Van Morrison and the Chieftains - Star Of The County Down

[@paulkate72]

Just how good is Van Morrison!? He can sing the blues with the best of them; has one of the best voices to come out of the 60s; he can sing ballads as good as it gets; he can play about 6 instruments and as shown here he can even sing Irish folk songs like this!! How much musical talent can one man have!

[@Marco_Venieri]

Which instruments he plays?

[@andrewstein2226]

Yeah, for me, Van's folk Irish voice will always be his true killer. Raglan Road is another one he does.

[@DelilahMorris-mo5ob]

He is and Always will be the greatest of all times 😍😘🥰

[@DarkeningSkies1]

Guitars, harmonica, saxophone, piano, bass, drums.

[@shaynewheeler9249]

😢😢😢😢

[@svyatoslavnechaev9733]

This is the most beautiful version of "Star of the county down". All istruments are like another voices. They are connected together with the voice of Van Morrison and the brilliant was born.

[@clintclintonforshortbonser736]

Van Morrison and paddy moloney. What could possibly go wrong? Want this played at my funeral. Brilliant.

[@RPMZ11]

It can be arranged Mick....are you in the Province?

[@Aussietari]

You can't get ANY BETTER, than VAN & THE CHIEFTAIN'S, jamming together. Simply.:- "THE BEST". :-D

[@GinaSigillito]

This whole album was insane. What an incredible collaboration.

[@spicoli49]

I could listen to songs like this all day.

[@kingart983]

i'm a cree native and i really love this music, when i was in high school i used to go to the legion in dauphin,mb and listen to the bagpipes

[@williefinn4932]

great to see the north and south of ireland unite on this song.....marvellous.

[@liamg353]

Van and The Chieftains blend well together. This is good. Two of the Greatest.

[@TheLegendaryLoser]

Best version of any song ever recorded by anyone ever.

[@dragonlady1965]

Love it! Nothing like a little Irish music to make my blood sing!

[@marymary-ur6ff]

Love van morrison .since his days with rhem..a fifteen yr old ...listened to van all through the years .and still listen to van ..

[@patrickmccarthy149]

Great version with Van Morrison and the Chieftains-never get tired of hearing it

[@peterhendriks1602]

Whatever style Van sings, he is always the best, the most convincing

[@MontanaErik]

Incomparable song. Incomparable band. Incomparable singer. Put all three together and you have the closest thing to perfection.

[@donaldmackillop6736]

Brought tears of joy to my eyes...

[@marlenesullivan3113]

MY EARS APPRECIATE GREAT MUSIC

[@bobjones7629]

As a mormon this song makes me smile, as one of our Hymns use the same tune.

[@zorganite]

hahahahahahaha

[@bobjones7629]

Why is that funny?

[@Evilbob33]

Bob Jones As long as it makes you smile, its all good :)

[@SLOWHAND234]

Evilbob33 EvilBob: you're right. Why listen to this or any other music, other than to enjoy ourselves? That's what music's for, we make music to make ourselves feel better. My late mum was from County Down, she sang at various fleadh cheoil and she sang on BBC Radio. If she could have heard Van singing this, I think she would have liked it... and she would have smiled. (edited to remove small dumb grammar mistake).

[@abiezercoppe8886]

The tune is from a very old English folk song called _"Dives and Lazerus"_, which was collected towards the end of the 19th century in a village called Kingsfold in Sussex. Ralph Vaughan Williams took up the tune, called it Kingsfold, and set it to a hymn in "The English Hymnal" in 1906. Since then it has been used for dozens of different hymns used by all denominations.

[@marlenesullivan3113]

JUST HOW GREAT IS THIS SANG?🚶‍♂️💙🎶

[@leafsrule1993]

my very first cd, i got it in 97 when i was 4 years old. proud to be a canadian of irish descent.

[@user-zo2wu9nw5y]

this is pure music, van morrison is always brilliant as well as the chieftains.

[@davidlewis214]

First heard this in a car with 4 musician mates on our way to limerick co Munster, we were travelling from Wales to a rugby match, and they made me play this over and over, the more they drank, the louder it got, and we sang it all weekend our Irish friends loved it

[@michaleenyproductions3442]

Irish heartbeat by the chieftains with Van Morrison is a fabulous album

[@tommylevanto1226]

I bought this tape in The late 80's i was no more than 16... I remember this Song ad one of my favorite hits of my youthness....

[@elbee6378]

Just saw the movie Belfast...Van's music was perfect...couldn't help think of my Gran born in Bangor and all the members of her family that, over the years, left Ireland

[@maryneville2495]

So very perfect in every way!! Oh man, this is the bomb!

[@TheKgv1]

Far out...just blew me out of my seat....Irish poetrs & power in perfect harmony!

[@paulmoran3695]

I saw Van Morrison in the 80's/'90's in the Cork Opera house in the middle of a Cork Jazz festival. One of the ten biggest events I will ever witness. Whatever it is that he does....no one does it better. A credit to his background and to all of Ireland.

[@aussiemouth747]

Van Morrison and The Chieftains - one of my all time favourite albums.

[@stevieG.]

I was putting a St Patrick’s day busking set together but I think I could just keep playing this, what a tune still hits the spot!

[@ThePrimaryDirective]

I have no idea how this could have been disliked... the cassette they did together was the first my dad ever got me before he left.

[@senatorsable]

Paddy Moloney may his whistle being the cofounder of the Chieftains and was playing it with Van,,and they made music that took us to heaven,,,and Paddy now passes into folklore and hes Irish band left a tune and a whistle that i thank him for

[@balkanz187]

Respect from your brothers in Croatia!! :)

[@mondavanhaver]

Oh I just love it and still do I have them records with Van And the Chieftans

[@p6b9ut8]

By Far the best version ever.

[@Ulster1922]

@Laurie111 I thank you too. I was born in Belfast & have always loved the seaside towns down the south side of Belfast Lough. What happy memories....Thank you again for posting it.

[@alexshadow55]

I listened to this cassette all through high school and it's still a favorite. No matter how many times I've heard it (and that would be in the hundreds, I still get goosebumps. I love this combination of artists so very much. And it's so difficult to find today. Thanks for sharing!

[@davidmcsorley5100]

these guys are true legends

[@spyderlimbs]

this has been on repeat all night. brings me back to my early childhood. pretty glad my parents had such a great taste in music.

[@1sosalini]

brilliant , it helps to have the chieftains behind you , but for me the best version of this lovely song

[@Wuei108]

Near Banbridge town in the County Down one morning last July, from a boreen green came a sweet Colleen And she smiled as she passed me by. She looked so sweet from her two bare feet To the sheen of her nut-brown hair. Such a coaxing elf, sure I shook myself For so see I was really there. From Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay and from Galway to Dublin town, No maid I've seen like the fair colleen that I met in the County Down. As she onward sped, sure I scratched my head And I looked with a feeling rare. And I say, say's I, to a passer - by, "Who's the maid with the nut - brown hair"? He smiled at me and he say's, say's he, "That's the gem of Ireland's crown. Young Rosie Mc Cann, from the banks of the bann She's the star of the County Down." At the Harvest Fair she'll be surely there And I'll dress in my Sunday clothes, with my shoes shone bright and my hat cocked right for a smile from my nut - brown rose. No pipe I'll smoke, no horse I'll yoke Till my plough it is rust - coloured brown. Till a smiling bride, by my own fireside sits the Star of the County Down

[@faradyeva]

I just love Van in that cap...... :)

[@janspil]

Can't get this song out of my head. Perfect!!

[@TheKgv1]

This stuff would make you proud to be irish....

[@starkillerx2020]

+Gary Ryan as an irish man myself, true :)

[@serendipity2018]

+Gary Ryan The Irish have a unique knack for music, almost unparalleled!

[@bobsnow5390]

Hhh

[@abiezercoppe8886]

Unparalleled other than by every group, nation and civilisation known ... we all have great music. btw. the tune that "The Star of County Down" uses is from an English folk song ... make of that what you will.

[@remus3960]

Great music yes , but why on earth is there still a difference between north-Ireland & Ireland ? Germany has no wall anymore , why has Belfast still a wall ? Just asking .... great music btw

[@aeolaus]

Van Morrison is a legend!

[@Blane083]

What memories from childhood hearing van Morrison go round and round on the tape deck!! I hated it back then but now I've grown to love van's music. And I already know all the words...

[@mooresteve1]

Epic. Few world sector acts from the borough-sized "nation" and inspiring to see one of them doing justice to this local and prized number. Thank you George (and Laurie)

[@4pidgey357]

Doesn't get any better than this

[@takkiewors]

Wonderful , great happy music making and not forgetting of course the legendary Derek Bell on the piano there. RIP Derek.. By the way , did I see Van Morriison almost break into a smile at the end of that performance ? !!

[@calpoker21]

probably had a chuckle at himself for singing the 3rd verse before the 2nd and ending with the 2nd. not that it matters a lick cuz still the most beautiful rendition around.

[@spagychannel]

Beautiful song performed by Mr. Morrison!

[@Funkert]

thanks for putting this up! i remember a couple years ago it was on youtube, then dissapeared pretty much off the face of the internet (except for some crappy realplayer version i had in my bookmarks for a while) to me this is one of the best live performances of any song ever

[@ciaranleonard4461]

Van the man quality stuff

[@birdstuckinchimney]

Van and Paddy Moloney and Derek Bell, the holy triumvirate of Irish music!

[@Aussietari]

Thank you SO MUCH For Uploading this BEAUTIFUL & JOYOUS Version of this Timeless Irish Folk Song. This is I Believe, to be the "BEST VERSION" Ever, of this Song. Cheers. :-D

[@eloisenewmanbrown5289]

It's great!!!!! I'm so glad I watched it and it's all because I herd my friend sing It at school.

[@luisafalanitule5350]

Love this song❤️VMx

[@jw21page]

i cry when i hear this song was my dads favorite song rest his soul thank u Laurie111

[@lenkaprochazkova3489]

Love this song!

[@normagault8052]

the rovers star of the county down

[@jw21page]

he did music for the heart and soul no BS just feeling

[@adamprice3466]

This is one of the first videos I can ever remember seeing on KZbin, it was the same day I got my first smartphone. Still only 1mill views after all these years.

[@BDBMX]

Exactly what I was thinking just now! My dad played this song so much, and I couldnt listen to it without falling asleep, now it sounds brilliant. Maybe I was spoilt for music as a kid because compare this to what you hear on the radio its just ridiculous how good it sounds. Ah crap, I think I might be old.

[@MEDSEC20]

Love this song.

[@scruffaroo]

My grandad used to sing this all the time great to hear it again

[@tmckiernan32]

I'm from Banbridge town in County Down :D

[@stanboyle479]

Let there be peace on earth

[@luccadennehy1329]

Wow...what's it like their,Thomas? I am from N Z ....and loved the Antrim coast and Giants Causeway ...had Van Morrison on in our campervan 23 years ago.!

[@ninelivecat]

Sorry about that just kidding great part of the world I lived in Newry a long time ago another great town now a city

[@ellenmurphy6875]

me and my da used ta sing this together :) love it

[@evelynoconnor3062]

A lOVELY SONG --- BEAUTIFULLY SUNG BY VAN MORRISON

[@Ed9870]

What impresses me about this project was how late in Van's career that he did a traditional Irish turn with the Chieftains. And he wedged it in between two mammoth records of his own (Poetic Champions, Avalon Sunset). This is on the Chieftains great DVD Water from the Well, which in addition to having great musical moments, also serves as a travelogue for Ireland. A real visual postcard and some beatiful moments with the late great Derek Bell.

[@paulsweeney2215]

Great stuff Van, with of course fabulous backing from the Chieftains.

[@marychris9665]

Beautiful combination Van and Chieftains

[@jamesconnell7094]

Great version of thic lovely song

[@willafilla]

Love Van the Man!

[@qubdent]

Simply THE best....... Van is th Man!

[@adolfball4215]

Van, himself, is from 'The County Down'. That's why he makes this the best version.

[@sammni]

+Adolf Ball Van Morrison is from Bloomfield in Belfast. Which is County Antrim. I am from Bloomfield before you go into one lol :-)

[@adolfball4215]

Other side of the Lagan is Co. Down. So how am I wrong?

[@sammni]

Adolf Ball OMG Your telling me where I live!? lol You just seen that on a comment?Belfast is County Antrim

[@adolfball4215]

Queens Bridge. Bloomfield is in Co. Down. Now go give me head peace. FFS.

[@sammni]

Adolf Ball Right so your telling someone that lives there hes wrong? OK, Your American arnt you?

[@FlyingPenguin85]

Ortodox Celts - Star of county down,rocky road to Dublin,Far away.green rose....my fav songs

[@Mrcheekymonkeyisback]

awesome rhythm

[@gwcstudio]

Van is still The Man.

[@bergkamp48]

Thanks Van...currently researching my Gran's family - Robinson, McGowan, Angus - in Bangor, Donaghadee and area...

[@1sosalini]

i know nothing in life is perfect , but this is .

[@lindastoakes1268]

Love van Morrison and the chieftains x

[@bonnie1097]

what an awesome combo! Just discovered that Van Morrison and The Chieftans performed together!

[@3rk4u]

love van and the chieftans,astral weeks is an irish treasure.

[@TheSlick481]

I love it

[@iantodd1260]

Irish Heartbeat is a musical masterstroke

[@msabby718]

I could play this song all day.:-)

[@barbaraarmstrong5629]

Best ever for sure 🍀❤️

[@MrAprilJimmy]

I've been looking for this one for a while now. Thanks!

[@lefuedebout]

Great to see this posted again. It was removed a few years ago, seems it upset Van's record company at the time. I've taken precautions this time just in case it's gets pulled again. (dvdvideosoftdotcom) Five ***** performance from both Van and the Chieftains!!

[@neurofire]

Precious - and yes he switches verses 3 with 2 - but what a treat. Love the Chieftans

[@shamrock4500]

I love this version, thanks for posting.

[@corinnecusumano3538]

Oh très beau morceau entrain de l'apprendre à l'harmonica. Bravo

[@susanmaslak]

thank YOU

[@outsourcerer]

Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@samsonteacher]

Thanks for sharing! I have just seen their collaboration circa 1988 only, but this one looks like much better than that.

[@nickfarr691]

i really like this too.

[@nicoleguenat9273]

j'adore !!!!

[@MartynMD]

Good work Laurie111. I heard this for the first time today on Radio 2, and loved it. First thing I did when I got home was look for it. You have my thanks :)

[@GuitarCollectionUK]

Brilliant!

[@CartePostale.]

She murdered it!

[@robertomalfatti]

Wonderful!

[@ralfahrens605]

Yes in 1988 on "Van Morrisson & the Chieftains - Irish Heartbeat"

[@northernspirit8]

I love this song

[@patricialyons4795]

me too

[@TheGloriaForever]

I just love The Man