Cuirm @ Celtic - Julie Fowlis and Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh 1/2

[@stevemcgarrett303]

I love it when they sing in Gaelic/Gallic. But it's so cool to hear them talk in the language as well. Beautiful!

[@rippedtorn2310]

Gadhlig no Gallic .

[@gerald4013]

@@rippedtorn2310 Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic) & Gaeilge (Irish).

[@klaus-rogerbenuar3687]

Two wonderful voices, two wonderful and sympathetic women ..... just fantastic listening to them, I like them both

[@aidenfletcher6503]

I love when julie and muireann sing and play together such talent

[@thomasmcculey7942]

We are blessed to have such beautiful voices of Julie and Muireann. May the Gaels live on!

[@Raichu234]

I adore that mandolin and traditional voice. I use to possess more of a trad voice before I went classical but still sing folk. Love it so much :)

[@noranoreen]

Thank you so much for sharing this! Julie and Muireann are my idols and favourite singers!

[@mjw12345]

Beautiful! Mile buiochas for upload - everything from these 2 fine artists is always excellent.

[@balthasarte5649]

What a gem 💎

[@janetdavis7324]

Briallant, love the blend of these lovely women.

[@Raichu234]

Only just realised that these songs were released on their album called Dual! Thank god I found it. Beautiful music!

[@deeliciousplum]

Thank you so much for sharing these. Julie Fowlis is most certainly the bee's knees!

[@paulhand5015]

simply wonderful

[@hobertlee7598]

Beautiful Voices

[@klaus-rogerbenuar3687]

Well, I have to admit that as a German I do not understand everything that is going to happen. I've had the lyrics translated as well as possible, google translators, but it has very few songs translated. However, I like this kind of music so much that it does not always require a translation.

[@saturne46]

Merveilleuses chanteuses

[@ВилаГорска-н3й]

какой чудесный ирандский язык, певучий, волшебный! говорите на нём, пойте, любите!

[@tonymurray814]

What?

[@ВилаГорска-н3й]

@@tonymurray814 учите русский, скоро понадобится

[@tonymurray814]

What?

[@guyfihi]

Actually that instrument is an Irish Bouzouki which is similar to the Greek Bouzouki except it has a flat back. Irish musicians, especially Donal Lunny, began using them in the 70's. But you are right in that it appears to be a big mandolin. In any case, what wonderful music they make.

[@TheHadesAdorned]

As far as the Irish Bouzouki concerns, the story goes that it was Johnny Moynihan [Sweeney's men, Planxty etc.] who introduced the Bouzouki into Irish music, after he returned from a trip to Greece with a Bouzouki.....

[@spercepolnes21]

I just love Muireann........

[@HEADSUPBERKELEY]

Lovely Work and Lovely rhythm Ta Gras Agam Ditch

[@Loreman72]

As a displaced Saffa (of mostly Scots descent) married to an Irishwoman, I'd just love to know how you know about the relationship between Afrikaans and Dutch! Great to see the Celtic bouzouki get more exposure. I'm trying to teach myself the now. My little girl has taught herself the lullaby from Brave, she sounds "go iontach"!

[@ericgriswold1268]

I don't know why , but on the " Boat Race" song I hear bits of Joni Mitchell - both in the vocals and then in the instrumental harmonic choices and progressions . It's a little spooky considering the tune was written in 1880.

[@klaus-rogerbenuar3687]

The singers can sing wonderfully, now I have a question, all your girls look so good, if so I will emigrate from Germany to you!

[@marconatrix]

They each speak in their own language, but the two are sufficiently close for native speakers given a bit of familiarity to understand one another. There are different standards for the written languages but the split is only a few hundred years old. Before that there was a common literary language used by the bards, although whether anyone else could understand them is open to debate :-)

[@mariadocarmociribelli2729]

Awesome !!!!

[@2javadave]

awesome!!!!

[@IamDaReAlSeaN]

I did a bit of study on the two in university, and Afrikaans differs slightly in phonology as well as having words from English, French, Portugese, Xhosa and a little Swahili. And it would be easier for an Afrikaaner to understand a Dutch person than vice versa. Well it's great to know that the younger ones are becoming more and more enthusiastic about Gaelic, I don't believe our identity lies in a language that isn't ours.

[@tonymurray814]

F$#king what???

[@DrummerBoyJason]

It is a similar situation with North Germanic languages, Danes, Norwegians, and Swedes can usually get along just fine each speaking in their own languages.

[@MacEoin]

What do you mean 'a language that isn't ours'? You could go round the world and almost everyone would have the same problem. But we didn't just borrow English, we became the greatest writers and speakers in it. It is the language we use when we want to communicate with the world. We express ourselves in it better than in the Gaeilge. Almost nobody in Ireland speaks Irish. We have to build on that.

[@Fionacollins50]

Beautiful....

[@Hvuntokrul]

The second one was The Rocky Road to Dublin, am I correct? Thank you for posting!

[@brucemckay8379]

Please forgive me if Celtic languages interest me, but there are five of these: Gaidhlig, Gaidhlige (Gaeilge), Breton, Welch, and Cornish.

[@Heavy_Distortion]

excellent

[@IamDaReAlSeaN]

It's kind of like the difference between Afrikaans and Dutch, not quite distinct enough to be seperate languages but not quite similar enough to be dialects. Irish underwent a spelling reform circa 1950's, but before that, the spelling was very similar. It still is to some extent, but it's far easier for both of us to understand eachother in the spoken form.

[@johncahalane7327]

One other coming together is that from about 1960 the Roman script was used then writing in Irish, my mother could speak and write in Irish but only write in Gaelic script, was there a distinct Scottish script or was its written in in Roman script, yes she could sign he name in English /Roman, but could only write it in Irish in that beautiful Gaelic hand with all the quivers and curves it was as natural as breathing to her, sadly I did not inherit it.

[@Raichu234]

Where does Julie get a whistle that has that good of a tone. Mine looks exactly the same but produces no where near a nicer sound as that. Is it to do with the techinique that she plays it with? :)

[@Bellvista2]

Sounds like Rocky Road to Dublin

[@MacEoin]

What?

[@ollaimh]

@Jacob Oland same melody, i'd like to see the lyrics. i have to read gaelic to understand it.... and slowly

[@johngough2958]

The Rocky Road to Dublin is an Irish Slip Jig - like most Irish tunes it has a multitude of names, and the one it is best known as is not necessarily the original nor most authentic (whatever that means nowadays!). My guess is that the Rocky Road lyrics are a late addition for the stage in 19th century and that what you're hearing now is closer to the source - but who knows for sure? See the Session thesession.org/tunes/593

[@DieJungherr]

Amazin'

[@Getsuneko999]

What is the name of this fantastic intro @ 00:16?

[@stevebloodymckenna]

Does Julie know Irish aswell as Scots Gaelic? cos this is on TG4. I know the languages are very similar but enough for Julie to speak Irish based off her knoledge of Scots Gaelic?

[@mjw12345]

Julie's Irish Irish is really excellent - she's like a Native speaker in Irish, there's also some videos here on YT Julie performing with French speaking artists (Quebec) and her French seems likewise very good.

[@dubmait]

whats the name of the song that sounds like rocky road to dubliN?

[@xPICESx]

Anyone knows what the intro music title is?

[@daragildea7434]

An ad in the middle of a song is so bloody annoying. Why not just put it before or after the song? ffs!

[@marconatrix]

I have a Swedish/Danish friend (mother S., father D.) who insists he can't understand Norwegian. I don't believe him. It may be the sort of rivalry you often get between different places. Like the people in Skye used to pretend they couldn't understand the Gaelic of the people from Lewis. Well it is a bit odd, but not a different language ...

[@johncahalane7327]

Oddly enough listening to Danish or Norwegian you can pick up the train of process