Bothy Band, The Morning Star set 1977 

And how about their Kesh and Drink of Water set,fabulous and inspired.

Now is also a great time for live Celtic music-- especially over in Ireland. The current young crop of traditional players is nothing short of incredible.

@@BobSoperJr if you have some recommendations I’d greatly appreciate it. I’m not much for television but I love music. Thank you so much. Peace.

There's some great Irish and other Celtic music going on in Cornwall- also a Celtic nation- Krelys,who play high- octane Irish sets, especially reels,and Skillywidden, very skilled Cornish revival music and renowned for Nos Lowen trad dance evenings.

@@tomreck8349 See above- Krelys or Skillywidden,but need to come to Cornwall for it. There are worse destinations..

indeed

Hello Claude, I know of you and your playing. Is it true that you have a Boosey & Co F - Flute? I'm just trying to locate as many as I can of these wonderful instruments - thank you NH (holmesway@hotmail.com)

They’re just so fuckin tight. Almost trash metal-like in their precision.

Hum finger.

Uilleann pipes...

@@adrianmccarron4909 Uillleann pipes are bagpipes.

My comment was based on what I believed was a misunderstanding by @adrianmccarron4909, in that he appeared to be ‘correcting’ @silvialogan9226’s use of the term ‘bagpipes’. On reflection, I’m prepared to accept the possibility that Adrian was just expanding the term ‘bagpipes’ in general to ‘uilleann pipes’ in particular. However, @TheGavranatar seems to want to correct me, in so far as s(he) seems to think uilleann pipes aren’t bagpipes. Fintan Vallely’s Companion to Irish Traditional Music puts it quite succinctly: they are a ‘bellows-blown bagpipe’. There are over thirty known types of bagpipe, the Scottish (Highland) and the uilleann being the best known, at least in English-speaking countries; some are mouth-blown, some are bellows-blown. All of this would be well known to performers and scholars of traditional music.

I bet you get a table all to yourself down the pub @@gordonjackson217

I used to listen to their music while I was ripping down a freeway well above the speed limit! It just fits high speed travel so perfectly! They, to me, are the very best Irish band. My humble opinion. Irish rock! Their renditions make my soul fly! I literally feel a great lift in my chest as if I'm flying on my own wings over the green hills of Ireland when I hear their music. If that sounds hokey to you, well, up yours!

Yet some of their audience look plain miserable! Yeah, I get ya though.

@@infledermaus well said and so very true, from an expat!

Magical

Me too, Mike. I saw them in 1977 at Saltburn Spa. on the North York Moors. It was a little disjointed as after some time there were technical problems but Matt Molloy stood in and did a 20-30 minute solo spot. They all got back on stage and it was excellent all round.

same

Because it's live TV, and because the etiquette of a live traditional music requires that I don't make it about me, even if I'm a musician myself. If I'm invited to join, that's a different matter, but it's their session 😀

Too fast for Dancing. But Brilliant.

Keenan came up to me after a gig once for a rollie cigarette, but I was smoking my last paper. He looked disappointed then turned away & left.

I do hope not!

He always was a powerful player but especially in the early days - Best wishes H

That sort of thing; Morning Star, Fisherman's Lilt (Kerryman's D), Drunken Landlady and F. Lilt again. not sure of the keys.

The Drunken Landlady - according to the LP sleeve notes ! The Fisherman's Lilt appears twice.

@@fergalwoods1817 Thank you for sharing this info!

Although the inlay pattern looks like a Martin D-45, it doesn't look a Martin headstock to me. Looks like a"T" inlaid on the headstock, but I could easily be wrong ;)

Actually a Tama knock off.....but played superbly!

I've got best of both band cd ( bought in England ) & vinyl lp bought in second hand store in Fremantle Australia

Of course you are not right!!! In what sense can you even conceive of two great Irish folk bands doing "battle". This is not some episode of an "Ireland's Got Talent" competition.

@@UISTMAN59 I did mean in that sense as (e.g.) drum-battle of two great drummers. Ok, but yet do you now those musicians (not Bothy Band)?

@@idalimpman6450 Jimmy Doyle Accordion, Séamus MacMathúna Flute ( R.I.P) Connie O Connell Fiddle and Dan O Leary Fiddle ( R.I.P )

Donal O' Connor is to the left of Seamus...