Isle of Hope, Isle of tears - The Whistlin' Donkeys - The Forge Sessions
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ส.ค. 2024
- This is the final song from our Forge Sessions series. 'Isle Of Hope, Isle Of Tears'.
In the past two years the band have spent a bit of time in the states, particularly in New York. We've made a lot of great friends and played to some brilliant audiences, and it was during our last visit we felt inspired to take on the challenge of working on this amazing song.
The reaction we've got from the Forge Sessions videos have been overwhelming! Thanks to everyone who has already liked and shared 'The Town I Loved So Well' and 'Spanish Lady'. We hope you enjoy our latest & final video in this series,
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I live in Ireland but this breaks my heart 💔 I could never imagine leaving this isle but back then, people were in desperate circumstances and travelled to the unknown… all they could do was hope it was better. No internet and trip advisors then. God bless them all ❤
@irisheyes "I live in Ireland but this breaks my h..." There are those who left and those who stayed. Of the overwhelming majority who went to the North Americas, some returned even if for holidays. Those who went to Australasia, there was no way back, one 3 - 4 month trip by sea was enough. Sean Keane's voice is perfect for modern Irish music
@irisheyes "I live in Ireland but this..." Believe me, the Famine escapees, particularly their descendents in both the North Americas and Australasia, survived, established communities with your values, made their marks and formed the cultures of both their hemispheres, so strongly that consequentially, that of the World. The British Empire might have disappeared but the Irish Influence hasn't and won't. I still maintain that the raison d'etre of the Republic is an gorta mor rather than the Uprising.
@@jjlynchee961 “Greetings from one of your cousin…”. If you mean the US, don’t be too ready to write it off just yet. It’s going through a rough patch but it’s institutions are sound.
I dedicate this to my Uncle Joe who has never beeun found in San Francisco Bay when his boat turned over when fishing!Sheelagh will never forget you!You will always be in her heart!Do R.I.P.
Rip Joe
I just said the same thing to my wife I dedicate this to my uncle Joe who we've just brought home from new york and buried all of 60 years old. This reminds me of him so much. Sorry for your loss.
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RIP
🙏🙏🙏💚💚💚
Great song! I'm mostly of Irish heritage from primarily East Galway, with North Kerry, Limerick, Mayo and Waterford. I've had ancestors come from Ireland from different times in the 19th century and they all married either Irish-Americans or other Irish immagrants. One fact remains, their love for their heritage. Their love for the land of their forefathers. I'm proud of my green blood and so thankful for their sacrifices that went before me.
My wife was IRISH
Brian Horton welcome 2 Ireland anytime🇮🇪🇺🇸
@@noelmoran5725 Thanks Noel. My wife and I plan to go next year.
Hope you made that trip@@brianhorton6658
I love this song . As someone whose both parents came through Ellis Island over 100years ago . One from Mayo and one from Monahan .
Monaghan
"Kevin Young "If you are fair dinkum, you have to be pulling our legs all the way down Bourke street, Young ? The most inappropriate Surname, ever.
Thanks for playing it again its so emotional especially with all the Americans who now dwell there for Covid!God bless America!May they all R.I.P.
Zim English and there is no better sound than Irish traditional music ,love it Keith j x
Well ,,,,,it doesn’t get any better than this ,,,,,,,I’m a great dubliners fan ,,,,,and since there’s only John left ,,,it’s great to see a band coming along and keeping up this standard of traditional music ,,,,,I think you will get a lot of fans singing songs of this calibrate ,,,,,,ta
I adore this song and band. All of my grandparents came through Ellis Island from England, Ireland and Scotland. Their courage lives in me.❤
So beautiful. Thanks Lads , a wonderful job you are doing spreading the songs of Ireland. I listen with a loving pride.
Beautiful, Beautiful, BEAUTIFUL !!! Carry on Guyz and Spirt of Ireland 🎇 EVERMORE 💛🌠
Sleep tight sweet Joe (13 years old) now an Angel loved this song 💙💙💔
Condolences
Sending you love over youtube Ann. We all meet again in time. Take care of yourself as well x
Joe had great taste and sounds like he was a very loved lad , my condolences Ann.
Sorry for your loss
May God let you find peace till you meet your beloved joe again so so sorry for your loss may joe rip
This is superb
Captures the soul of the song brilliant....
As a former emigrant
20 years stateside...
This song has a special place i mo chroí...
Thank God I made it home... Maith sìbh..😷
How in the HELL have I never heard these guys before? They are remarkable, the vocals are amazing, I cant stop listening to them!
Same with me!!!
Yeah how? Beeswing, first time hearing them and was an instant fan.
Just recently introduced to the Whistlin Donkeys singing Travellin Soldier .. Superb🎵
So can hear them aswell.. 😅 They are unreal.. ❤
How did I missed this mesmerizing song? I was reading a novel where the protagonist sings this song and the audience were all teary. so I came to YT to listen how much heart-touching is it. Well, I'm impressed.
What’s the novel..
@integrafreak "How did I missed this mesmerizing song? I was reading a novel wher..."19th Century Ireland. Immediate post Famiine, emigrate or die. My ancestors survived, emigrated but to the far less popular Antipodes where they and their offspring prospered. The overwhelming majority who survived and emigrated went to North America. But for America, 90 % would have perished. God bless America.
Wonderful! Especially as having visited Ellis Island, the Irish communities of NYC, and of course knowing Ireland..
Am ballin like a waine! What a voice, thanks for sharing.
Same ! Lol
Without doubt the best rendition of this beautiful song, well done guys.
Immer wieder schön, egal von wem gesungen. Sofort bekomme ich einen Kloß im Hals und die Augen werden feucht.....
I really love this song it’s very nice I play this every day because it’s my favorite
Absolutely beautiful song.🇦🇺🇮🇪
Could listen to this mans voice all day long keep her lit feargal
Go on you good McDermott there are loads of us best song ever when ould des sings it up the macks
Here's yr cuz
Just brilliant new fan love you decicate this wee this song to Justin RIP a child age 22 due to drug abuse heartbroken Granny
Bernie
Beautiful rendition. I think it works so well because the voice is taking the forefront with gentle soft instrument accompaniment
I absolutely love this song. Thanks for sharing guys ❤ from Newfoundland
Fantastic job. I cover this one myself on occasion. being from Newfoundland we are rich with Irish culture and the songs are carried on here every day. The whislin' Donkeys are certainly a great band. cheers
Pier 21 🇨🇦🇮🇪
a band of legends. I remember them playing in the boe Inn on a stage made of pallets. fair play to them. talented boys. donkeys Abu..
awesome job guys, love this song , so much meaning and a great tribute to those who came before us. much of my family history is from Ireland, O'Keefe from county Tipperary and Ducey from Dungarvin, they settled in Newfoundland but never the less left Ireland due to hardship with hope for a better future. They passed on the culture and here we are several generations on still carrying the love for our Irish history especially the love of the Irish music .
keep the music flowing
Thanks Gary...we need to keep our heritage alive and well, wherever we end up!
Gary Smith us Irish are proud of u, Slainte
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County Tipperary here too, Knockballynoe. My 4th great grandfather brought his wife and their son, my 3rd great grandfather, to the US in the late 1840s to escape the famine.
I can't express how much I love this band and this man singing. Fantastic
This song and Fergal's wonderful voice touched me somewhere down in the deep currents of my soul because it made me think of my paternal grandfather who went through Ellis island from county Kilkenny many years ago. I got a little emotional but don't tell anyone, men aren't supposed to be like that.
John C... No probs....Top secret ! :)
Great band - love your music , hoping to see ye soon live , very passionate signing and makes it so real . Well done lads and keep it going and thanks
I'm very late comin' to the party, but now that I've heard them, I'm in love! Through a convoluted online search for a rendition of 'When You Were Sweet 16' that touched me, I came upon this voice . . . . this group, and it was settled. Their version, in my humble opinion, is by far the best I've heard. And then I listened to 'Isle of Hope' and through my tears the deal was sealed. This group and especially the lead singer, have a rare something that few groups ever achieve.
Funny thing I discovered them the same way .Now I am on the hunt for their cd. Can't get it here in Newfoundland
No truer words, "Mam", he has d gift, and no monies in d World can nor ever will be able to buy, a natural born, beautiful instrumental voice, and knows how to use it, "Naturally", that's how!?!
Top Group, Sharron, may they continue to entertain us, and us keep d sense of hearing to continue to, "savour and devour", it!!! Sláinte Sharron Day 🍺🍻🍻
Celts....All their fights were happy and all their songs were sad
Well I see I'm not the only one who cried through this song. My Swedish great-grandfather came through Ellis Island and my Irish great-great-great-grandmother came to NY right before Ellis Island opened. I still carry their history in my cells.
Probably the best version going. Absolutely brilliant
I love this song and love the way you folks sing it.
A lovely song. My maternal grandmother, Mary Mahoney, (born 1902) first went to New York when she was a teenager. No doubt she went through Ellis Island when she left County Kerry.
She would have been Mary O Mahony if she came from kerry? incase you want to find records etc
I LOVE YOU
As a true Irish Man I love Ireland
The seminal event in Irish history, reflected in its politics and casual reference, is the Easter Uprising. There's a fair argument that it should be the post Famine emigration, especially when it comes to the histories of the North Americas and Australasia and that's my take on it. My 8 Great Grandparents emigrated in the late 1840s and early 1850s but to the other side of the World. The beacon that the North Americas and, to a numerically lesser extent, Australasia offered to those poor souls is captured in my mind by the line "17 million people had come there for sanctuary". Thanks to them, we've had good lives. It's a toss up between Whistling Donkeys and Sean Keane's versions, both moving.
Our absolute favorite rendition of this song. We're delighted to discover the Whistling Donkeys!
Great band.
I Love their version of bees wing
What a voice ..omg
love this song, reminds me of home even though I'm only away 2 weeks in liverpool
Never has a sad song been so beautiful.
His voice is fantastic. This is my favourite of all their songs. ....🤗🤗😘
Beautiful. Great job, lads. Regards from Germany.
absolutely brilliant, loved that, well done guys
Beautiful song...Amazing voice .... sung from the heart....I wish my parents hadn't left Eire.....I would have loved to have been married to an Irish lad.....just like this singer.....My Irish blood runs through my veins, and pulls at my heart strings...
Hi Evy ,so glad to hear u say that,I'm Irish an proud ,back living in Eire an I'm so happy .
No do not wish to be irish you are or your not see we can spell give me a shout please when you can
Very welcome 2 Ireland Evy
Now my constant played son . Fantastic group and singer.
Absolutely 💯 beautiful song love this.hi from Ireland 🇮🇪
To think that so many Irish people never saw their homeland again is heartbreaking.
What A Song This Is Studs 🇮🇪☘️🍀
This is how this song should Sound. Thanks
Well executed lads you have done it well 20 out of 10
Fantastic, magic, voice Clare . You did to be near of them in your pub my heart transporter them. Thanks
Wow what a voice these are my new favourite band absolute class❤❤
great band they are and even better live
Belle chanson et talent au rdv pour une voix exceptionnelle et de la bonne musique 🎶
My, now favorite, version of this tune.
Well done.
Thanks.
Absolutely brilliant version 👏👏👏👏👏👏
Beautiful. Great vocals. Best version I have heard. So easy to listen to. The way it should be. Top class.
Awesome job , Brian Adam’s would be proud, I personally think that this song sounds best when accompanied by the beautiful, amazing and Stunning Meadoh Walsh ❤️ , But b’ys keep doing you, because your also Amazing !
Never heard of them But there Brilliant Singers & Music love there songs❤❤❤❤❤❤
First class version.Beautiful voice.
Pieman X ture
Song lifts you sparkling voice well done best of luck God bless take care and have got me listening to Irish music again Tony O'Driscoll
This is a lovely song and Its very well done; When done Boys spot on, Keep it going 🪗🪗🪗Mick.
Great song lads , love the playing and the vocals are super
1882 the plight of millions of people seekling refuege 2020 the plight of millions seelkng refuege from wartorn middle east god bless them
Spot on
I love this voice! wished, i had someone around me with such a wonderful voice...
Best I've heard for a while.
The violin solo is class 👌
[Couplet 1]
On the first day of January 1892
They opened Ellis Island and they let the people through
And the first to cross the threshold of that isle of hope and tears
Was Annie Moore from Ireland who was all of 15 years
Isle of hope, isle of tears
Isle of freedom, isle of fears
But it’s not they isle you left behind
That isle of hunger, isle of pain
Isle you’ll never se again
But the isle of home is always on your mind
[Couplet 2]
In a little bag, sur carried all her past and history
And her dreams for the future in the land of liberty
And courage is your passport when your old world disappears
But there’s no future in the past when you’re 15years
Refrain
When they closed down Ellis Island in 1943
17 million people had come there for sanctuary
And in the springtime when I came here and stepped onto its piers
I throught of how it must have been when you’re 15 years
Refrain
Wot a great ballad voice
So sad
Ty
Thank you ❤
Wonderful rendition of this moving song. No more Ellis Island. But still a relevant story.
Oh, my heart... thank you, gentlemen.
Lovely, greetings from Ireland.
Magic lads 💥🎤🎵🎶🍻🍻🍻💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚🙌
Love from belfast, ireland🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
Probably the best version of this song I have heard! Thanks lads.
Thank you, what a beautiful song for all immigrants!
reminds me of paddy reilly two great voices great band to go with nicely done !!
Powerful 🍀
Class I love the whistling donkeys 🇮🇪😜👍
Best version of this song by far ..goosebumps
Love the fiddler player!!!
listening to these lads has got me wanting to start playing the Bodhran again
Beautiful, hopefully some day I will find my Sheeran family who travelled to Boston in 1889 X X 💚🥰🥰
Brilliant. Both song and band. Up Tyrone
Beautiful Song!! TY again.
Top class what a singer
Yes it is, always love you all Northern Ireland and always will............ Always 15 years old please take care of yourself because you are beautiful
Pure CLASS
I love this song!!!
I love this song ❤❤
Celtic Thunder are incredible!!!!!!! Absolutely fantastic.🇦🇺♥️🇮🇪
I've never really been a fan of of Irish traditional music....I heard this song 2 days fir the first time. Beautiful song ❤
Lol listen to it in school and as soon as I got home I couldn't stop listening to it
Well done lads ..great stuff ..
These guys as as good as it gets
Beautiful lads.
Excellent lads 👍
Brilliant
What a voice
Extremely beautiful song
I'm Brazilian and I love Ireland
On the first day on January
Eighteen ninety-two
They opened ellis Island
And they let the people through
And the first to cross the treshold
Of that Isle of hope and tears
Was Annie Moore from Ireland
Who was only fifteen years
Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears
Isle of Freedom, Isle of Fears
But it's not the Isle you left behind
That Isle of Hunger, Isle of Pain
Isle you'll never see again
But the Isle of home is always on your mind
In a little bag she carried
All her past and history
And her dreams for the future
In the Land of Liberty
And courage is the passport
When your old world disappears
But there's no future in the past
When you're fifteen years
Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears
Isle of Freedom, Isle of Fears
But it's not the Isle you left behind
That Isle of Hunger, Isle of Pain
Isle you'll never see again
But the Isle of home is always on your mind
When they closed down Ellis Island
In Nineteen Fourty-Three
Seventeen million people
Had come there for Sanctuary
And in springtime when I came here
And I stepped onto it's piers
I thought of how it must have been
When you're fifteen years
Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears
Isle of Freedom, Isle of Fears
But it's not the Isle you left behind
That Isle of Hunger, Isle of Pain
Isle you'll never see again
But the Isle of home is always on your mind
Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears
Isle of Freedom, Isle of Fears
But it's not the Isle you left behind
That Isle of Hunger, Isle of Pain
Isle you'll never see again
But the Isle of home is always on your mind
Shades of Sean Keane, but beautifully done. This is a phenomenal group.
Sean Keane had a distinctive voice and wonderful. This group goes a long way towards capturing the emotion of that time. Solid musicians and great vocals.
God bless us Irish
Great song like if u agree
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤true irish throughout my life countryside countryside gal 👧 💖 💗 myself 😊😊
What a voice.
so sad but beautiful song