Musician/Producer Reacts to "Traditional: Carrickfergus" by VOCES8 (feat. Sibéal) 

One of the most beautiful songs I‘ve ever heard. Voces8 are amazing, and Sibael‘s voice is so stunning.

I love watching people discovering Voces8!

And they're doing even more than that. Blake Morgan, a tenor and arranger in the group, told us in a Stay At Home Choir guest session that they also pay particular attention to the tuning of their harmonies. Did you know, for instance, that if you lower the mediant note in a chord very slightly you get a cleaner sound? They interst themselves in various tunings and harmonics as well. Really geeky, interesting stuff. I have the album, Enchanted Isle, from which this comes. I heartily recommend you get it in 24-bit FLAC as I did. It's so worth it.

What an instrument the human voice is. And put 8 phenomenal voices together= something exceptionally beautiful

It gets me that way everytime i hear it, such beautiful voices.

I had a similar reaction the first time I heard this. It blasted right through me. Absolutely magical.

The lows are so intensely beautiful as is the soloist. Such a hauntingly lovely song.

one of the most beautiful performances I‘ve ever heard 🥹 Period.

YES!! finally, a proper reaction to one of the most fantastic songs I've ever heard. Thank you sir. subbed.

The Bass singer was Jonathan Pacey, standing at back left of the group. He left the group in 2021 and was replaced by Dominic Carver.

Hey bud. I weep every time I hear this. Every. Single. Time. My reaction is identical to yours, but I weep enough to fill a bath tub, to be honest. It is beyond beautiful. Far beyond. Cheers again from South Africa.

This performance and reaction is so moving, thank you 🙏. I find the bass note sung by J Pacey at 4:00 so rich and beautiful, in context of the arrangement it kills me every time!!

Incredible! So beautiful and angelic! ❤ so emotional 🥹 Thank you 🤗

Voices8 and the King Singers are my Favorite 👍🇬🇧

I totally agree IK!! How can a person not start to quiver and tear up a bit within the first minute and a half listening to this purely exquisite performance? The melancholic yet wanting lyrics (it's worth looking them up) alone are so touching. And then combining the words with those beautiful harmonies is pretty much awe inspiring. Thank you for showing this Jeff 👍😀

I've never even heard of Carrickfergus before this song. But, after listening to it, I feel a longing to be there. Almost like a homesick feeling. That's the depth to which this song has reached me.

Beautiful.

Ooooh, nice surprise to wake up to! 🤩 I’m ready!

What a wonderful thing to wake to.

Absolutely fabulous. A thing of beauty.❤

What a moving song and mind-blowing arrangement and performance and then seeing you being overwhelmed by it - just love it! The part sung in Gaelic sounds so beautiful. Well, just like with Snarky Puppy, you simply can't go wrong with voces8. Everything they touch turns into a magical experience. I am super glad and excited that you found them and am looking so forward to seeing more reactions of them such as their renditions of The Deer's Cry & Nunc Dimitis by Arvo Pärt or Sleep by Eric Whitacre. Cheers from Munich, Germany!

Love your videos man. Always finding new, awesome music to listen to!❤️

🥹🥹🥹🥹😭😭😭🥹😇💜💖💗💓🙏🏼 …… thank you ….. just Thank You🙏🏼💜🤗

Started listening to these back in 2019 man, but it was only for a short period of time… Then picked them up again recently and my mind instantly went to this song haha, flood of emotions I haven’t felt in a looong time. Absolutely adore this song and this group - I think 2023 will be a lot more full of Voces8 alongside The Enigma Division lmfao!! ✨ Thank you for your wonderful reaction dude! 🥹

Thank you sir, for this very touching reaction to one of my favourite choral groups!

I listen to Voces8 on an almost daily basis as I simply can’t get enough. You’re right, the headphone experience just overwhelms you with emotion….jaw-dropping beauty and perfection. ❤ Their version of Nunc Dimittis on RU-vid is achingly beautiful and profoundly moving as well. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Adore this group… 🙏

Voces8 could gargle and it would be beautiful

So lovely to hear you're reaction ,much appreciated .Such a beautiful song , we love SIbeal & so many of us here on this little Island 🇮🇪 we sing from the rooftops & from the heart . Much love , be safe & well 🙏

Stunning stuff

Sooooo beautiful

beautiful arrangement ... love the traditional voicings except for the Take 6 ending chords... absolutely stunning

Hey, it's been a while. VOCES8 are truly amazing. And this is a live performance too - not a bum note to be seen. And choral music is extremely prone to that wobbling effect, especially on 3rds. But these guys are pulling the barber shop trick where they lower the major 3rd and raise the minor 3rd to make the tuning more just. PS: If you're looking for more VOCES8 I would suggest anything composed by Eric Whitacre, which is in the same vocal style as this piece. The group has recorded with Jacob Collier too. It's the first track of Djesse vol. 1, if I remember correctly.

An interesting piece of information; this was arranged by Tommy Pacey, the wonderful deep bass singing bass on his own arrangement. I just discovered that after singing with Voces 8 for 7 years, he left the group after the concert of the Christmas season. Voces 8 has already introduced the new bass.

Man I've listened to this so many times! You should do voces8's rendition of Eric Whitacre's A boy and a girl. Intonation, phrasing and dynamics out of this world.

This Voces8 with guest singer Sibéal performance is mindblowing, and I have kept going back listening to it time after time, often with tears in my eyes. I listen to the group especially when being a bit low, because it makes me feel hopeful for humanity again. I mean - such a display of human capability makes me feel it can´t all go to hell ... You point out the low tones, and it´s incredible (ok speakers/headphones is a must). Unfortunately the bass singer has left the group recently. Let´s hope they find another great voice to replace his, but I can´t really belive there is one as good out there. If you want to revisit VOCES8 I suggest "A boy and a girl" composed by Eric Withacre. It contains beautiful disharmonic neuances but is also angelic.

That's why the works of the ukrainian Mykola Leontovyč are so precious for modern 'celestial' music. Recall the uncomparable "Carol of the Bells" ? As always, thanks, Jeff!

Great reaction man i would recommend Sibéal míse Éire it's really just beautiful

A beautiful piece beautifully sung by Voces 8. The group has been singing for at least 15 years. The personnel changes, but the sound stays the same. The two basses are the two men on the far left. The tall blond is a superb soprano named Andrea, who has been with the group over 10 years. The blond soprano has departed and been replaced by another fine singer named Molly. There is one alto and a counter tenor, Barnaby Smith, the groups director. The Voces 8 repertoire is huge and diverse. I have heard them in concert twice. Before attending the concerts, I wondered if there was over dubbing or over modern tricks. Both concerts ran to two hours, and every piece was beautiful, and moving, and done from memory. In both cases they filled a large sanctuary with sound. I offer you a few of my favorite Voces 8 videos: Bring us oh God- ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-skwx_n8DNXc.html; This Is My Song-ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-eXooDIWVRZs.html; London By Night-ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xMs2KpllYW8.html; Salvation is Created-ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-n8BwsZqTyr0.html. Thank you for sharing your reactions. Think about all the great listening you have to look forward to!

I’m actually on this album (Enchanted Isle) and I’ve listened to this track maybe 100 times. I’ve listened to my own tracks maybe a dozen(!)

Please be quiet.