A cracking celtic tune for St Patrick's Day with a French version of Dirty old Town, under the title Vielle ville de merde, by Breton singer Gilles Servat.
Servat's got a voice that makes his version of the song sounds as authentic as any version by Shane MacGowan and the Pogues.
The song was originally written by Ewan MacColl, and popularised by both The Dubliners and The Pogues.
Servat's version appeared on his 1996 album Sur les quais de Dublin, a collection that saw him interpret this and other Irish songs including The Foggy Dew along with his own work, with Irish musicians.
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Tuesday, 17 March 2015
Thursday, 17 March 2011
St Patrick's Day: Nolwenn Leroy
Last year the blog marked St Patrick's Day with a track by Alan Stivell singing an Irish song, so time again to mark the celtic connection between France and the other celtic nations.
This time with Nolwenn Leroy, currently at number one in the French album charts, and her version of the Irish song Mna Na H-Eireann.
It's been sung by others, including Alan Stivell and Kate Bush, and while I've featured Nolwenn before, it's quite remarkable to have an album of Breton songs at number one, even with an Irish folk song in gaelic included on it.
I could hardly image he same thing happening in the UK.
For a winner of the Star Academy academy TV talent show, it's a bold choice to sing in Irish gaelic. I'm sure there were plenty of other more commercially friendly songs that she could have done, even one of the many Irish songs in English that could probably have reached a wider audience.
But a gaelic song fits in well with a collection of Breton songs, and maybe one day Brittany's national day will be as well known as Ireland's is.
This time with Nolwenn Leroy, currently at number one in the French album charts, and her version of the Irish song Mna Na H-Eireann.
It's been sung by others, including Alan Stivell and Kate Bush, and while I've featured Nolwenn before, it's quite remarkable to have an album of Breton songs at number one, even with an Irish folk song in gaelic included on it.
I could hardly image he same thing happening in the UK.
For a winner of the Star Academy academy TV talent show, it's a bold choice to sing in Irish gaelic. I'm sure there were plenty of other more commercially friendly songs that she could have done, even one of the many Irish songs in English that could probably have reached a wider audience.
But a gaelic song fits in well with a collection of Breton songs, and maybe one day Brittany's national day will be as well known as Ireland's is.
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