Christy Moore "Well Below The Valley"

[@David27mk]

Christy Moore is an Irish legend he learned this song has far has I believe from a man called John Reilly from Boyle county Roscommon John was a traveller and Christy moore gave John credit for that and a few more songs Christy Moore is a great man 💯

[@philruane5910]

When heaven touches earth, music like this gets created. Pure genius.

[@countsmyth]

From an Irish man living abroad for 8 years, this nearly brings me to tears!

[@hairyjute]

I can relate to that feeling!! you can take the boy out of ireland but you'll never take Ireland out of the boy!!

[@philipmaxwell8244]

that's Irish pride! be proud and keep your head up

[@noddybuts]

Chin up you guys 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@angelicaluce3230]

CRY LIKE A RIVER - It'll CLEAN ALL THE BAD MEMORIES AWAY. GOD BLESS YOU NOW my brother

[@countsmyth]

@@jdmc562 Yea, lived in Derry for 3 years.

[@elizabethburns3126]

Outstanding amazing talented gentleman singer songwriter musician could listen to his voice anytime 3:05 ❤from my hometown Derry Northern Ireland 🇮🇪 x ⚘️🌈👍🙏

[@muttib5]

der Gesang wird nur durch diese einzigartigartige Stimme getragen

[@desertzephyr606]

Irish have had hardships, no doubt. This song is about a dark dark corner of those times. Appreciate it for what it is; a sad tale immortalised by a cracking tune. Christy Moore = Some boy.

[@desertzephyr606]

BTW: Go listen to a band outta Dublin called Fontaines DC

[@Lee19897]

christy is the best singer of this song in my opinion

[@holygroove2]

Love how rhythmic his voice is, not just his drumming. Beautiful despite the subject matter. Gorgeous!

[@HARROWSKI]

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[@marabenetti8534]

From 1989 in Lorient to the future... Inside my soul forever❤

[@whatimthinking9867]

sad true story: this song was thought to have been lost for over a hundred and fifty years until a man called Tom munnely (a song collector) happened to hear about a traveller man who lived in boyle co. roscommon by the name of John (Jacko) Reilly. Tom munnely recorded 36 of Jacko's songs in the back room of a local pub in two days, because Jacko had a cough Tom munnely and a professor from America told Jacko they would be back in a month to record more of his songs (he was believed to have known hundreds of songs) sadly 4/5 week's later John (Jacko)Reilly passed away from pneumonia. Christy Moore sang and recorded some of jackos songs, it was decades later before Christy Moore acknowledged Jacko for the songs. REST IN PEACE JOHN(JACKO)REILLY)

[@niallmac44]

Thank you for crediting my old friend Tom Munnely but I have to say that he did not just "happen" to record John Reilly. Tom came from a modest background but songs became a passion and he and his wife structured their life around doing whatever they needed to just to live. At one time Tom took a job working on the roads. Later on he obtained academic positions, very well earned.

[@ryanmorphyrichards9013]

Yip true story I was there

[@whatimthinking9867]

@@laurawalsh1669 you're welcome

[@whatimthinking9867]

@@niallmac44 yes I know he didn't just happen to come across jacko, Tom heard of him and then sought him out to record his songs. After Jacko's death Tom released Jacko's recordings without permission from Jacko's family

[@barirwin8559]

Thank you for sharing this . B

[@xProudxIrishxGirlx]

I was here on this night, wasn't the atmosphere during this piece amazing? Christy is so so talented. This is beautiful.

[@coyotedust]

For contrast, here is a Scottish variant of the ballad, "The Maid of Coldingham", taken down by Rev. Robert Scott of the parish of Glenbuchat (Glenbuchat MS, circa 1818): The May's to the well to wash and to wring The primrose o' the wood wants a name An' ay so sweetly did she sing I am the fair maid o' Gowden-gane O by there cam' an eldren man The primrose o' the wood wants a name O gie me a drink o' your cauld stream An' ye be the fair maid o' Gowden-gane My golden cup is down the strand The primrose o' the wood wants a name Of my cold water you shall drink nane Tho' I be the fair maid o' Gowden-gane O fair may bethink ye again The primrose o' the wood wants a name Gie a drink o' cauld water If ye be the fair maid o' Gowden-gane O she sware by the sun and by the moon The primrose o' the wood wants a name That all her cups were flown to Rome Yet she was the fair maid o' Gowden-gane O seven bairns hae ye born The primrose o' the wood wants a name An' as many lives hae ye forlorn An' ye're nae the fair maid o' Gowden-gane There's three o' them in your bower floor The primrose o' the wood wants a name It gars ye fear when you wouldna fear An ye're nae the fair maid o' Gowden-gane O there's ane o' them in yon well stripe The primrose o' the wood wants a name And twa o' them in the garden dyke An' yere nae the fair maid o' Gowden-gane O there's ane o' them in your bed feet The primrose o' the wood wants a name It gars ye wake when ye should sleep An' yere nae the fair maid o' Gowden-gane Ye'll be seven lang years a stane in a cairn The primrose o' the wood wants a name An' seven years ye'll go wi' bairn An ye're nae the fair maid o' Gowden-gane Ye'll be seven years a sacran bell The primrose o' the wood wants a name An' ither seven the cook in hell An ye're nae the fair maid o' Gowden-gane

[@YoutubeChannel-ol7zx]

Fantastic thank you for sharing that

[@xProudxIrishxGirlx]

i remember this night so well.. this was haunting, everyone held their breath listening to him

[@HARROWSKI]

This is a madness

[@HARROWSKI]

Where was it do you mind me asking?

[@dermur68]

@@HARROWSKI He sang it everywhere but this particular performance is at the South Bank, London I believe.

[@conchettamerulla2184]

Dieu que c'est beau ☘️ un régal je ne m'en lasse jamais ☀️☀️☀️ je m'envole

[@petitefleurgalesne8500]

l’histoire est très très noire :’(

[@jangothefila]

I find this a sad and sick song (it makes me sick to my stomach to listen to the lyrics)...though there is a dark, melancholic kind of beauty to it...a masterful performance by Moore!

[@Ubu987]

It is a sin song. The thrill and horror of the forbidden. Most were lost, either not passed on or expurgated into idiotic innocence.

[@rosaleenkelly4539]

I heard him sing this live... It was haunting... Amazng Christy

[@fphelan535]

When I was a kid in primary school we had a Christmas feis(concert) and my friend was innocently practicing this song at home for the show...when the Christian Brother heard that my friend wanted to perform this song The Well" he was told that the song was a forbidden song. On a trip home to Ireland, I did visit a Cillin up above Poulaphuca in County Wicklow...very sad place.

[@user-lj7sz4my3c]

one of my favourite songs of all time ♥

[@silverdollar1921]

brings tears to me eyes everytime i hear it... beautiful!

[@sarahryan1303]

Road trips with daddy dearest listening to this song down to west cork and kerry for day trips growing up ..memories ♥♥

[@ashfly]

No words to say .....just be quiet and listen to beauty

[@AE-gl6cb]

I hate when people try to clap along to Christy..shut up and listen

[@JustToFallAsleep]

Absolutely Amazing! What an artist witha song is Christy Moore.

[@Dottydewinter3397]

Omg that ran straight up my spine..into my very skull then right along every standing hair on my arms...awesome and so powerful.

[@MrPhatSlim]

I love this song, from a great movie too!

[@serenity3101]

love the song.. haunting.. reminds us who we are.. what we were.. hope to never forget.. forget and you are doomed to repeat..

[@CollinMacCaulley]

I love this song! It is a great variation on "The Cruel Mother".

[@WellWhoKnows]

Sounded beautiful that night as it always does, Chisty come on!

[@bendonovan8755]

Incredible I just bought my first bodhran and are trying to play along to this masterpiece and find the rythme

[@rebecca19804]

What an amazing concert this was - and this song and performance of it raised the hair on the back of my neck!

[@LindsayCurran]

Magnificent, simply magnificent! Gives me shivers - goosebumps - L O V E this!! Many many thanks!

[@born2play86]

Straight from the Heart...got to love it.

[@anninhadtna1]

Essa música é simplesmente linda!!!!

[@catarinacosta805]

Love this song. Thanks for sharing! I was looking for it since some years when I watched the movie where it is played. Great!

[@TheGardenGnome]

Thank you ! Thank you so much !

[@danielcornwell4374]

This story always intrigues me xx

[@jimmych1pper926]

Here u are witnessing a legend

[@tony10396861]

I love this song; beautiful and slightly disturbing. Christy is wonderful, really feels the music and the rhythm. Sweat pouring off him from the pure intensity of it all

[@daniellemccarthy2862]

I love this song my secend mommy sings and drums to it for me when in down

[@PAn-su3wy]

I'm sorry.

[@coyotedust]

The Well Below the Valley-o / The Maid and the Palmer (Child No. 21) (Long Version) - Sung by Irish Traveller John "Jacko" Reilly of Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland. Recorded by Tom Munnelly, D. K. and E. Wilgus in Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland on Feb. 22, 1969.

[@denisbudbud]

Une prière, une expérience mystique et physique avec la matière et l'histoire qu'il évoque, pour ne pas dire invoque.

[@jaffaballymakeery746]

I first heard this in the film "The Magdalene Sisters" then I was introduced to Christie. His bodhran playing is superb.

[@Hatkala]

Beautiful!

[@liamnolan7541]

Superb!

[@joesoap81]

3.55 Onwards thats the heartbeat of Ireland folks.

[@innamachadim5533]

Amazing!!! Incrível!! Formidável!! Sublime!!🎼💙

[@florenceleguellanff4700]

Formidable ! Hypnotique ! A chaque fois que je l'écoute, je suis en extase !

[@jaspercooper1741]

Love this song. It’s soooo dark

[@callumdaly5107]

A history song good singer

[@PetyaKalinkova]

God bless him! Magnificient!

[@Dottydewinter3397]

Incredible...

[@7horianfiddler]

this is magic!!!!!!!!!!! 5 stars and favourited!!!! Its pentatonic, isn't it?

[@nodiggity9472]

Gin and tonic. Tails and Sonic.

[@annstubbs2256]

Love this guy ❤

[@Vesnicie]

It's like the parable of Jesus and the Samaritan woman turned totally on its head.

[@callumdaly5107]

The files is called the maglev sisster

[@jamesmmassey]

beautiful

[@cmur078]

So many songs nowadays are full of sex and violence and terrible attitudes to women. We should go back to the good old days! Wait a minute...

[@ohisashiburi]

this beautiful song was the inspiration to my painting "The Well Below The Valley" (had to borrow the name)...the painting is on my youtube home page if anyone should be interested to see how Planxty's influence affected my work...they are an incredibly talented band with superb vocals too...Thanks so much.

[@Ilyanazc]

Muito lindo

[@jamesmcatamney504]

Thanks

[@leemitchellmusic]

So emotive Xxx

[@LupineLady666]

@Lilianiization It's not for everyone that's for sure, but I do like how different people interpret the music and put their own slant on it. :)

[@MrSirDrew]

Lyrics Green grows the lily-o Right among the bushes-o A gentleman was passing by And he asked for a drink as he was dry At the well below the valley-o Green grows the lily-o Right among the bushes-o My cup is full up to the brim And if I were to stoop I might fall in At the well below the valley-o Green grows the lily-o Right among the bushes-o If your true love was passing by You'd fill him a drink if he was dry At the well below the valley-o Green grows the lily-o Right among the bushes-o She swore by grass, she swore by corn Her true love had never been born At the well below the valley-o Green grows the lily-o Right among the bushes-o He said to her you're swearing wrong Six fine children you've had born At the well below the valley-o Green grows the lily-o Right among the bushes-o If you be a man of noble fame You'll tell to me the father of them At the well below the valley-o Green grows the lily-o Right among the bushes-o There's one of them by your brother John At the well below the valley-o One of them by your Uncle Don At the well below the valley-o Two of them by your father dear At the well below the valley-o Green grows the lily-o Right among the bushes-o If you be a man of noble fame You'll tell to me what did happen to them At the well below the valley-o Green grows the lily-o Right among the bushes-o There's one of them buried beneath the tree At the well below the valley-o Another two buried beneath the stone At the well below the valley-o Two of them outside the graveyard wall At the well below the valley-o Green grows the lily-o Right among the bushes-o If you be a man of noble fame You'll tell to me what will happen myself At the well below the valley-o Green grows the lily-o Right among the bushes-o You'll be seven years a-ringing a bell At the well below the valley-o And seven years a-burning in hell At the well below the valley-o I'll be seven years a-ringing a bell But the Lord above may save my soul From burning in hell at the well below the valley-o Green grows the lily-o Right among the bushes-o Green grows the lily-o Right among the bushes-o

[@juliMathers]

hermoso!

[@malleebull75]

WOW!

[@traditionalirishmusic9550]

Brilliant

[@zihuetlachtli]

Nothing like it.

[@TheFlapper666]

very nice

[@cashel77]

We now understand our history

[@francismassacre]

@sleeveleague These are all really common themes in the Child Ballads. As someone ColinMacCauley stated, this is one is probably a variation on "The Cruel Mother," not sure which number, but one of the Child Collection anyway.

[@sandramorey2529]

Child ballad #21 The Palmer and the Maid.

[@ZZZLover]

Indelible.

[@muttib5]

wunderschön

[@sdeleuze]

not that's THE version!!!! thanks for posting!

[@westlakeprobert]

@ronniesoak2003 thanks for that, but the only version of 'strangeways' I can find seems to have nothing like the impact of 'the well below the valley'. Maybe I haven't found the right version, or maybe I'm missing something? Can you send me a link to the version you know? It's also not without significance that another version of 'the well' was used in the opening scenes of 'The Magdalene Sisters'.

[@MohammadIrishNative]

I❤

[@joannoflanagan5229]

You might this too- Little Nothing by Joann Flanagan St. Zita,pray for us, So we'll get to Heaven Without a fuss! Syf was your name origonally Till you took service in the House of di Fatinelli. Syf they christened you in your hometown. In Lucca you lost your name and gained renoun. St. Zita,pray for us, So we'll get to Heaven Without a fuss! In the Italy of your day When girlchildren went out to play At their innocent childlike games Folks added "Zita" to their names. St. Zita,pray for us, So we'll get to Heaven Without a fuss! In the di Fatinelli House they showered you with blame. They never called you "Sif" Or "Sifzita", Only Zita as if you had no name- As if you were "Noone" or "Nobodyzita". St. Zita,pray for us, So we'll get to Heaven Without a fuss! It's such a pity You lost your name in the City Of Lucca where you found a job Under conditions that tempted anyone to sob! Would tempt anyone to kill,to rob! St. Zita,pray for us, So we'll get to Heaven Without a fuss! It was Nobodyzita do this! Noonezita do that! Your ignorance is a bottomless abyss, You illiterate hick! You Scullian brat! St. Zita,pray for us, So we'll get to Heaven Without a fuss! Now great folk pray to you, Name their daughters Zita with no great ado , Light candles to you too! St. Zita,pray for us, So we'll get to Heaven Without a fuss! We don't say "St. Zita of Lucca", But rather "Lucca,St.Zita's city." Where she led a hard but holy life, As we request not offer pity. St. Zita,pray for us, So we'll get to Heaven Without a fuss!

[@theConqueror-ki7fk]

احلة صوت سمعته للاغنية

[@madelineschultz4968]

This song is a dark tale of a young woman with no choices. She is a victim of men, and society as a whole. Many versions of it end with her being told she must pay for her "sins". She'll the fallen woman, the woman of sin. Christy here does offer a beacon of hope for her.. Perhaps the Lord Above will save her soul, and grant her peace...

[@loscharliesnohacensurf]

Beautiful. But, is he playing only with his hand? I can't see any tipper...

[@mmmdanish8635]

Christy in bossmode

[@marcusuadonnghaile1855]

Upyahboyah! :-)

[@sarahryan1303]

Adding never new what the song ment at the time..tune was just catchy

[@francismassacre]

Or from "The Maid and the Palmer," apparently, Child #21.

[@AnaiyaThoron]

@LupineLady666 I love Omnia's version, but this is great too! It's just a hauntingly beautiful song :)

[@franbenson1034]

The wolf has it spot on

[@westlakeprobert]

@MondoBeno I sense that I have to be gentle in my reply. I agree - we can't tell from the song whether it was rape or not. But, six childer? 2 by each of her brother, uncle and father? Many possible interpretations, but my gut and heart feeling is that this about organised incestuous rape. I can't even conceive of your alternative, that a young lass would seduce her family into that situation. Either way, she is the victim, but the priest makes her do penance for her 'guilt' .

[@AnaiyaThoron]

@LupineLady666 I LOVE Omnia's version too! Both are great I think :)

[@renanpoersch1]

Can someone help me here? I can`t understand what he is saying at "the x x x x x to x me water from the well" and "my cup is full up to the brim x x x they might fall in" English is not my native language, and it`s kinda hard to understand those words. If any help, tnx anyway!

[@boyinabearsuit]

Renan Poersch No problem! The first part is "The servant girl took off her pail to draw me water from the well" - a pail is kind of a medieval word for bucket. The second part id 'My cup is full up to the brim if I were to stoop they might fall in' - to stoop is to beind over, lean in. Sorry if i'm over-explaining things you already know! Enjoy!

[@renanpoersch1]

Lord Bunn You are very kind, Sir! Thank you.

[@eamonno9]

Anyone know what make of Bodhran christy plays?

[@luiza4491]

Lyrics?

[@sleeveleague]

I first heard this song some 25 years ago I think, and loved the music but i could not understand the words by then; I was quite horrified when i red and understood the lyrics; i guess it reflec on historical (and current ?) reality: inscest, rape, infanticide as a consequence, but it is not very often tha tthese reality are alluded to in folk songs, not in any french songs that I know of, at least.

[@Ubu987]

La fille damnée, traditional Breton, arranged and sung by Celile Corbel. The lyric is about the ghost of a woman raped and murdered calling to her family for revenge if I understand correctly. The songs exist, but they were rarely passed on to collectors, or they were 'cleaned up' beyond recognition. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYGmiXl5ZtWgpMU

[@Bobbo293]

Long Lankin is a very grim song

[@Icu-h6g]

😢

[@LupineLady666]

anyone seen omnia's version of this song? chill inducing, but this is WAY better.

[@rmnixonII]

Well, I just broke out in a cold sweat.

[@maxx666mayhem]

@ecmatic exactly...

[@moominpic]

@Kick0a0cat That's assuming SHE killed them. Knowing the circumstances, they may have been "disposed of" by the father(s). I have read that in some places it was not uncommon for unwanted/illegitimate babies to be put to bed on open window ledges in the winter.

[@hadiamiri3664]

hi ,,, excuse me,,, what is exactly this poem??? ,,, i have ssen a movie about old magdalene sisters , churches in ireland and the movie was about 7o years ago and in beginning of that , in a wedding , one holly father sings this and he has a little some kind of drum , exactly like , the one, this singer have???? is this a holly catholic song??? must singing in irish weddings??? i be glad if you explain for me ,what is exactly this song??? its an irish manner??? or what??? thank you???!!!🧡🤍💚🙏🙏🙏

[@Jmckeon23]

People were always people

[@Owlinabowl]

I don't suppose anybody watching this has any idea as to the kind of bodhran our man is using in this video? Any ideas welcome...!

[@ghostfires]

If you have Irish blood, the sound of the bodhrán drum will stir it!

[@Icu-h6g]

Ask FF FG were are the tuam babies or Tusla the teenagers ❤