evenings, but those songs would make me feel sad and lonely, I only wanted to hear Jimi Hendricks and his Experience Thin Lizzy, Rory Gallager, Van Morrison, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Chuck Berry, Louie Armstrong, Fats Domino and Horslips music on the radio on the record player. It took me a long time to better understand and appreciate the sheer brilliance and magical beauty of those old ancient songs and stories and the singers,
You got that completely correct, Hard Work & Laughter. Tea freshly made, bird song and old song, Hard Work is never Hard Work when you have also Laughter. Tea freshly made, bird song and old song in the mix, it is a type of Heaven especially when you lose your fancy high heeled sneakers in the soft bog
What a nice snapshot of a family working and singing together on a beautiful day! What beautiful voices! I do wonder how many days of sunny weather they get in Connemara. The only time was ever there the rain was falling horizontal. It might not have been a very nice day for cutting turf, just saying.
Sean Nós Singing Sisters of Kilcummin, Co. Galway, Ireland 1989 809pm 16.10.24 I heard myself some Lithuanian singing in such a fashion... and most European folk singing has a similar lilt...
You are correct, I once heard an old African man singing a song on a BBC 2 TV, program which was recorded during the 1950s, I swore that the old man was singing an ancient Connemara song that heard sung as a child, 20 years or so years later the man who recorded the African man singing was making a program in Connemara and he came across an old fisherman who appeared to be singing the same song. Later the BBC man compared the recordings of those 2 old men singing and found that the song was almost identical in all but words. It helped to prove how near we are connected to other people in far off lands.
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He was there too, helping out and also later when the smokey tea was drank and the USA biscuits eaten, Jesus sat along and laughed as he listened to the stories being told
When I was a young boy helping my uncle herding sheep running around and climbing some halls and mountains in my part of Connemara I would often hear some older people singing Sean Nós in their homes or when they came to visit my dear Grandmothe house during the dark winter evenings, but those songs would make me feel sad and lonely, I only wanted to hear Jimi Hendricks and his Experience Thin Lizzy, Rory Gallager, Van Morrison, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Chuck Berry, Louie Armstrong, Fats Domino and Horslips music on the radio on the record player. It took me a long time to better understand and appreciate the sheer brilliance and magical beauty of those old ancient songs and stories and the singers,
Hard Work & Laughter. Tea freshly made, bird song and old song
You got that completely correct, Hard Work & Laughter. Tea freshly made, bird song and old song, Hard Work is never Hard Work when you have also Laughter. Tea freshly made, bird song and old song in the mix, it is a type of Heaven especially when you lose your fancy high heeled sneakers in the soft bog
Brilliant ☘️
You are correct, total brilliant, and as funny as heck
What a nice snapshot of a family working and singing together on a beautiful day! What beautiful voices!
I do wonder how many days of sunny weather they get in Connemara. The only time was ever there the rain was falling horizontal. It might not have been a very nice day for cutting turf, just saying.
Lovely 😍
I really like the last song, Amhrán Mhuínse.
Sean Nós Singing Sisters of Kilcummin, Co. Galway, Ireland 1989 809pm 16.10.24 I heard myself some Lithuanian singing in such a fashion... and most European folk singing has a similar lilt...
You are correct, I once heard an old African man singing a song on a BBC 2 TV, program which was recorded during the 1950s, I swore that the old man was singing an ancient Connemara song that heard sung as a child, 20 years or so years later the man who recorded the African man singing was making a program in Connemara and he came across an old fisherman who appeared to be singing the same song. Later the BBC man compared the recordings of those 2 old men singing and found that the song was almost identical in all but words. It helped to prove how near we are connected to other people in far off lands.
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Where in Co Galway is Kilcummin?
Great video and beautiful singing. Thanks for sharing this with us
Look up Google maps
Great video ....was this before womens lib ?
Everyone had their haircut back then. It was mandatory
Sean Nós Singing Sisters of Kilcummin, Co. Galway, Ireland 1989 1806PM 16.10.24 ?
Cá bhfaigheann tú na físeáin seo? / where do you get these videos?
How did you get the fada on ca and tu?
@@BillWhirl If you're typing using a computer or laptop, push down on the 'Alt gr' key and the vowel together. This should put fada on vowel.
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Google it @@BillWhirl
Cutting turf is back-breaking work...
It was but the cups of smokey tea and packet of USA biscuits made up for the hard labour
Frying the eggs on the head of the bog shovel
No it isn't, like eating an elephant,one piece at a time😊😊
An-deas
Jesus 😂
He was there too, helping out and also later when the smokey tea was drank and the USA biscuits eaten, Jesus sat along and laughed as he listened to the stories being told
Well will see them days again, was great to have experience it I sopose 😊
@@JamesReilly-en4di Sadly no, those wore gold days, hard but golden days,