Agreed 110% ! Any mechanical instrument should be an _ACCENT_ to the vocal component of a song. That said, there are SOME tunes that are best as pure instrumentals, Canon in D by Pachelbel comes to mind immediately along with quite a bit of Wagner.
I can’t get over how incredible this wonderful creation of music is. It has brought me to tears. The togetherness, the sense of longing, the choir supporting the solo as though they know his pain, the bass line holding everything in place like glue, the soprano descant. All of it was marvelous.
UCD Choral Scholars have a FANTASTIC version of "The Parting Glass" up on RU-vid, with the same young man as the lead. What an awesome voice, and an outstanding ensemble.
I sang this in my A cappella group in jr high. That was 1987 and this song is still amazing. I suddenly want to hear Oh, Shenandoah. You all would be amazing at that.
You won't see the same group of people as they are together for only as long as they are undergraduates. Mark Waters, the soloist here, had been working for the Irish government Dept of Ag for two years when this video was posted.
You just helped me with my anxiety. I suffer from depression and your videos and especially this song with all those many voices, they just made mefeel a lot better. Thank you so much! ❤
For some reason, “Mo Ghille Mear” popped up on my suggested videos and I’m glad it did. I’ve watched all the videos on your channel and immediately downloaded your album. I only wish I lived in Ireland so that I could see you live.
*The correct lyrics, as written in the official booklet of the album "‘Invisible Stars - Choral Works from Ireland and Scotland":* Black is the colour of my true love’s hair, Her lips are like some roses fair; She has the sweetest smile, the gentlest hands, And I love the ground whereon she stands. I love my love, and well she knows, I love the ground whereon she goes; I wish the day soon would come, When she and I will be as one. I go to the Clyde and mourn and weep, But satisfied I never shall be; I write her a letter with a few short lines, and suffer death a thousand times. Black is the colour of my true love’s hair, Her lips are like some roses fair; She has the sweetest smile, the gentlest hands, And I love the ground whereon she stands.
As a Scots-Irish descendant in America, this lifts my soul. BEAUTIFUL rendition!! Goosebumps every time I hear this. Much LOVE, from south Florida, USA. 💚😷💚 (14 April 2020) Go raibh míle maith agat!
Let me see, so Scottish influence, song of Appalachia, sung by amazing Irish artists. As a Scottish and Irish American, just makes me smile. Many thanks.
Ive been in ireland for only a week a few months ago. But listening to this moves a specific spot inside me. It reminds me to go back to this wonderful country again soon.
I HAVE AN ADDICTION TO CHORAL SCHOLARS OF UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN. I SEE SO MANY FACES OF MY PAST. BEYOND THE SIMILARITIES IN THEIR FACES, I HEAR THE SOUNDS THAT BRINGS HAPPINESS AND FULLFILLMENT...… JUST MAKES ME FEEL GOOD
Ed Greene Say hello to not recognising any faces from your past, with new immigration policies, no one will look like they’re from where you’re from :) Everyone will be sub-Saharan. And all this music... will be gone. Are you just going to stand for that?
Hello from the United States! You guys sound fantastic, you all have amazing talent, and this makes me excited to see what you do next. There truly is no greater instrument than the human voice. Bravo!
Black is the color of my true love's hair Her lips are like some roses fair She`s the sweetest face and the gentlest hands. I love the ground where on she stands I love my love and well she knows I love the ground whereon she goes. But some times I wish the day will come That she and I will be as one. Black is the color of my true love's hair Her lips are like some roses fair She`s the sweetest face and the gentlest hands. I love the ground where on she stands I walk to the Clyde for to mourn and weep But satisfied I never can sleep I`ll write her a letter, just a few short lines And suffer death ten thousand times Black is the color of my true love's hair Her lips are like some roses fair She`s the sweetest face and the gentlest hands. I love the ground where on she stands
Love this! A very beautifully written melody.The melody lines are so pretty from the very 1st note ,it pulled me in!!! I believe I've heard this one a few times at least before & a famous tune? The male lead vocalist did a real good job on this one than the other one I just saw/ watched/ listened previously to this! Well done! All sounds good!
dont go. as a fellow american, let me tell you that they dont make doors wide enough for our xtra heavy duty mobility scooters, and they do not allow the consumption of mcdonalds in the concert hall. 2/10 experience, would not do it again.
'when she and I will be as one' the harmony shakes in the universal sob - for the loss of that one precious life- I hear these flickers of ancient whispers that must have had origin in Irish' Scottish caves and you bring them out into the light. For a second, time stops and beauty hollers out.
Y'all are truly amazing singers. Y'all didn't just sing a bunch of words and notes, although that probably would have been faster, but y'all took the time to understand what y'all were singing, and I could hear that. Keep up the good work, Choral Scholars of University College Dublin!
Holy smokes... that was so good. The singing... oh the singing. Mark Waters was awesome. The camerawork was great. The choreography was superb... it all fit the song so well. I have a favorite video song file and this went in it. I have to listen to more of your group's work. Thank you all so much!
I just happened upon this channel. And then this video. Omg! So so good. This one in particular I love so much... The reverb is so powerful. Thanks for all your hard work to make these videos and share this beautiful music!
Thanks so much for this! I was looking for a pre-Niles version of this and everything I could find from the US was from the 50s-60s folk revival, that is, the Niles version. Beautiful!
