Blackbird

[@amit_1]

How many of u come here after watching THE RIDGE by DANNY.

[@BA9000]

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP

[@Timo-15]

Absolutely! That's why I'm here. I watched Danny's 'The Ridge'....and I thought: "what is this amazing music playing in the background? It's magic!" Slowly building....and building up into a big symphonic finale. It's great! I'm Irish, but I have to say.....UP SCOTLAND!!

[@amit_1]

@@Timo-15 if u like this song then please listen other songs of Martyn Bennett.. i hope u will like them also

[@sanchithakodagoda1737]

🇱🇰

[@sergej45]

Me :)

[@beingshaktishali7644]

I m lucky that I have heard this song in my life.

[@UnitedAirlines4Life]

Same. For me it’s reminds of a better time.

[@TheKewlP]

Why do I cry when I listen to this? I don't understand a single words but tears roll down like it's taking all my pain. Thank you 🙏🏼

[@andrewfenn3385]

You are not alone, chokes me too

[@scottmaciver1336]

What a voice, what a voice, what a voice I hear It's like the voice of my Willy dear But if I had wings like that swallow high I would clasp in the arms o' my Billy boy What a voice, what a voice, what a voice I hear It's like the voice of my Willy dear But if I had wings like that swallow high I would clasp in the arms o' my Billy boy When my apron it hung low My true love followed through frost and snow And noo my apron it is tae my chin He passes me by and he ne'er spiers in There is a blackbird sits on yon tree Some says it is blind and it cannae see Some says it is blind and it cannae see And so is my true love tae me

[@amit_1]

Hehehe bro same here.

[@tomigunawan9350]

holy sh*t we're same i cry too bro :')

[@nithinraj7351]

True brother. ...True....me too

[@GorGesGord1]

This was the stand out moment of the gig. Glad I got to see it. RIP Martyn Bennett!

[@Timo-15]

I was brought here by Danny Macaskill's video of: The Ridge. And as I was watching his video, I thought to myself what is this *amazing* music going on in the background?....it's immensely powerful So after a bit of research, that brought me all the way to here....to this great peice of music. And I've since found out all about Martyn Bennett and his music. I'm Irish....but I have to say what a great *Scottish* composer he was! *RIP Martyn Bennett.*

[@glencoe8251]

try listening to lizzie higgins singing it.

[@ChurchOfTheHolyMho]

I sadly had forgotten Martyn Bennett's name, but wanted to hear one of his songs. Typed a bunch of historical facts I could think of into AI, and it retrieved his name... and my YT search brought me here. I had never heard this performance before. It is fantastic. The musicians truly did justice to this beautiful song. Funny looking at comments, who most appear to be here from a cultural reference I do not know... Doesn't matter, as I'm glad we all can appreciate this song!

[@koborkutya7338]

Danny never thought it would be such a cult video :)

[@voodoo4701]

Lol

[@mannu7554]

People who want to enjoy the song with lyrics...... What a voice, what a voice, what a voice I hear It's like the voice of my Willy dear But if I had wings like that swallow high I would clasp in the arms o' my Billy boy What a voice, what a voice, what a voice I hear It's like the voice of my Willy dear But if I had wings like that swallow high I would clasp in the arms o' my Billy boy When my apron it hung low My true love followed through frost and snow And noo my apron it is tae my chin He passes me by and he ne'er spiers in There is a blackbird sits on yon tree Some says it is blind and it cannae see Some says it is blind and it cannae see And so is my true love tae me

[@edwardhess2565]

Thanks so much for this! I love the sound of the vocalist's voice, and it brought up the same emotional response in me that others experienced. But I couldn't really understand the words until you provided the transcription. I thought, "Oh, she's singing in Scottish Gaelic! How beautiful!" Now that I know what she's saying, I'm now thinking to myself, "No, you ignorant bastard, she's singing in SCOTS!"

[@mannu7554]

@@edwardhess2565 I also felt the same for the first time....lolz

[@rehan7590]

This song has different vibe to it Whenever i listen to this song, tears start rolling .

[@madmadmaud]

Martyn Bennett lives!

[@malayanbandits694]

This Song popular bcoz of you Danny boy!!! Great job!!! 💪🏼👍🏽👍🏽

[@Woo5ter]

I have watched this at least once a day since finding it. Inspiration at its best!

[@Woo5ter]

Your music is still an inspiration, it is now a year after finding this. Two different series. The second one is to be released soon. Thank you once again!

[@kanggetekseng5419]

When ever this song pass my mind, i came here then i realize that am few of those people who has the opportunity to feel such a music.

[@davidtaylor1725]

Admittedly, it doesn't take much but the whole performance brought a few tears to my eye(s). X

[@86SVA]

Loved this song for years. I never thought to search for it on YT. I'm so glad I did as I think this is an amazing performance.

[@MalkyMcMillan]

Fiona Hunter has an amazing voice. Search for her version of Tannshill's Braes o' Glennifer.

[@josevergaraychia1491]

Its so beautiful. Congratulations fron Peru my friends

[@rogueshinobislash]

This music is epic goose bump inducing. I will play this once ive done the impossible. It will make the pain of the past more gratifying reaching my goal at the end.

[@zalzalahbuttsaab]

ASMR for me

[@rishabhjoshiofficial6056]

Wow her voice. Can't explain in words very very very sweet and melodious

[@amritjyoti3797]

My god! Such an amazing voice with adventurous surrounding. Really!😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@preetisadh2313]

This music touches my heart and I can hear it a million times.

[@akashkumarnetam9599]

I just love how great some composers are ❤️ I have just heard this song and it's already very close to my heart . Thank you for this beautiful creation ❤️

[@ruaraic]

This is simply a masterpiece........god bless the talented....

[@SWARAS]

The music touches my 💓

[@fatihalard5986]

so do i

[@nubagpiper7431]

Its a shame you only get to like this once.

[@loisoutjers4412]

Stunning and emotive ❤😢

[@brownmunda6414]

Never gets old also not boring😭👍❤️

[@Robescocia]

Just awesome!

[@hagekapa5101]

What a voice, what a video, what a Danny👌👌👌👌 Too gud man

[@bakeot]

This is so sick this song reminds me of danny and danny reminds me of this song

[@davidadimurfi7225]

life is adventure 🔥🔥

[@freshwonk1]

That was really amazing

[@antonaidh]

Indeed! What a voice!

[@antonaidh]

Were any of these performances released on DVD? I would love to see "Chanter", performed live again. Watched it from the first Grit concert, then they were all pulled down from YT.

[@fjmarcelo]

Sublime!!

[@telmozanotticardoso6064]

Perfeito , faz se sentir num paraíso !

[@ivanhilario1415]

Beautiful........* ✨👏👏👏👏👏👏 From Brazil ....!!!

[@floob247]

This is so awesome!!!!!!!!!!! I wish I could've been there! :'D

[@chaidarpamungkas7304]

Beruntung mendengar musik ini ❤ serasa di alam bebas dengan pemandangan sabana yang luas, seperti skotlandia ataupun mungkin Selandia baru

[@alokdas1622]

What a voice....your💓

[@coachcesarbasketball587]

Amazing

[@tullochgorum6323]

If you have any more of the Grit performances, please post - especially the original concert. They seem to have disappeared from the public domain, and it's a crying shame...

[@MalkyMcMillan]

I have it somewhere. I'll have a look.

[@gregbagel]

I'm still trying to get the BBC to make the concerts public.... find me on facebook, i'll see what I can do, greg lawson

[@sonofthe101]

think i have 4 or 5 of the tracks from this performance. Let me know the best way to share.

[@tullochgorum6323]

@@sonofthe101 Do you have a KZbin channel? If not, perhaps you could post on Google Docs or a similar service and share the links here? The original performance was one of the most inspiring I've ever seen, and I'd dearly like to have a recording...

[@ScotlandandMe]

Beyond words🤘💙🤘

[@eaglegamers796]

It addressed my feelings.

[@hawthornleaf5909]

Love this, I wish it had kept rolling for Hallaig, another absolute gem.

[@mmacdonald1657]

Pure Magic!

[@skiperball3123]

Beautiful song, i like it

[@Deutschland-Fly]

Amazing voice appricate 🤘🤙

[@wawanz16channel66]

Danny,nice&amazing video.&this is magnetic music..

[@denbermono]

❤❤❤

[@narendrapatil3825]

awesomeness over flooded

[@90s_futbal]

Wonderful voice.. Wonderfull MacaSKILL..

[@riadyzakir7094]

Nice music...

[@Crurned]

The unplugged version of this song is equally memorable as the studio version, and has its own swing.

[@UnitedAirlines4Life]

How do I find that version?

[@iaingordon2633]

Great performance, just out of curiosity why is there a guy doing mountain bike tricks in the middle of it? No hate, genuinely curious…

[@MalkyMcMillan]

That's Danny Macaskill who does (did?) some amazing stunt riding, and he used Martyn Bennett's music as the backing track to his video 'The Ridge' which you can find here on KZbin.

[@bahflip]

Spotify plsssss!!

[@livefreefs7643]

❤

[@adiarthassstudio6008]

Black bird never end

[@luerpacho]

Luv it.!

[@stribe1000]

Chills

[@johnmansour7711]

So underrated

[@fatihalard5986]

nice song blackbird, nice guy Dany macaskil 👍

[@bar04z]

How did I not know this live version existed? Now I've been greetin and I have a zoom meeting in 5 mins.

[@MalkyMcMillan]

Bad timing!

[@TheAudave]

Just wow

[@ijalbugisofficial3541]

I love this songs. Voice fiona like same voice lizzie higgins

[@Jason-mv4go]

" some say it was blind - it cannae see. "

[@jefersonhenriquemarques9481]

Kkkkk. Que versão engraçada de the bridge

[@themajor3374]

SCOTLAND THE BRAVE!!!!!

[@bigfatleanengineer]

Was hoping to see the frontflip.

[@lucatosi2933]

came for the music video, stayed for danny

[@paulbarnes5204]

Is the full show anywhere to buy on DVD or download?

[@MalkyMcMillan]

Sorry, just saw this. I don't think so, Paul. Worth checking the BBC Scotland website, though.

[@tomhodge8215]

I love the entire track...do you know what the plain chant (choir) at the beginning and end is taken from? A religious Psalm maybe?

[@martinhammond4376]

From Psalm 69: "Deus, in adjutorium meum intende; Domine, ad adjuvandum me festina." - "O God, come to mine aid. O Lord, make haste to help me."

[@Matafafa]

Hello, I'm looking for a hardland flac album. Thank you

[@graxroot]

ഡാനി മച്ചാൻ പൊളിച്ചു

[@oooxxx8815]

wow!this song make free

[@mangoshake]

Lmao look at Danny's face rowing that boat

[@khaylaaa4897]

Indonesia 03 juli 2019

[@r0blocmix813]

Sama bro gara gara lihat dany 👍👍👍👍

[@choirulanam3653]

Hadir

[@ekojhon2751]

Br nongol d beranda gw 22 12 20...

[@mariapopel]

Wkwkkwl

[@dann5480]

hathapai saura pai hathapai soura souuuoo

[@bhushanpatil-xx4qy]

Can anyone please find the lyrics ?? Please give the link

[@scifirank]

What a voice, what a voice, what a voice I hear, It's like the voice of my Willie dear. An if I had wings like that swallow high I would clasp in the arms of my Billy boy. When my apron it hung low My true love followed through frost and snow. But now my apron is tae ma chin; He passes me by and he'll ne'er speir in. It's up and doon yon white hoose brae, He's called a strange girlie to his knee An he's telt her a tale that he's once told me. There is a blackbird sits on yon tree, Some says it is blind and it cannae see. Some says it is blind and it cannae see And that's what my true love's tae me. Oh I wish, I wish, oh I wish in vain, I wish I was a maid again. But a maid again I will never be 'Til a apple it grows on a orange tree. I wish, I wish my babe was born An smiling on some nurse's knee. An for myself to be dead and gone An the long green grass growing over me.

[@vasuchaurasiya3793]

When Danny will rip then this song will be his anthem like paul Walker's see you again

[@tomyanggriawan7534]

What kind of the book they brought? bible? or ?

[@tecnocentergames8226]

Track name ?

[@shashankhegde1328]

What kind of music is this called?

[@RunrigFan]

Style ? Folk/Rock/Classical

[@mariapopel]

Ambience Same like björk

[@johndavidson9377]

Enjoyable rendition, probably as good as that by Lizzie Higgins.

[@BA9000]

Not many people here are talkin' about danny!! :( :(

[@nanbill2006]

Nothing like the original

[@zalzalahbuttsaab]

PMSL looking at Danny's expression. Looks well pissed. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

[@theblackbear1747]

BONNIE LASS I DE KEN WEH SEE IS YET XXX

[@nanbill2006]

why say claspin the arms of my willie boy when it should be billy boy, are we really that touchy in glasgow!! the context of saying billy boy is justified in this beautiful historical song.

[@MalkyMcMillan]

Maybe we are too touchy. Maybe we've been scared by sectarianism.

[@MalkyMcMillan]

*scarred

[@nanbill2006]

Get your point malky, but don't think we should be changing songs to keep it neutral, as said, Billy boy I this context is justified and has no reference to sectarianism.

[@happy12ification]

How come you beautitful people dont support Independence-we are here if you are-no SNP-lol,bRilliant stuff:}xx

[@ishtiaqueahmed1157]

That cyclist ruined the whole sentiment of the song! P.S: Obviously I know the context.

[@edwardhess2565]

I agree, Danny's video was much better. But here, he's just biking around in laps doing bike tricks, which is okay, but it was definitely an awkward juxtaposition to have a live concert AND a bike stunt show...

[@basantrai2663]

I like the whole thing but I also have to agree with you.

[@albannach683]

Yes, Lizzie Higgins can't exactly come back and sing this live but I for one hated that rendition.

[@floob247]

How can you hate something so beautiful?? Better than most music that's around haha

[@nanbill2006]

WHY, that's the rendition that made it famous and martynn bennett loved and mixed it in his recordings, without lizzie higgins we wouldn't be here talking about it, martynn loved the history of these travelling people from scotland and how they sang.

[@dara_1989]

rider could not enjoy the music .. too much

[@Coolbuddy843]

the biker shouldn't be there. they both should be respected separately. the choreography is lame.

[@panzof8888]

The cyclist is Danny Macaskill tho, a world renound one, one of the best in the world, and from Scotland :)