Andy Irvine - The West Coast of Clare video free download

This excerpt is from Andy's performance on September 23, 2012 at Don Quixote's in Felton, CA. He was working through a cold that evening; we never noticed! What we heard was the warm, sweet voice of a life lived on the side of human dignity, and the spirit of the struggle. The song is full of images of the Clare coast (lyrics below), so I have accompanied the performance with beautiful pictures of the area taken by Patryk Kosmider.

The West Coast Of Clare

(Andy Irvine)

Sorrow and sadness, bitterness, grief

Memories I have of you, won't leave me in peace

My mind is running back, to the west coast of Clare

Thinking of you, the times we had there

I walked to Spanish Point, I knew I'd find you there

I stood on the white strand, and you were everywhere

Vivid memories fade, but the mood still remains

I wish I could go back, and be with you again

In Miltown there's a pub, its there that I sat down

I see you everywhere, your face is all around

The search for times past, contains such sweet pain

I banish lonesome thoughts, but they return again

I walk along the shore, the rain in my face

My mind is numb with grief, of you there is no trace

I'll think of this again, when far off lands I roam

Walking with you, by this cold Atlantic foam

Sorrow and sadness, bitterness, grief

Memories I have of you, won't leave me in peace

My mind is running back, to the west coast of Clare

Thinking of you, the times we had there