The Blacksmith - Planxty, 1980

Planxty perform their version of the folk song ‘The Blacksmith’ at the Pavilion Theatre Dún Laoghaire.
Tonight’s guests on ‘Pavilion Folk’ are the highly successful and much loved traditional Irish group Planxty.
The band consists of Donal Lunny, Andy Irvine, Liam O’Flynn and Christy Moore.
The band performs the traditional English folk song ‘The Blacksmith’ with Andy Irvine on vocals along with a Bulgarian tune.
‘Pavilion Folk’ is a series of folk concerts recorded at the Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoaghaire, County Dublin.
The programme was recorded in March 1980 and broadcast on RTÉ television from October to December 1980 and featured acts such as Jim McCann, Ralph McTell, De Dannan, Scullion, Na Casaidigh, and Oisín.
This episode of ‘Pavilion Folk’ was broadcast on 17 December 1980. The programme was produced and directed by Noel Greene.

[@seangrogan3622]

Oh, the days of my youth, listening with Joseph Flanagan to this mighty strumming band, as the wind whipped in off the Atlantic, and the donkeys frollicked in the meadow.

[@giovannimazzucchelli7487]

planxty: powerful and stunning, and the voice of Andy Irvine is like waves crashing over the reef.

[@chrisdoe6890]

42 years ago when music was made to grab you by the heart . Great playing and thanks for the flashback .

[@theresaflannery1992]

Dazzling. I am mesmerized by Andy Irvine.

[@kipperrepublic3568]

Liam Ò Flynn, one of the greatest musicians Ireland ever produced.

[@martinb1830]

He plays so effortlessly

[@Thaumazo83]

One of the best pipers in history, SIT EI TERRA LEVIS

[@Sharps.50]

My God ! Planxty Are Just So Good , The Blending Of GREATNESS !!!

[@haimbenavraham1502]

The kind of sound that matches a pint of porter, with a cream top. Cheers!!

[@jakmak1199]

Slainte !

[@BootsMacD]

Hard to beat a new performance online of this

[@Humble_Electronic_Musician]

Indeed

[@MrCajunmojo]

One of my favourite planxty songs. Excellent video.

[@DubSun33]

An aural feast of the finest ingredients. Not normally so florid but damn this is so good, it makes yer fur crackle.

[@theresaflannery1992]

Precisely. Love the embellishments in this normally starker tune and vocal.

[@HolgerWerner-so2ki]

❤ Mitten in Herz ❤ wunderbar DANKE PLANXTY

[@sdrtcacgnrjrc]

Lovely performance

[@rocon86]

One of my favourite Planxty songs. Great performance.

[@paultimbs9277]

Absolutely stunning - I lived only 15 minutes from the Pav - got to see a lots of the concerts. Brilliant music - will stay with me forever.

[@colincarr2052]

If this isn't magical, I don't know what is

[@rudigerschmitz1997]

Total agree

[@TheIkaraCult]

Liam is a master on the level of Coltrane or Fahey, nobody can ever sound like him

[@vexingvexillologist7554]

Amazing version

[@larsfrosznielsen3536]

Great to see Planxty again, thank you very much for sharing

[@dianesanderson684]

The most wonderful Planxty song, and l finally met Andy Irvine recently after loving this band from my college days. Saw Liam too but decades ago. The Brendan Voyage had recently been recorded. Also wonderful stuff.

[@reginatamuz5357]

How wonderful

[@proferguitarmusical31]

Excelente musica celta. Nos transporta a la leyenda del mago Merlin!

[@YorkyOne]

It's a traditional English folk song. Nothing 'Celtic' about it at all.

[@possumbuddy]

Fantastic! This really takes me back. Thank you!

[@paulharty3081]

Nice arrangement by the lads.

[@harrykuntz878]

Grand ould song . Hear is another Ould for you all Stockton's wing beautiful affair 👍

[@irenalandowska9217]

Je me souviens d un super concert à la taverne de l Olympia à Paris en 76 ou77

[@Williamgarity]

Out of the past, greatly!

[@jackieparcell1370]

Wonderful!

[@noelmaher4633]

Magnifique..

[@danbreen6946]

Class Act 🇮🇪☘️

[@sojnab1]

Great singer

[@RenzoColameoIrlanda]

Amazing !!! Thanks for sharing 🙂

[@jackieparcell1370]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@alderphina9788]

Thanks, fantastic performance

[@andrewp.schubert2417]

Awesome performance. Thanks for sharing.

[@dixiefallas7799]

Excellent! Thanks.

[@TheAquaman1979]

Class thanks heaps ☘️

[@flipdoubt23]

Wow! Amazing stuff. Thanks for the upload.

[@davidohotmail]

just brilliant

[@Lambby]

thanks for posting this one

[@ignacio.carral]

Beautiful.

[@alexnavar]

Class! Thanks for sharing.

[@ljiljanasamardzic4473]

BRAVO!!

[@robmiller2811]

Outstanding... Anymore of this performance?

[@gerardbreen8534]

I attended this, Is it possible to see the full show please?

[@thebehaviouraltraininginst812]

Go on ye boy ye.

[@macker33]

42k views, not bad

[@leftypick4854]

A lefty playing all the way to the left. Thatta boy.

[@allanwhite4509]

Whats Christy playing? I didn't think he could play anything other than G, C, D and Am on Guitar. :D....ah no I love Christy

[@martin-kevin5218]

Looks like a harmonium.

[@burntbacon7995]

While Chesty Whore is a nice guy, when it comes to music, he don't know what the fuck he's doing.

[@radwizard]

[@ALLISEEIS6S]

Quality

[@pipingbob720]

what's that shruti box like yoke christy uses? best version out there imo

[@davidbrennan3613]

Majic

[@fgmwindows]

It's a Hurdy Gurdy.

[@YorkyOne]

​@@fgmwindows It's a harmonium.

[@Ukepa]

my god, what music!!!