"Star of the County Down" ~ The Bedlam Boys

Guitar and vocals by Gregor Harvey and Grant Foster. Lyrics are traditional. I own nothing!!!

[@TheBoots47]

Such a pleasant sound

[@dangerusb]

This is a beautiful song. I LOVE the guitar in this.

[@Leisure001]

I want to be home in this place, and all dreams come true.

[@johnwalterbrabant7567]

I love the slower tempo, this is one of my favorite songs.

[@Rikki0]

Very pretty. Well done, guys. Huzzah!

[@advedan]

Neat. Ths sod still calles me!!

[@wm.stclaire3127]

Very nice indeed.

[@wolfdog9311]

this is a wee Irish song. county down is in Ireland

[@nicholasc.3962]

best verion ever! :'-)

[@berndjenter4005]

The Bedlam Rovers from San Francisco did the best version imo !

[@samanthagoldfarb326]

THIS IS HOW IRISH GUITAR SHOULD SOUND

[@matthieuchristian500]

can you explain ?

[@samanthagoldfarb326]

@@matthieuchristian500 To be honest, not really! I put out my opinion without really thinking about it. What does “Irish guitar” even mean?? But I’m glad past me enjoyed it so much that she felt compelled to say something about it, and I think the fingerstyle method they used really is gorgeous!!

[@MustafaFKantemir]

i suppose this is the original version of the song! i've listened to the song before from the serbian group! and now i can say that easily original version is better than cover ! greetings from Cappadokia 😉

[@Lindoriel]

I'm glad you're enjoying the Bedlam Boys! Greetings from America. :)

[@SirPetterTheFirst]

boy you have a lot to learn about irish music and music in general. The original version of "the star of the county down" is from 1800-1900. there were no copy rights at the time so people can sing the song freely and record it like they want. You may have noticed other Irish songs or songs from other country that are sung by others. They are not covers but their interpretation of the song, Some with radically different lyrics, some with variation in the tempo and notes. For example. the Irish song, " Johnny I hardly knew the" became known in America in the 1800 as "when the boys comme marching home", Different lyrics, same tune. More recently the song as a other famous variation called "Ghost riders in the sky". The most famous of which was sung by Johnny Cash but he does not hold any rights to the song since the origine are from a unknown writer. With the current international copy right laws, it would take about 125 years for people to be able to do the same with current songs(change the lyrics and ad variation) with out taking any legal action or approval from the original writer. Usually these songs become known as Traditional music for the popularity and of the well aged song

[@Katzenmutter]

yeah yeah its like our swedish song 'maria går på vägen' just old europe folk song,wasnt no recording studios back in 1800 they had notes in books then

[@Wotsitorlabart]

@@SirPetterTheFirst The lyrics to 'The Star of the County Down' were written by Cathal McGarvey probably around 1900. The tune is a much older English or possibly Scottish tune that crops up in many folk tunes such as the English song 'Dives and Lazarus' - Ralph Vaughan Williams famously used the tune in his 'Five Variants'.

[@Wotsitorlabart]

@@SirPetterTheFirst 'Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye' is not an Irish traditional song but was written in the 1860's by English songwriter Joseph B. Geoghegan - but it has subsequently been sung and recorded by many Irish musicians such as The Clancy Brothers.

[@stoicaciprian9726]

Where can I find these tabs?

[@kriss8459]

I actually prefer the version of the orthodox celts to this one, but that doesn't mean I don't like this at all great song tnx 4 postin it :)

[@yyyysguy]

Do you know the name of the album this comes from?

[@Lindoriel]

It comes from the Bedlam Boys' first CD called "Bedlam," I think. My copies are just burned, so I'm not 100% sure.

[@yyyysguy]

Thanks.

[@kurtpaulsen6579]

I used to live in the Boston area... First saw these guys at King Richard's Faire... And then got to know them when they started playing a weekly set at an Irish pub in Boston during the off-season... If you ever get the chance to hear them live, do so.

[@alec_mv]

I feel like XiV poet

[@arielbraverman3154]

My dad is g Harvey!

[@sidneysmooth]

Ariel Braverman fancy being my mermaid?

[@arielbraverman3154]

Only in Galway...

[@MrTheLuckyshot]

Where can I get a fucking album?.?

[@gregorharvey9962]

I like the sound, and the musical sensibility, but those guys sure don't know how to pronounce "Galway!"

[@ProjectWARBEAST]

So Gregor, when is the reunion tour?

[@wm.stclaire3127]

I prefer English folk music such as Pentangle and Shirley Collins and The Albion Country Band and Steeleye Span.