Song for Ireland: Dick Gaughan

[@brianduffy2361]

ThNk you Jesus for my grandparents coming from Ireland 🇮🇪 to the 🇺🇸

[@daireo]

This has to be the definitive version of this song.. have heard many, but this one never fails to bring tears to my eyes.... even before I left Ireland! Up Mayo!

[@salsaconga]

I am french and originally from Morocco and salsa teacher!!...but this song is one of my favourite. I don't know why I love celtic music but this one touch my heart. I herd it many years ago on the beautifull album "Heart of gaels".

[@paulscott8748]

This is certainly one of the finest interpretations of this great song.

[@dani84968]

I'm Brazilian and I love Ireland! I've been spending the best time of my life in Dublin, and Irish people are the kindest people I've ever seen!!!

[@samderrida]

Vanusa Schorn a2

[@LeeMcDaidDonegal]

This song is from Dick's album "Handful of Earth" it includes brilliant renditions of Craigie Hill, Lough Erne; First Kiss At Parting and Erin Go Bragh! It is well worth getting. Thanks for the comment.

[@gazzaboyhmfc]

Beautiful Song. So refreshing to see that most of the posts are not about religious hatred and more about the fact that this is one of the best celtic singers ever. His ability to paint beautiful landscapes with his words and fantastic guitar playing knows no ends.

[@marcomodolo3177]

This song Is beautiful and deep in my soul,because It remembers the same sensations about my land,Sardinia

[@B_Ruphe]

Indeed. Great song and great poetry and great storytelling is both of the here and now, and at the same time timeless, placeless.

[@kickatinalong]

Dick Gaughan is a giant of celtic music! Stunning interpretation.

[@pdlyonspoetry]

loved this sog love this version is my heart. I have never been able to keep dry eyed whenever I have listened Thank you for posting this

[@CrossBonesAlex]

What a beautiful song and text - so poetic - so full of love - Dick Gaughan is sure one of the best singer/songwriters that have ever lived - I love this song and the pure beauty always brings tears in my eyes

[@roisinwhite390]

Go brea, is maith liom an leagan seo o Dick Gaughan. Grand song and fine rendition from Dick. R

[@RedKruzer]

I feel privileged to watch and listen to this again, this time after paying close attention to your: "Father Daughter Mother Son". A close friend recently passed. He was a giant of my times, I told his partner recently: The past is what we made it. The future is what we make it." It is a rare treat to share the blue where falcons fly with you and Dick.

[@SPDATA1]

Love this....and other songs by Mr Gaughan.

[@lexinaut]

A lovely, lovely gift, not just to Ireland, but to all who seek peace and a better world with all that is within them. Thanks all the way from Richmond, California! I wish my response were in the form of a song as profound as this one!

[@bekkibearheart7939]

Dick Gaughan is one of my musical heroes and this is one of his best IMO and from my personal favorite album. The photos are perfect... thank you for posting I am eager to share with friends.

[@AvatarPrimus]

one of the most beautiful i ever hear. amazing

[@lookatdoor]

His rendition of this song is absolutely the most beautiful.

[@arminhanik4207]

I heard him sing this life. I nearly freaked out. Can not hear this without tearing up. One of the most beautiful songs I know.

[@Clunko]

Yes. Gets me every time. Like Gaughan I’m a Scot but certain the sentiments so beautifully expressed in this song are universal.

[@bernardbarry4258]

Please check out the version by Mary Black, I think you will love it!!!

[@radharcanna]

@@Clunko With a father from Mayo.

[@monicacubberly-early1901]

Totally beautiful song. Understandable why people pay him such glowing compliments. God bless all from Patrick

[@chriswardlaw5733]

Love this! Written by the English, sung by a Scot, and dedicated to Ireland. That's the way it should be. Love and respect among the isles The first mountainous picture is definitely Glencoe in the central Scottish Highlands.

[@bardofmoate2302]

Chris Wardlaw, the Hill at the start of the video is Buachaille Etive Mor, but forget what you read in photographers books about it being in the central highlands, a load of shite from a photographers vocabulary, go up the Glen and into the village, and ask the locals if they are from the central highlands ha ha Sure, if you know the area, you will know it sits on the West coast of Scotland.

[@chriswardlaw5733]

Climbed it tons of times. Am fae Partick. Never owned a photographer's book in ma puff. ;)

[@lukessummerguitar]

+chris wardlaw Yes, it's Buachaille Etive Mòr I had originally wanted to include photographs from all of the British Isles & Ireland but I thought it would be confusing. I left that one in as a nod to Dick.

[@bardofmoate2302]

+chris wardlaw Yes, i hope you appreciated that lovely view of the etive and bideam na bein and that glorious mountain to the far eastern view fron the summit "Shiehallion" over in the central highlands ;) Enjoyed manys a pint in the Thornwood when i lived in Partick myself ;)

[@billbrockman779]

Hello Wardlaw cousin from America!

[@cliffjamesmusic]

Sometimes words, a melody and a singer weave themselves into something simple but magical - as here. Handful of Earth is a wonderful album.

[@LeeMcDaidDonegal]

If you haven't been to Ireland before, you will love Galway...fantastic County and the City of Galway itself has a great buzz about the place all the time!...Very friendly people down there so they are!

[@mikemetague7973]

Just Beautiful! Great photos!

[@TheGJMVideos]

Love this man and love his version of this song.

[@ianclancy8395]

thinking about you Dick. thanks all the pleasure to brought us. saw you in my home ttown waterford a few years ado.

[@lexinaut]

This is a wonderful video. The profound hunger for peace is made vivid and beautiful for a world that needs it. Thanks!

[@lledew]

J'ai les yeux qui me piquent à chaque fois que j'écoute cette merveille. C'est tellement ça l'Irlande!

[@patearly9492]

Great song by a great musician. God bless all from Patrick

[@bren67]

listening this and high and dry got me through last Wednesday night.

[@UISTMAN59]

One of the best renditions of this great sings. The photos are brilliant. *****

[@Anochemusic]

Beautiful Song with a mesmerising slided show. Favouriting this one.

[@BigBen52]

Nice! Straight into my Ireland Playlist. Nice shots of Ben Bulben, too. Great song and pics. Reminds me of standing on Achill Island and looking out to sea.

[@HEADSUPBERKELEY]

Thanks Dickie for all your musical poetry, strong heart and mind, may you be wreathed in blessings

[@jellechYLD]

Thanks for posting. This is a wonderful randition of this song. Dick has a wonderful warm voice and the guitar is beautiful. The pics are truly beautiful as well. Great job!!!!!!

[@micealmacdonnchadha]

A beautiful song,

[@Screwdriverss]

lovely walk along the Blackhead path round the rocks listenin to the sea crashing on the rocks up the caves i live in Whiteabbey was there just last week went up to the lighthouse !

[@stayaway402]

Beautiful spend 10 years in LondonDerry great mamories

[@loZoneranger560]

Thanks for the encouragement...I'd love to see where my Sidney's, Kearns' and Lanes came from. From whence the Sidneys became schooner captains along the Connecticut and New York shore, they say. And in several generations was I. Thanks also for the beautiful video. It's been awhile since I've been so inspired and I'm starting to feel alive again!! Cheers. Lz

[@ToddBoyle]

this song, my bro. sent me from prison. it changed me. it pierced my heart. thank you Dick Gaughan. masterful.

[@LeeMcDaidDonegal]

For me, personally, this is being sung by some one who really understands the lyrical content and is expressing a true love of Ireland.

[@patriciathewisher2315]

Perhaps the best edited videos on KZbin

[@michaelreynolds6543]

I used to sing this I used an open c9th tuning this was the best version around I loved Ralph McTells version but this is just sublime !!

[@paulabowen840]

Thank you for all the wonderful songs thst take me back to Erin !

[@loZoneranger560]

Dick Gaughan is a master in the "Hand Full of Earth" album. Every song is rich, beautiful, powerful and done with artistic soul. If anyone wonders which one DG album to get is, I'd say this. Beautiful video!!! Thanks so much! One day I'll see Galway as my ancestors did. Cheers. Lz

[@tribalwind]

the more i hear this man, the more i admire him ~

[@Fr3derick]

Beautiful pictures, sceneries and song. Thank you for posting. Grandma Mary

[@Broblem12]

I am watching and listening to this fine song and its visuals and I am touched and moved by both working so well together. I am Scots-Irish and am glad and proud to experience this post. Blessings to you from the U.S. :{ ) Brian

[@michellestaunton2264]

Brian Reinecke great mix ha ha! I'm Irish living in Scotland my grandchildren are Scottish Irish. NOW

[@ljped]

Great song & singer. I love the photos too.

[@charliedehaven]

This brilliant song written by Phil Coulter. Lyn and I sang this at Sidmouth in 1989 to a packed house and you could have heard a pin drop! Fantastic event and fantastic memory...we used to run The Willow Tree on to it as sort of double song set. I was part of Chequered Roots in those days....

[@gwythal.doire.4361]

charliedehaven / I hope you didn't embarrass yourselves when performing this by introducing it as a "Cool Philter" sorry "Phil Coulter" song. Tho no doubt the "Philter" phellow would love your mistake & not say a word to correct it. Phil Coulter is from Derry, N.Ire... "Song For Ireland" was actually written by Phil & June Colclough from Staffordshire. England.

[@radharcanna]

@@gwythal.doire.4361 Thanks for correcting the error. Not by the vamping piano player.

[@salvatoreloiloybillyrock]

Delicate and marvellous music!

[@jojokeavy2835]

Beautiful 🎶💚🇮🇪💚🇮🇪💚🎶

[@gherkamum]

Love the video, great slideshow!!!!! I really enjoyed the track, Heartfelt vocals 5************ Terry !!

[@TexasHighDef]

Those really are some wonderful shots to go with this great song!! Thanks!!*****Duke

[@marymcgovern6488]

Love this song was sung at my brothers funeral in Glasgow 2003

[@McDaidUSA]

Incredible photos and my favorite song of all time ... great job, makes me "homeland" sick.

[@andrewquigley18]

had the pleasure of meeting this guy superb

[@dehericy9]

Dick Gaughan, Scotland's & Ireland's gift to music.

[@Sameoldfitup]

lovely SONG

[@slowerairs]

Followed your video response for this one. What a wonderful version

[@hotpoker4212]

Nobody can sing this song like Luke, passion ,pride,soul, never will b replaced,

[@thomasmaher441]

A wonderful rendition indeed but no taller than Mary Black's...both own it in their own way. just lovely

[@professorbeast-yy6569]

I'm not Irish I'm English and I love this song

[@catherineahearne2066]

He sings this the best❤

[@Funloverdude]

Ha, really love this song, living in Scotland now and missing my home. I come from whitehead which is a part of Blackhead....sigh..

[@Lookaroundireland]

Great song and beautiful images..

[@AvatarPrimus]

in min 1:54 you can see a cloud that apears to be a blessing hand, God bless Ireland.

[@gdmcdermott]

Bless all the true Celts in the world my friend.

[@NickRedshaw]

Simply poetic

[@lanetemple]

Mary Black.....Luke Kelly.....and now Dick Gaughan....all WONDERFUL!

[@squidgitmidget]

Saw Dick singing this in Perth y'day night,absolutely spell binding.wow

[@mrsterripurcell]

Great version thank you

[@BigBen52]

It will be a great day when that last verse comes true.

[@EBlockWitch]

I how I hope this does come true, but maybe not in this lifetime, but on that other place.

[@Vanze42]

I'm very glad I found Dick Gaughan.

[@bs5750]

I think this is the best version ever.

[@desertrose1972]

nice pics and nice music ;)

[@Sawlon]

Outstanding!!!

[@Northyorkspaul]

magic

[@jimdoyles]

thank you chris i needed this. hope all is well mate.

[@AvatarPrimus]

so beautiful!!!

[@martybrooky]

Ah bueatiful hes in control start to finish!!

[@UISTMAN59]

A work of art in every way. :-) *****

[@Paddyslippers]

totally brilliant.. glad i found this

[@minstrelbhoy]

Love Mary Black and Lukes version but this is very very good, beautiful deep tonal folk voice and Scottish as well....brill

[@AonghusMcGinn]

1min 20secs "Talking all the day, with true friends that try to make you stay..." The picture here is of Johnny Halloran on the Box with Lizzy on the Fiddle, taken in Tí Coilí Bar, Galway.

[@MrVampiredog]

THIS SONG MOVES ME . NEED TO GO BACK TO THE HOME LAND. SOON

[@Aferist0]

I am from Russia, but I like this song!

[@markhealy9568]

Just finding out now this was written by a Scottish fella....makes it even more beautiful

[@fintrabay]

Written by an Englishman.

[@LeeMcDaidDonegal]

Thanks John.

[@squidgitmidget]

Westlin winds,tom paines bones,its not what youre born with, song about John Muir,song about "big muddy",cant remember names of others.spoke to him at end and told him I was disappointed he didnt do the workers song or the diggers which are my favourites!

[@RedKruzer]

This is one beutiful song. Your edit matches it. Congratulations. rk at 3:24 (4:34)you gave us more I believe that Henry Glassie describes Ireland well...especially as to 3:24

[@LeeMcDaidDonegal]

I think that was just a typo on charliehaven's part, this song was actually writ by Phil Colclough and his wife June, an English couple from Staffordshire.

[@chappahx]

I love this bro, blessed, G

[@LeeMcDaidDonegal]

@oscaroscar41 Una gran canción, es una gran canción en cualquier lugar. Me alegra saber de ti Oscar. Saludos de Donegal, Irlanda.

[@intersweat]

True poetry. Great song and even better musician. Thanks for the post... Any chance of his cover of "Ruby Tuesday"?

[@LeeMcDaidDonegal]

Well spotted!,Buachaille Etive Mòr (the 'Great Herdsman of Etive'). I had planed to put pictures of Scotland,Ireland and England in this little video, to celebrate the fact that it was writ by an Englishman and sung by a Scotsman. But it would have got cluttered, so I decided not to. Again!, well spotted!

[@enigma1096]

best song respect!!!!

[@Sameoldfitup]

My partner is Irish she has a lovely Irish heart

[@chappahx]

i love this!!

[@heliotropezzz333]

He'll be playing in London, Crouch End on Nov 13. Going to see him whoeee!

[@LeeMcDaidDonegal]

Sounds like you had a great evening. I prefer smaller venue's as well, I remember a pub near Angel Tube station I used to go to in the late 80's early 90's and seeing the likes of Martin Simpson and Dick himself. it was great to be able to talk to them after the show.

[@ToddBoyle]

thank you