Galway Girl played by Steve Earle 

It's like he's the salesman when a customer complains and says "I can't get this mandolin to play"..... and Steve comes over and takes the mandolin. He sits down and says, "Let me see if there's something wrong with it."

What a great song. I admit that I found this video after watching Irish artists playing it impromptu in an airport with fellow passengers joining in. I had completely forgot Steve Earle wrote Galway Girl and I'm even a fan so I'm a little disappointed with myself. It seems that the entire of country of Ireland has adopted his song as their own and I hope that makes Steve proud because it certainly makes me proud for him.

He's still got it.

I don’t know what’s better. The fact he wrote it. Or the fact he’s still got the vocals to absolutely crush it. So smooth and so gravely at the same time. Goes down like a nice glass of whiskey.

I love that a song Steve wrote is played all over Ireland.

There's many versions of this great song but I think the simplicity of Steve Earle just playing his creation like this is one of the best. I was fortunate enough to see him nearly thirty years ago at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ. Steve Earle has written many songs that are well worth listening to.

He created with this song a real anthem for ireland, cause there is a soul in this song ! 👍

Old man still got it! Beautiful song man!

I hope y'all are doing ok in this crisis. Having Steve play in your shop should make you a national treasure.

If you think you have natural talent, full of ambition and self belief and not scared of rocky roads you might just might become something close to Steve Earle .

Just found this guy and i love this song

In 2016 I lost the love of my life. She was a lovely Ros Coma’in gurl. I just loved to sing this song to her. And wished that her Father sang the same to her Mother. Up the Rebels!!

Still greatest artist and singer and songwriter. Why enjoy listen to all his music songs though years, Thank You.

Immortal song at this point 💚

Love you Steve. You are the 21st century's poet,

Love it......every event in Ireland you will hear this song....love Steve Earle

I absolutely love his jangly Mandolin style, it sounds so full and wonderful! Steve is a legend!

Reminded of my days in Ireland. Great great country and people.

This guy rocks

He's the very best

I think Steve knows what he’s doing

£20,000+ mandolin right there played the way it should be 🔥

God bless u Steve Earle

Love this song.. love this simple performance.. Can't wait to see him in Nov. , hope he plays this and I thought by Now ♡

this song is of historical importance

No troll, in love with the scroll. He did what he always does with this song....he nails it. But Steve tune the dog-gone thing!!!!

Very nice...

Steve is also a folk artist and 'Galway Girl' is a Folk Song with a capital 'F' ♥

The best.

Love it!!!!

It sure is! He’s a legend.

Great mandolinist!

I know I’m late but if you haven’t listen to the entire transcendental blues album. It’s entirely worth it

excellent

Great story fine singing

Just saw that Steve is playing @ MACC (Maui) the same night as a concert here on the Big Island....Will be seeing John Prine @ MACC in March - 2 of my favorites here.

A companion piece to this song is "From Galway to Graceland" by Richard Thompson. I'll give you a taste: "Oh she dressed in the dark/ and she whispered amen/ she was pretty in pink like a young girl again/ 20 years married/ and she never thought twice/ she sneaked out the door and walked into the night...." Look up the song for the rest of the story.

You'll hear this at every Irish wedding as the Guinness flows and the feet are lubricated sufficiently.

Nice.

Well, I took a stroll on the old long walk Of a day -I-ay-I-ay I met a little girl and we stopped to talk On a grand soft day -I-ay-I-ay And I ask you, friend, what's a fella to do 'Cause her hair was black and her eyes were blue And I knew right then I'd be takin' a whirl 'Down the Salthill Prom with a Galway girl We were halfway there when the rain came down Of a day -I-ay-I-ay And she took me up to her flat downtown On a grand soft day -I-ay-I-ay And I ask you, friend, what's a fella to do 'Cause her hair was black and her eyes were blue So I took her hand and I gave her a twirl And then I lost my heart to a Galway girl When I woke up I was all alone With a broken heart and a ticket home And I ask you friend, what would you do If her hair was black and her eyes were blue See I've traveled around I've been all over the world Boys I ain't never seen nothin' like a Galway girl

My father died and i am sitting here with his mandolin, so here comes my stupid question: Is thtis standard tuned, and how does he make the grips sound that nice, because i dont know where to put my fingers to make it sound like that...

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Another great Steve Earle song.

It's popular in northern Ireland aswell

You've wrote a masterpiece there Steve. You can die happy.

Recently bought a mandolin and I hope to learn this song on it someday. I'm still just messing about with chords at the moment rather than getting the melodies down on it. But it's slowly getting there

Scots-Irish approved.

Wee amegos version got me into this song sadly they dont preform anymore but this isnt bad

🙏👍👏

Love the tag just "hanging out"

Galway shawl Steve earle

we couldn't take the tag off for steve?

tutorial pls

There's a troll trying to steal the title of this real piece of music

পৃথিবী জুড়ে ঘুরে বেড়িয়েছি কখনও গালওয়ের মেয়ের মতো কালো চুল এবং নীল চোখ দেখিনি.. Lyrics: Well, I took a stroll on the old long walk Of a day -I-ay-I-ay I met a little girl and we stopped to talk Of a fine soft day -I-ay-I-ay And I ask you, friend, what's a fella to do 'Cause her hair was black and her eyes were blue And I knew right then I'd be takin' a whirl 'Round the Salthill Prom with a Galway girl We were halfway there when the rain came down Of a day -I-ay-I-ay And she asked me up to her flat downtown Of a fine soft day -I-ay-I-ay And I ask you, friend, what's a fella to do 'Cause her hair was black and her eyes were blue So I took her hand and I gave her a twirl And I lost my heart to a Galway girl When I woke up I was all alone With a broken heart and a ticket home And I ask you now, tell me what would you do If her hair was black and her eyes were blue I've traveled around I've been all over this world Boys, I ain't never seen nothin' like a Galway girl

Does anyone know the name of the song he plays as the intro?

Seriously not trolling. I love this song and have been a huge fan of Earle's for over a quarter century, but Steve...come on...tune that mando! It's a Gilly. Those things are over $10,000. I know you can tune it, man :)

It sounds like the mandolin was thrust into his hands before being tuned properly. New strings are actually the worst to keep in tune as they slip so easily for a while.

Don’t get better than that ....

Is it me or is the tuning/intonation off?

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thats not galway girl by ed Sheeran

sword and shield

Shame about the placement of the mic and camera. Would have loved to learn this from the man himself

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Got to love the out of tune mandolin

Would sound even better if it was in tune.

Her hair was black and her eyes were blue 😢

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If he wrote it today her eyes would be black and her hair blue.

Rare performance. Many American Irish think this is a long lost country pub song. Clancy Bros. Nope.

What’s with the hipster skinny jeans steve

He can hardly play that thing lol.

The mandolin has such a great sound😊