Lankum - Sergeant William Bailey (Sidmouth FolkWeek 2015)

[@stanmenshic8993]

Coolest band in the world, they totally rock & folk traditional & experimental you name it they slam it, & are more genuine than 99 % of the bands today ;-D

[@Billbuckshaw]

I am a sergeant in the Army and my name is William Bailey

[@shasamonaghan9528]

My grandad hummed this since i was little, i was so glad you two picked it as i could never remember all the words Xxxx

[@432716]

bringin irish music back ...proper irish.

[@LiathMacha]

It never left.

[@TheFlutecart]

Living tradition. I love the Scot's stuff too. Music is immortal.

[@yetidodger6650]

Radie cant hide her disdain for this story........music from the heart....genius. x

[@renderizer01]

Ian Lynch's voice reminds me of a roughed up Johnny Moynihan and the way the band performs this song actually reminds me of a delightfully roughed up version of Sweeney's Men (& a woman). Lovely stuff.

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[@jojormsby]

So joyful, makes me wanna learn to sing

[@peterdooley7552]

I’m listening to this incredible piece while sitting on the bog having a poopy. It has made my shite epic.

[@karenvarian1174]

Amazing band!! I discovered them on Band Camp. A treasure!

[@johnt.inscrutable1545]

How fortunate to be there just then.

[@niallodwyer2755]

One of the most iconic performances, in ever.

[@sconniepanda5835]

EXCELLENT MUSIC GUYS...from a Scottish fan. Thanks.

[@TheFlutecart]

I arrived at this video after listening to Old Blind Dog songs (a strong favorite of me). But I'd loved this- just good folk and strong tone. I live in Texas and have been playing some Scot tunes for years. Lankum should give Texas a visit. I play at a Celtic festival in a few weeks with my band, Shillelagh! - and you guys would rock it if you were there. Seeing this festival causes me to want to check it out.

[@winkiesinclair5666]

I just realize how crazy it is that they could record this with all the wind so well. must be some fuzzy mics

[@lawriemorritt3492]

Brilliant!!! Will be looking for more of this group

[@robintinholt5233]

My favorite jab at war recruiters.

[@diggyd]

Fantastic stuff. No one likes to see anyone lose their job but there is always an exception to every rule😊 And to think that this was thankfully one of the last anti recruitment songs from the hundreds penned in Ireland over the centuries. Let's sing in jubilation indeed.

[@TattieB]

Less of that red cliff left since they sang there - keeps falling into the sea!! Was great to see them at the festival.

[@gerrykennedy3746]

yes just brilliant ...love the sound

[@CMSwithay]

Wonderful, genuine performance. One of the best memories of Sidmouth 2015.

[@peterdooley7552]

Legends

[@rainforest_fiddle]

That fiddle part is wizardry.

[@davetubervid]

I sing along to this....it's wonderful traditional folk, what a band!

[@trackhorse9028]

Saw at least two of these guys (plus a few extra piercings and tats) in Inishowen. Brilliant.

[@jmeq7343]

Excellent

[@diabhal]

Absolutely wonderful

[@fosbrothers]

brilliant

[@advancedwatcher]

Saw them at Killarney. Brilliant.

[@briankiernansmith2433]

hey up! nice one, well done.

[@declanfahey4525]

Saw them in clonmel fantastic group.

[@jessicanorris3614]

They're like the Corrs in reverse

[@geoffpalmer6711]

Look back at the career of Planxty. ;-)

[@Sunflowerfestmedia]

love to see them at Sunflowerfest

[@MaryChrisMaryCdiliapo]

i LOVE you guys 💞🦋ヽ♡｀♪

[@aislingmcauliffe6774]

'rup!!

[@mikewalker6916]

Please let me know when you’re playing in Castletownbere (Sara Walkers gallery or anywhere else in Castletown!)

[@johnhealy4233]

Fantastic, does anyone know the name of the tune played at the end?

[@PeterPan-iz1kk]

Not bad. Not bad at all!

[@davidscagnetti3651]

WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE MARCHES ?

[@peterdooley7552]

Four dads

[@cosbard9148]

Rapa

[@davidscagnetti3651]

can you give me the liryks of your version of Sargent William Beily .......? every version I find, has a part of the song missing: the second verse you sing .

[@FireDrawNear]

The second verse was composed by the one and only Luke Cheevers of Ringsend, Dublin.

[@davidscagnetti3651]

Wow is the first time I heard his name, if you have the way to send me some material about him, I'll be very happy to listen it some times here in Roma we have Lyam O' Kelly, he comes from Dublin and sings trad songs , it's a firend now every time he comes here in Roma to play in Pub I love to listen way he sings :-)

[@davidscagnetti3651]

is there a kind of address: mail or FRb or any else, to contact him?

[@FireDrawNear]

No, he's doesn't use email or anything like that, but there's plenty of videos of him on youtube. The lyrics to the verse are; 'Now as Sergeant William Bailey on Dunphy's corner stands, enticing Dublin young lads for to die in foreign lands, for to improve their station, he shouts in high elation to come and fight for king and country, but for all the noise he's making, the bait they aren't taking, from Sergeant William Bailey tooraloo....'

[@davidscagnetti3651]

1000 times Grazie!, I love thi vesion, I heard one that has the same music : Poor Admiral Nelson, from the Dubliners, but i prefer this one!

[@peterdooley7552]

Can Lankum be my dad?

[@matthewmannion7573]

Fake won’t work. Ta me ra 😂

[@stevenjackson3656]

This band can do better ..Saddens me to think Dublin people have such short memories, and scorn the fallen. If it wasn't for sergeant Bailey and the quater of a million volunteers who signed up, you'd be singing that in Deutch now, twice over... no... you wouldnt be singing at all... your bones would be ground into a powder for some Luftwaffe runway...so you should be grateful, nor scornful. And you mightn't be taking his 'dirty shilling' anymore, but within a generation, you're bought into taking the Euro, (cos they built the roads, and you wont have to change Pesetas coming back from Benidorm) and all their Brussels laws and 'liberal' agendas that go with it.... Britain won the battles, Germany and Socialists won the ultimate war, and where are all the 'patriots' now? What are we celebrating here? Westminster-Brussels, Pound-Euro, Natives-immigrants, Tradition-'Progressive Choices' worth more than human life itself. Ar Éireann, ní nósfainn cé hí... I dont know who or what Ireland is anymore. "Bought and sold for Euro Gold, such a parcel of rogues in this nation"... will be sung by a last of the mohicans ethnic Dubliner in 50 years time.. with subtitles......sadly... no, he'll be silenced and banned cos hes not PC enough.... too ra loo ra loo

[@HEATSEEKER00]

Kind of ironic the members of this band are anti Irish communists

[@davideddy2672]

HEAT SEEKER - Do tell, what is community ... what truly the fuck is, community? The community in guise, has had to live under watch ... partridge, pheasant; peasant and goose. Community - my arse and the fox!

[@Loromir17]

I don't get it, are you for or against statism?

[@dermotmartinoconnor4192]

Are you crazy?

[@BarerRudeROC]

Ceart go leor búmeoir