Just had a kip,having left home at z o’clock to join a Record Store Day queue outside a local record shop…a fun experience.Friendly chat in the line,several punters young enough to be my grandkids. They had excited chat about releases and gigs by artists I’ve read about,but don’t know their music. But the vibe and buzz was timeless…I got a fab release of Buena Vista Social Club. Gold vinyl,double disc and fab sleeve notes plus photos. Never had a vinyl copy of the album and the opening of Chan Chan zapped me back to Havana,where I was 13 years ago today…
Closer to home (sadly,not close enough to visit)I’ve been looking at the programme for the Willie Clancy Summer School…a fine mix Inc a talk about Margaret Barry and music by Lisa O’Neill…a class mix.
Kettle going on now and more Cuban music…vamos,hasta luego
Hello Christy and all. During this rainy week I started again watching the RTÉ series Come West Along The Road on DVD. What a treasure! Piece for piece. Günter
Hello Christy,
Here I am in a cafe in Settle, drinking black coffee and eating pain au chocolat. Steve is busy at his pipes lesson and I feel like I’m on holiday.
Woke up this morning thinking about the F chord. I feel like I understand your early frustration with the damned E string. I’m feeling it. Decisions are made. I won’t be adjusting any tunings, but I feel the temptation to just sort it out. I’ll be persevering, and avoiding strumming that string till my fingers catch up. They’re bound to work at some point, aren’t they…?
Rosalita joined me yesterday for a very stilted play through, but I got there!
I’m making a list.
Mcillhatton
Sali on Jimmy. Need to find the chords.
Christy
As 4711ers We often ‘stumble’ across youtube clips, well i ‘fell’ headlong into this one.
The story is that….. the recorder spent a month on-board a barge with Ye Vagabonds documenting one of the most memorable music tours of my life, where brothers Diarmuid and Brían Mac Gloinn brought their beautiful folk songs to lucky audiences along the inland waterways of Ireland. Not only did they perform from the barge but along the way they also invited friends to play with them.
I saw ye vagabonds play in late 22 with joshua in stirling, on the castle edge which was special, but this ( with laura quirke added) is even more special, and a tour via barge, well that is something else.
Here, i think, is the link.
another generation take up the songs and music and make their way…I first heard Ye Vagabonds a decade ago and loved their take on the music..great to see them “stick-to-their-guns”and not get sucked into the maelstrom…..this is a lovely piece of footage of what must have been a glorious experience…
we have a great system of waterways here….slowly they are returning to life and will be become highways once again when the inevitable time comes
Good man Rory….I love to see what floats to the surface here on our old website
…4711ers abú
It was actually Morning Ireland that played They Never Came Home to end the programme. A powerful song.
Christy's reply
When I appeared in the high Court all those years ago I stood before Judge Frank Murphy….at the time it felt to me as if Judge Frank Murphy was representing Eamon Butterly…Murphy could not hide his distain for me..he took Butterly’s side against my simple line ” because the fire exits were chained”
Judge Murphy has gone to an even Higher Court….Butterly has never yielded an inch
The simple song lives…..let us remember
it is awesome to hear “They Never Came Home” on the airwaves..my most vivid memory is when so many of the grieving families came to the High Court when I stood before Judge Frank Murphy….Eamon Butterly took the case against a line of the song
Found it quite ironic when rte radio ended this mornings news with They never came home. From being banned to highlighting the story – the power of song. Not quite as joyful news for the Sunday families here this morning . So many suffering for so long- in all corners of the world. Thank God for the musicians, the artists, the writers…Getting set for the clash of McGuinness and Harte – we live in strange times lol.
Hi Christy
Just had a kip,having left home at z o’clock to join a Record Store Day queue outside a local record shop…a fun experience.Friendly chat in the line,several punters young enough to be my grandkids. They had excited chat about releases and gigs by artists I’ve read about,but don’t know their music. But the vibe and buzz was timeless…I got a fab release of Buena Vista Social Club. Gold vinyl,double disc and fab sleeve notes plus photos. Never had a vinyl copy of the album and the opening of Chan Chan zapped me back to Havana,where I was 13 years ago today…
Closer to home (sadly,not close enough to visit)I’ve been looking at the programme for the Willie Clancy Summer School…a fine mix Inc a talk about Margaret Barry and music by Lisa O’Neill…a class mix.
Kettle going on now and more Cuban music…vamos,hasta luego
Dave
Hello Christy and all. During this rainy week I started again watching the RTÉ series Come West Along The Road on DVD. What a treasure! Piece for piece. Günter
Hello Christy,
Here I am in a cafe in Settle, drinking black coffee and eating pain au chocolat. Steve is busy at his pipes lesson and I feel like I’m on holiday.
Woke up this morning thinking about the F chord. I feel like I understand your early frustration with the damned E string. I’m feeling it. Decisions are made. I won’t be adjusting any tunings, but I feel the temptation to just sort it out. I’ll be persevering, and avoiding strumming that string till my fingers catch up. They’re bound to work at some point, aren’t they…?
Rosalita joined me yesterday for a very stilted play through, but I got there!
I’m making a list.
Mcillhatton
Sali on Jimmy. Need to find the chords.
Still listening to the Mary Wallopers here. This one really hit home.
https://youtu.be/aPRfAjZB0cA?si=2eKKDxFhYz8_WKf_
Rebecca
Christy
As 4711ers We often ‘stumble’ across youtube clips, well i ‘fell’ headlong into this one.
The story is that….. the recorder spent a month on-board a barge with Ye Vagabonds documenting one of the most memorable music tours of my life, where brothers Diarmuid and Brían Mac Gloinn brought their beautiful folk songs to lucky audiences along the inland waterways of Ireland. Not only did they perform from the barge but along the way they also invited friends to play with them.
I saw ye vagabonds play in late 22 with joshua in stirling, on the castle edge which was special, but this ( with laura quirke added) is even more special, and a tour via barge, well that is something else.
Here, i think, is the link.
https://youtu.be/hswDmhRgZak?si=dFO7PmmuFS37wYy5
Rory
another generation take up the songs and music and make their way…I first heard Ye Vagabonds a decade ago and loved their take on the music..great to see them “stick-to-their-guns”and not get sucked into the maelstrom…..this is a lovely piece of footage of what must have been a glorious experience…
we have a great system of waterways here….slowly they are returning to life and will be become highways once again when the inevitable time comes
Good man Rory….I love to see what floats to the surface here on our old website
…4711ers abú
Just correcting my own post there Ed, in case it looks like I was contradicting yours lol. Been a long week 😴
had to sack the Ed..this is A.I. responding
It was actually Morning Ireland that played They Never Came Home to end the programme. A powerful song.
When I appeared in the high Court all those years ago I stood before Judge Frank Murphy….at the time it felt to me as if Judge Frank Murphy was representing Eamon Butterly…Murphy could not hide his distain for me..he took Butterly’s side against my simple line ” because the fire exits were chained”
Judge Murphy has gone to an even Higher Court….Butterly has never yielded an inch
The simple song lives…..let us remember
dublinpeople.com/news/northsideeast/articles/2016/02/02/the-story-of-christy-moore-and-the-stardust-song/?amp=1
Primetime, RTE1, last night, ended the programme with pictures of the 48 victims and “They Never Came Home” playing.
dublinpeople.com/news/northsideeast/articles/2016/02/02/the-story-of-christy-moore-and-the-stardust-song/?amp=1
it is awesome to hear “They Never Came Home” on the airwaves..my most vivid memory is when so many of the grieving families came to the High Court when I stood before Judge Frank Murphy….Eamon Butterly took the case against a line of the song
dublinpeople.com/news/northsideeast/articles/2016/02/02/the-story-of-christy-moore-and-the-stardust-song/?amp=1
Found it quite ironic when rte radio ended this mornings news with They never came home. From being banned to highlighting the story – the power of song. Not quite as joyful news for the Sunday families here this morning . So many suffering for so long- in all corners of the world. Thank God for the musicians, the artists, the writers…Getting set for the clash of McGuinness and Harte – we live in strange times lol.
dublinpeople.com/news/northsideeast/articles/2016/02/02/the-story-of-christy-moore-and-the-stardust-song/?amp=1