The Ellan Vannin Tragedy - Hughie Jones (the best version) 

This is such a powerful song, never fails to bring a tear to my eyes and drench me in cold sweat.

Hughie, Tony, Mick and Cliff, this one still chills the spine.

Remember singing this in the juniors when I was around 10 or 11.

A teacher at my school loved this song, he taught us to sing it while he played guitar. Lost memories, bitter sweet.

As good in 2024 as when Hughi Jones wrote it. CLASSIC.

Bloody bri😅lliant remember this from my childhood

Slightly weird timing on this version. Slightly weird coincidence also, that it's credited to "Hugh E. Jones", rather than Hughie Jones of the Liverpool Spinners who wrote this song and still performs it. The actual 'best version' of this song is when Hughie does it solo; acoustic guitar, one voice and a whole lot of passion, beautiful and genuinely moving. Check out Hughie's version from the time he was with The Spinners (Liverpool Spinners). Love and peace.

I’m 75 years young and saw the Spinners many times in Liverpool. I know of no other groups similar to them who sing and play the old folk songs, sad really that they will fade into obscurity.

Known this song for many years. Still sounds great, well done Hughie. Chris. W.

It’s trip back nostalgia days in the “ Gregsons Well “ Pub happy days gone by.

This was one of our ‘washing up’ songs when I was a kid in the 60s and 70s. Strange kids, we were!

Captain James Teare was my late brother in laws grandfather. Very emotive song.

beautiful sad song. shame it's slowly being forgotten about nowadays

Beautiful!!

Must be fifty years since i last heard that song. It stands the test of time.

Listen to the words…😢

They still comerate this every year in the isle of man

You're right it is the best version.

This is damn right the best version of this.

Live in ellan vannin and remember seeing the spinners Many times

Spine shivering stuff

Great song!

The Black Lad Cliff used to have a House in Hough Green near to me .

my teacher sang this today mr k. e. s. i. c. k. and i was so happy when we all sang it in class❤😊😢

Great song - not really a version though as it was Hughie Jones what wrote it!

110 years ago today.

Schools taught this story of Ellan Vannin and the song when my daughter was in juniors.

By far the best most haunting version is the live version with the spinners and the audience join in. I grew up listening to this version on the album an the leaving of liverpool and Liverpool judies,sat crying, it's a shame this stuff is lost for eternity never to be repeated,replaced by drilling. What happened to our heritage😢😢

My son who is learning about this great tragedy might contact you boys. if that ok ??

A bit of a repost to see if it jogs something, but James Teare, the master of the ELLAN VANNIN was my great great uncle. His sister Nessie was my great grandmother.

Someone else who uploaded this made a big mistake they said it was Ellen Vannin instead of ellan vannin

2019

where is your local?

The teacher used to make us sing this at school as she played the guitar

RIP John Kinley