"Waterbound" - Dirk Powell and The Transatlantic Musicians

Transatlantic Sessions concert - recorded at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall as part of Celtic Connections 2009.
Dirk Powell - vocals and banjo
John Doyle - harmony vocals & guitar
Bruce Molsky - fiddle
Tim O'Brien - mandolin
Aly Bain - fiddle
John McCusker - fiddle
Jerry Douglas - dobro
Mike McGoldrick - whistle
Donald Shaw - piano
Russ Barenberg - guitar
Todd Parks - bass
Pat McInerney - percussion
James McIntosh - drums

[@jonas-yp9pw]

My father loved this song. He passed away one month ago. But when I hear it, he is sitting right next to me calmly tapping on my shoulder. I really miss him

[@Agriolimax]

Every time I listen to this, the hairs stand up on the back of my neck. I don't know why. That's music. That's art.

[@isabelasuplicy2658]

it's called Scots-Irish Soul brother. Welcome. Stay a while.

[@mikesullivan5198]

@@isabelasuplicy2658 Will bring tears to your eyes.....

[@dereknolin5986]

I think that the unusual time signature helps create an unsettling effect.

[@paintingonpurpose3917]

It's called Goosebumps.😂❤

[@user-op9mv5lq1u]

Me too

[@eelnai2503]

dirk is criminally underrated

[@ThePottel]

went for a run last weekend and had this on repeat for 45min. did not get boring for one second. not sure what it is though, but it touched me big time

[@jsemrau884]

has done this for years now amazing performance and amazing song

[@kimberlybloomer6209]

Dirk Powell is deeply talented and an excellent storyteller though his lyrics. I’m quickly becoming entranced by his music.

[@sh4rab]

just about the most perfect song to get those emotions going - Powell has that innocent give- it - all-american voice - utterly stunning. this guy is so under-rated its criminal. you only have to look at who wanted to back him on this song to see how revered he is over here.

[@moonoggin]

There are some great singers in bluegrass. I pray they are never pushed to record without feeling. Kinda used to the goodness after 50 yrs =) Love your comment.

[@isabelasuplicy2658]

It's called Scots-Irish Soul my friend. Welcome to the joint. Stay and make yourself comfortable

[@mbkirova]

I listen to this weekly, if not more. best therapy I know.

[@Ullarobinlilly]

I do the same .

[@kikibooba623]

This is beautiful. Pretty much everything I've heard from the Transatlantic Sessions has been phenomenal.

[@THEGEEBOLIPS]

It reminds me of how complicated life can be,but I still hold tough

[@chronitized]

I'll meet you on the otherside of the river!

[@Teddyb1939]

If you looked for a hundred years you would not be able to get a more talented group of musicians.Love this song and the series on T/V,Magical.

[@artnouveau4332]

What a line-up of musicians. One of my favorite songs

[@Wavingcatsitter]

I went to watch the transatlantic sessions' performance in Manchester this year..His performance was amazing! God everytime I listened to this tune i felt like crying...

[@dominikpokorny]

Oh yeah, love this song ♥ I play it outside in the streets to people passing by in my hometown in the Czech Republic. Not sure many people know it here, but I myself am always looking forward to this one on my playlist :)

[@bubbadorse]

Just added this to my favorites...It's pretty amazing when all the pieces come together. Love how Dirk's banjo is so subtle and still driving in this. Quite the contrast to what the stereotype of the banjo is.

[@TheDr2jay]

This is what what happens to musician when they achieve a heart have mind. Simply genius!

[@sergeloth6685]

This song is simply gorgeous.. I discovered Dirk Powell didnt know before.. Super..

[@QRS666]

This song is so damn beautiful, I can hardly hold my tears back. Simply amazing how music can affect us.

[@GT380man]

And if you’re about to part from family & travel to lord knows where. Might never get back. That, I tell you, makes this song as unbearably poignant as the era from which it emerged.

[@jermainericky7016]

i know Im asking the wrong place but does anybody know of a tool to log back into an Instagram account? I stupidly forgot my login password. I would love any assistance you can offer me!

[@nasirnehemiah2986]

@Jermaine Ricky instablaster ;)

[@msr88888]

Thirteen years later ... Same émotions travelling inside of us

[@user-op9mv5lq1u]

Yes

[@ElvensongMusic]

I first heard this in a workshop at a mountain dulcimer festival. It brought me to tears. And it continues to do so every time I listen.

[@mikkikas6821]

Best version of this song!!👍❤🤗 Gives me goosebumps!!!!

[@stephencanner5267]

Never tire of this song. So current to our times

[@julianmorrison7352]

beautiful scots-irish soul

[@kc1776]

Beautiful ❤. just discovered this artist because of a movie, Christmas on the Bayou. Very happy I did as his music is delightful.

[@wvmiller]

The best performance of this great song. All-star musicians; I wish Dirk would record more.

[@wwflyfisher]

Stunningly beautiful.

[@julianmorrison7352]

It's one of the best examples I've ever heard of pure Scots-Irish Soul.

[@skytalker73]

Beautiful. I keep listening over and over. never gets old.

[@russellthisjohnson2571]

I went out late one night The moon and the stars were shining bright A storm come up and the trees come down I'll tell you boys I was waterbound. Waterbound on a stranger's shore The river rising to my door It carried my home to the field below I'm waterbound, nowhere to go. I carved my name on an old barn wall Or no one would know I was there at all Stable's dry on a winter's night You turn your head you could see the light. There's a black cat crawling on an old boxcar A rusty door and a falling star Ain't got a dime in my nation's sack I'm waterbound and I can't get back. Yes, I'm goin' and I won't be back If you don't believe me, count my tracks The river's long and the river's wide I'm meet you boys on the other side. So say my name and don't forget The water still ain't got me yet Ain't nothin' but I'm bound to roam I'm waterbound and I can't get home.

[@vladimirjezovic5655]

... thanks for lyrics! :-)

[@instacoos]

Always tought there was a black ant crawling on an old boxcar :-)

[@markwilliams8532]

Thank you for the lyrics 3 yrs later.For some reason i chose that song to weak me this morn. I must of been thinking about it in my sleep .thanx you tube .

[@guywolff]

With a few years playing this in four different tunings , I am now pretty sure his tuning here is e C# F# B C# playing in the key of E . . All the best , guy

[@joeshea1010]

thank you!

[@jonsouthgen]

Having had the pleasure of seeing /hearing this thing of beauty performed live at previous Transatlantic Session gigs at Celtic Connections,I look forward to hopefully doing so again,when Dirk returns to Glasgow in Feb. with the rest of Trans. Sessions.

[@edg7636]

The vocal harmonising is very impressive, not over the top, just soulful.

[@francois2154]

Quelle performance Mr Dirk .. Le vieille Europe vous trouve bien absent mais c'est un réel plaisir de vous entendre sur KZbin. On ne s'en lasse pas . Merci

[@julianmorrison7352]

C'est la musique d'espirit Scots-Irish (Ecossais-Irlandais-Americain) au bout. C'est magnifique

[@user-no1os9gn3j]

Goosebumps. Beautiful.

[@redeye99999]

what an amazing voice and very talented musicians

[@OldTimeSoul]

Goosebumps..... always goosebumps....

[@emotionsinwood]

My heart and soul melts when I hear and see them playing. Now that's music!

[@michaelbrand8279]

Hauntingly beautiful!

[@ellietkable]

Dirk Powell, I love you. The absolute best song, and best version of the best song.

[@Ullarobinlilly]

+Ellen Kearney Right!!!!

[@kathrinwagner416]

I love seine Musik

[@JohnSelma]

A great version and one of the all time great tunes to jam to - we played it over and over again last night - it worked well with my jet-lag.

[@Chris_Blackstock_Music]

I first heard this song in a tv commercial here in Canada. The visuals from that commercial and this song always brings tears to my eyes. Love it.

[@bigmikeydread]

It's one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard. Nothing tops the recorded version, on his Lp 'Time Again'. This particular recording of it is too self aware, it doesn't have the urgency or energy of that version for me, and yet of course it's a virtual hymn, as close to a religious song as I will ever get. The first time I heard it my Dad, now gone, played it to me, and I have to admit to crying, just out of pure reaction to the spirit of the song. It's remained in my top Ten songs of all time since, and I own over 4000 records and about 600 cds. I listen constantly, but nothing comes close, most of the time. I was so impressed at the time that I wrote to Dirk who was then playing in a Cajun band that had contacts online I found, I wrote two pages of thoughts and comments, rambling probably incoherently about how impressed I was and how important I thought the song was and what it meant to me personally. He was kind enough to write more back to me, then I had written him and for a short time we exchanged emails. It's truly a song from 'God'. Utterly sublime.

[@alistairewen9558]

Please listen to the version from transatlantic sessions.

[@MacLeuthen]

MAGIC! Sounds like the Transatlantic Sessions! I LOVE IT!

[@B4njofan]

Thank you Dirk for teaching that song to me... I'll allways remember you!

[@zimmy81]

I love it more every time come for another listen,this wrenches my heart.

[@oldfolkiedulcimer]

Love this version, it's a whole new tune with that lonesome banjo, lyrics to match!

[@rocaluma]

This is a great song sang beautifully. Love it.

[@vishy]

Michael McGoldrick is utterly mesmerising on the whistle

[@martinlaird4738]

He’s my inspiration on the whistle, really lovely guy too

[@sanjuancb]

My goodness this song depresses me every time I listen to it---it is just incredibly beautiful!

[@JohnSelma]

The "magic" of a studio recording comes from engineering. The magic of a live performance is the dynamic interaction between each player and the music, and that is something that cannot be reproduced in an engineered recording, in fact much of the time sound engineering is about getting rid of it. Old Time/Trad Country/Celtic music like this is alive and constantly changing, as Ralph Blizzard said "I never play a tune the same way once".

[@marielouiseheffernan8302]

Saw Dirk and band in Clifden Galway in January 2014 during stormy weather...this is my version.. I went out late one night The moon and stars were shining bright Storm come up and the trees come down Tell you boys I was waterbound Waterbound on Lettergesh shore Waves were rising to my door Roofs come off and the wind do blow Waterbound nowhere to go Cars went crashing off old pier wall Sea did howl and the gulls did call Beach washed bare on a winter night Water dashing t’would catch the light Black dog barking in the back of my car Rusty door and an old guitar the house is gone I lost my boat Waterbound and I can't stay afloat Its i'm gone and I won't be back Don't believe me count my tracks The Sea is rough and the sea is wide I'll meet you boys on the other side So say my name and don't forget Water still ain't got me yet Nothing but I'm bound to roam Waterbound and I can't get home

[@ericliggett3921]

Magic! I listen every day.

[@Lucarius1]

Heard and saw that song live this year in Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. just fantastic

[@zimmy81]

I really love this and always will

[@kenhughes4715]

I don’t think it could get any better.

[@casinoroyle5254]

Let this take you to a better place

[@eightapeach2861]

If Dirk Powell sings it, I believe it

[@mariadpinto]

So enjoyed this! My Dad used to play banjo as well as guitar and tenor guitar, brings back some good memories...

[@wappaman1784]

Bravo, guys. Seriously. 👍👍

[@HallowedRift]

Beautiful music

[@evelynovercash1147]

Beautiful song. What a star lineup.

[@conorcalnan9821]

Stunning arrangement, great voice, what a song .. . . .

[@DanDDirges]

What a great song and performance!

[@siamterry]

What a lineup ! It doesn't get any better than this. Thankyou Tomt.

[@Teddyb1939]

Magical, transatlantic sessions musicians. so good.

[@lucylou100]

I watch this performance over and over and learn from it. So well done.

[@Ullarobinlilly]

+John Keith So I do!

[@aowens3702]

John Keith

[@myrahealy238]

Have to say I never tire of hearing it! We play it in D open tuning. Love doing harmony with my husband singing lead. He plays mandolin.

[@HQMatt]

Thank you so much for uploading this. Can't stop listening either. So peaceful.

[@guyfihi]

All these musicians are brilliant. Michael McGoldrick on low whistle is a musical genius in my opinion. He is English form Irish parents. Dirk Powell is into Cajun music and sometimes sings in French.

[@martinlaird4738]

Mike is my favourite musician he plays heavenly music.

[@JDibden]

Love the harmony which comes in on verse 3 . Really adds interest.

[@peterrichardson4192]

Heaven on earth.

[@isabelasuplicy2658]

welcome to the Scots-Irish soul brother. Stay a while

[@feg953]

Awesome! I love this old tune. These folks are great musicians.

[@TheAlmightyErnst]

There’s a version of this by The Fretless with Ruth Moody that is just about the most beautiful thing ever.

[@thewilliami5]

Absolutely love this song

[@JamesHoustonWhite]

Beautiful 🙏

[@Stringman1950]

God bless them!

[@liscarlson2099]

Gives me goosebumps and so many other emotions❤

[@MrJeffreyromain]

A wonderful Powell original with no relation to the familiar traditional tune of the same name. Love the arrangements and emotional power of this rendition! If anyone has a lossless file of this to share, I am wanting to play it on my radio show in Colorado and would be very grateful. Merci beaucoup.

[@suzannelawson9215]

I just came to know about Dirk Powell after seeing a video where he was playing at a concert with Joan Baez. I am super impressed with the great talent of this artist. He is one fine artist!

[@Abby1952]

A truly superb song. We just had the biggest flood on record for this area, so it's particularly apt right now.

[@tubahead16]

Just Love this version it is awesome.......

[@nekflyfishing8166]

So much talent on that stage.

[@richardperkins5046]

I beg to differ.

[@MyMoppet52]

Incredible performance by all. Thank you!

[@jose19771000]

inspiration du vieux continent et du nouveau! la méchante bande d amoureux de la bonne musique que voila! mille merci de faire vivre ceci! youhouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!

[@msr88888]

Piece Of Beauty

[@sconniepanda5835]

I RETURN TO THIS...OFTEN. IT IS TRULY....MAGICAL.

[@littlemaddancer]

So beautiful thanks for posting

[@emotionsinwood]

Thanks for posting this one, it is a gem. It is so beautiful. I wish there was a recorded version of this concert (mp3/4). I discovered (and fell in love with) D Powell from an album "Appalachian Picking Society" where he played Susan's Gone. I love his banjo playing among others.

[@julianmorrison7352]

YES

[@johnf5476]

I love this , rarely heard anything better

[@Laylahlatif]

Love this music.

[@nean12350]

Very very moving. Love the mix

[@johnf5476]

this man has integrity to the n'th degree stay with it dirk , this is brilliant

[@edgarathelred2802]

These boys will break your heart I GUARANTEE IT

[@Zuperduperboi2]

The sea is rising, this song will be sung around the world soon enough

[@swampmarsh2792]

This is a beautiful song

[@isabelasuplicy2658]

and water is wet

[@montycraig5659]

Wish I could love this a dozen times, or so…

[@highlevelranter]

well done again Tom, great upload. Keep them coming.

[@highlevelranter]

Well done again Tom, great upload. Keep them coming.

[@mouldybear]

What a gentle beauty.

[@ChrisCarney476]

How could anyone hit a "dislike" on this song????? Gorgeous!!!!!

[@JohnJones-ve7lq]

There are insane, evil people out there.

[@sgtlakgoule5437]

Magnifique flute.... Cette chanson me rend très zen

[@joetaylor7564]

The world’S best song.

[@mourningireland4560]

The Transatlantic sessions are a wonderful, innocent, authentic expression of many American and European family histories, hinting at things that have become taboo now.

[@isabelasuplicy2658]

The American Scots-Irish Soul. We have been shut out in our public sphere. But we will never die my friend in Ireland. We will never die and we are alive and kicking.

[@idiomisme]

Beautiful