Julie Fowlis (born 20 June 1978 on North Uist, Outer Hebrides) is a Scottis… Read Full Bio ↴Julie Fowlis (born 20 June 1978 on North Uist, Outer Hebrides) is a Scottish folk singer and multi-instrumentalist who sings primarily in Scottish Gaelic. Fowlis won the Horizon award at the 2006 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, won Folk Singer of The Year at the 2008 awards, and was nominated for the Folk Singer of the Year award at the 2007 awards.

British broadcaster Mark Radcliffe hailed her voice and songs as “enchanting, beguiling and as fascinating as songs by Kate Bush and Björk” and KT Tunstall described her voice as "formidable and amazingly rhythmic". She was the BBC Radio 2 Folk Singer of the Year 2008 and has gathered a small army of fans around the world including an impressive list of celebrities including the aforementioned Mark Radcliffe, KT Tunstall plus Ricky Gervais and Phil Selway from Radiohead. In 2007 she was invited to appear on "Later...with Jools Holland" and was a special guest on the critically acclaimed "Transatlantic Sessions" series and has entertained millions of radio listeners around the world with her engaging live sessions and live performances.

She is somewhat of an enigma as she sings in a language only understood by around 60,000 people - which accounts for only approximately 1% of the population of Scotland. She sings in Scottish Gaelic and spends her time touring around the world bringing ancient songs from the Hebridean Islands to new audiences. She is an accomplished musician as well - playing Highland bagpipes, smallpipes, whistles, oboe & cor anglais and three waltzes on the one row melodeon.

She has broadcasting experience, including present two flagship music programmes on BBC Scotland - the traditional music programme "Travelling Folk" and the world music show "Global Gathering". A one hour documentary on her and her musical travels, entitled "Bliadhna Julie/Julie's Year" was broadcast by the BBC in 2007. She was publicly voted Gaelic Singer of the Year 2007 at the Scots Trad Music Awards and her album "cuilidh", produced with husband Eamon Doorley, was voted "Album of the Year" at the same awards. She has a clutch of other awards, including BBC Radio 2 Horizon Award 2006 for Best Emerging Artist (the first ever Gaelic Artist to be nominated for such an award) and was also voted Gaelic Singer of the Year 2005 at the Scots Trad Music Awards. She remains the only singer to have won this prestigious award twice.

Hug air a' Bhonaid Mhoir
Julie Fowlis Lyrics

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Hùg air a' bhonaid mhòir
Cuiribh oirre 's leigibh leatha
Tuilleadh air a' bhonaid eile
Chan eil leth gu leòr oirre
Hùg air a' bhonaid mhòir
Cuiribh oirre 's leigibh leatha
Tuilleadh air a' bhonaid eile
Chan eil leth gu leòr oirre

Bhonaid a bh' aig Dòmhnall Bàn
Ann an Bothalam na tàmh
Bha i uiread ris an spàrr
B' àird' i na lòban
Bhonaid a bh' aig Dòmhnall Bàn
Ann an Bothalam na tàmh
Bha i uiread ris an spàrr
B' àird' i na lòban

Hùg air a' bhonaid mhòir
Cuiribh oirre 's leigibh leatha
Tuilleadh air a' bhonaid eile
Chan eil leth gu leòr oirre
Hùg air a' bhonaid mhòir
Cuiribh oirre 's leigibh leatha
Tuilleadh air a' bhonaid eile
Chan eil leth gu leòr oirre

Bhonaid a bh' aig Dòmhnall Bàn
Ann an Bothalam na tàmh
Bha i uiread ris an spàrr
B' àird' i na lòban
Bhonaid a bh' aig Dòmhnall Bàn
Ann an Bothalam na tàmh
Bha i uiread ris an spàrr
B' àird' i na lòban

Hùg air a' bhonaid mhòir
Cuiribh oirre 's leigibh leatha
Tuilleadh air a' bhonaid eile
Chan eil leth gu leòr oirre
Hùg air a' bhonaid mhòir
Cuiribh oirre 's leigibh leatha
Tuilleadh air a' bhonaid eile
Chan eil leth gu leòr oirre

Bhonaid a bh' aig Dòmhnall Bàn
Ann an Bothalam na tàmh
Bha i uiread ris an spàrr
B' àird' i na lòban
Bhonaid a bh' aig Dòmhnall Bàn
Ann an Bothalam na tàmh
Bha i uiread ris an spàrr
B' àird' i na lòban

Da thàbh air an fharaidh
Tha rud shìos anns a charaidh
Da thàbh air an fharaidh
Tha rud aig an fhaoileig
Da thàbh air an fharaidh
Tha rud shìos anns a charaidh
Da thàbh air an fharaidh
Tha rud aig an fhaoileig

Ged tha mi gun rud agam
Tha rud shìos anns a' charaidh
Ged tha mi gun rud agam
Tha rud aig an fhaoileig
Ged tha mi gun rud agam
Tha rud shìos anns a' charaidh
Ged tha mi gun rud agam
Tha rud aig an fhaoileig

Da thàbh air an fharaidh
Tha rud shìos anns a charaidh
Da thàbh air an fharaidh
Tha rud aig an fhaoileig
Da thàbh air an fharaidh
Tha rud shìos anns a charaidh
Da thàbh air an fharaidh
Tha rud aig an fhaoileig

Ged tha mi gun rud agam
Tha rud shìos anns a' charaidh
Ged tha mi gun rud agam
Tha rud aig an fhaoileig
Ged tha mi gun rud agam
Tha rud shìos anns a' charaidh
Ged tha mi gun rud agam
Tha rud aig an fhaoileig

O hùg air a' bhonaid mhòir
Cuiribh oirre 's leigibh leatha
Tuilleadh air a' bhonaid eile
Chan eil leth gu leòr oirre
Hùg air a' bhonaid mhòir
Cuiribh oirre 's leigibh leatha
Tuilleadh air a' bhonaid eile
Chan eil leth gu leòr oirre

Bhonaid a bh' aig Dòmhnall Bàn
Ann an Bothalam na tàmh
Bha i uiread ris an spàrr
B' àird' i na lòban
Bhonaid a bh' aig Dòmhnall Bàn
Ann an Bothalam na tàmh
Bha i uiread ris an spàrr
B' àird' i na lòban

Hùg air a' bhonaid mhòir
Cuiribh oirre 's leigibh leatha
Tuilleadh air a' bhonaid eile
Chan eil leth gu leòr oirre
Hùg air a' bhonaid mhòir
Cuiribh oirre 's leigibh leatha
Tuilleadh air a' bhonaid eile
Chan eil leth gu leòr oirre

Bhonaid a bh' aig Dòmhnall Bàn
Ann an Bothalam na tàmh
Bha i uiread ris an spàrr
B' àird' i na lòban
Bhonaid a bh' aig Dòmhnall Bàn
Ann an Bothalam na tàmh
Bha i uiread ris an spàrr
B' àird' i na lòban

B' àird' i na lòban

Overall Meaning

The song "Hug air a' bhonaid mhoir" is a traditional Scottish song that is sung in the language of Scots Gaelic. It is a beautiful and haunting melody that tells the story of a woman who once owned a beautiful spinning wheel, which was made by a man named Dòmhnall Bàn. The spinning wheel was kept in a humble cottage in a hamlet called Bothalam. The woman treasured the spinning wheel so much that she would caress and hug it close to her, as if showing affection for a loved one. The chorus of the song translates to "Hug the great spinning wheel, put it on and keep spinning, go to other spinning wheels and she has not enough speed." The song is about the love for craft and the art of spinning.

The lyrics of the song are repetitive, and the storytelling style is reminiscent of a lullaby. The melody is simple and reminiscent of folk music, but the harmonies and phrasing in the singing create an ethereal quality that is both beautiful and otherworldly. The song has a rich tradition in Scottish folk music and is a testament to the importance of handcrafts in rural Scottish life.

Line by Line Meaning

Hùg air a' bhonaid mhòir
Give a hug to the big bonnet

Cuiribh oirre 's leigibh leatha
Put it on and let it be

Tuilleadh air a' bhonaid eile
Add to the other bonnets

Chan eil leth gu leòr oirre
There isn't enough space for half of it

Bhonaid a bh' aig Dòmhnall Bàn
A bonnet belonging to Donald Bàn

Ann an Bothalam na tàmh
In the stillness of Bootham

Bha i uiread ris an spàrr
It was as high as the spar

B' àird' i na lòban
Higher than the seagulls

Da thàbh air an fharaidh
On the slope behind the green

Tha rud shìos anns a charaidh
Something down in the friend

Tha rud aig an fhaoileig
The seagull has something

Ged tha mi gun rud agam
Although I have nothing

Tha rud shìos anns a' charaidh
Something down in the friend

O hùg air a' bhonaid mhòir
Oh hug the big bonnet

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01Follow The Heron3:11

02Full Moon Down Under4:25

03Hug air a' Bhonaid Mhoir

Julie Fowlis

04The Wild Geese / Norland Wind2:34

05Queen Among the Heather4:56

06Ton Bale Leon Braz (Big Leon's March)/ The People's Jig / Ash City / Blackjack Grove4:37

07A Fàgail Mhiughalaigh (Leaving Mingulay)2:09

08Maggie5:12

09I Will Set My Ship In Order6:06

10John Maccoll's March To Kilbowie Cottage4:35

11A Wee Drappie O't2:44

12Laura Bhisa3:24

13Thig An Smeòrach As t-Earrach (The Thrush Comes In Spring)

14The Fair O Balnafinnan3:26

15Western Lilt / The Harsh February / Far From Home4:17

16Fortune's Wheel4:36

17Is Moch an Diugh a Rinn Mi Gluasad (Early Today I Set Out) (Bonus Track)

18Thig an Smeòrach As T-Earrach (The Thrush Comes in Spring) (Bonus Track)5:35

19Dh'fhalbh Mo Rùn's Dh'fhàg E 'n Cala (My Love Has Left the Harbour) (Bonus Track)3:35

20S Toil Leam an Cìobair (I Love the Shepherd) (Bonus Track)

21Thug Mi Gaol Do'n Fhear Bhàn (I Gave Love to the Fair-Haired One) (Bonus Track)4:18

22A Fhleasgaich Oig Is Ceanalta (The Young And Gentle Lad) (Bonus Track) [Explicit]

23Òran A' Mharaiche (The Sailor's Song) (Bonus Track)

24Fhir and Leadain Thlàth (Lad of the Beautiful Hair) (Bonus Track)3:53

25A' Mhaighdeann Bharrach (The Barra Maiden) (Bonus Track)

26Sraid Na H-Eala (The Road of the Swan) (Bonus Track)

27Nuair Bhios Mi Leam Fhin (When I Am Alone) (Bonus Track)5:42

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@DaBezzzz

15w

@@Victoria-id4wi
1. Hùg air a' bhonaid mhòr, cuiribh oirre, 's leigibh leatha
2. Tuilleadh air a' bhonaid eile, chan eil e gu leòr oirre
3. Bhonaid a bh' aig Dòmhnall Bàn, ann am Bothalam na tàmh
4. Bha i uiread ris an sparr, b' àird i na lòban

5. Da thàbh air an fharaidh, tha rud aig an fhaoileag
6. Da thàbh air an fharaidh, tha rud shios anns an charaidh
7. Ged tha mi gun rud agam, tha rud shios anns an charaidh
8. Ged tha mi gun rud agam, tha rud aig an fhaoileag

@porcelain6884

3y↑1

lyrics :

Hùg air a' bhonaid mhòir
Cuiribh oirre 's leigibh leatha
Tuilleadh air a' bhonaid eile
Chan eil leth gu leòr oirre
Hùg air a' bhonaid mhòir
Cuiribh oirre 's leigibh leatha
Tuilleadh air a' bhonaid eile
Chan eil leth gu leòr oirre
Bhonaid a bh' aig Dòmhnall Bàn
Ann an Bothalam na tàmh
Bha i uiread ris an spàrr
B' àird' i na lòban
Bhonaid a bh' aig Dòmhnall Bàn
Ann an Bothalam na tàmh
Bha i uiread ris an spàrr
B' àird' i na lòban
Hùg air a' bhonaid mhòir
Cuiribh oirre 's leigibh leatha
Tuilleadh air a' bhonaid eile
Chan eil leth gu leòr oirre
Hùg air a' bhonaid mhòir
Cuiribh oirre 's leigibh leatha
Tuilleadh air a' bhonaid eile
Chan eil leth gu leòr oirre
Bhonaid a bh' aig Dòmhnall Bàn
Ann an Bothalam na tàmh
Bha i uiread ris an spàrr
B' àird' i na lòban
Bhonaid a bh' aig Dòmhnall Bàn
Ann an Bothalam na tàmh
Bha i uiread ris an spàrr
B' àird' i na lòban
Hùg air a' bhonaid mhòir
Cuiribh oirre 's leigibh leatha
Tuilleadh air a' bhonaid eile
Chan eil leth gu leòr oirre
Hùg air a' bhonaid mhòir
Cuiribh oirre 's leigibh leatha
Tuilleadh air a' bhonaid eile
Chan eil leth gu leòr oirre
Bhonaid a bh' aig Dòmhnall Bàn
Ann an Bothalam na tàmh
Bha i uiread ris an spàrr
B' àird' i na lòban
Bhonaid a bh' aig Dòmhnall Bàn
Ann an Bothalam na tàmh
Bha i uiread ris an spàrr
B' àird' i na lòban
Da thàbh air an fharaidh
Tha rud shìos anns a charaidh
Da thàbh air an fharaidh
Tha rud aig an fhaoileig
Da thàbh air an fharaidh
Tha rud shìos anns a charaidh
Da thàbh air an fharaidh
Tha rud aig an fhaoileig
Ged tha mi gun rud agam
Tha rud shìos anns a' charaidh
Ged tha mi gun rud agam
Tha rud aig an fhaoileig
Ged tha mi gun rud agam
Tha rud shìos anns a' charaidh
Ged tha mi gun rud agam
Tha rud aig an fhaoileig
Da thàbh air an fharaidh
Tha rud shìos anns a charaidh
Da thàbh air an fharaidh
Tha rud aig an fhaoileig
Da thàbh air an fharaidh
Tha rud shìos anns a charaidh
Da thàbh air an fharaidh
Tha rud aig an fhaoileig
Ged tha mi gun rud agam
Tha rud shìos anns a' charaidh
Ged tha mi gun rud agam
Tha rud aig an fhaoileig
Ged tha mi gun rud agam
Tha rud shìos anns a' charaidh
Ged tha mi gun rud agam
Tha rud aig an fhaoileig
O hùg air a' bhonaid mhòir
Cuiribh oirre 's leigibh leatha
Tuilleadh air a' bhonaid eile
Chan eil leth gu leòr oirre
Hùg air a' bhonaid mhòir
Cuiribh oirre 's leigibh leatha
Tuilleadh air a' bhonaid eile
Chan eil leth gu leòr oirre
Bhonaid a bh' aig Dòmhnall Bàn
Ann an Bothalam na tàmh
Bha i uiread ris an spàrr
B' àird' i na lòban
Bhonaid a bh' aig Dòmhnall Bàn
Ann an Bothalam na tàmh
Bha i uiread ris an spàrr
B' àird' i na lòban
Hùg air a' bhonaid mhòir
Cuiribh oirre 's leigibh leatha
Tuilleadh air a' bhonaid eile
Chan eil leth gu leòr oirre
Hùg air a' bhonaid mhòir
Cuiribh oirre 's leigibh leatha
Tuilleadh air a' bhonaid eile
Chan eil leth gu leòr oirre
Bhonaid a bh' aig Dòmhnall Bàn
Ann an Bothalam na tàmh
Bha i uiread ris an spàrr
B' àird' i na lòban
Bhonaid a bh' aig Dòmhnall Bàn
Ann an Bothalam na tàmh
Bha i uiread ris an spàrr
B' àird' i na lòban
B' àird' i na lòban

All comments from YouTube:

@ZeLeninovoMasoveRizoto

4y↑1.1K

I am proud to say that after almost 2 years of listening and 2 months of active learning I can finally sing it.

@pippins2ndbreakfast870

4y↑35

Legend

@alienindisguise5546

4y↑17

I am not Great but I'm Decent

@cocobako2582

4y↑18

Congratulations! :D 👏👏

@lefr33man

4y↑3

dayum son

@notherelol

4y↑4

How active where you when learning

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@JackPoynter

4y↑244

I just played this at half speed so I could make it out properly, and read it. The lyrics indeed do not make sense, nor do they need to. It's all about the relationship of sounds, and the tune and the rhythm. It's more of a tone poem, and a fun one at that.

@namedrop721

2y↑7

It’s also a roast

@cymrucat

Are you unfamiliar with modern pop music by comparison this makes perfect sense to spoons

@DerSpartaner

6y↑726

We just listened to

Gaelic Rap Music

Double Time

@celtofcanaanesurix2245

5y↑31

Alfheri far better than rap

@flowerfaerie8931

5y↑31

It’s not really rap, I don’t think. Rap is spoken word, this is clearly sung.

@justinspencer983

4y↑5

Feyra Kin that would include a lot of traditional American country there must be some more stipulations to it then spoken. Or many more things would fall into rap

@alienindisguise5546

4y↑6

this is true and Beautiful

@cacamilis8477

3y↑1

It's called "Puirt a bheul" or "Mouth Music"

@johnnyknoxvillebj7243

5y↑91

Julie's voice and scottish gaelic language sounds like magic to me.

@katarzynakolbuk

5y↑819

She sings faster than I can read it. O.O

@wgaule

5y↑7

Don't bother reading it the lyrics are probably about something boring and banal better to keep it a mystery and just enjoy the spirit of it.

@jsmithmultimediatech

5y↑2

Much really like the Runrig song A Dh'Innse na Firrinn (in English To Tell the Truth is what I'd assume thats based more or less on the same principle its really just meaningless literally sort of....)like in English (since others tend to make sense like the ending two lines of Griogal Cridhe do) they're really just meaningless these songs.

@jsmithmultimediatech

https://youtu.be/epZ-VSAsGEI

@wgaule

@Ferb Fletcher Vague and uninteresting.

@herrk.i5090

Right😂👍

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@archdux

6y↑334

As someone who listens to a lot of American bluegrass and folk, I have to say that these songs are almost startlingly familiar. I know it's not surprising considering the history of the arts, but still interesting. Good stuff.

@ThePerksdeLeSarcasmeSiorai

6y↑62

Stephen Winebarger Keep in mind that there were a lot of Irish, Ulster Scots and Scottish immigrants to the glass land areas like the South and Appechalian trail during the 1800s. Those immigrants actually invented moonshine and they greatly influenced what is known as bluegrass music today.

@archdux

6y↑20

I knew about the roots of bluegrass, but not the invention of moonshine. Thank you for this information! Your assistance has been noted and filed for future reference.

@archdux

6y↑3

@ Caitlin Membrino Yeah, that's pretty much exactly what happened to my family a couple hundred years ago.

@schizoidboy

5y↑4

Everything has its roots somewhere even if we don't realize it.

@stanley8441

5y↑4

What are you talking about? The North American continent was settled by persons from the British Isles and Ireland ( let us not get bogged down with immature arguments about what exactly constitutes Britain /Ireland etc) so why is it a surprise that American music is similar to British and irish folk music? Mark Twain shows how British/ irish the American people and culture was far after American independence.

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@grayfae3

5y↑109

wow. so fast. my dad has been saying that spanish has the fastest syllabic rate of european languages. so i made him listen to this. ha. anyhow, awesome! to have the lyrics, thanks SO MUCH!

@thefrenchpoet3160

5y↑203

Rapper even Eminem is too afraid to dis

@sketchy_frogs7749

4y↑14

Lol this is rap before rap was a thing.😂

@gammaldans7448

6y↑133

"Cuilidh" is a great album from start to finish. It was my introduction to Julie Fowlis' work and to the traditional Scottish-Gaelic ballads, "puirt a beul" (Mouth Music) and "waulking songs" she performs so beautifully. Thank you for sharing this gem.

@lyndapetersen8065

Gammaldans ion

@quivedraws7859

5y↑163

HOW COULD HAVE I SPOKE THIS AS A FIVE YEAR OLD!? Like boi Gaelic is harder the older you geeeet.

@Louysa1

5y↑18

You dont speak it anymore? :( that's so sad :'(

@jadacra

4y↑7

pls learn it

@timekeeper2538

4y↑6

@@jadacra You mean re-learn it 😂

@sofiaduran4241

4y↑2

I'm learning it! It's so cool:D

@quivedraws7859

4y↑11

@@sofiaduran4241 Oh yeah I saw it was added to duolingo! I'm really excited to relearn it

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@artlover3120

6y↑223

Thank you for introducing us to irish and scotish culture :)

@jamespetersen4959

5y↑17

Don't forget Welsh down to the South

@GloriaStephensFLUSA

51w↑3

Your welcome, it is a big part of why I included it. I love Gaelic language and culture and when you love something you want to share it with others, except your husband :)

@danut5miu

3y↑10

She's amazing singer...lyrics, song and voice...so much positive energy...love it..

@Rammstein0963.

6y↑264

Good luck singing along... O.o

@jamespetersen4959

5y↑6

try at 1.5x speed

@alienindisguise5546

4y↑4

i can Lipsync fairly well

@archerymidnight3422

Cùm mo lionn!

@bogscholar691

6y↑43

Ah nice! I love Julie's music. I've been trying to figure out the lyrics to a lot of her stuff for a while now, thank you for doing this!!

@kuroyuki6254

5y↑31

And then there's me. Stumbling over my words while talking slowly

@bittersprout

4y↑20

Its always this kind of music I find myself enjoying more than anything else.

@rinnieunchanged

SAME

@Muyona69

3y↑1

I really like your icon

@TikiFoamy38

38w

The music of Heaven

@alexandrealferan7144

6y↑13

Love this... thank you for translating Nordic and Celtic folk songs... Love that stuff

@Midnightangel124

6y↑15

This is a beautiful song! I'm glad Youtube recommended this to me. I love listening to music like this.

@three_crows_all_day

2y↑2

I always thought that people were joking when they said "x number of people hit the like button so fast they accidentally disliked", but today I actually DID hit the dislike button instead of the like button because I was so excited to like it....

@joalexsg9741

6y↑13

Oh so lovely, lively and pleasant to listen to, thank you so much for this!

@SagebrushBands

3y↑3

Beautiful! Wakens memories of things I've never experienced. Thank you.

@credendovides20

6y↑25

As always, beautiful and magical <3

@nataliedanovelist7361

5y↑22

Totally deserved to sing for Disney! 👏👏👏

@kokichiouma2637

5y↑1

Novelist Servant agreed

@quakethedoombringer

3y↑2

She literally did for Brave

@internetual7350

37w

@@quakethedoombringer That's what they're referring to I assume.

@Donald590

5y↑312

If someone says white people can't rap show them this.

@geroutathat

4y↑74

Rap was actually invented by Irish/scottish people. Rhyming was invented by them too. Cool language that actually has rapping or "telling poetry infront of a drum/harp" built into it. Glide letters, mutations to help the flow, all kinds of neat tricks (complicated but neat). They spread rhyming to the rest of Europe through Monks, and to African americans when they were kept as indentured servants/slaves with them in the carribean. Apparantly the flow and skill they could get to back then was mesmerizing.

@mhquiroga1917

4y↑30

well singing in rhymes and friendly shittalking is fairly universal lmao. saying that it got "invented" is kinda dumb. more so, rhyming to a beat is not rap per se

@eduardosacasa5007

4y↑11

absolutely no one thinks white people can't rap. Eminem is considered one of the best rappers who ever lived, by most black rap critics. your comment doesn't make much sense.
also, this isn't rap. it's difficult, yes, but that's not what makes rap, rap

@awaldo2848

4y↑8

Just to throw a little fuel on this fire. When people say this its normally an intentionally satirized stereotype applied to people rapping in English. This is not Rap its just how Gaelic sounds, its a very rhythmic language.

@lil.AK05

3y↑2

rap the definition is: rhyme and poetry (the acronym)

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@alanna8983

3y↑4

Good grief!
I'm exhausted just listening to this!
I love it!

@vapidgasconade5505

2y↑1

It's not often I find a new Gaelic artis I like but this is awesome !!

@DaBezzzz

4y↑54

these are 8 different sentences yet somehow they feel like 800

@Victoria-id4wi

15w

HOW EIGHT HELP 😭

@DaBezzzz

15w

@Victoria-id4wi

15w

@@DaBezzzz thank you 💕 where are you from cause you seem to have a good knowledge of Gaelic?

@DaBezzzz

15w

@@Victoria-id4wi I'm not a native speaker, but I've been casually learning for a few years :)

@brucefrizzell4221

4y↑1

Just started learning Gaidhlig . This is very helpful and the music is beautiful.
Greetings from Lampasas Texas .

@Hunlover123601

4y↑9

this is like elegant rap

@seosamh.forbes

4y↑17

It's like System of a Down learned Scots Gaelic then wrote a vocal melody in it

@RafalRacegPolonusSum

Man, I just love this channel

@chubbybunny6975

5y↑40

I...I mean. I'm getting pretty good with my Scottish pronunciations buuuut....wheeeeeeeeeew Imma have a hard time with this song.

@stellak.

Good luck dont give up on trying if you still want to learn it!

@horseenthusiast1250

5y↑6

I’m learning to clog dance, and I think I’ll dance to this tomorrow. :)

@gwenlehenaff4814

3y↑22

Teacher : "The test isnt that hard"
The test :

@Victoria-id4wi

15w

Ik you commented this like 3 years ago but IT'S A BOP

@ashrafulalam3047

1y↑1

💕 from Bangladesh 🇧🇩 Beautiful song

@christopherfisher128

I am confused and enthralled!! Ok, so is this a Gaelic Gangster rap about a hat?
Awesomer and awesomer.

@kronosbot5

6y↑675

This is not a suitable recording to try and learn Scottish with.

@jsmithmultimediatech

6y↑22

FLSH_BNG seriously isn't lol though really it's not that hard once you really try

@emilyb5307

6y↑24

Haha, nope! Can't keep up!

@yarinmercer6904

5y↑29

FLSH_BNG it's like trying to learn Korean by singing to BTS XD

@michelleong2762

5y↑9

It's not even the fastest I've heard her sing it ::') I really can't keep up

@gwynnamaccaskill1536

5y↑12

It's like lesson #200 or something.

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@hunajajamaito9125

4y↑11

I’m going to listen to this until I know all of the lyrics and then maybe, MAYBE, I might be able to sing it

@Battle_Butterfly_

4y↑1

T O V A Some tip for this is to slow it down to where you can still tell the words and speak them until you got the phonics and pronouncement correct, then try singing it and every time you feel comfortable at that speed, go up until your comfortable with singing the song normally
Edit: grammar and such

@Andrea-gm8ud

6y↑16

Thank you thank you !!!😙😙😙🙆

@mladenzrnic2669

Love this song.

@nathanseper8738

2y↑1

This is fantastic!

@charlestonlovette2801

6y↑20

What language is this? I wanna learn it really bad

@m.mairenishuilleabhain6298

6y↑28

Scottish Gaelic :)

@jsmithmultimediatech

6y↑10

M. Máire Ní Shúilleabháin or Gàidhlig

@michaelmullen3923

5y↑2

Or N-Alba Gàidhlig

@thatoneweirdo1910

6y↑1

Thanks so much! I love this music! 😋

@TikiFoamy38

38w↑1

Beautiful

@rabiahhamid6548

4y↑5

I'm here listening to this on repeat at 0.75 speed because I don't speak Scottish but really want to learn this song XD

@williamwallace234

6y↑4

the lyrics go by so fast I can't read them... I think it adds to the tone of the song

@tavit1987

4y↑2

I keep forgetting i have this in a playlist and it scares me

@sgr1888

I love the violin in this

@taxllax2104

4y↑6

Had to put the speed at 0.75

Damn that singing is real fast

@SpidatheSmear

2y↑3

Holy fuck, the translation on this is amazing. Need more popcorn. FFS.

@marymoore3585

3y↑2

I love this! Thanks for translated English, too- I want to learn Irish because it's pretty. The words onscreen are very helpful.

@seraphimseptimus6984

3y↑5

This is actually Scottish Gaelic !

@martinamonicamaestas9072

3y↑2

When I was almost four, or so, on a summer day, I almost caught a Seagull. It was eating some food scraps on the road in front of our house, with one other Seagull. They flew off.
My mother asked me "What would I have done if I caught it?" She told me to be careful.. I looked at her and smiled with an unknowning of that possibility of actually catching it then what would I do, i didn't think out because of the spur of the moment idea, and said, "I didn't know." My father only looked at me and then looked at his work boots as he was changing them for home, and asked "Did you tell my mother? What did your mother say?" And, then he said, "It could have bitten you, you could have gotten hurt." "Be careful, mija."
My two sisters used to say "Martina almost caught a Seagull." My brother later would repeat saying that, at least once or twice.
Now I am the only one who remembers vividly, I guess, my childhood memory. A land far from the song and the time long ago. June 11, 2021, Saturday. 🇺🇸

@stealthpanther

4y↑2

Very catchy

@kims3221

2y↑2

I love it🥰

@falconettig

6y↑12

You are doing God's work!

@TheLittledikkins

4y↑1

It doesn't really make a lot of sense, but Domhnail Ban (Fair Donald) was Donald III King of Scotland on two occasions in the late 11th Century.

@thepip3599

3y↑2

It sounds like they’re trying to summon something.

@ladyfoxwf1075

4y↑18

Wait Leatha is a word? I thought I came up with a new name for my character in my book 😂

@alienindisguise5546

Mood

@innesmacneil

4y↑2

“leatha” means her “leis” mean him

@ladyfoxwf1075

4y↑1

@@innesmacneil Thank you :D

@ladyfoxwf1075

4y↑1

@@alienindisguise5546 XD

@elenaskrypnikova3472

5y↑3

Singing Angel

@origamigirl95

4y↑2

This song is so fun to listen to! I wish I knew Gaelic!

@southforthewinter257

3y↑2

There's a Duolingo course :)

@origamigirl95

3y↑1

@@southforthewinter257 Thanks. :)

@Victoria-id4wi

15w↑1

I thought I'm the only one listening to it without knowing a language 😭

@Victoria-id4wi

15w↑1

My Scottish friend sent me this

@Peach_beach

The song is absolutely wonderful at it's normal speed, but it has an interesting, darker tone when played back at .75x speed

@user3141592635

5y↑4

I think I love her a bit, just a little bit.

@juliadavidking23

Better than rap. Long live mouth music! 😊

@Asim96real

6y↑8

Wow

@asozialamt

5y↑8

that guitar is so nice. would be good for a western country too. imagine this shit on a banjo someone must do this!

@soufimostafavikashani8557

16w

Very very very old-school rap😅❤

@lexmir1881

excellente

@a_wild_beast7064

3y↑3

Eminem's been awfully quiet since this dropped...

@porcelain6884

3y↑1

@njjj2688

5y↑2

I sung this at 1.25 speed and this is the greatest achievement in my life

@alienindisguise5546

I sung it at 1.5 though I did fumble at the intermission bit of the song

@thepip3599

4y↑15

Is it just me or is this slightly creepy sounding? If you didn’t know what it meant it could sound like chanting.

I love it.

@rinnieunchanged

3y↑10

No it's just a very fun an upbeat folk song to me

@trampshostess5994

2y↑1

Just you :/

@oksanatulpa7984

where is or what is Bothalam? I understand that the song is about the king of Scotland Donald III that also was known as "Donald the Fair" or "Donald the White" but there was only a one only the battle oat that time Battle of Alnwick (1093) Is Both alam Battle of Alnwick ?

@thehigh-lowshow59

2y↑1

LEANRED IT IN 45 minutes let’s gooooo. Practice makes perfect. All I do is sing this song in the house all day, everyone hates me, and is kinda jealous🤣🤣🤣🤣

@thehigh-lowshow59

And yesss I say it all as if I was fluent🤪

@simonlewis2770

42w

❤ it on till weepted😂😊. As a we bit of scoitsh in us all fab

@user-kp7ze4zn8n

41w

I cant read the subtitles. It moves too fast.

@adventureswithaurora

3y↑2

Guys... At 2x speed... mind blown

@RangerCaptain11A

4y↑1

'sparr' is rafter not roof joist.

@Elena-ik8sc

I OBSESS

@amiok589

4y↑3

I will make it my goal to learn this song by the end of this year

@drjohnkelliher6853

6y↑2

~ O' Julie.

@drjohnkelliher6853

6y↑1

~ A star is born !!!

@Victoria-id4wi

15w

LISTENING TO THIS BANGER IN 2024

@skeptic781

who's in the backround pic?

@Victoria-id4wi

11w

Julie Fowlis

@alexandrakruth

Is it Irish Gaelic or Scottish Gaelic?

@TheGeographyWatch

4y↑1

This is Scots Gaelic :-)

@Victoria-id4wi

11w

Scottish Gaelic

@jeskvell3254

3y↑1

everyone who said french pronunciation is difficult clearly havent encoutnered gaelic yet

@violethalliday

3y↑1

0:09
0:12
0:21

@user-ie4sx1fn9l

❤❤❤❤

@LiszkaLupeni

3y↑2

If you want something which will sound similarly creepy because of a "disaster" language, here is a Czech version of this song, by our amazing folk group Asonance! But it's really much slower and I actually learned it :D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knuFXIoL8Co

@rudolfschankbier2686

О чем песня? В общих чертах может кто растолковать? Голос красивый.

@AA-jg7xm

6y↑2

@user3141592635

Tu äro min lika :)

@misakowu4154

4y↑1

. . . Now double the speed. . .

@bcjmythical9576

4y↑3

This girl can top Eminem in speed

@timothylocklear9885

Beautiful music but what the hell does it all mean?

@resourcedragon

Read the video description. It doesn't actually mean anything in particular.

@user-yk8tt3ce1n

48w↑1

Well I got to break my tongue trying to speak this language 🙃

@user-gd1un6tk8n

5y↑1

Put it on 2x speed

@eduardpanov1921

Sounds a bit like Russian ditties ) Very nice.

@LunaGoesCrazy

The style of lyric usage where the message isnt important, but that it rather should sound nice reminds me of Rushard Eggleston's music. Tho his is more extreme in not making sense/being weird.

@LunaGoesCrazy

Not heard of him? Try "Largest plant I've ever seen"

@cinnireseisri

I think the fada goes the other direction, leaning down to the left that is.

@TonyM9

4y↑2

cinnireseisri that’s for Irish. This is Scottish Gaelic, so the fada here is correct. Its one of the easy ways you can easily tell from the written language if it is Scottish or Irish.