Good evening Christy. Hope all is well. It sounds like the new lp is a great success. Not yet got my copy but looking forward to hearing the new songs. Have not been to a gig since Cardiff last year when you made a fan for life by giving a call out to Rosie on her 21st.
My two girls Lucy and Rosie were born and reared in England but yet have a great love of the music and songs.
Hopefully see you in Brum this year.
Tony
Christy's reply
Morra Tony..we’re playing B.Ham on Oct 13th….Cashel on July 1st
“for football and hurling you’ll find none so jovial
as the Muskerry sportsman,the bould Thady Quill”
Yeah I know it’s ‘mighty’ and not ‘good’ if someone eegit comments!!!! But that said still a thousand thanks Christy!
Christy's reply
your very welcome Den……always good to hear from The Tyne…stirs up memories of great times in Hebburn,Jarrow, Southshields,Marsden,The Bridge,on out to Blythe,Ponteland, back down to Washington, Birtley, Prudhoe, always following the Blue Star, Hearing John Doonan, The Ranters and The Rattlers,The Elliots,
I still love returning to Tyneside but tis a different world from those days of yore..no better no worse, just very different
Christy
Just spent the last three or {maybe) six hours listening to you. Just been singing along with the ‘Oh crack was good in the Isle of Man!’ Thank you so much genuinely thank you, You have added to my life. Thank you!
Now Christy you asked me how Donald is making out in my neck of the woods. A subject not good for my blood pressure but he’s doing quite well, they tell us today he is the Republican nominee. On the other side of the same coin we have Hillary or as some call her Killary or Shillary, take your pick.
Our only hope is a little balding Jewish man gathering crowds numbered in the tens of thousands while the media and the political machine ignore him. He has inspired our young people but fear it may be too late for us.
LILY has made it across the pond, in record time I might add. I find her quiet and mature. Hard to name a favorite but love the sound of Mandolin Mountain and the whimsy of The Tuam Beat. Lost Tribe of the Wicklow Mountains has a Leonard Cohen vibe to it but the one that goes thru my head today is Green Grows the Laurel. Well done Christy!
Christy's reply
Maureen…thanks for sharing….heartwarming to hear that the songs are reverberating in distant homes..
“Green grows the Laurel
softly Falls the dew”
Trying and failing to get your rte show on the telly over here in England, will keep trying!
I’ve been putting my son to sleep for the past few weeks to the sound of lullabies. Jesus, can’t help singing one of your hits along, note for note, to one of them! Absolutely marvellous.
Great craic, christy.
See you soon. X
Christy's reply
The Crack was 90 in The Isle of Man…sounds good J…keep coming back
Hi Christy. I just want to add my voice to the chorus of approval for Lily. I was amazed to hear you say on the Late Late how you’d had The Tuam Beat song for many years before recording it, because you deliver it with such an infectious sense of fun I just assumed it must be a recent discovery. There’s some lovely music and singing with vivid storytelling going on in all the tracks, especially The Ballad of Patrick Murphy and Green Grows the Laurel. Hopefully I’ll catch you next time round in Vicar St. Ciaran.
Christy's reply
I had Tuam Beat in the work room for 22 years but only started singing it last year…Jim Higgins reminded me of it..soon as I took it down I was straight into the Shimmy Shammy and could’nt put it down….glad you have connected with the songs………
Hello Christy, just a note to say Lily arrived safe and well and we’re loving her! Brilliant words, masterful melodies. Congratulations to all involved. We’ll see you again one of these days, you betcha! Stay well. Love and peace from us all.
Hi Christy
Is the H-Block album any longer available to buy? I had never seen it before and happened upon it in your Discohraphy here.
Looking forward to see you in Westport at the end of June!
Best wishes
Gary
Christy's reply
The original was a limited (1000 copies) vinyl release circa 1978. I’ve not seen a copy for decades …at one stage it was re-packaged and re-released on CD (without consultation) but that too has disappeared….your best bet might be to try our sister site at 4711ers.org
Songsters there can be very helpful to anyone looking for earlier recordings… keep me posted on your progress
Long Sets ….. Bring them on ….. Sure we’re all Lifers anyway, we have to just Sit , Listen, enjoy, the more the merrier.
I agree with all of the previous sentiments about LILY… It’s just brilliant.
Ride on
Patsy
Tonight on the radio show, Mick & meself will be playing the songs from ‘Lily’ throughout the show, and hope to chat about the songs and writers etc…from 9pm on 103.2 fm http://www.dublincityfm.ie there is a live link to listen in around the world.
LF (74)
Funny what a night brings..in the local tonight having a cuppa tea, and got chatting again to a chap I’ve met a few times there, Billy Keane, yappin away about the music and we started out singing ‘Cricklewood’ for wasn’t it his Da , John B , that wrote it..a regular every few weeks now, always fun to chat to, writers week coming up soon in Listowel…he was tellin me he has his great pal Mickey McConnell in his pub every few weeks to play a few. Got the invite, so sometime I’ll have to haul meself over. Waldo and the Gretsch Mulhearn knock out the hits on Fri June 10th…hey paddy
Christy's reply
“Take him down to Cricklewood and leave him in the pub
Call the barman “landlord”,then propse him for the sub
leave him down in Cricklewood mid mortar bricks and lime
let him rot in Cricklewood until the end of time”
A verse from John B.Keane. ….I was living in a room in Moss Side, Manchester back in 1966 with Tony Grehan from Boyle.I was starting out on my journey. Tony,the younger brother of The Grehan Sisters used to sing this song.
5 years later I met up with Mickey McConnell’s brother Cathal in The Irish Centre, York Road in Leeds. Cathal sang “Only Our Rivers Run Free” that night and later told me that it had been written by his brother Mickey. I learned the song and subsequently we recorded it on the First Planxty Album.
Liam O’Flynn was playing that same night in Leeds and I also got to know Pearse Hutchinson, one of our finest poets.
Hi All. It was a thrill to see the (Lily ) White envelope on the mat,,,but nothing to compare to listening to the CD and admiring the contrasting CD design from stark black and white to blue and white flowers ( did anyone else think it would make a lovely wallpaper pattern ?? ),,,,So even though all but one track has been performed at gigs it is a very different experience sitting in the sun and listening through headphones,,,, Bliss !! Wallflower is still my top favourite,,,, what an anthem ??,,Tuam Beat is a very happy song, Lightening conjures up energy and a sense of personal power that is liberating,,,, Oblivious is a cry of frustration and call to action,,,they are all great in their own right,,,, the ten together are amazing,,,, the sound is excellent, the Trad outfit blends so well,, the strong backing vocals adding to the mix,,,, Thanks for finding and working on these songs,,,and for sharing them with the world,,,,, Beir bua agus Beannacht,,,, H
Christy's reply
“Lily” is making its way to all our gallant listeners…thanks for feedback….slowly now attention will turn away from this project…once I hear a track on the wireless, I realise that the time has come to move on..in the meantime I look forward to gigging all these 10 songs….wondering what songs will slip away to make room for them….Declan and have discussed doing some really long sets…we wonder would our listeners have the stamina for such an endeavour…..we both recall seeing The Grateful Dead in London in the 70s..they played for almost 5 hours…..I once sang for 13 hours back in 1968 or 69…..a Folk Club in the Coupen Inn, Blythe in Northumberland….got into The Guinness Book of Records…
Glad to hear that you like the album….míle maith agat
hi Christy
I have been on here before asking if you ever had considered playing at Fairport Convention’s Cropredy festival. I know you credit FC withnan influence on your setting up the Christy Moore Band.
Anyway getting to the point FC are celebrating 50 yrs at the festival next year in August. I reckon they will pull out all the stops to get a wonderful line up, which in mne and many others opinion over here would not be complete with out your good self. So have yourself a bal n the North Oxfordshire countryside and get on the blower to Richard Thompson, Dave Swarbrigg or Peggy and get it sorted. its an amazing place 17,000 but feels good intimate.
I have been going for years now and Irish music is always well represented.
Hope to see you in the field in Aug 2017
Christy's reply
Thanks Black…who knows what way the wind blows….if it happens I’ll be there
Hey Christy
The Late Late was brilliant. You’ve never lost it. Thought yer man would fall off the chair when you said “I’ve heard all about you” or words to that effect.
The cliffs was perfect. Nearly as good as Nancy Spain would have been.
Lily is amazing. I’m so happy to have some new songs from you….one better than the next.
Don’t forget the Barrowlands on your list of venues!!
Christy's reply
Sound Ben ….Thanks for feedback from Blantyre…our next visit is scheduled for the last weekend in April 2017, hopefully we’ll all be fit and able….wont have final details ’til later in the year
Good evening Christy. Hope all is well. It sounds like the new lp is a great success. Not yet got my copy but looking forward to hearing the new songs. Have not been to a gig since Cardiff last year when you made a fan for life by giving a call out to Rosie on her 21st.
My two girls Lucy and Rosie were born and reared in England but yet have a great love of the music and songs.
Hopefully see you in Brum this year.
Tony
Morra Tony..we’re playing B.Ham on Oct 13th….Cashel on July 1st
“for football and hurling you’ll find none so jovial
as the Muskerry sportsman,the bould Thady Quill”
Yeah I know it’s ‘mighty’ and not ‘good’ if someone eegit comments!!!! But that said still a thousand thanks Christy!
your very welcome Den……always good to hear from The Tyne…stirs up memories of great times in Hebburn,Jarrow, Southshields,Marsden,The Bridge,on out to Blythe,Ponteland, back down to Washington, Birtley, Prudhoe, always following the Blue Star, Hearing John Doonan, The Ranters and The Rattlers,The Elliots,
I still love returning to Tyneside but tis a different world from those days of yore..no better no worse, just very different
Christy
Just spent the last three or {maybe) six hours listening to you. Just been singing along with the ‘Oh crack was good in the Isle of Man!’ Thank you so much genuinely thank you, You have added to my life. Thank you!
were’nt we the rare auld stock
Now Christy you asked me how Donald is making out in my neck of the woods. A subject not good for my blood pressure but he’s doing quite well, they tell us today he is the Republican nominee. On the other side of the same coin we have Hillary or as some call her Killary or Shillary, take your pick.
Our only hope is a little balding Jewish man gathering crowds numbered in the tens of thousands while the media and the political machine ignore him. He has inspired our young people but fear it may be too late for us.
Your hope is ours too..
LILY has made it across the pond, in record time I might add. I find her quiet and mature. Hard to name a favorite but love the sound of Mandolin Mountain and the whimsy of The Tuam Beat. Lost Tribe of the Wicklow Mountains has a Leonard Cohen vibe to it but the one that goes thru my head today is Green Grows the Laurel. Well done Christy!
Maureen…thanks for sharing….heartwarming to hear that the songs are reverberating in distant homes..
“Green grows the Laurel
softly Falls the dew”
Christy,
Trying and failing to get your rte show on the telly over here in England, will keep trying!
I’ve been putting my son to sleep for the past few weeks to the sound of lullabies. Jesus, can’t help singing one of your hits along, note for note, to one of them! Absolutely marvellous.
Great craic, christy.
See you soon. X
The Crack was 90 in The Isle of Man…sounds good J…keep coming back
Hi Christy. I just want to add my voice to the chorus of approval for Lily. I was amazed to hear you say on the Late Late how you’d had The Tuam Beat song for many years before recording it, because you deliver it with such an infectious sense of fun I just assumed it must be a recent discovery. There’s some lovely music and singing with vivid storytelling going on in all the tracks, especially The Ballad of Patrick Murphy and Green Grows the Laurel. Hopefully I’ll catch you next time round in Vicar St. Ciaran.
I had Tuam Beat in the work room for 22 years but only started singing it last year…Jim Higgins reminded me of it..soon as I took it down I was straight into the Shimmy Shammy and could’nt put it down….glad you have connected with the songs………
Christy, dya mind me asking what type/brand of guitar strings do you use?
been using Elixir phospherous Bronze Medium Gauge (013) for years now
Hello Christy, just a note to say Lily arrived safe and well and we’re loving her! Brilliant words, masterful melodies. Congratulations to all involved. We’ll see you again one of these days, you betcha! Stay well. Love and peace from us all.
“round we go, heel to the toe”
Re Gary
If a proper copy is what you are after their is a few available here
nice website for vinyl collectors
https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/4938409?ev=rb
Adam
Thanks Adam..hope gary reads your post
Re Gary below,
Send us a mail at adamswicklow@gmail.com
must get the vinyl to pc up and running again
Adam
Hi Christy
Is the H-Block album any longer available to buy? I had never seen it before and happened upon it in your Discohraphy here.
Looking forward to see you in Westport at the end of June!
Best wishes
Gary
The original was a limited (1000 copies) vinyl release circa 1978. I’ve not seen a copy for decades …at one stage it was re-packaged and re-released on CD (without consultation) but that too has disappeared….your best bet might be to try our sister site at 4711ers.org
Songsters there can be very helpful to anyone looking for earlier recordings… keep me posted on your progress
Long Sets ….. Bring them on ….. Sure we’re all Lifers anyway, we have to just Sit , Listen, enjoy, the more the merrier.
I agree with all of the previous sentiments about LILY… It’s just brilliant.
Ride on
Patsy
Soud as a bill Patsy
Tonight on the radio show, Mick & meself will be playing the songs from ‘Lily’ throughout the show, and hope to chat about the songs and writers etc…from 9pm on 103.2 fm
http://www.dublincityfm.ie there is a live link to listen in around the world.
LF (74)
Just when you think it cant get any better ..” really long sets” …YES….I think we would indeed have the stamina…bring them on….le do thoil…H
Funny what a night brings..in the local tonight having a cuppa tea, and got chatting again to a chap I’ve met a few times there, Billy Keane, yappin away about the music and we started out singing ‘Cricklewood’ for wasn’t it his Da , John B , that wrote it..a regular every few weeks now, always fun to chat to, writers week coming up soon in Listowel…he was tellin me he has his great pal Mickey McConnell in his pub every few weeks to play a few. Got the invite, so sometime I’ll have to haul meself over. Waldo and the Gretsch Mulhearn knock out the hits on Fri June 10th…hey paddy
“Take him down to Cricklewood and leave him in the pub
Call the barman “landlord”,then propse him for the sub
leave him down in Cricklewood mid mortar bricks and lime
let him rot in Cricklewood until the end of time”
A verse from John B.Keane. ….I was living in a room in Moss Side, Manchester back in 1966 with Tony Grehan from Boyle.I was starting out on my journey. Tony,the younger brother of The Grehan Sisters used to sing this song.
5 years later I met up with Mickey McConnell’s brother Cathal in The Irish Centre, York Road in Leeds. Cathal sang “Only Our Rivers Run Free” that night and later told me that it had been written by his brother Mickey. I learned the song and subsequently we recorded it on the First Planxty Album.
Liam O’Flynn was playing that same night in Leeds and I also got to know Pearse Hutchinson, one of our finest poets.
Hi All. It was a thrill to see the (Lily ) White envelope on the mat,,,but nothing to compare to listening to the CD and admiring the contrasting CD design from stark black and white to blue and white flowers ( did anyone else think it would make a lovely wallpaper pattern ?? ),,,,So even though all but one track has been performed at gigs it is a very different experience sitting in the sun and listening through headphones,,,, Bliss !! Wallflower is still my top favourite,,,, what an anthem ??,,Tuam Beat is a very happy song, Lightening conjures up energy and a sense of personal power that is liberating,,,, Oblivious is a cry of frustration and call to action,,,they are all great in their own right,,,, the ten together are amazing,,,, the sound is excellent, the Trad outfit blends so well,, the strong backing vocals adding to the mix,,,, Thanks for finding and working on these songs,,,and for sharing them with the world,,,,, Beir bua agus Beannacht,,,, H
“Lily” is making its way to all our gallant listeners…thanks for feedback….slowly now attention will turn away from this project…once I hear a track on the wireless, I realise that the time has come to move on..in the meantime I look forward to gigging all these 10 songs….wondering what songs will slip away to make room for them….Declan and have discussed doing some really long sets…we wonder would our listeners have the stamina for such an endeavour…..we both recall seeing The Grateful Dead in London in the 70s..they played for almost 5 hours…..I once sang for 13 hours back in 1968 or 69…..a Folk Club in the Coupen Inn, Blythe in Northumberland….got into The Guinness Book of Records…
Glad to hear that you like the album….míle maith agat
Apologies for typng errors
I am sure you get the gist
hi Christy
I have been on here before asking if you ever had considered playing at Fairport Convention’s Cropredy festival. I know you credit FC withnan influence on your setting up the Christy Moore Band.
Anyway getting to the point FC are celebrating 50 yrs at the festival next year in August. I reckon they will pull out all the stops to get a wonderful line up, which in mne and many others opinion over here would not be complete with out your good self. So have yourself a bal n the North Oxfordshire countryside and get on the blower to Richard Thompson, Dave Swarbrigg or Peggy and get it sorted. its an amazing place 17,000 but feels good intimate.
I have been going for years now and Irish music is always well represented.
Hope to see you in the field in Aug 2017
Thanks Black…who knows what way the wind blows….if it happens I’ll be there
Hey Christy
The Late Late was brilliant. You’ve never lost it. Thought yer man would fall off the chair when you said “I’ve heard all about you” or words to that effect.
The cliffs was perfect. Nearly as good as Nancy Spain would have been.
Lily is amazing. I’m so happy to have some new songs from you….one better than the next.
Don’t forget the Barrowlands on your list of venues!!
Sound Ben ….Thanks for feedback from Blantyre…our next visit is scheduled for the last weekend in April 2017, hopefully we’ll all be fit and able….wont have final details ’til later in the year