The Parting Glass | Queensland Pops Orchestra

Best concert finale ever! This traditional Scottish song was known at least as early as 1605, when a portion of the first stanza was written in a farewell letter, as a poem now known as "Armstrong's Goodnight", by one of the Border Reivers executed that year for the murder in 1600 of Sir John Carmichael, Warden of the Scottish West March.
The Parting Cup was the final hospitality offered to a departing guest. Once they had mounted, they were presented one final drink to fortify them for their travels. The custom was practised in several continental countries.
It was allegedly the most popular song sung in both Scotland and Ireland before Robert Burns wrote "Auld Lang Syne".

[@dennisoconnor2992]

My old Dad, an ex Wexford lad, sang this every Christmas. R.I.P you son of Ireland.

[@raydevera718]

This song was sung to me as a baby by my grandmother Halley Persinger who endowed me with my 25% Celtic heritage. Thanks Seanmháthair.

[@TrueBlue0687]

This is the Shaun Davey arrangement with the bagpipes tuned to A. Great job. Aussie Aussie Aussie oi oi oi !!

[@silverback1953]

As a true blue myself let’s goooo Davey

[@j0o235]

A fitting memorial song to my dad Michael McPhee ❤

[@andrewwainwright8818]

Magnificent!

[@juliegoldsmith3066]

So good! ❤

[@HuPAC2003]

This is sooo underrated.

[@johnmeikle6466]

WOW ! ❤

[@dbroomfield8644]

Amazing!

[@GiyuTomiokaTheOneAndOnly]

I'm a simple man, i came to know this song from a pirate captain 😏

[@ericandersen8468]

Great chart - who was the arranger?? And does he wear a kilt...

[@TrueBlue0687]

This is the Shaun Davey arrangement with the bagpipes tuned to A. Specially rearranged for the closing concert of the Derry City of Culture Festival 2013.

[@astewart9663]

So the percussion element of the pipe band just stood there and didn't play? What a waste, disgraceful! Take a look at Celtic Women and The High Kings, they had them playing while they marched in and percussion playing. Do better!

[@rickdavison9116]

This was only one song during their concert, They were busy the rest of the evening, I bet.

[@marcphelan9883]

Celtic women 🤣🤣🤣 like selling sand to the Arabs