My take on Blind Blake’s Police Dog Blues live at Osta Cafe on the banks of the Garavogue River in Sligo town on the final day of the fantastic Sligo Live Festival.
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@andrewfairbrother2596 ай бұрын
You play 90 year old music as if you’ve been playing it for 90 years. That’s the best compliment there is. Sublime.
@iluvguildguitars4 ай бұрын
Spot on! She plays like an old soul. AWESOME!
@DannyJamesGuitar5 ай бұрын
Most people don't realise just how much skill it takes to play guitar like that and sing at the same time. Amazing performance.
@seamusbrowne49095 ай бұрын
Not to mention non-standard Tuning, Open D, if I remember right. This Level of Performance requires a high level of dedication. Deserving of all the superlatives.😮😮😮
@kidkong6375 ай бұрын
@@seamusbrowne4909I was wondering about open tuning.
@chinto505 ай бұрын
totally agree, the actual right hand action takes a lot of practice. and then to throw the open tuning on top of that.. hey im 72 and still consider myself "average" in this style of pickin. I just think its great that someone so young reverts back to the beginning of todays music. It really is something that many pickers will gravitate back to the "beginnings" of some of the best music on the planet. I evolved from rock, to blues, to old country blues and discovered the beauty of this music . Then I discovered how this music influenced blue grass and how much blues is actually in blue grass.. we all have a journey.. I would like to see her in 10 years.. see what path she finds for herself.. wonderful video.. just wonderful.
@catherinerobilliard76627 ай бұрын
Just watched this amazingly talented young woman on Jools Holland’s hootenanny and now I want more
@davidfarrant40237 ай бұрын
Ditto
@colinhayes10577 ай бұрын
Ditto
@mariakirby44697 ай бұрын
Ditto
@marilynmarshall35097 ай бұрын
Me too
@anthonyflynn31357 ай бұрын
and me
@sebastianmelmoth91005 ай бұрын
The fact that this is wonderful young artist has embraced these beautiful and moving songs from 90-100 years ago, written and performed by the originators of the blues, and the fact that she knows who Blind Blake was, and I imagine Lemon Jefferson and Gary Davis and Memphis Minnie and Big Joe Williams, fills my heart. Bravo.
@mulletheadbanger6 ай бұрын
Almost crying listening to this , real blues in 2023
@3niknicholson3 күн бұрын
me too! she's so good!
@jamescassidy58527 ай бұрын
Impressive picking, I'm 72 and listened to blues all my life and your guitar playing is as good as it gets. Your voice is young, light and female not your average blues sound but it works and is quite refreshing. The way you roll and dance through these blues standards is a joy to listen to. Keep it up. Thank you Muireann you made an old scotsman happy.
@janstevens87547 ай бұрын
Sounds great. 👍👍👍
@danpatterson71086 ай бұрын
It's mind blowingly good isn't it! I kept bursting out laughing cause at different points in the album she'd do something on that guitar that was what i'd expect from a master with 50 years experience.. Coming from a kid!
@jamescassidy58526 ай бұрын
I think she has heard the songs so many times growing up, and seen her dad play them, that everything was already in place before she picked up the guitar.@@danpatterson7108
@Ken771146 ай бұрын
I am a 83 years old blues lover….totally agree with you. She really is gifted! Bless you girl! 😎🙏
@lynngunn45676 ай бұрын
I'm same age, and been in love with the blues since my teen age years. This was fresh and lovely. So great to find a new "purist", they are rare these days
@michelpayet5 күн бұрын
Many thanks to let this music alive !
@nowhereismyhome14586 ай бұрын
100% the coolest kid in her high school. I hope she comes to the states on a tour soon. John Mayer, let this young lady open for you!! 🙂
@pharmerdavid14324 ай бұрын
She blows John Mayer off the my stage!
@patriciafry86344 ай бұрын
He can open for her!
@mark_fox_music6 ай бұрын
The best player I've heard for years. Absolutely incredible, full of feel and authenticity.
@travisschaefer52866 ай бұрын
Incredible!!!
@DanFernandesBenficaSaint4 ай бұрын
Tommy Emmanuel is the greatest
@pjcurtis24767 ай бұрын
I was probably one of the first broadcasters to play Blind BLake´s music on Irish Radio (The HOuse of R&B ..Radio 1) back in the 80´s ..I never thought. back then there would. come such an extraordinary talent as Muireann obviously is. ! She has it all...technique, feel, etc!! The spirit if the old ragtime blues lives on in her hands.
@flylippfantom84256 ай бұрын
Wow, I'm throwing the towel. I have guitars three times as old as her age that I can't play like her. You are wonderful 💯
@martinmcdonald42077 ай бұрын
This is a very rare God given talent we have here. Both vocal and guitar plucking are both pitch perfect, Godspeed to you young Muireann Bradley. Slainte.
@markstrain89896 ай бұрын
Amen 🙏✝️🙏
@rolom37 ай бұрын
Brought me to tears you’re so talented and it’s so beautiful to see a young person playing such old music.
@panzade6 ай бұрын
I was moved to tears also. When I first heard Ry Cooders version I dedicated myself to learning this wonderful blues song. I never got it exactly right but you have. Kudos.👏
@tdb5177 ай бұрын
Absolutely amazing. This young lady is incredibly talented. I hope she gets the recognition she deserves
@neilolsen3423 ай бұрын
Blind Blake came back from the dead to play this song one more time and he chose you girl!
@fredblogs33037 ай бұрын
Thank you Jools Holland for bringing this amazing girl / young woman into the limelight …. Wow … what a breath of fresh air … I came straight to her YT channel and subscribed immediately and I’m looking forward to listening to many more beautiful renditions of fantastic classics…. I wish Muireann massive success in 2024 and beyond … this girl ACTUALLY HAS talent … 👍
@danpatterson71086 ай бұрын
Did you hear her on radio6? that's where i heard her, couldn't stop listening to it! That voice is so perfect for it as well! Was immediately seeing it in some indie film in my head.
@MichaelSSmith-hs5pw2 ай бұрын
Baby girl makes me proud to be Irish.🎸🎶💕
@billdaniels95397 ай бұрын
Just received your CD in the mail a couple days ago after hearing you on social media. I have not been this enthused by a new blues guitarist in years. I've been a blues fan since my teens and am now 72. I look forward to hearing more of your stuff. You've got that sweet style of Mississippi John Hurt, Elizabeth Cotten, Rev. Gary Davis and the rest of those wonderful old time country blues players. Thanks for keeping that great stuff alive. You are an incredible artist.
@datanotfound45565 ай бұрын
Where would one find this CD?
@billdaniels95395 ай бұрын
@@datanotfound4556 Tompkins Square Records. I found their online store. I have an unopened copy for my nephew and the US address is: Josh Rosenthal/Tompkins Square/2335 Larkin Street Apt 11/San Francisco, CA 94109. I play my copy all the time and since Neph is a guitar player I figure he needs to hear Ms. Bradley. I'll probably wind up buying more of her albums to give to all my old blues hound friends. Well, the ones that are still alive. Search Tompkins Square records and they will set you up. Wait until you hear her rendition of Shake Sugaree. And Stagolee. And Richland Woman Blues. And Candyman. Hell, the whole album is dynamite. I got it in CD but it is also available in vinyl and, are you ready? Cassette. Think I'll put that CD on now.
@gregmaryhughes68307 ай бұрын
I hope you realize what a gift you have. I'm an old guy who has been playing for many years and will never attain to what you already have. Keep going!
@al23rose5 ай бұрын
Ya, me too
@christaylor20706 ай бұрын
Fantastic Muireann - I'm 77 now , been playing blues and folk since I was 12 and I'm never going to catch up with you! I guess great musicians are born and I believe you have a great future ahead - don't ever lose it🙂!
@pmayer656 ай бұрын
Half way through this, I suddenly realised I had a huge smile on my face. Say no more!
@MrJameswingham7 ай бұрын
The finest version of this I've ever heard....just utterly astonishing
@JB-tr6nu6 ай бұрын
I've come back to guitar now that I'm retired & tonight I've been blessed to discover this amazing young lady & also Saxon Weiss an 11year old guitar prodigy, all within the last few minutes ..young gifted musicians like this amazes me too no end ...just magically beautiful ❤✌🏽🎸😎
@tonykehoe1236 ай бұрын
This wonderful young lady is what I consider to be a true “ throwback” . It’s like a history lesson.
@michaelclancy95755 ай бұрын
Better musisions and singers at every London tube station, you Paddy's just love to heap praise on people like this and Daniel O'Donnell and that other smelly junky McGowan, give us a break and stop idolising idiots like this just cause they are Paddy's ffs
@markkennard8614 ай бұрын
I don't believe my eyes.. or ears :) your up there with the best of them. Dont stop.
@RinishReddy7 ай бұрын
I feel blessed to have discovered you. You play Blind Blake exactly like he played it, without missing a note. And singing along - that's the cherry on the top. Keep making good music. Love from India
@billdaniels95397 ай бұрын
I used to think that nobody could interpret Blind Blake better than Leon Redbone. That was before I heard this wonderful young lady from Ireland. I ordered her CD and it is all fantastic. Mississippi John Hurt, Reverend Gary Davis, this girl plays them all with her intricate picking and light touch harmonics. I play her record every day.
@barbarahallowell26137 ай бұрын
I'm in Maryland, USA. Just heard this on late date with Fiachna and just floored ❤❤❤ Pure dead brilliant 😊😊😊❤️👍❤️😊😊
@HarryVerey7 ай бұрын
Extraordinarily accomplished country blues guitar and vocal at such a young age .
@deltabluesrules7 ай бұрын
Nicely done! I’ve been playing this style of music for many years but have never attempted Police Dog because it seemed too hard. You are fearless!
@daneenmurf10437 ай бұрын
Your username seems legit 😁
@Deedee-ee1sg2 ай бұрын
Amazed a young person would know this old old time song! She can certainly play!!
@doctrot7 ай бұрын
Love the respect you show to the original artists ....It is really nice to see such a young (old soul) playing these songs...... exceptional talent. thank you
@slickbama83227 ай бұрын
Keep it up sister. Can't go wrong with the blues. great pickin
@chinto505 ай бұрын
72 and a blues lover , best pickin Ive heard in a long time young lady.. love it simply love it.
@billdaniels95395 ай бұрын
Another 72 year old blues lover here. I heard her do Police Dog Blues on social media and immediately ordered the CD. Muireann is amazing.
@daveguitarnowski44027 ай бұрын
This is amazingly cool. I like to feel you're channeling Rory Gallagher's soul when you do this kind of music.
@YeChewB6 ай бұрын
Pure class Muireann. I love this kind of music. You are amazingly talented and will go a long way.
@thesongwritersdropin25655 ай бұрын
Muirreann must be a reincarnated Blues player from the thirties. Absolutely phenomenal
@ILIVEAGAIN1005 ай бұрын
Mamma mia!!! Senza fiato..sembra di tornare indietro nel tempo, e ascoltare Blind Blake. Un abbraccio dall’Italia..
@ridgebackdk7 ай бұрын
faith fully restored in the younger generations .... outstanding young lady ... i wish you every bit of luck and good graces on your future ...most refreshing thing i have seen in music in a very very long time ...
@monkeynuts18067 ай бұрын
Awww just love watching this gal. Brightens up a dull day every time. She has a great future ahead of her. So much talent in one so young
@eamonncoady98233 ай бұрын
Not since riverdance have I been so proud. Her dad taught her. He's probably as good but he admitted savage stage fright in an interview on northern Irish radio station. What a dad.
@butchbinion15603 ай бұрын
Thanks, this is how blues musicians get started. ✌🏻👊🏼
@sligomucker7 ай бұрын
Love it, and of course you're from Donegal , a county full of talented musicians 😁 l just read your announcement that you're appearing on the Jools Holland Hootenanny on New Year's eve , really looking forward to it. All the best in your future.
@robinwhitehouse89327 ай бұрын
I was looking up the artists for Jools' Hootenanny and I came across this. Absolutely fantastic playing and singing, I really hope tonight's broadcast helps bring your music to so many new listeners!
@user-wx7wg5cn1m6 ай бұрын
Yo! This is the real Mc Coy for gosh sakes😂❤ what a gift that she has- glad to be one grateful fan in the audience! 💜🥲😘
@jameskneubuhl911520 күн бұрын
Really great performance! When it's done right, there's something magical about music like this!
@daviemcf6 ай бұрын
Muireann has brought the old blues back to life....just fantastic young lady!! Looking forward to your performance tomorrow night (Monday) 15/ 09 on the Cerys Matthews show on BBC Radio 2 at 21.00hrs....good luck Muireann.
@MrDennis574 ай бұрын
I am speechless. Amazing talent.Bring her to America,and show Taylor S. on how it is done.
@marioski546 ай бұрын
Stunning!!!!!!!! Blind Blake and Jorma Kaukonen would be pride of this young blues singer
@mojorider84556 ай бұрын
Oh yeah, I bet Jorma would be so happy to see the finger style tradition being carried on!
@fishplate76 ай бұрын
What a talent! We are witnessing the birth of the next genuine musical superstar!
@aliwhitwell3 ай бұрын
Great player and singer. This young lady will go far! 🙂
@3niknicholson3 күн бұрын
Oh, just noticed this is your channel, wow again, great performance! One of my favourite songs from Blind Blake, nice to know his music is in good hands.
@rkrbar7 ай бұрын
Just surfed in after watching on the hootenanny. A great talent and a super performance. I have been trying to learn police dog blues for longer than you are alive and still I am no where near. Good luck for the future.
@HenriAGS7 ай бұрын
Yep. This is awesome. Lowkey my favorite cover in here. I watched your older cover for the first time like, 2 weeks ago, this is just as good. Atta girl.
@SlimDavenport7 ай бұрын
Heard a bit more Irish accent than on the home recording but I could be wrong. Sounds terrific either way 👌.
@daviddishman74916 ай бұрын
Irelands got talent. It's a YES from me. Well done young lady. You're brilliant. ❤❤
@lookissjaxin7 ай бұрын
Thanks ☺️ from Tennesssee. That’s great stuff!!!
@TREEHUGGAH16 ай бұрын
Bravo young Maestro Bravo
@brendanhenry31897 ай бұрын
Who came here because of Jools Holland? What a talent Maith án Cailín 🙏
@KelvisB7 ай бұрын
I saw you on Jools Holland's hootenanny, you were the highlight of the show, your playing and vocals were inspirational. You are a rare talent, best of luck for your career.
@7dc3792 ай бұрын
You play it beautifully. You sing it beautifully. You put a smile on my face....
@davidgilroy24722 ай бұрын
She's going to be huge!!! Please come to Florida.
@JohnMcCormack7 ай бұрын
Absolutely fantastic! I heard a clip of this on RTE Radio One this morning and couldn’t believe this sound was coming from a young Donegal girl. Well done! And please keep going with this.
@robertmulligan85107 ай бұрын
Just saw her on Jools Holland’s Hootenanny, she was amazing. Not many can do Ry Cooder justice but this young lady can. Amazing talent.
@davidhertzberg90666 ай бұрын
It's Blind Blake song. Not Cooder
@robertmulligan85106 ай бұрын
@@davidhertzberg9066 Ry Cooder did a great cover of it!
@davidhertzberg90666 ай бұрын
@@robertmulligan8510 Yes Cooder is good but Blind Blake wrote it and every version is a copy of the original. Credit where it's due please
@robertmulligan85106 ай бұрын
@@davidhertzberg9066 🥱
@thomaskeil263Ай бұрын
Unbelievable! That's 100% authentic!👍
@gutebrandao43696 ай бұрын
My kind of girl.shes an old soul...makes me happy evertime I listen to her..
@JHSullivanIII6 ай бұрын
Wow. This is some high level flatpicking. Damn. Beautifully done. : )
@jesflower86843 ай бұрын
Outstanding! I'm in awe of your talent and the way you have resurrected these beautiful ol' blues tracks and brought them forward to the present day, you are so f*cking cool ma'am. Please keep on doing what you're doing Muireann.
@braintwang7 ай бұрын
Wowza! Absolutely amazing, again. That's quite a complicated tune too. Well done.
@seanmellows13486 ай бұрын
Excellent, got the groove just right. Astonishing to think this artist is likely a still decade or two away from the peak of her ability and sophistication.
@kaecake95757 ай бұрын
Simply amazing, how someone this young can bring back 100 year old music. So glad I'm a part of that ✨ I'm a fan of your work Muireann, I knew Police Dog Blues would bring so much attention. You still freak me out how you do it I'm still trying to play that song, it's still relevant after so many years.
@johnanthonygonzales87143 ай бұрын
Wow! Very Cool......Great vocals and picking.😮
@eamanlochain14847 ай бұрын
Unreal Neil young crossed with someone who knows how to play guitar. Superstar in making.well done.love from mayo
@lydandrick6 ай бұрын
Wow - awesome. You can really play that guitar! Lydia & Rick
@conormccormack64707 ай бұрын
Beautiful guitar playing and a wonderful young voice playing old blues music 👌🥰
@brew11387 ай бұрын
Love you, Muireanne! Your playing is so great, but your voice transports me back, oh, about a hundred years. SO amazing! The real deal!
@jesusolmosmartinez47237 ай бұрын
Espectacular! Que manera de tocar y cantar a la vez ! Sigue tocando,el mundo necesita música , y siempre un placer escucharte.
@Messihippi7 ай бұрын
Well, I thought you were fluent in Blake three years ago, but you’ve just excelled yourself again! Well done, Muireann. Love the flair in the last guitar break - as ever, putting your own touch in there. You make my day whenever I see you posted a new video. 😊
@MuireannBradley7 ай бұрын
Thank you so much, in the guitar break I added I tried to play the dog barking and howling listen again see if you can hear it! Thanks for continuing to listen🙏😊❤️
@Messihippi7 ай бұрын
Yeah, I do hear that - nice touch! I know that you know it will come in time, with more live experience, but having the confidence to relax into those “howls”, and maybe even double the length of them could push that notion further. Top notch stuff though, as ever!
@richardmiller63186 ай бұрын
@@Messihippi⁶
@thurobusch66206 ай бұрын
Wow! I subcribed. I don't want to miss anything. Great Picking!
@geinikan1kan6 ай бұрын
She has mastered an American idiom. The way she plays is quite remarkable.
@John-wr6yo7 ай бұрын
Do you believe in what they call a throw back. Some one who looks like some one else genetically ,or sounds like the musical embodiment of a long gone era in time. She is it. Thank you for coming back around once again.
@danieldecastro82756 ай бұрын
This gal has blues chops!😊👏👏👏👏
@davidharvey88127 ай бұрын
How this young lady isn’t more famous. Watch this space people 🙏🏼🥰
@danwebb44187 ай бұрын
Sometimes fame destroys the artist...She doin just fine as she is..She don't need to go down to the Crossroads..
@jegnur6 ай бұрын
I always anchor with my pinky when fingerpicking. You use the ring finger but glad to see I'm not the only one. Way to keep this music alive, good stuff
@ronweinstock15575 ай бұрын
I used to hear John Jackson play this regularly. I can imagine his smile listening to this.
@graemewatling97195 ай бұрын
Authentic acoustic blues a real talent
@begforrit77315 ай бұрын
I've just discovered this talented young lady and as a guitarist myself I'm immensely impressed.
@anthonyambrose4796 ай бұрын
Damm 😂 now I’m gona be up all night gettin my low action guitars set up to find this tone and spend the next week beating my head against this one thank you Miss
@kirkhepburnmiddleagedwhiteguy7 ай бұрын
Natural talent right there. Excellent feel for the song. Very nice.
@brucemorrice-sc3zo7 ай бұрын
Hi Muireann, I hope you don't mind, but I have sent this video to Richard Lindsay who organises the Ullapool guitar festival. Woody Mann, Stefano Grossman. Elliot Randall, Clive Carrol to name but a few. I really think you would fit in very well with this environment and the people. Great atmosphere and great setup. I hope he contacts you. You would love this event, Bruce.
@MuireannBradley7 ай бұрын
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@brucemorrice-sc3zo7 ай бұрын
@@MuireannBradley hi Muireann, Richard likes what you are doing and will be watching you on Jools hootenanny. All the best.
@ceilnatkins26806 ай бұрын
Dear Bruce, was just reading your post and thought would let you know that Woody Mann passed away January 2022, in case you are not aware..... Great talent, and great guy that he was.
@brucemorrice-sc3zo6 ай бұрын
@ceilnatkins2680 thanks for your reply, Yes I did know, he was a pure gentleman and time spent with him was fabulous. RIP In fact I received one of those gig emails and they still had a follow for Woody Mann. I sent them an email enlightening them to his passing, took of the woody page but no obituary or even a statement to inform people of his passing.
@gerd54797 ай бұрын
This is terrific and really refreshing, given the purity of your performance and how you deliver it. Its a rare thing nowadays. Love it.
@Zeb-gb2uk5 ай бұрын
Listening to this young lady's music i feel like hoping a freight train being careful to avoid the railroad detective ❤
@howlinhobbit5 ай бұрын
I used to do this song pretty regularly, but not *nearly* as well as you do. that was amazing!
@pjk7 ай бұрын
Awesome Muireann! Spectacular playing and singing.
@emerokelly13767 ай бұрын
Brilliant, such a great voice!
@hideakipage81517 ай бұрын
My favourite blues song performed brilliantly.
@jfdijon73387 ай бұрын
Superbe!!! you nailed it!!! Continue encore et encore, mille bravos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@eddiediamond4347 ай бұрын
Been a big fan of this young lady, she’s wonderful.
@Butch07675 ай бұрын
Talented and such a charming young lady.
@aaronz.7 ай бұрын
Listening to this brings me great joy. I hope you always make music, you are fantastic.
@bamabonkers6 ай бұрын
GReat job on Police Dog Blues, really enjoyed it. Keep up the great work. Go raibh maith agat.
@bamabonkers6 ай бұрын
Molly Tuttle and Tommy Emmanuel are going to tour England in the next few weeks. If you can I greatly recommend seeing them are the are both phenomenal guitarists. Slan leat.