Seth Lakeman - Race To Be King

[@violacat1]

insane skills... playing violin and singing to that standard at the same time... i have a new goal in life

[@victoriachapman1790]

I just read an article about Ian Anderson's (famed flautist and front man for Jethro Tull) favorite 5 albums and "Poor Man's Heaven" was one of them. What a joyous surprise!

[@TheCornishCockney]

I'm a recent convert and so glad i did.English folk at its finest.speaking of which,most music derived from folk songs from England,Ireland and Scotland.we have a rich and deep musical heritage that i for one am very proud of.Seth has picked up the baton and made it cool to love folk again.

[@Landysghost1]

what about Welsh music? we're part of the UK you know

[@purnimathakerdhorajiwala8283]

Instant uplifting...beautiful music and the voice..thank you.

[@AnnaLee2222]

GREAT!!! Love Seth's music and talents. Thank you from California and also a Bluegrass fan.

[@annrobinson6643]

Brilliant saw somebody play like this 50 years ago he was awesome brought the house down cant beat a good fiddler!!! x x x

[@leeroberts7049]

Fantastic set closer at the Met in Nottingham last night.

[@poetryqn]

Damn, but I miss live music! Can we whip this virus, please, and get back to joy like this? People hip to hip breathing in wonder beneath the stars!

[@SlightlyStrangeFlo]

Arrghhh, I wish I'd been there!

[@misslisa1120]

You know, I'm not one who usually gravitates towards this kind of music, (hello, gothic metal) but this song is amazing! I may be looking into more of your music.

[@massiveglove2960]

Absolutely extraordinary

[@arthurbensawyer]

Whoever mixed this live recording is a genius.

[@C.R.J100]

Incredible artist.

[@adammoore3605]

his skills are great and so are his brothers

[@GingerAndProudOfIt]

Tickets booked for the 11th of october, cannot wait!!!!!

[@martinfisher6046]

Awesome.

[@rakeltje]

He's soooo nice. Saw him few days ago @ Folkwoods - Eindhoven (Netherlands)

[@simonmarriott4124]

Only discovered this young guy last night. Wow what a talent!!!!

[@cygil1]

He's not that young, ironically.

[@davidtownrow4722]

Congrats to the Sound Techs because you can actually hear the Bass and Drums on these tracks !!!! So often on BBC Transatlantic Sessions the Bass and Drums are not heard. Ditto with Amy Winehouse Concert London NO BASS OR DRUMS Heard. Well Done You Techies !!!!!!.

[@windymiller6908]

How have I overlooked this fella!

[@PurnimaThakerDhorajiwalapRTd]

simply fantastic...love it.

[@PurnimaThakerDhorajiwalapRTd]

want to listen to it again and again...and again....and again...

[@EarthElements101]

Purnima Thaker Dhorajiwala radiohead creap

[@thekingofra5063]

Incredible!

[@HerrRoehrich]

Whoa nice! :D Can't wait to see these guys in Stuttgart in September! Runrig sure do have an eye for great supporting acts. :-)

[@PurnimaThakerDhorajiwalapRTd]

AM LISTENING AGAIN...AND ENJOYING

[@Primedavies]

this guy is a in my mind a folk legend

[@Cimicifuga]

Wish I'd been there!

[@JohnnyCallender]

Awesome 👏🏼

[@shackoniel7375]

Lakeman lives on, Greatness lays in the bearer of our name. SL that's my initial 😎

[@tdbsnr]

This is f****** brilliant! Forget heavy metal etc, this is Irish rock at its very best!

[@matthewbest7269]

tdbsnr English folk buddy Seth is a Devon boy

[@Zealotux]

Awesome place ! I love this guy.

[@mickram23]

This is just amazing. Roll on Ramsbottom music festival this September.

[@WeLoveSethlakeman]

Great song, Great quality, i just love it

[@FireInTheSoul]

So much energy! I love this ❤😎

[@niematorie]

GORGEOUS!!!!

[@NaomidominiqueB]

Seeing him live on tuesday! Love that cheeky grin of his :D

[@bradwolf07]

Awesome...so freaking talented

[@tdbsnr]

Thanks for the correction - and thus reminding me that I gotta order at least one of his CDs, and go & see him LIVE!!

[@indy1972]

Still one of my favs :) X

[@zetalyn]

fanastic x

[@thejigantics2641]

Great vid and performance

[@jwheeler91]

@Jazperanza I already corrected myself about this song. He is using a violin in this song. However the song "Hearts & Minds" goes lower than a violin can go, so it must be a viola in that song (not this one). Before I found this song I read that he now mainly plays viola. Which might be true about new songs??? Hearts and Minds is definitely on viola... Race to Be King is definitely on violin... :P

[@lotteros2164]

just seen him at broadstairs folk week in kent. wonderful.

[@BritJanny]

Shoot he is amazing ...

[@Wickingerbraut]

i love youre songs!!!!!!!

[@Cathysfan]

Those Lakeman Boys have got it all going on XX

[@jwheeler91]

@TheLibraryofBooks You're right, only just tried playing it on my violin. Hearts & Minds is on a Viola, I just assumed that the majority of his songs were. :P

[@JonDInselAffe]

Really good quality... gr8 music... wo spielt er dann... irgendwo im Norden ?

[@Jicacat]

Hello, I just want to say that I really love your music, I live in Buckland Monachorum, and my father is friends with yours, of course it doesn't matter, but both I and my father really love your music, Keep it up! it's awesome! :)

[@Chocolateheart007]

OMG thats awsome sing and play violine wow

[@kirbynigerboy]

damn thats a sick venue

[@giancarloleone3574]

Is this filmed at The Minnack Theatre by any chance?

[@orsokuma3720]

Yup

[@ChilliPeech]

i saw him at cropredy! he was so amazing

[@didgesyndrome]

is this at the minack theatre in Cornwall??

[@FiddleRascalMusic]

Yes lad

[@jiser757]

Sweet

[@Nassimxshot]

I bet you were moving your head while listening to this

[@inquisitorkitty3283]

If you aren't bobbing your head and tapping or jigging your foot/feet and/or tapping your fingers you are dead

[@atemuch]

Er ist im moment in Deutschland unterwegs, GEIL, GEIL, GEIL!

[@manuelazaubererbruder3715]

yessssss ♥

[@jonnytopsm]

Nur geil........

[@MickHutchinsonMusician]

Great

[@Jazperanza]

@boothea Just for the record, it's freaking impossible. I'm a violinist and a singer, and I've been doing both since I was 4. I just started trying to do both at the same time... verdict: IT'S DIFFICULT! I Can't do it yet! KUDOS to Seth Lakeman, the multi-talented multi-tasker! :D

[@birdstuckinchimney]

Jayzus this is the best fekkin' I seen in years!!!!

[@jwheeler91]

@Jazperanza In reply to your message to boothea, keep at it! You'll get there, took me ages to get it. My mate plays the cello in my band and can harmonise really well, but not simultaneously yet. He's getting a lot better. It just takes time.

[@SheffieldJourno]

It's English actually ;). This guy's from Devon and uses a lot of the old local myths and legends.

[@Jazperanza]

@jwheeler91 Yeah, it's getting easier! The trick is to not compose tricky melodies and sing at the same time. Seth usually sticks with chords when he sings - I should try that! :P

[@jwheeler91]

@Jazperanza Yeah, I'm struggling with that too... But for this one particular song that I wrote, i've become too attached to my violin part :P...

[@paintedpilgrim]

Is that the concert he did at the Minack?

[@Jazperanza]

@jwheeler91 no, definitely violin :-)

[@birdstuckinchimney]

@paintedpilgrim Given that the venue is Minack and the event is most definitely a concert, I'd venture to guess "yes" this is the concert he did at Minack. LOL

[@beezlbobdestraint6869]

You know, I'm a straight man, but....

[@Ystadcop]

Stop this disgraceful talk immediately. (But I see what you mean).

[@peterbeere1963]

I hear you brother.

[@henryd6746]

I feel u. Not like that tho

[@josephbrennan9712]

I'm a not so straight man and, phew - I'm not surprised

[@vayona12]

to anyone that didn't know its the minack theatre in Cornwall :)

[@jmomusicman]

LIfe ambition. Play there.

[@CoalMiningTown]

English folk rocks !!

[@syahirahsazali]

i dont know, man, i just love folk

[@bandmaster188]

Can’t see why this has got 31 thumbs down......funny people out there!

[@triplem9805]

I saw a comment recently that giving a thumbs-down is the only way of training KZbin to not show a particular type of video in the suggestions bar, if it's not really your kind of thing. Seems to make a lot of sense - so they might not all be active dislikes.

[@laura2908]

A true Devon lad :)

[@MacLeuthen]

You're the English Dirk Powell!

[@MsPlomari]

Where is this filmed?

[@lines4077]

Its the Minack in Cornwall - easily one of the greatest spots the UK has to offer.

[@LaBurneGaucheDeDieu]

As Ben said. 'twas five years ago, a HUGE performance.

[@Jazperanza]

I'm sitting here dancing and grinning at my laptop like a goon...

[@carlosrocker52]

that venue is carved out of the cliff

[@jwheeler91]

@boothea One day I will play like this :P.I've lost my ability to play violin (although I think Seth is playing the Viola here?). But i will get better. The singing bit ain't that hard tho... Everyone sings better when they are stationary and boring behind a recording microphone. Nobody wants to see that in a live performance. They want to Seth's amazing energy :D. Look at Chris Martin. His singing ability reduces so much when he jumps around the stage. But he's amazing to watch... :P

[@Peace0MamaCas]

@boothea That's so funny...I was thinking how hard it must be to play the violin and sing like that at the same time. Then I scroll down and see your comment! Ha.

[@SepradistPhantom]

@Primedavies I used to think Kate Rusby was the be all and end all of modern folk. Then i discovered Seth ;)

[@platedlizard]

Wow, he's singing while playing the fiddle. I can't even talk when I play mine, it closes my airway too much. You can hear him kind of slurring while he sings with this chin on the chinrest.

[@noctuaryfahy1509]

When i was little I always thought the sweethearts were their children lmao

[@MrFunkywhiteboy]

MINACK THEATER!!!

[@marktheleveller]

Ramsey Bolton?

[@Jazperanza]

@jwheeler91 sorry! Wasn't trying to pick a fight. :-)

[@triplem9805]

This guy is amazing; must get to see him live. For a very different kind of fiddling/singing combination, with some delightful clog dancing thrown in, check out Hillary Klug: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqSrgoRod76UebM

[@dr.mystario569]

POV: you had to listen to this for a school homework

[@EscapeRunningHead]

yes

[@Quarkelious]

I've got to go but......music! :S

[@Metalist123]

that must've been a cool show...

[@MacLeuthen]

The Jew's Harp is a fantastic idea. But Allan MacDonald of Glenuig is the true origin of this Jew's Harp style! Beautiful, anyway! I appreciate this!

[@treeofknowledge5492]

Hell on wheels brought me here

[@emiimemii9157]

seth :'( i'm the girl with the green hair from göttingen .. my english isn't perfect but .. i don't know.. i wish that you where here :'( so manypeople say taht every day . but.. i don't know. bye.

[@NaomidominiqueB]

I'd tap that.

[@WiJuMa]

miss devon :(

[@guitarherolegend55]

That's probably because the drums aren't the main part of the song.

[@WhiskyMonsta]

Not as skinny as i thought he was!

[@annrobinson6643]

Brilliant saw somebody play like this 50 years ago he was awesome brought the house down cant beat a good fiddler!!! x x x