The Black Velvet Band - The Dubliners - Luke Kelly

Luke Kelly of The Dubliners performs a great version of The Black Velvet Band. Filmed on the 18th February 1973

[@johngrahamdoyle8719]

MAGNIFICENT TIMELESS DUBLINERS ALL HAIL THE MAJESTIC KING OF IRISH MUSIC AND SONGS LUKE KELLY R.I.P 💚🤍🧡

[@jamiecorrigan3241]

I Worked With The Dubliners A Few Times In The Mid 1970s. Well I Say WORKED !!! They SANG While I Brought Them Cases Of CARLSBERG SPECIALS !!! GREAT Musicians !!! Even GREATER People !!! Happy Memories.

[@ikeyschultz4969]

Legendary mistrals and musicians that represent a time gone but not forgotten.

[@mikeyates7931]

The rare old times

[@baycast]

Fabulous! Never tire of listening to these brilliant oldies.

[@canadaeast8358]

I love Irish music. Greetings from Newfoundland. I’m proud to have Irish blood in me

[@jayd1974]

Great band and song RIP Luke Kelly☘️🇮🇪

[@seanchilttt]

Cheers for this lads, Scots boy channelling my Irish roots, my grandad was fuckin obsessed with Mr Kelly and the Dubliners, he's the reason I play guitar.

[@paacer]

Fantastic to see the original Dubliners line up , all looking so young and in their prime .

[@angelagardner5230]

yes i remember sitting close to them in my prime

[@gintokisakata3562]

​@@angelagardner5230❤❤❤

[@michaelkalmi5421]

Tears in my eyes. Thank you for your beautiful music....

[@pennycooks1389]

Luke is incredible with beautiful hair too

[@eddierae8945]

No one could come close, to those five legends we see here, loved them, God bless them🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@lazylarry6588]

Beautiful song

[@RiffChris]

Jimi Hendrix was vocal about his love of the Dubliners - real recognizes real!

[@mikeyates7931]

The Dubliners do something magical for an Irishmans heart ❤

[@jamiecorrigan3241]

LEGENDS IN THEIR OWN TIMES AND FOREVER ALWAYS !!!

[@angelagardner5230]

true

[@alexandercarder2281]

I love his wild hair

[@jackcarter5101]

Maybe it was to compensate for his small beard XD

[@daemondrako]

Will never tire of this song

[@skipper42bk]

Best voice ever - never will be forgotten - cheers lads

[@vtownboxingfan]

Just discovered this gem of a folk song and love singing along to it!

[@njoyingtube1]

A God rest Luke , wish a could grow me hair like we used to .

[@mark0077777]

What a fantastic performance of this song.. There is something about the rhythm in this particular rendition that appeals to me. Imagine being there!

[@hugofindenigg1269]

Thanks Luke! Now I know what our Celtic Ancestors looked like! 😊 I must say, this song makes my heart swinging. Greetings from Austria!

[@lucapranzo6627]

Gorgeus!!!!! Fantastico! Grazie! Forever Dubliners!

[@emilianopuentes1343]

Awesome

[@daisypeters3216]

I love in special this song sung by Luke. Another song by him for my collection. Wonderful times and memories👍☘☘☘

[@markrenton5791]

Great to see them in so good video quility 😊😊

[@TheDublinersOfficial]

Thanks! 😊

[@runklestiltskin_2407]

Best version

[@gerryguinn3175]

Real music

[@vinnymitchell6508]

I'm biased here, but Luke was like no other. I truly wished I could have met the man Much love and respect to Luke and his family 👪 ❤️

[@tiernandevine2849]

Probably one of the best songs written about my home of Belfast and sung by a legend of Ireland Luke Kelly RIP true legend legends never die rest in peace

[@andrewwigglesworth3030]

I'll probably get no thanks for this, but here goes. The version of this song that Luke Kelly sang was collected by Ewan MacColl from a Norfolk farmworker called Harry Cox. The song is an old English broadside ballad, improved by the folk process, or maybe the folk song was degraded when it became a printed broadside. In any case, in these broadsides the action was set in Barking or London; why Harry Cox sang "Belfast" is a bit of a mystery. Maybe it sounded exotic or something. In the book "The Last Interview", Ewan MacColl tells the story of how Luke (who he knew well) took this song and had a minor hit with it with the Dubliners. On one occasion that the Dubliners were in London, Ewan spoke with Luke, saying that Harry Cox was not well and was finding it hard living on very little money. Ewan suggested that some of the royalties that the Dubliners earned with the song could be forwarded to Harry, something that Luke and the band readily agreed. The next time that Ewan and Luke met, Ewan brought-up the matter again with Luke, who was under the impression that money had been sent to Harry. However, Ewan told him that this hadn't happened. It turned out that the manager of the Dubliners (or at least one of them) had been pocketing money from royalties for years and that was the reason that Harry Cox hadn't received any funds. "The black velvet band" is also printed in the 1960 compilation (by Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger) "The Singing Island."

[@tiernandevine2849]

@@andrewwigglesworth3030 did not know that thanks a lot

[@Wotsitorlabart]

@@MusicPlaylists7 If you believe this is an Irish song then you are wrong. The earliest known broadside ballad of 'The Black Velvet Band' was printed by Swindells of Manchester, England in the late 1700's - copies are held at the Bodleian Library, Oxford and can be viewed on line. First Line: 'To go in a smack, down at Ba[r]king, when a boy, as apprentice I was bound'. Barking is in Essex, England. Belfast doesn't appear in the song at this point in its history. One further thing, Darren. If you accuse the 'British people of claiming everything' then you are including the Scots, Welsh, Northern Irish and English in that (false) accusation.

[@kukaliemikalie8157]

Certainly not about Belfast, it's about bitches 😂

[@kukaliemikalie8157]

It's not about Belfast 😂

[@felceazzurra4708]

Grande grande Luke ❣️❣️❣️ R.I.P

[@stephenmyler6902]

Incredible performance, love how Ciara Bourke is playing harmonica in the verse and guitar in the chorus , what a talent , no one can compare to the Dubliners, legendary performances

[@jackcarter5101]

Except he's not actually touching the guitar strings

[@gintokisakata3562]

​@@jackcarter5101ma le corde del cuore si!

[@marielivingstone5369]

Thank you for this video, it was absolutely Fantastic!!!! I loved the Dubliners, may they rest in Peace and I thank God for all the joy that they gave to us. Nr. Ireland.

[@usergcfe56754]

Great song.

[@evelynmcadam7669]

Luke Kelly and stiff little fingers irelands greatest by a mile

[@joe56474]

Gotta love The Dubs ☘️

[@BadDubII]

Absolute classic

[@trainmanbob]

Remember it live many decades ago and it has haunted me ever since. If I remember it correctly I would say in the t60s at the Brighton Dome? It still haunts me now...pure magic!

[@stevewixom9311]

WOW!! perfect timing.. just the music i need today.. Thank You!

[@benvasilinda9729]

This was filmed a couple of months before I was born.

[@TheDublinersOfficial]

We believe the date was the 18th February 1973

[@James-tk6vm]

I look very much like Luke Kelly, I showed him to my family and they said it was uncanny, my hair is just like his, including beard. My mom said older pictures of him even looked like my dad, but I was born in 99, so its not possible, but he has to be at least distantly related to me because he's the only person I've seen with my exact hair.

[@duassaud5547]

Super Song!

[@DostoyevskysCorpse]

Metal if I ever heard it.

[@machree01]

Legendary, another gem, thanks for the upload.

[@ansjansen604]

When we will you come to the Netherlands again?

[@sh-hg4eg]

After his 5th booster shot

[@thomasbanjopunk3817]

🎶👍😊

[@treblesix8730]

As much as Ronnie became the front of the band... I t was always Luke for me. But i loved them both RIP PG..

[@goatsmil7]

Always

[@goatsmil7]

Foys..county down

[@timdaly5696]

Yes he does but still voice is still brilliant

[@sinvalfulcher8563]

👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋

[@user-iz7xd1dn5v]

מתכון מצויין להתחיל את היום ברגל ימין !!!

[@angelagardner5230]

Imet these live in the shamrock in birmingham a metre away . My friend went out with one of them

[@angelagardner5230]

@Greg Normal oh i was they were great in the old days. Miss those kind of groups. Yes of course i was a fan

[@angelagardner5230]

@Greg Normal have they all passed away. I dont know

[@angelagardner5230]

im still here . They were older than me so was my friend Marie who went out with one of them. Not much older though.

[@angelagardner5230]

ty Greg i miss them terribly

[@angelagardner5230]

i think my friend went out with the with the beard

[@voskreglavincevska3651]

Regards from Makedonia ! Real one , entire - never " Greek " !

[@AlexandrosV]

You are from Monkeydonia. MAKEDONIA = GREECE

[@finnnnnnnn3419]

This is great. Who runs this account if you don’t mind me asking?

[@thefamilygamers3522]

I didn't knew Bob Ross was a singer

[@rafaelmedinacastillo4090]

He looks like an irish Luisito Comunica

[@sandrafinch5]

Lyrics

[@richgouette]

Luke's lookin pretty tired here.. nevertheless always love to hear him ..

[@gerryguinn3175]

Hope the monk is safe good luck

[@hoosiercrypto9955]

Bob Ross on whiskey 😳

[@VintageLifeCars]

But for a few thousand miles this would be called Bluegrass.

[@athull08]

It's odd the way Ciaran just pretends to play his guitar during the chorus