Irish flight delayed so trad session started between DaoiríFarrell, Geoff Kinsella and Robbie Walsh.

[@RElliottSmith]

This pub looks suspiciously like an airport

[@MrAwsomenoob]

Pretty sure any building with 10 or more irish is legally considered a pub

[@spaceman6215]

MrAwsomenoob best!

[@Engineer9736]

MrAwsomenoob 😂

[@jonhart511]

🤣

[@downunderdan5132]

MrAwsomenoob haha that’s awesome 😎

[@megalodon4586]

That band looks so casual, like they break out into a song whenever they feel bored.

[@tearitloosetearitloose4670]

You're right because that's what happened....

[@Hannah-eg7vl]

They do :)

[@Doc_of_derp]

soooo basicly friends of my dnd bard

[@Wppk765]

some tucan I need them to follow me to work...

[@moneybus8975]

Nah...not bored, just Irish. We Irish don't get bored...we play music, drink or smack people. Or all of the above. jk..jk..jk..oh, wait...what's this? Bless ye. ..

[@ZZ-os4nb]

The real MVPs are the people actually clapping on time.

[@QuIeT_KhA0s]

🤣🤣🤣☠

[@Ratboy2004]

If they're clapping they're having fun and feeling it, 20 beats later. LOL

[@Senriam]

Irish people are the only white people with rhythm

[@essemsween818]

@@Senriam WOW, Some people have no sense of either humour or irony do they? Talk about a "Misnomer". Friendly my big, fat, flabby, rhythmic Irish backside!! Or as Fr Jack would say Arse !!

[@neko-san5346]

Friends don't let friends clap on 1 and 3

[@Sindrijo]

Admit it! You too come here again, and again, a few years between there may be, but you always pay this marvellous moment a visit.

[@ThyLLiS-]

I admit. And the emotion is the same everytime.

[@OSUBucks77]

Facts and it's usually when it shows back up on my fyp and I just have to watch it every time!

[@LeslieMcHugh]

Yup, I’m back ❤

[@stevie65able]

Yes, frequently!

[@trygvelie573]

Very true, every time life's a bit shit. Always the same feeling.

[@joseantonioalonsomorales6508]

Flight is delayed because the pilot is there, singing and drinking a Guinness.

[@ladylaois8184]

José Antonio Alonso fair play

[@danbytp]

Wouldn't you if you heard this?Hold on,I gotta finish my Guinness then we'll be off and running!

[@nolan6298]

Thanks for this José

[@mememaster4557]

WHY WOULD YOU STEREOTYPE US!?!?!?!? I swear to god I will set my drunken leprechauns upon you!

[@danbytp]

@@mememaster4557 Mine are sober and pissed that they don't have their whiskey laced Guiness.Between yours and mine they take over the world for us!

[@willsjaime]

As an American I confess that I basically imagine Ireland is like this everywhere all the time

[@kevburke]

Yeah, basically, except when we're at mass.

[@tobysmyth6637]

Ur basically right. But we all feck off to mass, laugh at the Guardí and have great craic

[@rudy951]

I've lived there for over a year. Most of the youth are scumbags. Old people are really kind and know what respect is.

[@kevburke]

@@rudy951 where do you live that most of the youth are scumbags?

[@tobysmyth6637]

Jeffrey N I’m one of those youths so feck off ya wanker

[@personwithatophat1578]

rip to that one guy that hasnt slept for 27 hours and was just drifting off when a group came and actually started vibin

[@maureenmurphy7817]

You have never seen someone so exhausted as DudeBro coming back from a Mideast contract job on Friday, partying in Dublin all weekend, and taking a Monday morning Aer Lingus flight back to Philadelphia.

[@hungryboy246]

@@maureenmurphy7817 Pretty sure that's what cocaine is for.

[@nibel13]

He can sleep when he is dead

[@MalMalWasTaken]

If that were me, i wouldn't even be mad.

[@ninjamatic5000]

Honestly even if I was dead tired, uncomfortable and exhausted, this would pick me up. This is some spirit-lifting shit.

[@aaronvanzile3824]

500 years of Irish culture "well this shit sucks and we're stuck here. Anyone want a drink and a song? Pass the time?"

[@gibememoni]

they cant move

[@gardenjoy5223]

Wonderful mentality!

[@gillesguillaumin6603]

Yes, but try to do that in USA, the country of freedom, five minutes later you are in jail. 😢 😂😂😂😂😂, every body sing and clap his hands. 😂😂

[@aaronvanzile3824]

@@gillesguillaumin6603 wow what specifically have you been prohibited from saying in the United States? Can you think of any specific examples? Or are you just sort of a whiner?

[@abbajabba7]

@@aaronvanzile3824 Many airports in the US do not allow you to play music. I know because my high school choir almost got in trouble in Tuscon AZ when we had travelled there for a national competition, but the police were cool and we were kids so they let us off. I assume it is in case there is an important announcement that needs to be made in the terminal, and people would miss it if there is loud music playing nearby.

[@patrickambrose5372]

What's the difference between an Irish wedding and an Irish funeral? Nothing, just one less person enjoying the party!

[@wrenchhead4378]

Beautiful

[@rosestanley9606]

ha ha love your comment

[@johana909]

Love it! You made me smile.

[@youreaveragejoey2319]

Maybe take off the exclamation mark...

[@nkellegher1938]

Good one!

[@Xatron222]

I love how the old man looks like "man I'm angry, but that's good music" 😄

[@neeltamtam4317]

@Pat Terson but he was moving his foot to the beat, he didn't look too upset

[@weaponizedlizardmen360]

@Pat Terson I repeat. My god you are pathetic XD

[@Swrvn]

Pat Terson stfu

[@_en.core.]

@Pat Terson what's wrong with alittle fun? Some music always helps with stress, and I bet for many people, it was great to have something fun and uplifting happening after having a flight delay!

[@Mugetsu_Gaming]

@Pat Terson lmao pathetic

[@penchant1972]

Instead of this, I get the screaming children and the grumpy, angry people.

[@Darth_Xionn]

Ah yes, the joy of American airports.

[@daveo2992]

I'd much rather that than this hick shit

[@KeulchenGerrit]

Enjoy it as long it is socially acceptable to fly :D

[@randomlyentertaining8287]

@@daveo2992 I found the grumpy, angry person.

[@daveo2992]

@@randomlyentertaining8287 Yes this "music" makes me physically angry

[@KentuckyGinger]

After attending a play in Kilkenny, Ireland in 1998, the cast invited the audience to join them at a local pub. I was the only one who went but they all pulled out instruments and it was the most amazing night! They played and sang, and it seemed as if everyone in the pub pulled out an instrument or sang. As an American, just visiting, it was magical. Out until 4am and some of the cast walked me back to where I was staying. Will never forget it.

[@Me-hf4ii]

This is how my cousin, who lives in Co Kerry, describes the after work scene there. But there’s also lots of beer and Irish whiskey in her descriptions.

[@RuadhSelkirk19-57]

My ma is from Kilkenny.

[@Hibiscuscalyxes]

I wish I was with you!

[@seanDB1989]

Look at all those people in one room. Those were the days 😂

[@AwRighttttt]

Absolute rebels lad...

[@tamlindawson3902]

Wow this one really hits home

[@macdarby9926]

Lol

[@videogamers2136]

seanDB1989 making me depressed now😂

[@scratchpad7954]

UGH, those feels...!

[@hsbvt]

Captain: Should we tell them we can go now? First Officer: Naaaa, let em sing!

[@bohayes538]

🤣😂🤣😂🤣🎶🎶🎶

[@its_coverbyme]

The passengers : We will move aboard to the cruise ship 😂

[@carlalopez505]

Ahhhhh...the Irish! They are the epitome of 'family'!

[@austinfarley4971]

Pilot: Ireland air to ground ATC: go ahead Pilot: we’re gonna be delayed about 10 minutes from takeoff ATC: can you elaborate Pilot: they’re playing Galway girl in the terminal ATC: oh that’s fine

[@reubenphiri4642]

May be we use this time to catch sleep mate

[@stoneman472]

When a group of Bards are let loose in an airport

[@MasumiSeike]

And rolled a Nat20 on Performance

[@aohu7505]

@@MasumiSeike (story time) whenever a bard rolls a Nat20 in my group the GM ALWAYS does something over the top for the most mundane things for any check as a running "joke", and it's really fucking annoying at this point, it rarely effects anything but still. he does this because he passionately hates bards for basically charisma checking him at every turn on a campaign in our old group, so he does this every time he's a been the GM since, but now he is the only one left willing to be the GM in the group for the longest time. it's really annoying but basically tradition at this point to do it.

[@MasumiSeike]

@@aohu7505 wow.. if it really annoys you, you should talk about that. Sure Bards are assholes in that regard, and I know that to well playing to completly different ones. One is a Tiefling that grew up well and unwillingly landed in Aventurien. My other Bard got his Memories altered, his Magic Flute stolen, is currently in Barovia and is pissed. With both I kind of go in the Charisma checks but for different reasons. The Tiefling because he wants to make other happy and basicly tries to find friends. The other one tries to talk his way out and doesn't care he he needs to lie or use people if they get in his way. On the other hand when ever I roll a Nat1 in Performance with this Character, I have to sing the Narwal Song 🤣

[@TheRealArcher-gn6wo]

Seduce the airplane

[@YaverMemolibaba]

Actually not just bards, at leats Lvl.40 bards, with very high charisma skills, they just charmed a whole airport:)

[@marvekthewarlord6448]

There is something about irish music that not only fills a room, but your soul as well.

[@booooo-urns]

Incidentally this song is by Steve Earle who’s a Texan lol

[@rytheguy1800]

​@@booooo-urnsmany southerners are scots-irish and much country, folk, and bluegrass still follows a celtic ensemble, so the fact he is texan is irrelevant.

[@gregkosinski2303]

@@rytheguy1800Texas ain’t the south.

[@nate5483]

​@@gregkosinski2303nope, but East Texans are. Like bad, I'm kind of convinced they don't speak english

[@s51curtis]

@@gregkosinski2303 you might want to check out Gen. John Bell Hood, a Texan who fought under Longstreet and Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg. Texas joined the Confederacy in March, 1861.

[@JesterChess]

Everyone in the airport: this 2 hour delay is gonna suck Irish musicians: hold our Guinness

[@emilyflotilla931]

Epic! SLAINTE

[@AwesomeMan2696]

Hold my proper twelve*

[@horseboy1640]

Tell me why I read that with an accent

[@odd3554]

LOL, hold our Guinness... Some of my cocktail just came out my nose, thanks for the laugh.

[@RockStonerGamer]

@@AwesomeMan2696 I think you mean Jameson, anyone who’s had that actually knows how shitty it is

[@e3IZrZ]

The older gentleman's face at 1:22 says I don't care, but his feet say this song makes my soul dance.

[@TequillanSunrise]

I promise you he played an instrument when he was younger, the desire to keep time ( tapping his foot ) when listening to a song is strong even if the song is not your cup of tea. ( personally I love the song) Probably tho he was just worn out with low energy.

[@CraicDealer]

He's just from a different generation, for a long time in Ireland expressing yourself was frowned upon. He's feeling it tho, and enjoying himself, which is beautiful

[@jahankamath6187]

Went back to 1:22😂👍

[@anthonydesroches785]

I thought the same

[@geminiwriter8875]

Wouldn’t be there if he didn’t like it. Probably not his style or even genre of music, but just enjoys how music moves peo0e in times that stress them out.

[@Treehats1929]

i genuinely love music in unconventional places.

[@NicoNicoNOOO]

Nothing beats a random musician starting to play out of nowhere and people around them having a good time

[@levidavis1093]

Especially if your flight's delayed and you need a little happiness 😊

[@ellenshawkelly66]

SAME! Like it shouldnt be so entertaining but if someone starts playing on the street or in a train or smthin it's amazing

[@trvman1]

The girls sitting behind them don't get enough credit. They were the ones who seemed to get the crowd into it.

[@alphacentauri3069]

It’s the greatest because your audience isn’t going anywhere and any entertainment is better than boredom. It’s literally the perfect scenario

[@msmo3527]

I have listened to this so many times. My 3rd grade classes are mesmerized. "Is that an airport?" "What kind of music is that?" They don't understand the song, but they understand the high vibes.

[@beth2389]

This is how I imagine the lower decks of the Titanic were like

[@rosestanley9606]

yeah untill it sunk

[@googleuser3163]

@@rosestanley9606 Wow, good one. Really clever.

[@taralawton1353]

💀

[@kentcyclist]

Yes but they drowned 😱

[@drey8]

Based on James Cameron's movie they would be, but the largest nationality in Steerage was British with 118 passengers, then Irish with 113, then Swedish with 104, after that many nationalities including Chinese, Syrian, Turkish and so on. So a big mix. But I'm sure someone had a fiddle.

[@emanonymous]

[approaches kiosk] "excuse me ma'am can you direct me to where the flight to ireland i... never mind"

[@MASTEROFEVIL]

500th like

[@spacedude5208]

1.1k something something like

[@eugene8910]

Hahahaha very funny comment x3

[@bnbn1869]

The magic of this scenario: 1: The musical talent. 2: the impromptu backup singers in the form of the 3 girls behind the singer. 3: The old man desperately attempting to adopt stoic disapproval ultimately let down by his feet proving the music has taken over. 4: The airport departure lounge setting, with music breaking down the barriers of interpersonal indifference uniting a group of strangers embracing the beauty of music erasing the inconvenience of a delayed flight. Ultimately, this video is the embodiment of perception dictating the experience of life. A lesson to us all that no matter what life throws at us we can always make the most of it and live a great life!

[@history2know422]

I want to take English lessons from you! That was remarkably precise and thorough analysis, loved reading every word 😅

[@jfk7897]

r/Iamverysmart

[@elisewilder5421]

Are you an Meyer’s-Briggs INFJ? I sure did appreciate your analysis!

[@yourlittlerevel]

What keeps me coming back to the video :)

[@bkershaccount]

well-stated.

[@LoftyAssertions]

I once had a delayed flight, just went and played the airport piano for my own enjoyment. I couldn't comprehend how much joy it brought to people and the gratitude they showed was absolutely immense, I will do it every time now, forever. There was just no way for me to reply, but it was an almost spiritual experience how happy it made those people and how closely it brought strangers and families together, as if the social barriers slowly were torn down and everyone's humanity just came out freely.

[@maphz]

having a crowd like that it's just the best thing a musician could ask for

[@helenaville5939]

having musicians like that it's just the best thing a crowd could ask for. :)

[@Wanderer-l9h]

Trapped crowd, hahah ;)

[@thomascrane2665]

On my first trip to Ireland in 1988, it was just after St. Patrick's Day. There were many Irish musicians on the plane returning home from their gigs in the US. As we got closer to Ireland, they started breaking out the instruments just like this. It was the best flight I ever had.

[@broadkiwi6882]

Imagine a communication between the pilot and the ATC and they hear the music in the background "Hey, if you don't mind, what's that sound I'm hearing over your radio?" "Music, tower." "Oh, okay."

[@Andrew-Johnson]

Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. 💙✨ And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it. 💙✨ Matthew 7:24-27 💙✨

[@silveriocaccioppoli8418]

I’m not Irish but love the music and harmony

[@patrickjmurraysr]

@@Andrew-Johnsonyo

[@qcsorter4626]

@@Andrew-Johnson Yeah!! That'll teach 'em to play music like that in an airport!! wtf??

[@waldoman7]

"Sir, they've started singing." "Finally."

[@wermagst]

☠

[@Por-poI]

I understood that reference.

[@flippknight3298]

That’s so damn familiar,right on the top of my tongue where is it from

[@waldoman7]

@@flippknight3298 pirates of the Caribbean

[@flippknight3298]

@@waldoman7 oh yeah the part where their being hung

[@adamsaunders6712]

Nothing demonstrates the power of music more than this video.

[@cyrus7805]

Strangely this is exactly how I imagine Ireland is. Just kidding I've been there, this is exactly how it is.

[@jodyporter6086]

In Scotland it’s like this only bagpipes. Good times both places.

[@holdemNE1]

Hey..........are you Jim Gaffigan? Because this is how he presents his comedy.

[@cyrus7805]

@@holdemNE1 never heard of him to be fair!

[@precision2190]

Jody Porter it’s weird how bagpipes were made in the Middle East and made their way to Scotland

[@aliciarenon]

Precision 21 The Celts came from all over :)

[@Trendy_endy]

Honestly, this is what I want to do as a musician. Not make money. Just make people happy. I want to put a smile on people's faces and make their day better.

[@veneciasanto]

That's so wholesome💗

[@matsosa]

That’s what it’s all about!!🙌🙌❤️ Let passion be your priority. Money comes naturally for those with good intentions:)

[@twoserpents2457]

Then you will never want for money, build that skill and people will rush to pay your tab and get your gas and cover your food.

[@alexsouthgate7551]

Yes this is the way to go! Do it for your audience, not for yourself and you’ll have all the riches you need.

[@daveyBPM]

I feel ya, I really do. but some some those people couldn't be arsed with the noise, if they had handed out a few cans along with the music then perhaps. but for the old folks, they didn't want to party they just wanted to rest. sorry to be buzz killington, but you cant do this

[@DonQuixotec]

I was at my friends fathers house one time, and there was a bulgarian man there who didn't speak english at all. But he played the guitar, and so did I. And even though we couldn't understand eachother at all, we did variations on songs, and showed off different musical theory during our playing together, and we smiled so much and understood that "language" very well. That's why I think music is real art. You can be from two very different cultures and not understand eachother, but music connects anyways.

[@sonder2164]

That's a cool story. Thanks for sharing 👍

[@JoostJGJ]

You should read Schopenhauer on the subject. He has written extensively on music, both about music itself, the way it relates to other artistic disciplines (poetry, painting, literature) and to art in general.

[@tomkellycartoons]

I’ve been an artist all my life until I retired and I cherish that gift, but I think music is the greatest gift of all.

[@truthteller4731]

lovely story ☺️

[@clapdrix72]

For me it's the same with math

[@fasted333]

This is why music is such a uniting force. Mood changes your heart

[@SoutherStacker007]

Amen to that

[@mandlnpickr]

The power of good music!!!

[@wiskyr6510]

as long as you're not that chick in the elevator singing country roads

[@kishascape]

Interspecies too, even other animals appreciate it to some degree or another. Probably the best way for extraterrestrial contact, the Close Encounter movie was onto something.

[@matoatlantis]

Agreed. It's the universal language that can unite.

[@petervonpanda]

Even Warren Buffett is tapping his toes

[@zelosmiman5533]

He really does look like him.

[@lastwave235]

im not the only one.

[@cruisepaige]

Omg right!? Old dude trying to be grumpy but his feet have other plans!

[@TheCanadaBoose]

Lmao

[@troystevens3010]

This complete white supremacist music. WHERE ARE THE BLACK PEOPLE, completly racist.

[@yorkaturr]

Somehow this underlines the fact that music is one of humanity's greatest achievements. Connecting people since the first caveman bumped a bone against a stick.

[@JohnDoe-lx3dt]

Absolutely, well said

[@skyclaw]

Greatest and oldest. A strong contender for the oldest artform.

[@mikejohnson9118]

In societies and culture where there is no formal Math. There is music!

[@meridalemusicmachine]

So the alpha caveman grabs the musician banging bones and sticks, tells him that he's a really good stick and bone banger and he's gonna be staying there playing from now on. They'll give him some scraps to eat everyday. If he tries to leave, it's rock in the head. Thus was the Entertainment Industry born.

[@joker9494949494]

it's thought that the first way people made allies was to dance and show they were friendly. And eventually the singing followed, and after that instruments to accompany the singing. I think that's why instinctually people let their guard down and let loose when they hear music. it's an ancient sign of peace.

[@jasonnation6615]

I was in this airport in '96.....this brings tears to an old man's eyes that there's heart enough left in the world to take time for a few things. Godamn, I can't wait for that again! Coming across this today saved me from the most terrible depression seeing so much love again. Thank you, you always have a place at my table!

[@blueowl8928]

Hey there, this has been a tough year for so many people. I've been battling depression myself and I sometimes come back to this video and clap along when I want to feel better. Whenever this stupid COVID-19 mess is over, I can't wait for impromptu moments like this again with other people. I am praying for you and hope you find solace. Keep fighting, there's love out there waiting for you ❤

[@Natashahoneypot]

Good times

[@bwktlcn]

Jason Nation, fighting the same fight. Don’t give up

[@briocheoleary5043]

I’m sorry for your pain brother... hope u have moments of light

[@MettaTrance]

Peace and love guys. Sending you good energy in your harder days.

[@thomasd9237]

Awesome 👍👍

[@BrianBell4073]

This happens a lot in Ireland. You get 3 or 4 people who have never met each other in a random pub and a session breaks out. No planning, no arrangement. Next tune is decided by the wiggle of an eyebrow or the tilt of a head. Never occurred that this doesn't happen everywhere

[@jjohnston94]

I went to school in the southwestern US with a guy whose personality was a perfect match for that. It's been almost 30 years since we graduated, and the last I heard he was working for Intel in Ireland. Every time I think about him, I think, "You go, man. That's the life you were born for."

[@BrianBell4073]

@@jjohnston94 It's a nice life. Go to work. Go home. Go out for a bit of craic. Maybe some tunes will happen or maybe they won't. (They always do though.) The weather is always shite though. Maybe the music is a way to cope with all the other stuff. Rain, delayed flights, more rain, idiot politicians...maybe a bit of rain. Did I mention rain ;-)

[@roesi1985]

If you are around the right people and in the right place, you can find this in Switzerland, too. With a different musical tradition, of course. But the atmosphere is the same

[@nickjohns1192]

Love landing into any pub when ramdom ppl start kicking off the tunes

[@orbitalcheese6969]

@@roesi1985 ah yeah but no disrespect but swiss music is nowhere near as powerful as the Irish traditional (when comparing melodies) our repertoire, number of players, instruments and styles just outnumbers pretty much every other traditional dance music or the rest of Europe

[@QuitYourCryin]

Its weird to think this isn't as common place as it should be. People belong in gatherings like this playing music and getting along.

[@JonOroMusic]

It is the tv wants you to feel otherwise.

[@waynej2608]

Absolutely!

[@BuffyTheBuffaloSlayer]

@@schmui sounds pretty based and red pilled to me

[@schmui]

@@BuffyTheBuffaloSlayer I'm team no pill. Turns out you can wake up people by simply slapping them awake. I was slapped awake right after I was born. I've been living like this for as long as I can think and I'm annoyed. I want a tiny hut, a greenhouse, a few chicken and a few sheep or whatever and that's it. I'm opting out.

[@BuffyTheBuffaloSlayer]

@@schmui damn based and red pilled

[@undead9999]

This is so beautiful. I'm engaged to this Irish girl, she traveled back to Ireland to see family before this pandemic, shortly before all flights closed down, and now we are apart, this song helps me to cope with her absence.... Incidentally, she's from Galway. I'm currently in lockdown in Rome, and this lifts my spirits up. Thank you, truly. Hope to visit Ireland again when this is all over.

[@peteg1114]

hang in there brother

[@undead9999]

@@peteg1114 Thanks mate.

[@undead9999]

@grodhagen I savored every instant with her, always, and I'll keep doing so. It's harder than I believed it would be to be apart. A Skype call just doesn't cut it.

[@undead9999]

@grodhagen We will, we both are safe, she's in a rural area, away from big crowds in Ireland, I'm relatively safe in Rome, the virus hasn't hit here as hard as in Northern Italy, I'm doing fine. having contact with her, even as small as a Skype videocall, or a phone call via Whatapp, is doing wonders for my mental sanity.

[@Handles-Suck-YouTube]

Keep on keeping on my friend, you'll be back together in time.

[@chimesfordimes]

I love that THIS was the video that made me discover Daoiri. He inspired me to start learning mandolin (I know it's a bouzouki) after playing guitar for 20 years

[@papennypincher7287]

We need more moments like this in this crazy world…

[@sfeewrfsf2578]

You fucking what?

[@IngeEvenwel]

Absolutely!!!!!

[@donbobness]

Love it they play well

[@snakecat586]

We do

[@MrMyers758]

Yeh and we need less people who instinctively get their phones out, failing to live in the moment and ruining the experience for people who feel uncomfortable being filmed.

[@19MJ74]

Old guy: Way too noisy in here, I don't like this. Music: Your foot don't lie.

[@antagonist8765]

Type O 👌

[@Hondadctrider]

Yep, it's a toe-tapper alright.

[@londonderrry]

Someone may start playing an awesome song on full blast from their iphone, but not everyone necessarily wants to hear it at that moment in time when they are thinking about getting home...

[@skrillah6259]

He's just reminiscing about the days when he used to bomb post boxes and call the British gay

[@pauldrennan1482]

@@skrillah6259 😂

[@theredrobin9402]

Why the hell am I crying? As soon as the crowd joined in to echo, the tears were rolling. Human connection can be so beautiful

[@willdwyer2167]

bruh yes

[@tinkersailorhead4360]

Me the same. But who can withstand a good Galway girls version anyway ?

[@laika6661]

Traditional Irish music always has the ability to bring me to tears for some reason. There's something so nostalgic about it and I'm not even Irish.

[@lunaflamed]

BRUH!! THIIIIISSSS!!!!

[@Flash4ML]

Makes you want to go out and just vibe with some random strangers. You love to see interactions like this, music brings together so many people

[@mississippiparkers]

Gents, I play this video time and time again and it never fails to make me tear up with happiness. My family hails from Ireland and one day I want badly to meet the people in Ireland. From what I've seen already, I may never leave. 😁

[@doorwaysniffer6447]

I also come back to this video frequently, makes me happy every single time. This music is just so perfect for me, idk why.

[@1dkappe]

You can go to Nashville to meet the American songwriter. 😂

[@raymonddixon7603]

Daori the bazouki player is one of Ireland's best balladeers. It is an Irish bazouki with 4 sets of 2 strings rather than the Greek with 3 sets of 2 strings.

[@IlGattonero13]

@mississippiparkers: Go!! Life is short, and time is precious. You won’t be sorry! I went, and stayed two years. Maybe you’ll stay longer. All the best.

[@indieh9]

This is so cool because you can really tell from this that Irish immigrants had a huge impact on early American music, such a bluegrass and folk

[@dantecusolito8513]

@aimee curry American bluegrass music is a relatively new genre, only emerging in the 1950s with banjo players like earl scruggs and his 3 finger technique. It is a direct descendant of Appalachian "old time fiddle" music. Old time music is in turn a descendant of the music of Irish and Scottish fiddle music wedded with the music of slaves that were kidnapped and brought to the southern US. They brought with them the memories of the akonting, a string instrument with a skin head found in west africa. Enslaved musicians then used the materials available to them to create gourd banjos, which during the 1800s were "discovered" by white musicians and slowly morphed into modern banjos. Immigrants who then returned to Ireland brought with them tenor banjos, which became irish 4 string banjos and were incorporated into their trad music alongside the fiddles, whistles, and bodhrans. The bouzouki, which is seen in this video as well is not originally an Irish instrument, but a Greek one that was incorporated into the tunes of Irish music. Essentially most of the instruments of Ireland are not originally Irish, and certainly none of the "American" instruments are native. Ireland mostly just put new instruments into their musical tradition, but all of American music is a conglomeration of music and instruments from around the world.

[@dantecusolito8513]

I have no idea why I just spent 5-10 mins typing out a history report in a YT comment section

[@jordandale85]

@@dantecusolito8513 You're on the right track. The Scotts/Irish History in Appalachia runs deep. Ever heard of the book, The devil Is here in these hills?

[@RSAnimism]

@@dantecusolito8513 No idea, but thank you.

[@etootle2934]

Dante Cusolito yo ngl that’s super appreciated it’s super cool so thanks dude and have a bangin day

[@JettyBootChamp]

Something about these moments reflect the very best of society. How a large room full of people who don't know each other can join together in song and find happiness in the midst of what would otherwise have been a frustrating situation. I just watched the "greatest saxophone battle of all time" on that NYC subway and felt the same way then. It reminds me that we can find common ground through one of the things that generally makes all human beings happy: MUSIC. Both that saxophone battle and this video reflect the best parts of our humanity in that way.

[@7ktTube]

I could not have said it better myself and couldn't agree with you more!

[@pepestalin8578]

Sweet caroline is the best example

[@michaelc225]

@@pepestalin8578 clearly you haven't heard the parting glass sung at closing in a west belfast pub. Or better yet grace then everyone is singing and wishing they brought their mask

[@kingcharizardakaCX]

Yesss

[@kingcharizardakaCX]

Long live music!

[@Saddlebags73]

I stayed in Donegal for two weeks. Went to a remote pub. Quite a few people there. I stood near a table where 3 chaps were seemingly just enjoying their pints and having a chat. Then one of them drew a fiddle from under the table, and started to play. Shortly after he was joined by his friends with an accordion and tin whistle of sorts. Within 2 minutes they were surrounded by everyone in the pub, smiling, clapping and cheering. The atmosphere was just incredible. One of the most amazing experiences of my life. I’ll never forget, until I die. This reminded me of that night 😊

[@ahurley7644]

What was the name of the place?

[@Saddlebags73]

@@ahurley7644 The Singing Pub. The nearest place name I remember was Downings.

[@sunnymccoy9327]

@@Saddlebags73 County Donegal what a beautiful coastal drive... Heaven

[@Saddlebags73]

@@sunnymccoy9327 yes, it really was beautiful, and so were the people. I hope to return on my motorcycle.

[@sunnymccoy9327]

@@Saddlebags73 Donegal people the best... You should be combining your next trip to Donegal (be sure to visit Malinhead) to coincide your trip with North West 200 if you're a biker... County Donegal not far from Portrush where the road racing is..

[@CelticBrit-o9v]

I'm an Englishman, and I absolutely love Ireland and its people!

[@MountainDragonMedia]

THIS is what people should be about. Fellowship, music, fun and dealing with an inconvenience. When times are tough, break out the instruments! Very inspired by this!

[@tohokugirl8144]

If we turn off the news and get off social media, quit worrying about what's happening in places where you dont live and interact with the people around you, there is a lot more of this than not.

[@jasonmartin4775]

If people thought more about dance and song and friends it would be a merrier world.

[@dozzio]

Joe Biden 2020

[@lukeWiz44]

@@dozzio you think Joe is going to help being people together? As a wise woman once said, “you out cho’ damn mind”

[@dozzio]

@@lukeWiz44 fraud

[@Thindoublechin]

The fact you can set such a tense stressed out crowd of people alight with your music shows how huge a role music plays in humanity.

[@petervonpanda]

I’ve watched this about 1000 times

[@KieranMckean]

Only a thousand ? Huh. 😉 Cant seem to get enough of it. 👍

[@DjHarrington888]

CELTIC PRIDE ☘️

[@pranz2984]

Hello fellow panda

[@jfrankland1991]

It's not possible not to listen on a constant repeat

[@charin951]

Bro same since I found out I’m 5% irish lmaoo☘️

[@MrSteve280]

And there you have it; the best rendition of this song and it was done live in an airport waiting area.

[@karaokewaala9107]

"Honey, i'm waiting to board the flight right now" "that doesn't sound like the airport, are you cheating on me !!?!"

[@ladyloo5556]

Lol 😆

[@bud7648]

😂😂😂

[@stephanegronlet-coulombier408]

Marrant !!! 😁 🇫🇷

[@spacedude5208]

Cheating on with music yes cheating on you with someone else if music counts then yes

[@johnoconnor4623]

Brilliant comment!

[@alaia-awakened]

I’ve never been so proud to be Irish, and I’m Dutch 🥲

[@pretoriaretrofair]

Hahaha. Brilliant.

[@yarkmates3409]

That’s a good one 🤣👌👏

[@heisenbergkierkegaard3982]

Saw your comment at 3am while I can't sleep. That's a great one. Hahahaha

[@070agga]

Hahaha briljant! 😂

[@anthonydowling3356]

@@070agga Come on ,its hardly that great ,and i am a Thailander .

[@universal_wisdom3416]

They really turned an airport into an Irish pub in seconds. Edit: If you haven’t been to an Irish pub, GO THERE! Order a glass of Guinness, and a shepherd pie. You’ll feel Irish for the next 30 minutes.

[@dravenocklost4253]

Quick to dominate for their beer

[@TheTezz100]

@Universal _Wisdom And no Guinness in sight haha

[@hunterwilliams8129]

looks like someone.... miss a beer 😎😎😂

[@universal_wisdom3416]

Tezz Leek God damn shame. I would’ve been coming out with pints all around if I worked at that airport.

[@serrie85]

But the pub had no beer :(

[@Tigers_and_Tarot]

It's amazing how music can lift your spirit. Blessings to these guys for spreading joy to these people. It's great how everyone else joined in, despite the circumstances.

[@parttimetourist]

A typical Irish solution to an otherwise boring situation which reminds me of an occasion when I was travelling from Belfast to Germany and the flight was delayed due to inclement weather and not knowing any of the passengers I commenced to entertain them with my harmonica. Well much to my delight some of the others did likewise and it soon became one the best sessions of Craic I have ever participated in

[@clearchaos4923]

and then everybody clapped

[@fogareuaquelecaradaportari3386]

@@clearchaos4923 I would clap along

[@teddiwilliams2494]

@bina nocht mlm

[@winstonenglish285]

Sounds great!!!!!!!!! Wish I was there! I have been blowing for close on 60 years but my friends still say I Suck 🤣 Greetings from the southern tip of Africa

[@patriciajrs46]

Awesome.

[@miketheterribleguitarplaye6074]

I love the old grouchy man who's trying his damnedest to be a grouchy old man but he's tapping his feet to the song

[@jonk987]

Prob having old memories of him and his pals screaming to the top of their lungs to this song.

[@jb6712]

Being an elderly person myself (68), he likely wasn't "grouchy," but may have been very tired and wanting/needing the comforts of familiar surroundings. It's amazing that, as we age, certain things we used to do without flinching become very trying, even without such things as pandemics and insane riots over virtually nothing.

[@0icekold7]

Me

[@cod3rocky]

we cannot just comment and say that he is a grouchy old man......he is just enjoying the music in his own way....LET HIM BE!

[@huntercrew3103]

Literally just saw as i read

[@njh18]

Person: Nervous about flying. Random Irish music group: starts singing and playing. Anxiety: Aight, Imma head out.

[@abrei]

I love the communication between the musicians. A glance can carry so much meaning.

[@SauceeBoi]

Things like this make me cry. Random strangers laughing and singing. Why couldn’t the world be more like this.

[@michaelbarnett2527]

Same…

[@jo300hn]

Nah the world is mean and miserable, the sooner you rid yourself of your Brady Bunch/Doris Day ideals the happier you will eventually be

[@jamesJohnson-qe4gw]

It is man.. turn off the news

[@robertcapek2425]

The world is like this, everywhere you go. The trick is to be on the right delayed flight… 🙂

[@yuripuri639]

Ever tried drinking an ice cold milkshake really fast whilst crying? Next level brain freeze.

[@Genes49]

That’s how REAL musicians entertain. To the masses that need a little real music. Think about how much tension was relieved because of a 3 minute song. Think about that.

[@AnOddHermit]

@Pat Terson ok boomer, enjoy being a buzzkill

[@peterlaing2537]

Pat Terson oh come on you can’t tell me this doesn’t look like a good time!! People were singing along and everything! We need more of this in this world. Far too often, we get wrapped up in the chaos of our world. It’s exciting to see that people can still enjoy themselves like this.

[@Genes49]

Pat Terson think about how crotchety you are. The reason we have such intolerance is because of that kind of attitude.

[@AnOddHermit]

@Pat Terson Yeah haha, like you're some saint. dude, nobody likes pessimistic fucks who want to take the fun out of everything, so get off your damn high horse.

[@supremeleadersmeagol6345]

Pat Terson no one loves you

[@bilalattique7974]

I'm not even Irish but I've always loved their hospitality and heartiness.

[@ryansheehan9462]

I’m American but with an Irish heritage (my family came from Dungarvan in the late 1920s). This video makes me very proud of that heritage. One day I will go there.

[@darraghmckinney529]

With a name like yours you'll fit right in. Come home lad.

[@carthy29]

My mam is from Dungarvan, come back for a pint

[@nikohoijarvi7041]

I love how fast they play it! - around 108 BPM - a much more lively speed than other versions, plus the energy of the crowd is incredible.

[@SB_McCollum]

This is the best version I can find and the first I've ever heard, all the rest sound like dirges. /said the East Tennessee girl

[@TomMac1]

Thats what they want you to think

[@alfieburns9019]

It do be like that when you are strumming 16th notes.

[@nikohoijarvi7041]

@@alfieburns9019 I've been learning this on guitar and just tried the fast strumming. Thanks for pointing it out!

[@IndieBassJA26]

What song is this??

[@mondo78]

This is what music is about. It ain't those big fancy shows or big recording contracts. It is this people sitting around enjoying live music.

[@patrickpower6863]

I hear ya buddy ...thatscwhat irish music is about...illegal tunes on illegal instruments played at an illegal gathering.God bless music

[@peacedove9513]

Sailing in to BOSTON

[@Wurum]

Completely unplugged too. Too much music is over engineered and over amplified.

[@tamisweetie]

You said it perfectly :) If I were caught in a moment like this, my heart would become so full I’d probably start crying if joy. I crave and search for anything real, in a world that is so synthetic- especially america where I’m stuck. Ireland will be my future home I know of it. This video in itself is so pure and authentic... a moment like this is better than any therapy or quick fix. Sending love

[@imvandenh]

@@tamisweetie I visited Ireland in 1998 while on honeymoon with my first wife. The marriage last only 10 years but the memories of that trip still remain. It is a magical place, truly. I have not found nicer people anywhere in the world. And it's the people that make the place so magical. The Irish have a certain quality that is present in their personalities. This quality I have a hard time defining or even giving a name but the best I can come up with is freedom of imagination. And that freedom of imagination bleeds into all aspects of life having an effect on everything in ways that we can't necessarily see all right but only when you look closer. If that makes any sense. I have not been back since my honeymoon but hope to return some day sooner than later as I may not have all that many years left. I do hope you visit or relocate there someday as well. I don't think anyone's life is complete without visiting the place that some called the Emerald Isle. Shame it rains so much there! But it's a small price to pay

[@musashidanmcgrath]

Daoiri Farrell - lad on the bouzouki in red - is a top class trad Irish musician with a fantastic collection of arrangements of Irish classics. Fair play lads!!

[@ziggydiamond4542]

I stop by and listen to this every few months because it makes me happy.

[@PintoSixty]

Hey, old folks. I'm 70, so trust me when I say that it's okay to clap along, sing along, laugh, nod your head in time with the music, enjoy the young people around you, get up and dance if you feel like it! There is no benefit to just sitting in your seat, motionless, emotionless, no expression on your face, not joining in on the fun. You're missing out and time is running out for you to just let gooooooo!

[@ottoschless4115]

The Irish, what a wonderful lot. They can sure make you smile.

[@cathalodiubhain5739]

we try our best, life is too short not to be smiling

[@cathalodiubhain5739]

@Pat Terson yes you are

[@potter3439]

They sure do, I’ve got Irish blood in me o boy

[@williamsporing1500]

I’ve been a musician for 50 years. It’s always amazed me how some people can sit there motionless when there’s great music going on lol Nice job guys!

[@starlooker6612]

Or walk straight by an amazing busker! Without even looking up!

[@FartSmucker]

I mean...maybe they dont like it?

[@bernardmcavoy1864]

You call that noise great music?

@@bernardmcavoy1864 yes. And so would your college if you ever went

[@bernardmcavoy1864]

I have attended a number of colleges in my time. I also stand by what I say about fiddly-diddly-dee music.

[@test-logic]

Whenever I'm in a bad mood i come to this video. It makes me smile every time.

[@summmmer7]

Music has an incredibly beautiful way of bringing people together

[@tixximmi1]

Yes music and food. Beer helps.

[@Monedula]

summer cochran So True

[@jupitersnoot4915]

@Councilman Les Wynan *music is subjective - everyone likes different things

[@blademiss8376]

Music is the universal language

[@jeezluis1779]

Momentarily allows you to really feel the connections that have been there all along.

[@beewood4995]

you can really see everyone having a genuine good time, despite their flight beinf delayed for so long. it's beautiful!

[@USMCArchAngel03]

Music is a powerful thing!!

[@elijahmonn3757]

I’d agree. Through the centuries it has given hope where there was little. The First World War stopped for a short time. Because of the song silent night. At the height of human madness song joined humanity together. Imagine how powerful the message would have been if men that had nothing to do with starting the war. And we’re forced to fight it. Could have stopped WW1. Shame that one person started it off again. Music is an expression of emotion and one emotion is love. 😃

[@Apollo1011]

We could really use this in American airports...really a lot.

[@Ash-uv2ck]

@@Apollo1011 next time I'm going to America with my friends we are bringing the bodhrán and guitar. We can cheer ye up!

[@KumaBean]

When I worked in the passenger terminal at a harbour our delayed passengers were known for lobbing computer monitors off the checkin desk, those people in the video were Saints

[@tatzybatzy1286]

I love how even the people who don’t seem really into it are still tapping their feet. Music is ALWAYS good!

[@cymar1000]

Music is, by it's own very nature, a universal language

[@ruffian2952]

Tapping feet betray decent hearts, like it or not. Keep the mouth shut, except for a smile, and let the body speak for you.

[@cheetachaataa]

I always knew, Irish people are great people!! Gr from Hungary.

[@TheAnvil1971]

Who could dislike these heartwarming moment? I love Irish people for their positive vibes and friendlyness. Greetings from Germany, you are wonderful neigbours overseas.

[@tommymolyneaux3766]

Right back at ya

[@cathanmccann1769]

Hallo Mein Deutsch ist nicht gut weil ich aus Irland 😂 😂 😂

[@blackgirlsrock264]

Irish friendly? Not if you’re a person of color! Believe me!

[@tommymolyneaux3766]

@@blackgirlsrock264 we're not racist, we take the piss out of every nationality equally, maybe you've just came across some bad eggs?

[@johnlannikk2701]

Nothing to do with culture but people being spontanious can happen anywhere we all have a heart

[@jeffcantrell2497]

So, Daoiri Farrell, I'd like to say that this is my favorite rendition of this song... and this is the only example I've found of it being done at this tempo... Y'all need to do full on music video for this.

[@29mnicholson]

Jeff Cantrell agreed! I spent hours trying to find a version at this tempo but couldn’t :(

[@Hugoaja]

Whats the name of the song? Thanks!

[@Hugoaja]

Ok, doesnt matter, down here its wroten. Ahahah! Thanks!

[@Jwnorton]

@@Hugoaja Galloway Girl

[@unexpectedthinking]

"It's important for us humans to have moments like this again." - 2020

[@justinczichray1682]

Someday we will all learn to get along because we are different. Then things as special as this will happen everyday.

[@brigitnunez6735]

Yep couldn't agree more.

[@dougf1249]

Hopefully soon

[@reydisantos3674]

Amen brother

[@kingnothing77685]

TOUCH indeed!

[@minigamer1967]

Old people tryin ta not look impressed or havin fun. But their feet can't lie.

[@ronbailey7197]

Think he was just enjoying the music. Don't need to be up singing and dancing to enjoy some good tunes :)

[@terrapingaming8941]

Yeah @1:51 the camera pans over to the couple sitting behind one of the player and the wife is getting down the the silver fox is all stoic at first but as the camera pans away the wife looks over you see he smile.

[@tubetop123]

I would have got up, and invite a gal to dance!

[@MOLMENTUSS]

I’m 52 and id be up dancin fuck old people this boy ain’t set for old age just yet!!! !

[@lyricyst2000]

Amazing how many people can find a reason to be offended over something I would pay money to see.

[@agarcia3063]

Stranger: Where you flying to? Me: I forgot, but i know I’m home

[@emilyflotilla931]

Omg, was this in Ireland?

[@littlebunnieb9623]

We’re home brother

[@namanakaskippy]

This is beautiful !!!

[@deeryker]

fuck off,,,this is noise pollution

[@carriejones2827]

@@deeryker it’s literally just a lovely video of people enjoying music together stop being such a buzzkill

[@TheDoug2103]

as a musician i have only lived this moment twice, when it comes off its so magical. truly the best moment of a musicians life is a simple throwdown with all of your friends singing at the tops of their lungs. miss you big larry.......

[@jamiemoseley4728]

RIP big Larry, more happy singalongs to come my friend

[@kingcharizardakaCX]

Yes I’m also a musician and my school has this song that we would all just start singing at the top of our lungs after church at school it’s so amazinf

[@XenonFlow08]

I’m also a Musician🎻

[@crankyhead1089]

I get super emotional watching this vid, not just because of the beautiful version of that song, but also because the atmosphere in the moment. That feeling of uplifting, festive joy that everyone is enjoying, despite the circumstances is enough to melt a broken heart of a man. The fact that even if our existence is futile, even if it all seems pointless and stupid, there are those moments where even those thoughts don't matter. The moments where you choose to say "f*ck it, I'm gonna sing along and embrace it" So i did, and cried...alot

[@sleepCircle]

your existence is not futile; you were made to be loved. 'for god so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish' you may not believe this, but please never forget it: you are loved and that's what you were made for.

[@hagamapama]

melting a broken heart is the only way to reforge it stronger

[@kiaracln28]

The gentleman looking unimpressed, but his feet won't lie.😂

[@skodedickinson6544]

That mix between being delayed for hours making you mad and the tunes making you glad lol

[@BroJ3221]

😂😂😂😂 you're absolutely right, I didn't notice his feet

[@sonofthesun5449]

Yes, I thought the same😂

[@Name-jw4sj]

Kiara Colon you must have watched the video multiple times to have noticed that.

[@AyupChuck]

He clapped at the end too!!!

[@colinhalverson51]

I've watched this around 20 times and it doesnt get old.

[@jamegumm474]

Doesn't need to be said,but I'll say it anyway. This is why Irish people ROCK!

[@markyoung5761]

I love being IRISH ☘️

[@paulmcwilliams3156]

Cheers bud

[@heribertmueller9613]

Ireland and Irish people are in harmony, beautiful. I worked with 100 nationalities, only Irish were naturally kind and human to very high extent. Keep your pride, beautiful Irish people. Slonche.

[@markyoung5761]

@@heribertmueller9613 is right buddy Manors cost nothing in my eyes Treat others the way u want to be treated

[@TheRoxorrify]

@@markyoung5761 manners cost nothing a manor is fucking expensive

[@jimholmes341]

I must have watched this video 100 times it never gets old....thanks

[@CarlosGonzalez-qd3ur]

I’m Mexican, but stumbled across this by chance. Lord this take me back to when my grandpa used to strum his guitar and used to sing to my cousins and I would just clap and sing alone !!! I love Irish folk music and love the people !!! Big time hi and hugs too all the beautiful people of Ireland cheers !!!! 🇲🇽🤝🇮🇪

[@DoroteoVilla]

The Irish and Mexican have several things in common, chief umong them is we love the drink, we love music and we love them best at the same time. Slainte!

[@tomkellycartoons]

What a lovely memory of your grandfather. Such happiness. ❤️

[@Geova-zb3ri]

@@DoroteoVilla more than that during the Mexican American war the Americans treated their Irish troops like shit so they decided to switch sides ever Sence then of you say you're Irish in Mexico you get a free drink. We always remember our friends

[@DoroteoVilla]

@@Geova-zb3ri Saint Patrick's Battalion.

[@c.odubhlaoich2948]

@@DoroteoVilla Is this where people like Canelo Alvarez comes from lol

[@GameLang]

even the stern old guy at 1:05 can’t help but tap his foot… this stuff is goosebumps-inducing like no other

[@CraicDealer]

Nah man, he wasn't stern, he's just an older generation. For a very long time in Ireland expressing yourself was frowned upon, but he's feeling the music and enjoying himself, the way his generation did. And it's lovely

[@samalweihe495]

I think he's hiding a smile behind his palm 😇

[@rossmcdonagh1554]

@@CraicDealer reading into it too much lad 😂

[@kevinv2724]

At the very end of the clip, you can spot him with a big 'ol smile

[@jamesr5719]

@@CraicDealer yeah, I observed a man that really gets it, and enjoyed the magic.

[@VISAband]

I like how the singer and banjo kept in contact throughout the song. 0:39 banjo player looked at singer and got the nod to play melody 0:57 singer nodded yes to keep the banjo playing melody 2:04 singer shook no head to let banjo know to keep playing rhythm

[@hsbvt]

I had to watch it again after I saw this comment! Now I need to show this to my students as I am always telling them I can't always 'yell measure numbers' and 'listen to the others know cues' etc. This will be a great tool for me to use...let alone great music to listen to!

[@moragmacgregor6792]

@@hsbvt YAY! In the bluegrass world there's an old signal for "last time." Whoever is leading the song by sticks one foot up and out like this: | *\* "We're fixin' to bring it home." Please note that visual communication may not work as well when your students are reading music. Almost everyone in the folk genres plays by ear...even if they know how to read music. _editted for typos_

[@hsbvt]

@@moragmacgregor6792 Very good points! I have band tomorrow and this is going to be fun to share! Thank you for your incite!

[@jasonott4748]

My only experience in Ireland was an airport, in uniform returning from Afghanistan. Troop commander set a limit of two drinks. The people at the bar and the workers in the duty free (who had set up sampling tables) were pretty sure they meant that we were only allowed to pay for two. It was a wonderful experience which could have only been made better by some spontaneous music like this. As it was I returned to the plane feeling pretty tipsy, and I don’t know if I paid for any.

[@blessedbees4247]

That’s a wonderful story to be sure ! Thank you for you’re service, it’s a fine thing you did and I know that’s why you, more than likely, didn’t pay for a single drop. Blessings to you, and thank you again.

[@rogerallen1769]

Thank you for ur service. As a 20 year Navy Vet, wish I had been there to buy u a round

[@Mrcaremal5]

The Irish would never let you leave anywhere sober lol

[@hedylorant]

sounds suspiciously like Shannon!

[@ebolawarrior451]

Shannon by chance? :D

[@adreiiaii510]

Ireland. When an entire country beats depression.

[@Rainbow-Dash]

When you forget the Irish Economy is permanently in Depression

[@kobathedread]

@@Rainbow-Dash No.

[@aaronbyrne1299]

@Aima Fotógrafa what are you talking about we are one of the best countries towards foreigners stop trying that shit

[@aw2584]

@@aaronbyrne1299 >poles living in England Racist attacks, people being harrased for speaking Polish in public, you have to be careful not to stand out >poles in ireland Love it so much they write a song called "I Love you like i Love ireland" (kocham Cię jak Irlandię) which becomes an all time rock classic in Poland Kek

[@aaronbyrne1299]

@@aw2584 i know like I live in a rural place in ireland where you would expect there to be the highest chance of racism but honestly everyone is shown the same respect they give people. If you go around playing the victim and talking shit about the country that you're living in then you're gonna get some shit

[@vespadavidson2315]

Brought a tear to my Irish eye. Long way from home. Total respect.

[@TheJollyReiver]

I imagine a lot of folk were pretty annoyed to see their flight cancelled, this would have definitely lifted spirits. Good job lads!

[@jeff21killersep54]

DukeOfAvalon it was delayed not cancelled

[@atlantic_love]

This is the second time I've seen this, many months apart. This time I showed it to my husband. This is what it's all about, people sharing something in common: a love for music.

[@ballah1937]

“Weeelllll we were halfway there when the rain came down..” I just keep playing that part over and over. Really reminds me of some Appalachian/Folk Country music the way he sings that part. Love to see a full recorded version of this song in his style.

[@jacobmccandles1767]

Much of that music had Irish or Scots roots.

[@MattShine11]

They are really good.

[@SE4GY7]

They are really really good

[@jackwilliamketterer8908]

It's an American song actually...or at least written by an American named Steve Earl or Earle. It's called "Galway Girl".

[@SE4GY7]

@@jackwilliamketterer8908 What is this "actually" all about? --"Really reminds me of some Appalachian/Folk Country music" Appalachian folk is American --"Much of that music had Irish or Scots roots." True Steve Earle composed this while living in Galway in the local trad style. Who are you correcting?

[@pelopidasalexis6943]

Much love from Greece to the Irish people, genuine, kind, strong people!!

[@cathalodiubhain5739]

You too brother..Greetings from Ireland

[@Morningstar-xz5bl]

hi they are killing us in ireland now with the EU taking over and opening all the borders we all have to stand together against the EU beurocrats, God Bless from Dublin

[@Fluffyolphert]

Thank you brother, love from Ireland

[@imvandenh]

So true.... Never met so many people who are so consistently kind to strangers. I visited Ireland on honeymoon over twenty years ago and I'm still in awe of the kindness that I found. The people from stem to stern, port to starboard of the Emerald Isle made that visit so magical it brings tears to my eyes to remember these years later. And this music brings it all flooding back again.

[@liamevans1630]

3 years ago I worked in Athens. One evening at the airport I met a Greek Orthodox priest. He spoke excellent english. Upon hearing I am from Ireland he said, "Ah, The Irish. Our lost Mediterranean cousins." He explained to me that the Irish mentality and attitude does not belong in Northern Europe, that the Irish approach towards life is in tune with the vitality, friendliness, and spontaneity of the Med. I adored the people of Greece even before this man spoke to me, and after that I had even more reason to. Somehow we Irish are the noisy party-loving neighbours in our more reserved and stiff Northern European neighbourhood. Love to Hellas from your long-lost cousins.

[@cupofearlgreytea7651]

This is why the Irish are some if my favorite people in the world. They'll be ya best drinking buddies you could ever ask for and outta no where, if they've nothing else to do, they'll start singing and playing they're instrument. Bless em all

[@brianwoodcox9878]

I’ve watched this video a thousand times, and the thing I keep coming back to is that we Americans don’t have any song that would get this response. There’s nothing that would unite an entire airport terminal for us.

[@markthompson1330]

Beautiful music! Reminds me of home in the Appalachian mountains.

[@josephmadre5590]

Mark Thompson lots of Irish immigrated over there in ye olden days,

[@belthize]

@@josephmadre5590 Yep, it's the same music, just separated by 150+ years.

[@davidgormley4919]

The song these guys were singing is the "Galway Girl" written and performed by legendary Steve Earle from Virginia, obviously inspired by a beautiful girl he saw when gigging/travelling through Galway, the West of Ireland.

[@drjmansplace5174]

Sure does don't it.

[@diosantana2659]

Folk is folk ;).