Dervish-Red haired Mary

From Dvd: From stage to stage
Available at www.dervish.ie

[@biot7175]

the tone when she dips into her low notes is so pleasant and soothing. I usually like very high-pitched female voices, but her lower voice is beautiful, even kind of hot.

[@gerardwalsh4346]

By far the best version of this song

[@stephenmcloughlin7718]

Prefer Tom Clancy's version, of the Clancy Brothers, myself.

[@gerardwalsh4346]

Both versions come at the song from a slightly different angle. So I really cannot disagree with you.

[@sbingham1979]

I love Cathy Jordan's voice and her spirit - she so effortless and full of life.

[@DariusOfPersia]

As I was goin' to the fair of Dingle One fine mornin' last July A fine young man came up behind me "Red-haired Mary!" he did cry "Will you come with me, my red-haired Mary? The donkey, he can carry two" I looked at him, my eyes did twinkle My cheeks, they were a rosy hue "Thank you kindly, sir" I answered Then I tossed my light red hair Says I "Will you hold the donkey? And I'll ride with you to the Dingle fair" And when we reached the town of Dingle He caught my hand to say goodbye When a tinker, he pulled up behind him Hit him right in his left eye "Take your hands off red-haired Mary! She and I are to be wed! We were with the priest this very morn! Tonight, we'll lie in our marriage bed!" Well, he was feelin' very peevish His poor eye was sad and sore He kicked the tinker with his hobnails Knocked him through Tom Murphy's door He galloped off to meet his father The tallest man you e'er did see Tapped him gently with his knuckles And now he's missing two front teeth Oh, wasn't I the happy cailín? "Man, with you I'll go!" I said "Never mind the priest this very morn Tonight we'll sleep in Murphy's shed!" "Take your hands off red-haired Mary! She and I are to be wed! We were with the priest this very morn! Tonight, we'll lie in our marriage bed!" Around the corner came a peeler Told him I had broke the law Donkey kicked him on the knee He fell down and broke his jaw Through the fair we rode together His black eye and my red hair Gazing gaily at the tinker Weren't we the happy pair? "Take your hands off red-haired Mary! She and I are to be wed! We were with the priest this very morn! Tonight, we'll lie in our marriage bed!" "Will ya take your hands off red-haired Mary?! She and I are to be wed! We were with the priest this very morn! Tonight, we'll lie in our marriage bed!" "Will ya take your hands off red-haired Mary?! She and I are to be wed! We were with the priest this very morn! Tonight, we'll lie in our marriage bed!" "Will ya take your hands off red-haired Mary?! She and I are to be wed! We were with the priest this very morn! Tonight, we'll lie in our marriage bed!"

[@johnoconnor4623]

More verses than I have ever known!

[@FrankJared]

Best presentation of this song I've heard. She is terrific!

[@user-fj2tz1zc2d]

Super!!!Bravo!!!!Ни слова не понимаю,но до чего же красивый,певучий ирландский язык!!!А танцы какие прекрасные!!!Живи Ирландия!!!Живи родина кельтов!!! DERVISH- у нас переводится как странник.

[@guyluck9253]

She was actually singing in English. 😂😂😂

[@switchitoff1]

Played this on Paddy's day.Some slates should never be replaced.Fantastic.

[@ronanm9]

Just watched this on the programme aired on RTE last night. They were brilliant as usual :)

[@cristiona22]

Brilliant - never heard this before - love it.

[@garrybuicke1803]

Listen to Tom Clancy of the Clancy brothers and Tommy Makem

[@HIBERNIAN04]

A class act - lovely voice.

[@ralphtheisen6174]

Awesomeness!!!!!

[@timdanby6802]

Having more fun than a human being should be allowed to have! But we don't mind.

[@annietheresamcdonough4004]

Brilliant!!!

[@narri214]

just saw them last night. great show. loved singing along to red head mary last night.

[@docnanomusic]

Rrrrrrra! What a fantastic song, I always have to listen to it twice.

[@SagnikOrbstar]

sitting in the lap of many mountains.. perfect thing to greet the day .. dance dance dance

[@JJBushfan]

I've seen Dervish a couple of times in concert, and Cathy Jordan captured the audience better than anyone else I've seen. I swear that woman has leprechaun blood. She defines personality.

[@JJBushfan]

Jeffrey McMillan Oh, right. Makes me wonder what her mother got up to during the Lughnasa festivities.

[@JJBushfan]

Melquisedec Mary I've never met one (as far as I know) but I gather they come in various of forms. They don't all wear hats. The name you post under is intriguing. Is it real? Is it a Florida thing?

[@joefoley457]

Up the kingdom 😃🚜👍

[@halfdoorclub7520]

Love this 😊😉😊😊

[@seamusberen]

Great version of the Makem/Clancy song. How can you not like this!

[@christernordstrom4527]

Cathy Jordan is the true genuin spirit of irish folkmusic Chris the Swede

[@wilan1828]

You, ma'am, are an amazing singer. Thank you all. This song is so unique and impressive!

[@heavenlyboy34]

One of those rare times a cover of a Tommy Makem song works out better than the original in many ways. :)

[@clarebannerman]

+Matvei Vellman Not a Tommy Makem song...he may have sung it but the song was composed by a great Kerry man Seán McCarthy...

[@heavenlyboy34]

clarebannerman Thanks, mate! :)

[@liamg353]

Hope to see them in Cork on 1st October, great group

[@tomoole]

fab voice, brutal style of presentation.

[@heavenlyboy34]

I'm fairly certain the harp (aka harmonica) came to be a standard part of celtic music in the 20th century.It's not indigenous to the Irish or the celts, but it fits in nicely with the traditional reed and pipe instruments. :)

[@JohninRosc]

Cathy Jordan is, in my opinion, one of the best singers in the world. She has a mystique to her voice that I've never heard anywhere else. The harmonica player is Rick Epping.

[@warrenoakes4521]

Omg this class

[@GalasHarper]

Fifty six people know what total epicness this song is. Two are simply deaf.

[@yozefish]

It’s beautiful. From japan

[@WGBHMusic]

Fantastic song. We just posted a version of this song at WGBH Music. Love it.

[@Donegal]

@KingdomUploader The harmonica is in the album version too. And the harmonica is played in other songs in this DVD too

[@RamseyMcV]

Best version is by The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem. Rousing.

[@heavenlyboy34]

@KingdomUploader harp(harmonica) has been used in celtic tunes for a very long time. One of the first tunes I learned on harmonica was "The Blarney Pilgrim". I don't know exactly when it was introduced to the Irish, but there's a big repertoire for it, so I assume the Irish have been at it a good while. :)

[@JACKDELIEGE]

i'll be in beautyfull Kerry (Ballinskeligs) next june; can't wait!

[@KingdomUploader]

@TijnB42 Interesting to know and I love so much playing my harps along with many of the wonderful Irish bands out there; of course i'm partial to the harmonica and think it sounds great with most all music :~)

[@JohninRosc]

Cathy is one of the best singers in the world - buy some CD's, don't just listen to You Tube.

[@TijnB42]

@KingdomUploader Though it's not used very much, the harmonica is considered traditional by Comhaltas, there's a category for it at the Fleadhanna too.

[@leemiltier]

well, I dare say you were the best thing ever your first few years on the road hungry in small bars and we all danced drunk and happy and felt as one. What the hell is with the people sitting and clapping in their seats? I know its hard, but screw the cash and go back underground, its not too late! Love! : ) (should you happen to read

[@tinarock759]

Dervish ye would make a body dance from inside, Cathy Jordan sings with a Quality from another world & time perhaps the underworld Fearie she is, her musical vocals are a treat to the ears, a Musical Maestro Band out there with their own style.

[@heavenlyboy34]

Harmonica is not a traditional Irish instrument, but it's easy to play Irish tunes on them, so trad bands employ them often. :) (I play harp myself)

[@switchitoff1]

The harmonica practically plays itself on songs like "Red Haired Mary".It lends itself to the natural suck/blow/pause nature of Celtic music.Anyway,great rendition.

[@jpd131283]

Old mate at 1:41 is just coming up on a yoke!

[@MadTomOfBedlam]

@streetgangtm i know! she's the only celebrity i have ever had a crush on

[@bridgetthewench]

@ Meard - you can find the "male" lyrics and backstory at chivalry.com/cantaria/lists/alpha.html. This website is my fall-back for traditional lyrics.

[@mikesrandomchannel]

@streetgangtm That is a very perceptive comment! My thoughts entirely!

[@dbarber970]

Love Cathy Jordan!

[@christopherlaw4391]

Ah,that's my Cathy.

[@linos1987]

@jimmyriddle100 very good argument,don't feel bad mate you can just admit that you was wrong about Cathy Jordan(the singer),everyone can hear that she is wonderful.

[@KingdomUploader]

What a fine surprise to find this; rhm is one of my top three fav songs by them. i love that you posted this; its a great live performance. Dervish was my first exposure to celtic. Is the harmonica played on any other tune? it's not traditional is it? Thanks again and know that you have unsurpassable worth! Live long and prosper, even as your soul prospers. kevin

[@johndanielharold3633]

Proto-Dolly.

[@emoryking5278]

Partition has failed, time to end British rule now. curraheered

[@GinjaNinjaNick]

Anyone else get here trying to find a guild wars dervish vid?

[@chrisclarke8361]

Didn't know Steven King could play the harmonica...

[@bridgetthewench]

And I apologize for misspelling your name.

[@jameshenrymurphy]

Emory King what the hell are you talking about.

[@ainmerila2381]

pagan Jordan on väga hea artist!

[@robdebank1564]

IS BREA SE FIOR IONTACH

[@thomasmckenna5372]

Red haired has gone for a big change .Not for the best that is only opinion .What doI know I could not carry a semi quaver in a bucket

[@guyluck9253]

I love Cathy Jordan, but I sometimes wonder if she has just smoked the most enormous joint. 😂😂. Only joking

[@jimmyriddle100]

its a shame that this very talented group cant find someone who can sing,this woman cant sing in the same key as the music remember the eurovision!!!!!!!

[@egozzab]

pauvre de moi je suis français

[@jurateida]

i only wonder why they call DERVISH? Irish Dervish?

[@streetgangtm]

Her voice just makes me want to cuddle with her lmao

[@TINSANDWICH1]

A****

[@linos1987]

@jimmyriddle100 oh my...i am scared....donk....if you have been playing music for many years and can't admit that this is a good voice,i am sorry mate,but stop playing music....

[@linos1987]

@jimmyriddle100 are you stoned or something???,maybe you have stones in your ears,she is absloutly fantastic,very very talented singer.and you are probably not musicaly educated because you are taking eurovision as an example......

[@jimmyriddle100]

@linos1987 ok, first off im not your mate,i have been playing music professionally for many years.i have played on the same stage as this!! wonderful !! singer.you champion.you are such an expert you cant use proper diction ,,example { you was wrong }.you know as much about music as my dog..........slan..!!!

[@sevenxx7]

They finished last place at Eurovision 2007. The band is pretty decent , the singer not so much.

[@clarebannerman]

+sevenxx7 Not a great decision by a folk band to sing in the Eurovision...Does anybody actually sing in the Eurovision anymore?

[@hollyturner4186]

Correction: Cathy is amazing, Eurovision stuff does not suit her. That's not a bad thing!

[@thevelikovskian6119]

Eurovision is uter sh... Finishing last in Eurovision is a badge of honour.

[@HIGHLANDER1487]

Canta espantoso y se atreve a cantar junto con Moya Brennan.

[@UISTMAN59]

Sacrificing feeling for speed. An awful version. Not a patch on the Makem & Clancy version! Cathy Jordan might be better off as an auctioneer if speed is her thing :-)

[@JoeBoone82]

More likes on her version than the old one. All art is subjective and I guess this is just Cathy's way of doing the song. It does not mean it is better or worse, just a different style for a different audience (or for people like me who enjoy both!).

[@stephenmcloughlin7718]

​@@JoeBoone82 1,400 likes on this version. 1,700 likes on Tom Clancy's version.

[@JoeBoone82]

@@stephenmcloughlin7718 I guess it's changed in the last 2 years, since I made that comment, lol. All I was saying is that they are both different, neither is awful, plenty of people like them both.

[@jimmyriddle100]

@linos1987 i can see from your channel how musically educated you are,HA,,,,HA,,,,,HA......

[@jimmyriddle100]

@linos1987 last comment to you,i think you need to listen to some real singers.because you are searching for gold in a mountain of rock,,,,,,,bye,bye ,,,,,,RICHARD CEANN......!!!!!

[@SongwriterTaco]

Brilliant!