Irish teen becomes YouTube music sensation - SEE VIDEO

Posted on Monday, March 14, 2011 at 03:05 PM

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An Irish teenager who was inspired to write a song after his visit to the Cheltenham festival has become a YouTube hit, raking up over half a million hits.

Mark Boylan (13) from County Offaly wrote “The Festival” as a tribute to one of the world’s biggest race weeks.

After the video was posted on YouTube two weeks ago it quickly spread through the racing community. Racing legend Tony McCoy even tweeted about it saying: “I ain’t no Simon Cowell, but how good is 13 year old Mark Boylan’s song about the Cheltenham Festival?”

Boylan was flown to London by the Racing Post to record the song recently which is set to be released through the papers website as a charity single to help injured jockeys.

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keating328 | Oct 10, 2011, 06:38 PM EDT

As the wife of a trainer here in the states and an avid racing lover, this is one of the best I've heard. I'm so happy he'll be coming in for race day.

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simplesandy | May 09, 2011, 02:36 PM EDT

what I love about this is the heart he has in his music..Bless ya hon and keep em commin

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sirpeter | Mar 27, 2011, 10:52 AM EDT

Good guitar player.Talented songwriter.Voice is rather poor. The timber of his voice will improve as he gets older.But even at 13 I can tell he doesn't have it voice wise and won't. He might make it as a songwriter. But unfortunately his voice will leave him down. Which is a pity because he does have heart. But he does not have the X-Factor.

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geminicw | Mar 26, 2011, 06:28 PM EDT

he's really good!! best of luck to him :)

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sheniles | Mar 21, 2011, 04:50 AM EDT

Blew me away !! He's got it !!

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gmarowley | Mar 18, 2011, 06:32 PM EDT

He's gifted in music

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pjduncan | Mar 16, 2011, 09:32 AM EDT

Very good, very talented young man.