De Dannan on a boat part 1 (1980)

Classic footage of Galway's De Dannan on a boat in Galway Bay filmed for Ashling Gheal in 1980. When I split AVI files up the picture quality suffered, so hopefully you'll still enjoy this. Maybe someone will have a better quality file of this they can upload. Forgot to mention Alec Finn must have been on holidays, or something, no sign of him on this clip.

[@Stiamh]

It's most often called The Tap Room. And someone asked about the last tune. The last complete one is Speed the Plough - the version from Padraig O'Keeffe. It starts at about 3.17. But in the last few seconds of the clip you get a little snatch of another tune known as The Old Man's Blackthorn Stick.

[@favoritehope7148]

HAHAHAHAHA!!!! That is the coolest thing I've seen in in quite some years, and by "quite some years" I mean in the history of everdom!

[@Sumptayum]

Thats Charlie Piggott on the banjo, he was De Danann's banjo player from 75-83 I think. About 1983 or was it 1982, Charlie had an accident with his hand, and hasn't played the banjo since, he plays the box instead now. Alec has always played the Greek Bouzuoki, thats his main instrument.

[@Dayepipes]

@turbotrauma A working boat, a people's boat. Reminds me of Joshua Slocum's "Spray," 1st to round the world around 1900 as a single hander. He rebuilt it from a derelict oyster fishing boat. Many later replicas are famous for easy handling and riding at sea, and prolonged self steering. People's music on a people's boat, in both cases one work of people's art meant to support another.

[@Mellowknee100]

haha, during the second reel i thought to myself "that's a neat way to play big john macneil!"

[@Stiamh]

Oops that's Miss Monaghan at 3:17, Speed the Plough is the next one!

[@emncaity]

gawd, that is some sweet tunage.

[@suezn]

Deadly!!!!!!!!!!!

[@michelrav]

What are the tunes, esp. the last one? Thanks

[@cocusflute]

Nice going. Thanks for posting. But regarding "Alec Finn must have been on holidays,... no sign of him on this clip." -- isn't that Alec on the banjo?

[@Mayfayne]

No, it’s Charlie Piggot.

[@edelahaye]

and the guitar ...

[@efdiyi]

Lord Ramsey's reel 1:05

[@gagou282]

hi ha!

[@kfh51]

Lord Ramsey's Reel

[@Tadhg64]

I just wish yer man would quit playing the paint spray can.