The Campbells - Pure Donegal style fiddle at its best.

Filmed in 2001 this TG4 documentary features the Campbell brothers from Glenties who are famous fiddler players.

[@lucblin5302]

Thank you so much for this beautiful documentary about true people. I am from Brittany, my first trip of a life long working and travelling life was in 1979 to Donegal and Ireland, I was 17 years old, hitch hiking through the land. People would take me to their home and give the greatest hospitality and teach me about how a real human being is like. People in Donegal were so amazing Bless you all wonderful people!!! And now I am a well travelled fiddler, so hope I get there one day to the place I heard a fiddle first time in my life and play with you good people. All the best!

[@kyngkamryn7743]

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[@eithnecasey]

Wonderful to find this documentary from 2001 after having a wonderful time at the Ceol na gCruaigh Festival in the Glen Tavern and meeting the Campbells and listening to hours of music from young and old. the tradition is safe with all the youngsters encouraged to join in. See you all next year.

[@vikingblood0408]

Pure as pure can be!

[@KatherineRoseArt]

I wonder if I'm related to them! My mother's family came from Donegal... they were Campbells. My great great (great?) grandfather wasJohn Campbell born 1834 in Donegal... immigrated to Texas. He founded the town of Campbellton, TX in the 1860s.

[@anngorman-mckinney4656]

This is very well produced! I really enjoyed the tunes, the Irish language with subtitles, the scenes of the Hills and Homes of Donegal but most if all…the stories! Thank you for this wonderful documentary.

[@CinntSaile]

My mother's people came from the Glenties and I can hear a strong Scottish influence in this style, including the mimicking of bagpipe fingering and drones. I believe Strathspeys are called "Highlands" in Donegal.

[@mactcampbell]

Very interesting. I play Cape Breton Style which is very similar to this style. A lot of the ornamentation is with the bow and the hammer notes are like the pipe grace notes. Allister Fraser from Scotland said that the Cape Breton style is probably timelocked from the old style in Scotland. Much of the written music that was played around Cape Breton pre recording eras were pipe tunes.

[@derrik-bosse]

Vincent looks like he's just tolerating the shoe bow hahaha

[@JJHardman1]

Anybody know the tune at 10:40 ive definetly heard it before but cant think of the bleddy name

[@benjaminbruno1355]

What is the name of the tune starting at 10:40?

[@samwalters1769]

A setting for Dr Gilberts called 'The dispute at the crossroads' followed by a version of 'The Jolly Tinker' often called 'The Drunken Tinker' / 'Johnny Doherty's Yellow Tinker' heavily associated with Donegal tradition. This set is on Paddy Glackin's recording 'In full spate'

[@benjaminbruno1355]

Wow, I appreciate all the great info Sam! I didn't think anyone would ever see or answer this question. I'll check out the recording. Many thanks and best wishes toya!

[@brendankeane5725]

What's the air Paddy Glackin plays at 2:09?

[@IrishMusicTherapy]

"Paddy's Rambles Through the Park"

[@brendankeane5725]

great version, Live in Dublin: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6uninmol5eMhc0

[@AlephThree]

Beautiful playing, but why do they treat their fiddles/bow with such disrespect - caked in varnish-eating rosin, which will mean the instruments will not survive for future generations.

[@daomingjin]

arggHHH, the fiddle is out of tune...