Luke Kelly - Kelly The Boy From Killane

Luke kelly singing kelly the boy from killane 1973 in germany

[@tlynnprice]

My grandparents were born in Ireland. I have never had the priviledge to go there but pray someday I will. I would love to visit my family there. My mom and dad went for 6 weeks and said it was the best thing they ever did. I just LOVE everything Irish. Guess my dear dad left me with that legacy.

[@adriannogalhidalgo5832]

Whenever i hear Bono singing and people saying that U2 is the spirit of Ireland... I say to myself, BEST IRISH SINGER EVER IS LUKE KELLY

[@fabiennefeloidea4753]

weird...i thought everyone knows that bono is nothing but the spirit of crap at best..afterall, he was the biggest pile of crap for decades

[@damienfarrell460]

+wade w. wilson haha well said pal

[@freddieronan9886]

☺☺☺

[@alexhickey5633]

Adrian Nogal hidalgo bono is not a bad musician just good at the wrong things

[@slowmoe1686]

Even if it ISNT Luke Kelly, it sure as hell isn't Bono.

[@CasperLD]

Luke was the greatest, We will never see the likes of him ever again.

[@martinbriody7852]

Hands down the best version of this song ever performed and recorded..thank god future generations..maybe hundreds of years from now can look back at this masterpiece👏

[@kellyoneill]

Agreed x

[@frankbroker726]

I want to go back in time...when I had no phone...and sang with my friends...

[@dbd1353]

Man, two people didn't lke this..they must be of English stock..Irish music doesn't get better than this..RIP Luke Kelly, my late Irish mas favorite traditional singer..Plus, he was a redhead..gotta love 'em..

[@AlanKelly-nm9lx]

😂😂😂 they got beat at school by us Kelly's!😊

[@jormakempas4490]

This song is no doubt the best example of gaining back the fighting spirit - even after a dreadful loss . Glory to those great men who fought for the freedom . I carry that heritage from my finnish forefathers. Today this is everyday life for our brothers in Ukraine. Slava Ukraine!

[@Frankieireland]

it's crazy that the germans got so into this type of music. Fair play to them. Is anyone in germany still into this?? or is it just us gaels again??

[@werewolf231000]

luke Kelly the greatest singer that Ireland has ever produced

[@redbirdjazzz]

Phil Coulter: "Always, always in the forefront, leading the charge was that voice again. I refuse to think of Luke Kelly in the past tense. He will always be a part of Irish music and Luke's songs will always be his songs only...In the days, weeks and months ahead I will listen again and again to Luke's records. I will cry a little, I will remember a lot, and I will savour every moment. And I will still get goosepimples every time I hear that voice again."

[@daisypeters3216]

LOOK AT HIM! HE LOOKS LIKE A KING IN COMMAND!!!

[@bjorngillefalk8965]

The Dubliners at their finest.

[@patriciathewisher2315]

Kelly was beautiful. Luke Kelly RIP. As wild as his hair. Such a talented performer. People know about Elvis and Johnny Cash. But who remembers Kelly? Well I do and millions of Irish

[@daisypeters3216]

Luke kelly is the most pure free irish spirit continue alive in our hearts!!!😘💖🇮🇪👍☘☘☘

[@jimhart11]

Never again will 5 men come together and form a band like the Dubliners - amazing how these 5 great musicians were all around at the same time and all found each other

[@boysofwexford]

As a proud Irish man, Wexford man and Rathnure man I sing this song where ever I travel. I live in killanne and my house is on the site of Kellys homestead... I bring my Kids to John Kellys grave regularly . One Irish legend singing about another. Powerful stuff REMEMBER THE MEN OF 98

[@newbridge5336]

+boysofwexford who is john kelly

[@TehMJB]

+new bridge This man who this song is about. He was a leader in the '98 Rebellion and was hung on Wexford Bridge after he was captured by British forces.

[@shimonrubin6354]

+boysofwexford We don't forget Luke. 32 years he gone! 31/01/84

[@glen7318]

+Shimon Rubin Oh God, I remember him when I was a little kid

[@shimonrubin6354]

+Glen Yes! Luke is the best irish minstrel I know.

[@soloscriptura7451]

Luke Kelly will never be forgotten. Love from the southern USA!

[@NellyPringle]

I can't even begin to express the total joy the noise of those five men bring into my heart. RIP Luke, Ciaron, Ronnie and Barney and long live John Sheahan!

[@Ukulele_Ad]

Luke Kelly could command an army just with his voice. King amongst men.

[@Claiomh_Mor]

Adam Lewis i'd happily march behind him in to battle

[@dbd1353]

+Adam Lewis lots of us thought that..

[@gcrowley1980]

Adam Lewis well said

[@paul39a]

you should be commended for saying that, i believe he had a far better better voice than ......who

[@scotth9857]

Well put.

[@freemindthinkerezrapound5071]

I have not heard the passion in all my life as I have with Luke in this particular song he used his Banjo like a rifle and his voice like a nuclear weapon

[@gconthemic2502]

Your actually right Luke used to hold his banjo over his shoulder like a rifle during performances

[@setmindinmotion]

Remembering Luke, passed 35 years ago 30th Jan 1984. Thank you for the music. RIP

[@johnnyquinn1645]

We wont ever forget wexford that greatest of counties that done so much for ireland, loch garman abu the capital of ireland,,,, ☘️

[@dandoyle2951]

For the boys march at dawn from the south to the north led by Kelly the boy from Killane 😀What a great song and great singer...The king of irish music

[@KingArtur67]

He looks like a Lion and sings like a King...... LAD

[@sluggger]

thats 70s Irish fro and beard... Rest in peace you sweet man whose music has touched so many the world over

[@johnnyquinn1645]

God bless wexford the home of patriots the little county that gave so much for freedom and this land,thank you,

[@enniscorthylad]

We will never see this level of excellence again. True Irish legends.

[@nellypringle2875]

They never had their sound together better than this. This is AMAZING. It's as good as it gets. Luke's vocal delivery is on top, top form, Barney's banjo purrs away beautifully, Sheahan's fiddle rides along majestically with the vocal, Ciaran's backing vocals fill the sound out and make the refrain gorgeous. Ronnie appears to be picking out the chords and keeping back out of the way - no less important to the overall sound than what anybody else is doing. 10/10 stuff. Brilliant.

[@PJP812]

well put Nelly - Brilliant a chara

[@seanbaite47]

Credit to the German TV technicians that allow us to enjoy this gem of a performance a good few decades later - I'm sure Luke and the boys would agree

[@exoplanet11]

It is so rare to hear a voice that is so powerful, so emotive, and so clearly delivered.

[@pauljones5066]

this whole concert is phenomenal¬! And then their shirts. Wow, man

[@shannondawn44]

Just look at that lad . If I had a wish or two , it would be to sit and listen to him sing in person . My how he could command a room with his voice .

[@lukedoesbutter]

Look how happy John looks

[@horumgrombo6519]

Not only was Kelly a warrior, he dominated the Killane outdoor basketball scene. His team won every game by at least 80 points, as the next-tallest player was 5-11.

[@kennis7945]

thanks lads rest in peace.

[@uhlan1035]

Luke Kelly was an honest to God hero to many of us. Rest well friend by God you've earned it.

[@daisypeters3216]

Like Luke Kelly never more we will have! Now just 35 years he's gone. But his spirit continue alive in his songs when we listen him.

[@robertflint2549]

For me this is Luke's best performance on vid. with the boys It truly blows me away...

[@matthewhayes9520]

Why do I always feel like crying when I hear Luke Kelly.His voice just gets me.

[@elizabethconnolly8958]

me too being Irish it gets me soo

[@heardashot]

Such is the magnitude of a voice is what you are hearing. That's why you get upset, Luke's voice can penetrate the very soul that occupies you and stirr emotion. Very few people can or have the ability to do that. God bless you.

[@davidmcbride6911]

I get ye He is timeless

[@catherinefrench5045]

its because we somehow relate to him ,all love him, miss him , GOD BLESS LUKE KELLY and the joy he still brings to us

[@jessesands4099]

I am right now!😂🧔🎸🎙️🎶🎵🎼🇮🇪

[@enniscorthylad]

My great-grandfather was from Killane and every time I hear this stirring folk song I think of him and the times he lived in. The Dubliners perform it with real passion and I see (at the time of writing) that this song has over half a million views,

[@daisypeters3216]

Today, November 17th is his birthday! And he continue to be King in command with his banjo and his gorgeous voice!!!!

[@daisypeters3216]

Today is his death aniversary, but his free spirit continue alive bewitch us always! We love you too much, our dearest Luke Kelly !

[@shoulderghost1]

No money ever could ever buy that passion! Luke Kelly was simply something else...Not heard since...Never to be heard again!

[@daisypeters3216]

I utterly agree with you!!! No money could ever pay !!!

[@MusicMadGuy2010]

Probably the best two and a half minutes of folk music ever filmed, a wonderful performance from Kelly and the Dubliners...

[@headon124]

Love this song, Ciaran Bourke puts his heart into it :)

[@hiccup2398]

Luke could make VERY powerful music unacompanied too, the best! RIP Luke

[@mariafarrugia-harrison4491]

31 years ago you left us and we still grieve your loss. r.i.p. legend

[@schiple]

Every time I watch this I am just blown away by the magnificence that is Luke Kelly, and I listen to Luke every day.

[@catherinefrench5045]

all day and every day

[@maddisonjones8893]

RIP.luke Kelly😘

[@markgriffiths8601]

Just the song to get u in the mood for a bit of rebellion

[@alanoconnor371]

Anyone up for a rebellion next week?

[@mrdoughballs]

Hell yes - Up boys and at em

[@melindalemmon2149]

Take care Mark...

[@cillian763]

🇮🇪

[@SJ-li6ho]

Idiot. Assume you are American with no knowledge.

[@EdmundIrishKilmacow]

Definately one of Luke's best performances.

[@CirclingTheDrainBah]

Sheehan on the fiddle at the start. Absolute bliss. Quite possibly my favourite sound in music.

[@rocnoir4233]

Agree man.

[@newbridge5336]

+CirclingTheDrain john is the best bar none but this is a song not a melody but loves up to the people who love john as i think he is the best best bar none him and barney and then sean and then luke on the octapus jig, only bye the dubs

[@konstantineguruli]

Great music, the best fiddler and the most modest musician in the universe.

[@fanmaxis3004]

CirclingTheDrain feehan on the shiddle

[@damianpower3517]

@@konstantineguruli And a nice guy. Back in the early 1960's my brother was working with Robbie Lynch, an early member of the group. As I was working at a photographic studio at the time I was hired to meet the lads in a pub off Grafton Street to take some publicity photos. All the lads were there except for Ronnie Drew who arrived late and in a foul mood. He walked in and yelled "We are breaking up the group!" So in the heel of the reel no photos were taken. John Sheahan drove me to my bus stop on O'Connell's Street and gave me some cash for my troubles. The rest is history.... Nice to be able to capture their music on KZbin.

[@paullinnane6128]

luke kelly is a legend, he died far too soon he was only 43 rest in peace man

[@despoolkop]

I go to Glasnevin on the 30th of jan just to say thanks Luke,rip old friend.

[@newbridge768]

luke was the spirit of the irish people

[@uhlan1035]

an that fuckin hair was the lifeblood

[@bighag9773]

Damn straight!

[@mikedoyle2075]

I was born in Enniscorthy and my grandfather was born in Killane. I have known this song all my life (over 50 years) and have heard many singers/bands perform it. Luke Kelly's version ( & the rst of The Dubliners) gives it power and passion and makes me proud to be a man from Wexford.

[@keithwalsh254]

There will never be another like luke his talent will never be matched

[@daisypeters3216]

Totally I agree with you! There are no like them! Forever Our Beloved Luke Kelly and the Dubliners will be kept in our hearts!1😘💖🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🎶🎼🎵👍☘☘☘

[@askinvillar]

I live one km away from Kilanne...and Kelly's grave. I'm proud to be a Wexford man!

[@schiple]

utterly perfect...I never get tired of watching this. Luke is just amazing!

[@reynardwaltz9815]

Ciaran coming in at the end tears my soul apart.

[@uhlan1035]

Gives me chills and makes me want to go out fighting.

[@maryannedunne7251]

Aindriú Mac an Bhreithiún a

[@dermotmahon2008]

Hair stands on the back of my neck stand up when ciairan hard strums that guitar

[@johnnyquinn1645]

The rackards bobby billy and nicky all irish legends grew up in john kellys house in killane and luke sings about them another legend say no more words dont do these men justice, rip all 🙏🎤⚾☘️☘️☘️

[@joemay2640]

Would sing this to my son when he was a baby with his gold curling hair ❤

[@JockLambert1972]

Oh how I’d love to have witnessed these guys in their prime, utterly outstanding 💚

[@daisypeters3216]

Today I listened another irish Band singing this song. But the boys don't compare with Our Beloved Luke Kelly and the Dubliners.

[@schiple]

That this amazing and powerful music could come from just 4 people is quite remarkable, given all the electrical accoutrements and crap bands seem to need today to produce not even a tenth of such a wonderful sound. Dubliners forever!

[@Dawe360]

I know that this may be over a decade late, but they are still 5 here. This is before bourke had his stroke and before Kelly died.

[@CasperLD]

Just look at Luke, he sings every word as if it was happening to him! It is amazing to watch.

[@art724]

We sing this at weddings to honor our County Wexford ancestors.

[@sheafferhistorian]

He really sings this song well. Best version I have ever heard. Anyone singing this now is merely imitating.

[@paulkinsella6536]

Saw the original Dubliners live about 3 or 4 times many years ago. Didn't want the shows to end, they were so good! One of the best ballad groups ever. Also liked the Wolfe Tones.

[@WILLIENO7]

it dosent get any better than this 5 irish legends makes me so proud to be irish even in these dark times

[@PatrickWall12]

Excellent. Luke was a great artist and his blues/folk influences are to the fore here along with of course the Irish music too. This is an excellent example of the Irish contribution to music.

[@problematic7993]

blues? lol

[@michaelmcgurgan4843]

Best version ever,sung with such passion!

[@MusicMadGuy2010]

Stunning Vocal Albility, Ireland has never produced a better singing voice than that of Luke Kelly.

[@TheDiarmaidable]

Legend

[@entropylackthereforeof347]

2017 with luke gone 33 years not even the best of singers even today even touch close to him, his headstone merely says, luke kelly dubliner, of such talent nothing more needs to be said, everyone remembers

[@heidiwerkland8800]

entropy lack therefore of I completely agree👍

[@heardashot]

Another year has passed and you're comment is as good now as when you posted it and will be forever more. Good man, completely agree.

[@schiple]

There has never been, and will never be, another, like the GREAT Luke Kelly

[@tinyviking]

Lukes hair just gets better and better in these videos! :D

[@palmkelly]

Kelly singing about a Kelly from Killane loving it by a Kelly from Fontainebleau, France.

[@kennydoyle1626]

a true Irish legend singing a great wexford song absolutely the best

[@CB-ju8ne]

Frack me but that's a strong song. Hail from Texas!

[@jackietreehorn5561]

Respect Texas brother 👊

[@jackietreehorn5561]

Stevie Ray Vaughn was unbelievable, never heard of him till I moved to USA in 2004_2008,was someone special! Ireland had Rory Gallagher who was Slash's idol...guys were born to play

[@irish8856]

Listen to this all the way over in Australia!! God bless all my irish comrades all over the world.

[@dermotmahon2008]

I grew up listening to my dads clancy brothers records and loved them all but luke kellys rendition is stunning absolutely brilliant

[@Barberserk]

This lion has the most mellow roar I've ever heard!

[@TehMJB]

Glory-o, glory-o to the brave men who died for the cause of long down trodden man.

[@MrBilliebobjoe101]

This is a great tune to wake up to in the morning, the passion in Luke Kelly is immense, he is a true legend.

[@angelf1re]

Luke in full flow, brilliant video kellyoniell.

[@daisypeters3216]

Luke Kelly is the best of the best singer from Ireland to the World 😘💖💖💖🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪👍☘☘☘☘

[@footstompinleroyscott6892]

Doesn't get better than this. Luke the finest singer of a stirring ballad.

[@lukedalton5054]

this will never get old up the I.R.A

[@lneranger4]

i am from enniscorthy and proud of it,lived in uk for many years,before i met my late wife i went to ;see the dubliners in the bham town hall,she always asked me if i saw luke,a always thought that he was part of the band,the more i see/listen to him,i am not sure,he was a BIG part of the band,i did take my late loved wife to see sean kelly's head its buried in killane cemetary wexford.

[@blue24boy]

I agreed with you, seen them in Birmingham on St Pats they were night fantastic i wish i could have seen the original line up they would have been awesome

[@billcosby138]

This is my favorite video on all of the internets

[@anto8487]

Luke kelly is Irish manliness immortalised.. a light that burns so bright could never last forever.. Rest in peace luke kelly 💚

[@mariafarrugia-harrison4491]

luke's voice takes my breath away

[@annodomini975]

It was only after I spent time away from éire did i realise the beauty and value of our history, culture and language. Here's to John Kelly The boy from Killane, we're grateful for what we have in éire and it's because of the deeds of hundreds of men who believed freedom wasn't just a word but a right. To all the past and future free generations.glory-o!

[@JohnPreston0157]

Wish I was Irish!=( You all can be proud of your great musicians! Ronnie, Barney, Luke....all Legends!

[@b2kessler]

luke live all time in my heart ,for me the voice from ireland

[@postie2187]

Gawd damn I miss him.

[@melindalemmon2149]

Me too. And I cry whenever I see Ronnie.

[@edwardfinnerty4198]

The best singer and the best song!! We love you Luke. God bless you. Xxxxxxxx

[@driedpancake]

Real music. Real men.

[@iwasborntohunt357]

This song always cheers me up

[@intoallsorts]

Been listening to his songs for as long as i can remember now. Thank you @kellyoneil. The man didnt need a microphone

[@tbiggart1]

Best singer of this song.....ever

[@MQUIGZ]

we'll never see the likes of luke kelly again. Having said that, damian dempsey if the carrier of that flag!

[@paulshields6234]

how can you comment this is just pure class