This is beautiful. When I was a student, I worked building roads around Stoke-on-Trent. I was attached to an Irish gang and this song seems to be all about them. They were nice men, far older than I, but looked after me even though they had far more in the game than I had. It touched a chord with my old Irish mum as well and was one of the songs we chose for her funeral. x
This song always reminds of my uncle Michael who travelled far from home to work on the motorways and being so lonely and writing heartbreaking letters home to my dear mother, it was a tough life!
Such a perfect blend of voices and guitars. Written by an English man who understood the complexities of the Irish spirit.
This is beautiful. When I was a student, I worked building roads around Stoke-on-Trent. I was attached to an Irish gang and this song seems to be all about them. They were nice men, far older than I, but looked after me even though they had far more in the game than I had. It touched a chord with my old Irish mum as well and was one of the songs we chose for her funeral. x
It's a long long way from 1981 to 2022.
Sadly it only seems like yesterday.
Real natural talent. Beautiful.
R.I.P. Jim and Gay.🌹🌹🌹
Bring a tear to a stone, beautiful song.
Ralph McTell is such a great songwriter.
This song always reminds of my uncle Michael who travelled far from home to work on the motorways and being so lonely and writing heartbreaking letters home to my dear mother, it was a tough life!
exquisite perfection
Jim had a beautiful voice.
Always loved this 🎵 song. JIM Mc Cann has a fab voice.
Absolutely beautiful.
Beautiful.
Fabelous Love Jim rip. We were friends for yrs and his wife Phyl rip. Met Ralph with Jim. Its so sad Jim was just a unique singer❤
Excellent!
This is absolutely superb 👏
2 legends
Magic
Cracking version here 😎👏
What a brilliant pairing. Simply fantastic!
awesome, just awesome
Absolutely to
Class
Beautiful rip jim🇮🇪💚
Nice
I wonder if he is any relation to Sean McCann of Great Big Sea.
2 years after Jim left the Dubs.
The Ralph and Jim McDonald version is class so it is 👀
Jim McDonald?
@@radharcanna just joking