Silly Wizard Live - Willie Archer and The Banks of the Bann

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Silly Wizard Live - Willie Archer and The Banks of the Bann

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15 жыл бұрын

Andy M. Stewart of Silly Wizard passed away on December 27, 2015, after a long period of illness. His sister Angie posted this message on the YouCaring fundraiser page: "It is with deep and profound sadness that I must say that my darling brother, Andy M Stewart has passed away. He died peacefully in hospital on 27th December after a long and brave fight.
The family thank everyone who has supported this fundraiser and for your outpouring of love and care. Your support has meant the world to us.
Andy was was in his own words, 'astonished' and I know, deeply touched by the many expressions of love penned to this page.
We we thank you all.
Yours with gratitude, love thanks
Angie Stewart Hollin "
Rest in peace, Andy, and thank you for your music.
www.youcaring.com/medical-fund...
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This was filmed in Atlanta, Georgia on April 1, 1988. I included the banter because it is one of the things that makes this concert so special and so fun to watch.
The instrumental following the song is called "Donna's Waltz" and is on Phil Cunningham's CD "The Palomino Waltz."
Silly Wizard members in this clip:
Andy M. Stewart: lead vocals, tenor banjo, whistle
Phil Cunningham: accordion, piano, synthesizers, whistle, cittern, vocals
John Cunningham: fiddle, vocals
Gordon Jones: guitar, bodhran, vocals
Martin Hadden: bass guitar, keyboards, guitar, vocals

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@IraMikhaylova 15 жыл бұрын

I'm Russian but this music seems to come from the very deep of my heart. Thanks to S W!

@SergeNRTK 11 ай бұрын

Аналогично )

@Lirik405 2 ай бұрын

чё кого

@georgehill6726 2 жыл бұрын

This man was special. Intelligent and entertaining.

@adhdblockedtobrilliantwith4293 6 жыл бұрын

What wonderful music. Andy was so charming. RIP Andy and Johnny

@martine2u 14 жыл бұрын

You don't know how precious this is to me. I've loved Silly Wizard forever, but alas I'm too "young" :-) to have seen them live. This is pretty much the first time I see a video recording of them. If you have anymore to share, pretty please, put them up. I, and everyone in my situation, will be eternally grateful. :-) Here is to the best Celtic band ever...

@petergreen3122 6 жыл бұрын

Wonderfully sarcastic and dry satiric wit by Andy. The musical skills once again are impeccable...

@terrygrif 15 жыл бұрын

Most enjoyable. 5*. Thanks for posting. Apart from the song I could listen to the Cunningham brothers all night. Such talent. Terry.

@robertbergstrom7029 8 жыл бұрын

Such a beautiful voice.

@geraldt.9403 3 жыл бұрын

Met Andy many times in Germany, beginning with Silly Wizzard in our Club Sanssouci, in the Rätschenmühle Geislingen and many places elsw. Allways a friend on the road. RIP and have fun with all the good singers up there.

@ewanhaig4566 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks Andy, for all the fun and drinking and fantastic music, rest in peace. So another of the giants has left us ... I just hope when my time is up, I'll go to a place where at least I can hear them ... no matter what the heat is ;-)

@mackintosh1954 8 жыл бұрын

R I P andy you always give me pleasure listening to your songs ,hope you are now at peace

@goofy79248 7 жыл бұрын

He had the Best Voice Ever!!

@paulkinsella6536 Жыл бұрын

@@goofy79248 Andy was one of the best ballad singers i have heard. Silly Wizard were very good, always liked, Wi my dog and gun, and The Banks of the Bann, it's a different Banks of the Bann, to the one he is singing. It's a slower song. Andy and Johnny R.I.P. 👍

@bronyr 8 жыл бұрын

RIP Andy. And Johnny...

@yveeliza 10 жыл бұрын

Simply awesome talent! ღ ღ

@frankbolger3969 10 ай бұрын

These Celtic ballads are like scarlet threads that wind through my heart and hold it together.

@elenavanbc 10 жыл бұрын

among the best musicians I ever saw (live!)

@killiekentman 15 жыл бұрын

saw them many times, always enjoyed them. brilliant band.

@goofy79248 5 жыл бұрын

Marvellous story told by this véry great Scotsman there ever was. After Ewan !!

@WVislandia 5 жыл бұрын

Such a fine singer. Miss him.

@Domitianvs 14 жыл бұрын

This is bloody amazing. Wish I could get a hold of this whole DVD.

@DaveH001 15 жыл бұрын

I LOVE listening to the Cunninghams playing together. Whether they happened to be performing with Silly Wizard or Relativity or Nightnoise they were consistently great! Luckily the Cunninghams always seemed to be teaming with other superbly talented musicians and the result is a mountain of wonderful Celtic music.

@heatherrussell8255 3 жыл бұрын

Loves this song, and this melody. Loves it. 🎶☘️

@horizon5912 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant!

@seamusberen 15 жыл бұрын

What a find! This is a very old and rarely performed song, done exceptionally well by a fine group. It has seldom been recorded. Thanks for posting this and for remembering Willie Archer and his lady, wherever they may be.

@karlt10 8 жыл бұрын

RIP Andy

@Elderwilliam 15 жыл бұрын

Great clip NoRefills , the first time I saw them was in The third Eye Centre in Sauchiehall St , Glasgow in the early 70's , they were great then and still are.

@drummerboy1390 6 жыл бұрын

Love the transition into Donna's Waltz.

@c0gsinc0gs 13 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this, I'm glad you included the jokes and stories. I saw this on Austin City Limits years ago and have been a fan ever since. One thing I remember that cracked me up was when they did this long explanation of the medley they were about to play and how there was a traditional Scottish song that people would recognize because the Beatles had stolen it for a song and that people should listen for it, in the middle of the medley they broke into a cover of "Do You Want to Know a Secret"

@ceanadach 15 жыл бұрын

Can't seem to stop listenin to this every day now... Tnx fer postin'!

@ScottLeDrew 13 жыл бұрын

Beautiful song

@scarnish1 13 жыл бұрын

great humour great music proper entertainment eat your heart out billy connolly these are the men of the people

@georgehill6726 2 жыл бұрын

Indeed

@railgap 14 жыл бұрын

Never having seen Silly Wizard live (alas!) I never new Andy was damned near a standup comedian.

@PhalainaBelgium 13 жыл бұрын

Our hats off guys ! This is top ! Phalaïna

@worldtravelercommentary5219 4 жыл бұрын

I suspect plucking wild roses is the female equivalent of sowing wild oats.

@moragmacgregor6792 3 жыл бұрын

Bwahahaha! Good call 🌹

@c0gsinc0gs 13 жыл бұрын

@NoRefillsLeft Thanks, that's really great to know!

@lescot2000 14 жыл бұрын

brilliant

@grandpahilly 14 жыл бұрын

brilliant stuff

@jsabrina01 15 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for posting all three of these Silly Wizard Live pieces. Are there more?

@scarnish1 13 жыл бұрын

top stuff

@funnyAnna 14 жыл бұрын

@Poodlepups that's what I was thinking as well when I heard it :) I play "the palomino waltz" and eventually listened to a recording of that where Phil combined it with "Donna's waltz". Love this whole video!!

@NoRefillsLeft 13 жыл бұрын

@barakl Silly Wizard Live in Concert at Center Stage - Atlanta Georgia April 1, 1988. It's been out of print for several years now.

@catherder2008 9 жыл бұрын

Hey you can see me in this clip at 3:46. I'm to the left of the guy in the tie.

@Jc-ul9ff 6 жыл бұрын

nice

@Korth23 12 жыл бұрын

Silly Wizard "Live Again" - the remastered, repackaged, complete CD of the band's "Live In America" & "Golden, Golden" LPs is out!!! Available only direct from the band at sillywizard.co.uk

@jsabrina01 15 жыл бұрын

I certainly understand and respect your desire to avoid copyright issues and respect royalties -- although if a performance isn't available to purchase any more it's frustrating. I'd certainly purchase a recording from the source if I could!

@Poodlepups 14 жыл бұрын

Another musician just identified the second waltz at the 7 minute mark as "Donna's Waltz"...he knew because Robin Bullock recorded it and used to hear it all the time.

@jamesstuartbrice420 Жыл бұрын

He really had a good sense of humor in introducing songs. This is such a beautiful version of a great song. I wonder if the waters of the Bann act as an aphrodesiac or is it just its reputation. If I were a girl, I would avoid the Bann River or only go there in groups to avoid such young men, who are probably all flocking there in hopes of finding a naive young woman.

@celestialair 13 жыл бұрын

@NoRefillsLeft Hello mate! I want to say many thanks to you for posting these three videos and ask if there is any chance maybe to share the whole concert? This is one of my favorite bands and I'd love to have this video in my collection, but it seems to be impossible to find it anywhere else :( Thank you in advance!

@NoRefillsLeft 14 жыл бұрын

4/7/10 - 9:30 p.m. - 10,000 views! Thanks for watching. :)

@drummerboy1390 3 жыл бұрын

Great stuff.

@moragmacgregor6792 7 жыл бұрын

I thought the instrumental was "Peggy's Waltz" - I had a fabulous recording played on solo guitar by…Robin Bullock? Can't trust my memory 100% on either of those names.

@NoRefillsLeft 7 жыл бұрын

No, it's called "Donna's Waltz," composed by Phil Cunningham (of Silly Wizard), on his CD "The Palomino Waltz."

@moragmacgregor6792 7 жыл бұрын

NoRefillsLeft ~ My error. I saw the credits at the end of this concert and they clearly said Donna's Waltz. The recording I had credited the tune to Phil C…but I could've sworn the name was different. My bad. It's a lovely tune.

@NoRefillsLeft 15 жыл бұрын

Lucky you. :) I've seen Andy with Gerry O'Beirne several times, the same with Phil & Aly, and I saw Johnny with Celtic Fiddle Festival and Susan McKeown, just never Silly Wizard. Except for this video. :)

@NoRefillsLeft 15 жыл бұрын

I have the entire concert on video, but (a) hesitate to post more due to ye auld copyright issues, and (b) my computer broke. :) Also, I really do my best to respect the rights of artists to collect their royalties. I hope these 3 clips are sort of a "trailer" for their music. :D The video has been out of print for years and I can't find any to buy. Hopefully the band members will get this show out on DVD some day.

@barakl 13 жыл бұрын

hey, thanks so much with the upload i was raised on silly wizard. might i ask what concert this is?

@NoRefillsLeft 14 жыл бұрын

@xanadugardener You are most welcome. :)

@NoRefillsLeft 15 жыл бұрын

Hopefully neither of them are still hanging around down by the river Bann . . . :)

@moragmacgregor6792 7 жыл бұрын

I love this song, can't get enough of it. And it's kind of about date rape…but it's so jaunty.

@kennethcrane9848 6 жыл бұрын

i'd say more about a bit surprised instead of rape~lol

@nwaknam4320 2 жыл бұрын

а ну теперь понятно как научиться правильно шутить по-шотландски: побольше спойлерить😄

@allanwronoski7641 7 жыл бұрын

A scottish band playing a great irish song. Take that england!!

@roberthercliffe4783 5 жыл бұрын

Allan Wronoski racist

@NoRefillsLeft 13 жыл бұрын

@c0gsinc0gs Agree, that was really funny. If you do a KZfaq search for "Scottish Tradition: Phil Johnny Cunningham 2" by user UISTMAN59, you will see essentially the same thing, unfortunately without the lead-in that made it so funny (sadly, the clip is also out of synch). If you do a search for "Aly Bain and friends Cunningham", you will find the full-length show that UISTMAN59's clip is from. Johnny and Phil perform together twice in the show - also with Richard Thompson - great stuff. :)