Almost Irish and Chris McMullan - Kilkelly

The song is learned from the singing of Mick Moloney and tells the story of one irish family divided by famine and the Atlantic ocean in the late 19th century.
It is a song of hope and love that of course does not end happy. Thanks to Middelfart Lokal TV for letting us share this material.
Written by Peter and Steve Jones based on old letters.

[@kkeegan32]

😢 We always used to close the pub to this song (mick moloney version) every time we put it on the jukebox it would make everyone cry and leave 😢

[@venwin25]

That final harmony gets me every time.

[@patricksheehan6093]

A great version of a great song. Always brings a tear to my eyes.

[@Armunk]

Thank you for your comment

[@Armunk]

Thank you for your comment

[@tparadox88]

The only cover I've found that hands off to a second voice for the final verse, an effect I've wanted to hear the song with since I first came across it.

[@mikemcnamara697]

Peter Wood checkout sean kanes veesion

[@zombie-process7025]

It's EXACTLY what the song needs.

[@Armunk]

We are brother (the four of us) and it always made sense to us that this was a way to do it justice.

[@Aaryq]

This is the best version of this song that I’ve heard. Goose pimples.

[@stram725]

Ho feu tan bé! M’encanta.

[@Armunk]

Thank you so much. The song means a lot to us so it's nice to read a comment like this:)

[@keesdenouden1554]

So beautiful Prode to be irish 💚☘

[@usamasheriff]

This is a crazy song. Screws your brain. Literally takes u to a different era. We can feel the pain pf partitions. Families apart. Crazy crazy.

[@Armunk]

Good words. Thank you

[@littleeaglemcgowan]

Now thats connected to the magical thread of the ages , of the song and spirit of Ireland .Well done McMullen.

[@Zsolto66]

This song breaks my heart every time I hear it... What a GREAT performance, thank you Armunk! 🤗 Zs

[@aledesperado]

Beautiful

[@cynrig1]

The second singer is amazing, gave me goose bumps

[@Armunk]

Thank you. All though Rasmus is the main singer second brother Lukas has a growing repertoire and a mighty voice behind it.

[@lindaburchell7743]

Beyond Beautiful

[@katehans6861]

C'est sublime. This song makes me remember my mountains and my family

[@lynnraley7731]

This powerful song was written by two old friends of mine, Steve and Peter Jones, who used old family letters to tell the story. I hope they can be given due credit above in the description.

[@Armunk]

Thank you for your comment. I will add that in the description

[@humbertoornelasr8104]

Bellísima y nostálgica capta la esencia y vicisitudes de una familia sencilla y amorosa, por eso se vuelve universal. Los interpretes son increíbles demuestran honestidad y excelente desempeño... they really touch muy heart.

[@jamesdolan4042]

As an Irishman I would say you definitely got the spirit of Irish music and song down. Your performance is very authentically Irish.

[@Armunk]

thank you very much

[@nannibuzzcut7786]

James Dolan 😘

[@tonir4675]

From Spain... 👍🏻😢

[@soldier2297]

@@Armunk agreed. Amazing lads. Well done 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@tanyikwah5806]

Amazing tunes, beautiful lyrics, that's why I'm obsessed with Irish music.

[@sethhalliwell1884]

By far the best rendition of this stunning piece I have come across. Thank you SO much for posting.

[@jmichaelbellenger]

God how beautiful.......wow, you guys are great. Such good music, soul, voices and warmth.......really, really, good.

[@owenlunney7611]

My favorite version.

[@katiushae5662]

I'd bet this is the best version of this amazing song. Your voices and the instruments are incredible. I guess I will never find out how is it possible that anyone who is able to sing this song out loud can keep a straight face. I never managed it :))

[@marcusgunz7576]

It was possible after I tried it about 20 times. But it is still very difficult. The tears are still coming sometimes 😓

[@lindaburchell7743]

Best performance of Kilkenny I've ever heard.

[@valerielandis3911]

My gr.grandmother left Ireland, for America,in about 1883. She never returned. They say only one in ten ever returned, even for a visit... Just wasnt affordable. So 😥

[@Armunk]

Thank you for sharing that. It's a strong subject and many families all over the world who were separated due to poverty and such can relate.

[@1rideumcowboy]

Just found your group,I can’t get enough of it. It makes me happy,sad. You guys are great.

[@TheLupulalb]

A knife in my heart (:

[@bryanmanning6380]

excellent

[@stanlupton6083]

Brilliant Band wonderful music

[@soldier2297]

Great version Lads👍👍👍🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@michaelmurtagh565]

This is the best version I’ve heard

[@Armunk]

Thank you so much

[@nienkedevlin81]

What a beautiful version of this sad song, it almost made me cry!

[@timfoote2874]

Incredible harmony.

[@aflatminor]

Superb rendition of a fabulous (And sad) old song👍😎 I'm pretty sure I wouldn't get through this without bursting in to tears, I lost my father over thirty years ago then my mother almost ten years ago followed by my youngest brother a couple of years later 😥

[@lenhowl]

One of the finest songs I have ever heard. Very sad.

[@mikelaffoon5986]

LOVE your music. Thank God for no bag-pipe. All of you are special. Thank You for sharing your talents with us. Make a CD!

[@joehemmet9110]

Brilliant Thanks

[@nannibuzzcut7786]

Wonderful❤

[@tingodman]

happy new year ! )))

[@MichaelQuinlan207]

Super version! Cheers, Mike!

[@anhpham4429]

I'm so glad that I found this video, and you guys. :)

[@Armunk]

Thank you. Here we are:)

[@michaelkraus9671]

I heard many good versions of this song, but this one is really the nicest and most sensitive version!

[@Armunk]

Thank you so much

[@nancyspasko54]

Magnificent ❤

[@liliial721]

Superb performance

[@angelonero737]

Sublime version!

[@jonathanheidenreich8565]

Best version, by far. Slàinte.

[@retroblue69696]

as an irish canadian, love it!

[@cynrig1]

I hope you do come to Vancouver in 2019, I will be there I promise

[@tobiasoellers146]

Great rendition Boys

[@mickmurtagh3040]

Always loved the song but this is the nicest version of it I’ve heard

[@monikakellerer6115]

So beautiful❤

[@Armunk]

Thank you:)

[@rossmason7496]

brilliant

[@lauraflatley612]

LOVELY!

[@Michael-bf1dt]

Hello Laura how are you. Greetings from Ireland. I agree this is a lovely song 🎶 It has a haunting melody and a very sad story. Best wishes to you 👍🙏 Michael

[@elisebryant6595]

Wow! Lovely job, my brothers! I think you need to come to the U.S. and sing it with Peter Jones, the writer and his brother Steve in a concert for St. Patrick's day 2022! Wouldn't that be a smash hit?!!!

[@rozdoyle8872]

Holy Moly , these singers may as well have shot up out of Kilkelly soil, even now the dialect hasn't changed , just some big houses & big cars and the N17 is all the difference there is . I know the above because I lived among them , nice decent people who know their history & never move too far from it.

[@barfuss.]

Hilsner til Danmark fra Tyskland; Denne sang er stor og fuld af ånd, lyder autentisk irsk. Undskyld venligst, om min dansk ikke er god. Greetings to Denmark from Germany; this song is sung great and full of spirit, sounds authentically Irish. Grüße aus Deutschland nach Dänemark! Dieses Lied wird hervorragend und mit viel Gefühl interpretiert, es klingt authentisch nach irischer Musik.

[@Armunk]

Danske sehr.

[@tonir4675]

Brutal

[@yvonnereyes9954]

Peter Jones! Your song is sang in Ireland. I've only seen and heard this sung by Peter here in Wahington DC.

[@artequum6228]

VIVA

[@elytillidie1]

Brillient music 🍀💛💚🎩

[@davefrye3569]

Ive tried to cover this song, & I absolutely can't get through that last verse ; without question one of the most heartbreaking songs Ive ever heard. A close second is utah phillips " rice & beans "...yow.. . harrowing, Yet ,Im a fool for the sheer beauty of these songs..

[@Armunk]

Keep singing. Getting emotional during a song is powerful. We often tear up in the last worse too.

[@hernanbarrientos377]

Kilkelly Peter Jones Kilkelly, Ireland, 18 and 60, my dear and loving son John Your good friend the schoolmaster Pat McNamara's so good As to write these words down. Your brothers have all gone to find work in England, The house is so empty and sad The crop of potatoes is sorely infected, A third to a half of them bad. And your sister Brigid and Patrick O'Donnell Are going to be married in June. Your mother says not to work on the railroad And be sure to come on home soon. Kilkelly, Ireland, 18 and 70, dear and loving son John Hello to your Mrs and to your 4 children, May they grow healthy and strong. Michael has got in a wee bit of trouble, I guess that he never will learn. Because of the dampness there's no turf to speak of And now we have nothing to burn. And Brigid is happy, you named a child for her And now she's got six of her own. You say you found work, but you don't say What kind or when you will be coming home. Kilkelly, Ireland, 18 and 80, dear Michael and John, my sons I'm sorry to give you the very sad news That your dear old mother has gone. We buried her down at the church in Kilkelly, Your brothers and Brigid were there. You don't have to worry, she died very quickly, Remember her in your prayers. And it's so good to hear that Michael's returning, With money he's sure to buy land For the crop has been poor and the people Are selling at any price that they can. Kilkelly, Ireland, 18 and 90, my dear and loving son John I guess that I must be close on to eighty, It's thirty years since you're gone. Because of all of the money you send me, I'm still living out on my own. Michael has built himself a fine house And Brigid's daughters have grown. Thank you for sending your family picture, They're lovely young women and men. You say that you might even come for a visit, What joy to see you again. Kilkelly, Ireland, 18 and 92, my dear brother John I'm sorry that I didn't write sooner to tell you that father passed on. He was living with Brigid, she says he was cheerful And healthy right down to the end. Ah, you should have seen him play with The grandchildren of Pat McNamara, your friend. And we buried him alongside of mother, Down at the Kilkelly churchyard. He was a strong and a feisty old man, Considering his life was so hard. And it's funny the way he kept talking about you, He called for you in the end. Oh, why don't you think about coming to visit, We'd all love to see you again.

[@lynnraley7731]

Peter AND Steve Jones

[@christopherthorgesen902]

This is the BEST version of this song. How do I get a copy?

[@Armunk]

Thank you so much. Sadly we never recorded this song on an album as far as I remember.

[@meistergrimbart1303]

@@Armunk it's never too late 😁

[@blaisemarcc1172]

This is very good. The singer is Scottish, right?

[@Armunk]

Thank you. We all danish (brothers actually) except from our irish and unofficial 5th irish brother seated with the whistle

[@blaisemarcc1172]

@@Armunk Thank you for answering! The singer absolutely sounds Scottish to me :-) I think this is a great version. I will subscribe to your channel. I hope you all are well. -- The second singer sounds American, by the way :-) He doesn't do the vowels the same way as the first singer :-)

[@kieranmckillion3185]

Alas the curse of emigration and the American wake

[@GuniKalkuni]

Fuck hvor er det lækkert

[@Armunk]

Tak Hans

[@abdelhamidcherifi2074]

Am algerian but i do feel the same sadness irish could feel...so gloomy

[@Armunk]

These songs might origin in Irish culture and history but are versatile and universal in their message and connection with people

[@TheGravediggers6880]

Smukt

[@plox500]

Simpelthen en fryd at høre jer spille

[@Armunk]

+Alexander Grove tak for det;) håber alt er vel

[@VietnamGreg]

This is a good version but you should listen to Robbie O'Connell and Finbar Clancy. (1995) Their version is outstanding!

[@Armunk]

Agreed

[@timfoote2874]

Played and sung ust a little too fast.