The voice of his youngest brother from the farther side of the fireplace began to sing the air Oft in the Stilly Night. One by one the others took up the air until a full choir of voices was singing. They would sing so for hours, melody after melody, glee after glee, till the last pale light died down on the horizon, till the first dark nightclouds came forth and night fell...... He heard the choir of voices in the kitchen echoed and multiplied through an endless reverberation of the choirs of endless generations of children...[Extract Portrait of an Artist]. Thanks for keeping traditions alive!
It’s so lovely to see young musicians interested in playing singing and keeping traditional type music alive.Never heard of this group or the song before but totally loved it.❤
Thank you for the music! I am so sad that Sióda is no more. You have a quality that is definitely in the upper echelon of Irish musicians. I have listened to, and played, Irish music with a special fondness for the ballads but also the traditional folk music. However, I do not have the quality that you hold. Lucky me that RU-vid exists so I can keep listening to you.
Seeing these fine young people really gives me hope for the future. They have such amazing gifts and are so genuine and humble at the same time. They are symbols of the true wealth of Ireland that has survived the ages, against all odds. The music keeps coming up, it can’t be beaten down or beaten back, it is like a flower that never dies.
I haven't been able to find it on YT, but a truely wonderful performance to make up for it is this one: Cuan an Cheoil Clár 10: Caoimhe Ní Fhlatharta agus Séamus Ó Flatharta
Lovely singing! It's a real pity that the original words of the song, as written by Michael Hurl, have been corrupted along the way. As a result, some of the internal rhyming in the verses has been dulled. The accurate text of the song is on page 66 of Paddy Tunney's autobiography, 'Where songs do thunder'. The title of the book is taken from the song, Omagh Town, but the first word in the song is 'While' rather than 'Where'. Perhaps a marketing thing?
Can anyone tell me the name of the lead singer and the piper? I understand they are no longer together. I would dearly love to follow the work of those two after Sioda. Wonderful band. Wish them all so well!
