The Jolly Soldier - Paul Brady 1976

[@mytorment]

Lovin the suit in the background swiggin back his whiskey, looks like management, delighted he's found some boys who can rock in a post hendrix world

[@NolanBryanLynch]

I had no idea Paul is such a pro on the mandolin as well.

[@24Matferrari]

I love And's little nod of praise to Paul at 4:23, its little those little things that remind you how of the friendship between these guys and how much fun they must be having

[@sakkorig]

This song always gets stuck in my head. I can never remember all the words, but the story that they tell is always very real in my imagination. I can see the dialogue unfolding before them as if they project a stage full of actors. I love andy's harmonica playing.

[@DavidCKendall]

I've never heard a finer set-up for Blarney Pilgrim.....just beautiful!

[@TheRacherry]

Andy and Pau, Paul and Andy. Peerless. Super. Thanks much for the opportunity to view this class show. Heretofore, I had only their album to listen to, which I've been doing for more than 40 years. Watching is even more enjoyable.

[@smiffy8364]

Donal Lunny is there, too.

[@ThumbAndFingers]

wow paul brady rocks on mandolin

[@sojnab1]

great playing,great voice.

[@banjodeano2202]

now....that is quality

[@TrueBlueEG8]

I dare anybody to show me a modern act with talent like this....

[@mikedenby6771]

Oh the talent exists, but not necessarily within this genre

[@IsoMorphix]

Punch Brothers.

[@chietrinidad1753]

Chris Thile covered "Mary and the soldier" in his show (i think) "Live from Here"

[@barrangatan]

I always thought Andy Irvine was the one playing the mandolin. Both were incredible on the Blarney Pilgrim Really thanks for posting all these great clips from the '76 show.

[@emmetsweeney9236]

Excellent. Great version of the Blarney Pilgrim ate the end.

[@alannolan3514]

Thank you. F me, D & A could play.

[@robrussell5329]

This is a great live version... but try the studio version on their album . It kicks tail.

[@MrFARQIE]

Mick McCarthy sitting skulling pints in the background haha

[@frankkelch4553]

Amazing performance.

[@smiffy8364]

Superb

[@goldsman]

He's a monster on fretted instruments...

[@stephenthestoryteller3139]

🙏

[@ricstunneloftunes4288]

i wonder what mandolin paul brady is using, the sound is great he is a pro

[@jeffwold8740]

It's an old Gibson

[@ricstunneloftunes4288]

@@jeffwold8740 thanks

[@martinhugill811]

It's a Gibson A3

[@timmots]

Love the smoking

[@RatsburyRaven74]

GOD DAMN YOU!!

[@georgehill6726]

Great playing, great tune, not so sure about the ideas in the song. On the original album it followed Arthur McBride which always struck me as interesting.

[@bobrussell9839]

The mix doesn't pick up the guitar well enough for the 2nd part. Too bad, as that's what makes the 2nd part so magical.

[@frankkelch4553]

Sounds great to me.

[@paulmckeown5672]

I agree I can't hear the guitar at all

[@Dubhain82]

Anyone know if this is Paul's mandolin or Andy's? Can't have been too many Gibson A style mandolins from pre 1920 in the country at the time.

[@davidhawkins9206]

it was Andy's from the Sweeney's men days and was later stolen and hasn't surfaced

[@Dubhain82]

@@davidhawkins9206 I wonder where it is now? The serial numbers were written in pencil on a lot of them. Hard to read these days.

[@davidhawkins9206]

There's a video of Paul doing this song in Molloys pub in 2009 and he has a similar one. A friend of mine has another one and it's a lovely thing, I've no idea of the serial number of it though. You're right though, there can't be that many of them around the place

[@Dubhain82]

@@davidhawkins9206 got one myself a few years back. Ebay US site. Was expecting it to need a lot of repairs as I got it fairly cheap but it didnt need much at all. That said it could do with a refret but the sound is something else.

[@davidhawkins9206]

@@Dubhain82 mandolin are funny aren't they.. the Loar F5s etc go for mortgage prices and some of these are still out there for ok money. Can't think of a better showcase for it than the 1976 Irvine Brady purple album

[@RatsburyRaven74]

nEVER MARRY A WOMAN WHO UNDERMINES YOUR FAMILIES FUTURE....

[@jamesdonohoe5629]

hate english soliders songs all the same at the end sorry up the hill of allen

[@stevenlight5006]

Love um

[@porterhall27]

what?