De Danann: Tom Billy's & The Castle [Jigs]/The Sandmount & The Flowers of Redhill [Reels]

De Danann, recorded at the Embankment Cabaret Rooms in Tallaght, Dublin, in June 1976. The second tune is a popular Seán Ryan composition, and the two reels are also known respectively as Mick Hand's and The Hills of Clogher.
De Danann (1976):
Frankie Gavin: Fiddle
Alec Finn: Bouzouki
Charlie Piggot: Banjo
Johnny McDonagh: Bodhrán & Bones
Johnny Moynihan: Bouzouki & Bodhrán

[@finbarrcorcoran9342]

Must have watched this a thousand times❤

[@gerardomunoz8669]

I love Irish Folk Music and story of ireland people. Best regards from Chile...

[@earllogan6223]

Never tire of that era, parful, Belfast

[@lindamon8]

I lived in Dublin from '75 to '79 when all this was happening, best years of my life. What a great band...but wouldn't have been quite as great without Alec's amazing bouzouki accompaniment.

[@EddieCoyle-cp3xo]

Philip King played track from Mist Covered Mountain last sunday night, I resolved to tune in here to lissin in - what music!

[@schwulemann]

I heard them play one lovely afternoon in 1978, one of the best days of my life.

[@markdemchak5510]

So I did as well On a bike tour and saw them in Galway then Ballyshannon

[@Kampfwageneer]

❤

[@davecarey7452]

De Danann De Danann from the mid-seventies. That’s as good as it gets.

[@tibolatipik7516]

❤🎉 thanks!!!!

[@tonymoran5689]

RIP Alec. Greatly Missed.

[@EUnotsogreat]

Such great musicians. Love De Danann. Great set of tunes. Love the unique Framus banjo sound, best around in its day. Thanks for uploading.

[@davidkean5680]

Just terrific

[@SalixTree]

I met them in California, lovely people! This band so impressed me!! I had a chance to live in Ireland for a couple years, I was so excited to go to the land of this fantastic music! Well, I never left, and have lived here now for 30 years. Love Ireland, love the music and art! Love De Dannan!

[@livmurray1958]

Same since the 90s, during the Conflict then finally moved in 2016! Still here from Vancouver BC Canada 🇨🇦🍁🇮🇪☘️🇮🇪☘️🇮🇪☘️☘️☘️☘️💃🏻hope your enjoying still!!!

[@maurizioferegalli6850]

In this beautiful set Frankie Gavin really reveals itself as the Prince of the Irish fiddlers

[@MrGerrymac]

This music is such high quality it has stood the test of time. A sentiment to the great musicians doing what they love. Mighty alltogether.

[@jeremiahoconnor5762]

Absolutely Brilliant.

[@alejandrosegura4432]

the best music... one classic... in my opinion... the great reel live ireland... live forever

[@DeathValleyLumberCompany]

this video is addicting

[@kfh51]

Beautiful balance of strings. The best!

[@leemysliwiec2803]

GREAT balance between the instruments.

[@rexmundi3108]

Best set ever.

[@williamhoward2731]

I wish to thank you for sharing this awesome Irish music video with me .

[@francis888ful]

Brilliant, so proud of my Irish ancestry

[@kevinmeehan71]

lovely playing

[@jtpinnyc]

Absolutely solid & amazing

[@edelahaye]

I like the sticker on Johnny's bodhran !

[@jeantondusson4470]

MAGNIFIQUE !!! quelle splendide "Audio-Vidéo"

[@mauriziogiudici3458]

I love them

[@bitsnpiecesfiddle]

Would be great to see this De Danann back playing again. There's no band out there at the minute playing this kind of music. Great stuff.

[@edelahaye]

Quite impossible. The tensions between Frankie and Alec are too high.

[@edelahaye]

Actually, bands playing at that level exist, of course. For instance : kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4TQo4OmfZVneM0

[@Kampfwageneer]

in the seisun I like to just back on bouzouki or guitar but every once and awhile if I get a chance on the banjo ive got a set that I end with the flowers of red hill always gets some heads turning

[@johnmc3862]

Frankie just 20yo here. ❤

[@patricsiesing]

Great

[@loilasea]

That's one fast jig

[@ezekielsmukler2903]

I saw a bodhran with a sad face on it in this KZbin video.

[@wiggsan]

I think that is Frankie Gavin playing fiddle. I got to see him back in the late '70's...

[@pipingbob720]

this is pure trad hard rock

[@thecounsellor7454]

Thank feck im irish

[@Kampfwageneer]

Heavy metal

[@azgardmoh3250]

This machine is American, African origin and I love it

[@edelahaye]

The Banjo, I guess ... Yes and very popular in Ireland.

[@biffusmaximus]

The first tune sounds like "Cunla", a well known old Irish tune.

[@jacopoferrara8432]

Is that a Framus banjo?

[@kfh51]

Yes, I believe it is.

[@Sveaisland]

Jacopo Ferrara yes

[@Dubliners39]

🎻🪕👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@TheSonnenkaefer]

Johnny Moynihan, the man who introduced the bouzouki into irish folk music, can't really get it going here. Finally he gives in and retreats to the bodhran.

[@edelahaye]

Tuning problems, apparently ...

[@christaylor2070]

The 2 bodhran sound on the final tune is actually awesome and drives like hell.🙂

[@johnpatrick6998]

Now we're sucking diesel.

[@Kampfwageneer]

Whats the first tune

[@rogermarkendale5404]

Tom Billy's jig

[@mandolinlasse]

Listen to this and wake up all you young irishmen. Does not this sound a lot nicer, before Gerry Connor-influnce and strange chording?