Donal Lunny - Beo Beathaioch Sa Cheolaras Naisiunta (Live at the National Concert Hall)

[@thomasreilly-Guitar]

Played this record to death when it came it out. One of my all time favourite albums

[@MsShulio]

Me too :)

[@massimogiuntini1]

@@MsShulio And me!

[@lillbjorneuk]

We bought this album in 1996 and played it in the car and basically loved it to death! It's so lovely and nostalgic listening to it again here! Thank you!

[@seanmorrison9519]

Think you're the only one who loves this album? Jeff Beck loved Declan so much he started leading off his sets with it!

[@bufatutuagonistes8876]

Like several others, I've owned--and relished--this for many years. Some of the most beautiful music I've ever heard in a longish life engaged with the performing arts. I own a large amount of music acquired over more than 40 years: Dennis Doody's/Tolka Polke and Declan are among the most beautiful enriching soulful pieces ever delivered to our body and soul. These are not minstrels; They are masters of their instruments and magicians. Donal Lunny is not merely a great musician, he befriends and assembles such fine and dynamic musicians and guides the creation, the birth of the exceptional, the beautiful.

[@Stefan69whatever]

Spot on. These wizards weave a magic web.

[@meredythmackinnon-love513]

You have no idea how happy I am to find this! I have the CD but sadly it was damaged and I can’t play it anymore. Leppadumdowledum is my favourite track and one of my all time favourite ‘happy’ tunes that never fails to lift my spirits. To hear it again, on this first day of 2020, is the best new year gift I could have asked for! 🙂

[@KarlHamilton]

Email me [e-mail] and I will post you a copy of my CD

[@Stefan69whatever]

I loved this music 30 years ago and now I am coming back to it. it is exactly the kind of music we need now. it is so natural and like much of Irish culture very connected to nature in a mystical way.

[@KarlHamilton]

Love this so much. Was the only traditional album my dad played that I really loved. Never heard anything like it before or since.

[@damienscanlan5579]

The shift at 16.55 literally is enough to make you weep! Absolute beauty to the ears.

[@KarlHamilton]

It does

[@michaeltoner3366]

It certainly does, May! I'm just encountering this online, though I know the music well. I saw Donal Lunny and Planxty with Christy Moore, a great friend, perform in Dublin at the Chariot Inn about every weekend, when I was living in Dublin in the early 1970's. Magnificent stuff, bringing back so many memories! Thank you, May-- You're a true Paddy! But, what is so great about Donal, he just loves the music and plays the music for what it is, and gives out his joy of the music to everyone. That's a special gift, a spiritual gift, that is Donal Lunny. His smile alone makes you happy. God bless!

[@KarenKahler]

It's Lunny's self-titled album from 1987, on the Gael Linn label. Band includes Arty McGlynn and Manus Lunny. This is one of my all-time favorite albums. Thanks for sharing it here!

[@TimothySweeney]

"This is one of my all-time favorite albums" Couldn't agree more!

[@colmomaonlai4538]

I was leaving for Tenerife with my parents, Liam was playing the bodhrán to one of the tracks, 11 am. Tenerife or this? This!!

[@marcmcpipe9245]

Day MeeYen Thanks for sharing this great milestone of irish music. Love this since I bought it 1988 on vinyl. Few years later on CD. But the playlist here is the original from the vinyl. On CD they changed tunes 2. and 3. - but not on playlist at the backside of the case. So first comes polka-set and then "Coast River". Many greets

[@FuzzySimon101]

Bless you for posting this! Such a formative album to me in so many ways. THANK YOU!

[@eileenfieldhouse8845]

Absolutely love this 🎙️❤️‍🔥🎙️ thank you so much for sharing 🎇❤️🔥

[@chancewatkins5071]

Absolutely great stuff. Thanks for sharing this with us; Jesus Christ Bless! :)

[@djonakachopper]

Some of my very favorite musicians here, what a nice thing to have on youtube!

[@joelonergan3758]

i used declan for preshow during my time with red kettle theatre compamy during the run of the kings of the kilburn highroad here in ireland and in the u.k. and the american tours. it got the same reviews as the show. top class

[@MartinAnthonyEgan]

Hi Joe, My parents played in The Black Lion in Kilburn High Road for 40 years. Going to see the Play when my late friend Joe Kelly played one of the characters was one of the stranger experiences of my life. Very moving take on life in London for Irish people in the 50's 60's etc. M

[@conollyjohn]

What a concert. H-iontach maith

[@bufatutuagonistes8876]

The concert was not only recorded, it was taped. It was at the 1987 O Riada Retrospective. To see the actual performance of these very songs: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHXNdZuNfq9kkLM

[@EricOwensFlute]

Legends.

[@anapolanco5431]

en mi pais no se escucha este tipo de musica, pero tuve la oportunidad de ver la pelicula This is my father, y la cancion Declan es preciosa, me encanta esto que han subido, es alegre al inicio

[@davidfinbarbrett1283]

Powerful stuff!!!

[@klunny998]

Great talent

[@damienscanlan5579]

My pleasure... Thanks for the correct info.

[@klunny998]

great stuff!

[@jonathanwarren7651]

Where can I get a cd of this album. I’ve loved it for over 30 years now; I first was given it on tape

[@KarlHamilton]

BTW, If anyone is looking this on CD or LP, check out Discogs. Loads of copies on there for cheap. It goes for silly money on eBay though.

[@PrevostO73]

that it kind of you. rediscovering this really was something..

[@TimothySweeney]

love this record- impossible to find!

[@MsShulio]

I have a tape here -- you can still find a CD online.

[@mmacleod6550]

Yes, great to hear this here, but the track listings are incorrect. Track 2 is Dennis Doody's, and track 3 is Coast river....Cheers

[@KarlHamilton]

Are you sure? The track listing on the CD I have says track 2 is Coast River.

[@KarlHamilton]

Holy shit. You're right. My whole life has been a lie.

[@carrietide]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@damienscanlan5579]

I'll be home to Dublin in the coming months. If I can pick it up I most definitely will and will pass on the info. Suggest Claddagh Records in the interim.

[@PrevostO73]

i have wanted to hear this again for so long!! had it on a cassette many moons ago..thank you so much for posting..any ideas where I can get a copy of the album from??

[@MsShulio]

I have the tape, too! Seems to have come from Wide Celts in Camden Lock, from the early 90s. I just found the CD by Googling it. Best of luck!

[@holmesway]

You can get the used CD on Amazon for £37! I have the CD case but lost the CD years ago... H

[@polswan2551]

number ones.lunny

[@conollyjohn]

h-iontach ar fad. Havent heard it in over 20 years. Maith thú

[@damienscanlan5579]

Typical! Will try to get my hands on it and put up the entire version