Sad Irish or Celtic music

[ki4jgt]

OK, I've asked this on several other forums. Music, tech and even Yahoo answers, but no one seems to know what sad means. I keep getting this up-beat folk music that's driving me so crazy I can pull my hair out. Danny Boy is too cryptic for my tastes. I like cryptic, but not in Music. It drives me nuts.

**EDIT: and I wasn't talking about here ForrestCupp

[forrestcupp]

You didn't ask anything.

How about something like this? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4MXO3f5FEU)

[MisterGaribaldi]

The only one I know is about an Irishman who's run out of booze.

However, it's a very short song because he only had time to write one stanza and one refrain before heading to the local store to restock.

[ki4jgt]

You didn't ask anything.

How about something like this? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4MXO3f5FEU)

How is it one stop here seems to make my whole day go better thanks guys :-) You guys know anything like that with vocals :-)? I have some kind of thing for an Irish accent for some reason.

***EDIT: Thanks found what I was looking for in the related vids:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTu4JRU-vLo&feature=related

[ajgreeny]

Have a listen to some Clanad (http://ckuik.com/Clannad). Not to everybody's taste, but can certainly be sad, and is definitely Irish.

[cariboo]

Try Steeleye Span (http://steeleye.freeservers.com/).

[kaldor]

Punch Drunk Grinning Soul (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I00XWLEstUU&feature=fvw)

Awesome song.

[Nytram]

How about One (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWdG8NoFXY0) by U2.

[CarpKing]

Danny Boy is too cryptic for my tastes. I like cryptic, but not in Music. It drives me nuts.

Darn. I clicked this thread with only that song in mind.

[pme 72]

How about Todd Hallawell's version of Sidh Beag Sidh Mor:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SadUTHYE-DA

[jcolyn]

Cathie Ryan has put out some sad Celtic music..

[ki4jgt]

Darn. I clicked this thread with only that song in mind.

According to "The Internet (Links provided by Google)" Danny Boy isn't even Irish. Most Irish people have no idea what Danny Boy is when they come to the USA.

[cascade9]

Off-topic..sort of. I hate the 'celtic' tag. The Irish are Gaels (along with the manx and scots..BTW, 'scot' was once interchangeable with 'irish').


Have a listen to some Clanad (http://ckuik.com/Clannad). Not to everybody's taste, but can certainly be sad, and is definitely Irish.

Dont forget Enya. ;) Not that I find Enya sad, but my taste is a bit mixed up by most peoples standards.

[ki4jgt]

Off-topic..sort of. I hate the 'celtic' tag. The Irish are Gaels (along with the manx and scots..BTW, 'scot' was once interchangeable with 'irish').



Dont forget Enya. ;) Not that I find Enya sad, but my taste is a bit mixed up by most peoples standards.

Have heard a lot of Enya's and Celtic Women.

Q: Aren't the Irish and Scots kind of at each other's throats?

[cascade9]

Q: Aren't the Irish and Scots kind of at each other's throats?

Not as far as I know, but hey, I dont live in Scotland or Ireland.

I *think* that an excpetion would be the 'ulster scots', but that is soci-ecconomic and historical in backgound......and probably far to much of a political minefield to be discussed here.

[s.fox]

One of my favourites - Mna na h Eireann (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt8p5AxJn18)

[wojox]

And one of my favorites Boondock Saints - Irish Angels (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8ifJIToKFg&feature=related)

[Chronon]

Off-topic..sort of. I hate the 'celtic' tag. The Irish are Gaels (along with the manx and scots..BTW, 'scot' was once interchangeable with 'irish').



Dont forget Enya. ;) Not that I find Enya sad, but my taste is a bit mixed up by most peoples standards.

Gael is just more specific than Celt.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celts

[cascade9]

Gael is just more specific than Celt.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celts

Which is exactly why I used it.

'Celt' is from the Galli (Gaulic), who called themsleves 'Celtae'. Just in what went on to become modern France, there were the (in latin) the Galli, the Belgae (unknown language group, possibly a 'celtic' language, possibly germanic, possinly a blend of the 2) and the Aquitani (again, unknown, but could be celtic langague group or basque or a blend) (see 'the gallic wars' by Julis Ceasar).

That is leaving out Narbonensis (Transalpine Gaul), who probably did speak proto-celtic, but with an unknown amount of Phonecian and Greek influence. As for why its left out.....the Romans already conquered Narbonensis, and since Ceasar wrote 'The Gallic Wars' as a bit of self-promotion and propaganda, it was pointless to put it in (and this is also why Ceasar cant be trusted on the Gauls)

To lump all the tribal groups together on some tenuous langage connections isnt logical. Its done mainly because of the romticisation of the very term 'Celt'.

I find the who idea of Scots, Irish and Manx (and for that matter, Brythonic speakers as well like the Welsh, Beton and Cornish) calling themselves 'Celtic' would be like England, Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Holland etc calling themselves 'Burgundians'.

[forrestcupp]

But the real question is this. Is it properly pronounced "Seltic" or "Keltic"? ;)

[s.fox]

Please try to keep this thread on topic.

I fear it is drifting away from the music :guitar:

[Johnsie]

Oh... Another word for a sad song is a 'lament'


http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=irish+lament&aq=f


Irish Funeral Music


http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=irish+funeral+music&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a

[mamamia88]

"I've been a wild rover for many a year I've spent all my money on whiskey and beer"

[nothingspecial]

Try Capercaille. She sings both traditional Scottish songs and songs in English. Some of them are those upbeat folky sort you don`t seem to like. Others are incredibly beautiful. This is, perhaps their most famous song. I`ve got no idea what she is singing about, but with a voice like that I don`t suppose it matters.

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[wojox]

One of my favourites - Mna na h Eireann (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt8p5AxJn18)

Nice, I totally forgot about Sinéad O'Connor. :D

[CbrPad]

Aaargh, I'd done up a list but my stupid touchpad closed the tab instead of opening it. Anyways, here's my winner..

Little Musgrave (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0-gcccksAg)

Absolutely fabulous :cry:

[ki4jgt]

One of my favourites - Mna na h Eireann (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt8p5AxJn18)

I like this one. Strong vocals, strong music. sad tune. The only thing I can think about which is missing from the equation is English and uplifting lyrics (Due to the fact that I don't understand it I don't know if they are or not.)

This is the best one I've heard :-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFyiWlp13a8
I love it!

[Donalt2010]

I consider myself Irish, but I havent a clue when it comes to Irish music... When in Santa Ponsa last year thats all they played in this one little irish pub and I have to say I loved it, cannot for the life of me remember any songs though.

[s.fox]

I like this one. Strong vocals, strong music. sad tune. The only thing I can think about which is missing from the equation is English and uplifting lyrics (Due to the fact that I don't understand it I don't know if they are or not.)

This is the best one I've heard :-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFyiWlp13a8
I love it!

I usually listen to scotch gaelic music, but I am glad you liked this one.

Additionally here (http://lyricstranslate.com/en/mna-na-heireann-women-ireland.html) is a translation.