Added: Nov 18, 2008
From: ryerin
Duration: 3:31
http://www.tarawatch.org:80/(Help save TARA sign the petition)http://www.discoverireland.com/ca-en/Sung By: Dolores KeaneDolores Keane (born 26th Sept 1953) is an Irish folk singer. She was a founding member and vocalist of De Dannan, an Irish folk music group. Other founding members were: Frankie Gavin (fiddle), Alec Finn (guitar, bouzouki), Johnny "Ringo" McDonagh (bodhran) and Charlie Piggott (banjo). The self-titled debut album Dé Danann appeared in 1975. Dolores left to marry John Faulkner in 1977. They were both multi-instrumentalists. Dolores played concertina, flute, whistle, hurdy gurdy and bodhran. The anthology "A Woman's Heart" (1992), with three songs by Dolores Keane, was one of the most popular folk anthologies of the nineties.Keane is a Traveller and was born in Caherlistrane, County Galway, Ireland. She is a sister of musician Seán Keane. Her aunts Rita and Sara Keane are also singers. She has duetted with American singer John Prine on his album In Spite of Ourselves.
Channel: Music
Tags: bay celtic fiddle folk galway ireland irish keane moher traditional
Rating: 4.83 (178 ratings) Views: 94024' favoriteCount='494 Comments: 124
StollyDolly Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - The Great Dolores. The Mighty Keanes. 'Tis making me homesick...xxx Thanx for putting this up, slainte.
joe123folan Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - traveller??? shes not
alaricoffir Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - I just came back to Brazil from a trip to Ireland. What a beautiful country, what great people, what rich and poignant history, what great music. God bless Ireland!
xxxxogalwaygirloxxx Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - Eh, Dolores Keane is not a traveller!! What makes you think that?
eamorgan123 Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - This is so beautiful thank you ryerin for posting so graceful god bless ireland.
pattiern Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - Ahh Galway. God bless her.
fiddleit Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - She lives in a house with her family. She is decended from travlin folks. She don't travel like a gypsy.
eamorgan123 Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - It does not matter what she is she came in to this world the same as us all .Ilove every race of people and there faith thats what wrong with people to day why dont they get on with there lives and this would be a better place to live in.
rize1337 Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - was here last October it was so beautiful here
paddyod2 Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - Just back from visiting the family in Connemara, Dolores just about sums it up!!
jaqmart Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - Any idea if she will return?
buidseach Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - Im Scottish and i love this song as much as one from my own country.
copywronged Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - Sure can't tell from this video that Ireland is anything but a ruin. Nothing but rocks and a cold heart show unto me. looks like a place to stay away from to me. I like the music.
clarebannerman Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - The one and only person I heard singing this song was Dolores many moons ago and I'm still in love with that ballad. A beautiful singer with great feeling in her voice.
ballinameen Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - Then maybe you should stay away from that beautiful country. Those ruins as you call them, Sheltered some of the Kindest and Bravest people the world has ever known.
PorchDogPondering Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - That is sad as the mood of the song.
cagun7 Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - Please forward may thanks fore this wonderful please of music and movie too Dolores from Christian from NorwayAlias C A Lancelot
wilsonsamuel Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - 200% true.I would LOVE to settle down in Ireland. Her people, her culture, her land all are a blessing.
GameFreak7744 Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - Yeah. Them, and the IRA.
nilbud Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - That's right shithead, knobkockeys like you can stay away.
nilbud Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - Try Luke Kelly, Irish music isn't all Enya and fuckwits whining about donkeys.Raglan road is a poem by Patrick Kavanagh who passed it on to Luke Kellywatch?v=EuafmLvoJow&feature=related"Oh, I loved too much and by such and suchIs happiness thrown away.I gave her gifts of the mind,I gave her the secret sign,That's known to the artists who have knownThe true Gods of sound and stone."
nilbud Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - A song about a kid with Autism./watch?v=YTBC7ckTWpo&feature=relatedThis video shows the second great horror which has afflicted Ireland after the hated english.(That's right the great plague of horrid bad fashion, it's effects can still be seen today in certain quarters)
BretWinters Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - Now that's a funny comment copy!
FrankCastlez Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - reminds me of the movie "the quite man" thanks for sharing.
fionafahy Says:
Nov 18, 2008 - such a wonderful voice like her brothers also a wonderful talented people.