Dolly Parton and Altan - Barbara Allen video free download

Siobhan Cleary

Brilliant always a joy to hear it again does anyone have the Gaelic version of it? I love how Dolly sings it its perfect so amassing thank you for sharing it !!!

J Winx

Such a great song!

Littlewing4201

Epic..Stellar collaboration.. Love this so much! thank you for posting!

Kawana Barnard

My grandmother used to sing this me when I was just a little girl and she said her grandmother used to sing it to her. She would hum when we broke beans on the front porch of our old house. I grew up poor living in old cold houses without running water. But, I never got cold, or hungry there. I was always warm and knew lots of love and patience from that wonderful, kind woman. What I wouldn't give to hear her sing this to me in the old ways they sang then. I think when I listen to Dolly sing as compared to what I've heard by others and I know her mother or grandmother sang it to her. It's the exact same words and melody as my grandmother sang.. My Nan used to sing all kinds of old songs, all day while she worked. She was always singing or humming. This is probably the most original version I've heard. 

Kathy Mcelroy

absolutely a beautiful song. What a story it tells. Dolly has such a beautiful voice. Wish she still looked like this. She was the most beautiful lady. Hate that she had plastic surgery.

openskies11

Man, why did music have to die? Songs like this makes you realize what real music can do. Nothing like the empty commercialized tripe of today. 

SuperSerge7777

We have the immensely technical singers out there but very few can actually imbue a song with their heart and soul...Parton is one of the truly few who have this unique talent

betterflie19

this is the most beautiful version of this song ive ever heard ..... ive been in love with it since i was 9 years old.

hetrodoxly

This would have been taken over by the English.

Mike Newton

Barbara Allen is one of those Old Country songs which the Irish and Celtics brought over to this country and has been recorded several times. Like many other songs of thart period, it tells a story of unrequited love and death. The song is heard in one of the scenes of "A Christmas Carol" (1951) when Scrooge goes to visit his nephew.

Christopher Sparkes

One of the greatest things on YouTube.

Azure Welch

An amazing blend of fantastic talents!

Christopher Sparkes

This is high-class.

BigDogJang0

Are they singing in Gaelic?

Micheal Sean O'Dubhghaill

A great performance from Altan and Dolly. I bought the CD when it was released in 1994 and as previous comments, each track is a gem.

Jeannie Marie

Beautiful work of art - really! For me personally, it became a masterpiece. Thank you so much for sharing that!

John Benn

I agree 100%

dollyaddict

Dolly's voice, so pure, unique, distinctive and world class..

yu3p2x1

It's a beautiful version of that song, Mairead and Dolly are perfect. There are other fantastic songs on the album, Love you for always, Do I every Cross your mind, Hold fast to the right, Apple Jack, Smokey mountain memories, and all Dolly's gems. The quality and atmosphere at this live concert was such that the singing and music added a magic touch to all songs, coat of many colours never sounded better. Dolly's parents were in the audience and Dolly was on top form.

kay1987ize

thank you so much for uploading this,i spent years looking for this song

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