Coda singing 'Mingulay Boat Song' (arr. Coda) live at Matt Molloy's Yard Bar, Westport

[@paulgildan4388]

A great performance of a beautiful song by a group of men who harmonize very well indeed. Bravo!

[@kabayong_longgadog6969]

Reminds me of the times i used to take long, cold, relaxing roadtrips with my family; a time where i didn't have problems and everything was good!

[@jaspersheridan1710]

Can relate to family being all good and care-free/ish to later find things change. This song ( and this comment) captured the feeling of strength I need to get back in my feet right now, cheers to you.

[@jaspersheridan1710]

This* as in your comment*

[@sigspearthumb2313]

Such an under rated folk group.

[@kristenthenatureartist3931]

Matt Molloy's! One of our absolute favorite pubs in Ireland! Thank you for posting!

[@jeremyooi1996]

Best version EVER! Migulay Boat Song by Coda Chorus: Heel y'ho boys / let her go boys Heave her head round / into the weather Heel y'ho boys / let her go boys Sailing homeward / to Mingulay! What care we though/ white the Minch is? What care we boys/ the windy weather When we know that/ every inch is closer homeward / to Mingulay? Chorus Wives are waiting / by the pier heads, Gazing seaward / from the heather. heave her head round / and we'll anchor Ere the sun sets / on Mingulay! Chorus

[@theeutecticpoint]

need to be pinned at the top, thanks!

[@cdeiker]

So simple but so powerful

[@michaelbishop6831]

I can’t like this enough!

[@custerranch]

The very best version! Excellent harmonies and rowing rhythm.

[@nickf4564]

I do enjoy acapella, love this alot! especially shanties

[@ShadowOfMachines]

This video is horribly under viewed. Such a pretty and mellow song.

[@colingordon8265]

Excellent harmony.

[@JollyGreen1041]

Just here to brag that I've been listening to shanties since before it was cool. This one has always been one of my favorites

[@ingl0rius]

I have a soft spot for this song, I love this version

[@GnuTex]

Gorgeous, what a performance! I've been looking for this for years. I heard the song in my childhood and it's been lodged somewhere at the back of my mind ever since. Thank you for sharing!

[@whitneymacdonald4396]

What a beauty. Thanks.

[@billwilliams7566]

I play this on pipes...it's one of my favorite tunes. You guys sing it the best I've ever heard. Thank you.

[@paulgildan4388]

A fine shanty well performed guys. Bravo!

[@neilmalcolmmcculloch]

I've just toured the youtube Mingulay versions. This is much the best. Why? Simply because you've recognized that this is a rowing song. It should be sung acappella, no instruments in the boat; by a small group, the crew, at a tempo akin to pulling on the oars. It is not the Oxford-Cambridge boat race folks...

[@searat9814]

Aye, I agree

[@EdiDrums]

Longest Johns a close second, perhaps?

[@davemacmurchie6982]

Yes, agree completely - you can almost hear "two and six" underneath it all.

[@buchan448]

@@davemacmurchie6982 what bout the corries dont get me wrong this version is amazing too

[@JohnSchofield-ph4kc]

'Sailing' homeward to Mingulay, Neil. And, 'heave her head round and let her go, boys' has me believing they're sailing. But take your point, the tempo would be about right for pulling her along.

[@merryhunt9153]

Thank you for sharing this beautiful music.

[@marlaparish704]

Beautiful! Coda is outstanding...love it!

[@ProjectFlashlight612]

A live performance by Coda on the actual island would be haunting as ****. Such amazing harmonies.

[@adamcarnaby2709]

Brilliant up there with the Corries version!!!

[@nbenefiel]

beautiful song, beautiful version

[@morrisrevan]

That's a wonderful arrangement. Well done.

[@JFGryphonNYC]

Excellent

[@rattiegirl]

Wonderful.

[@USMCArchAngel03]

Imagine the day when this rang out over a glass ocean on a cool misty morning. To paraphrase a couple of famous pirates, The world isn't smaller than it used to be, there's just less in it.

[@elizabethrukmanis9227]

Wow beautiful voices 👍🏻

[@sorencorreia6872]

you guys are so fantastic. I love to use you get myself in the mood to play tabletop games with friends. So good.

[@jackieshmueli1850]

With love and thanks from Israel

[@annacaplap9206]

At the national children's choir 2018 i sang with u I liked them three together Good job :)

[@ashtonboyle969]

Lovely.

[@MindbodyMedic]

lovely job lads. have seen over a dozen on here and this is one [if not THE] best

[@BenMcKee]

Well done.

[@anthonyhampton5904]

me and my girlfriend of 7 years broke up recently and this makes me feel like everything is going to be okay. cheers

[@almosttoasted9560]

As always great work!

[@CodaSinging]

Thank you

[@arisputenis6125]

The melody reminds me a lot of the song "Will the Circle Be Unbroken", i wonder if there's some inspiration or overlap

[@elizabethharrington2362]

Not much to say when you hear beauty x

[@Vinemaple]

Why doesn't this show up when I search for "Mingulay Boat Song"?

[@legobattledroid4110]

AAAAAAAGH I JUST HAD TO RING THE BELL I HOPE YOUR CHANNEL REACHES 1000000 SUBS NEVER CHANGE DO DRUNKEN SAILOR AAAAAAAAAARGH

[@knox1664]

Algorithm needs to get this out

[@AndysEastCoastAdventures]

Do you have any cds/mp3s available to buy?

[@CodaSinging]

yes, first CD 'mouthmusic' available on codasinging.com, our second CD should be released in next couple of months. Cheers

[@johnellams16]

85G4+C9 Girvan

[@adamarthur2042]

me trying to sing along but tripping up because this version is much different from the i one know

[@daweshorizon]

This great song is not a shanty. A shanty is a sailor's work song, a rhythmic accompaniment to raising anchors on the capstan or hauling sails on halyards. This song was written by Hugh S. Roberton, a proud Scotsman in the 1930's. long after shanties were needed to control the movement of sailing ships. This is a great song (and well sung guys!), but please do your history; it's not a shanty.

[@davemcgrath4644]

What a stupid comment! The Blues has it's origins in the songs of Black Slaves, so does that mean that no more Blues can be written since slavery has been abolished? Or no more Madrigals because people don't sit around singing in parlours anymore? A Sea Shanty is a style/type of music, just because we are no longer sailing around in Tall Ships does not mean that a piece of music cannot be written shanty style. Great version guys and yes it is a shanty!

[@daweshorizon]

The 'Mingulay Boat Song' was written by Hugh S. Roberton, an interesting and talented man by any standards. That is beyond dispute. However, a sea shanty is a specific thing. Shanties were work songs, sailors sang them to co-ordinate their movements, not for the joy of it, shanties were a need. Many modern folk singers have adapted the words and tunes and even added musical instruments, which would not have been a feature on deck during a force 10 way back in 1800..and something. Hugh S. Roberton was not a seafarer. Hugh came from a privileged background, but was nonetheless a talented poet and wordsmith. Most of his output was fairly sentimental, in the kindest sense of that word; my favourite of his songs being' Westering Home'. By the 1930's the need for sea shanties had long disappeared, diesel engines did the work of sails, rudders and capstans. So OK Dave, I take on board the fact that modern songs and tunes can be written in the idiom of old folk songs (or blues). Crap! I've done a few myself! i have no problem with updating old classics or writing new stuff in the same genre. The point is though, The Mingulay Boat Song does not qualify on any musical or historical level, as a shanty. It's a great song, but it is categorically, not a shanty. Love and peace..

[@mistahgrimm9551]

@@daweshorizon So basically you're a purist killjoy? Tell you what. Let's go on a boat together. I'll sing this song while I work. And when you tell me I can't sing it because it's not a shanty I'll just throw you overboard. Problem solved.

[@grumpybear42]

Nope nope. Double your tempo. You're sailing home, be happy!