Why Keith Harkin’s Rendition of “The Mountains of Mourne” Continues to Be One Performance Fans Always Ask to Hear Again

Damian McGinty and Keith Harkin

Celtic Thunder - The Mountains Of Mourne (Live From Ireland, 2020) (Lyric  Video) (Official)

Being in constant agreement with one another, on every topic and subject matter would make for a very boring existence. Having the same preference for food, television shows, movies and music as the next guy wouldn’t be any fun.

Celtic Thunder - The Mountains Of Mourne (Live From Ireland, 2020)  (Official)

God’s word even mentions how he made us all individuals and how he has different thoughts and plans for us. Jeremiah 29:11, reads, “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.”

Folk music is one of those things that people either seem to love…. or not enjoy so much. For those who do have an affinity for folk music, enjoy this beautiful song, “The Mountains of Mourne,” from Celtic Thunder.

Celtic Thunder - The Mountains Of Mourne (Live From Ontario, 2015) (Lyric  Video) (Official)

The clip is from a live concert in front of an audience in Ireland. The simple, yet elegant performance of the song features the singer sitting on the steps of the stage as he strums along on his stringed instrument. Several other musicians join in, playing violins. Around the 2:10-minute mark in the clip, we see that an entire orchestra is playing along to the melody.

At approximately the 1-minute mark of the song, a flute player even joins in for a momentary solo. He does so again 2 minutes into the clip.

Ireland - 'The Mountains of Mourne'

Much like the song’s melody, its lyrics are straightforward yet clever and unique.

“The people here are working by day and by night
They don’t sow potatoes, nor barley, nor wheat
But there’s gangs of them digging’ for gold in the street”

Be sure and give this beautiful song a listen!

Matthew 6:25 “Therefore I say to you, Take no thought for your life, what you shall eat, or what you shall drink; nor yet for your body, what you shall put on. Is not the life more than meat and the body more than raiment?”

Source: Celtic Thunder

 

 

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