“When the Levee Breaks”

An Ari Eisinger inspired cover of Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe McCoy’s 1929 “When the Levee Breaks” played on a Waterloo WL-14 X TR. I am in open A tuning with the capo on the fifth fret.
Hope you guys enjoy.
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[@xrxs1020]

I've been playing for a mere 60 years. That is some CLEAN and FINE picking.

[@Mr_Lightheart]

I know right? Amazing. Anyway glad to see this great music being played so well by one so young. I hope she keeps on playing these classics for many years to come.😁

[@chipmusick682]

AMEN!!!

[@Brotelho]

Came here for Led Zeppelin. Stayed for the old country blues. Not disappointed. Glad the youth still find value in songs like this.

[@bullitt7544]

Ditto. 👏

[@mrb4479]

Same😅

[@superimposedfun]

Yeah I was thinking that this was When the Levee Breaks to found another interesting musician like this a band called mipso and they do a cover of Dublin Blues

[@ericshort3374]

Same🤙

[@ApolloVR6]

Lol same here, had no idea this wasn't an LZ original....got schooled

[@markrobinson891]

Well, here’s an old soul in a young lady’s body. I can’t imagine anyone being better able to channel Memphis Minnie. (1897-1973) I imagine her tapping her toes and singing along. Amazing sound, style, presentation. I’m in!

[@Ernwaldo]

Absolutely brilliant. As an old man from the Deep South of the US that has loved all types of Roots music my entire adult life, this young lady I’ve just recently discovered not only pleases my soul, but simply amazes me. Wishing only & all the best!

[@weredog20]

I'm with you ,my friend ..

[@markmarsh27]

You GOT THAT RIGHT Ernwaldo! She's the "Real Deal," a Robert Johnson level Genius.

[@danabiondo9243]

Finger Linking, Like Southern Fried Chicken. ✨️✨️✨️🙂

[@dsvet]

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[@carolhoule614]

Agreed

[@Karl61290]

This young girls guitar playing is out of this world!......people will not understand how difficult it is to play this style fingerpicking, also her voice simply catches the era of this blues music superbly ............look forward to hearing a lot more from this rising star

[@emmajones5047]

I agree, and singing while playing, thats some talent

[@bigtoelittlefinger6133]

I do I play pure class see her on Jools happy new year much love fae bonnie Scotland ❤

[@FishTillYouDrop]

I'm off to burn my freakin guitar.

[@philking8070]

She’s wonderful. - first saw her in Jool’s Hootenany. It felt like the time Tracy Chapman hit out of nowhere - makes you wonder where these people come from from. But this young woman has something else about her - hard to describe. Sort of supernatural - she has no business sounding so authentic.

[@radharcanna]

@@FishTillYouDrop🤣🤣🤣

[@brownkemosabe]

The Blues will always survive because of maestros like you. Play on, chief! Fly high. The old blues greats smile proudly upon you.

[@AdamHHI]

When nobody else got you, the youtube algorithm got you with a small channel musician absolutely crushing a classic song. Love the tone, love how free and smooth and natural this feels

[@buddysag]

Yes- great comment. Tell her that she can't relate to humans but can relate to a computer program built by a $1.9 Trillion company.

[@AdamHHI]

@@buddysag thanks!

[@dubchile]

Huh? No compendre amigos. But I do know this much tho, this girl has got a touch of Tennessee in her blurrrd. 🙏 Be a shame to waste it on here. Hang on.. Hold up.. Muirean aint no small utube outfit anyways! Where were y'all on NY's Eve??? Yee ha! 🤠👌

[@Cierbhal]

Seconded. Well said.

[@izzyt.5873]

To right brother.!🙏🏼

[@greatspottedwoodpeck]

"I'm going on back now to my used to be." What a great line that is. Muireann's guitar playing is just brilliant, mesmerising, so quick-fngered.

[@John-wr6yo]

White vountry blues in this childs voice,straight from her soul. Her voice sounds like a very old recording ,way back in the day. Great picker,wonderful musician.

[@jeffreygallahar4650]

Excellent ❤

[@Crajelf]

Found her on XPN and had to hear more… subscribe and show her she’s doing good!

[@paulmurray280]

Incredible, close your eyes and sounds like an old 78 playing, capturing a long gone era of incredible artists. Excellent

[@douglesw]

yep!! Close your eyes and enjoy the ride! What a gift this child b given

[@markrobinson891]

You can almost hear scratches on an old vinyl LP. This girl is a gem. I think she’s just fifteen. Love her so much!

[@RossOneEyed]

She is amazing.

[@eh2361]

Muireann is great. Real Mississippi John Hurt soul there. Could listen to that forever.

[@worldswatchdog]

Listening to her sing and play is like walking back in time.

[@mauriceholder1386]

As a huge Zeppelin fan I clicked on this video. Amazing, I love it. I'm guessing this is how the original sounded. I'm so glad I listened. Thanks !

[@CKANE1952]

Google Memphis Minnie

[@sherrard5492]

@@CKANE1952Yes! Please.

[@valley_robot]

Led zeppelin stole quite a lot of their songs

[@russsharples4194]

They stole a lot of songs from a lot of people ​@@valley_robot

[@ledgaming6489]

@@valley_robotthe 2 songs sound completely differently but the other bluesmen that did this song stole it too

[@virgilrobertsjr7870]

She's doing a magnificent job on this song and her guitarmanship is absolutely brilliant! ☆☆☆☆☆ 💯

[@leonlowery3389]

that's guitar womanship. but you are right about her being magnificent, And bless Memphis Minnie.

[@user-xd9dt4ff2t]

Great to see and hear young people playing the blues, wonderful picking, wonderful blues voice!!!

[@erwinivery1294]

the playing is fantastic………now the voice….the voice is outta’ this world❤……this young lady was born for this❤️

[@bearclaw007]

Her voice is just as amazing as her picking! What an incredible talent.

[@Ronie792]

This ladies and gentlemen is what you get when you play with heart and soul her tone unbelievable I’m not a musician but I do study music. My mom is a music teacher and she taught me about music. This is a star right here and I’m so glad that I found, this content, just unbelievable un believable!

[@tommym1063]

Blues is so much more than just being able to play the notes, and this is how it’s done

[@user-xj4bt3pv3j]

All those Delta Blues Men would be very pleased to see this, very admirable.

[@barriepotter3753]

I’ve been playing the guitar for 60 years, but this makes me feel I haven’t even started! With the basics yet! Go for it!

[@Wobbz9413]

Since my guitar heard Miureann, it just looks at me with disgust and shakes its headstock derisively! I might take up the kazoo....

[@100chuckjones]

Came here in search of Led Zeppelin but found this instead and was equally pleased. From one fellow guitarist to another, cheers. This was great.

[@R-11034]

Came across this by chance and I am blown away by this young lady. Her guitar playing and singing are extraordinary. I have been listening to country, blues, ragtime guitar for over fifty years. Stefan Grossman is one of my guitar heroes and it’s great that she was brought up listening to him and the old blues artists. I cannot believe how talented she is - this is not easy stuff to play but she’s mastered it! Brilliant!

[@solderbuddy]

Love the old music, this is real talent

[@Niko3387Y]

This is just music.

[@CJRamos-jv3pb]

Just stumbled across Miss Muireann, and have to say I'm blown away. Does this old man's heart good to hear this young lady's talents being dedicated to such important music. Highest of kudos 👏

[@patrickduffy6613]

Seen her on Hootenany tonight. Now a fan for life. Unbelievable talent.

[@daviemcf]

Me too!

[@albrennan20]

Me three 👍👍👍

[@ClownWhisper]

I never thought I would ever say this but that is the best cover of when the levee breaks that I've ever heard in my entire life I have tears in my eyes. I have always loved old Blues and the originals not to Led Zeppelin covers those turnarounds with the extra alternative picking make the whole song they tie it together. That is just the most amazing thing that I've ever heard in my life your voice is perfect perfect for this music you found your niche and you're so young work hard and bring this music back to us I'm only gonna be on this earth a little while longer and I would love to see a revival of the great old slave music like this it's just I II tears are streaming down my face right now I love this so much I would buy a copy of this off of you. You're a phenomenal picker and you got the Blues right down through your toes this is natural for you I can't stop being so worked up. It's like you stepped off the pages of history your voice is amazing you got this whole thing wrapped up. I hope you do old lead belly. Please please please do a recording ohh black coffee by Bessie Smith and try and put it to the guitar that would be absolutely amazing

[@brucebaxter5782]

I love thr down home spun country feel. Picks like the devil sings like an angel 😇! ❤❤

[@katieicke3654]

You were the very best thing on Jools Holland last night, amazing!! Haven’t stopped singing that song all day, good luck to you, sure you will be a star!! 😊

[@waterfish6842]

Me too! Just loved it.

[@keithgerrard5711]

I'd have loved to hear Paul Jones playing along on the blues harp in support!

[@dennisbranch6920]

Could not agree more, star of the show

[@billdaniels9539]

When I lived in New Orleans I got to catch some living legends. Sonny Terry and Brownie McGehee, John Lee Hooker, Furry Lewis and many others. So I am not easily impressed. I am impressed now. I heard you online and immediately ordered your album. Incredible. Thanks for keeping this great music alive. You have an amazing talent.

[@knifelyfe6565]

Saw many of the old Blues guys at Tipitinas.Saw John Lee Hooker there several times

[@billdaniels9539]

@@knifelyfe6565 When I caught Hooker at Tips Robert Pete Williams opened Fantastic show. My friend and I were sitting at a table up at the the stage. Between the clubs and Jazz Fest I caught many legends. And Professor Longhair played frequently at Tip's. Roosevelt Sykes was a regular at the Maple Leaf uptown. This was back when the stegosaurus herds were just starting to thin out and Moby Dick was a minnow. Hard my two best jobs in New Orleans. In the '70s and '80s I was one of the few white buggy drivers. I even wound up living in the Back o' Town a block away from where Jelly Roll Morton grew up, though the house was no longer there. Then in the '90s I went to sea from the Seafarer's International Union on Jackson Ave. It was great to travel the world and come back to a city that many chose for vacation between ships. Being an old blues fan I am very excited about this young Irish girl.

[@train2cri]

You are very lucky as they were the best of the best.

[@1blastman]

Did you ever catch James Booker at the Maple Leaf? That man was a tortured talent.

[@billdaniels9539]

@@1blastman Yeah, I caught Booker at the Maple Leaf and he used to play in the lobby of a movie theater in the quarter. Yeah, he had a rough life, battling his demons. Used to catch Roosevelt Sykes at the Leaf a lot. Professor Longhair was on the board at Tipitina's and played there all the time. Every year at Jazz Fest the great musicians that lived locally and the legends that were still touring, like Muddy Waters and Nina Simone played the Fest. One good thing about being old is having seen these greats. I was even a lad of 18 sitting in Woodstock mud when Jimi Hendrix changed the way we would feel about the electric guitar and the national anthem forever when he painted his Guernica on the canvas of time.

[@cedricwork1670]

SOLID. The guitar grabbed me, but once I heard her voice stole me away. Beautiful all around.

[@moonoggin]

I love it when youtube surprises me with great talent!!

[@charlottevictoria.hubbard7472]

This young lady is absolutely fantastic. What a brilliant singer. Beautiful cover.

[@charlottevictoria.hubbard7472]

Love Old School blues.

[@skyusstarlet6514]

😂 I thought this was going to be a Zepplin cover but I’m very pleasantly surprised and amazed by this young lady 👏👏👏 🌟🌟🌟 just incredible!! No joke!!

[@Stonecrow25]

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[@NahMan619]

The Zeppelin version is the cover version of that song they didn’t write it

[@deathrowlemon7367]

Led zep basically looked at the mississippi delta blues back catalog and saw £££

[@bullitt7544]

Yo ditto

[@valley_robot]

Led zep thieves of the blues

[@brianr.hartmann327]

I've spent a lifetime trying to pick like that! Awesome!

[@philkenseben]

This is just about the most amazing piece of music ive ever seen. The guitar playing was absolutely brilliant, the voice was perfect. As someone whos been fooling around on guitar for almost 30 years, i simply wish i had one ounce of her talent.

[@dzc8042]

Just wonderful, Watched Muireann bring the house down on Hootenanny last night. What a performance. Been a fan of this genre since my teen years in the 70s. You have a wonderful gift Muireann. Thank you for sharing it with us.

[@stevenchayesphd]

Takes me back to the first time I heard John Fahey play live, 60+ years ago. Sweet.

[@jackfrack6781]

FANTASTIC PICKING & SINGING ........ thank you so much for sharing your talent, Muireann.

[@robertrusnak620]

Good ole southern blues🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰. Well done youngster and God bless you🙏

[@connoraimee1]

I haven't heard a female singer as original as this since Kate Bush burst onto the scene in the 70s.! Fantastic ! Hypnotic !

[@randysmith7231]

Cloudbursting is a masterpiece

[@williemctell5898]

Another here to have "just stumbled over" Ms. Bradley, and she is a fingerpicking force of nature. All the very best, Muireann. You sound like you can do great things - and if you have convinced Grossman of your talent, you certainly don't need the likes of me to tell you you are good. Tremendous.

[@mikerobinson579]

A big thank-you to whatever algorithm put this superb performance in my YoutTube feed. What a breath of fresh air - both guitar and voice.

[@bruceackerman2568]

No drum machine, no samples, no auto tune, no collab with another artist amazing what real talent can do.

[@bradbrown4469]

All in one take too 😮

[@TOMTOM-zj5xj]

A true talent

[@usarmyveteran177]

Fire. She’s doing it all- lead, chords, bass, vocal. You don’t see artists like this anymore.

[@karla6999]

She‘s great, but she‘s not alone, just check out Toni Lindgren for example.

[@ivanterrible7362]

I gotta pick my jaw up off the floor after this. Glad to see the blues will live on.

[@nicbarry9142]

How incredible this musician is dawned on me in stages. My expectations were modest because she looks so young. But she started immaculately fingerpicking a complex piece, no buzzing strings, so I assumed it would be an instrumental. Then she opened her mouth to sing too and I thought wow she's going to do both. And then that wonderful mature blues voice came out and I was sat there agape like a goldfish. Finally it came round full circle and I can't comprehend how she can be so young and do that!

[@johnmeggers5059]

Agreed, her playing is very clean.

[@holysquire8989]

I felt exactly that way.

[@NineballChris]

"When the Levee Breaks" is a country blues song written and first recorded by Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe McCoy in 1929. The lyrics reflect experiences during the upheaval caused by the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927.

[@FredaPeeple]

Does this guy know how to party, or what?!?

[@xwhite2020]

No the Sex Pistols wrote it in 1977.

[@mikerobinson579]

Best one-liner reply on KZbin; we laughed out loud.@@FredaPeeple

[@user-ys7me1he9l]

Couldn’t agree more.And so cool that this young woman has decided,with her talent,to bring this wonderful old style blues to the fore again and a young generation 👏👏

[@stillmattwest]

Oh hell yes. This young lady is amazing.

[@jeremywilson7198]

Fantastically fantastic please don’t ever stop singing and playing

[@Mouse_007]

I don't know if you realize how good you are but as a music lover of over 50 years all I can say is WOW ! You have got it.

[@franceswalsh8528]

Discovered this young lady on Facebook recently and was telling everyone about her. Was absolutely delighted to see her on with Jools Holland on NYE. This girl will go very far.

[@jesseobrien1237]

This young lady can sure play !! Wonderful !!

[@kunal21195]

Like all the other comments, came here for led zep and still got mesmerised. Thank you for sharing!!!

[@davidmcginlay1603]

Incredible talent. Candyman on Jools was jaw dropping ❤

[@mickoleary7488]

Have you seen her 2020 cover of Police dog? Brilliant! It's on youtube

[@tomhill4003]

You have made Memphis Minnie proud! Excellent rendition of this classic song :)

[@overwhamming]

Beautiful bends, vibrato and rhythmic accents. Blown away! Thank you not only for keeping this great music alive but also for performing it with such precision and respect.

[@travisschaefer5286]

No matter the version, this song will always remind me of my 20’s. Driving a big old van, up to no good, just living day to day. I don’t “miss” those days, but I do love the feeling when it comes back around. THANK YOU for this video! This was amazing and totally mind blowing!

[@kidwave1]

Such crisp playing. Your attack is awesome! The clarity is perfection.

[@RyderGemini]

I figure a lot of the old rockers would appreciate this. I dig it. 💙

[@MFE92]

I mean, come on. Simply amazing! Thank you.

[@roberttharpe8627]

Mesmerizing. Great rendition of the classic song!

[@ThePat1962]

I'm very jealous...been playing a long time but never gonna get a guitar to ring like this gal...Keep that old soul lit lady.

[@servantofmary]

Muireann your guitar playing is outstanding as this blues style is extremely challenging even for blues guitarists who have decades of experience. And your vocal delivery is otherworldly. I am most impressed by your God-given talent.

[@trystero13]

God given? Sounds like she’s worked her arse off to play and sing like she does

[@hermunkulus]

....God given? Too funny. It's practice and effort.

[@groovejets]

Incredible. I love blues and I love this. Great finger picking style and precision.

[@brendacorey1520]

Amazing. The degree of difficulty of her playing is very impressive. Go girl! Like her voice too, suited to the blues.

[@kevinduff3584]

She's incredible she's the future of UK/Irish roots music and her bluesy American voice is more authentic sounding than bona fide American artists!

[@shanemcgowanoreilly]

She's Irish mate. No UK about it.

[@montemichelbleu]

Thank you for carrying the torch. Keeping the blues alive and well.

[@Frankybroadcast]

Wow!! I did not see that coming. That was amazing. Great job. Very very cool. I pray my new daughter can play like this when she grows up. Keep up the awesome playing. Bravo ❤️ 👏🏽

[@wisdomoverfear2685]

Absolutely incredible performance. I've paid a lot of money on big name live entertainment....that couldn't hold a candle to what I just heard ! Bravo young lady and blessings from the heartland of America ! Best version of this song...bar none is right here !

[@garymelnyk7910]

You were the best act on Jools new years show last night. Jools was obviously full of approbation. We all were. Tears are flowing! “Thank you for the music”.

[@scottblyth5940]

Honestly that guitar playing is out of this world! Insane!!!! 😮 don’t think people appreciate how difficult this is, and you’re singing can’t wait to hear more!

[@kevinmorrow2788]

They don’t

[@mikewebb2638]

So clean!@@kevinmorrow2788

[@toady115]

Amazing!!! That's dam Fine Playing.

[@GlacialErratic]

this is the voice of angels

[@kellycoleman715]

Excellent. It has that genuine old timey sound from the 1920’s.

[@anthonyclegg1511]

Amazing, I've been playing guitar for 60 years, I'm not even close. ❤️🎸.

[@darrinzikovitz3322]

Wow this is marvelous to hear. All the famous Delta bluesmen are smiling down on you saying she knows how to play

[@deakteetranscriptions]

Girl YOU are PRO - so good to see you playing this level of blues

[@stephencarolan3993]

You are a great guiterist and singer, l am so happy that you are bringing up the old blues again. Thank you for your great blues acoustic playen, you are a true star. I hope people your age will understand how much African American blues players influenced the whole world. Wold love to see you in concert someday soon. You have what it takes my God your age unbelievable . Fantastic. ❤ 4

[@bananafist1]

Great playing and singing!🙂👍👍👍

[@mtp4430]

Nice job. Really nice presentation of root music. I’m thrilled that people this young lady’s age, are interested in the roots of old country blues. Keep doing what you’re doing Muireann ❤️👍

[@scottkellogg8145]

You definitely have a place in country music awesome singing and playing

[@puffingbilly5632]

A true gift! The most authentic voice and guitar sound I’ve heard in many a year! Phenomenal talent. Gives me faith in god hearing music played like this. Muireann is a true great x

[@paulhogan988]

Could listen to this all day long, that's the best compliment I can give, such old soul in a young voice. As a fellow guitar player this is mighty playing. Can't wait to see how she develops. A huge star in the making 👏👏👏

[@user-cv1vk9hb5d]

Great singing and playing without the glitz you see so often. I don't care what genre you want to call this, it was just wonderful to hear.

[@petegreening]

Completely blown away. Puts my modest guitar playing skills to shame. Good on ya girl

[@spazzymacgee5648]

I am absolutely buzzing that there is young irish women that have a love for the blues. Its really refreshing to see. ❤

[@bradpdx2]

She's got that old style deep, deep in her bones. Fantastic work, I can't wait to see where she goes!

[@lorenhyung2296]

The only thing more beautiful than her playing is her voice... What a voice!

[@jesseserna8424]

This is tune come out way before my time (59) and she did a magnificent job WOW !,I’m going to show this video to my granddaughters

[@johnnyjohnsonmusic]

Thats just sublime, from the guitar playing to the vocal, just unbelievable brilliance, as much as i love zeppelin and their rendition of this classic, to hear a young irish person give such life to the original Memphis minnie and joe McCoy song does the soul good. Muireann your up there with the best of them and your name will be easily spoken in the same breath as rory gallagher. Fantastic.

[@jamesdouglas7034]

This young girl showed her 'blues' talent on Jools Holland Hogmanay show and will go far.❤

[@liamryan2181]

Muireann well done beautiful rendition lovely to see young hands play in traditional blues form. Heard on the radio today you’ve been put on the bill for Jools on New Years Eve.incredible talent well done.🙏👍

[@valley_robot]

Jesus lord that girl can play, nice voice as well, very nicely done, impressed the hell out of me

[@mickeymousey1239]

OMG Now that is what I call great music; nice picking and sweet voice. cheers from Canada. you rock girl !

[@mortonharley]

Your guitar playing is excellent 👌 I play for more than 15 years and not even come close to half of your technique. My utmost respect... And you are also singing to it 🤯

[@danielross7899]

It doesn’t get any better! Wonderful steady control of the guitar, and era-authentic vocal.

[@dansaver009]

Absolutely soulful and delightful!

[@paulone-off7286]

I can't stop listening to this young lady play blues guitar, just awesome and there's something about your singing as well Muireann, a unique tone and quality. Lost count how many times iv'e played candyman and when the levee breaks. Love it. Got to get the album.