- [Narrator] "Ireland In Music: Sclimpini" is funded by Tourism Ireland.

And the Department of Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport, and Media.

[lively Irish music] Failte go "Ireland In Music: Sclimpini."

Our magical voyage of dancing light and skipping notes all around our beautiful island of Ireland.

We visit the dry dock where the Titanic was built in Belfast, with Whenyoung.

Selskar Abbey in Wexford Town is where Damien Dempsey and Eamonn De Barra sing all our cares away.

Samantha Mumba shares a commanding view of Temple Bar in Dublin from the rooftop of the revamped Central Plaza.

The Wicklow Mountains National Park at Glendalough is the gorgeous setting for Bray's own Wyvern Lingo.

Shiv and band invigorates in John's Castle on the broad, majestic Shannon in Limerick City.

To round off, my band, Hothouse Flowers joined forces with fiddle genius Clare Sands, keyboard king Enda Gallery, and vocal queen Tolu Makay, to bring the words of Strange Boy to a gorgeous new place.

We look forward to seeing you someday soon in Ireland, and sharing our music with you in person.

In the meantime, enjoy Ireland music, [speaks Irish language].

[people murmuring] [gentle music] [gentle music continues] [gentle music continues] ♪ God it feels a life ago ♪ Every Friday playing songs around the table ♪ ♪ In the kitchen ♪ Reading from the old orange book ♪ ♪ I always preferred learning the songs by ear ♪ ♪ Listening to you ♪ I thought I knew it all when I was just 18 ♪ ♪ Leaving the suburbs wasn't all it ♪ ♪ How do the days go by so fast ♪ ♪ How do the days go by so fast ♪ ♪ How do the days go by so fast ♪ ♪ How do the days go by so fast ♪ ♪ I was just a teenager ♪ In my bedroom trying to sound like Joni Mitchell ♪ ♪ With this accent ♪ Laurel Canyon on my mind ♪ Just for one stop over in the hills of California ♪ ♪ Gray and rainy ♪ I thought I knew it all when I was just 18 ♪ ♪ Leaving the suburbs wasn't all it seemed ♪ ♪ I thought I knew it all when I was just 18 ♪ ♪ Leaving the city wasn't all it ♪ ♪ How do the days go by so fast ♪ ♪ How do the days go by so fast ♪ ♪ How do the days go by so fast ♪ ♪ How do the days go by so fast ♪ "Down by the Salley Gardens."

"Josie Maggie."

"Connaughtman's Rambles," "Boys of Bluehill," "Eireann a Laois," "Tabhair dom do Laimh," "O'Carolan's Draught," "Irish Washerwoman," "Rakes of Mallow," "Mountain Jig."

You will never know the pain.

"Spancil Hill," "Cliffs of Dooneen," [Aoife speaks Irish language] "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree," "The Travelling People," "River Road."

[Aoife speaks Irish language] ♪ How do the days go by so fast ♪ ♪ How do the days go by so fast ♪ ♪ How do the days go by so fast ♪ ♪ How do the days go by so fast ♪ ♪ The last [gentle music continues] [gentle music continues] [gentle music continues] [wind whooshing] [pleasant guitar music] [pleasant guitar music continues] ♪ Mary loves the grouse ♪ Hides the bottles round the house ♪ ♪ She watches chat shows and the soaps ♪ ♪ Broken-hearted but she copes ♪ And Michael's out of work ♪ Feels he's sinking in the murk ♪ ♪ He's unshaven and a mess ♪ Finds it hard some days to dress ♪ ♪ Stevie smashes the delf ♪ 'Cause he can't express himself ♪ ♪ He's consumed by rage ♪ Like his father at his age ♪ And Rita's little child ♪ Has a lovely little smile ♪ This means nothing to her father ♪ ♪ 'Cause he's never even seen her ♪ ♪ We sing ♪ Sing all our cares away ♪ We'll live ♪ To fight another day ♪ Joey's off the gear ♪ He's been clean for half a year ♪ ♪ He gets bored out of his mind ♪ ♪ But he's trying to toe the line ♪ ♪ And Maggie's in a chair ♪ It was joyriding put her there ♪ ♪ She puts the kettle on the boil ♪ ♪ And she's always got a smile ♪ We sing ♪ Sing all our cares away ♪ We'll live ♪ To fight another day ♪ Yeah, we sing ♪ Yeah, sing all our cares away ♪ ♪ We'll live ♪ To love another day ♪ We grow strong ♪ From it all ♪ We grow strong ♪ Or we fall ♪ We grow strong ♪ From it all ♪ We grow strong ♪ Or we fall ♪ We grow strong [Damien sighs] [percussive music] [pleasant music] ♪ Let me tell you, let me tell you now ♪ ♪ It gets better, it gets better somehow ♪ ♪ When your life is overwhelmed with doubt ♪ ♪ Know there's always gonna be a way out ♪ ♪ If you're having problems ♪ And you need to solve them ♪ Let me just dissolve them for you ♪ ♪ If I can be honest, it takes some time to process ♪ ♪ Every step is progress ♪ It gets better, I promise ♪ If I can be honest, it takes some time to process ♪ ♪ Every step is progress ♪ It gets better, I promise ♪ Let me show you, let me show you how ♪ ♪ Whoa, whoa ♪ It gets better, it gets better somehow ♪ ♪ Ooh, when you're feeling like you're under clouds ♪ ♪ The rain is coming to wash you out ♪ ♪ If you're having problems ♪ And you need to solve them ♪ Let me just dissolve them for you ♪ ♪ If I can be honest, it takes some time to process ♪ ♪ Every step is progress ♪ It gets better, I promise ♪ If I can be honest, it takes some time to process ♪ ♪ Every step is progress ♪ It gets better, I promise ♪ You, yeah ♪ If I can be honest, it takes some time to process ♪ ♪ Every stop is progress ♪ It gets better, I promise ♪ If I can be honest ♪ It takes some time to process ♪ ♪ Every step is progress ♪ I promise you ♪ If I can be ♪ Yeah, it gets better, I promise ♪ ♪ It gets better, I promise ♪ If I can be honest ♪ It gets better, I promise ♪ Yeah, yeah [soothing vocal music] [soothing vocal music continues] ♪ Somewhere ♪ Somewhere ♪ Beyond an avatar muse ♪ I radiate beyond care ♪ Beyond care ♪ And no need for elixir pools ♪ But if you know some [upbeat music] [upbeat music continues] ♪ I can't believe anybody ever loved this face ♪ ♪ Youth slipped away, and horror has taken its place ♪ ♪ Oh, I swear that this all happened within a day ♪ ♪ Now I'm slowly melting, slow as can be ♪ ♪ Dorothy better throw water on me ♪ ♪ 'Cause I'm ♪ I'm there ♪ I'm only love ♪ I'm there ♪ I'm only light ♪ I'm there ♪ Whoa, oh, whoa, whoa ♪ I'm there ♪ I'm only love ♪ I'm there ♪ I'm only light ♪ I'm there ♪ Whoa, whoa, whoa ♪ If I'm wrinkling, the world should be wrinkling too ♪ ♪ But here's the smugness of spring ♪ ♪ The sunlight, the morning dew ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ Bulk up my lip ♪ Doctor, stretch out my eye ♪ 'Cause I'm not built for aging ♪ ♪ Burn me alive ♪ I can't do magic, I'll give it a try ♪ ♪ 'Cause I ♪ I'm there ♪ I'm only love ♪ I'm there ♪ I'm only light ♪ I'm there ♪ Whoa, whoa, whoa ♪ I'm there ♪ I'm only love ♪ I'm there ♪ I'm only light ♪ I'm there ♪ Whoa, whoa, whoa ♪ Somewhere ♪ Somewhere ♪ Beyond an avatar muse ♪ I radiate beyond care ♪ Beyond care ♪ An no need for elixir pools ♪ But if you know some, I'm there ♪ ♪ I'm only love ♪ I'm there ♪ I'm only light ♪ I'm there ♪ Whoa, whoa, whoa ♪ I'm there ♪ I'm only love ♪ I'm there ♪ I'm only light ♪ I'm there ♪ Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa ♪ Somewhere ♪ Somewhere ♪ Beyond an avatar muse ♪ I radiate beyond care ♪ Beyond care ♪ And no need for elixir pools ♪ But if you know some, I'm there ♪ [gentle jazz music] [gentle jazz music continues] [gentle jazz music continues] [upbeat jazz music] ♪ I watched you come undone ♪ Set your walls down like the sun ♪ ♪ Hope will keep us one ♪ Love will keep us fun ♪ Finger on the gun ♪ Lay your chest down ♪ Baby, lay your head on my lap ♪ ♪ And let's just sit and relax ♪ Wait for the sun to come back ♪ ♪ I said someone take me home and show me what it takes ♪ ♪ Show me how to break ♪ How to make something that's real enough to feel ♪ ♪ I wanna be ♪ Where you are ♪ Moment stopped in time, heavy on my mind ♪ ♪ We've been running lines, steady on incline ♪ ♪ I wanna be ♪ Where you ar5 ♪ 'Cause honey it's the hard work ♪ ♪ Baby, that makes it all worth it ♪ ♪ Laying next to you in bed ♪ Try and make your freckles connect ♪ ♪ Borderline obsessed, in each others' heads ♪ ♪ More than just best friends ♪ Fading through wading through ♪ ♪ Me and you in it together ♪ We've only just begun ♪ Already ready to weather ♪ I wanna be ♪ Where you are ♪ Moment stopped in time, heavy on my mind ♪ ♪ We've been running lines, steady on incline ♪ ♪ I wanna be ♪ Where you are ♪ 'Cause honey it's the hard work ♪ ♪ Baby, that makes it all worth it ♪ ♪ Ah, ah, ah, ah ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ Oh, ooh, oh, oh, oh ♪ Oh, whoo, oh, oh ♪ Really running outta time ♪ You've been steady on my mind ♪ ♪ Ah, ah ♪ I wanna be ♪ Where you are ♪ Moment stopped in time, heavy on my mind ♪ ♪ We've been running lines, steady on incline ♪ ♪ I wanna be ♪ Where you are ♪ 'Cause honey it's the hard work ♪ ♪ Baby, that makes it all worth it ♪ ♪ Makes it all worth it, yeah [gentle jazz music] [gentle jazz music continues] [gentle jazz music continues] [gulls cawing] [gentle music] [sirens wailing] [gentle music continues] [gentle music continues] [gentle music continues] ♪ Smoky days came then exhaled ♪ Shaky ground had me pulling weight ♪ ♪ Trips around estates I weren't keen to stay ♪ ♪ But if peer pressure hears your name called ♪ ♪ You don't have a say ♪ And if the shades call you don't say your name ♪ ♪ And if them lights flash, then we taking chase ♪ ♪ Go head and light that, smoke until your brains ♪ ♪ That's the tone of my home, it's all ♪ ♪ Hopeful dreams of getting outta life alive ♪ ♪ Unholy schemes utilized to try to survive ♪ ♪ Get out the dirty easy, nah you'd be surprised ♪ ♪ 'Cause when gold's in the soil it's so hard to say goodbye ♪ ♪ Once more to be a fool walking school ♪ ♪ Through the foggy dew ♪ Dumb know it all flying blind ♪ ♪ Stop peeking out that window, ♪ ♪ Mind your business, close them blinds ♪ ♪ Parasites been sucking blood ♪ I'm pale, white like the sky ♪ I'm conflicted in this life ♪ Good heart, but bad intentions ♪ ♪ I'm afflicted by my times ♪ What's a job, role models not about got left behind ♪ ♪ Excuse excuses but I plead, ♪ Play the victim, pay the price ♪ ♪ Laughing low, crying silent ♪ I'm addicted to the lies ♪ I'm too spiteful breaking bread forgiveness ♪ ♪ It is not my style ♪ Came out the womb with a chip on my shoulder ♪ ♪ My demise, my oh my ♪ Father drinking, mother crying ♪ ♪ Nighttime lullabies ♪ What am I paying for ♪ Praying for better times ♪ Heavy eyes, steady hands ♪ Waiting for, way more ♪ Happy days never came ♪ Anyways, nothing's changed ♪ Vacate from myself ♪ On my heart, there's a strain ♪ ♪ What am I paying for, praying for better times ♪ ♪ Heavy eyes, steady hands ♪ Waiting for way more happy days ♪ ♪ Never came, anyway, nothing's changed ♪ ♪ Vacate from myself ♪ On my heart, there's a strain ♪ [gentle music continues] [gentle music continues] [gentle music continues] [gentle vocalizing] [gentle music continues] [gentle vocalizing continues] - [Narrator] "Ireland in Music: Sclimpini" is funded by Tourism Ireland.

And the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.

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