Did you create an album called Faintest trace? With the song after all this time? I am watching a tv show and I had to do some looking but I believe that is the song from the show! I love it so much and you are talented! :)
An absolutley fantastic performance of an Irish classic. As an Irishman born and bred i cried while listening to this . Great conductor and an awesome choir with such a warm energy. Much love and respect from Ireland! To those complaining about the pronunciations . "ye" in ireland is both "yee" and "yea" so for the choir to sing "johnny i hardly knew ye" is totally acceptable to my irish ear. its simular to the Scottish folk song "will ye no come back again" though it uses "ye" in the lyrics it means "you" . either way Celtic peoples tend to make happy allowances for certain errors in syntax based on the fact that its not how you speak these words its rather down to how much you mean them. Athy is indeed pronounced "athai" but again as an irish person hearing the choir sing "athee" i know where they are describing so doesnt really bother me , it doesnt diminish the power of the piece at all!
Sister Lord! You're always so lovely, it's good to see and hear you! I love going through Sally Deford's vocal solos and I saw your recording. So much meaning and musicality in your singing <3
It's certainly an interesting rendition of the song, yeah Athy pronunciation is butchered, phonetically it's more like "a thai". Johnny did not go to war in Ireland he went to war in Ceylon, which was the name for Sri Lanka back then. It was not uncommon at the time for young Irish men to join the British Army, either for the pay, adventure or due to family expectations especially among the Protestant Gentry Class. Johnny like many other young Irish men at the time who chose to take the Kings Shilling, became cannon fodder for the British Empire
A challenging masterpiece that now belongs to the world culture. You guys have moved me to tears. Thanks so much for this wonderful performance. Way to go!... Warm greetings from Rosario, in the Argentine Pampas... 😊
The availability of videos like this is why the Internet can be a great place. My high school chorus performed this piece to celebrate the USA's Bi-Centennial in 1976. Our choreography was not as exuberant as this . Well done!
