The Bard's Tale IV "Iain Ghlinn Cuaich"

[@bethanythedford9226]

Best soundtrack ever

[@GedGrimesMusic]

Thanks Bethany!

[@josefkerber1318]

This tune never fades...

[@loladala4539]

This song just resonetes well with right souls... Perfect, thanks!

[@Rosskles]

One of a special few songs that can bring me to tears. Heard it on The Console radio programme during Covid I think. Just stunning. Makes me love my country even more every time I hear it. People are stunned when I tell them it's from a game. Up there with Grammy nominated Journey soundtrack for me. Bravo.

[@lewisherron6842]

Sometimes I wonder why Scottish Gaelic isn’t popular anymore, it’s literally the most beautiful language I’ve ever heard.

[@blairrobert3438]

The British government tried to eradicate it. Whole communities were destroyed all in the name of money/imperialism/bigotry. Sheep were more important than people.

[@rustinpeace4347]

@@blairrobert3438 I f*cking love it... and I'm italian for christ sake ^^

[@blairrobert3438]

@@rustinpeace4347 All peoples in modern Europe are linked. Maybe the sounds touch your soul due to the past.

[@rustinpeace4347]

@@blairrobert3438 I get emotive also with some african and mid-western tunes... I suppose I am, somehow, multilinked ^^ Anyway the entire soundtrack of this game is awesomely touching!

[@blairrobert3438]

@@rustinpeace4347 We're linked to Africa in the beginning as well. I think you could show one of those isolated tribes in the Amazon Pavarotti and they would be in awe. Music is emotion I suppose. Yes one of the great soundtracks.

[@TacoTimePablo]

Three years on, and still every time I listen to this song it feels like the very first time. It just grips you and doesn't let go. Both Eilidh and Brian did an amazing job. Wonderful song on it's own, but their performance elevates it even more. Rarely do you have the oppertunity to see actual magic being created. This is absolutely one of them. If we ever were to send out a Golden Record again, this recording should be on it.

[@GedGrimesMusic]

Thanks Jim for your very kind words...I have an orchestrated version coming out v soon so stay tuned.. Cheers G

[@lewissmith4123]

The Bards Tale 4 soundtrack is one of the best compositions I have heard and Eilidh sings this so beautifully, the world needs to hear her and your music so much more.

[@gioiamarini438]

So moving! I cannot stop listening to this song. Thank you so much for your beautiful rendition, Eilidh and Brian.

[@gioiamarini438]

I am not Scottish but this song makes me want to learn Gaelic so I can sing along. What a mysterious-sounding, beautiful language!

[@sethman75]

Wish we all lived in a world where real music like this is treasured and celebrated and the "popular" stuff thrown in the bin.

[@1.11-y1z]

From fire comes strife, and an entirely exhilarating devotion to share your beauty. Cheers to the survivors.

[@ashwinnmyburgh9364]

Absolutely unbelievably beautiful. This is honestly one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard.

[@GedGrimesMusic]

Thank you..from us to you

[@illiamdeebe7579]

Just finished this game and sometimes I just wandered around and listened to the music. Absolutely the best soundtrack I've ever encountered in 40 years of gaming. I'm not Scottish, but somehow this music reaches some ancient strand of my DNA and makes me feel like I can time travel. Thank you for your invaluable contribution to this game, and music in general.

[@GedGrimesMusic]

Illiam Deebe wow thanks ..we were all Scottish at some point in our past ..! Glad you loved it ..all soundtracks from BTIV are on Spotify .Cheers Ged

[@illiamdeebe7579]

@@GedGrimesMusic and iTunes! That's where I've been streaming it from so far.

[@oligray7815]

Bless all you guys. What an achievement. Unfortunately I only play Trombone (well) so I don't think it would sound right lol. If you can ask Eilidh i'd be grateful :-) I recently re-downloaded "a bard's tale 4" again for another playthrough. Bless you guys, take it easy :-)

[@nancyhamilton5607]

I do not know why but I am crying

[@Sarklor]

I'm typing this with tears in my eyes, it's really that wonderful. Thank you, all of you.

[@大寺周一郎]

何度聴いても素晴らしい!本当に清い

[@mack3373]

Outstanding!! 🥹❤️🥃

[@robertproverb]

Two years amassed, played nearly fifteen thousand times...how emboldening! And yet, while calling to the hearts of so many, fate brought here a solitary soul to cry out against the sound. That loneliness must be as heartrending as the song. What a stirring rendition. Thank you for this labor of love.

[@GedGrimesMusic]

..thanks for your kind words Robert...stay tuned for some orchestral versions of these songs...coming v soon. Cheers Ged

[@robertproverb]

@@GedGrimesMusic That will be divine! Your dedication to the legacy of Scots music and The Bard's Tale IV is inspiring. inXile made the right choice.

[@oligray7815]

@@robertproverb something that's not only bagpipes....amazing!

[@robertproverb]

@@oligray7815The harp and lyre are also important, you're right. Also, you know, I've heard that you can feel the drums in your bones. Of course, there is also the Gaelic vocals.

[@AndyB1286]

Long live the Scottish Gaelic language. Music like this keeps it alive. Alba gu bràth!

[@DanielTheDirty]

very nice yes indeed, sounds a bit like Runrig in some matter:))

[@north.by.northeast]

Love love love love love love love... love this

[@GedGrimesMusic]

thank you sir..!

[@truthseeker6532]

Cannot understand any of this but, I cannot stop listening. It is so touching!!!!

[@konouchi]

I love this beautiful song, it's magic. The voice is peaceful.

[@laurynasambraska5665]

what a masterpiece, lost for words...

[@GedGrimesMusic]

Thank you for your kind comments..!

[@LadyD.1999]

Please , do everything to preserve your rich heritage .. love from Greece

[@robertmcdaniel7788]

Goosebumps. The good kind. Thank you for sharing.

[@jeandevlin9822]

The most haunting enchanting beautiful voice l ever heard! Wish l could understand the words of this powerful song.👏👏👏👏👏

[@emyliedeuel9061]

It's about a lost love.

[@etive]

Just heard this beautiful voice/song singing to me on Radio nan Gàidheal while in the kitchen this afternoon with tears in my eyes. My wonderful wife just lost her wee mum in the small hours and I'm heartbroken for her. She loved this music. Thanks Ged & Eilidh ❤ ❤

[@GedGrimesMusic]

etive so sorry to hear this. I hope the music can give your wife some sort of comfort at this difficult time Ged

[@etive]

@@GedGrimesMusic Much Appreciated...

[@1993zfan]

I know om late but sorry to your wife and yourself for the loss of her mother. May God bless all of you from the US

[@griffgray]

Beautiful voice and song ❤

[@samanthapatrick4345]

This type of music really touches your heart and soul it reminds me of all the good times I had with all my family members that have passed away, I miss them all more than anything

[@GedGrimesMusic]

Thanks Stephen for your lovely words.. ...take care Ged

[@sarcasticguy4311]

A terrific song placed in the most unusual and unlikely location in game. The trigger location makes no sense. Definitely should've been somewhere where it could've been heard more.

[@rachelhayden2586]

You people have done something truly special. I just finished playing the game, and feel heartsick from the beauty of the music. Going to try my hand at the bodhrán!

[@GedGrimesMusic]

Aw thanks Rachel ...get practicing that bohdran !!

[@RageDirtyIrby]

Wow... Just wow!

[@GedGrimesMusic]

Thanks DAvid..Follow here on Spotify for the 3 Soundtrack albums from the game..! open.spotify.com/artist/0QucvFqzb1bwlDVzE0NF8c?si=Aur2kXvFRZGU4G5d2nqF7A

[@shanephillips617]

I have no idea what is being said but I am in love with this music, so much so that I think there must be a deeper connection, I grew up on the east coast of Canada right on the Atlantic shore and this music hits me harder than anything I’ve ever heard...

[@GedGrimesMusic]

Shane Phillips thanks for your lovely comments ...your ancestors must be Scottish ..

[@ChopperLang]

So beautiful. Thanks, Eilidh, Brian, and Ged, for this incredible performance.

[@liamstrauss5477]

Incredible

[@Basicelements1]

Can’t wait for bards tale 4 love your music it’s beautiful 🍺🎉🤨😇🤪

[@GedGrimesMusic]

thank you sir.. !

[@GrahamByrne63]

Perfect music for a chill out sunday 👌

[@GedGrimesMusic]

Thank you Graham....have a great weekend.!

[@JockoJonson17]

Incredible. 👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏

[@GedGrimesMusic]

Jocko Thank you !!!

[@DanielTheDirty]

i don´t understand a word but it sounds so beautiful:))

[@bfrehksdhf]

Eilidh's voice is stunning. Takes me back to my climbing adventures in the hills of Stirling.

[@xeilidhskye]

Thank you so much! :-)

[@davidwood7871]

Absolute beutiful ,magics

[@hellokathy24]

very very beautiful. And emotional. Thank you

[@blackbadger3109]

She was at my secondary today 06.02.20

[@AlexThomson-EasternApproaches]

Eilidh Cormack has the same wonderful vocal qualities as her father, Arthur Cormack. If you love this, you should look up Arthur Cormack on KZbin and Spotify.

[@oligray7815]

Wow, I am blessed reading these comments. I'll check it out. Thanks.

[@sethman75]

Thanks for the direct

[@Ardenwolfe]

Easily the best song from the game.

[@jeremytrim8350]

such amazing music on this soundtrack! I love it!

[@GedGrimesMusic]

Jeremy Thanks for your kind words .. Come to the live event .! www.celticconnections.com/events/Pages/default.aspx?ar=Ged%20Grimes

[@jeremytrim8350]

@@GedGrimesMusic any chance this will be live streamed? I would love to come! but I'm on the other side of the world :)

[@GedGrimesMusic]

Jeremy News on this soon ..!

[@archiebrown3719]

❤❤❤

[@gcsound12]

Beautiful work! Loving the soundtrack.

[@GedGrimesMusic]

Thank you Griffin...

[@eoiwynnekelp]

beautiful. love the skeletal accompaniment. gaelic best look - raw and stunning :)

[@julien44]

Magnifique song 😍😭

[@falksi3182]

Ged, you and your crew did an utterly STUNNING job here. I loved the game, and when taking a break from playing I'd just leave it running in the background listening to this fantastic music. As someone who's had severe health issues for 8 years now, and been pretty confined to 1 room apart from when I go for treatments, this music has taken me on more inner-adventures and given me more freedom than I could ever have hoped for. Thankyou for your work.

[@GedGrimesMusic]

Thank you for your lovely words ..it was a joy to work on this game with these beautiful singers …hope we do it again sometime Cheers Ged

[@mermaidanalise]

Can someone translate this into English? It's beautiful but I'd love to know what she's saying too because there would be a greater connection to the song as I have already formulated while listening to it after learning it was Gaelic.

[@rustinpeace4347]

Geez... that was --- amazing, the game not so much but geez, the soundtrack!!!!!

[@GedGrimesMusic]

Cheers...new orchestral version released digitally Apr 23 2021..!

[@sergiogeovanny476]

hermoso

[@GedGrimesMusic]

Sergio Geovanny gracias por su comentario ..!

[@matteshydeus9463]

where i spent most of my time in the game?! Just listen and you will understand why!

[@大寺周一郎-x1i]

カレンマセソンさんの歌でよく聞いていましたが今日初めてこの方の歌を聴きました。大変素朴で、しかもお上手です深く感銘しました、ただ、、、、言葉が全く分かりません歌詞が分かればもっといいのですが、、、、、、だれかゲーリッック語、訳して♥♥

[@GedGrimesMusic]

ありがとうございました

[@GedGrimesMusic]

Follow on Spotify hyperurl.co/f6v5pq

[@Aliantha39]

Where would I find the battle music that I think is entitled "Gun An Gobhar" and is sung by Kim Carnie? I've seen a clip on the BBC website of her singing it, but the instruments and arrangement of the in-game soundtrack is even better, but I can't find it on Amazon, itunes, etc.

[@GedGrimesMusic]

Aliantha39 Hi Thanks for your interest in the music .!! The combat tracks featuring Kim are on Spotify here open.spotify.com/artist/0QucvFqzb1bwlDVzE0NF8c?si=IeGmfHx-SrSWhsXfAVd_Qw Because the tracks work interactively in the game, there were no real stereo mixes done so the combat music on Spotify is really all there is.. Enjoy ..!!

[@GedGrimesMusic]

Aliantha39 but Gun An Gobhar is not one of the tracks that was uploaded..

[@Aliantha39]

@@GedGrimesMusic Thanks so much! I'll check those out! Too bad this one is only available in game - all the music from the game is really beautiful, and I'm glad I had this intro to your music.

[@AndyB1286]

Tha mi ag ionnsachadh Gàidhlig 😊 I'm learning Scottish Gaelic, with the help of an experienced teacher from Germany. I'm English, but being able to speak German gives you a head start as there are more similarities between German and Gaelic than between English and Gaelic.

[@GedGrimesMusic]

That’s excellent ...all the best with the learning !

[@oligray7815]

Gutten Tag? (shit spelling)

[@Th3ba1r0n]

The song of the maiden...What does it tell? O_O

[@GedGrimesMusic]

www.dropbox.com/s/0heu8akhdmjoqxz/Oidhche%20Mhath%20Leibh.docx?dl=0

[@Th3ba1r0n]

@@GedGrimesMusic That almost made me tear up bruh QwQ

[@1976boru]

is this available on vinyl?

[@GedGrimesMusic]

I wish...maybe sometime in the future... Thanks

[@jeandevlin9822]

Hope so! Can't Wait!

[@xxshniperweselxx8306]

my heritage is 100% celtic mainly scottish with more recent irish ancestry too. My mother is from scotland and that makes me proud to be second gen scottish and second gen irish thru my father but he is ultimately scottish at the end of the day. One complaint with being celtic is that I cannot tan but there is a beauty of sorts of being so pale. I guess it depends which way I look at it

[@Cailean_MacCoinnich]

Tan???? is then when you turn pink?

[@Cailean_MacCoinnich]

When a song makes a big ugly Jock like me weep like a bairn, then you know it's something special. O Iain Ghlinn' Cuaich Fear do choltais cha dual da fàs Cùl bachlach nan dual 'S e gu camlubach suas gu bhàrr Beir an t-soraidh seo bhuam Dh'fhios an fhleasgaich as uaisle dreach A dh'fhàg aiceid am thaobh 'S a chuir saighead an aoig am chneas Iain, Iain, a ghaoil Cuim' a leig thu me faoin air chùl Gun ghuth cuimhn' air a' ghaol A bh'againn araon air tùs? Cha tug mise mo spéis Do dh'fear eile fo'n ghréin ach thu Is cha toir as do dhéidh Gus an càirear mo chré 'san ùir 'S i do phearsa dheas ghrinn Dh'fhàg mise cho tinn le gràdh 'S nach eil cron ort ri inns' O mhullach do chinn gu d'shàil --- Oh John of Gleann Cuaich We shall hardly look upon your like again Plaited curling hair And every lock of it in tresses Take this greeting to him Who is the noblest-looking young man of all He who left an ache in my side And shot a deadly arrow into my body John, oh John, my dear Why did you cast me aside so lightly With never a thought of the love That from the first bound us together as one? I gave my heart To no other man under the sun And after you I never will Until I myself am laid in the earth Your elegant, shapely form That I loved above any other There is no flaw to be found in you Not from the top of your head to the soles of your feet Many a pure, young girl will approach you With welcoming looks as you pass Though I by a cruel fate Gave you the greatest love of all

[@truthseeker6532]

Dang!!!! Thank You So Much For English Version Of This !!!!

[@ja.consultoria4.0]

The game overall feels so old. Yet, it has this amazing music playing. This soundtrack is way too good for this game.

[@GedGrimesMusic]

Thanks Jacob for your lovely comments about the music..you can check out the songs from the game on Spotify ...enjoy !

[@oligray7815]

Yeah ok the game isn't cutting edge but I love the charm. The soul behind it is great :-) If you look at the first 3 it's a great game.

[@JamesFox1]

[@Soma874]

Translation : www.songlyrics.com/capercaillie/iain-ghlinn-cuaich-lyrics/

[@almaoscurapg]

Which genre of Music is this?

[@GedGrimesMusic]

Pablo This music is from The Bard’s Tale IV..the full soundtrack is on Spotify open.spotify.com/artist/0QucvFqzb1bwlDVzE0NF8c?si=VC66m0NlR8ygUPaTRdZErw

[@GedGrimesMusic]

Pablo Traditional Gaelic Scottish ..!

[@pizdanpula223]

What language is this please ?

[@GedGrimesMusic]

30192 this is Scots Gaelic ..

[@jonathandamonte174]

Go hálainn

[@andyallan2909]

Nice, great voice - but the recording of this song by Capercaillie, is for me the benchmark and this doesn't even come close - spoiled by the electronic church-organ style music. Traditional instrumentation is much better.