Heading to the marquee in cork for your concert we will celebrating our 2 nd wedding anniversary if time allows can you play Nancy Spain for us you played it on our 1st anniversary in Kilkenny in 2024
Hello Christy,
Hope your song mixing is going swimmingly.
I’m messing about withe some drones and the old old tune to the May Morning Dew. I could spend years with it. The chords work like the chords in Musgrave. Just the two in this. You can feel the years on it.
There are 53 versions on the Session. So I’ve let it settle with me into one that feels natural.
It’s one of those songs where you don’t know what’s going to come out the other end.
Hot on the heels of Bruce and Woody,I was lucky yesterday…I caught the final show for ‘Of Mice and Men’ at a local theatre.. non professional,but far from ‘amateur’…it was thought provoking and moving…acting,design,music and a programme way more informative than many pro theatres…
I realised I didn’t know a whole lot about Steinbeck. That’s now put to rights via the home page of http://www.steinbecknow.com
I’m hoping there’s a link to Woody Guthrie somewhere in that gold mine …
All the best
Dave
Christy's reply
when I was 16 my best Pal was the late Pat McGowan…he was early into Steinbeck and Hemingway and turned me on to them …. I’ve never forgotten the excitement of reading their books…..65 years later I seldom finish a book…struggle to find engagement…I have 5 0r 6 on the go at the moment….my loss
Dear Christy,
The first time I saw you was in Dranouter in 1994, since then we’ve seen a lot of Ireland thanks to you. So is there a gift for foreign devoted fans?😉
I guess the gift is being so lucky to have the possibility to see you whenever and wherever we want.
Hilary wrote that it seems only performers are maintaining the focus on justice so to me it’s incomprehensible that there was not more protest on the Eurovision Song festival. What a missed opportunity!
So lucky for mankind that there are Christy’s en Bruce’s to shake us up.
Anyway see you in Cavan and hopefully you play the bodhran, that I find is really magical.
Take care and see you soon
Chris ( who also raises her voice whenever she can)
Christy's reply
I remember that Dranouter gig, ….
I’ve noted your Bodhrán request….
some nights I forget to play it…
I’ll have it primed for Slieve Russell..
safe travels
Hi C. I think last night was up there with one of your best gigs ever, the welcome for you, the setlist, the energy in the room. Thank you for using your talents and platform to consistently highlight the horrors in Gaza. It sometimes feels that only performers are maintaining the focus on injustice, greed and corruption like Bruce did in Manchester recently, it is no coincidence that the NYT article compared ye. Ralph Mc Tell is currently singing a song called Sabrine, a story of heartbreaking loss of life in war, based on a news story by Fergal Keane. You also entertained us of course !! GRMMA, beir bua agus beannacht. H
Hello Christy.The morning after the night before. What a night at the concert hall last night. From the minute you walked on the stage you had the crowd in the palm your hand.Great to hear Lawless and Burning times.Two rare ones.Off to Limerick for the Blood and bandage against Limerick today.Thanks again Christy. I hope these concerts keep going for along time to come.Go raibh mile maith agat.Sweet music 🎶 roll on.
Christy's reply
Its a great venue….NCH & Vicar so different, yet both great rooms to play….great to see such a gathering, so many listeners from far off places….from The Rebel, The Hills, The Kingdom, The Interior (Moate) and we were graced too with listeners in from France, Norway, Germany, Scotland and England….such a gaggle of a sat night in The Black Lagoon
City of Chicago
Quinta Brigada
Johnny Boy
Ride On
Black & Amber
Smoke & Whiskey
Lyra McKee
Welcome cabaret
Palestine
Yellow Triangle
Black Colour
DTs
Beeswing
Burning Times
Lawless
Lingo Politico
Shovel
Well Below Valley
Raggle Taggle
Cliffs of Dooneeen
Honda 50
Stardust
Ordinary man
Cumann na mBan
Voyage
Lisdoonvarna
Snowflakes
Joxer
27 songs…….1 hour 47 minutes
“Theres an Eagle down in Skibberen
theres a Kerryman in Tralee
but twas the Cork Examiner
gave me the third degree”
Morning Christy.
Thanks for another wonderful Gig in the NCH. There was a freedom about it all last night, and the audience were well up for it. Saw a couple up behind you with a Baby in their arms, not sure if the Baby heard much as it had ear muffs on !!!….. Great to hear 2 John Reilly numbers….you gave the “Well” massive respect, it was a stand out moment for me.
The Rebels and the Treaty will go hammer and tongs today….hope its a good one.
Best Regards.
ride On.
Christy's reply
Going in today to mix 4 tracks for an extended re-release of “A Terrible Beauty” writing this I realise I forgot to sing “Boy in The Wild” last night…..
I better get up and get into my mixin gear….
I had no intention of singing “Snowflakes”but it came out of the blue and out it went….”Yellow Triangle” segues well out of “Palestine”…that happened on the hoof in Belfast and I’ve stuck with it…
“The Well” is such an amazing song….50 years since I started singing it ..still finding fresh twists and turns in it….
I got my Alps,Pyrenees and Himalayas all mixed up..ended up on Mangerton with the midgies atin the feckin head off me
Fair play to those who master their craft,Christy…last night’s examples in Dublin and Manchester. An irony that smacked me last night…contrasting responses by Presidents to you and Springsteen.
Dave
Christy's reply
fascinates…how two nations can elect such diverse Presidents….
Thanks for a great reply from your venue…Last night with Springsteen and huge band was uplifting…a chance to applaud and yell support,pathetic in terms of political action,maybe,but when a few thousand people join in,there’s an energy…got to be better than nothing.
We sat behind the stage…brilliant for a music nerd like me.Acthally watching the band work was a joy…superb screens too…
So many music highlights…I’m trying not to hijack this forum,but if anyone wants to shoot the breeze along ‘Thunder Road’drop an e mail to d_g_burrows@hotmail.com
A few weeks ago,I read a great piece about Springsteen being awarded the top Woody Guthrie award in 2021…his acceptance comments are great…some of his songs that resonate most with me are from his ‘Ghost of Tom Joad’album…last night also featured a gem with BS on acoustic guitar and harmonica (man,he’s some harmonica player!) on ‘House of 1000 guitars’ ..posted on YouTube by a punter there on 14/5…
So, Woody was much in mind last night…rock n roll,lights…an epic,full on gig…topped off by Dylan’s ‘Chimes of Freedom’…a class finish,I thought.The words ringing out and sounding so right…the lights went up,applause finally finished and a feeling of exhilaration…then,a fabulous touch…over the PA,the sound that had been on my mind all day…Woody…
‘ This land is your land,this land is my land…’
Enjoy the day
Dave
Christy's reply
Thanks Dave….Like you I love to watch a Band at work….to see the moves,interplay, on stage problems being solved mid-stream, techs ready to pounce , monitor engineer sgetting the manson lamps from dissatified players, above and behind seats offer a great audience vista ….
once invited to play a few songs with Bruce in Croker, I funked it….truly a regret…should have stood up to the mark ….I love his passion and energy…he does’nt hold back…I know from insider reports that he works incredibly hard to keep it all together, such a high functioning collaboration does not come easy ….
Hello Christy,
Yes, I think you’re absolutely right. Do not acquiesce. We need to keep talking, keep playing, keep singing. Being visible and audible while saying it’s wrong is something we can do. It feels so small. I hope it can get bigger if more of us do the same.
Thanks for the prompt,Christy…a few months ago,I meant to look at more of Ellius Grace’ lphotos…thankfully,there’s a fair bit of info online…I’m about to read an interview over a cuppa.
Have a great gig. I’ll be with you in spirit…in body,I’ll be in a huge arena for Bruce Springsteen and E Street band…my son sourced late tickets. Right now, in the midst of a politics shit show, it also feels like a small act of protest…a very small one,but,hopefully,they all mount up.Ill report back to base asap
Enjoy the day
Dave
Christy's reply
Here tonight in our National Concert Hall.. we’re just about ready to go, 10 minutes to show time…I’m thinking… it seems futile to be singing about Gaza & Ukraine as missiles land in on top of innocent families…but its all I can do tonight…such insignificant gestures in the face of such mindless slaughter…but its all I can do tonight, in this beautiful, warm, dry comfortable hall, in front of 2,000 people out for a nights entertainment…maybe tomorrow I’ll find a more fitting way to protest..or maybe not….let us all do whatever we can ..however small….even to raise our voices..its gotta be better than remaining silent…silence is acquiescence….
” and then our minds locked shut”
“If you saw it from a satellite
all the blue and the red and white
The beauty of the curve of the earth and the oceans below
you might think it was paradise ,if you did’nt know”
Jayney, beat that for an interview.
The New York Times.
Christy's reply
Hard to beat The Meath Chronicle and Ireland’s Own…
Bob Meir took a lot of care and trouble to research that piece…I’ve not played USA for over 25 years so I was surprised ( and well chuffed) when he reached out to talk…Ellius,the man that took the photos, also made the film that accompanied “Boy in The Wild” from the last album….
Hi Christy
After the epic Springsteen set that finished with ‘Chimes of Freedom’,I realised I hadn’t played Dylan’s version in awhile…
Such a brilliant song…dating back to JFK/Civil Rights era…recorded in 1964…so,written when Bob was 22/23!
It’s sounding mighty on this sunny morning…
Dave
Hi Christy
Heading to the marquee in cork for your concert we will celebrating our 2 nd wedding anniversary if time allows can you play Nancy Spain for us you played it on our 1st anniversary in Kilkenny in 2024
thats love for you..
Hello Christy,
Hope your song mixing is going swimmingly.
I’m messing about withe some drones and the old old tune to the May Morning Dew. I could spend years with it. The chords work like the chords in Musgrave. Just the two in this. You can feel the years on it.
There are 53 versions on the Session. So I’ve let it settle with me into one that feels natural.
It’s one of those songs where you don’t know what’s going to come out the other end.
Rebecca
3 made it to the far shore…one sunk like a rock
Hi Christy
Hot on the heels of Bruce and Woody,I was lucky yesterday…I caught the final show for ‘Of Mice and Men’ at a local theatre.. non professional,but far from ‘amateur’…it was thought provoking and moving…acting,design,music and a programme way more informative than many pro theatres…
I realised I didn’t know a whole lot about Steinbeck. That’s now put to rights via the home page of http://www.steinbecknow.com
I’m hoping there’s a link to Woody Guthrie somewhere in that gold mine …
All the best
Dave
when I was 16 my best Pal was the late Pat McGowan…he was early into Steinbeck and Hemingway and turned me on to them …. I’ve never forgotten the excitement of reading their books…..65 years later I seldom finish a book…struggle to find engagement…I have 5 0r 6 on the go at the moment….my loss
Dear Christy,
The first time I saw you was in Dranouter in 1994, since then we’ve seen a lot of Ireland thanks to you. So is there a gift for foreign devoted fans?😉
I guess the gift is being so lucky to have the possibility to see you whenever and wherever we want.
Hilary wrote that it seems only performers are maintaining the focus on justice so to me it’s incomprehensible that there was not more protest on the Eurovision Song festival. What a missed opportunity!
So lucky for mankind that there are Christy’s en Bruce’s to shake us up.
Anyway see you in Cavan and hopefully you play the bodhran, that I find is really magical.
Take care and see you soon
Chris ( who also raises her voice whenever she can)
I remember that Dranouter gig, ….
I’ve noted your Bodhrán request….
some nights I forget to play it…
I’ll have it primed for Slieve Russell..
safe travels
P.S. the Ralph song is actually called Sabreen, it’s too heart breaking to share a link ! H
Hi C. I think last night was up there with one of your best gigs ever, the welcome for you, the setlist, the energy in the room. Thank you for using your talents and platform to consistently highlight the horrors in Gaza. It sometimes feels that only performers are maintaining the focus on injustice, greed and corruption like Bruce did in Manchester recently, it is no coincidence that the NYT article compared ye. Ralph Mc Tell is currently singing a song called Sabrine, a story of heartbreaking loss of life in war, based on a news story by Fergal Keane. You also entertained us of course !! GRMMA, beir bua agus beannacht. H
fair play…..you helped me cross the Alps
Hello Christy.The morning after the night before. What a night at the concert hall last night. From the minute you walked on the stage you had the crowd in the palm your hand.Great to hear Lawless and Burning times.Two rare ones.Off to Limerick for the Blood and bandage against Limerick today.Thanks again Christy. I hope these concerts keep going for along time to come.Go raibh mile maith agat.Sweet music 🎶 roll on.
Its a great venue….NCH & Vicar so different, yet both great rooms to play….great to see such a gathering, so many listeners from far off places….from The Rebel, The Hills, The Kingdom, The Interior (Moate) and we were graced too with listeners in from France, Norway, Germany, Scotland and England….such a gaggle of a sat night in The Black Lagoon
City of Chicago
Quinta Brigada
Johnny Boy
Ride On
Black & Amber
Smoke & Whiskey
Lyra McKee
Welcome cabaret
Palestine
Yellow Triangle
Black Colour
DTs
Beeswing
Burning Times
Lawless
Lingo Politico
Shovel
Well Below Valley
Raggle Taggle
Cliffs of Dooneeen
Honda 50
Stardust
Ordinary man
Cumann na mBan
Voyage
Lisdoonvarna
Snowflakes
Joxer
27 songs…….1 hour 47 minutes
“Theres an Eagle down in Skibberen
theres a Kerryman in Tralee
but twas the Cork Examiner
gave me the third degree”
Morning Christy.
Thanks for another wonderful Gig in the NCH. There was a freedom about it all last night, and the audience were well up for it. Saw a couple up behind you with a Baby in their arms, not sure if the Baby heard much as it had ear muffs on !!!….. Great to hear 2 John Reilly numbers….you gave the “Well” massive respect, it was a stand out moment for me.
The Rebels and the Treaty will go hammer and tongs today….hope its a good one.
Best Regards.
ride On.
Going in today to mix 4 tracks for an extended re-release of “A Terrible Beauty” writing this I realise I forgot to sing “Boy in The Wild” last night…..
I better get up and get into my mixin gear….
I had no intention of singing “Snowflakes”but it came out of the blue and out it went….”Yellow Triangle” segues well out of “Palestine”…that happened on the hoof in Belfast and I’ve stuck with it…
“The Well” is such an amazing song….50 years since I started singing it ..still finding fresh twists and turns in it….
I got my Alps,Pyrenees and Himalayas all mixed up..ended up on Mangerton with the midgies atin the feckin head off me
Fair play to those who master their craft,Christy…last night’s examples in Dublin and Manchester. An irony that smacked me last night…contrasting responses by Presidents to you and Springsteen.
Dave
fascinates…how two nations can elect such diverse Presidents….
Morning Christy
Thanks for a great reply from your venue…Last night with Springsteen and huge band was uplifting…a chance to applaud and yell support,pathetic in terms of political action,maybe,but when a few thousand people join in,there’s an energy…got to be better than nothing.
We sat behind the stage…brilliant for a music nerd like me.Acthally watching the band work was a joy…superb screens too…
So many music highlights…I’m trying not to hijack this forum,but if anyone wants to shoot the breeze along ‘Thunder Road’drop an e mail to d_g_burrows@hotmail.com
A few weeks ago,I read a great piece about Springsteen being awarded the top Woody Guthrie award in 2021…his acceptance comments are great…some of his songs that resonate most with me are from his ‘Ghost of Tom Joad’album…last night also featured a gem with BS on acoustic guitar and harmonica (man,he’s some harmonica player!) on ‘House of 1000 guitars’ ..posted on YouTube by a punter there on 14/5…
So, Woody was much in mind last night…rock n roll,lights…an epic,full on gig…topped off by Dylan’s ‘Chimes of Freedom’…a class finish,I thought.The words ringing out and sounding so right…the lights went up,applause finally finished and a feeling of exhilaration…then,a fabulous touch…over the PA,the sound that had been on my mind all day…Woody…
‘ This land is your land,this land is my land…’
Enjoy the day
Dave
Thanks Dave….Like you I love to watch a Band at work….to see the moves,interplay, on stage problems being solved mid-stream, techs ready to pounce , monitor engineer sgetting the manson lamps from dissatified players, above and behind seats offer a great audience vista ….
once invited to play a few songs with Bruce in Croker, I funked it….truly a regret…should have stood up to the mark ….I love his passion and energy…he does’nt hold back…I know from insider reports that he works incredibly hard to keep it all together, such a high functioning collaboration does not come easy ….
Hello Christy,
Yes, I think you’re absolutely right. Do not acquiesce. We need to keep talking, keep playing, keep singing. Being visible and audible while saying it’s wrong is something we can do. It feels so small. I hope it can get bigger if more of us do the same.
Rebecca
we gotta try & keep the show on the road
Thanks for the prompt,Christy…a few months ago,I meant to look at more of Ellius Grace’ lphotos…thankfully,there’s a fair bit of info online…I’m about to read an interview over a cuppa.
A great talent and cool guy! D
his black porter ads are somethin else
Hi Christy
Have a great gig. I’ll be with you in spirit…in body,I’ll be in a huge arena for Bruce Springsteen and E Street band…my son sourced late tickets. Right now, in the midst of a politics shit show, it also feels like a small act of protest…a very small one,but,hopefully,they all mount up.Ill report back to base asap
Enjoy the day
Dave
Here tonight in our National Concert Hall.. we’re just about ready to go, 10 minutes to show time…I’m thinking… it seems futile to be singing about Gaza & Ukraine as missiles land in on top of innocent families…but its all I can do tonight…such insignificant gestures in the face of such mindless slaughter…but its all I can do tonight, in this beautiful, warm, dry comfortable hall, in front of 2,000 people out for a nights entertainment…maybe tomorrow I’ll find a more fitting way to protest..or maybe not….let us all do whatever we can ..however small….even to raise our voices..its gotta be better than remaining silent…silence is acquiescence….
” and then our minds locked shut”
“If you saw it from a satellite
all the blue and the red and white
The beauty of the curve of the earth and the oceans below
you might think it was paradise ,if you did’nt know”
This week for the first time Bob covered Rainy Night in Soho.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiLLueh_x9A
Jayney, beat that for an interview.
The New York Times.
Hard to beat The Meath Chronicle and Ireland’s Own…
Bob Meir took a lot of care and trouble to research that piece…I’ve not played USA for over 25 years so I was surprised ( and well chuffed) when he reached out to talk…Ellius,the man that took the photos, also made the film that accompanied “Boy in The Wild” from the last album….
For those that haven’t found the New York Times interview and article yet, Here’s a link, hope it works.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/arts/music/christy-moore.html