Check out this wonderful live performance by Celtic Thunder of the song ‘The 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”
This music video by Celtic Thunder performing ‘The Mountains Of Mourne’ was shot live from Ontario in 2015. The lyrics to this beautiful song were written by Irish musician Percy French, and the music was composed by Houston Collisson.
The song is written from the point of view of an emigrant laborer from a village near the Mourne Mountains, and the lyrics are a message to his true love at home.
The main singer performing in the video is Keith Harkin. He is an Irish singer-songwriter from Derry City, Ireland and now resides in Los Angeles, CA.
While Keith was the lead singer of Celtic Thunder, he had huge success with over fifteen #1 records worldwide and had numerous PBS specials. Now, he is a solo artist, and his first solo debut album soared to the number 1 spot on the Billboard charts in the U.S and Canada.
“What a fabulous rendition,” one person writes online after watching this performance of ‘The Mountains Of Mourne.’ “Keith Harkin is doing so well now as a solo artist and it’s no wonder, he is so talented as a singer and musician, he can make those guitars talk.”
We hope that you enjoyed watching this video from Celtic Thunder today and it was able to bring you a smile.
