Can Anyone Play The Fiddle? Ireland 1966

[@mike130557]

That ending was totally unexpected! I bet the old fella made a few shillings, in the pub, betting that “anyone can play the violin”!

[@papermachevolcano]

Lmao shillings

[@TizzmantineUK]

Won himself some pints more like haha

[@bauldbill]

That was such a Chad move.

[@Archonch]

Today ppl be like everyone can play minecraft

[@onthewattle]

what's so funny? if you're Irish and laughing at pommie currency, he's old enough to have used shillings, both british and free state shillings. in fact, when this was filmed the shilling was still used if you are yank, then that explains it@@papermachevolcano

[@LeakyBellows]

I've seen lots of talented people play the fiddle with the bow, but I've never seen someone play the bow with a fiddle. I love it.

[@יהודה-ל7ו]

Cf. 2 Samuel 1:18

[@seronymus]

Why are you a communist

[@Brenden667]

Your man at the end was class.

[@angela_merkeI]

@@seronymus Where did you get the artwork for your pc from. if I may ask.

[@benjeiy7347]

@@seronymusbecause yes

[@fatimaalaa2659]

I'll be honest I didn't understand a single word he said after 1:22 but he seemed passionate Edit: for those too lazy to read the replies: he said that his old violin broke but he couldn't afford a new one so he made the one in the vid out of an orange box & he was offered a lot of money for it but he wouldn't sell it

[@CSRgamer]

Same, I came to the comments hoping for a translation!

[@rachelrose9741]

Basically his old violin fell apart and he couldn’t buy another so he got a few bits and pieces together and created the violin he has there

[@fatimaalaa2659]

@@rachelrose9741 thank you for the translation

[@blindknitter]

He couldn't afford a violin, so he made one out of an orange box. He was offered lots of money to sell it, but wouldn't part with it. The joke at the end was that he said anyone could play that violin, even the interviewer. 🤣

[@Gilmaris]

I actually thought he said lunch box at first, but knew that couldn't be right.

[@andrewkoastephens210]

That last scene was brilliant. And now we see why he hasn’t gone hungry. Shoot, I’d have given him money as soon as I slowed laughing long enough to reach into my pocket.

[@brendanloftus1358]

Can we just appreciate this guy played a violin/fiddle like a BOW with Irish Washerwoman I’m actually blown away

[@onthewattle]

@@ruairi4901 fuck your National Party. Vote to make Connolly proud

[@chowderwhillis9448]

@@ruairi4901 so sad bro they’re my damn ancestors it’s my forefathers homeland...

[@chowderwhillis9448]

@@ruairi4901 word, I will, thank you. Hope Ireland stays Irish...

[@GOLVEL]

Can we just try original comments that don't start with "can we all", "can we just", etc?

[@sisfantasto7004]

Can we stop all that political bullshit ?!? Yes, we can!

[@IansOddInterests]

Made it out of a bit of an orange box...omg..these men are fabulous

[@mollytrudeau4189]

My grandfather was 100% Irish but born in America in 1900. I have his father's violin and a doll's house he made out of orange crates.

[@andrewrobinson1634]

@@mollytrudeau4189 My bedside table is made out of orange crates. They sure don't make 'em like they used to.

[@BarerRudeROC]

@@ruairi4901 bro isn't your party run by an alcoholic groomer

[@Discover-Ireland]

Omg that was just class. It really brings home the hard life back then...if you couldn’t afford it you improvised

[@johnshort5003]

Round of applause for him - improvising and making his own violin. People now are so stupid with technology they'd never have his initiative.

[@DaviSilva-oc7iv]

Do you know how many people those days did that? There are still inventive people today. But on the other side, yeah, as as example, today people prefer to buy, say, a new sock rather than sewing a torn one.

[@yccmzimmy]

Hard or easier life? today if you can't afford you complain about the bad luck... Then people use their time and abilities to get through anyway

[@claudiocruzat8777]

@@DaviSilva-oc7ivMan im 42 and i get angry when some guy starts the "in the past everything was better" speech. Even today there are many amazing artists. What happens with this thing called "The Internet" is that anyone can be a composer and show their creations to millions around the world. On the other hand we are flooded with more content so it numbs our perceptions.. and of course when we get older nothing feels new.. like newness in the life of a 17 year old person Cheers.

[@caseysmith544]

Yep people still do that now but not to that degree, they have these really poor made knockoffs the cheapest being found on the internet that do the job for a crappy __ that breaks in a few, weeks, months, years, due to not being able to be handled well, or so on.

[@rvdb8876]

In my view, as a Belgian, the Irish are very musical. An interview like this is a rarity in today's media. The interviewer treated the interviewee with all respect and even with a touch of humor The old man's smile was priceless. What a contrast to the interviews you see today.

[@seronymus]

Are you Flemish or Walloon if I may ask? By the way do you know "the Beast" supercomputer is in Brussels?

[@rvdb8876]

@@seronymus I am Flemish. As for that supercomputer, I don't know if such a thing exists. However, it wouldn't surprise me, because I can hardly set foot outside, or there is a camera or license place scanner somewhere. LOL.

[@BobSchoepenjr]

Not only in your view also in my view, makes us two Belgians 🤣

[@Jabafish]

Ja dat is waar, ik wist altijd al dat Ierse mensen heel erg muzikaal zijn van zichzelf. Ken je etude no.6 (of ook wel Last rose of summer genoemd) van Ernst? Wel, de melodie van dat stuk komt uit een Ierse volkslied. Dus ja ik wist altijd al dat het zo is. Daarom houd ik zoveel van Ierland, hele lieve mensen en mooie cultuur 🇮🇪💚🤍🧡

[@rvdb8876]

@@Jabafish Inderdaad, een fantastische melancholische melodie, die me tranen in de ogen bezorgt. Dat er een harp op de Ierse euromunten staat is heel terecht. Indeed, a fantastic melancholic melody that brings tears to my eyes. It is quite right that there is a harp on Irish euro coins.

[@IIVVBlues]

I once made a fiddle from a turtle shell, but it did not play loudly enough to be of use. I made a cigar box guitar (4 strings) about twenty years ago that plays just fine. After I retired, I started making fretless gourd banjos as a hobby. I made and sold over 200 of them over the last 10 years. When you're busking, a home made instrument always draws a bigger crowd. It was grand to see an older gentleman doing this while I was still in high school. I hope the tradition never dies.

[@moriahmanwaring755]

Well, I’d say that’s true. I bought a kalimba made from a coconut at a farmers market a couple years ago, from the maker himself, and I’ve loved it from the first moment I saw it

[@tylerrexjackson366]

John! I'd be very interested in buying one of your banjos. Could you get me your email or contact me at mine? It's [e-mail]

[@kokujin5446]

I once made a drum kit using three buckets

[@boneboy1517]

do you have a website id love to see your work

[@papastalin69]

hope you’re doing well my good man :)

[@mljm1348]

That ending was absolutely unexpected and incredible.

[@desastermaster2010]

I love this old school people with their honest facest, usually minding their own buiseness....And suddenly they start to play and leave you stunned....!

[@janeday9148]

Wonderful videos what would they think of our lives today ???

[@JesusProtects]

@@janeday9148 robots, sold to corporations. But now I'm free and i have eternal life thanks to Jesus.

[@acushla_music]

Smart talented creative people.

[@tearitloosetearitloose4670]

"The violin I had fell asunder"... Thank God for Orange-box makers..

[@Saganismyhomeboy]

I'm American, but I have one my great-grandfather made from a cigar box during the war. Very resourceful people

[@srnunan4783]

What does fell asunder mean and where does this word asunder come from?

[@fartpimpson3843]

@@srnunan4783 somewhat archaic word that in this context just means in multiple pieces. You'll often see it in fantasy settings: "With one swing of his mighty broadsword, the orc was rent asunder" meaning the orc was cut in half and is now in two or more separate pieces

[@perwestermark8920]

The Swedish "gå sönder" means "go to pieces". asunder and sönder are nearly related. And also related to the German word "sondern".

[@MrSullismom]

@@srnunan4783 The word is used in a famous Irish song called, "The Minstrel Boy". It's on KZbin, sung by Tommy Makem!

[@72mossy]

I had a granduncle that was a fiddler, used to play in The Black Shop pub in Castlecove, Caherdaniel in Kerry years ago. He was an old man when I was a kid and I'm nearly 50 now.

[@Jesse__H]

That last scene made me laugh out loud 😂 Good stuff.

[@cyclingseagull]

Same here.

[@JustFiddler]

he play irish washerwoman tune

[@kimchi2911]

@@JustFiddler it sounded like it, and then it didn’t, and then it did 😆

[@JustFiddler]

@@kimchi2911 we did it 🤠

[@Raventooth]

One of those moments at the end where the interviewer had no idea what was about to happen! hahah

[@eagle49]

My Dad brought his accordian over from Galway many yrs ago when he was 19. He hooked up with another Irishman, fiddle player named Larry O' Keefe and they played on Long Island at many Irish dances in the 50'-60's Neither one read music but boy they could play! I taught myself guitar as I grew but couldn't keep up them on the jigs and reels. They left me in their dust. Miss em both but the music will not be forgotten.

[@JM-nt5ex]

I want to learn accordian, but it looks so difficult, and there are so many different types

[@alexmorris452]

Once again a video that is utterly beautiful ,and somebody has gave this masterpiece a thumbs down .......what in the name of the wee man would make someone do something like that ......a non musician obviously and I wonder what else is going on in his mind .....we will never know ......

[@conmcgrath7502]

Well, two now apparently. Not me, I hasten to add! Glad I don't know what's going on in their minds. Pax vobis.

[@LittleNoiseBoy]

@@conmcgrath7502 Because of you, I've just learned the meaning of "pax vobis", for which my sincere thanks. A term, it seems, as wonderful as the gentlemen in this video and as beautifully crafted as their instruments. And also with you, dear Sir... :-)

[@ankavoskuilen1725]

Never mind the thumbs down. Don't let it bother you. They will always be there.

[@alexmorris452]

@@ankavoskuilen1725 thanks for your input , but unfortunately these people are everywhere ,and obviously don’t have a musical note in their tiny little minds .......thank you ...I’ve settled DOON noo

[@conmcgrath7502]

@@LittleNoiseBoy Many thanks!

[@kolosmenus]

Someone needs to send this to TwoSetViolin

[@LouisBertrandTech]

Ling Ling challenge for sure

[@OmgEinWahnsinniger]

@@LouisBertrandTech you guys need to stfu for real

[@lizzybeka1864]

When ever there is a violin video - the twoset fans are already there

[@Segen_Bell]

Aye, ling ling wannabe!

[@vroloklavey7250]

When you practice 40 pints a day

[@harryfurphy1491]

I love to see auld Irish fellas playing the fiddle. makes me proud to be an Irish man and a fiddler myself.

[@ruairi4901]

*Yeah, great Fiddle and Violin playing here*

[@seronymus]

Can you play Be Thou My Vision? It's a classic ultimately from a writing by St. Dallan from the 500s AD

[@seronymus]

@@ruairi4901 and even more than that, the Irish people must return to Orthodoxy and lvoe their native Saints! ☦ 🇮🇪

[@harryfurphy1491]

@@ruairi4901 here’s hoping we can keep our beautiful island as traditional as possible. God save Ireland 🇮🇪

[@tgbluewolf]

@@seronymus When was Ireland Orthodox...??

[@royksk]

He’s doing very well for a man of 37 years - but it’s been a hard life.

[@Earthneedsado-over177]

That made me laugh. 😉

[@EamonnG76]

37 my arse. He only had his first legal drink the week before.

[@stabtherasher578]

We are Irish people its hard 2 sit still listening to this proper toe tapper

[@JustFiddler]

😄

[@bouncer2005]

Romantic Ireland’s dead and gone ... it’s with O’Leary in the grave 😔😥🇮🇪☘️

[@j.joiner6263]

@@bouncer2005 September 13! The poem's actually going to be on a new album, sung by John Doyle :)) yeatsinsong.com/

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

@@ruairi4901 Blaming foreigners will not help. You will need to address the increasingly anti-family culture we have today.

[@norawheeler2555]

OMG he can play the song by having the guy hold the bow and just moving the violin!! Wowee.

[@riva9111]

It sounds kinda horrible though.

[@ldgaming4213]

@@riva9111 They are SELF TAUGHT and they were too poor to make a violin so they MADE IT THEMSELVES bro

[@maureenahearn2379]

Fantastic. Love the boys in the background watching the proceedings. That homemade violin sounded as good as either of the other two. 👍❤ What an amazing slice of history.

[@tesscrelli783]

That orange box violin may be the best thing I've seen today.

[@MorganOfGlencoeOfficiel]

OOoooh Ireland's folk I love you so damn much for this easy-fun way you've got in music. This auld grandpa is just so perfectly funny and sweet ! Love from Bretagne !

[@d.michaelpratt5987]

If this video doesn't lighten your mood, you've got some serious problems! What a gem!

[@punkrock1989]

Everything is subjective, you might think it's amazing and somebody else might not so get over yourself.

[@scatheantheasura7900]

@@punkrock1989 You get over yourself, bud...

[@decab8292]

When I was a kid in the 70's Pat the man across the road had some fellows round for new year one was Pat Maguire and another was Joe Burk. What a fantastic evening we all had. Brilliant!

[@richardbrown1189]

What a brilliant clip. I can just imagine the old fella responding to being asked "can anyone play the violin?" by saying "Certainly, even a big ejiit such as yourself".

[@nedohamilli]

Priceless

[@jackjohnhameld6401]

Great archival film, a treasure.

[@patrickbrett1552]

Extraordinary. What a nice man.

[@kristieroybal4888]

Awesome! I just wish I knew what he said! 🤔😄 God bless him! It is impossible to discern where he ends and his violin begins! Lovely!

[@leftyspade]

Damn, would love to see these guys play in person!

[@christiank1251]

God bless these fellows, their music and their country!

[@EdExploresScotland]

An absolute classic. What a gem.

[@wms72]

Who would dislike these sweet sounds? Pray for them.

[@makeitforfree6671]

Tan's.

[@FenceThis]

I reserve the right to dislike a few of them ty but twas a pretty sweet clip still.

[@michaelbradley2695]

Right to my heart. Hardy ,Happy and talented!!

[@whanowa]

that ending was absolute comedy gold man

[@eddiedean9886]

So much talent and so little exposure. Imagine how often this happens throughout the world

[@holliswilliams8426]

It happens ALL the time. It's absolutely insane how thousands and thousands of talented musicians live in total obscurity, and people mostly listen to catchy pop nonsense.

[@punkrock1989]

@@holliswilliams8426 Well music is subjective man, just because you don't like it doesn't mean it's bad.

[@noreenoshea2883]

great to see this!

[@silverbullet8338]

That was awesome, thanks man !

[@ericsmidt6923]

Lovely people! How hard times can make people shine in purity and grace!

[@farmerfox3332]

This video makes my heart happy!

[@doUcare4music]

Bloody fabulous, and brilliant men of Cork in the 60’s

[@tomgreene2282]

Yes and a young Bill O'Herlihy..great upload.

[@envueltoenplastico]

@@tomgreene2282 Holy shit! I was there wondering why he was so familiar.

[@tomgreene2282]

@@envueltoenplastico Okey dokey!

[@ruairi4901]

*They would be shocked if he saw Ireland today* *Irish people will be a minority in Ireland by 2050* *Vote The National Party🇮🇪*

[@frankgallagher5786]

Brilliant, the Irish gentleman responds so quickly to the interviewers questions.

[@johnhughes9878]

Yep, he talks faster than I can listen!

[@cymbala6208]

Great footage ! It's just a strange feeling they have probably all passend away in the meantime. RIP, Gentleman and musicians!

[@seanedwardfitz]

This is the most Irish interview ever.

[@johnduheaume6650]

Can "anyone " play the fiddle in Ireland? !!! These guys are amazing, I bet they were playing as soon as they talked and walked, 1966, seems like another age, a year before I left home in Rathfarnham ( Dodder Road!)

[@choctaw6838]

Well Dunne 👍

[@keithengle592]

I see what you did there

[@peterf46]

Stunning, thankyou for making my day.

[@margaretnesbeth593]

I have to laugh how the interviewer insist on referring to the instrument as the Violin and not the Fiddle,

[@williamgregory1848]

Growing up in Wales, my grandfather was a coal miner who played the fiddle for the people in our village. He was a hero to the kids there and they used to beg him to teach them how to play the fiddle. Fiddlers are the aristocrats of the working-class. If you were a tradesman or a miner who could play the fiddle, you were respected and beloved, just like my grandfather.

[@lesleydownie2291]

well that brings a smile in my heart and a dance to my feet xx L

[@Lastcookie]

Class.

[@AndromedaCripps]

There’s so much to be said for a musical tradition that encourages that anyone can be a part of it. So often western classical music and so many other styles are elitist and exclusionary, but folk seems to always be about inclusion, acceptance, and community ❤️

[@lauraandrews1676]

That's nonsense. Classical music is far more complex than folk music, so of course it takes much more skill and effort to be really good at it. I love fiddling and folk music, and I love classical music, depending on what mood I'm. I also listen to a lot of choral music and polyphony. I would have to pay a good amount of money for lessons in any of those. That's how the world works. If you were a classical violin teacher, I'll bet you would charge handsomely for your time and skill, as well you should. And there are plenty of things in life that are worth paying for and working hard at. If you pay a pretty penny, you're more likely to keep at it than if you get it for free.

[@AndromedaCripps]

@@lauraandrews1676 I actually agree with almost everything you’ve said! So I think it’s funny you think what I said is nonsense 😂. All of that is true, and I am someone who was raised in and attended school for the western classical tradition. I never said anything about it being wrong or bad to pay for lessons, that’s how musicians like myself make a loving and further the craft of music for future generations! All I said is that of folk music in particular, I appreciate the compassion and willingness to involve others, even those who aren’t as skilled, for the sake of community! ❤️ As a classical musician who has experienced this, I can attest that often times the complexity and price associated with classical music can breed a sense of superiority and an unwillingness to accept others into the field, even those who pay and work hard to get there, if they are not deemed “skilled” enough. Not all classical musicians act like this, of course, and classical music is not the only genre which has people like this, but my point was simply that folk music seems to be charmingly one body of musicians lacking most of these qualities, and that’s one of its merits! Not demeriting classical music, just pointing out one good thing about folk. Does that make sense? P.S. you kind of proved my point btw, by being a bit elitist about a certain type of music when all I said was that folk was compassionate 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@IrishMemoryOrchestra]

​@@lauraandrews1676 You say classical music is "far more complex than folk music", yet how do you explain the fact that very few classically-trained musicians are able to play folk music well? Classical music may be structurally more complex but there's an awful lot of things a great folk musician can do that great classical musicians cannot do, unless the classical musician also happens to have been brought up playing folk music. Classical music does not, as you claim, "take much more skill and effort to be really good at than Irish folk music", it just takes a different kind of skill and effort! The best folk musicians dedicate a huge amount of time to their art. Their skills are refined and subtle and, frankly, beyond the comprehension of most classically trained folks who are so stuck to the sheet music that they cannot hear the complex subtleties of folk music properly.

[@markm8188]

I'd no idea it was that easy to play. All I need is to find such a fella and I could play as well.

[@DerekWilliamsMusic]

Love this! Always loved the fiddle, and it's great to see the locals.

[@nonofyebiz1868]

This video is a treasure! 👍👍💖💖

[@davidtowers1282]

When I hear the fiddle ! it reminds me of my scouse Irish blood, with both of my great grandparents being born in Ireland.

[@bjpcorp]

Bernie Dunne had the best sound with his homemade violin!

[@kathrynmolesa1641]

Love Irish music. So glad it made its way to America.

[@paulie-Gualtieri.]

Larry Wall Fitzpatrick from the Commons in Tipperary fiddle player was a distant relative of mine on my grandmothers side.

[@paulie-Gualtieri.]

@@tipperary1082 Yes going way back

[@jayd1974]

Are you the real Paulie Gualtieri?

[@paulie-Gualtieri.]

@@jayd1974 No hehehehehe

[@punkrock1989]

Does anyone really care ?

[@the.empress.missjena]

That was delightful, the end made me cackle out loud!

[@charlielanguellholt3877]

How are you doing 😊😊😊

[@amusicment4829]

Wow, so wonderful, thank you!

[@cicalinarrot]

*KZbin - making me watch videos I didn't know I couldn't live without since 2005*

[@danyjr]

Thanks for sharing this. These videos are gold.

[@williamstephens9945]

I love this! This is all bonkers!

[@MariaMartinez-kg6ns]

Thank you it beautiful vedio

[@adastra123]

The interviewer later did sports presentation. Bill o Herlihy is his name , he passed away a few years ago and he was very much loved by the viewers . Some of the finest fiddle players though are in Co. Clare. I say that as a Corkonian , but I got to hand it to the musicians in Clare.

[@punkrock1989]

Omg who tf actually cares 🙄 just shut it and give over about people are long dead and didn't do anything that important.

[@roisinniloirgneain815]

@@punkrock1989 I care. Bill O'Herlihy anchored RTÉ sports broadcasts for many decades. He was the presenter for 10 FIFA World Cups and 10 Summer Olympics. Legendary broadcaster and much missed. So yes, I care.

[@utulangi6078]

This is old school genius! Lol. I love it. Thank you for sharing.

[@nornje]

True talent! Thanks!

[@mange2]

I think my friends family are obsessed with the violin, he says they are always on the fiddle.

[@colbjallen8334]

Beautiful

[@creighton8069]

My family is from the southern United States where the cultural music of my ancestors is country music. We have a mix of African and European music, and I can hear it a lot in the early country music recordings

[@pexieloreto7663]

simply amazing!

[@mcrybun7439]

Excellent 👌

[@YokoshimaSTAR]

This made me so happy... one of the reasons I escape the world by visiting the internet.

[@baynesstreetblues]

The trick from 2:18 is magical. It reminds me in a way of seeing Hendrix playing his Strat behind his head! Irish ingenuity. Love it. 🎉🎉🎉

[@maxwellmc9734]

Brilliant ❤️ 👌

[@Tralbi8]

Leaving this for when this video blows up

[@ulfnowotny01]

Great! Thank you!

[@DrQuizzler]

Wonderful, and amazing!!

[@teresamargett2666]

This reminds me of learning the Irish Jig at 5 years old, Many moons ago, Happy days, love and God Bless to all ❤️🇨🇮 ☘️

[@marieaf335]

Thank you for posting this video. Bernard is my grand dad.

[@aleksandraradovanovic5044]

Out of context, I know, but.. This remind me of my grandpa that passed away this year, at 29th of April. In 1966 he was 25 years old 😭😭💔 I’m sorry that I didn’t have to spend more time with him and also sorry to make you read this.. Have a nice day!

[@vaitelias.]

❤️

[@wolfganggugelweith8760]

Poor people but people with culture! Greetings from Linz-Austria🇦🇹🏔⛷🛶🍺🥨😄✌️ Europe!

[@terrijuanette486]

LOVE the box violin!

[@charlielanguellholt3877]

How are you doing 😊😊😊

[@seanytucker4673]

Ireland's best years are definitely behind us!

[@paulwooton4390]

Definitely so if we're not willing to protect our heritage.

[@iforbach4003]

Just like the rest of the west, the future is looking pretty dark in more way than one. Gonna be a violent and trashy end if we don't fight back.

[@largebill1245]

Ireland is prospering atm what are talking about?!

[@largebill1245]

@@iforbach4003 fight back against who?

[@iforbach4003]

@@largebill1245 Kalergi plan.

[@miriamhausman2287]

Thanks for the video so fun

[@charlielanguellholt3877]

How are you doing 😊😊😊

[@patrickwilenchik1718]

Priceless 👍😁

[@samdumaquis2033]

They are great !

[@SpigotsMcGee]

I don’t know if this has been processed with some kind of noise reduction or what, but as a sound engineer I’ve now been surprised by multiple old vids from Ireland, some older than this, where the audio quality was certainly better than say a recording in America at in the same period.

[@m0ondoggy12]

That just be the quality earth and people the sound of Ireland is, Jacob. Nuthing like it in the world!!

[@boahneelassmal]

all jokes aside, it just depends on what tape it was stored on. Most recordings on here are home recordings on tapes that have been re-recorded as often as security tapes. I'm sure, if you'd rip all the original broadcasters tapes you'd have 50% passable, 40% good and 10% very good quality.

[@k9six185]

This is fantastic

[@7ajhubbell]

Thank you.

[@Dragonslayer_39]

So much talent

[@ImmortalIdeas]

I think they rock!! I dig it!!!! The ending was awesome!!

[@spidermonkeyandjudas1039]

this made me smile

[@swirlandtwirl5417]

Gorgeous

[@amadorpozoespinosa2130]

There is no Caption in this video, I am happy to see that youtube algorithm has the same problem understanding the man as I have