The silage season is at the heart of a new video featuring Derek Burke from Crystal Swing and friends from the Cork group Flake the Gander, writes Michael Commins.
Country singer Derek Burke of Crystal Swing, was at the Thurles Tractor Challenge with a David Brown 950 Implematic tractor.
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Haulin’ Grass, a fun video filmed on the lush fields of east group, is proving a viral sensation on Facebook and has already amassed over 250,000 views in two weeks. The success of the video has taken them all by surprise.
Derek came up with the idea for the song because of his love for farming, and what better time to release it than right in the middle of the busiest season of the year on Irish farms.
His mother, Mary Burke, who along with Dervla and Derek comprise the Crystal Swing band, says the Haulin’ Grass song gave Derek a chance to join his best buddies in Flake the Gander for a bit of craic and banter.
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Blown away
“They’re blown away with the reaction. It’s a seasonal song for all the lads cutting silage. They are getting a massive reaction to it. It is all a bit of fun and good humour, and they had a great time shooting the video,” says Mary. CL
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Haulin’ Grass, a fun video filmed on the lush fields of east group, is proving a viral sensation on Facebook and has already amassed over 250,000 views in two weeks. The success of the video has taken them all by surprise.
Derek came up with the idea for the song because of his love for farming, and what better time to release it than right in the middle of the busiest season of the year on Irish farms.
His mother, Mary Burke, who along with Dervla and Derek comprise the Crystal Swing band, says the Haulin’ Grass song gave Derek a chance to join his best buddies in Flake the Gander for a bit of craic and banter.
Blown away
“They’re blown away with the reaction. It’s a seasonal song for all the lads cutting silage. They are getting a massive reaction to it. It is all a bit of fun and good humour, and they had a great time shooting the video,” says Mary. CL
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