Bothy Band, The Morning Star set 1977

A set of Irish Reels beginning with The Morning Star, live - The Bothy Band. Paddy Keenan pipes, Matt Molloy flute, Kevin Burke fiddle, Triona Ni Dhomhnaill keyborad, Micheal O'Domhnaill guitar & Donal Lunny bouzouki - 1977 - First track on their Out of the wind and into the sun album.

[@Kinsale1333]

Paddy Keenan --the Jimi Hendrix of the Uillieann pipes

[@sheilahewitt3868]

No words ,I did my homework every evening listening to these guys, Simply in a league of their own.

[@gravvin845]

It can't be underestimated how hard this goes.

[@finbarrcorcoran9342]

Driving through the hills of West cork in spring, heavenly.

[@gordonjackson217]

Altan, Danu, Solas, Dervish etc - none would exist without the Bothies. I was a big fan of Planxty, but when this lot appeared they completely blew everyone off the stage. Still the best.

[@edelahaye]

Huge ! Best Irish band ever !

[@tomreck8349]

I saw these folks live many years ago. They were unbelievable. I miss the old days of them, Planxty, Chieftains etc. I loved going into NYC with my parents for great concerts. The concert goers were all so appreciative of the musicians too. It was a great time to experience live Celtic music.

[@andyrendell7430]

And how about their Kesh and Drink of Water set,fabulous and inspired.

[@BobSoperJr]

Now is also a great time for live Celtic music-- especially over in Ireland. The current young crop of traditional players is nothing short of incredible.

[@tomreck8349]

@@BobSoperJr if you have some recommendations I’d greatly appreciate it. I’m not much for television but I love music. Thank you so much. Peace.

[@andyrendell7430]

There's some great Irish and other Celtic music going on in Cornwall- also a Celtic nation- Krelys,who play high- octane Irish sets, especially reels,and Skillywidden, very skilled Cornish revival music and renowned for Nos Lowen trad dance evenings.

[@andyrendell7430]

@@tomreck8349 See above- Krelys or Skillywidden,but need to come to Cornwall for it. There are worse destinations..

[@prof1964]

Absolutely beautiful. Thankyou for sharing this.

[@philipcroft2236]

World class band, none better

[@edgleason8918]

So many legends in one place.

[@JustFiddler]

indeed

[@mattmalley]

I’m going to go ahead and give an A+ to the sound mixer.

[@jamesbradshaw3389]

HARD ROCKING MUSIC, THEY WOULD SHAME A HEAVY METAL BAND WITH 10 TRUCK LOADS OF EQUIPMENT The later 1960s and all the 1970s and early part of the 1980s were the golden day of the most brilliant hard rocking folk and Thin Lizzy Rory Gallager Van Morrison Dancing & Rocking Music. My brothers, I was there for Phil/Thin Lizzy Rory Gallaher and some of those master folk bands I dancing then, and I am still dancing with delight when I hear this music< this music refuses to let me grow old

[@robrussell5329]

There is no experience that equals hearing Celtic music so up close. That is a very lucky audience.

[@nickyreynolds3326]

This live version with the keyboard more forward in the mix is so good.

[@thomasburke1081]

Absolutely incredible band wow....

[@marklammas2465]

I saw this wonderful band in the early 70s at the University of Lancaster. I still have my copy of "Out Of The Wind And Into The Sun", and I do play this set on my whistles. I must re-practise it. It's a cracker.

[@davidhuff5676]

Love the Clavichord sound (and Triona)

[@donaldstuart2278]

The brilliant Bothy Band. Love this.

[@rudallcarte580]

Always very tidy. Controlled edgy. Rock and Roll. Love them

[@johntuohy1867]

Hum finger.

[@danpitt1214]

Triona is actually playing a clavinet. I saw her many times in Chapel Hill in the 1980s, where she was living and playing with Touchstone. Kevin and Micheál visited pretty often, too.

[@claudemorice273]

Et oui, c'est un peu grâce à eux que je joue de la musique irlandaise. Merci BB.

[@holmesway]

Hello Claude, I know of you and your playing. Is it true that you have a Boosey & Co F - Flute? I'm just trying to locate as many as I can of these wonderful instruments - thank you NH ([e-mail])

[@cato7294]

Round the house, mind the dresser!

[@jean-pierrebonnin5917]

Merveilleux !!!! Quelle époque . Quelle joie de revoir cela

[@bernardbarry4258]

What can you say about that? Brilliant!!!

[@vaemcdowell6205]

They played at the Gurtefescht that year or roundabout, and again in a small venue in Laupen. They were wonderful, enough to remember nearly half a century later, and you can't say that about many musicians!

[@michaeljordan3422]

Omg The Best Band In the World What A Beautiful Performance Well Done Guys

[@silvialogan9226]

They played so excellently. I love how the bagpipes blend together with the other instruments.

[@adrianmccarron4909]

Uilleann pipes...

[@gordonjackson217]

@@adrianmccarron4909 Uillleann pipes are bagpipes.

[@gordonjackson217]

My comment was based on what I believed was a misunderstanding by @adrianmccarron4909, in that he appeared to be ‘correcting’ @silvialogan9226’s use of the term ‘bagpipes’. On reflection, I’m prepared to accept the possibility that Adrian was just expanding the term ‘bagpipes’ in general to ‘uilleann pipes’ in particular. However, @TheGavranatar seems to want to correct me, in so far as s(he) seems to think uilleann pipes aren’t bagpipes. Fintan Vallely’s Companion to Irish Traditional Music puts it quite succinctly: they are a ‘bellows-blown bagpipe’. There are over thirty known types of bagpipe, the Scottish (Highland) and the uilleann being the best known, at least in English-speaking countries; some are mouth-blown, some are bellows-blown. All of this would be well known to performers and scholars of traditional music.

[@anneodonnell102]

I bet you get a table all to yourself down the pub @@gordonjackson217

[@fredericksemple6366]

The pinnacle of Irish trad. These guys have never been equalled to this day.

[@cianwalker1829]

They’re just so fuckin tight. Almost trash metal-like in their precision.

[@MrMusicguyma]

Great, tight band. All stars every one. ;)

[@franktuckwell196]

This is truely joyous music, if you ever wondered what people look like when having a marvellous time playing what they so obviously love, then the Bothy Band are IT!! I devy you to listen to their music and not tap your feet.

[@infledermaus]

I used to listen to their music while I was ripping down a freeway well above the speed limit! It just fits high speed travel so perfectly! They, to me, are the very best Irish band. My humble opinion. Irish rock! Their renditions make my soul fly! I literally feel a great lift in my chest as if I'm flying on my own wings over the green hills of Ireland when I hear their music. If that sounds hokey to you, well, up yours!

[@dazmalski]

Yet some of their audience look plain miserable! Yeah, I get ya though.

[@Redsince66]

@@infledermaus well said and so very true, from an expat!

[@sebastianverney7851]

adore them

[@JustFiddler]

same

[@mikesmithwick1570]

Ah, memories....I first saw them live in 1977 ish at the Rainbow, Finsbury Park, it was such an exciting gig, up there with any of the rock gigs I've enjoyed over 60 years!

[@holmesway]

Me too, Mike. I saw them in 1977 at Saltburn Spa. on the North York Moors. It was a little disjointed as after some time there were technical problems but Matt Molloy stood in and did a 20-30 minute solo spot. They all got back on stage and it was excellent all round.

[@leotoolan2091]

Super band !.

[@irishfield1]

AWesome ever so great ever thank you Bothy Band mighty

[@cliffsandifer3877]

I met Triona in a pub ( in Ga.) She was playing ...before concert .....she asked me if i had any pot 😂....no i didnt

[@herecomeseveryone7562]

Keenan came up to me after a gig once for a rollie cigarette, but I was smoking my last paper. He looked disappointed then turned away & left.

[@MrMusicguyma]

These guys and gal are great. Fine arrangement of tunes.

[@infledermaus]

Fabulous!

[@DrCrabfingers]

Amazing. I love the looks the band give each other at the end of the piece....

[@bernardbarry4258]

No one to touch them!!!

[@fergalwoods1817]

The sound is brilliant, this is way better than the studio version !

[@wingandaprayer]

Forgotten how good that lot were..how could I!

[@deirdre108]

Fantastic! A better mix than the LP!

[@irishguitar]

Fabuleux !

[@dfeodosia]

I like how that old keyboard sounds like a jaw harp sometimes ....😄

[@jimthomas8193]

How can the crowd not be UP dancing??!!

[@genghisthegreat2034]

Because it's live TV, and because the etiquette of a live traditional music requires that I don't make it about me, even if I'm a musician myself. If I'm invited to join, that's a different matter, but it's their session 😀

[@MrLiamo29]

Too fast for Dancing. But Brilliant.

[@roldo23]

The set, according to google, is: The Morning Star, The Fisherman's Lilt, The Drunken Landlady

[@tjeofpcc]

Top notch

[@gerhar11]

Some of the finest of fine musicians right there

[@danpriest7572]

Well, that alright. I might have a whiskey now.

[@matthewlawrenson2734]

Rocks!

[@bonenfant96]

Woohoo !

[@samuelwacogne4050]

[0:57] on dirait Roger Hogson 😊 Magnifique musique 🎶 ils étaient vraiment excellents

[@JustFiddler]

bagus sekali ! matur suksma

[@timewilltella39]

First time hearing this and it's getting saved into my car playlist 💯

[@differous01]

Like a Drunken Landlady [1:20] this is one 'tight' performance.

[@cabelenoheritage]

DIOSES!

[@frankwalton1628]

Is there any trad Irish music vid that doesn't have Donnal Lunney in it?

[@holmesway]

I do hope not!

[@christaylor2070]

funny how Matt Molloy's flute carries over all the other instruments, even the pipes - I don't think it was deliberately higher in the mix, maybe the tone of it just cuts through

[@holmesway]

He always was a powerful player but especially in the early days - Best wishes H

[@erikm8372]

I believe the tunes are The Morning Star, The Kerryman’s Daughter (in C), The Drunken Landlady, The Kerryman’s Daughter (in D)

[@holmesway]

That sort of thing; Morning Star, Fisherman's Lilt (Kerryman's D), Drunken Landlady and F. Lilt again. not sure of the keys.

[@peterhanna2934]

3:35

[@Melvorgazh]

How long does the DVD last? Agus cé mhéad é? An-iontach é sin!

[@fanmaxis3004]

Sounds like something out of the middle ages

[@Melvorgazh]

Ah! That is Micheál's Martin guitar ^^ Glè-mhath!

[@MrMusicguyma]

Although the inlay pattern looks like a Martin D-45, it doesn't look a Martin headstock to me. Looks like a"T" inlaid on the headstock, but I could easily be wrong ;)

[@mcmanustony]

Actually a Tama knock off.....but played superbly!

[@PlaiulNou]

What is the name of the superb Celtic song starting at 01:21? BIG LIKE from Romania!

[@fergalwoods1817]

The Drunken Landlady - according to the LP sleeve notes ! The Fisherman's Lilt appears twice.

[@PlaiulNou]

@@fergalwoods1817 Thank you for sharing this info!

[@Melvorgazh]

What are the names of those tunes? Bothies abú! 😽

[@runeulriksen]

Where can I get a hold of this DVD? Does anyone know?

[@leven3145]

I've got best of both band cd ( bought in England ) & vinyl lp bought in second hand store in Fremantle Australia

[@terratraducao4412]

desse jeito a humanidade vai cansar de comer carne moída.

[@terratraducao4412]

José tem noticias mas José não os viu . O Deus do universo é justo. Eu também sou pirâmide.

[@owsleyhunter2757]

did I hear someone speaking galgue?

[@idalimpman6450]

Hey everybody! This video is from the battle The Bothy band vs another band (two fidlers and box-player seeting in left side on 2'05". Am I right? What is those band?

[@UISTMAN59]

Of course you are not right!!! In what sense can you even conceive of two great Irish folk bands doing "battle". This is not some episode of an "Ireland's Got Talent" competition.

[@idalimpman6450]

@@UISTMAN59 I did mean in that sense as (e.g.) drum-battle of two great drummers. Ok, but yet do you now those musicians (not Bothy Band)?

[@pjteahan6962]

@@idalimpman6450 Jimmy Doyle Accordion, Séamus MacMathúna Flute ( R.I.P) Connie O Connell Fiddle and Dan O Leary Fiddle ( R.I.P )

[@adrianmccarron4909]

Donal O' Connor is to the left of Seamus...