NELL NÍ CHROINÍN - SEAN NOS SINGING | ST. PATRICK'S FESTIVAL KILKENNY

Enjoy Nell Ní Chróinín performing live from Medieval Room in Kilkenny Castle. Nell hails from the Múscraí Gaeltacht of West Cork. The Múscraí area is historically linked with a strong heritage of song and music which Nell was exposed to from a very young age. These traditions have been the cornerstone to her identity as an artist and a traditional Sean Nós singer. In recent years Nell has released a studio album and toured the USA with Irish traditional band Danú.

[@OpenBiolabsGuy]

I've fallen down a sean nos rabbit hole in KZbin, and all I have to say is "It's about damn time!" Of all the rabbit holes KZbin has tried to drag me down (political, religious, right-leaning, left-leaning, "woke", anti-"woke", chauvinist, feminist, etc.) this is one I actually enjoy and doesn't try to get me to live on "hater-aid". I'm tired of the internet always trying to make me panic or get upset over everything and nothing. I welcome the peace and respite of this beautiful language and its music!

[@capoeirastronaut]

"So, I'll give this one a go.."

[@richgouette]

yeah, I chuckled over that meself.. her "go" is usually top notch stuff

[@silvale7143]

So much like our traditional Fado folk singing here in Portugal. Most people don't even realise that we have the same cultural base.

[@Shamanscircle1]

When you realize how many words loads of languages have a relatively recent common ancestral language. Then you go back further and further and you realize how universal our ideas are!

[@meq4274]

There's evidence that the Irish originally came by way of the Atlantic from Iberia and North Africa so this definitely fits in with that possibility that it's related.

[@loganran4074]

And Galicians, the name itself is a hint and yet few know that they are Celts. My grandfather had red hair and blue eyes (rare combination) but was from Cuba and when he immigrated to Florida in the early sixties, then-Floridians couldn't wrap their mind around such a thing!

[@myo39]

@Logan Ran interesting. My fathers side of the family are known as "black irish" from the west coast of ireland. Black hair, dark eyes and skin. I was reading about the celtic connection to Galicians in Northern Spain. Was Googling galician cultural festivals and saw pictures of people that closely resembled my aunts and uncles. I'm sold on that theory

[@kayamaggie11]

The depth of longing and soul in both…❤

[@tothelighthouse9843]

We all stop & listen. So haunting & beautiful.

[@richgouette]

Nell is a treasure... Irish, a people beautiful of face and soul...

[@waldoadams1611]

The second song reminds me of Indian music. Thanks for uploading and sharing. I love sean nos.

[@jrnas8046]

There's theories sean nós is musically related to middle eastern and north african/moorish music. obvs not indian but similar use of vocal inflection. Similar sounds can be heard in the celtic music of northern Spain (Asturias, Cantabria, Galicia), as well as in Portugal where there was historically a large north African Muslim population, which supports the theory

[@hellmunddegenhard]

That's because we (people and/or music) are all more or less connected to each other. Ancient india definitely has connections to ireland, persia, ancient egypt, most of asia, most of europe, north africa, etc because the people who ruled or lived in those places for a long time were all the same people.

[@z.l.burington1183]

Sean Nos, Abanian folk music, Indian/Iranian music, etc etc, they all use a musical language of modality, where the melody is supported by notes interspersed between the melody notes, which all fall within a particular musical mode. This is rather than stacks or pillars of notes that give the melody different feeling (chords and keys, the language of tonality). Modal musical language was the norm in Europe in ancient times and in the medieval era. The language of tonality was an invention of the Renaissance, after which it became widespread except for the places where traditional folk music held strong (like in Ireland or Albania). So, rather than being taken from somewhere far away, it is part of a musical way that was once widespread but no longer is in Europe. That is why they feel similar. English secular music probably sounded pretty similar in the 10th century.

[@e1ay3dme12]

Betchya' if a gal started singing like this you'd fall in love right quick. Wonderful gal.

[@deirdrekeohane]

Hauntingly beautiful ☘️💚

[@KP5000]

lovely. great acoustics in that room.

[@wlj344]

That's lovely, you have a real gift to share! Thank you💯

[@hikerx9366]

Beautiful......, 🍀❤️

[@karimerrahmane4058]

Très jolie voix ! Merci pour le partage.

[@StPatricksFestivalKilkenny]

St. Patrick's Festival Kilkenny is back in person for 2022! Featuring a live St. Patrick's Day Parade, street entertainment, fire shows, workshops, carnival rides and lots of great live Irish music! Take a peek at our promo video for 2022: @ or check out our website for more info: www.stpatricksfestivalkilkenny.com

[@padrigdrean]

Go hiontach ar fhad 🥰 ! Ha donet a ray Nell d'an Oriant evit ar Gouelioù Etrekeltiek 2023 (Blez Iwerzhon) ? Kontant-bras e vehen da selaou doc'hti eno ! Will Nell come to Lorient for the Interceltic Festival in 2023 (Ireland year) ? I would be so pleased to hear her here !

[@paulflute]

gorgeous delicious voice between fresh cream and vanilla custard.. thank you

[@user-te5po4bu8o]

Here’s the songs 0:53 An Gamhain Gheal Ban 7:00 An Cóisir 10:47 Fiach a Mhadra Rua 13:57 An Cailín Aerach

[@kayamaggie11]

Thanks!

[@plaguepotato6624]

Thank you!!!

[@philruane5910]

You beauty, ythanks

[@timoloef]

such soothing sounds... so pure

[@Felisu]

Precioso❤

[@malnr90]

Beautiful

[@suziedarcy2856]

Stunning..😘👌

[@seamusmcguire8657]

Fíor álainn a Nell

[@joycemorningstar6290]

magnifico

[@janejackson3815]

beautiful

[@daantemminkpiano]

Wonderful

[@minstrelgirl451]

So beautiful! Does anyone have links to the lyrics of these songs?

[@mjw12345]

Nice Nell Ní Chróinín speaking - Irish accent. Kind of disappeared now (well not Cork, Kerry..) - so much US, British TV. My Irish family still in Ireland when I return accents totally neutral.

[@imck76]

teach me sean nos!

[@cing9545]

Excuse me bit what is the written names of all songs? Thank you ♡

[@patrickclearwater2091]

Me luv ya 2 mad

[@theravenskeeper2849]

Hey what are the names of the songs sung?

[@caringdevotionals2952]

This is the singing style used in American Bluegrass music ♥️

[@rattyfingers8621]

Not to nitpick but I think you mean American southern OldTime music. The women sing capella in this haunting way.

[@caringdevotionals2952]

@@rattyfingers8621 It's used in both styles. Bluegrass is an offspring of Old Time.

[@rattyfingers8621]

@@caringdevotionals2952 you are correct, but imo old time singing is much closer to sean nos. Listen to Elizabeth Laprelle sing Pretty Saro.

[@thomasireland1770]

every other singer hides behind a musical instrument , when nell ni chroinin sings the music instrument hides behind "nell".

[@Madcapredcap]

MONSTER AREA? Oh, Munster area.

[@planetofthegael]

Feachaint ar an clar KZbin Plánéid ar na nGael

[@achunaryan3418]

Nobody is...

[@Thaadd]

Just stumbled on this looking up a reference in a Wikipedia article on Anne Briggs. (Sean Nos. What will KZbin show me?) Just amazing, and Nell is so talented. The venue adds a lot too - the stone has great tone.

[@StPatricksFestivalKilkenny]

Glad you liked it Thaadd! Nell is wonderful. She's singing here in Kilkenny Castle, a 900 year old castle in the centre of our city.

[@AnthromanCA]

love anne briggs!

[@pr0cessa]

Wow! Beautiful! This American learning something new awesome today 😊

[@diayanisortegamartinez610]

beautiful. Can you please do a list of the songs you sang here??? I've been looking but have not found them

[@mjw12345]

C 8 months ago Here’s the songs 0:53 An Gamhain Gheal Ban 7:00 An Cóisir 10:47 Fiach a Mhadra Rua 13:57 An Cailín Aerach

[@geffcassuto]

nell is incredible

[@lovelyhurlin6494]

I would buy an album of her singing these songs.

[@paulflute]

it says in the info that she has one for sale..

[@charlesmulchrone1484]

Lovely Nell .

[@luciaatencia2306]

Go hiontach ar fad!😀🥰❤👏👏👏👏

[@Steve-cs8nd]

Enchanting Nell. It must be the beautiful language on Earth. Atlantic, to fall. I’d like to compose arrangements for songs in the Goidelic language, as a Cru I must learn it and Welsh before the bails fall and I go to the Pavilion in the Pits Hades, I’m kidding but it’s not my choice. It such beautiful language. It stirs something deep within me I don’t really understand just like Australian forests are beautiful but don’t really seem green to me. They are very much improvised variations on a figured bass harmonically not unlike an improvised Keen like Paiscaille. It reminds me of Weiss’ lute music in places; but he couldn’t make his Theorbo courses do that. Hauntingly beautiful Nell ( My great Aunt was a Nell, from Hackney who worked in the British Post Tower in London and her father was T.W. Connor. Thomas Widdicombe Connor who was a Victorian/Edwardian Music Hall composer of some repute that even had success in the USA. BEFORE THE BEATLES ate the poisoned Apple. Money alway takes more than it gives but few see it. Cuthbert noticed. Old Tommy wasn’t Gilbert and Sullivan or Ralph Vaughan Williams, but he had a knack and we loved him. Thank you Nell.

[@halstarlight]

iontach !!

[@silverkitty2503]

I used to know this girl! LOL

[@Mr9ig]

That is beautiful, as an Englishman it makes me sad that our own cultural heritage is seen as something to be discarded. Perhaps I’m drawn to the Irish and Welsh language and music because of a small amount of my shared DNA (9 and 10% respectively) that I have. You need to keep your own culture and customs and never give them up as the English are so happy to do😢

[@rkgrant]

Lovely just lovely

[@ilikechocolatealot6355]

She is so beautiful., and her voice is so dreamy.☘️👌🥃🇮🇪