Broaden your horizoms

[WILF 47,201]

13 minutes ago, NEWKID said:

Took my Dad to watch the Furys last year, after many years of not really listening to them me and my brother sang along to most of the songs, remembering words youd have thought lost in over 35 years of time! as a family of Irish descent Irish songs were a big lump of childhood..

Anything like that is tidy mate, in a world full of “same old, same old” spades music, connecting back to stuff that’s a reflection of you is top drawer.

Its one if the great things about how they preserve their language here….I don’t care if people think it’s silly but I absolutely believe it connects them to their past and in doing gives them a distinct culture.

In this world where “culture” is a buzz word for anything alien, people forget we have a long and rich history and culture of our own that is absolutely exquisite. 
 

I love “Electric Lady Land” as much as the next man but it don’t connect me with my own. 

[WILF 47,201]

12 minutes ago, dogmandont said:

Some player of the Squeeze Box. Some tunes just hit different.

Cormac Begley. 

 

 

Tidy that mate, 5000 people in my little local town to see the Tumbling Paddy’s last weekend…..the population of the town is only 2000.

My boy was at it with all his pals, lads just like him all being part of their fairly traditional community, beer, craic…..couldn’t have given him that where I used to live. 

[low plains drifter 10,617]

Horizoms 

[NEWKID 27,187]

Some English folk, not the original (Richard Thompson), but my favourite version. Sean C off here played this to me at the fishing comp a few years back and its a fave  now... 

 

[WILF 47,201]

1 minute ago, low plains drifter said:

Horizoms 

Go and put yourself outside the tent and stand there until you have come to your senses you silly boy ! Lol lol 

[Pewit 970]

4 minutes ago, low plains drifter said:

Horizoms 

Hair of the Dog, can tell you're not a proper Yorkie.

[FLATTOP 4,495]

This tune always gets me by the Unthanks sisters it appeared on an episode of the Detectorists, it does feel connected to the past.

 

[NEWKID 27,187]

21 minutes ago, WILF said:

Anything like that is tidy mate, in a world full of “same old, same old” spades music, connecting back to stuff that’s a reflection of you is top drawer.

Its one if the great things about how they preserve their language here….I don’t care if people think it’s silly but I absolutely believe it connects them to their past and in doing gives them a distinct culture.

In this world where “culture” is a buzz word for anything alien, people forget we have a long and rich history and culture of our own that is absolutely exquisite. 
 

I love “Electric Lady Land” as much as the next man but it don’t connect me with my own. 

My parents ran a pub in Combe Martin, North Devon for 12 years, every year on the may Bank Holiday they had an ancient folk ceremony called The Hunting Of the Earl of Rone... their pub was the "stable" for the 'obby 'orse so they starred and ended the parade there, then drank and sang folk songs all night...it was a full weekend but as old English as you could ever get.. the pub is now flats a cry8ng Shane for a 400 plus year old pub, but the ceremony goes on.. I've not been since the pub ended, I worked the bar for then every year it was on, great nights! 

 

[shaaark 10,851]

8 minutes ago, NEWKID said:

Some English folk, not the original (Richard Thompson), but my favourite version. Sean C off here played this to me at the fishing comp a few years back and its a fave  now... 

 

Was listening to this, christy Moore, last night.  Absolutely beautiful.  One of my all time favourites.

[WILF 47,201]

I’m out of “likes” but well played one and all, some belting stuff on here lads.

Easy to get lost in day to day noise and forget how wonderful all this stuff of ours is. 

[dogmandont 9,843]

1 hour ago, WILF said:

Tidy that mate, 5000 people in my little local town to see the Tumbling Paddy’s last weekend…..the population of the town is only 2000.

My boy was at it with all his pals, lads just like him all being part of their fairly traditional community, beer, craic…..couldn’t have given him that where I used to live. 

They've got some following wilf. 

[NEWKID 27,187]

1 hour ago, shaaark said:

Was listening to this, christy Moore, last night.  Absolutely beautiful.  One of my all time favourites.

I like that version as we'll mate, the Mad Dog McRae version is my favourite though... paulo Nutini had a go at it as well, didn't pull it off...

[NEWKID 27,187]

George Furey..and the McGuinness clan..lol

[shaaark 10,851]

3 hours ago, FLATTOP said:

This tune always gets me by the Unthanks sisters it appeared on an episode of the Detectorists, it does feel connected to the past.

 

Oooh, I like that, mate.

Not heard it before. 

Edited August 11, 2024 by shaaark

[FLATTOP 4,495]

14 minutes ago, shaaark said:

Oooh, I like that, mate.

Not heard it before. 

There’s a really good documentary presented by the Unthanks sisters about all the old British pagan things that we still celebrate it’s called a very English Winter well worth a look, but their music is very good. 

Edited August 11, 2024 by FLATTOP