Turning Pop Songs into Irish jigs...(ft. Cullen Vance)

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  • @shyamalancox746
    @shyamalancox746 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1026

    "Celtic and Irish music is like a heart hug"
    This man is a genius

    • @laciemariposa4833
      @laciemariposa4833 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Whoa I read your comment literally as he said it. Cool

    • @dustyscribe8397
      @dustyscribe8397 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm currently reading a book on Celtic music and that's literally what it says, just with longer (and more) words

    • @whiskerswv
      @whiskerswv 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ever watched a cartoon saloon movie? (They got lots of Celtic music)

    • @Emma88178
      @Emma88178 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      So is she

    • @super_siri
      @super_siri ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, yes he is.

  • @CullenVance
    @CullenVance 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3282

    BRO. This was an unreasonable amount of fun!! Thank you again for inviting me along and for your amazing work and collaboration!! Happy St Paddy’s day! 💚☘️

    • @alexflute6795
      @alexflute6795 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      It was a joy learning so much about Irish music! Thank you so much!

    • @MysTaeryColorful
      @MysTaeryColorful 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Aah! Cullen! I was so excited to see you on Melinda's channel! I was all "omg I know someone famous!" Lol
      But seriously, I miss your genius face. It's so great to watch you geek out over art. Glad to see you're still doing so well.

    • @ireallyreallyhategoogle
      @ireallyreallyhategoogle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You look so sad while playing all those instruments. (not) :-)
      Do you know who Ali Spagnola is?

    • @ChrisRodgersmusic
      @ChrisRodgersmusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Loved watching you play. I noticed you hold your bodhran tipper pretty far back. If you choke up a little you'll have an easier time hitting triplets.

    • @georgiabryant6734
      @georgiabryant6734 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yooooo!! It's so cool seeing you pop up on my TH-cam recommended after meeting you at A3!!! Your playing amazes me every time I hear it!!!

  • @danahimrich1059
    @danahimrich1059 3 ปีที่แล้ว +874

    You have no idea how badly I want an entire album of pop covers like this.

    • @caracannon6138
      @caracannon6138 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      I would buy that in a heartbeat lol

    • @lylysg1136
      @lylysg1136 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I would definitely buy it

    • @miltoncastro935
      @miltoncastro935 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Does she have videos of just this

    • @PaulOBrienSEOBrien
      @PaulOBrienSEOBrien 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Add me to this for the reminder

    • @MagicalGlimmers
      @MagicalGlimmers 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Check hildegard von blingin's channel, it's basically all a lot like this.

  • @DeVallaR
    @DeVallaR 2 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    Holy shit that blinding lights is straight fire. Can we have full version please? I need to destroy the replay button kindly.

  • @Benni777
    @Benni777 2 ปีที่แล้ว +110

    The pure joy from Cullen when he was clapping to this song was all the serotonin I needed 😍

  • @Mothman_In_a_T-Pose
    @Mothman_In_a_T-Pose 3 ปีที่แล้ว +307

    Cullen's happy clapping absolutely sent me.
    He is such a pure bean.

    • @TheCastIronChancellor
      @TheCastIronChancellor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      He plays 30 instruments but is the most enthusiastic about his clapping. He just loves it all.

  • @hobbitsdosucesso4704
    @hobbitsdosucesso4704 3 ปีที่แล้ว +812

    3:23 - Drivers license
    5:24 - Blinding lights
    7:05 - Levitating SLIDE version
    8:28 - Levitating MARCH version

  • @pigeon3332
    @pigeon3332 3 ปีที่แล้ว +422

    As an Irish person who’s grown up with this style of music almost exclusively, this is way more perfect then it should be

    • @adamaris1760
      @adamaris1760 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Music nerds are the best aren't they?

    • @SorenPenrose
      @SorenPenrose 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@adamaris1760 no, I'm a music nerd and this video gave me anxiety. Apparently Irish people have their own definitions for music terms and it traumatized me.

    • @adamaris1760
      @adamaris1760 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@SorenPenrose sorry to hear that 😅

    • @brynnm.642
      @brynnm.642 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@SorenPenrose I guess the Irish just don't like standard terminology I'm an Irish dancer there are no standardized names for the moves, each different country, state, and school calls them different things lol

    • @mischamccarthy5887
      @mischamccarthy5887 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      same its great!! ive been learning the fiddle since I was 6, and my family always had sessions! its so cool to see

  • @ScarletBirb
    @ScarletBirb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +425

    If you don't wanna listen to the two beautiful music nerds, here are the timestamps:
    3:23 Drivers License by Olivia Rodrigo
    5:23 Blinding Lights by The Weekend
    7:05 Levitating by Dua Lipa (Slide version)
    8:29 Levitating by Dua Lipa (Slow Reel version)
    Thank you so much for all the amazing content! You two are good eggs.

    • @patricialyons491
      @patricialyons491 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Thank you! RoseLover1995 for this! Good Eggs indeed! I appreciate being able to skip to the music here.

    • @pnerd
      @pnerd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Who wouldn't want to listen to the two beautiful music nerds?

    • @lastmanstanding5423
      @lastmanstanding5423 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      is it weird I never heard not a single one of these in the original?
      loved the Irish versions though...

    • @haydanoc8779
      @haydanoc8779 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Commenting to be reminded of this video haha

    • @duskblau486
      @duskblau486 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lastmanstanding5423 I haven't seen any except Blinding Lights

  • @jonlowing7907
    @jonlowing7907 2 ปีที่แล้ว +161

    As an Australian tourist in Ireland some twenty years ago, I happened upon the village of Doolin, in County Clare after a sightseeing visit to the breathtaking Cliffs of Moher. The village was so captivating that I decided to stay the night at a b & b and see what the pubs could offer for a meal and some entertainment. As I was strolling down the footpath, trying to decide which pub to choose, I heard some traditional Irish music start up in one of them. I was astonished to hear an accompaniment from a didgeridoo, a traditional Australian aboriginal instrument so far out of its element as to make me wonder if I was imagining it! Of course I had to go in and investigate and, sure enough, it was a genuine didg and it melded so pleasingly well with the Irish music that I stayed until closing to drink it all in........er, in more ways than one!!

    • @willhqAUS
      @willhqAUS 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      A wild guess would make that O'Connor's... one of the world's great pubs 🍻

    • @bethanybrookes8479
      @bethanybrookes8479 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I mean, as long as they can play along to the song somehow, the instrument is welcome. It's part of the fun.

    • @jonlowing7907
      @jonlowing7907 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@CartwheelsInTheMoonlight ?

    • @NoMady688
      @NoMady688 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@CartwheelsInTheMoonlight asterisk and Obelix?

    • @NoMady688
      @NoMady688 ปีที่แล้ว

      ❤❤❤

  • @Hildegardvonblingin
    @Hildegardvonblingin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1153

    Was already a fan of Cullen, and you are equally wonderful! I live for this sort of thing and you two are such incredible musicians.

    • @jadenkoi3158
      @jadenkoi3158 3 ปีที่แล้ว +103

      Oh... I didn't expect to see a legend of your caliber in the comments section

    • @Malinda
      @Malinda  3 ปีที่แล้ว +177

      I LOVE YOUR CONTENT SO MUCH

    • @Lootoodle
      @Lootoodle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      PRODUCE MOAAAAAR PLEASEEEEE

    • @Hildegardvonblingin
      @Hildegardvonblingin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      @@Malinda Awe wow, thank you! Likewise! As a novice on the Irish whistle, this was super informative!

    • @cocolime6496
      @cocolime6496 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      her ladyship has graced the comment section with her presence!

  • @rosebudgremlin
    @rosebudgremlin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +445

    So fun and creative, and I fully agree that folk music is like a hug for your heart. There is just something so familiar and homey to the sounds and melodies of folk music.

    • @RosheenQuynh
      @RosheenQuynh 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      YESSS

    • @OdaKa
      @OdaKa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Did you listen to a lot of folk music at home?

    • @NoMady688
      @NoMady688 ปีที่แล้ว

      ❤❤❤

  • @huwcresswell6996
    @huwcresswell6996 3 ปีที่แล้ว +219

    as a scottish musician who really enjoys both scottish and Irish traditional music, be it folk, ceilidh or otherwise, it's really fun to listen closely and get to know the subtle differences between the two, and appreciate the similarities.

    • @rianmiddleton4185
      @rianmiddleton4185 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      As an irish lad I agree

    • @Amcsae
      @Amcsae 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was expecting the Aire to be more Strathspey-like, after it being described as the slow one, but they're still very different!

    • @nicokelly6453
      @nicokelly6453 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Agreed! Irish and Scottish Gaelic tunes have always sounded slightly musically different to me but I'm not enough of a musician to figure out exactly how, I'd love to see more on the similarities and differences. Both are so lovely.

  • @Taracinablue
    @Taracinablue 3 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    I'm unfamiliar with all of the originals, but the Irish versions made me happy--they're so cheery and cozy :)

  • @peachesnpeace
    @peachesnpeace 3 ปีที่แล้ว +269

    Hmm, I was told that the difference between a violin and a fiddle is that you don’t spill beer on a violin. 😜
    It’s really awesome to hear other traditional northern but not Irish instruments join in on an Irish jam session, especially nyckelharpa or hurdy-gurdy. And they can definitely keep up!
    Amazing adaptions, especially the slide jig and the march!!

    • @HypeFlexington
      @HypeFlexington 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was told the same thing

    • @jamessan3404
      @jamessan3404 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      You need tone beer though. I heard you get deepest timbre with Guinness ;)

    • @patricialyons491
      @patricialyons491 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jamessan3404 True that!

    • @jamessan3404
      @jamessan3404 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@patricialyons491 and sad part is I ain't even joking too much. Beer does lower voice after all.

  • @kinaro_1539
    @kinaro_1539 3 ปีที่แล้ว +232

    I hope "Will It Irish?!" will become its own series...

    • @anica7438
      @anica7438 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      yup!

    • @danicag.1310
      @danicag.1310 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Or more in general “will it (insert cultural music here)”

  • @ThrabenValiant
    @ThrabenValiant 3 ปีที่แล้ว +286

    How is it that he plays a million instruments, but I can't stop enjoying his clapping the most!?

    • @Lily-jf1pq
      @Lily-jf1pq 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Its the beaming smile

    • @JonaxII
      @JonaxII 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Once you learn a few instruments, every further one becomes increasingly easy, so a person who plays 10 different things can probably expand into 30, and then further again, no problem. But a nice enthusiastic, on point clap? That can't be bought.

    • @CyberChrist
      @CyberChrist 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Because it's extra sassy ^^

  • @naturally_roisin
    @naturally_roisin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    As an Irish girl, I approve! You really know your stuff. I've been playing the Tin Whistle since I was 7 (11 years now) and I can hardly read sheet music still! I usually just learn by ear lol. Keep up the fantastic effort, and thank you for calling our music a "heart hug" - couldn't have worded it better myself!

  • @ceticwitch9466
    @ceticwitch9466 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I'm from the Scottish Highlands this is literally 2am at a house party when ur pal gets his guitar out minus the beautiful flute playing! Awesome, loved it ❤

  • @orkelyssupersaver
    @orkelyssupersaver 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    The clapping part made me feel like I could totally be a part of this music making process.
    Been a fan of Celtic Woman for years, saw them in concert. So glad I found your channel.

  • @majdfares6637
    @majdfares6637 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    The irish version of levitating gives me so much energy i can't even stop my self from smiling . Thank you malinda🙏🥰

  • @Lee-wil49
    @Lee-wil49 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    My bird danced along and honestly that’s a super high compliment due to her usually screaming at my music choices

  • @KrazyPi
    @KrazyPi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    I would actually 100% buy an album of you two covering pop songs

  • @lucasblaise
    @lucasblaise 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    The fact that you went into the WHY and then blew us away with it even still...goosebumps.

  • @LittleBitVic
    @LittleBitVic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Clapping Cullen is my favorite vibe, and now I have to listen to hours of jigs and reels, thank you very much. ^-^
    The playing and improv was awesome. The comedic timing of the edits made me giddy, and I actually laughed aloud at, "'We could go full 12/8, but I don't think we should. We'll keep it at-- or, maybe...?' 'What would it sound like in 12/8?' *Cuts to an elaborate and fleshed-out full accompaniment*."
    Otherwise, I only knew of "Blinding Lights" so I don't know the context on the rest, but it sounded fun either way! Thanks for the edu-tainment!

  • @classicaltrombone
    @classicaltrombone 3 ปีที่แล้ว +565

    SO. MUCH. JAUNTY.

    • @Clasteau
      @Clasteau 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      How much jaunty?
      AL DA JAUNTEEE!!!!!!!!

    • @robertpatter5509
      @robertpatter5509 ปีที่แล้ว

      Robert has a Jaunty Hat- Hildegard Von Blingin

  • @justine4387
    @justine4387 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    as someone who’s been doing Irish dance for over 10 years now, going through this pandemic without it, especially the March dance season is hard, I miss being so surrounded by the beautiful culture, and seeing so many people on the Internet make Irish tunes and music cool again really makes me happy, I love this music, keep it up!

  • @Malinda
    @Malinda  3 ปีที่แล้ว +501

    THIS WAS WAY TOO FUN enjoy :D. And go follow Cullen!! vm.tiktok.com/ZMeBq8Bot/
    Also I just released a new single!!! Check it out!!! th-cam.com/video/p3UEL_9aawQ/w-d-xo.html

    • @David_Thompson
      @David_Thompson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Well done - tunes 2 & 3 were surprisingly good so why not do a full video and send it to Dua - you never know she might!

    • @serenepartridge6042
      @serenepartridge6042 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Happy St Patrick’s Day! 🍀

    • @kage3069
      @kage3069 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I hope the "special announcements" have got something to do with your new album! I love listening to your original music and I need new songs to learn by heart xD

    • @jackpollock5375
      @jackpollock5375 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yay, a new song!

    • @niennaserena4959
      @niennaserena4959 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Can we have a full cover of Blinding Lights? I love Irish Jigs!

  • @rainyrelaxing9887
    @rainyrelaxing9887 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    You lass are a national treasure and very talented! I wish more people "felt" music the way you do. Thank you so much for bringing the love of such a wonderful genre to a world-wide stage.

  • @LanaVegana
    @LanaVegana 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    LOVE IT!
    I am not Irish, not even of Irish descent, and have never even been to Ireland. Still, the first music I ever listened to on a regular basis - apart from kids music in my own language - was Celtic music, and I have been in love with Irish dance music ever since I first heard the theme songs from Riverdance and The Lord of the Dance.

  • @quillsnwhiskers
    @quillsnwhiskers 3 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    So when are the full versions of these covers going on Spotify? These are some wonderful little gems I would love to bring into my “DnD” playlist

    • @Heothbremel
      @Heothbremel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      So much fun! I love that idea

    • @cinerina
      @cinerina 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes I also desperately need these recording pleeeeeease!

  • @roor6846
    @roor6846 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    I'm born and reared in Ireland, but now live on another continent. I was already impressed when you pronounced bodhrán correctly.
    The music is giving me overwhelming nostalgia for the trad sessions I regularly went to. You've really captured the essence perfectly. I love this, I want full versions of each song!

  • @stacypastry2440
    @stacypastry2440 3 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    I adore all of his different facial expressions while he's playing the same song on different instruments and you know he's actually alone.
    I'm not joking. I think it's bloody adorable!

  • @catbert7
    @catbert7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    5:50: If only everyone were having as much fun as that clapping guy! xD

  • @embeenjammin
    @embeenjammin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    That second version of Duo Lipa was 🔥

  • @whitemoonwolf13
    @whitemoonwolf13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    okay but can we get a full version of that irish blinding lights? that was heavenly

  • @jeremytodd77
    @jeremytodd77 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    I literally grinned when Blinding Lights started. Holy crap that was awesome and needs to be a full cover that I would never stop listening to.

  • @Gorthaur42
    @Gorthaur42 3 ปีที่แล้ว +557

    “I’ll text Adam...”
    Sound clip from Adam answering the question...
    Huh. So they really do all know each other.

    • @Malinda
      @Malinda  3 ปีที่แล้ว +155

      I can tell you we all do yes xD

    • @MadMusician
      @MadMusician 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@Malinda Who's "we all"? I thought it was just you and Cullen.

    • @Rivervlogs420
      @Rivervlogs420 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@MadMusician ugh you don't know the word we? she means the whole world 🙄

    • @MadMusician
      @MadMusician 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@Rivervlogs420 Oh sorry about that; I'll make sure to remember next time. ;)

    • @NederGiveUp
      @NederGiveUp 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      They met at a conference....probably
      that or in the DMs

  • @therpgwriter8459
    @therpgwriter8459 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    My three years of Irish step dance was coming out strong, and then that reel had me doing overs. Beautifully done, both of you!

  • @agus_not_august
    @agus_not_august 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Please release full versions of these, because these are so fun! you did a great job!

  • @thenightranger987
    @thenightranger987 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I love how happy Cullen is while clapping.

  • @grainnereynolds5
    @grainnereynolds5 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    hey thanks for doing this and being very respectful towards irish music. as an Irish musician, sometimes i feel like people who dont grow up in ireland can be disrespectful towards irish music (even if its unintentional) so thank you for being respectful and actually knowing things about irish music also side note your such a good flute player :)

  • @paca_bill4863
    @paca_bill4863 3 ปีที่แล้ว +309

    Well, never heard of any of those pop songs, so I wouldn't have any idea how they sounded before being performed with an Irish flair. That being said, they sound great!

    • @DaveLH
      @DaveLH 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Agreed -- Would have been nice if they had done it with pop songs that are more universally known -- Like "Sound of Silence" or "Dancing Queen" or something... Still, I enjoyed the Celtic arrangements they came up with!

    • @macking104
      @macking104 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      look up those songs on youtube....

    • @TheDGomezzi
      @TheDGomezzi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@DaveLH Hahah they chose the biggest pop songs of the past year. Not their fault if you're a little out of touch! 😜

    • @conlon4332
      @conlon4332 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Haha I know right. That's so me. I'm just redescoving all the songs that were playing on the radio during my childhood when I didn't understand them (quite literally didn't know what they were singing a lot of the time). I feel quite proud of myself that I actually know popular songs... and then I remember they're not anymore and I know nothing about what's popular now. Haha ahh... my life.

    • @maidenminnesota1
      @maidenminnesota1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@TheDGomezzi Most people's musical knowledge ends with high school. Fact. 40 years from now you'll still be listening to today's music, which will be called "oldies", and YOU'LL be the one "out of touch". It's part of human existence.

  • @yavannakementari4632
    @yavannakementari4632 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    The last one was the best I think. Sounded so much like the actual song, yet beautifully Irish at the same time

  • @mia-saraking5479
    @mia-saraking5479 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    *A heart hug.* That is exactly what I was needing right now. Just to get lost in some lovely music made by lovely people, because the world saw fit to remind me just how ugly humanity could be, but now it's also reaffirmed just how beautiful. Thank you both, truly.

  • @lucasdieugenio507
    @lucasdieugenio507 3 ปีที่แล้ว +137

    Malinda: "what does it mean to sing or play in an irish way?"
    Me: slowly sips beer at 10 a.m.

    • @ncahill6048
      @ncahill6048 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Sláinte, a chara.

    • @lucasdieugenio507
      @lucasdieugenio507 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ncahill6048 I so wish I understood that but unfortunately I have been wooshed

    • @fionnomurchu3477
      @fionnomurchu3477 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@lucasdieugenio507 it just means, "Good health, friend", in response to your 10am beer sip. 😉

  • @NielsonLucas
    @NielsonLucas 3 ปีที่แล้ว +220

    I put the lyrics to “Blinding Lights” through Google Translate, and it became “The Light Is On” when translated too many times.

    • @Usernamee619
      @Usernamee619 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Can you send her a request for that on her translator fails channel I would live to see it

    • @NielsonLucas
      @NielsonLucas 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      86 likes in 1 week?
      Update 3/27/21: 97 likes? 😯
      Update 4/13/21: 160 likes? 😱
      Update 4/28/21: 169 likes? 👍🏻
      Update 5/20/21: 180 likes?!?! 😮

    • @Billiebustupfan1212
      @Billiebustupfan1212 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Update 6/ 208 likes risisowhej?!?!?!?!?!??!?!???!?!?!??!?

    • @mele6406
      @mele6406 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@NielsonLucas Update 222 likes. I also agree I would love to hear a badly translated version of Blinding lights as I think it would be so fun and funny

  • @ianhmz
    @ianhmz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I loved the March Slow Reel "Levitating" version! It was so much fun to listen to and gave me a "heart hug"

  • @marianarengifo6567
    @marianarengifo6567 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Cullen clapping in Blinding Lights gives me so much LIFE! (5:35 he looks like a proud aunt at a recital)

  • @reflexxuns4065
    @reflexxuns4065 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I don't listen to pop music, I'm a metalhead myself, but, I love listening to Irish/Celtic music. This was fantastic! Thank you.

  • @charliebannon5489
    @charliebannon5489 3 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    Hey you two, I absolutely love this video. I'm born and raised Irish, and I'm so impressed by your accurate knowledge. I was bathed in Irish music all my life. Hey public, believe everything Melinda says here. It's all true.
    A "heart hug"? Yes, that's what it is.
    Happ SP day, y'all🙂👍☘🇮🇪

  • @borgpack8567
    @borgpack8567 3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    I can't be the only one who wants full versions of um... all of them?

  • @aidansmith1446
    @aidansmith1446 3 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    Foil, Arms, and Hog might want to have a word with you. (Referencing their ongoing pop song parody series.)

  • @Crocady1
    @Crocady1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Damn, that Blinding Lights cover took a hell of a lot of effort... Well done! Awesome work!!

  • @orioborous
    @orioborous 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    this is WONDERFUL... my mom's family are irish immigrants and i grew up listening to & playing irish music and it really is just. the musical equivalent of comfort food

  • @flutechannel
    @flutechannel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +416

    One of my favorite videos of yours, been lurking for a while and realized I haven't subbed. Gonna do it now.

  • @ianlee4565
    @ianlee4565 3 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    Anyone else want full versions of these??

  • @B0red379
    @B0red379 3 ปีที่แล้ว +262

    I need these songs somewhere so I can just listen to the music and not talking.
    Edit: my new biggest flex is having a TH-camr reply to my comment :D

    • @leoyori9829
      @leoyori9829 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      SAME!

    • @Malinda
      @Malinda  3 ปีที่แล้ว +96

      we'll post them on our TikToks tomorrow :)

    • @aimeejones5821
      @aimeejones5821 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @malinda if one does not have tik tok, how else could one get them?

    • @river3604
      @river3604 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@aimeejones5821 I think malinda has a new channel where she posts her tiktoks for those who dont have tiktok

    • @yukinofairytail7137
      @yukinofairytail7137 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@Malinda can you maybe put them on spotify too? and your covers of other irish songs/shanties like Dúlaman and whiskey, me boys for example?
      Oh and do you know Kathleen MacInnes? I would love if you would do a cover of something from her 🙈❤️

  • @TheBlissBall
    @TheBlissBall 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Whats makes this sooo much fun to watch is just the genuine joy one sees in your faces while you are playing the different parts of the songs. Sooo good, thanks for that

  • @VOByRobbins
    @VOByRobbins 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Levitating as an Irish Jig is everything!!! WOW! so good and so clever to do this !!! really well done you two!!!

  • @jordynwhitehouse
    @jordynwhitehouse 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I could listen to you play/sing Irish and folk music all day

  • @katiebroadway
    @katiebroadway 3 ปีที่แล้ว +122

    I love every single thing about this. AND I learned a lot! I've been trying to learn more about my Irish heritage lately, ad I really love music, so this is awesome! Thanks you too!

    • @teamartina.S6786
      @teamartina.S6786 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Love the profile pic!!!❤️❤️❤️

  • @ragathnor326
    @ragathnor326 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you. I was so tired and ready for bed but then watched this...loved Cullen's grin as he clapped! You both were like a ray of sunshine.

  • @Gemma-f5r
    @Gemma-f5r ปีที่แล้ว +8

    As an irish dancer myself i know that the songs can be boring and irritating. I love the fact that she can turn a boring treble reel and turn it into something amazing! 🍀🇮🇪

  • @elsewhereprince3969
    @elsewhereprince3969 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    “You can be jaunty or cool. You can’t be both”

    • @TheLombardProject
      @TheLombardProject 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Unless ... you claim jaunty as cool!!

    • @rachaelknudsen8801
      @rachaelknudsen8801 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I don't know. I think jaunty is too happy to be really cool.

  • @thesios
    @thesios 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    This was so much fun, as I expected, and I want more (so now you two need to release the full music videos, not just the clips you had in this one...please?). What I wasn't expecting (which is dumb on my part because you've done this in the past) was how informative this was; I really appreciate that. Thank you!

  • @k1tkat-kate
    @k1tkat-kate 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I need a full version of Levitating like right now

  • @CaptainBadass
    @CaptainBadass 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    3:22 - Drivers License
    5:24 - Blinding Lights
    7:05 - Levitating (Slide Version)
    8:28 - Levitating (Slow Reel Version)

  • @HBoyle
    @HBoyle 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    1/4 Irish here, but my dad was the pipe major of his band and my weekends were basically at any given Celtic festival (I live four block from the Irish Heritage Center in my city) so this warmed my heart and I loved this!

  • @TubeRJF
    @TubeRJF 3 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    "when every Irish American likes to pretend we are more Irish than we are" Never a more truthful statement. lol

  • @mistyjade6720
    @mistyjade6720 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    This was so awesome. I'm a BIG fan of irish music. I especially loved Drivers License as an aire. I love Irish aires. My favorite song of all time is Danny Boy.

    • @Luv4pookie
      @Luv4pookie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I'm glad you like the country stereotype of my country
      Have a great Lá sona Phádraig
      (It means happy St Patrick's day in Irish)

    • @donkmeister
      @donkmeister 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nostalgic stereotypes aside... would it be unkind to let Misty Jade know that "Danny Boy" was written by an Englishman, in England.
      (Danny Boy - Frederic Weatherly, 1913)
      My favourite Irish song is "My little Horse", followed by "Hold me, thrill me, kiss me, kill me" by U2 and "C'est la Vie" by Bewitched.

    • @mistyjade6720
      @mistyjade6720 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@donkmeister You're right of course, that was my fault. I listen to all kinds of Celtic and English music, so they sometimes get mixed up in my head. Especially since Londonderry Air, the music, is Irish. So I suppose I was half right?

    • @fmcm7715
      @fmcm7715 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@mistyjade6720 The Derry Air.

  • @stookinthemiddle
    @stookinthemiddle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm from Scotland and in our early High School music lessons, we were taught a lot about Scottish music. We had to compose a jig, a strathspey and a reel. It's so interesting to see the crossovers between traditional Scottish music and Irish music. Absolutely fascinating! We also had Scottish Ceilidh dancing in our P.E lessons and instead of a yearly Prom we had a Christmas Ceilidh. Never realised how cool it was until I met other people at uni who weren't from Scotland!

  • @kdcthelioness
    @kdcthelioness 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love how you can so obviously see the two of you having fun while you're working on this. My music theory background is severely lacking (I'm working on it, but its a sloooooow process) but it's fascinating hearing you dissect the songs and put them back together in new ways, especially the 4/4 vs 12/8 of Levitating.

  • @GermanCuty
    @GermanCuty 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I‘m a huge Ireland fan and fan of Irish music. This Video makes me happy! Its so great you guys keep this traditional music alive and share it with the world! Glad I came across your TH-cam account tonight! Can you please transfer more and whole songs into Irish aires, reels & jigs?? 💚💚💚

  • @Ben-de6rb
    @Ben-de6rb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    IT's so good, to hear your music again :D. Great video as always and I find it quite ironic that in GTS usually Malinda "clones" herself, but here there is just 1 Malinda and like 20 Cullens all playing different instruments.

  • @NiokiBea
    @NiokiBea 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Can we PLEASE get full versions of these.

  • @Sigh.Klopps
    @Sigh.Klopps 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is the stuff I’m here for! I loved hearing the tunes in a different style while learning about what makes the music so distinct!

  • @rameyhamade6150
    @rameyhamade6150 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    i'm from syria, and i'm not really raised to have an interest in irish culture, but yet every time i watch a vedio of yours, i got cought by the beauty of your eyes malinda, and i keep watching till the end enjoying the sence of your delicate soul.
    much love, and i wish you peace.

  • @fritz6430
    @fritz6430 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ah! Malinda! A beautiful lass with loads of talent! Her timing is magnificent and flouting is delicious!
    Glad I stumbled into your Wellerman and it took me here! I'm eternally subscribed!

  • @J2DuoMusic
    @J2DuoMusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +157

    *Let’s be honest, we were not expecting to LOVE this as much as we did* 😂

    • @MadMusician
      @MadMusician 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Neither was I; but it's Malinda. What are you gonna do? ;)

    • @Somethingandtheotherthing
      @Somethingandtheotherthing 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@MadMusician Malinda and Cullen Vance are both very awesome.👍😁

    • @stipser1
      @stipser1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      honestly i was. I'm a sucker for irish music

  • @zandershepherd4746
    @zandershepherd4746 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Ahh this was great! There's something so nostalgic about Irish, or more particularly Keltic music for me. My mom's a huge fan of it and even played the tin whistle for a while.

  • @alanak.7539
    @alanak.7539 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Just recently found this insanely cool dude's music, and now I find him here! I love it. He's making me seriously consider learning irish flute. Or whistle. Or both.

  • @martmart.
    @martmart. 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    i don't have friends, but eyes closed listening to this(especially the last song) made me feel like having a D&D session with my friends* where we stumbled upon a tavern, no hesitation already banging our heads, jamming, jug of mead/ale for everyone. and i haven't even played D&D once. would love to

  • @christiandiemond9595
    @christiandiemond9595 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love seeing talented people working together and explaining the process. Bravo, keep it up.

  • @hermengarde
    @hermengarde 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    This is awesome! Would love to hear you collab on some Irish-style original songs

  • @owlplaysgames3910
    @owlplaysgames3910 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    This was so coooooool! I have diluted Irish heritage by this generation haha, but I've always been fascinated by it. Levitating definitely sounded more recognizable as a reel, but these were all amazing.

  • @SwordsmanStudios
    @SwordsmanStudios 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I now play the bodhran for a local Irish dance group. "How hard could it be," I thought. You were right, harder than one would think.

  • @Hobbes2099
    @Hobbes2099 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    all three covers were amazing. I would LOOOOVE a full video cover of each song! Congrats!

  • @jenniferjenjenjohnson2788
    @jenniferjenjenjohnson2788 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Goosebumps through the whole thing! Absolutely stunning!!!!

  • @hannaweakley
    @hannaweakley 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I wish I could like this a hundred thousand times! It was such fun listening and learning!

  • @miguelpicris96
    @miguelpicris96 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Can we stop for a sec to appreciate the absolutely BEAUTIFUL "talking voice" she has? (apart from singing amazingly)

  • @VOByRobbins
    @VOByRobbins 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I sure hope Dua Lipa hears the Reel and Jig of her song--- just soooo good!

  • @brianhowe1982
    @brianhowe1982 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Celtic music, sometimes it's funny, sometimes it's sad, but it's always beautiful and full of feeling.

  • @ginnyjollykidd
    @ginnyjollykidd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome!
    I've always liked Irish, Scottish, and Celtic music!
    Also, this became Bluegrass music when it hit America.
    Some songs stayed the same, but others developed into a unique music beat, often more 4/4 than beats of 3.
    All instruments are acoustic and include bass, fiddle, banjo, and other acoustic strings and softer instruments. Percussion is often limited to brushes on a snare, sometimes sticks.
    Another offshoot is gospel songs in Bluegrass fashion with complex, dense harmonies that would melt your heart.
    One of my favorite Bluegrass tunes is familiar to every Country Music fan is "Foggy Mountain Breakdown," a tune that lends itself to solos.
    Another I discovered was performed by Steve Martin (one of the original Saturday Night Live comedians) and his Bluegrass band. The title, "So Familiar."
    I thrill when I hear something with the slightest inkling of Irish music.

  • @marissaandersen5572
    @marissaandersen5572 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I love that one of his instruments is just clapping!!! 😂

  • @phineaspotter5714
    @phineaspotter5714 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Yayyyyy! Thank you thank you thank you ugg I've waited so long to hear you play that irish flute again. Make an original song with some of this irish influence please it would be so good!

  • @1Psycho2anotherHBWS
    @1Psycho2anotherHBWS 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Having just finished an Irish Dance class, I’m very proud to know a lot of these facts

  • @russianacorns8080
    @russianacorns8080 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love Irish music so much, I’m a farmer and I’m constantly singing Irish tunes (and sea shanties) when I’m out on the tractor. Mostly Irish rebellion and troubles music. Kinky boots is one of my favorites, as well as The Lark In the Morning.

  • @jeremygoodwill4777
    @jeremygoodwill4777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    First time watching this channel and I had a great time watching this. Watching Cullen Vance having a great time on video was mesmerizing! Thank you both

  • @RuuBjAh1
    @RuuBjAh1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    The green glitches in the video at 3:36 are probably Malinda's attempts trying to Irishify the world! I see you, Malinda!!