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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ส.ค. 2015
- Taken from the album 'The Great Irish Song Book' - Tony Christie & Ranagri - recorded at Stockfisch Studios, released on September 18th 2015 Wrasse Records/Stockfisch Records.
More information at www.ranagri.com/the-great-iris...
Lyrics
Near Banbridge Town in the County Down
One morning last July,
From a boreen green came a sweet colleen
And she smiled as she passed me by.
She looked so sweet from her two bare feet
To the sheen of her nut brown hair.
Such a coaxing elf, sure I shook myself
To be sure I was really there.
From Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay and
From Galway to Dublin Town,
No maid I've seen like the sweet colleen
That I met in the County Down.
As she onward sped, sure I scratched my head,
And I looked with a feelin' rare,
And I say's, say's I, to a passer-by,
"Whose the maid with the nut brown hair"?
He smiled at me and he said, said he,
"That's the gem of Ireland's crown.
It's Rose McCann from the banks of the Bann,
She's the star of the County Down”.
From Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay and
From Galway to Dublin Town,
No maid I've seen like a sweet colleen
That I met in the County Down.
Well, I've travelled a bit, but I never was hit
Since my roving career began
But fair and square, I surrendered there
To the charms of Rose McCann
I’d a heart to let and no tenant yet
Did I meet in a shawl or gown
But in she went, and I asked no rent
From the star of the County Down
From the Bantry Bay to the Derry Quay
And from Galway to Dublin town
No maid I've seen like a sweet colleen
That I met in the County Down
At the Harvest Fair she'll be surely there
And I'll dress in my Sunday clothes,
With my shoes shone bright and a hat cocked right
For a smile from my nut brown rose.
No pipe I'll smoke, no horse I'll yoke
Till my plough turns a rust coloured brown.
Till a smiling bride, by my own fireside
Sits the star of the County Down.
From Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay and
From Galway to Dublin Town,
No maid I've seen like a sweet colleen
That I met in the County Down
Tony Christie and Ranagri have joined forces to produce an album of 12 of the most well loved Irish Folk Songs.
Tony Christie (born Anthony Fitzgerald) grew up in Sheffield, and was introduced to these songs by his musical Irish grandparents.
Ranagri (pronounced Rana-Grye) are a folk band of Irish and English heritage. This album is the realisation of a dream - to explore a shared cultural history in song.
Tony says "I’ve had many conversations with Dónal Rogers (of Ranagri) over the years about collaborating on a recording of Irish songs, that we grew up with, and which we used to sit around my kitchen table and sing".
The album features an array of songs with outpourings of great joy and deep sorrow; rousing ballads such as 'Black Velvet Band' and 'Star of the County Down', poignant songs of love and loss including 'Carrickfergus', 'When You Were Sweet Sixteen' , 'The Parting Glass'.
"Within this group of musicians we have a very interesting cultural mix. The Twentieth Century saw great waves of emigration from Ireland to Britain and America. We find ourselves now living in a time of peace and extraordinarily good relations between Ireland and Britain.
This recording project gave us the opportunity to explore and find common ground, and what better way to celebrate this than through song.”
“Many of the songs we chose reflect this dual heritage. A good example of this is 'Lord Franklin's Lament' - a song with a perfect blend of lyrics from an English collection, twinned with an ancient Irish traditional melody. What a thrill for us to discover, whilst recording this song, that Franklin's lost ship from his ill-fated 19th Century expedition to the Northwest Passage - HMS Erebus - was rediscovered near Canada."
"Irish blood, English Heart -This I'm made of." - Morrissey
Tony Christie's grandparents moved to Yorkshire from the West of Ireland in the 1920's. Tony's grandfather played the melodeon and his Grandmother played the fiddle in a Céilí dance band. Tony grew up listening to the songs and tunes of his Grandparents' homeland, and went on to have huge international success in the music business.
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Brilliant version!
SUPER!!!! Könnte ich mir von morgens bis abends anhören
This is a powerful version of the star of the county Down,,,,,,,well done TONY😃
I have heard this classic song sung by many folk but! most of the voices i've heard literally ripped the arse out of it. Tony Christie and Ranagri in my opinion has done Star of the County Down JUSTICE. This is how this song should be done. WELL DONE lads. FANTASTIC job.
Slainte, the one posted by Maya Wunderbar, is good also.
This is by far one of the best versions of this beautiful song, someone at last has sung it slow like it should be sang and for once I can hear every word, As Siobhan wrote before most people singing this have ruined it by singing in too fast a tempo, takes me back to when I was a child back in the 1950s and we used to sing this song regularly.
Absolutely!
Can't stop playing this! Brilliant!
They are all brilliant, especially Eliza!
Greetings from Hellas.
Thank you!
So beautiful
really great boys
I really like this version, and it included a verse I've never heard before.
This version is absolutely exquisite! Bravo for all!
Thanks Cibeles!
One of the best renditions I've ever heard of this beautiful song. Bravo!
Thanks Tim!
This is fantastic version, totally in sync with the lyric.. Wonderful stuff!!
Fall again in love with this song!! Thank you guys!!!!
Pleasure!
Fascinating song!
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This is such a great version!!
Very very nice ballad Great pop music indeed with some medioeval flavour So these are the roots of the American country music ? it seems very obvious to me
Kind regards, gino
REAL ONE🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀💎💎💎💎💎❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Wow. You guys sound great from the first note! Love it
So very, very superb... EXCELLENT !!!
fantastic lads.!!!
Grrreat!!
Superb!
this song is very nice in any version. but your's quite unique, and it is progressive like jethro tull. excellent!
You just earned a subscriber. I hope there will be millions to follow. You deserve it.
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This is really very good indeed. Maybe you can come to some of our sessions around Droitwich Spa, Tony.
Yes!!!!!
nice version of star of the county down
Pretty good stuff!
Excellent
you should sing: "The Mountains of Mourne" the other famous County Down song. Sláinte!
Anyone has the lyrics of this version! From Vietnam i really love it!
Hi there, thanks for your nice comment! We've now put the lyrics in the description.
einfach nur genial
+Marc hörspielfreund Beste Version des Sogs xD
tony, we will try to make a tour stop and see you guys !!!
you guys should be on tour
Thanks John, you can still catch us at The Shanklin Theatre, Isle of Wight in Feb 24th and a few dates thereafter www.ranagri.com/live.html
When the Godfather goes to Dublin...
Now I can't unsee it!
Star Of The County Down. You can easily learn/play this tune by numbers on your diatonic button accordion. Vol. 28. "SONGS OF LOVE, LONGING AND HEARTACHE" www.accordions4u.com
hi dear eliza thank you veryyyyyy much very perfect performance thanks eliza I LOVE YOU
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maybe you that's the gem of ireland's crown? Thanks eliza
this is not irish folk music thesinger is a rock singer what would he know about irish folk music
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He's not bad (not was another rock singer who coverd the song by the name of Morrison).
calm down my friend. Tony Christie is from Irish roots. His reasons for doing this song is to relive his memories from songs he heard from his Irish family growing up. Many of us have Irish roots and have memories of our folks recounting the past my self included.
Who cares, great voice, great version, he could be a cook at McDonald's in Timbuktu, he would still sound awesome. He doesn't look shabby either ha ha.
it is ok, but too much sugar ....