I’ll Fly Away | Carson & Skylar McKee
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- I’ll Fly Away | Carson & Skylar McKee
My grandfather - “Papa” to us - passed away earlier this month, and I returned to North Carolina for his service. Due to COVID, only a small group of folks, mostly family, attended in person; others were encouraged to watch via livestream. Skylar and I sang…but we were off camera, so Mom asked us to make new videos of the songs we performed. Here’s one, a favorite of his. In honor and memory of Papa, who always encouraged my music career and enjoyed watching my channel.
Many thanks to Fran Morrison for arranging our use of the space, and to John Richardson for providing accompaniment on one of the videos.
I personally am not so religious these days - but this song was special to him, and this space is special to me, so I was very happy to be able to pay tribute to him in this way.
Skylar: / brotherbuddyfellow
Patreon: / carsonmckee
Instagram: / therealcarsonmckee
Guitars: Journey Instruments Overhead FirstClass FP412 & 1975 Martin D-18
Recorder: Zoom H2
Camera: Canon SL2 w/ 50mm f/1.8 lens
Shot in Cinestyle by Technicolor and corrected in Adobe Premiere Pro
So sorry for your loss. Heaven is a real place and he has won the race of life, and enjoying the reward!
This version of the song is literally the best I ever heard. You guys are truly talented. Beautifully done.
The greatest mystery in life is death. Whenever I have lost a loved one or friend, my first thought is usually now they have the answer to that mystery. Take comfort knowing that energy is not destroyed but transformed and thoughts are reality. ✌🏻🇺🇸
A moving rendition of a very traditional hymn sung and played in a manner that's very traditional in North Carolina. A fitting send-off for Papa.
Your Grandfather must be smiling from ear to ear in heaven, bragging about you guys to God and the other angels..
So sorry for your loss.
Sorry for your loss Carson. He'll still be with you - the ones we love never really leave us.
Beautiful, guys. So sorry for your loss. I'm glad you were able to be there.
Perfect and moving tribute, thank you gentlemen. May your Papa rest in peace and may he fly free and happily to the Heavenly Father.
I am sorry for your loss my Papa RIP.
grateful you were able to do this carson, my great-grandma died back in may due to covid and unfortunately didn't have much memory left so I wasn't aware of any songs to play as a tribute of sorts. as always, it sounds good
I am so sorry for your loss💙🙏
Thank you for sharing this heart felt moment with us. You both are incredibly strong.... May your family find peace and healing in the days to come. God bless!
Angelic Lic :D
I'm so glad Southern gospel is being perpetuated by the younger generation proving that they're not all worthless.
Música muito bonita
Lossed my wife in storm in Aug, Her grandkids and me really miss her
I am so sorry. I wish you love and peace and healing.
I'm a Jew. I'm not religious either. I don't even know what's the appeal to being religious in the general sense. All I know is that there's a loving creator God, and we need reconciliation with him. I've found it through Christ. I'm so happy your "papa" found it too!
I'm so sorry for your loss, Carson. Hope one day you'll "fly away" to God's presence where your dear grandfather flew too. Praying for you and your family in this time of grief.
You've blessed me *a lot* through your music, and I've only discovered your channel back in September. You're insanely talented!
Hope you find peace in this tough season.
Blessings to you and yours.
To Regelemihai , AMEN brother
My grandfather (papa) died in the summer of 2020 a few month before this video were posted. On his death bed the last word he spoke to me were how he wished that death would take him and that he wouldn’t have to suffer anymore. He was a high-church Catholic so a hymn like this wasn’t part of his tradition, but I wish I could have sang him this song. It really is beautiful and has helped me work though my grief. God bless you and I hope that whatever faith you have lost is returned to you a hundredfold.
Very sorry for your loss guy's, may he rest in peace.
I am a grandfather of four little ones who are 11 and 13 years old...
I am 71 years old.
Although I am not deeply religious, despite many sadnesses that life has given me, I also measure its great joys.
"God has given me, and God will take me back".
I am not about to leave, but on that day, like your Grandfather, I wish to hear beautiful voices singing. And if they are those of my grandchildren, then I am with my Creator. My sincere condolences (An admirer who lives in Belgium - in a small village of 3,000 souls called Crisnée).
That is about the most beautiful thing I've read on the internet in years. Thank you and all the very best to you, sir.
I am 70 years old with 2 grandsons, you said what is in my heart-Thanks
Wish this great cut could have come from better circumstances.
Eternal rest grant him, O Lord.
More gospel please loved it 👊
Papa would be proud. Cause his boys can play and sing as if they were in heaven.
Your papa would tell you it's not religion he loved but his Savior. Praying for you! Beautiful song and you and Skylar did a great job. My condolences to you and your family.
I'm so sorry for your loss ... I also lost my grandfather over a month ago due to Covid .... it's a very bad situation, but music is a great friend to fight these dark times. Wonderful video, as always. 💝
Thank you, and my condolences to you as well - I hope you're all doing as well as you can be.
Same here, this times are so rough... Hope you guys are alright, everything will get better soon :)
Music is a beautiful way to pay tribute to a loved one. I too lost my grandfather whom I also called papa back in September. He was a musician as I'm I so I preformed the song angel band which papa sang with grandma at his funeral.
@@carsonmckeemusic I hope the same for you all too. Thank you Carson
@@luigybetis Yes, times are tough, but I'm sure we'll all come out stronger!
Sorry for your loss, He's watching you from heaven, Rest in peace .
Condolences Carson/Skylar. I’m a “Papa” myself. I’m sure he was proud of you two. You’re very talented. I follow you and Josh.
Man, I feel for ya. My dad passed away in April and we weren't able to have a funeral for obvious reasons. I had this song and I Won't Have To Worry Anymore ready to sing, but the memorial/ash spreading a couple of months later got rained out and the wife and I weren't able to sing. I did get to play this in my church group with my son on harmonica and me on banjitar, so it was nice. Prayers for you and your family.
So sorry for the loss of your father.
My condolences to you as well - much love. Music helps makes these things just a little bit easier.
It is a time that makes us pause and reflect. Life is like a fleeting mist. Soon we are gone. To have the sure and genuine certainty of heaven and it’s joy through God’s forgiveness are powerful every day in this life of trouble. Hope one day you find it, Carson.
Sorry for your loss Carson and Skylar. As David said above, our faith is what gets us through these (and other) difficult times. It is songs such as this, that when sung in faith of that certainty, that the sweeter they are. You have been given a heavenly gift from your Merciful Creator. Thank you for sharing it Carson, Skylar.
What a wonderful sentiment.
I hope someone sings that at my funeral. It is sooo how I feel! Love hearing the Magnificent McKee Brothers play together. I am sure your Grandpa loved it and is so proud of you both.
Although my family lives in Indiana now, my family’s roots were in South Carolina. My great great grandfather father migrated from South Carolina through the Cumberland Gap in 1837. With a rifle, frying pan and his Cherokee Bride on their only horse, he made his way to the Indiana Territory. They were escaping President Jackson’s soldiers. They were gathering up the Cherokee for the Trail of Tears. 😰. So glad grandma made it here safely.
I think that’s why I love hearing you guys sing Appalachia music. When my clan got together, my Uncle Darrel would pull out his guitar and we would all sing the old songs. My aunts and uncles would take turns telling tall tales. I miss those family get togethers. They have all passed on. That’s ok. They have flown away to God’s celestial shore. I will join them one day. We will sing the old songs together again. 😊
I lost my grandfather recently to cancer and we often played guitar together. Before he passed he gave me his Taylor guitar and prayed with me, and I sat beside him as he faded. Condolences to you, this was one of his favorite songs as well.
Much love to you - I’m also sorry for your loss. I’m thankful the music you shared gave you something that lived on.
@@carsonmckeemusic 🙏
I am glad you were there for him during his passing. It is one of the most heartbreaking, but spiritual enlightening events as I was there for both of my parent's passing. I hope his loss is met with the same connection to the spiritual faith of your family as I had.
Beautiful rendition of an old beauty. You two really sing beautifully together.
Ease for your loss. Heaven scored an angel. Rest in peace.
Y'all did beautifully. He is smiling on you. 😘
Not much of a religious man, but this one song will always bring a tear. One of my grandfathers favorite songs. I wish I would have had the privilege to honor him at his funeral as well as you have here.
My condolences to you and and your family. ❤
Beautiful, art truly has the power to ease and give deeper meaning to our losses; your grandfather sounds like a delightful man, watching and supporting your youtube journey.
Take care
Beautiful rendition!
He's proud of you both. So sweet. What a nice tribute to him.
My sincere condolences guys. May he rest in peace.
Skylar keeps getting better and better. Carson can sing any kind of music. Great song.
It seems to me, Carson, that your performance of this song is holy, sacred, and religious all at the same time. To paraphrase Leonard Cohen, you and Papa cared for music, and though the song is more joyous than broken, it is a Hallelujah. I'm sorry for your loss.
I made an ill timed joke before reading the context of this post... Sorry for your loss, fellas. You sound fantastic as always. I love it when you guys sing together.
No worries...thank you ☺️
@@carsonmckeemusic I am not sure why my comment of condolences was deleted. I was just trying to be kind and share words of healing.
I am sorry. I should not have involved myself with this guy’s comment. I really didn’t think that he knew why you guys were in suits. I meant no harm. I guess I am feeling pretty sad myself. A close friend of mine died a couple of days ago. Those healing words were for me too.
Loved hearing you guys sing together. Loved your concert last night, Carson
Debbie 💗💗
@@deborahchapman222 Hey Debbie - I didn't delete anything; not sure what happened there! I very rarely delete comments.
@@carsonmckeemusic I am so glad to hear that. I couldn’t imagine what I said that would cause you to delete my comment. I guess I am feeling a little sensitive tonight. Like I said I am said, I just lost a friend a couple of days ago and my niece is sick with covid. So sorry to hear to that you’re lost your grandfather. It’s so hard to lose a grandparent. Reading these comments, it seems that a lot of people are dealing with a lot of loss right now.
I had an idea. It seems that a lot of us enjoy watching you and Skylar perform together. Is it possible that you guys could do a Crowdcast performance if you go home at Christmas? I sure would love to see that.
Take care of yourself and stay safe,
💗Debbie
I'm atheist, but doesn't detract from beautiful and moving performance by the two of you.
As I mention in my description, I’m not particularly religious myself...but I was raised in the church you see behind me, and singing gospel-oriented classics like this one. And most importantly, I know that Papa would be happy with this “send-off”, so to speak, so it feels good to do it in tribute. Thank you.
@@carsonmckeemusic even atheists can appreciate the transcendent nature of art and beauty as charming and well executed as this. I’m so sorry for your loss. Thank you for sharing your family and art with us. I have a feeling Papa would be smiling warmly at your performance and this send off.
The guy i work with don't like it when i say stuff like " That's a pretty church " because he knows i don't fall for any of them sales pitches , as he claims to despite the fact that we both attend church at about the same amount (-0- days per year lol ) , he steals and i don't , he's really just a turd of a person actually . I have got to say ...that was a pretty church song and ya'll tore it up as always ...surely you got that in one take lol . thanks for the video.
God is real just so you know
@@epiclasersharks1866 whatever you got to tell yourself to keep you from being a horrible person , m8 .
A poignant song for the many in this world who have suffered so much this last year
I'm so sorry for your loss of your grandfather, Carson. This is just beautiful.
Sorry for your loss.. My my, this song is both sad and happy.. how is that possible.. Great job
Beautiful harmony! Thank you both!
This song was played at the end of my grandma’s funeral service. For some reason it just made me start bawling. I’m sorry for your loss, it’s always hard. This is a wonderful rendition.
Nice as always. It's a privilege to have two grandchildren like you.
I apologize if there are mistakes in my sentences, but I am from Germany and my English is not that good.
Greetings from Trier
Love Trier. Was stationed at Flugplatz Hahn im Huhnsruck in 1980’s and lived in Zell am Mosel. Would take train to Trier often. So much history there. Great memories.
Your English is perfect dude.
English and syntax is perfect
My mother in law passed away a few years ago, this was her favorite song and the last one she heard on this earth. Y’all did the song justice. Well Done.
See ..illneas .....do not stand at my grave and weep ..a video on youtube..
2:17 2:29 and 2:46 Skylar gives his voice permission to run just a bit and gives a hint of what he can do.
I'm a Christian and have a great appreciation for the meaning of this song. I also have a great appreciation of your talent and have enjoyed so many of your posts. I'm praying for your family in your loss. Thanks for sharing.
Great song, Guys! So talented boys..... sorry for your lost :( greetings from Brazil
Well you both did a fine job on this old gospel song. I never thought I’d here gospel from you guys what a treat. Thank you
THANK YOU CARSON MCKEE
I LIKE THIS SONG THANK YOU I LIKE OR SONG I LL FLY AWAY IN I LIKE ALL PARTS
I LIKE THIS SONG THANK YOU I LIKE OR SONG I LL FLY AWAY IN I LIKE ALL PARTS
Beautiful that you that you also performed in front of camera for your mother! I bet this will give her some comfort. My condolences.
Precisely the way this song should be performed. Sounds great. Awesome job guys!
So very sorry for your loss of your grandfather. Rest assured that as you guys were singing, he was looking down with the biggest grin on his face. He is safe in God's love. The song is well done and a beautiful tribute ❤
We all miss those cheerleaders in our lives. I’m glad for the rest of us that your Papa encouraged you to keep putting out music. You have blessed us all.
Sorry for the loss of your grandfather. Wonderful song, beautifully done.
Excellent rendition guys, Thanks!
Sorry for your loss.
I'm not religious, but it's good to cherish a life that was and to remember our dear departed.
god bless you both.i listen too this a few times a day since it was posted.😊thank you so much
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Very beautiful! God bless and thank you.
Music seems to transcend everything. I'm not religious in the traditional sense but some things are moving and inspirational on a spiritual level, this is one of them.
You two should make more music together!
A GOSPEL CD! RISE UP SINGING BOOKS!
Terrific rendition of this old classic you guys! My heart's out to you and your family. This song really hit me because it was my mom's favorite that was sung at her funeral 50 years ago. She died of cancer when I was a boy and I still remember her singing this song to me when I was little! You both sang it beautifully!! Brought tears to my eyes. As always, I love the stuff that you do, both separately and collaboratively.
So sorry for your loss! Praying for your family! love this though!
Excellent job, guys. May God speak peace to your family.
Awesome guys I really enjoy watching you guys play...although it makes me realize how bad I am at guitar, thank you guys keep it up.
My condolences for your loss ... gone but not forgotten ...
Grace and peace to you and your family. "I'll Fly Away" was my father's favorite song. Thanks for honoring your Papa and your mother so beautifully.
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That's a lovely way to commemorate him, great song, best wishes to you both and your family.
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The Gospel or Good News tells us that God put us here, and gave us a path to eternal salvation through the precious blood of Jesus Christ; God Himself. Glory be to God. We are all wretched, and sinful, and do not meet God’s perfect requirements- until we ask Jesus and repent of our sin. Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life. Trust in Him, and enjoy the beginning of eternity now. Death, is wages for sin, and was defeated on the cross of Calvary. When I die, Hallelujah by and by.
A beautiful tribute by two of his grandchildren. Rest in Peace, Papa.
I'm so sorry for your loss.
Your version of this song is absolutely beautiful ❤
It's one of my favorites!
Beautiful boys. Just beautiful. ❤️❤️
There is always something special about siblings singing together.
I bet he is smiling down on you two, such a great song!!
Gosh i love it! Sorry for your loss....
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CH RIDES N PARKS
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This is a very touching tribute to your grandfather. He would’ve been proud.
Condolences to you and your entire family. Thanks for sharing. Great job! I'm sure Papa is smiling down upon both of you!
I am really very sad for you, but you accompanied him in a very nice way, I'm sure he sang with you
condolences
Great job guys !! Keep it up ! I know your Grandfather was honored. Praying for you, your family and his friends
GOOD SONG
GOOD SONG
GOOD SONG
Good song
God Bless you young men ! Enjoyed the gospel video ! 👍👍
Sorry about your loss. You have such lovely voices, thank you for posting this. We had a terrible loss in our family this year and I know this is very very hard.
I'm getting old and want to carefully say to you that I don't think this is the time to worry about being perfect in our faith. At least for a while when things are confusing. Keep seeking for sure. But know the Lord understands that we are only human. Some of us think too much, some of us have emotional strains and seasons of trial. Times like this it can be hard to see.
Merry Christmas.