My daddy was a Chicago firefighter and a proud Irish man. I remember him rocking me in a chair with my head on his chest and singing me to sleep with this song when I was little😢. He died March 12th of this year at 84 yrs of age.😢 I love you daddy.❤
I have a terminal illness and have chosen this song to be sung as my ashes are shaken out under a spectacular Ash tree in my yard. Luckily for me my daughters and partners belong to a university choir. Blessed I am, and so to you. ❤
This was the last song played at my love's funeral. He was Irish. He was the most wonderful person. Here's a glass to you my love. He passed away on Feb. 8 2021 at 9:23.am. Rest my love.
Ive instructed my sons that I want them to find a Irish Quartet and band ( with bagpipes) that will play this at my funeral. The money's set aside for it, boys.
I'm definitely not crying. I'm so glad and grateful as an Irish man to hear the music being played with this convection. Raise up and joy be to you all. For all those who don't know, this song is somewhat written by the individual who passed away and written for you. Song to be played after a funeral, drink from the parting glass and last final goodbye, drink while the spirit rises to heaven. Main point is why should you be sad? Have joy, why? While the spirit gently rises, so should you rise. Until we meet again. God bless to you all.
So...this difficult, but beaitiful! My son was diagnosed with a terminal illness when he was just 21. He outlived the initial predictions by 5 years. In all the time we spent together (he needed 24hr care), we decided to expand our minds. I am mostly of Scots-Irish ancestry, and his paternal grandmother was half Irish. We began to study and embrace our heritage. I even began studying Irish language (and continue in his honor). When we discovered this song, we decided immediately to close his funeral with it. My son never wanted people to feel sorry for him, and he wanted the people he cared about to know how much he cared. We even arranged to pass out shots of whiskey (sparkling cider as an option), an the last thing we did, was join in a toast to Tillman. The Parting Glass. Thank you for giving us such a beautiful way to send him off! ❤🙏 Go raibh maith agaibh!!
Your luminous words about your son and your loss are a generous gift to this song and everyone who loves it. May the happy memories you have of your boy give you solace in all the years to come.
My ancestors came to America 4-5 generations ago, hailing from County Cork and County Wexford. I was finally able to go to Ireland December 2022, and my wife and I fell in love with all of it! The culture/heritage is so rich and lovely, as well as the land itself! Being a musician, I fell in love with the traditional Irish music, visiting various establishments that had the grandest music to dance to and sing along with. The music of The High Kings somehow stirs a sense of pride in me that I had not known fully until our stay there. I am putting "The Parting Glass" on my "must have" list when a memorial/celebration of my life presents itself. A toast to you all, lads!
My Mom passed away last night and I play this video as a final toast to her and to rise up in good cheer as she ascends to the arms of my Dad. Love you Mom
My first time hearing this song was live in October 2021 in Corvallis Oregon. I was on a trip spreading some of my brother's ashes and there was a High Kings concert at Oregon State University along the timeline/path. Before they played this song they made a dedication to Christ. I don't know who Chris is to them, but to me he was my brother, whose ashes I had in my pocket while they played this song to end the night. Good night and joy be to you all indeed.
“Here’s to cheating, stealing, fighting, and drinking. If you cheat, may you cheat death. If you steal, may you steal a woman’s heart. If you fight, may you fight for a brother. And if you drink, may you drink with me”
Thank you, Yahya! I want to say to anyone out there, that when Christ comes to take up His bride, the believing church, it will be those who have *personally* believed in His death, burial and resurrection that are raptured. It's like a leaving all that you have to follow Him kind of belief.
We said goodbye to Michael today. Our parents heard the whisper to 'take him home and love him.' This special child graced our lives for many a year. We will miss you darling brother.
Oh all the money that e'er I spent I spent it in good company And all the harm that e'er I've done Alas, it was to none but me And all I've done for want of wit To memory now I can't recall So fill to me the parting glass Good night and joy be with you all Oh all the comrades that e'er I've had Are sorry for my going away And all the sweethearts that e'er I've had Would wish me one more day to stay But since it falls unto my lot That I should rise and you should not I'll gently rise and I'll softly call Good night and joy be with you all Good night and joy be with you all
I'm a pure blooded Filipino, born raised and living in the Philippines and I love our traditional and tribal music but I also love singing Irish Songs! I was exposed to it because of Assassin's Creed Black Flag!
I listened to this (amazing) rendition after Jimmy Buffett passed away. Today, it showed up on my feed when I was listening to the news of Shane MacGowan passing. 🙏 It tugs at the heartstrings like none other. 💝
My father was always willing to listen to new music, I introduced him to the high kings and he loved this song, the day he died I played it for him while drinking a glass of his favorite whisky.
This song sung by these gents gives me chills every time I hear it. Every time. From the dust of the Earth we were made. We will all be called home. So graciously rise when it’s time and softly call peace and joy be to you all.
My maternal grandpa and grandma were born in born in County Kerry and County Sligo respectively, and immigrated to the US when there were teens. My father's family was mostly English, with a faint trace back to Ireland in the distant past. However, dad found the right woman in my mother and her strong Irish family. He loved everything about the Irish heritage and culture. He knew the history and could sing most every classic Irish folk songs and often did on road trips with the family. The Clancy brothers were played on the record player most Sundays in our house. When dad neared his time to pass, he requested that The Parting Glass be played at his funeral. It has been 19 years this year and it still brings me joy when I hear it and think of that wonderful man. This is a beautiful version!
I like The High Kings' version of this song. Their version is like a triumphant and uplifting announcement of a celebration of life. A final goodbye filled with joy and laughter. A grand occasion. Many other people cover this song and they all do the topic justice by making their version a quiet time of somber farewell, which I absolutely love, but sometimes "the end" needs to be raucous and hearty to uplift the spirits of people you may not see again.
My two year old son loves this song. Specifically this version. Since he was new born, it has been the only reliable way to soothe him when he's cranky. He knows all of the words and sings along... as well as a little guy who is still learning to speak can. Thanks guys. You have a gift.
I sang this song years ago at the funeral for my uncle, who'd owned a bar in downtown Minneapolis for more than 40 years. Even though I was earlier arrested for rehearsing it in a small town campground in northern Minnesota & subsequently jailed for the night. I still love the song.... and I still miss my uncle.
This is been played at my uncle stephens funeral tomorrow he will be missed by everyone whose lives he enriched by being part of us we love u Stephen god speed see you when I get there rip 💔💔
Always felt a spiritual connection to both Ireland and Scotland and understood why after doing the ancestry thing.. my dad’s people came from Scandinavia, Scotland and Ireland! Cheers, mates! God bless while raising your glasses! 🏴🇮🇪🙏
This brings the tears, the goosebumps, and the memories. The last outing my little family had with my mom before she died was to Irish Fest in Milwaukee. Her favorite group that day was The High Kings and her favorite song was this song. Sitting in her wheelchair, she turned to me, smiled and said, "I want this song played at my funeral." So my son learned Parting Glass, made it his own, and played it at her memorial service. She would have been so happy... and so proud. "Goodnight and joy be to you all..."
I'm thinking of my father as I listen to this. He is 81 years old and lying in a hospital bed as I listen to this. He was a pilot for 37 years, having served in the RCAF, with Trans World Airlines and many others. I love you, dad, but I'm bracing myself for that fateful moment. I'm going for my glider license soon. So I'll be just like you:)
A drink for the door = the Parting glass. May our parting be only a short while. The bottle is on the table, the glasses are ready and the door is unlocked. Bless my ancestors - the fighting wild McCarthy's and the O'Brien's, Fitzgerald's and a hundred other great names. So proud of the High Kings. Keep singing fellas. Rev D
Gently rise and softly call goodnight and joy be to you all beautiful people who make this world bearable. Thank you for being a part of this incredible and diverse community and thank you for reminding us - all is not lost.
Enjoy your drinks with your lads. You truly never know when the tap will stop flowing for one of them. Have a beer and share a memory for a buddy. Love ya Nick, pouring one for you!
It's a Scottish song written in English, it's not Celtic! Apparently, about the Birder Reivers on the Scottish borders! These people were Gealic in anyway and most likely Anglic (as in Anglo saxon).
Of every rendition, it is these gentleman's voices harmonise in such synchronicity it raises to tickle one's skin and enter the soul when the bagpipes come in. It fills me with such joy to understand that Life is About Living. Remember those who leave us in light. In that way, we keep the light of the person alive. CHEERS, GOD BLESS AND JOY BE TO YOU ALL!♥
When my precious brother - my Danny - died well before his time (at age 63, after serving on the Michigan State Supreme Court, and earning numerous long-term honors) we sang four-part harmony to the song that defined him. I pray it will be sung to me as I pass through this Earthly plane. I love you, Danny.
I come back from commenting 2 years ago. This song definitely hits me differently than before. This song brings many tears but this song also brings back good memories!! Thank you for this great song!!
The day after Her Majesty The Queen died, I'm here listening to this song, sad but also grateful for the great woman she has been through these 70 years. Agreeing or not with the monarchy, I think this is a moving and unforgettable moment for history.
There is just something special about how well they harmonize, the emotion they put into their art, and man - when those bagpipes come out? Chills, every time. This is truly great music.
I introduced a friend of mine to this group about 6 years ago, last year, she got married and they played this song to close the reception, I was touched 🇮🇪
When my father passed away 3 years ago. He had a full blue light escort from all the emergency services in our town to the crematorian. It was the middle of covid. There was 3 drones at his funeral leaving our town that captured it all. This song was on the video of it To this day i will always cry to it
I am a sobbing mess. Thinking of my grandfather while listening to this on top of the beautiful harmonies, the drums, the bagpipes...all of it. I always sob when I listen to music performed this well, but being able to connect with it increases the intensity of my emotions ten-fold.
35 next month. American guy. This song has changed me. I have no words for how beautiful the sound is and how precise and meaningful the words are. Holy shit, all mighty. Can you guys never die? I know that is a little backwards and hypocritical... Sorry.
Written by a Scottish Border Reiver called Armstrong, on the eve of his execution in 1605, for the murder in 1600 of the Warden of the West Marches. I think the Air is an old Irish Melody called Sweet Coothill. The Irish even updated an old Stephen Foster song called Hard Times, and the version by Tommy Fleming is excellent.
Arizona IrishGuy It’s kinda both it’s debatable because both countries have versions of it doesn’t mean It is Scottish by any means I think it’s a shared song Ireland and Scotland do have affinity with each other so they share this song . If you can prove otherwise more power to you ! I’ve yet to see conclusive proof either way
@@michelleflood8220 the earliest version recorded was in the Skene Manuscript, which was a collection of Scottish songs from about 1630. It mostly went out of favour in Scotland with Auld Lang syne taking over, the Irish re-popularised it in the 20th century
Thomas Monro the first time I heard it was at the end of the Irish film waking ned Devine . It’s one my Da loves so if we do have a song when he passes this will be it
Alot of my military brothers had this played at their memorials. Every year on their anniversary as a toast to their memory we get a shot of Jack, hold it up, with tears in our eyes we sing to them. We sing to their families, we sing to their memories. We take our shot and hug each other and tell stories. Till it's our time for the parting glass, we'll continue to fill it with joy and love for all.
I don’t understand why, but I’ve always known that this is the song I would want to be played at my funeral. It’s not even similar to the music I listen to. There’s just something so profound about this song.
assassins creed 4 is like my favorite game. the ending scene was one of the best and saddest endings to the best story. Hearing this version reminded me of playing it.
RU-vidUser in Irish too ! This is mutual shared song between Scotland and Ireland no reason the pipes and traditional Irish instruments can’t combine as they do here
I got an unexpected call later in the afternoon yesterday and found out one of my best friends' wife, a long time friend, had a heart attack, passed away at the office during school hours. My friend is a few year younger than me, we both are still working, both in imperfect health, "Of all the comrades that e'er I had They're sorry for my going away And all the sweethearts that e'er I had They'd wish me one more day to stay..." was all i can thinking about the whole night, my friend, our Lord will let you to pastures of tender grass, "While the spirit gently rises, so should you rise. Until we meet again", RIP!
I absolutely love this song. It will be played at my funeral for sure. If the drums crescendo and the pipes starting up don’t move you, you just don’t appreciate music and have no soul.
I told my family and friends that if i go before them, i would like this played at my funeral. I love this song and the bagpipes? Chills sent down my spine. Such a beautiful song.
This was an amazingly good rendition of a very old song. The harmony was spot on, and absolutely beautiful. This song has been covered by a vast number of singers ranging from The High Kings, to Ed Sheeran, to Sinead O'Connor. and even to a retiring U.S. Army General which I saw a moment ago here on RU-vid. Still, it is the first version that you hear that sticks with you over the years. For me, it was from an old scratched up vinyl LP album called "Come Fill Your Glass With Us" by The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem. I first heard this in the late 70's but it was recorded in 1959 and had all the hisses and pops to prove it. There is only one singer, with his guitar, regaling us with a man's last thoughts before he dies. The performance wasn't overly polished or highly technical. That recording was however, almost soul crushing in its simple honesty, devastatingly brutal sadness, and bittersweet beyond belief. It still brings tears to my eyes. Now most of us old folks who loved their music, drank a parting glass to the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem as they rose, one by one over the years, and we did not. But for those who follow, do yourself a service and find that 1959 recording here on RU-vid. Listen - understand - feel - contemplate -. and drink a parting glass to the small group that brought Celtic music to main stream America. "CONTRA NANDO INCREMENTUM"
