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Christy Moore Exhibition Opens at the Irish Traditional Music Archive
Christy Moore: How Do Songs Live? was unveiled at the Irish Traditional Music Archive in Merrion Square, Dublin on October 6th 2026.
The exhibition is now open to the public and will run on a weekly basis from Monday – Friday, 11am-5pm in bookable, one-hour time slots.
Tickets can be bought via the ITMA website HERE
ITMA writes:
Visit the archive and explore this unique collection, which spans over six decades and includes lyric notebooks, correspondence, recordings, setlists, photographs and more.
Listen to the 188 recordings Christy Moore made in ITMA’s studio, accompanied by stories and handwritten lyric books.
Further information available HERE
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September 2025
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- Hi Christy, Great to see Kevin and the boys on UTV last evening receiving their Gold Disc. I learned something new this week while talking to a local man about Andy's gig. A friend...
Christy
- great to hear Andy play and talk about that beautiful instrument...what a full bright and resonant sound ....but no matter how fine the instrument, without the heart and...
- Hi Christy, the rolling piano on this version of Little Musgrave makes it even better https://tombarry.bandcamp.com/track/little-musgrave Rory Ps Bandcamp is still the best forum to get artists properly paid...
Christy
- thanks Rory...
- Hi C and Congrats again on the very comprehensive ITMA exhibition. They have created a warm and welcoming environment to showcase the massive extent of your work, it's not often in...
Christy
- Thanks H....the Irish Trad Music Archive is a a wonderful national resource ......they safeguard our heritage of music and song....I've thoroughly enjoyed working with them these past years as they sifted...
- From Radio Eireann sponsored programmes from way back a song, always introduced as 'Johnny Kelly and the Capital Showband' and tune was "The Black Velvet Band", we hadnt known back then we...
Christy
- Happy to read about Des Kelly here.... Butch Moore was the lead singer with the Capital, Johnny Kelly ( Des's brother and drummer) sang the ballads and took the lead on Black...
- Yes, You’re right Christy, I don’t believe it’s on any records.. unfortunately..I hadn't heard it but it’s gorgeous, I had to have a listen! It’s possibly on some archived radio shows, I’ve...
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