John Doyle - Bound for Botany Bay

(Music starts at 1:40) John Doyle performing "Bound For Botany Bay" at a house concert in Chico at the home of Steve & Katy O'Bryan. Follow and Like John on Facebook at
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"Doyle on guitar has risen to a level occupied by him alone. No one in Irish traditional music is a better guitarist than him right now."
Earle Hitchener, The Wall Street Journal and The Irish Echo (formerly)
This is one guitarist, singer, songwriter you don't want to miss... Not sure whether it is his left hand or right hand that is more amazing...
Filmed by Jeff and Gale Peach, Greg and Margie Mirken - Edited by Jeff Peach

[@maddyg3208]

My Irish great-grandfather, who came from County Cavan, wasn't a convict but he was a (self) exile to Australia. After a bad experience in the "Land War", he left Ireland (via England) on a sailing ship in his early 20s in 1882. Never went back. Became a successful manager of a butter factory, member of a local hibernian association and a horse racing club, married and had eight children. Is obliquely mentioned in the vaguely autobiographical book, "I can jump puddles" by Allan Marshall. Died in a country town in southwest Victoria in 1943.

[@callmetoday12345]

This should be our National Anthem. 🇦🇺 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@claim2gamea.k.aisaiahgolla218]

That is so good! I'm so proud to be an Australian!🌏🌏🌏

[@haydn8596]

Just wonderful, fantastic playing also

[@rogerjoesbury9410]

Mr John Doyle sets the standard....thank you......

[@adstow]

That is so good! I'm so proud to be an Australian!

[@Ggdivhjkjl]

Happy Australia Day mate!

[@charlesfitchiii7279]

I like this right here. And it was released on my birthday

[@user-yw8wz2bh1y]

It's just awesome! I listened for it 5 (or more)times in a raw!

[@clairealexander1346]

Thank you. This is exactly what I needed just now. May God Bless you, John Doyle - from another Doyle

[@MartyHendersonDVM]

SO SO GOOD!! Such a powerful tune and so amazingly performed!

[@ThreeTimesThrough]

+Marty Henderson Yes it is!

[@Peacemaker-96]

Nice tune

[@juniormoraess887]

Lyrics My name is James O'Donnell, In iron and chains I'm bound. In exile from my native land, As a traitor to the crown. Oh son, oh son, where are you gone, You're bound for Botany Bay. I was born into the Dublin streets, A native wild and free. When I was young I'd sport and run By the Coombe and liberties. Oh son, oh son, where are you gone, You're bound for Botany Bay. And all were poor, we did endure The worst of old John Bull. The depravations of our lot, We swore we'd pay in full. Oh son, oh son, where are you gone, You're bound for Botany Bay. So I joined the brave militia men And assembled in a band. We marched on, the fight to win, And free our native land. Oh son, oh son, where are you gone, You're bound for Botany Bay. We fought hard and we fought long, But outnumbered five to one. We were hunted through the lanes and streets, Killed with pikes and guns. Oh son, oh son, where are you gone, You're bound for Botany Bay. Some were hung, on the gibbet spun, Woeful was their fate. I was taken to Kilmainham Gaol My sentence to await. Oh son, oh son, where are you gone, You're bound for Botany Bay. The jury found me guilty, I stood my crime to pay. The Judge called out from the dock, You're bound for Botany Bay. Oh son, oh son, where are you gone, You're bound for Botany Bay. I saw my aged father Trembling at the bar. Likewise I saw my mother Tearing her white hair. Oh son, oh son, where are you gone, You're bound for Botany Bay. I was put on board a vessel, Moored at Customs House Quay. The sailors stood around and jeered, "No more this land you'll see." Oh son, oh son, you're days are done, You're bound for Botany Bay I watched old Eireann fade from view, And tears did fill my eyes. That verdant land I'll see no more, Until the day I die. Oh son, oh son, where are you gone, You're bound for Botany Bay. My Name is James O'Donnell, In iron and chains I'm bound. In exile from my native land, A traitor to the crown. Oh son oh son, where are you gone, You're bound for Botany Bay. Oh son oh son, where are you gone, You're bound for Botany Bay.

[@DreamingSnorlax]

My goodness ❤️

[@beatricemaillet4979]

I am french and I don't understand everything but I love this song and this singer (I discorvered him in Stromness while orkney festival ) Great, great, great......If someone could explain me this song , please do !

[@Kaitler_Motorsport_Engineering]

European colonization of Australia started with England sending there convicts here (Australia). A person could be sent to Australia for theft of food. Most were poor and illiterate, victims of the Poor Laws and social conditions in Georgian England, taken from there family's and life in England and sent to Botany Bay (Sydney).

[@alliedmastercomputer5407]

@@Kaitler_Motorsport_Engineering Yep even for stealing a loaf of bread could have sent you half way across the world away from your family.

[@wozzdogger]

GOOD STORY BRO!

[@1984craine]

good one ;)

[@kokumalamoi3421]

One can only realy dislike this, if politics and borders have become more important than Tunes and Storys. Listen again and rethink, I beg you. These 7 dislikes truly wrench my heart.

[@maddyg3208]

Ironically the biggest airport in Australia is at Botany Bay.

[@1984craine]

i guess it didn't turn out too bad for James o donald. He helped build Australia.

[@mikeod788]

O'Donnell

[@AntL03]

Just spent too much time on it, so I share and found that the tuning is CFCGCC

[@caetanohayes3503]

Is it ...GCC or ...GCD?

[@haydn8596]

Thank you

[@prubhsimransinghmundi9637]

any one in 2019 sept

[@rexmundi7632]

The French didn't show up for Culloden either, The Auld Alliance my ass,

[@vascoambrosio7798]

watching because of the hateful eight movie

[@SolitaryMan41]

I heard an older man sing this not dylan , who was it ? It was on canadian radio ?

[@svenlittlecross]

anyone know the tuning its a good video we could learn some of those fingerings easily :D

[@vvaeee]

+svenlittlecross It's DADGAD, I suspect.

[@dfpguitar]

+svenlittlecross I believe john uses DADGAD

[@Channelbelow]

It's definitely not DADGAD. Pretty sure it's CFCGCD.

[@svenlittlecross]

Tim Isaksson agreed

[@Quodge]

Do you recognise the chord shapes?

[@baongocnguyen7395]

I really like this song but my english is so bad. having someone can help me with the lyrics?

[@baongocnguyen7395]

thanks a lot

[@sukhminderkaurmundi6748]

made me dab even though i hate dabing

[@connorcoleman627]

Look at the history of most Irish songs they are pure rip offs of English folk songs, like this 🤦‍♂️ and then claim them as their originals. Quite fascinating actually. And I’m from New Zealand. So much for your ‘proud’ identity

[@jsbrules]

What a strange comment, Connor. Folk music is always based on something that came earlier; people and nations in close contact borrow, "steal" and adapt music from each other -- which is a GOOD thing. And it's called "folk music" if we don't know the author. But this is not a folk song. Doyle himself explains that he set his text to the tune of an existing folk song, "Whitby Town" about an English boy (actually the song is called Whitby Lad, I gather). And why cannot people be proud of things that are worth being proud of? Like this fine song. Or when a group of people overcomes hardships and oppression.

[@CharlieOBrienTF]

Wouldn't be surprised if your name was a "ripoff" of Ó'Colmáin, the interaction went and goes both ways. Look at the amount of English modern music icons, who have Irish blood-The Smiths, Oasis, The Beatles, Johnny Rotten, David Bowie, Dexy's Midnight Runners, Elvis Costello, Kate Bush and many more. Not to mention politics, the "Tories" being nothing but Irish outlaws.