Seosamh O hEanai (Joe Heaney) - Roisin Dubh

Joe Heaney recorded Nov '77 in Pittsburg

[@Yehudittx]

I remember going to a folk festival and listening to Joe Heaney sing a long ballad (in English). it was one where in each verse one line carried the story with 3 lines of refrain. So the story moved very slowly but I was not impatient, I had nowhere to be or go than to listen to this story unfold and the repetition was not annoying, it was like meditating.

[@margaretnesbeth593]

This is brilliant singing, I use to listen to it on radio eireann when I was a child, so soothing and so sad at same time.

[@Success4u247]

As a child I was taught this poem

[@gameapril]

I have no idea what to think of the two "thumbs down" - very un-Irish not to appreciate the effort. Thumbs up or no comment at all. Heaney is a master and an exponent of the Connemara style of sean nos singing. Respect.

[@seanpadraigobrien1260]

woefully judgemental aren't ya.

[@gameapril]

Merely remarking on the age old Irish values of appreciation for the Effort in sharing a story, song or poem - not one's technical excellence. It may be judgemental of me to say so, or just observant, but it seems to me that some Irish could stand to be reminded of the finer qualities of their heritage and national character and embrace those things again. If something isn't your cup of tea you can pass it by unremarked, still respecting the effort. To put a thumbs-down on a video... That is judgemental.

[@seanpadraigobrien1260]

Let reword that. Your very critical

[@danielthompson6207]

I don't know that I would believe the origin of those thumbs-down was Irish, unless they were a couple of codgers in the first place, the same ilk as would shake his fist at a beautiful day simply for the sake of being contrary

[@MacanTire]

Tan leftovers probably

[@janeos01]

I loved this, I could listen to Joe for hours and hours, thanks so much for posting this.

[@brianoc22]

@Seamus616 God, that's very true. I'm living in a shepherd's cabin in the french pyrennes for the year, meditating, singing sean nos and playing irish music, and I couldn't agree more. I think every buddhist monk should sing those tragic ones like currachin na tra baine, too, there's nothing like the story of a tragic currach accident to bring home the truth of the buddha's first noble truth - the truth of suffering!

[@radwizard]

Happy St. Patrick's Day 2021 from USA

[@castlebar67]

hi im listening to joe for over 45 years now and so great he was first time i ever seen his photo heard he was like me liked his pint and a smoke like me , i used to listen to him long ago on radio eireann with princious mac an agisa cant spell it mon nights 9.30 aww to the good old days that were did he die in the usa i wonder . beannacht de le do anam dhilis a seosamh o hEanai go ar dheis de a bhi do anam dhilish .amein

[@sinclairfoster1156]

I believe he died in Seattle

[@Catamariner]

@@sinclairfoster1156 So he did. He was Artist In Residence at the University (UW) there, and treated as a treasure!

[@conormacnessa1804]

Not the sweetest of voices, but the rendition is one of the better I have heard. It is very much like what would have issued from the hearts and voices of my people, who came to America, for the most part, in steerage, with untrained voices and strong minds. Catholics they were, who paid the price, and Catholic am I. He bears true Witness.

[@SeppiMaulwurf]

Conor MacNessa his voice represents the long gone rural Ireland the best. It gives you a perfect picture of the rough nature without even being there

[@kittyandmike]

Brilliant Faithful Joe Heaney, RIP

[@Seamus616]

@Yehudittx exactly, a lot of people dont realise the refuting of the ego is central to irish tradition

[@Yehudittx]

But the singer has to let the song come through him, and resist the urge to insert his self into it. I was studying aikido at the time, and the mental process is very similar. Heaney was an Irish version of a zen master and a national treasure.

[@matthewreeves8408]

Brilliant comment. As both a musician and a meditator, (and Joe Heaney fan) I can dig it.

[@jaredchandler8962]

That's interesting! Here's another Aikido and Aikijutsu person who found the same zanshin in both those and Sean Nos.

[@Fionncaoil]

@castlebar67 He died in America in 1984 but he was buried in Carna with his parents and brothers.

[@castlebar67]

not bad from me a man born in england of connemara parents my beloved maithir mor agus moo athair mor learned me to speak this beautiful lanungage and my beloved uncle who i was brought up with this message is dedicated to their memory beannacht de leo go leir. padraic de burca united kingdom

[@dylanduke1075]

But that’s not you

[@gwenbutler9687]

Beannacht Dé lena n-anamacha. Cérbh as iad i gConamara?

[@roisinwhite390]

Go hiontach a Sheosaimh!!is brea liom an croi agus an ceol ina ghlor. R

[@ceallachoh2783]

roisin white is maith le roisin bán roisin dubh?

[@aesonswampmonster2958]

Sounds good in my right ear

[@lokotasioux]

I heard this sung by a local young lady on my first trip to Ireland, and fell in love with it, even though I didn't understand the Gaelic words. This is quite wonderful. Do you know of a little-known recording of a song sung by Mary Black with her husband, Joe O'Reilly, on accordion.....? Don't know the name, but it's about a young woman named Adelaide, whose husband went off to war; she looked for him when 'the battle was o'er', and finally found him, her poor wounded hussar'. I heard this on an FM radio station in Texas years ago. I didn't catch it in time to tape all of it, but got the last part. It is hauntingly beautiful; so well-done. I just mention it; thought you may know it.

[@fionn25]

A great performance by the master!

[@margaretnesbeth593]

I don't see any " thumbs down" here, are you sure you are not mistaken the replies for thumbs down sign.

[@fionn25]

Wonderful performance by the master. May I ask where and when it was recorded?

[@marianobrien503]

this surely inspired oriada to write mise eire. i hear the rain on the tin roof well met joe . would love to be in your company. did o riada give u full credit i wonder?

[@irenemax3574]

Marian, thanks to you I too hear the rain on the tin roof. That was a good night to be sitting by a turf fire, and a bad night for the beasts in the field.

[@dylanduke1075]

He did give it credit yes. It’s a fairly famous air and it’d be the equivalent of trying to steal Amazing Grace so he didn’t do it hiddenly haha

[@AsherPriddy]

Heavenly

[@poocrumbleking]

Some voice

[@MarkRobertCuthbert]

tá sé seo iontach

[@dukadarodear2176]

Sea. Agus beidh sé go híontach go deo.

[@Fionncaoil]

@Realteen Níl - cailleadh é i 1984

[@TheLakewind]

@paulette01 I disagree. Strongly. The suffering was to preserve their Irish identity, which due to historical events, became identified with Catholicism. Mary was only elevated in the Catholic Church because the missionaries were having such trouble weening the Irish from goddess worship. The one true god of the Irish is a godess.If all the Irish converted to Protestantism, but continued to retain national language culture and identity, the Brits would have found another issue.

[@gwenbutler9687]

Ceapaim go raibh triúr ann: Éire, Banba agus ceann eile - pé ainm bhí uirthi, bhí/tá sí baineann.

[@The_Gallowglass]

Bodhranbeat What the hell are you on about? He said he himself is from England but his parents came from Conamara. His grandparents taught him Irish. Before you go on accusing people of nonsense you'd better learn not to speak nonsense yourself, mister pot calling the kettle black!

[@aesonswampmonster2958]

Thaithin mo chluas dheis é seo go hiomlán