Raggle Taggle Gypsy/Tabhair dom do laimh - Planxty 1973

Live at the National Stadium, Dublin 1973

[@peterholsters5640]

OMG, this is 50 years ago! I remember hearing it back then, it sent shivers down my spine, and still does! This is so magnificent, has not lost its drive after half a century...

[@TheDivayenta]

Come play along at your local session!

[@kathrynmaleney5508]

Back when we were young and first a couple, my husband and I ran off from Ireland, working our way down through southern Europe and the middle east. We only had a 3 tapes -- Bothy Band, Paul Brady and Planxty- and a little walkman with speakers, but Planxty was the one we listened to most, and this tune was the theme for our travels. What fun it was being on the road and away from the usual life. But gypsy life is a hard life. We married, settled down, had some kids, bought a house and are well settled now. Still, this tune makes me ready to hit the road again!

[@desertrance]

Kathryn Maleney beautiful story

[@roscommonman7459]

Sounds good to me

[@RuddyIPA]

Once the kids are grow hit the road again.

[@jgdooley2003]

@@henryglarsson2635 Their labour, travelling in a van for a spell does not necessarily make you impecunious.

[@seanduddy9259]

Where ye live now?not exactly.... Roughly

[@NiSiochainGanSaoirse]

Uillean pipes, tin whistles, bodhran and fiddles make my auld heart burst with pride...💚 This is us... As it has been for hundreds of years...❤

[@nbenefiel]

The first time I saw Planxty was back in the mid 70’s. I was living in Dublin at the time. I’ll never forget them singing this. When it segued from Raggle Taggle Gypsy to Tabhair Dom du Lamh, the entire audience leapt to our feet. We had never before heard anything like it.

[@BillOrme]

after all these years, this still cuts so deep - warms the heart, cheers the soul, taps the foot, winks the eye, stops all the clocks...

[@peterholsters5640]

yes it does, doesn't it? Just fabulous...

[@theresacarr1758]

'Give me your hand 'as it Tabhair dom do laimhtransl 'translates from the old Irish x

[@edocamera]

Tis a brilliant transition, like the sun breaking from behind clouds, it gets me every time.

[@davidfarley1902]

REMEMBER CELTS WORSHIPPED Sun& Moon. WHEN ST> PATRICK came Jesus came.

[@heavnnnsent]

Yes you described it perfectly and I just heard it for the first time ever the evening before St Patrick's Day. one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard and the instruments make me feel like I died and went to heaven and definitely gives me chills. I never knew of this band.

[@davidfarley1902]

@terry oneill Tone it down,Son of Neill.Who are you fighting? We've had enough carnage.

[@shanekennedy7711]

Such a brilliant description.

[@davidfarley1902]

@terry oneill Prodesse Non Nocere

[@jonjones1553]

And that, Ladies and Gentlemen, is how it's done!

[@anneliamohara2842]

With out a question !! Classic never see it again !

[@nbenefiel]

I will never forget the first time I saw this.the seague to t

[@stuartleonard2884]

Absolutely bloody correct. The feeling, the power. Crackin.

[@mariesprayberry4139]

Donal's wide grin at the segue, and Liam's smile at the end, are both priceless. RIP Liam, and God bless the others.

[@ahalin]

The old bards at their best,well sung by Christy- Liam,Andy and Donal who's having a great time,nice tight sound, if Liam's Uilleann pipes don't send a tingle through you there's something wrong with you,great stuff as they say.

[@daraghhyland6271]

Liam o flynn one of the greatest players to ever lift a set of pipes

[@idavo]

the first time I heard this, with the change, I cried. it was beautiful, I was 18 - I had been a lover of folk music since a young lad. now, at 50, I am on a train, heading to see friends, not heard this for a long time & it stirred up the same emotions. headphones in, minding my own business & the lady next to me just passed me a tissue. Planxty at their bloody finest. thank you for posting this gem.

[@seanduddy8994]

I love you boy

[@lilthommodt]

Tell me, what change got you? The drones? The chanter? Or the instrumental?

[@joybranham8250]

@@lilthommodt Probably the change from Raggle Taggle Gypsy to Give Me Your Hand (Tabhair dom do laimh)

[@lilthommodt]

@@joybranham8250 oh don't worry, that got me too.

[@Cartamandua]

The change to Give me your hand makes me cry too and the hair rise on the back of my neck. I'm a woman in my 50s.

[@craziehatter]

OMG!!! I just found this..... My daddy always sang this to me when i couldn't sleep, i remember singing along when it gets to "Raggle Taggle Gypsy ohhh" Wow... I always thought he made it all up but wow!!

[@albertross4102]

Well the words more or less are found in many folk songs from around Britain and Ireland

[@erinisme633]

aww, mine too; mine was a folk singer for a while... he's not in the picture and I'm an adult now but I've loved this song since I was a baby.

[@melissabautz2346]

That is so cool! I’m so glad you found this!

[@Deejaay83urj38]

Love that story Chimo your a legend!

[@heatherthomas7545]

My Dad used to sing it and play guitar to me too!

[@dvrn86]

Amazing how they brought a historic piece of Gaelic music back to life.

[@silverkitty2503]

and sean o riadha

[@burghquay]

the change is truly historic - a watershed moment in Irish music. It's now 45 years later that it has been recognised as being that transition moment. I grew up listening to that, I've a feeling that the audience in the Stadium that night they were witnessing history. The cheer that went up from the them gives strong sense of that.

[@erinisme633]

Lucky! All my generation could call historic was when Justin left N'sync :'D

[@pangur780]

@@erinisme633 Histrionic more like😉

[@BillOrme]

I had the life-changing pleasure of seeing them together and in different permutations in pubs and other small Dublin venues as a young expat vagabond about town in '73 and '74, a time of astonishing musical energy and experimentation and variety and at the same time a reawakening of old traditions, when you could drop into a pub and see the likes of the great traditional piper Willy Clancy or the sternly Becket-like fiddle virtuoso Tommy Potts or their younger Irish-trad counterparts such as past-and-future Chieftains Matt Molloy and Sean Keane and Sean Potts, and then go to a rock concert headlined by Horslips or Thin Lizzy. But out of all this fabulous ferment, that original Planxty lineup & repertoire still can't be beat.

[@arfer]

Surely the best segue in Irish trad.

[@melissabautz2346]

Yep!

[@sheiladelahunt1989]

I was a performer of Irish music for over 40 years Planxty were my inspiration and loved by many they were great performers and musicians ! What amazing memories ! good music never dies !❤

[@NiSiochainGanSaoirse]

my Grandfather, God rest him, Mick Fearon of Hilltown, in the Mourne Mountains, was a prolific accordionist, and although unable to read a note of music, he learnt in the ancient Irish tradition of playing by ear, and by jaysus he had some repertoire on him... sleep peacefully Granda. ❤

[@TheDivayenta]

Every time I hear Andy singing “ As I Roved Out” my heart melts.

[@karaklcmehmetosmanpasa3680]

Planxty... Andy... Dónal... Christy... Liam... The absolute top... The absolute beauty! 💗

[@jean-marcevans1439]

For me always the best traditional Irish band. I was lucky enough to spend one of the best nights of life in O’Donoghues in Dublin and a couple of weeks later I was in O’Connor’s in Doolin. Just hitching round Ireland in 1980. Young free and single. Great times, great music. It’s January 2021 and I’m none of those things now, just want our lives back.

[@reddwing4368]

Well Just take it and run But Don t stop to wonder why time past It won't get you there Fast Cause It's only Leaves of grass

[@nbenefiel]

I lived in Dublin for most of the 70’s. The music was golden.

[@teomelis7124]

A year on... Liam O'Flynn - what a masterful player of that "Irish Organ" - may you rest in peace brother / 14/03/2018...

[@oceanlopez4739]

When Tabhair dom do laihm starts I get goosebumps. It's hits you hard, it's so beautiful.

[@moon_mint]

I've always loved their rendition of this song, but the instrumental part starting at 2:40 is pure magic.

[@michaelking9772]

Just arrived home from Mayo and Galway ,toured nearly 1,000 kil from Castlebar,to Achill ,Bellmullet Downpatrick Head the 12 pins or Ben's of Connemara mts pure bliss our small Isle is so beautiful get out and explore the Wild Atlantic Way.!!!Listen to Planxty on your way round to add a bit of pleasure.!!!!!

[@andrewkeegan1876]

So many great memories of listening to Planxty in smoke-filled, whiskey-soaked rooms as a child. Early death in the post. Totally worth it.

[@seanduddy8994]

Hahahahahaha

[@erinisme633]

this is the most mood comment possible; well done :D

[@dilmca906]

God I miss those days 🥲 that's exactly how I remember it too ❤

[@jamesbradshaw3389]

I want to hear this tune played every day before and after my breakfast, before and after my cup of tea and snack at 10am, before and after by midday lunch, before and after my midday afternoon bottle of beer and sandwich, before and after my 7pm dinner, before and after nice cup of coco at 11pm and again before my bedtime or I will not sleep well

[@heavnnnsent]

😉

[@shonuffido]

Have loved Planxty and all the classic Irish stuff from this era. Spent many an hour drinking in Digbeth but being Birmingham born never understood why I have a love for the Irish. Two years ago whilst researching the family tree, I discovered my great grandmother was Irish born. Its amazing what those genes must contain : )

[@patricecharpentier1315]

I saw three times Planxty in Paris when I was very young and despite I followed the punk movement I still love their music.

[@MrLuridan]

This is the best Irish band ever. 'nuff said.

[@alanoneill3065]

do ye want to go outside and talk about that

[@nuthineatholl6434]

They're'll be nought of yer brannigans here, ye' brawlsome hooligants, yez! And I'll bait down the first man what defies me!! ; )

[@alanoneill3065]

ach now, sure I was only joshing

[@nuthineatholl6434]

media.giphy.com/media/l2Je6lgl7BBBnItTa/giphy.gif Sláinte mhaith!

[@tinytuna6275]

MrLuridan Celtic thunder is

[@AICXCNIKAO]

R.I.P Liam O'Flynn, Irish uilleann piper and Irish traditional musician, who sadly passed away ...

[@davidfarley1902]

Thin places & thin times. You can speak to him. Pass thru the veil ! Celtic belief!

[@andrewcorrie8936]

The segue from Raggle, Taggle Gypsy into Tabhair dom do Lamh gives me goosebumps every time (nearly 40 years since I first heard it...). Joyous music.

[@idavo]

Oh yes! Many times have I melted on the floor when the switch - you know it's coming & when it does! Pure joy.

[@finbarrmurphy8313]

Those goose bumps are contagious,

[@andrewcorrie8936]

@@finbarrmurphy8313 Funny coincidence: I was just listening to De Danaan's Over the Bog Road when your comment was posted. Check out Ringo McDonagh's rolling rhythms: another absolute belter from a golden age of Irish music.

[@jaycool6195]

the reel at the end is a master piece and Liam Flynn is a master of the pipes

[@joachimcornelius-winkler4185]

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[@nomajj3241]

That's a Carolan tune. But not a reel. RIP Liam.

[@ratheanach5545]

not a reel it's "tabhair domh do lamh" or "give me your hand" by Ruari Dall O'Cathain......."According to Edward Bunting, in The Ancient Music of Ireland, this harp tune was written in about 1603 by Ruaidri Dall Ó Catháin .......see Wikipedia for more info

[@jeffkolitz5456]

This is in 3, Reels are in 4.

[@pogiewogie]

@@jeffkolitz5456 no wonder I love it! Waltzes are in 3 and I just discovered I love them too. Any other suggestions?

[@heavnnnsent]

I was born in New York my parents used to play the Clancy Brothers albums which I love but I never heard this band until tonight and the music is so amazing I feel like I died and went to heaven. That's where my parents are now

[@themoonandstars8868]

Be sure to listen to 'Thousands Are Sailing'.

[@heavnnnsent]

@@themoonandstars8868 ....many thanks I will for sure

[@heavnnnsent]

@@themoonandstars8868 ....awww thank you for the recommendation!

[@jakmak1199]

If it's in your blood then let yourself melt into it.🇮🇪

[@heavnnnsent]

@@jakmak1199 .... I've been listening to music for many years and I definitely love this song so I think I have already melted into it! In the space of a few weeks I've been listening to it over and over again. Total enchantment. Two songs bound together in such a magical way.

[@eb18574]

Always remember my parents saying Planxty was the best band they ever seen live. Sad to think there will probably never be another band like them.

[@cmcbride]

Lankum are well worth seeing

[@TheDivayenta]

Old Blind Dogs from Scotland are wonderful.

[@Wubslin]

Liam Óg O'Flynn you legend.

[@thebaron5206]

RIP

[@colmcondron1944]

i’ll tell ye when raggle taggle gypsio goes seamlessly into Tabhair dom do lámh with liam o flynn on the pipes i don’t have words to describe the ecstasy and beauty of a culture like nothing else anywhere in the world im so proud to be irish.☘️

[@pablogomezpaccard7419]

Esta canción...este grupo.....es algo más que música. Es Tierra, es Irlanda, es el mundo Celta..es parte de nosotros..es parte de mi alma..

[@davidharkin8554]

Spanish?

[@davidharkin8554]

Oh! Translation... doh! Slaìnte

[@richardlaycock7747]

This song, this band... it's something more than music. It's the Land, it's Ireland, it's the Celtic world.. it's part of us.. it's part of my soul.

[@alisonnields6200]

The smoothest and most beautiful transition anyone will ever hear. I get the gooseies each time ☘️💚

[@nbenefiel]

I was at this concert, when Raggle Taggle Gypsy segued into Tabhair dom do Laimh, the entire audience jumped to our feet. We had never heard such a thing before.

[@stevenmackenzie8492]

Coming from a Travelling family this rings so true to me and makes me think of my Granda that I never met, but heard many amazing stories about his courage and bravery.

[@Wheresnorth4romhere]

Liam O'flynn is an absolute legend of ireland. Im glad i got to know him on a personal level. He left his mark on this earth. A gentle and gorgeous soul. God bless him and his wife x

[@keneblana]

I come back to this beautiful piece from time to time to recharge my poor Irish emigrant's soul. So wonderful, in every way. Joy and a little teary...

[@roxfoot]

G'WAN YA BOI, ,,,,,,When that pipe comes in at 1;17 ,I get a heart attack ,I am ok again when it drops into another tune @2;40,because I am gone so fucking mental banging the head off the wall I forget all about the heart attack

[@heavnnnsent]

😆😆😆

[@marie-joseogier7100]

Je connais ce disque depuis 1973 que j'avais acheté après un périple en Irlande...quel plaisir de les ecouter a nouveau..

[@NiSiochainGanSaoirse]

what a beautiful gift it is to hear our beautiful music being appreciated by others. this warms my heart through.❤

[@pr0methian]

OK my third comment here (first one was 8 years ago)... confession - I was a Brit soldier in Northern Ireland in late 70's and I always played this..... still love it, still love ALL of Ireland.

[@event2019]

Curious to know how you feel these days, having done the dirty work for a government that is now facilitating the invasion of your own homeland? I say this with no malice, same story in every western country. The British empire ruled by divide and conquer, same modus operandi now being used against you.

[@kevinxmc]

This video is one of my favorite things to exist in the world of music. ever.

[@heritagecenterfan]

Watching the Late Late Show tonight, I got very nostalgic. I just downloaded Planxty's Black Album. Had forgotten what absolutely magnificent musicians they were. Thanks for all the brilliant memories guys.

[@diannesmedley8251]

Love this - especially the change at 2:32 - gives me shivers.

[@andrewcorrie8936]

Agree - I just commented exactly the same: why is that moment so thrilling?

[@diannesmedley8251]

@@andrewcorrie8936 Liam O'Flynn on uilleann pipes

[@andrewcorrie8936]

@@diannesmedley8251 Doh! Of course! That long-held note with the change in tempo from the guitar. Liam O'Flynn: the absolute maestro.

[@ThePheasantPluckerr]

Tabhair Dom do lámh ❤️

[@diannesmedley8251]

@@ThePheasantPluckerr Oh yeah, that hits the spot, thanks.

[@brianocallaghan7172]

handsome handsome smile of the guitarist/banjo player says it all at 2.42 as they unleash the second section of this wondrous ballad on us memerized by the majesty of their artistry

[@jakmak1199]

Yup, Donal Lunny was feeling it, grand musician God love him.

[@annhodkinson6880]

Makes me cry too - my late Mum used to sing it.

[@douglashambley1640]

Love this. I first heard it at University College Dublin in 1973.

[@pjotr60dvd]

I was just 13 when I first heard this music. I had never heard such great sound before. Still enchants me today...

[@alexandermackay-smith2364]

Many years ago now, my mother would sing this and other ballads on long trips in the car, to keep us children quiet. No portable video players in those Stone Age days.

[@josefinagarza241]

Love these tid bits stories ❤

[@NevenHenaff]

Best Irish band ever ! A fair salute to our celtic soul brothers, from Brittany. Eirinn go bragh !

[@HoangHuy-ks7kx]

From Viet Nam with love for this beautiful piece of music. RTG is one of my favorite!!!

[@sirili1000]

Don't forget " Molly Malone ", it`s also great. and " Whiskey in the Jar ", my friend ¡

[@thelegendarysolidsnake2008]

Good man. Cam on rat nhieu

[@DrunkenPostie]

And 'Lisdoonvarna', the version with Declan Sinnott, Donal Luny, and Christy Moore! We love your land too.xx

[@kevod09]

cam on rat nhieu , chuc may man : ))

[@jungleninja8415]

Bless you brother 🙏 we stand with the Vietnamese

[@eamonward2201]

Tabhair dom de lamh….beautiful,

[@beakfordflappington78]

used to be my favourite irish and celtic folk tune. tho tbf.. its country folk romantisicing the roma lol God bles naywya

[@porterhall27]

song is not Irish..originally from the border country between Scotland and England

[@hendrixxx1]

Farewell King of the Pipers - March 14 2018

[@TheIkaraCult]

Liam O'Flynn just sitting there being the master of his realm

[@irishfield1]

Will stand time ever amazing song thank you Planxty

[@eddieharrington4342]

People, We Irish have the Creme of Culture in our Music Song Dance and Language. I bet there's some Hooley in Heaven these days with Paddy Moloney's arrival.

[@gertrudnussbaumer2233]

I love Christy Moore, heard this just for the first time...have to listen to them now!!!

[@michaelslocum9537]

Before Planxty, Uillean pipes were never used as song accompaniment. That's why this is so special.

[@BillOrme]

I had the life-changing pleasure of seeing them together and in different permutations in pubs and other small Dublin venues as a young expat vagabond about town in '73 and '74, a time of astonishing musical energy and experimentation and variety and at the same time a reawakening of old traditions, when you could drop into a pub and see the likes of the great traditional piper Willy Clancy or the sternly Becket-like fiddle virtuoso Tommy Potts or their younger Irish-trad counterparts such as past-and-future Chieftains Matt Molloy and Sean Keane and Sean Potts, and then go to a rock concert headlined by Horslips or Thin Lizzy. But out of all this fabulous ferment, that original Planxty lineup & repertoire still can't be beat.

[@brianocallaghan7172]

stoney faced artists unleashing their magic deep in concentration wooing all of us "tabhair dom do lamh"

[@fuxtown]

liam ..rip awesome piece of music ...

[@jimmykirkland6249]

Poetry in music. Tight and beautifully played. They'll not be bettered. ♥️

[@tiqvahone]

I don't know how Liam Óg can play such powerful music without the hint of a guitarist's face.

[@TheIkaraCult]

look at the greatness in this clip. Absolutely wonderful

[@OrlopRat42]

At 2:39, after a moment of being stunned by the magic, you can hear the audience react with wonder and joy. Sin é an fáth a thug Dia dúinn ceol.

[@opinionday0079]

God the amount of skill and practice it must take to play those instuments and also for Christy to remember the songs , they are so wordy

[@tashiwangchuk785]

The music transports you away from the city to the country...

[@luisreina9943]

Fantastic Irish music and Planxty are the best players !!

[@KRAZEEIZATION]

Celtic magic.

[@babaallen61]

My bother has just passed I've had a few jars. This ws my bro🔥🇮🇪. Up Co Antrim (Creggan ). Me and him saw many a times. I'm punk, blues, raggae, Irish trad fan. At his funeral this ws what should of been played. "The west coast of clare" " schooldays over". with " The west coast of Clare" and "the Saints" perfect day" 😉

[@EZEEKEEL]

Rare to find talent that comes even close to this anymore.

[@catinnahat]

Absolutely mesmerizing! beautiful mix too. A+ for this rendition

[@irishfield1]

Timeless ever beautiful ever Irish Treasure thank you Plenty

[@burkardheike]

a video that proves again that this is one of the best irish bands ever

[@SOUTHAMPTONAFA]

It doesn't get any better

[@johnhonsky6404]

First two penny whistle songs I learned in Oban in 1973. Wonderful video of Planxty! Thanks 🙏🏽

[@annejudd4784]

Sweet memories--swett music--remember the Albert Hall-supporting Steeleye Span--SUPPORTING!They knocked seven shades out of them!SUPERB!

[@nickclapham1336]

anne judd I went to the Irish Centre in Leeds to see Steeleye and as Anne says they were blown into insignificance by Planxty. Loved them ever since, along with the Bothies when they followed. Bought everything both groups produced and saw both several times.

[@jmagowan12]

Magic

[@sethfisher5081]

the transition to Tabhair dom do laimh I fucking love it!

[@kevsul47]

The most beautiful version of "Tabhair dom do laimh i've ever heard.A georgeous melody played with precision and passion.

[@patriciathewisher2315]

Love the segue into Tabhair dom do lamh. Magic. ❤

[@tompearce6312]

I can remember listening to this as a little boy in the car while we drove through the countryside at night, as a city kid it was especially intense

[@beckycoggan464]

Just incredible..stunning, what a maestro!

[@meganslife3641]

i grew up listening to this. This is my comfort music!

[@oisinolochlainn4437]

+Megan Slife Irish trad the best music of them all, ,well for me anyway

[@feidhelmofoghladha5525]

+Oisin O Lochlainn me too

[@williamhosey3376]

RIP Liam. The best there ever was.

[@tonymusic4773]

First time I heard this was on the radio. When it came to the change in tempo I was floored! Six months later I'm playing support to Planxty with the Strollers in the Palace Theatre Cork!! Was it a dream...........!!!!!

[@samkelly5721]

Liam, the greatest!

[@kevinxmc]

Don't see how anyone could DISLIKE this. Just amazing. especially around the 2:30 mark. that transition...

[@MrMarkday1977]

that transition to the pipes and tabhair dom do lámh is musically orgasmic, as another poster here said, goosebumps everytime, hits me straight in the heart.

[@keithhanley7796]

And the sheer joy on Dónal Lunny's face when he realised how successful the transition to Tabhair Dom Dó Lámh was (since it was his creation - the segue, I mean) - after all, the two melodies don't naturally fall together - always makes me smile.

[@melissabautz2346]

“Frisson” it’s called. That “orgasmic” effect of the music. I totally agree!

[@enzovecchiarelli9393]

Great!!!

[@petehogan7299]

Planxty. Perfection.

[@tiranuir]

Massive, the definitive version! The pleasure they get from it is so evident, maestros all.

[@creggane87]

This is possibly the best link on youtube

[@erinisme633]

we should start sending this out instead of rickrolling XD

[@coolkevo]

Breathtaking hair raising shtuff

[@nadjibenbott6136]

i love this song !!! beautiful irish music peace naji from algeria

[@patriciathewisher2315]

It's beautiful

[@asburystan]

Liam's piping....breathtaking.

[@aidangrehan6794]

Put the hair standin on Ur neck when ya here Liam o Flynn playin,Thanks for the memories

[@larryledbetter2959]

No better band ever for touching your soul. Thanks to my friend Mike Guilfoyle (R.I.P., sorely missed) for introducing me so many decades ago.

[@jbbradley2153]

in awe of these guys from the age of thirteen (now 59 )seen them and individually umpteen times brilliant musicians every one of them but Liam could make the pipes speak ..a loss to us all