‘I have goosebumps' say fans as Kneecap perform ‘spine-tingling' rendition of old Irish folk song
KNEECAP fans have all been left with "goosebumps" after the group performed a chilling rendition of an old Irish folk song.
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Kneecap sang a beautiful rendition of Amhran Na Scadan
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Fans were all left with 'goosebumps' at their performance
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Ray led them through the Arctic Tundra, towards the symbolic marker of Scandinavian unity and cross border cooperation, the tri-border, where the Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish borders all meet.
The group resided in a tiny wooden cabin surrounded by one
gas
lit lamp.
Here they met an indigenous Finish Sami
singer
, who was keen to hear the boys sing as gaeilge.
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To everyone's surprise, the men began to belt out a beautiful version of the Sean-nós, Amhran Na Scadan.
Members,Naoise Ó Cairealláin, Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh and JJ Ó Dochartaigh were lost in the words of the song as they closed their eyes and sang their
hearts
out.
You could hear a pin drop in the small cabin as Ray and Sami looked on in awe.
After the lads wrapped up their stunning harmonies, JJ told the camera: "It was a lovely sharing of our indigenous culture."
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The musician later added: "We are standing on the shoulders of giants as Kneecap.
"Without all that Irish music that came before us, we wouldn't really be doing what we're doing."
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RTE posted a clip of their performance to
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And fans were all left stunned by the
star
's brilliant
singing
voices, as many were not familiar without anything but their
rap
songs
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Etna wrote: "Now, this is unexpected and very
nice
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'INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL'
Mani said: "I have goosebumps!!"
Hannah added: "This is incredibly beautiful."
Gary remarked: "Wow lads you are doing our country proud."
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Evie commented: "From an Irish mother, what a lovely bunch of lads and what beautiful voices."
And Grace exclaimed: "This is beautiful stuff boys."
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