The High Kings - "Star of the County Down"

[@soldierofireland2579]

This is probably my favourite version of this song.

[@amanonplanetearth78]

I feel irish coming out of me

[@soldierofireland2579]

Italianmobster haha happy to hear it man!

[@MrWren99]

Italianmobster a chi lo dici :-D io vorrei essere nato irlandese solo per suonare e cantare questi capolavori

[@TaniksCaesar]

Soldier of Ireland the Rovers have a decent one as well.

[@bravothedog]

Yeah, good, old irish song. One thing - lead vocal is weak.

[@hellobot67]

I'm not even Irish and I listen to this one the daily. Ever since 2011 I've listened to them

[@Timetraveler1111MN]

Ha ha really? Where you live? It’s uplifting! Happy day to you

[@Papabigcheese]

aye well you don't have a need to be irish to enjoy our music lass

[@adventureswithaurora]

Same!

[@Timetraveler1111MN]

That’s good idea 💡 I need more upbeat fun music like this on the regular starting today

[@drkennethnoisewater7999]

Because at the end of day the Irish are the backbone of most of the modern world. Many things got done through the blood sweat and tear's of the Irish. Your a tough proud group and I love ya for it

[@ConnorLerb]

Thanks! We love yiz too!

[@ceatea112]

Damn straight.

[@danmal-fx5gw]

I love Irish music! 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@yvettejones5323]

My absolute favorite version of this song 💚 I love the change in tempo from a jig to a reel. So much fun to sing, listen and dance too. It makes my little Irish heart happy 🥰

[@kuroneko1374]

Some guy on the train played this on his guitar a few years back and I got so excited, my friend thought that I was crazy (again). My friends will never understand my music choice.

[@Timetraveler1111MN]

Because it’s quality, there’s is most likely robots 🤖 and junk

[@adventureswithaurora]

YES!!! Same!

[@howdy8301]

Your friends need better taste in music.. lol

[@jack-eminor1135]

It is possible that it was me😳😂 which train was it?😀

[@filmswithnobudget3069]

Me to bud

[@tracyoriordan9148]

What a true Irish voice...love this and the band :)

[@GlasgowCeltic88]

That'd be the voice of Martin Furey, son of the great FINBAR Furey and nephew to George, Eddie and the late Paul Furey. Grandson to the late Nora and Ted Furey too.

[@efsmoore2274]

Martin has majic in his singing voice, so talented💚🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿😍

[@stephenreed1298]

I've heard this instrumentally and always much slower. This version makes my feet start to stomping. I love the timing change around the 1:05 mark. SO glad I can claim I'm 1/4 Irish descent.

[@yvettejones5323]

Me too! First time I heard this song, the Irish dancer in me squealed at the tempo change! Lol

[@Papabigcheese]

aye there me lad same

[@justhereforthememes5851]

I've never heard of these guys until now, but I'm glad I found them.

[@Shanna.l.Bentley]

This is my favorite version ever of this song!!!! I love "the Irish bit"!😄

[@13pen537]

This sure gets my foot tapping all on it's own lol.

[@soldierofireland2579]

That's the Irish coming out in you boy!

[@andrewp8284]

Alec MácCnáimhín Strangely enough I'm not even Irish. A bit of Scottish I believe, but still--I think I should've been part Irish--I love the music too much lol.

[@soldierofireland2579]

Andrew Penman Anyone who hears our music can't help but fall in love with it!

[@andrewp8284]

Alec MácCnáimhín Yeah! Except for 23 outcasts--they must be aliens. There must be something in their alien brain which denies them the awesomeness.

[@andrewp8284]

***** If I'm lucky I'll be staying in Ireland next year for the month of January, for a school trip! I tried for it this year but didn't get it. It sounds like a fantastic time over there though. And actually just for the hell of it I've been learning Irish/Gaelic (or I suppose, Gaelige) lately. I don't know much yet lol. However I believe if you were going to reenact a certain scene from Lord of the Rings, you could tear off a helmet (or a hat) and dramatically cry "Ní fear mé!" ;)

[@mrjamieson4741]

This song makes me wish i was Irish! best music on the planet!

[@pier-lucgendron2045]

I saw them in boston last year before the pandemic, best show of my damn life!!! Go see them if you have the opportunity

[@mo8748]

The studio recording of this is a work of art, wonderfull ,I play it on my Irish Dance nights!

[@amelayeisha1941]

Respect to Irish people..with love from Algeria

[@morganfreeman544]

shoutout irish ppl on god

[@emily7195]

I had a date with an irish guy today, not sure about the date but I remembered this song!!! It's been almost 10 years since I last listened to this ❤️❤️❤️

[@johnburke8077]

Their version is the best version of this song. Might have to see them live.

[@MrLegionaire13]

I agree when i went to Shannon for the music festival in Ireland i heard this song played a lot, it was rarely played as a funeral song, its a love song that's meant to be joyful not depressing.

[@elizabethjoyeddy5118]

*Shannon*

[@kclove121]

Gosh i love this band so much! one of my fav songs off the new album! These guys get better everytime i see them!

[@NickShark010]

I love how much he enjoys singing this

[@philliplohnes7076]

For most of my life 1) I didn't know there were words 2) I danced to a version of this done as a waltz (it's beautiful). Once I heard it up tempo and with words I have become obsessed.

[@brunob1765]

This music irradiates joy

[@ShadowDelta97]

The High Kings sing both of my fave song from ac4 this and parting glass!

[@diarmuidogrady3842]

Near Banbridge town, in the County Down One evening last July Down a bóithrín green came a sweet cailín And she smiled as she passed me by. She looked so neat in her two bare feet To the sheen of her nut-brown hair Such a coaxing elf, I'd to shake myself To make sure I was standing there. From Bantry Bay down to Derry Quay From Galway to Dublin town No maid I've seen like the fair cailín That I met in the County Down. As she onward sped I shook my head And I gazed with a feeling queer And I said, says I, to a passerby "Who's your one with the nut-brown hair?" He smiled at me, and with pride says he, "She's the gem of old Ireland's crown. Young Rosie McCann from the banks of the Bann And the star of the County Down." From Bantry Bay down to Derry Quay From Galway to Dublin town No maid I've seen like the fair cailín That I met in the County Down. She'd a soft brown eye and a look so sly and a smile like the rose in June And you held each note from her auburn throat, as she lilted lamenting tunes At the pattern dance you'd be in trance as she skipped through a jig or reel When her eyes she'd roll, as she'd lift soul And your heart she would likely steal From Bantry Bay down to Derry Quay From Galway to Dublin town No maid I've seen like the fair cailín That I met in the County Down. At the harvest fair she'll be surely there and I'll dress my Sunday clothes With my hat cocked right and my shoes shon bright for a smile from the nut-brown Rose No horse I'll yoke, or pipe I smoke, 'til the rust in my plough turn brown And a smiling bride by my own fireside sits the star of the County Down From Bantry Bay down to Derry Quay From Galway to Dublin town No maid I've seen like the fair cailín That I met in the County Down. She'd a soft brown eye and a look so sly and a smile like the rose in June And you held each note from her auburn throat, as she lilted lamenting tunes At the pattern dance you'd be in trance as she skipped through a jig or reel When her eyes she'd roll, as she'd lift soul And your heart she would likely steal From Bantry Bay down to Derry Quay From Galway to Dublin town No maid I've seen like the fair cailín That I met in the County Down. Near Banbridge town, in the County Down One evening last July Down a bóithrín green came a sweet cailín And she smiled as she passed me by. She looked so neat in her two bare feet To the sheen of her nut-brown hair Such a coaxing elf, I'd to shake myself To make sure I was standing there. From Bantry Bay down to Derry Quay From Galway to Dublin town No maid I've seen like the fair cailín That I met in the County Down. From Bantry Bay down to Derry Quay From Galway to Dublin town No maid I've seen like the fair cailín That I met in the County Down. From Bantry Bay down to Derry Quay From Galway to Dublin town No maid I've seen like the fair cailín That I met in the County Down.

[@efsmoore2274]

This is the best, bar none, of this song! The words, the tune, the voices!! So much talent from 4 Irish men, I just love them!💚🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿😍

[@Timetraveler1111MN]

Oh thank you so much for the lyrics

[@7enon360]

Thank you for the lyrics!

[@erikbnnwtz4407]

@@efsmoore2274 ufff you put the scottish flag within a commentary which called them irish guys

[@PublikSerpnt]

god i wish i was Irish i love you people

[@XCurleeX]

Have to say with all certainty.... Ths is definitely the best version of this song

[@deancleary4993]

I Grew Up Listening To All This Music World Class

[@mickm21x]

Buzzing for your sunday clothes at 1:17. Great song!

[@robinstone3665]

I love this version! I grew up listening to this type of music - blame it on my Irish and Scots ancestry

[@ange9547]

Just saw this band tonight in the town of Lindsay. Stellar performance. I hope they come back!

[@adagio27sostenuto]

Wow, such a different version! I love it!

[@lauradellarciprete4269]

This Is the best version of this Song. Amazing.🥰

[@WishMonkeyscanskype]

Ireland you are amazing!

[@Katsem]

I love it. Happy, rousing version.

[@TheFutski]

Well, it just stays with the fast tempo of the chorus throughout the entire song. But this is only how they do live, their recorded version is like the one you know and love. I like this way better for live situations, because it really makes you want to dance and have a good time.

[@jimhughes2641]

Great version of this classic

[@ChiarettaCroce]

That's the rythm I love!

[@elenaskrypnikova3472]

incredible ...these lads are the great MASTERS

[@Raichu234]

seeing them in a couple of weeks. omg!! Amazing :)

[@emiliobaraglia2937]

just a word: great,really great!!

[@jaydenkillian5870]

I know all your songs since I was 2 this is my favorite song

[@carolineosullivan5042]

I love this song soooo much i from Ireland ☘☘☘

[@gaggymott9159]

As a County Downer by birth and legacy...one word. YES! YES, INDEED ❤

[@danieldunne7441]

No matter how many times I listen to this it never gets old

[@rachelilevine1619]

The absolute BEST version of this song!!

[@TheDarthReagan]

I LOVE THIS VERSION IT"S SO MUCH BETTER FAST!

[@Lydia4Arj]

love your music!!! Greetings from greece!

[@chrisylennon8029]

Love this version of this song always gets me in the mood ta have a few large ones

[@tamsullivan7139]

I look forward to seeing them every. year.

[@TIKE25]

WOW!They're sooo good!I love it much!:)

[@wolf-lycan5372]

I love this song!

[@Indee619]

So amazing!!!

[@mazyupnorth]

feckin luv it!!

[@LoveCheerPink]

Love this so much more than the CD version!

[@mnby4as3]

Fantastic

[@brianknezevich9894]

42 people have no taste. I have listed to Celtic, particularly Irish music literally all my life. They ROCK!

[@account_gone_rip1223]

44 actually

[@chloejones4933]

uou eatvliso

[@lucianocappellano8300]

42 fucking black and tan brits

[@rogermcgroggan5839]

+Luciano Cappellano 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@Wotsitorlabart]

@@lucianocappellano8300 Actually, the tune is English - what's your opinion now?

[@anitauzelac2253]

My favourite songgg😍😍

[@mknorske4015]

Ran across this tune, love it!

[@spamman12123]

I just found the high kings and I'm just sad a haven't heard of them sooner

[@gabrielmjelle3738]

This is simply great!

[@thefenster45]

I LOVE THIS !!!!

[@dreamshines]

I love this!

[@scottash351]

That was damn good!!! Bravo 👏👏👏

[@TheRockYouNeed]

Well actually i adore this version, one of the best performances of the high kings :D

[@shambyrne1]

tink im after watchn this about 1000 times yeeeeeeowwwww!!!

[@mssaint8435]

One of my favourite band

[@maryquirke8050]

I love this song

[@imyergranpa]

I personally like the "tempo de firetruck" a lot better to be honest. Gives it a very nice kind of feeling. Also being able to learn the lyrics and sing them this fast is damn awesome.

[@milosstojkovic1067]

Very good. hallo from Serbia

[@benjaminwhitehead4050]

0:25 Never have I heard something so Irish (I'm referring to the "Yew" BTW)

[@ГлебЛукашенок]

This is too awesome, the guys r awesome :3

[@rorystephenson-eves8344]

I agree. Orthodox celts is my favorite version but this one is sung very interestingly. I love pretty much all versions

[@emilytideswell8153]

i went to a young voices concert and they sang with us!!

[@giraffegal19971313]

I love this!!! From a yank.

[@michaelreed7881]

Jesus dunphy is just going ham on that bodhran, I love it

[@matteofumagalli3918]

Honestly i prefer a slower version of this song but they did a very great job greetings and congratulations from italy ;)

[@charliegallagher3058]

I like their album version where they start at a slow tempo, speed up for the harvest fair verse and then slow it back down. I imagine a tempo change like that would be murder in a live performance.

[@andrewp8284]

Charlie Gallagher I do like the album version as well for that reason (the dynamics), however I love this version as well; I like Celtic rock and this is, at least from what I've heard, the closest thing to being like a rock version of the song lol; but I have no joke like 7 versions of this song from slow, beautiful, and in the 3rd person to roarin' fast and foot slammin' (this one). lol

[@BranMuzsick]

Charlie Gallagher your right, Charlie. They were alot slower on the album, but their tempos actually vary more in this version over the other. the album could be set to a click track, while the live version would be nearly impossible to.

[@BeadsandFlowers]

Yay! My 'like' is number 1000! :D

[@Gingershnek]

Anybody else sad that there only seem to be two of the four lads in their new vids? Damn shame. This is quality stuff

[@EnergyReleased]

Finding love is life ❤

[@meghanorwig5591]

I love u guys

[@MIKACHUEV123music]

superb

[@tshwarotshite521]

Amazing 🙏🤛

[@Evija3000]

This is awesome! Come to Latvia :P

[@martycallan9766]

proud to be irish :D

[@NNAATTYY1974]

tte studio version on spotify is amazing !

[@synthmalicious7541]

For a while i've been thinking of this as a japanese song.

[@johnburke8077]

synthmalicious is there a County Down in Japan?!! 😂😂

[@c.w.1827]

....suuuuper voice....

[@minimalgrammar1276]

Man I really need to see a cool ass barfight with an assassin paired with this music. Also this has a better beat drop than any dubstep song lmfao.

[@josephgallagher5973]

if you think this is good you should listen to their version of wild rover!

[@brookerichard6260]

I just did and I agree with that statement

[@Wotsitorlabart]

​@@brookerichard6260 Ironic that the tune to 'Star' and the song 'Wild Rover' are English in origin.

[@Awesomeaki17]

I love those guys, makes me proud to be Serbian.

[@tallulahg1289]

great for pain relief xx

[@deaneireann4769]

how?

[@thefenster45]

You need to come and play at O2 academy in Brixton ,London .... I would buy a million ticks !!!!!

[@buc-bornmanuniversalcreati9380]

Love you!

[@ehec81]

The best version of this song

[@sqsqsqsqsqsqsful]

This is fucking amazing. Really 'm speachless.

[@prayerangel1]

Cool...Irish rap music!

[@trammellhunter]

I have a mostly Scottish ancestry, however I enjoy Irish music.

[@realintruderx]

+hunter trammell likewise, our irish brothers have good folk music

[@WoodstockMarine]

+hunter trammell A Scotsman is only an Irishman what could swim and is yet unaware he is on another Island. Although there have been recent studies showing the Scots have as much link to Vikings as Celts. But the music is foot tapping fun

[@hassanomarabdirachman4576]

jall look all the same too me but in a good way

[@jmcfintona999]

+Tim DeWolf half the scots were gaels so yeah.

[@chronic_chiari_warrior7481]

Same here....

[@mo8748]

With the quality tracks they record and perform, I think they should be much better known out of Ireland ! Marketing perhaps , more Galway girl and Maggie type pop folk which are great! Mind writing great new songs is not easy!

[@dominiccarter147]

I would love to see you play In Oregon I would buy two of the nicest tickets for me and my great aunt

[@williamshakespeare987]

corona has seen to end to this

[@molliexjedward]

FAB

[@RolloderWikinger666]

Super!