An Irish traditional this time.

Mountains of Mourne

Style: BZSLWLZ.STY (Bouzouki SlowWaltz Duo [100RS])

1797:Piano, Rhythm IslandJohn Ev 110 (midi)
Realtracks:
2334:String Quartet, Rhythm PopChamber Ev 085
1815:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking CelticSlowWaltz Ev 110
896:Guitar, 12-String Acoustic, Rhythm FolkRock Ev 100
1122:Bass, Acoustic, CountryWaltz Sw 110
900:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming FolkRockWaltz Ev 150

Mountains of Mourne

Oh, Mary, this London's a wonderful sight
With people here working by day and by night
They don't sow potatoes nor barley nor wheat
But there's gangs of them diggin' for gold in the street
At least when I asked them, that's what I was told
So I just took a hand at this diggin' for gold
But for all that I've found there, I might as well be
In the place where the dark Mourne sweeps down to the sea

I believe that when writin' a wish you expressed
As to how the fine ladies of London were dressed
But if you'll believe me, when asked to a ball
They don't wear no tops to their dresses at all
Oh, I've seen them myself and you could not in truth
Tell if they were bound for a ball or a bath
Don't be startin' them fashions now, Mary McRee,
In the place where the dark Mourne sweeps down to the sea

There's beautiful girls here, oh, never you mind
Beautiful shapes Nature never designed
Lovely complexions of roses and cream
But let me remark with regard to the same
That if at those roses you venture to sit
The colors might all come away on your lip
So I'll wait for the wild rose that's waitin' for me
In the place where the dark Mourne sweeps down to the sea

Very nice. Great video. Another cover showed up on the YouTube list from Don Mclean so I could make a comparison with an artist I am familiar with. Your version is equally impressive. Can't ask for more.


Charlie

A lovely old song and beautifully done. Most appropriate video. A real good listen. Cheers.

Rob, you have such an amazing voice! How I wish I could make notes flow out of my vocal chords the way you can! So smooth and effortless sounding!

And here we have an example of your versatility! A couple of tunes ago it was an excellent 80's style pop song, while this time it's an Irish traditional! You just don't have any boundaries do you??

The old photos in the video did a good job of visually creating a space in time for the song to reside. Without the video, the impact of the song wouldn't have been quite the same for me. Beautiful scenery to go with the beautiful song.

I guess that was Anne-Marie singing harmonies... as usual a very nice job! But maybe a little bit understated. We always want to hear as much of her contribution as possible.

Great job, my friends! I always enjoy everything you post, and this was no exception!

super production!

your voice hear is perfectly haunting

much enjoyed!

Hey guys,
Would loved to of heard this but I cant get any audio on YouTube.
Do you have it posted any where else.

Rob 4580

hi r&am great vocal and arrangement wonderful song thanks for sharing eric

Really nicely done!! Pretty song, a superb vocal delivery, and the instrumentation could not have worked better. This is a bit different for you guys-very traditional folk sound. Some really interesting lyrics. You nailed it!! Take care. Greg

WOW this is top shelf all the way!

Great vocal, lyrics, backing tracks and video!

I really like this one!

Hey Guys,

We just listened and watched...mesmerizing!
The production is outstanding and particularly
the vocals and the vid images. There is a wealth
of great material out in the public domain just
awaiting a new vibrant interpretation like this.
Thanks for introducing us to this one.

J&B

Love your music. Another awesome song and cool video. Great story..

Hi Rob,

Here it is:

https://soundcloud.com/r-am-music/mountains-of-mourne-r-am

Rob and Anne-Marie

Hey Rob and Anne-Marie !:))

This was really hauntingly beautiful !
This is my fav of yours so far as it
comes to production and performance,
naturally your own tunes are also very
good too !:))

Cheers
Dani

Hi Rob and Anne-Marie,

Greg ecactly expressed my thoughts.
Big +1 from me.

Guenter

Indeed Rob and Anne Marie, your vocals are always such a high standard. Like Pat I would love to be able to sing like that
Enjoyed all the way
Fred

Hi Rob and Anne-Marie,

Top notch work! I really enjoyed your version.

I cannot add any more to the praise you have already received except to +1 all of it.

Rec

Thanks Charlie, we like the comparison with DonMclean (Rob's a great fan)!

Thanks Richard!

Hi Pat,

Thanks for your nice words!
We like to try all kinds of styles.
Yes, the harmonies are Anne-Marie's. We thought the song just needed some modest harmonies. Other songs ask for more.

Rob and Anne-Marie

Thanks Lawrence!

Beautiful!

Your voices are blended so nicely on this. The instrumentation is terrific - and very well mixed. (Love the crisp piano)

Rob, your vocal on this is a real stand out!

Very well done.

floyd

Very well produced and expertly sung. I enjoyed this a lot. Tom

Thank you Eric!

Hi Greg,

Thank you!
Yes we are usually not in the habit of covering songs.
However, since this was a "public domain song" we thought we'd give it a try (Rob has been a fan of DonMclean's version for ages).

Rob and Anne-Marie

Thanks Mario!

Hi J&B,

Thank you!
We already thought you guys might like this, since you have posted public domain covers before.
Yes, public domain can be a wealth of material.

Rob and Anne-Marie

Thanks Scott!

Thanks Dani!

We are very glad you like this one, we are honoured that this one 's your favourite so far!

Rob and Anne-Marie

Thanks Guenter!

Thanks Fred!

Hi Anne-Marie and Rob,

Absolutely stunning work!

Rob's singing = perfect; Anne-Marie's harmonies = perfect; arrangement = perfect; production = prefect; video presentation = perfect.

I really enjoyed listening to this.

All the best,
Noel

Rob and Anne Marie. Wow! That vocal is just something else. And the video had me totally mesmerized. Loved it!

Wow.... very nice.

I liked the feel to this song....and the story was excellent.

Recording, tracks, production was top quality all the way.

This song took me on a ride....which is what a song should do. It pulled me into the lyrics and the story and put me in the middle of the action..... great job on this.


My only nit.... if you could call it that... was the ending....The ending IMHO, really needs a 4 bar musical outtro. Tag it musically.... and then slow the final measure. But, that, my friends, is how I would have ended it. The way you did end it works fine....

Another great job.... I didn't watch the video initially.... I came back here and browsed the comments as it was playing.... then about halfway through, I popped over to the video and realized I needed to watch this from the start, so I restarted the video.....

As usual... great track, excellent vocals. As others mentioned, the piano was particularly nice, especially how it lightly overlapped the vocals, but didn't intrude.

Receder, Floyd, Tommy, Noel, Josie, David and Herb...
thanks you for all your kind words.

Floyd: yes.. although a midi, this is one of our favourite piano's

Herb: yes, the end is somewhat abrupt. Next time we'll add some extra bars.

Rob and Anne-Marie