The Bothy Band - Pretty Peg And Craig’s Pipes (1976)

The Bothy Band perform ‘Pretty Peg’ and ‘Craig’s Pipes’ at The Embankment pub in Tallaght, County Dublin.

The influential traditional Irish group, The Bothy Band recorded a two-part concert for RTÉ Television in The Embankment Cabaret Rooms, Tallaght, Dublin on 29 September 1976.

The Bothy Band are Dónal Lunny on bouzouki, flute and whistle player Matt Molloy, Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill on clavinet and bodhrán, uilleann piper Paddy Keenan, fiddler Kevin Burke and Mícheál Ó Domhnaill on acoustic guitar.

The Bothy Band perform the traditional song ‘Pretty Peg’ and a reel ‘Craig’s Pipes’. ‘Pretty Peg’ is sung in English by Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill.

According to Dónal Lunny there are many songs with the same theme as ‘Pretty Peg’,

The young man going to visit the girl in the middle of the night and trying to sort of keep a low profile.

Dónal Lunny formed The Bothy Band in 1975 after he left the group Planxty to form his own record label, Mulligan Records. The Bothy Band broke up in 1979.

The Bothy Band recorded three studio albums and released one live album. A best of record was released in 1983 with a further live album in 1995. ‘Pretty Peg ’/’Craig’s Pipes’ features on the band’s debut ‘1975: The First Album’.

‘At The Embankment’ was a 12 week music series featuring well known performers on the traditional Irish music scene, recorded at The Embankment pub in Tallaght, County Dublin. It ran from 1 October to 17 December 1976.

This episode of ‘At The Embankment’ was broadcast on 22 October 1976. The producer is Noel Greene.

[berndgermany]

Did you hear: The Bothy Band are going on tour again in 2024! After 40 years... miracles still happen.

[wraithby]

Vivid memory of opening a parcel, living at home with my Connemara parents in Boston, MA 1977, contained therein, LPs- first two Bothy Band records, two De Danaan records, a couple of Chietftains albums, and sean nos singers from Carna Joe Heaney and Sean ac Donnca. There hasn't been a richer era for Irish trad music.

[Hanoverauto]

I'm so glad I managed to see their farewell concert at the Irish Centre in Leeds in 1979, I think it was.

[michaeljordan]

Beautiful Brilliant Performance The Best Band In The Worlld

[wostoulfhednar]

Lots of voice, instruments. Honest and straight, no frills, rough edges. Irish folk how I love him. Besides Planxty and the Wolfetones one of my first records at the age of 13 :-D

[martinlintzgy]

Wow, what an incredible performance, thanks to whoever recorded it, and for the upload, to preserve for future generations to enjoy

[PJP]

Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill has a great voice

[alanscott]

Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill was out on her own back then.
A true star in a group of great stars.

[praha]

found back a recording of them on the Pink Pop festival in Geleen in 1977, as broadcasted on Dutch radio in those days. Outstanding performance !

[QRS]

Man, the quality of both the visual and audio is amazing here! Almost feel like it was recorded now instead of almost 45 years ago!! Love bothy band <3

[tailendcharlie]

I am so glad they recorded these performances

[strange_noise]

wow..fantastic audio quality, too. what a treasure.

[davidcpugh]

Live music made flyover live. Speaking as a guy who plays harmonica by ear in a standing bluegrass jam.

[magzb]

How we love these beautiful melodies sung by beautiful vouces.. they must weary of them sometimes; bless them for keeping going so we can swing by every now and again and enjoy ❤

[mariehayes]

They were brilliant I'm gone down a rabbit hole

[pmoses]

The stamp Ireland issued for the Bothy Band seems to be a picture of this performance. Unless they wear the same clothes for every performance.

[LeifASneen]

Great to see them...and the sound! I don´t have their records, only homemade cassettes I received from a friend for over 40 years ago.

[Melvorgazh]

Waoow!
So new Bothy Band físeáin !!! In FullHD

[nancyholcombe]

One of the best songs that prove that what's old is new again! I understand from my Irish friends that this one comes from the 17th or 18th century! Just one thing has always bothered me about it though: how did she know he needed a ladder with thirty steps and three???

[irishfield]

So amazing Bothy Band and Triona Go Halainn