Thank God I’m a Country Boy – Maceál van Rapalje mit One-Man-Band

Well life on the farm is kinda laid back
Aint much an old country boy like me cant hack
Its early to rise, early in the sack
Thank God Im a country boy

Well a simple kinda life never did me no harm
A raisin me a family and workin on a farm
My days are all filled with an easy country charm
Thank God Im a country boy

Well I got me a fine wife I got me a fiddle
When the suns comin up I got cakes on the griddle
Life aint nothin but a funy funny riddle
Thank God Im a country boy

When the works all done and the suns settlin low
I pull out my fiddle and I rosin up the bow
The kids are asleep so I keep it kinda low
Thank God Im a country boy

Id play Sally Goodin all day if I could
But the Lord and my wife wouldnt take it very good
So I fiddle when I could, work when I should
Thank God Im a country boy

Well I got me a fine wife I got me a fiddle
When the suns comin up I got cakes on the griddle
Life aint nothin but a funy funny riddle
Thank God Im a country boy

Well I wouldnt trade my life for diamonds and jewels
I never was one of them money hungry fools
Iid rather have my fiddle and my farmin tools
Thank God Im a country boy

Yeah, city folk drivin in a black limousine
A lotta sad people thinkin thats mighty keen
Son, let me tell ya now exactly what I mean
Thank God Im a country boy

Well I got me a fine wife I got me a fiddle
When the suns comin up I got cakes on the griddle
Life aint nothin but a funy funny riddle
Thank God Im a country boy

Well, my fiddle was my daddys till the day he died
And he took me by the hand and held me close to his side
Said, Live a good life and play my fiddle with prideAnd thank God youre a country boy

My daddy taught me young how to hunt and how to whittle
Taught me how to work and play a tune on the fiddle
Taught me how to love and how to give just a little
Thank God Im a country boy

Well I got me a fine wife I got me a fiddle
When the suns comin up I got cakes on the griddle
Life aint nothin but a funy funny riddle
Thank God Im a country boy!

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Video: What Maceál did before Rapalje – Rapalje Show #44

Welcome to another Rapalje Show!

I’m Maceál and this is one of 4 videos where we show you what Rapalje was before Rapalje was Rapalje.

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Video: Castlefest 2017 komplettes Konzert

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Video: You can perform in our “Flatlands” video-clip! – Rapalje Show #43

This video is all about our new official video-clip Flatlands! You can appear in this video-clip if you film yourself as explained and send it to us by January 31st, 2018. Furthermore your voice might be on our new album as well!

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Video: March of King Laois – Jig of Slurs – Athol Highlanders @ Balver Höhle

Three tunes: The March of King Laois, Jig of Slurs and Athol Highlanders

on Scottish Bagpipes. Performed by Rapalje Celtic Folk Music at the Balver Höhle Irish Folk and Celtic Music Festival

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LAST Rapalje Show! – Episode #42

Welcome to the LAST Rapalje Show!

In this show we are taking you on a special midwinter tour of the Archeon Midwinter Fair in the Netherlands. And this show ends with a big bang you will definitely don’t want to miss! Continue reading “LAST Rapalje Show! – Episode #42”

Video: Presents from you, Santa Claus and Sinterklaas – Rapalje Show #41

It is December and the holiday season so it’s time for presents!

I’m going to open up some presents we got from you, by mail and in person as well!

During these wonderful December days, presents come from two guys: Santa Claus from the North Pole And Sinterklaas from Spain: A very well-known Bishop called Saint Nicholas. He brings Zwarte Piet and we’re going to check out where his bedroom is…

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Video: Having a party with “Flatlands” at Castlefest 2017 – Rapalje celtic folk music

Castlefest, the Fantasy festival of the “Flatlands”!

A fest for young and old, where, as soon as you enter the gates, you find yourself in the Other World. Castlefest is a total experience with lots of fantasy writers, themed catering,  lots of music, medieval crafts and a large market which offers everything a fantasy fan is looking for.

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Video: How to take good videos with your smartphone for our video clip – Rapalje Show #40

I will tell you how you can take good videos with your smartphone and have great audio quality as well! Will you be in our official music video for “Flatlands”?

Most smart phones take amazing videos with good sound quality, so why not just join in and record a video of yourself dancing and singing along to our song “Flatlands”? You will see it back in our official music video.

And are you our Patreon? Then you get your very own music video with just you and Rapalje cut by Maceál, or Maceál even records the whole video with you!

Now you can film yourself for our brand new official music video for the song “Flatlands”. You can make this video yourself and I’ll explain to you how to do that on your smartphone.

  • Use high resolution (1080P HD – 4K UHD)
  • Clean your lens with soft cotton or microfibre cloth
  • Shoot horizontally (wide)
  • Use enough light, go outside on a bright day or set up lights indoor
  • When you use the flashlight on your smartphone, take the phone out of the case to avoid reflections
  • When you see flickering or lines, set frame rate to 25 or 30 fps

DOWNLOAD “FLATLANDS” MUSIC TRACK FOR FREE

SUPPORT US AT PATREON

You can shoot and upload your video without Patreon.

We’ll save your video and use a small part for our “Flatlands” music video.

Here you can see how to upload the video:

  • Go to https://www.wesendit.com/
  • Accept Terms and Conditions
  • Add files by selecting the video from your library
  • Email of recipient: online@rapalje.com
  • Type your email address
  • Type a message (optional)

If you want your own personal music-video from “Flatlands” please support us at Patreon

As a patron you’ll get:

  • The “Flatlands” music video with us and your performance for download ($10 tier)
  • Maceál will record the video for you in our Rapalje studio with a tour and goodies! ($20 tier)

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Video: Drunken Sailor – Balve Cage

“Drunken Sailor” is a sea shanty, also known as “What Shall We Do with a/the Drunken Sailor”.

The shanty was sung to accompany certain work tasks aboard sailing ships, especially those that required a bright walking pace. It is believed to originate in the early 19th century or before, during a period when ships’ crews, especially those of military vessels, were sufficiently large to permit hauling a rope whilst simply marching along the deck. With the advent of merchant packet and clipper ships and their smaller crews, which required different working methods, use of the shanty appears to have declined or shifted to other, minor tasks. (Wikipedia)

Also know as drunken sailer bij the Irish Rovers

SONG “DRUNKEN SAILOR” AVAILABLE ON
http://www.rapalje.com/shop/cd-live-double-album/
http://www.rapalje.com/shop/dvd/
http://www.rapalje.com/shop/cd-rakish-paddies/

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