Hi Christy,
An old man spoke up in a bar …
“They’re a feckin hungry bunch of bastarding hurlers”
Finished down his pint and left.
Not quite Con Houlihan. But fair play to Limerick.
We was out thought, out fought, and out hurled …
We’ll welcome the lads home, enjoy the races and
please God go agin. The Galway girls still in the hunt.
So we won’t be taking down the bunting and flags just yet.
Sad, sad news about Kevin Keegan. RIP.
One of his first games was against West Ham.
Bobby Moore was going to be on him and he was shiting it.
Shanks sensed this and took him aside …
“I’ve been watching him son he’s a wreck.
Been drinking. He was out at a nightclub. He’s got dandruff”
Mighty Mouse touched the sign and walked out ten foot tall …
Enjoy the break a chara
Bourkey
Dave, you’re spot on about Mighty Mouse (Kevin Keegan). My wife used to go to school near Liverpools old training ground (Melwood), in them days they would let the local school children in to watch the players train. She said many a time Bill Shankly would be shouting over at him to start training and he would reply ” I’m just signing a few more autographs for the kids, boss” Also I remember a clip where Thatcher had invited him to an event. His reply was “if it was Jim Callaghan I would be there in a shot, but my old man (an ex miner) would kill me if I turned out for Thatcher”. From a Blue to a Red R.I.P. Kevin
Met him in early 2000s when he managed Man City….he brought success to the club,in an unglamorous football era and was an absolutely tremendous guy with a lovely family.
The tributes will be fulsome and so many people will also say how down to earth he was…his CV was so impressive,but there was a humility – that’s a wonderful thing….
I was doing some research for a buddy getting into the genre. Some Google searches seem to say thay on the Cold Blow And A Rainy Night Album in 74, Paul Brady stepped in for Donal Lunny. Most of my research says otherwise though. Thought id ask you 🙂
It was a great time being able to see you In Galway, Salt Hill last September. An experience ill share forever. Best wishes.
Cheers.
Shayne
Christy's reply
Planxty line-ups from memory..I referenced neither diaries nor albums…
any corrections? please let me know
1971
we played a handful of club gigs under the name CLAD
1972
Liam, Andy, Christy,Donal
1973
Liam Andy, Christy, Johnny Moynihan
1974
Liam ,Andy, Johnny Moynihan, Paul Brady
1975 (ish)
I think there was a brief line up that featured,
Liam, Andy, James Kelly, Dolores Keane, Arty McGlynn
1977
Liam, Andy, Donal, Christy plus Noel Hill , Tony Linnane
1978
Liam,Andy, Donal, Christy plus Matt Molloy
1980
Liam, Andy, Donal, Christy plus Nollaig Casey, Bill Whelan
2004
Liam, Andy, Donal, Christy….
Methinks 7 albums between 1972 & 2004 plus other compilations, remixes and stuff
Back to the “Box Set” Christy! You can blame Rory!
After the discussions recently about “Dunnes Stores” up pops “Hey Paddy” on the juke box! Having not heard that since back in the day I’d forgotten how perfect it was, it also summed up a moment in time, for me anyway’ having lived my 1st year there in “Bethnal by the Green”! The lyrics are utter perfection, “got ye’s’ fire for heat”
always takes me back to me childhood!
Now I’m probably completely wrong on this but were they both (“Dunnes Stores” and “Hey Paddy”) from the same session?, you can sense a similar ‘something in the air’ on both!
Christy's reply
I think you may be right Gipp, but I’ll need to check that one out..
“Hey Paddy” , yet another gem from Wally Page…
a Dublin shyster covered Wally’s song without permission,respect or acknowledgement …. an early sign of tastelessness yet to follow….he is well suited to his current domicile….lets hope they stay there
Just got back from an exhausting trip to the sunshine state of Limerick. Any chance of posting last nights set list as there were a few songs I don’t think I’ve heard before. Keep up the good work !
Christy's reply
1.City of Chicago……………………………..Barry Moore
2. Viva La Quinta Brigada……………………C.Moore
3.The Pursuit of Farmer Michael Hayes……C.Moore…t/a
4.Veronica………………………………………C.Moore
5.Black & Amber……………………………….Brian Brannigan
6.North & South of The River…………………C.Moore/Bono/Edge
7.Johnny Boy………………………………….Gary Moore
8.Ride On………………………………………Jimmy MacCarthy
9.Delerium Tremens………………………….C.Moore
10.Go Move Shift……………………………..Ewan MacColl
11.Sweet Thames Flow Softly……………….Ewan macColl
12.Limerick Rake……………………………..C.Moore t/a
13.Lingo Politico……………………………….Pat Quinn
14.Yellow Triangle…………………………….C.Moore
15. Palestine…………………………………..Jim Page
16.Nancy Spain……………………………….Barney Rushe
17.St.Brendan’s Voyage……………………..C.Moore
18.After The Deluge………………………….Jackson Browne
19.The Well Below The Valley……………….C.Moore t/a
20.On The Mainland………………………….C.Moore
21.Back Home in Derry……………………….Bobby Sands
22. Lyra McKee………………………………..James Cramer
23. Beeswing………………………………….Richard Thompson
24.Biko Drum…………………………………..Wally Page
25.The Contender…………………………….Jimmy MacCarthy
26.Bright Blue Rose…………………………..Jimmy MacCarthy
27.Lisdoonvarna………………………………Christy Moore
28.Voyage……………………………………..JohnnyDuhan
29.Sonny’s Dream…………………………….Ron Hynes
30. Joxer Goest To Stuttgart………………….Christy Moore
Dear Christy I hope you and yours are well. I was just in the fag shop by Harlesden tube and they’re selling copies of The Irish World. No sign of any Majors though.
As I was standing there waiting to buy a quarter of strawberry sherbets, Tyrone Boys comes on in the ears. I would love to hear that again some day. It’s so beautiful. Maybe when Finglas Boys show their faces. Keep well on a Sunday. Xx
In recent days,I’ve given a few spins to ‘King Puck’…what a brilliant record. Great singing,ensemble playing and rich production.
A gem
Dave
Christy's reply
I seldom get to spin the back catalogue
I regularly drop in on early Planxty Instrumental tracks
Liam to the fore , Donal & Andy weaving around the Piper’s swirl
myself very content to vamp or batter the rhythm
at the time I had no idea of just how good some of it was going to be
Planxty songs gained a lot of the attention
its the music that always calls me back
King Puck was recorded in Ballyvourney ,Co.West Cork.
It was a lonely time… Jimmy Faulkner fell ill and had to return to Dublin…the late Walter Samuel engineered in Crystal Palace colours….most days I used to visit Peader Ó Ríada above in Coolea….Neil MacColl came to the rescue and made his presence felt…
Travelling home last night I heard about the Bronze….hard to imagine Geoff Hurst out golfing with Trump
Christy, talk of the Continental Ceili and days gone by reminded of a (slightly dated) poem I wrote about 40 years ago so if you’ll kindly indulge me.
Out on the town
Out on the booze
Money in my pocket
And a shine on my shoes
Laid back style
Combed back hair
Standing there, in my posing gear.
Jump a bus, you can’t be late.
Meet the boys at half past eight.
Have a few then out the pub.
10:15 let’s hit the club.
It’s most midnight, getting late.
You’re on the lookout with your mate
Suddenly, there she stands.
The woman of your dreams.
The one in the mini, and the black stocking seams
Everyone stares, there all impressed.
With her well gelled hair and backless dress.
Should you ask her for a dance?
Well you’ve had few, so you take a chance.
You hit the floor, its the new Cure single
Her name is Denise, and she comes from the Dingle.
Her Dad’s on the dole.
She works in a store
And her mother buggered off with the fella next door.
Making polite conversation in between the motivation.
Getting down with Jimmy Brown & funking in Jamaica.
Next thing you know its half past one.
The D.J. puts the slowies on.
An end to all this conversation
Start mouth to mouth resusitation.
P.S. probably helps if read with a scouse (or John Cooper Clarke) accent, Lar.
Christy's reply
I need more precise direction John. (Lar ?)..
Scouse or John Cooper Clarke accent leaves me floundering around St Helen’s ..
feels more “Crack was 90” than “Continental Céilí”
Hi Christy,
An old man spoke up in a bar …
“They’re a feckin hungry bunch of bastarding hurlers”
Finished down his pint and left.
Not quite Con Houlihan. But fair play to Limerick.
We was out thought, out fought, and out hurled …
We’ll welcome the lads home, enjoy the races and
please God go agin. The Galway girls still in the hunt.
So we won’t be taking down the bunting and flags just yet.
Sad, sad news about Kevin Keegan. RIP.
One of his first games was against West Ham.
Bobby Moore was going to be on him and he was shiting it.
Shanks sensed this and took him aside …
“I’ve been watching him son he’s a wreck.
Been drinking. He was out at a nightclub. He’s got dandruff”
Mighty Mouse touched the sign and walked out ten foot tall …
Enjoy the break a chara
Bourkey
Dave, you’re spot on about Mighty Mouse (Kevin Keegan). My wife used to go to school near Liverpools old training ground (Melwood), in them days they would let the local school children in to watch the players train. She said many a time Bill Shankly would be shouting over at him to start training and he would reply ” I’m just signing a few more autographs for the kids, boss” Also I remember a clip where Thatcher had invited him to an event. His reply was “if it was Jim Callaghan I would be there in a shot, but my old man (an ex miner) would kill me if I turned out for Thatcher”. From a Blue to a Red R.I.P. Kevin
Hi Christy
Very sad news about Kevin Keegan….
Met him in early 2000s when he managed Man City….he brought success to the club,in an unglamorous football era and was an absolutely tremendous guy with a lovely family.
The tributes will be fulsome and so many people will also say how down to earth he was…his CV was so impressive,but there was a humility – that’s a wonderful thing….
Dave
Hello good sir,
I was doing some research for a buddy getting into the genre. Some Google searches seem to say thay on the Cold Blow And A Rainy Night Album in 74, Paul Brady stepped in for Donal Lunny. Most of my research says otherwise though. Thought id ask you 🙂
It was a great time being able to see you In Galway, Salt Hill last September. An experience ill share forever. Best wishes.
Cheers.
Shayne
Planxty line-ups from memory..I referenced neither diaries nor albums…
any corrections? please let me know
1971
we played a handful of club gigs under the name CLAD
1972
Liam, Andy, Christy,Donal
1973
Liam Andy, Christy, Johnny Moynihan
1974
Liam ,Andy, Johnny Moynihan, Paul Brady
1975 (ish)
I think there was a brief line up that featured,
Liam, Andy, James Kelly, Dolores Keane, Arty McGlynn
1977
Liam, Andy, Donal, Christy plus Noel Hill , Tony Linnane
1978
Liam,Andy, Donal, Christy plus Matt Molloy
1980
Liam, Andy, Donal, Christy plus Nollaig Casey, Bill Whelan
2004
Liam, Andy, Donal, Christy….
Methinks 7 albums between 1972 & 2004 plus other compilations, remixes and stuff
Spain won Christy!!!! Hope I see you again this year in a gig and my year is done!!! I heard Limerick won too…Anyway good night and good luck!
Apologies! I should have, of course, referenced Wally’s wonderful lyrics!
another cuppa coffee and another cigarette
they kicked him in the bollicks just to make him smile
Back to the “Box Set” Christy! You can blame Rory!
After the discussions recently about “Dunnes Stores” up pops “Hey Paddy” on the juke box! Having not heard that since back in the day I’d forgotten how perfect it was, it also summed up a moment in time, for me anyway’ having lived my 1st year there in “Bethnal by the Green”! The lyrics are utter perfection, “got ye’s’ fire for heat”
always takes me back to me childhood!
Now I’m probably completely wrong on this but were they both (“Dunnes Stores” and “Hey Paddy”) from the same session?, you can sense a similar ‘something in the air’ on both!
I think you may be right Gipp, but I’ll need to check that one out..
“Hey Paddy” , yet another gem from Wally Page…
a Dublin shyster covered Wally’s song without permission,respect or acknowledgement …. an early sign of tastelessness yet to follow….he is well suited to his current domicile….lets hope they stay there
Just got back from an exhausting trip to the sunshine state of Limerick. Any chance of posting last nights set list as there were a few songs I don’t think I’ve heard before. Keep up the good work !
1.City of Chicago……………………………..Barry Moore
2. Viva La Quinta Brigada……………………C.Moore
3.The Pursuit of Farmer Michael Hayes……C.Moore…t/a
4.Veronica………………………………………C.Moore
5.Black & Amber……………………………….Brian Brannigan
6.North & South of The River…………………C.Moore/Bono/Edge
7.Johnny Boy………………………………….Gary Moore
8.Ride On………………………………………Jimmy MacCarthy
9.Delerium Tremens………………………….C.Moore
10.Go Move Shift……………………………..Ewan MacColl
11.Sweet Thames Flow Softly……………….Ewan macColl
12.Limerick Rake……………………………..C.Moore t/a
13.Lingo Politico……………………………….Pat Quinn
14.Yellow Triangle…………………………….C.Moore
15. Palestine…………………………………..Jim Page
16.Nancy Spain……………………………….Barney Rushe
17.St.Brendan’s Voyage……………………..C.Moore
18.After The Deluge………………………….Jackson Browne
19.The Well Below The Valley……………….C.Moore t/a
20.On The Mainland………………………….C.Moore
21.Back Home in Derry……………………….Bobby Sands
22. Lyra McKee………………………………..James Cramer
23. Beeswing………………………………….Richard Thompson
24.Biko Drum…………………………………..Wally Page
25.The Contender…………………………….Jimmy MacCarthy
26.Bright Blue Rose…………………………..Jimmy MacCarthy
27.Lisdoonvarna………………………………Christy Moore
28.Voyage……………………………………..JohnnyDuhan
29.Sonny’s Dream…………………………….Ron Hynes
30. Joxer Goest To Stuttgart………………….Christy Moore
1 hour 42 minutes
Dear Christy I hope you and yours are well. I was just in the fag shop by Harlesden tube and they’re selling copies of The Irish World. No sign of any Majors though.
As I was standing there waiting to buy a quarter of strawberry sherbets, Tyrone Boys comes on in the ears. I would love to hear that again some day. It’s so beautiful. Maybe when Finglas Boys show their faces. Keep well on a Sunday. Xx
let me know next time you’re sailing
In the NYC stadium today,there should be banners in many languages…
‘some rob you with a six gun
Some with a fountain pen’…
Thanks for the music context,Christy. And a fine description of Planxty duende.
D
this machine
“Every day with every breath he used to maintain his innocence.”
.
“They fouled the ball Daddy
They fouled the ball”
Hi Christy
John’ s words hit the right rhythm.
In recent days,I’ve given a few spins to ‘King Puck’…what a brilliant record. Great singing,ensemble playing and rich production.
A gem
Dave
I seldom get to spin the back catalogue
I regularly drop in on early Planxty Instrumental tracks
Liam to the fore , Donal & Andy weaving around the Piper’s swirl
myself very content to vamp or batter the rhythm
at the time I had no idea of just how good some of it was going to be
Planxty songs gained a lot of the attention
its the music that always calls me back
King Puck was recorded in Ballyvourney ,Co.West Cork.
It was a lonely time… Jimmy Faulkner fell ill and had to return to Dublin…the late Walter Samuel engineered in Crystal Palace colours….most days I used to visit Peader Ó Ríada above in Coolea….Neil MacColl came to the rescue and made his presence felt…
Travelling home last night I heard about the Bronze….hard to imagine Geoff Hurst out golfing with Trump
Hi Christy
Have a great gig
John has given me an excuse to vent the poetry like the good Dr Cooper -Clarke…cheers for that!
Take care,all
Dave
may you vent away to your heart’s content
Christy, talk of the Continental Ceili and days gone by reminded of a (slightly dated) poem I wrote about 40 years ago so if you’ll kindly indulge me.
Out on the town
Out on the booze
Money in my pocket
And a shine on my shoes
Laid back style
Combed back hair
Standing there, in my posing gear.
Jump a bus, you can’t be late.
Meet the boys at half past eight.
Have a few then out the pub.
10:15 let’s hit the club.
It’s most midnight, getting late.
You’re on the lookout with your mate
Suddenly, there she stands.
The woman of your dreams.
The one in the mini, and the black stocking seams
Everyone stares, there all impressed.
With her well gelled hair and backless dress.
Should you ask her for a dance?
Well you’ve had few, so you take a chance.
You hit the floor, its the new Cure single
Her name is Denise, and she comes from the Dingle.
Her Dad’s on the dole.
She works in a store
And her mother buggered off with the fella next door.
Making polite conversation in between the motivation.
Getting down with Jimmy Brown & funking in Jamaica.
Next thing you know its half past one.
The D.J. puts the slowies on.
An end to all this conversation
Start mouth to mouth resusitation.
P.S. probably helps if read with a scouse (or John Cooper Clarke) accent, Lar.
I need more precise direction John. (Lar ?)..
Scouse or John Cooper Clarke accent leaves me floundering around St Helen’s ..
feels more “Crack was 90” than “Continental Céilí”
Hi Christy
Sad to read of the passing of Brenda Fricker..such a powerful ‘ natural’ actress .
Dave
Brenda…RIP
heart o’the rowl
never one to bate around the bush