Check out Brian’s latest video, how to sing and play ‘The Black Velvet Band’.

Here’s the latest video from Brian’s Youtube channel which offers free video tutorials on how to play famous Irish ballads. This song is one of Brian’s own compositions: the Irish Pub Song.

Click here for the chords and lyrics.

                  AM                      F

Well you’re walking through a city street

    C                G

it could be in Peru

                AM                   F

When you hear a distant calling

               C                         G

and you know it’s meant for you

           AM                          F

so you stop whatever you’re doing

             C                     DM

and you join the merry mob

           AM                        F             G

and before you know just where you are

           AM     DM    AM

you’re in an Irish Pub

CH:

                   C

They’ve got one in Honolulu

they’ve got one in Moscow too

                 AM                 F

they’ve got 4 of them in Sydney

                      C                   G  EM

and there’s a couple in Katmandu

        AM                       F

so whether you sing or pull a pint

           C                  DM

you’ll always have a job

           AM                 F                 G

for wherever you go around the world

          AM        DM  AM

you’ll find an Irish Pub

Now the design is fairly simple

and it’s usually much the same

you’ll have Razor Houghton scoring

in the Ireland England game

and you’ll always know an Irish Pub

the minute you’re in the door

for a couple of boys with bodhrans

will be murderin’ Christy Moore

CH

Now the owner is Norweigan

and the manager comes from Cork

and the lad that’s holdin’ up the bar

says “only eejits work !”

he was born and bred in Bolton

but his mammy is from Kildare

and he’s going to make his fortune soon

and move to County Clare

CH

But now it’s time for me to go

i have to catch my train

so i’ll leave you sittin’ at the bar

and face the wind and rain

but i’ll have that pint you owe me

if I’m not gone on  the dry

when we meet nex

• Brian and Conn muse on the political capers of the past week. You couldn’t make it up!
• A Treasure Trove in black vinyl. Oohing and aahing over some 60’s folk LPs
• Rebel songs and changed times
• Molly Malone. Lyrics here. Tutorial video here.

• Brian talks about his new show on Clare FM, The Late Train
• Shout out to some of the commenters here on the site: Chris and also to Graham and Bonnie.
• News of Brian’s next video, shooting this weekend
• Join us again next Tuesday. Leave a comment or use the contact form to send Brian a message.
• Music (Brian’s theme!) Big Bad Handsome Man by Imelda May

Oh the summer time is coming and the leaves are sweetly blooming

                F     G            Am                 Dm                       F

and the wild mountain thyme grows around the blooming heather

             C     F      C

will you go lassie go

              F          Em

and we’ll all go together

              F         G           Am

to pluck wild mountain thyme

       Dm                          F

all around the blooming heather

             C    F      C

will you go lassie go

          C            F          C                   F                Em

I will build my love a bower near yon cool crystal fountain

       F      G       Am             Dm                  F

and on it i will place all the flowers of the mountain

             C     F       C

Will you go lassie go etc etc ………..

           C           F            C                   F              Em

If my true love she were gone,I would surely find another

           F        G             Am             Dm                           F

Where wild mountain thyme grows around the blooming heather

             C     F     C

Will you go lassie go etc…………..

Click on the player above to hear “the pilot”! And check back here next week for Episode 1.