Arno Kilhoffer - Brian Boru's March (featuring Marina Lys)

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2 жыл бұрын

“Brian Boru's March" is a traditional Irish tune about the High King of Ireland. Brian Boru died in the Battle of Clontarf in which his army defeated the Vikings. This tune was originally a slow air but is now usually played as a faster march.
This however is my take on Brian Boru’s March and accompanied by the very talented Marina Lys, whom I thank very much for sharing this experience with me.
Arno Kilhoffer
- Gallic Lyre
- Recorder
- Throat Singing
- Percussions
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Marina Lys
- Nyckelharpa
- Recorder
- Singing
Be sure to check out Marina’s other works too:
MarinaLysMusique
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I would also like to thank Atelier Skald and Lyre Academy for the wonderful instruments they make and inspire to play.
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@kathleenmurphy6220 Жыл бұрын

How I came across this masterpiece I don’t know….but I’m overjoyed to hear it. 💚

@arnokilhoffer Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

@ericj.w.ruijssenaars3421 Жыл бұрын

Same over here in the Netherlands 😊. Popped up in my suggestions today. This is brilliant 🌟

@arnokilhoffer Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much ! Cheers from Ireland 😊

@dougpogue8369 Жыл бұрын

Sometimes the algorithm pays off! Wonderful stuff! 😊

@jgfreer8322 Жыл бұрын

And South Africa .. this one is a keeper❤

@LairMistress Жыл бұрын

Great job! Just one historical point: Brian Mac Ceinnedigh (aka Brian Boru) was the king of Munster, and he was not fighting against Vikings per se. The Battle of Clontarf was a contest to see who would be the High King of Ireland (I did research on this as an undergraduate student). Brian was fighting against the King of Leinster, who happened to have a lot of Norse allies fighting for him (from Norway, Shetlands, Orkneys, the Norse city of Dublin, etc.). But Brian also had Norse and Norse-Irish warriors from Limerick fighting on his side, and he wasn't about to deport his own men. Brian/Munster won the battle, but he was assassinated shortly thereafter; so he never got to be High King, alas...

@gerardodwyer5908 Жыл бұрын

Wrong. "Brian Boru" was High King of Ireland between 1002 to 1014, a position gained after subjugating and securing allegiance from the "kings" of Leinster, Ulster and Connacht. In the Book of Armagh, Boru is also referred to as "Imperator Scotorum", or "Emperor of Ireland".

@billnicks2362 Жыл бұрын

@@gerardodwyer5908 Boru literally had his own scribe write that in the book of Armagh (after dumping piles of gold on the altar) In a vain attempt to make it seem like he was in charge of all the places of Gaelic influence outside of Ireland (which he wasn't). He wasn't a true "High king" for two years, he was barely high king (i.e every kingdom) for a wet weekend. As soon as he last two kingdoms to hold out against him (Both Uí Neill iirc) "Submitted", he was barely over the horizon when they openly revolted against him. Granted, he was the only person up to that point to ever get that powerful, but he didn't hold a true high kingship for very long

@NorthernStare 2 ай бұрын

@@bfc3057 Great contribution.

@barbc7698 Жыл бұрын

I played this tune for a rapper kid in the park one day. He was astonished to learn how old this piece was. I like to think we each walked away with an appreciation for each other’s art.

@arnokilhoffer Жыл бұрын

That is a nice story ❤️ I love that it still exists some of the "modern" artistic generation that are still amazed by what was accomplished in the past !

@WhiteTiger5151 Жыл бұрын

Many thanks for this beautiful rendition of King Brian Boru's march, my O'Neill ancestors would be grateful too.

@arnokilhoffer Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much 🎶😊

@coniow Жыл бұрын

I have this on a CD, played on a wire strung harp (giving more of a twang to the sound). Every time I hear this simple master piece I see in my mind's eye a troop of warriors emerging out of the mist on a mountain pass, following their Chieftain, slowly disappearing, back into the mist in the distance, going perhaps to great victory, or perhaps death. Ever the soldier's lot.

@hannahcommean2232 Жыл бұрын

How does this not have more views!?

@arnokilhoffer Жыл бұрын

Because we're simple musicians and know nothing of online promotion 😅 But thank you so much for the sentiment and for watching 😊

@NorthernStare 7 ай бұрын

Brian Boru - a true King and legend of Ireland, beware of modern day Unionist revisionism. The grass is deep and the snakes are many.

@kevinrochand6283 Жыл бұрын

découvert au hasard , good vib and perfect instrumental ........... from auvergne

@arnokilhoffer Жыл бұрын

Merci beaucoup 😊

@ifjchsiwocjcjs4378 Жыл бұрын

Go hálainn 😍🥰

@arnokilhoffer Жыл бұрын

Go raibh míle !!! 😊

@mikiethebikie Жыл бұрын

Stirred my Celtic ancestors.❤

@gerardodwyer5908 Жыл бұрын

Maybe so given your Norman name. The Keltoi never made it to Ireland. That's just Yeatsian era myth. Gaelic Ireland's rulers, tracing their family lineage to the Iberian Peninsula, never identified as "Keltic". As evidence, check out the National History Museum. There isn't a single "Celtic" section, but there is a substantial Gaelic one.

@derikuk2967 Жыл бұрын

This is a beautiful rendition of this music. Well done!

@arnokilhoffer Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 🎶😊

@karlschlotterbeck1784 Жыл бұрын

Hypnotically beautiful.

@arnokilhoffer Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much 😊

@Meticus Жыл бұрын

Oh wow, that's very cool! 👏😎

@arnokilhoffer Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much 😊

@davewilliams3315 8 ай бұрын

Wow. That harp-viol-thingy looks like it could double as a crossbow machine gun. Pretty impressive...as is, of course, the music as well.

@barbarafuglein3918 Жыл бұрын

Interessante Instrumente! Alles zusammen , die Musik,der Gesang und die Aufnahmen dazu, einfach wunderschön anzuhören/sehen!❤️

@arnokilhoffer Жыл бұрын

Vielen dank !! :):)

@rikibruner2126 Жыл бұрын

Thank you FB for directing my attention here! What a fabulous Site for ancestral Music. I can see this being a basis for therapeutic dance movements. A hearty 'Thank you!' to everyone involved is sharing this masterpiece with a greater audience. 🦊Riki2Tails

@arnokilhoffer Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much ! Be sure to keep an eye out, bigger things are coming 😋

@geroutathat Жыл бұрын

Beautiful rendition. Slow suits it better as he died in battle.

@arnokilhoffer Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much 😊 ! There are many theories about his death, but the most common one is that he was killed by a viking while he was praying in his tent

@gerardodwyer5908 Жыл бұрын

He died "battle-adjacent". He did not participate, but prayed in his tent for victory.

@TheJofrica 10 ай бұрын

Epic

@farnorthpicker56 Жыл бұрын

This is hauntingly beautiful!❤️

@arnokilhoffer Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😊🎶

@thevelikovskian6119 Жыл бұрын

Magic.

@arnokilhoffer Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

@Mikhael49 Жыл бұрын

Love this so much. So beautiful!!!!

@arnokilhoffer Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😊🎶

@galadrieldelbosque300 Жыл бұрын

Poderosa y bonita música ❤

@arnokilhoffer Жыл бұрын

Muchas gracias 😊

@Iceland874 Жыл бұрын

This is a wonderful version of the great song. Thank you!

@arnokilhoffer Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 🎶😊

@alanlab Жыл бұрын

bravo, très bien fait. Tout en douceur, je connaissais la version d' Alan Stivell sur l' album Brian Boru qui est plus rythmée

@arnokilhoffer Жыл бұрын

Merci beaucoup 😊

@Coldan137 Жыл бұрын

Nice!

@arnokilhoffer Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🎶😊

@theeddorian Жыл бұрын

There's a small bit of irony in the Brian Boru march being played in part of a Norse musical instrument. Beautifully played, and the slower pace is well chosen.

@arnokilhoffer Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much 🎶😊

@billnicks2362 Жыл бұрын

He had plenty of Norse fighting for him, in fact he was overlord of a number of them

@Grendelcynn Жыл бұрын

@theeddorian One correction, that 's not a northern lyre which is very different. This is a gauloise lyre, originating in in France around 100 bc. They are very very similar to Greek lyre and were probably brought to France by Greek settlers. So the irony is a fairlly modern Irish tune being played on an ancient French instrument.

@arnokilhoffer Жыл бұрын

@@Grendelcynn I think he/she meant the nyckelharpa 😄

@mjade1673 Жыл бұрын

Wow!🙏❤️ that was Amazing. Thank you guys

@arnokilhoffer Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 🎶😊

@guilloiscorinne Жыл бұрын

Tres beau.merci Arno.je suis bretonne.💖

@arnokilhoffer Жыл бұрын

Merci beaucoup 😊

@mauriceperret5111 Жыл бұрын

Magnifique découverte, merci beaucoup. L’alliance des instruments est très complémentaire et le résultat remarquable

@arnokilhoffer Жыл бұрын

Merci beaucoup 🎶😊

@shazzorama Жыл бұрын

Legends!

@anajinn Жыл бұрын

Very well done, Lads.

@dwrisdon2487 Жыл бұрын

Haunting melody supported with fantastic videography! Bravo!!!

@arnokilhoffer Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😊🎶

@aliciatraverso5696 Жыл бұрын

Maravillosa🙋‍♀️👍🏻👍🏻

@arnokilhoffer Жыл бұрын

Muchas gracias 😊

@davidstewart5811 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful music and a beautiful video. Very professional.

@arnokilhoffer Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much ! 🎶😊

@beverlykeys4330 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this beautiful version. BTW, my brother Brian's name was inspired by the High King.

@arnokilhoffer Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and listening to it :):)

@iheliocrati9527 Жыл бұрын

Allright ! Now you got my sword ! Great stuff cheers

@arnokilhoffer Жыл бұрын

haha thank you 😋

@ericmetivier7418 Жыл бұрын

Génial

@arnokilhoffer Жыл бұрын

Merci beaucoup 😊

@evelyne.jalais390 Жыл бұрын

Magnifique

@arnokilhoffer Жыл бұрын

Merci beaucoup 🎶😊

@kevobrien4329 8 ай бұрын

Beautifully played ladies. Love from Ireland 🇮🇪

@arnokilhoffer 6 ай бұрын

Ladies ? There's only one 🤣🤣

@kevobrien4329 6 ай бұрын

@@arnokilhoffer I thought she had a twin 😂😉

@arnokilhoffer 6 ай бұрын

hahaha nope, just the two of us, and last I checked I'm still a dude 🤣

@kevobrien4329 6 ай бұрын

@@arnokilhoffer Bear in mind a few whiskeys in me at the time so there’s a good chance I was seeing double!!! Peace 🇮🇪

@arnokilhoffer 6 ай бұрын

Fair play 😄 blessings from Cork ☘️

@RickarooCarew Жыл бұрын

❤️✌️❤️ 🙏❤️🙏

@mariechristinepicq768 Жыл бұрын

J'AIME BEAUCOUP BRAVO SSSSSS

@arnokilhoffer Жыл бұрын

Merci beaucoup 😊🎶

@gerardodwyer5908 Жыл бұрын

A magically atmospheric and hauntingly delicious reinterpretation of Brian Boru's (Briaín Bóruma mac Cennétíg) March.

@arnokilhoffer Жыл бұрын

Go raibh míle !!! 🎶😊

@johannilsson8828 Жыл бұрын

Great work! 👍

@arnokilhoffer Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😊🎶

@danwebb4418 Жыл бұрын

The Danes came to Ireland with nothing to do, but dream of the plundered old Irish they slew. You will in your Vikings said BRIAN BORU then he threw them back into the ocean..

@arnokilhoffer Жыл бұрын

And got killed as they left

@joeltadeufalleirosdasilva3056 Жыл бұрын

adoro😀

@arnokilhoffer Жыл бұрын

Muito obrigado 😊

@marcusuadonnghaile1855 Жыл бұрын

Thumbs up 😘

@arnokilhoffer Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 🎶😊

@ibfubar Жыл бұрын

👏🍺☘️🍺🤙

@chrispallasch4082 4 ай бұрын

Habt Ihr Lust aufs "Ohne Watt Festival 2024" an der Ostsee im Klützer Winkel zu kommen?

@arnokilhoffer 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the message ! Please go to www.fiannaban.com and send us a email and we would be delighted to start a conversation 😊

@mort2k Жыл бұрын

Love the feel of this rendition, there is one thing that kind of jarring though. The I feel the Nyckelharpa is a bit too hectic maybe? Don't get me wrong, I love the instrument in general, and it is well played, but it just did not fit the rest of the song. Love the calmness of the drum, simple plucking of the lyre, soothing flute and the contrast in the deep throat-singing (kargyraa) and woman voice! Subscribed for more though! I'm going to check out Marina Lys as well! Can't have enough folk music in my feed ;)

@arnokilhoffer Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind words and constructive criticism 😊 I still stand by the nyckelharpa in our version but I do understand how one can feel it is a bit too hectic. The major rule in art is that you have to know you can't please everyone... but nonetheless I do highly appreciate your feedback! And thank you for subscribing, I'll hopefully have some more stuff out soon 😉

@mort2k Жыл бұрын

@@arnokilhoffer Yeah, totally understandable, and I am no musician so what do I know xD I do know art in animation, so I know how everyone has an opinion. I'm glad you take it constructive, and just from a random dude at youtube, and not as a harsh criticism. Looking forward to hearing more stuff ;)

@arnokilhoffer Жыл бұрын

Hahaha well it was well written and not just a "this is crap" comment 😄 You have to be able to take criticism if you're gonna put out your stuff for the public to see, as long as it's constructive 😄 so thank you again !

@johnwood551 Жыл бұрын

Very nice. Good music and good video. What is the violin like instrument ?

@arnokilhoffer Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! 😊 The instrument is called a nyckelharpa, of swedish origins.

@AmedeeVanGasse Жыл бұрын

@@arnokilhoffer it's a four row nyckelharpa, so chances are that this particular instrument wasn't built in Sweden but maybe in France? Also, Marina is using the "Belgian" bow hold, with her arm under instead of over the tailpiece. And it's probably tuned CGDA instead of traditionally Swedish CGCA. A herecy for Swedish traditionalists! 😀

@fsbirdhouse Жыл бұрын

All the sadness in the world.

@anajinn Жыл бұрын

Oops, I meant Very well done ALL of you.

@arnokilhoffer Жыл бұрын

😝😝 thank you so much 😊

@Alan_Gingerbard Жыл бұрын

Sehr schönes Video! Nyckelharpa ist so ein tolles Instrument! Darf ich fragen woher du die Lyre hast?

@arnokilhoffer Жыл бұрын

Vielen dank 😊!! The lyre was made by Atelier Skald in France. You can find a link to their facebook page in the description of the video. Highly recommend, their instruments are really exceptionnal !

@Alan_Gingerbard Жыл бұрын

@@arnokilhoffer thx!😊