Great points from Bourkey… Paul Simon’s ‘Graceland’ is one of my all time favourites LPs …the background and Simon’s MO,heavily criticised. To cut a long saga short,he wanted (and succeeded) to work with/publicise the talents of a wide mix of black South African singers and musicians…brilliant music on record and gigs,emerged….bravery/stupidity,depending on viewpoints,but taking music to raise the spirits,hallelujah!
Amongst decades of fab songs -‘Graceland’,the song is one of his finest…first time I played the disc,I remember lifting the needle to re hear lines.Still love one image in particular…
‘The Mississippi delta, shining like a National guitar’….magical…
Hi Christy,
Just watched a documentary I had recorded
about Steve Van Zandt. Part of it dealt with
his time trying to raise awareness about apartheid.
Which eventually led to the song –
Sun City (I ain’t gonna play). Some artists apologized
for playing there, saying they were naive or mislead
and refused to go back. Some did not.
Black artists who played there were declared
honorary whites for their stay. That that list includes
Ray Charles and Curtis Mayfield saddens me.
Other artists that played there Sinatra, The Beach Boys,
Queen,Elton John and Rod Stewart maybe not so surprising.
Foster and Allen performed several times.
The Dubliners were asked and refused.
Now the world hasn’t changed, it’s just rearranged.
And for now the old white men are still in control.
For now …
Tabhair Aire
Bourkey
Christy's reply
“the world hasn’t changed, it’s just rearranged.
the old white men are still in control”.
A good friend of mine Conor Keane, from Murrintown, Co. Wexford is going to see you this weekend in the opera house – he’s been looking forward to it all summer and has the CDs in the car nearly worn out. It’s his birthday on Saturday and he’s heading to the gig with his parents – if you could wish him happy birthday and give him a shout out, it might just make his year.
I’m just back from Wexford myself where we had a great time creating some memories at the Fleadh. Fantastic town and some lovely music.
Thanks a million,
Rory
Christy's reply
I’m having to take a rain check on call-out requests…I’d love to do them all but I gotta prioritize the songs, thats the purpose of the gig….there is much to focus on,so much to remember, before I even get to Wexford I’ve had numerous requests, some delivered to our home, I’m hoping to get some new songs into the set, a challenge in itself,….I hope you and Conor have a good gig….
Great to see Jimmy Mac’s songs being praised here.. having not sang “The Contender” for well over a year I was asked to sing it at a recent gig..it holds deep connection for people; like a lot of Jimmy’s gems. This past month has been busy on the gig front.. from Miltown Malbay (Willie Clancy Festival) to Wexford (Fleadh) to Killorglin (Puck Fair)..Spinning around the country it’s always lovely to come across places named in great songs like, “Lisdoonvarna” “St Brendan’s Voyage” “Casey” “Gortatagort” “The Boys of Barr na Sraide” “Don’t forget your shovel”.. I can only imagine the great stories that emerge and memories evoked when you’re on the road to and from gigs..
Christy's reply
Been singing Jack Doyle to myself here the past week….Jimmy’s songs are beautiful to sing….over the past 40 years I’ve been priviliged to record “Ride On’ “Missing You” Bright Blue Rose” “The Contender” “Mad Lady & Me” …..
I first heard Jimmy when Southpaw played The Meeting Place venue in Dublin back in 1978 (ish) ….
You’ve been hitting some tasty spots of late….the Willie week is legendary, I’ve heard some great reports from this years gathering, Wexford has gotta be the perfect town for a Fleadh…great acoustics in this narrow streets and the Fishin trawlers a stones throw away….Puck Fair still reverberates in my head from a visit 42years ago ( hangover)…heading to Loch Garman myself in a few days…buzzed up after a month off the road…..I love singing place names….theres a song that has Lyracrompane in it..I wanna sing that one before I die…I think its a Mickey McConnell song….Florencecourt another beautiful place name…Mylerstown, Gandogue Lane, The Gravel Pit, Grangecon, Sneem, Pontoon, Backadebarracks,
…better get writin
I saw very little of the Olympics Christy, but my absolutely favourite moment was when Kellie came down from the podium, on the apron of the ring, and sang Grace with her fans:
All together now:
Oh Grace just hold me in your arms and let this moment linger.
That moment will linger for ever with many of us.
My second absolutely favourite moment was when Kellie hugged the nine year old Maisie Farrell in Portland Row on her return to her family home.
Beautiful.
Christy's reply
spot on there Pat…
“Bob’s your Uncle
Fanny’s Your Aunt
Goodnight Irene”…… ( Kellie Harrington 2024)
Hi Christy, this morning on the way to work , Johnny Duhan came to mind , but it wasn’t “The Voyage”, it was another beautiful song from the same album “Ordinary Town”. The lyrics have stayed with me “I live an Ordinary life with a extraordinary wife , since I came and settled down, in this ordinary town “, it’s beautiful to find other songs by these songsmiths.
I heard a song many years ago on a radio interview that showcased Wally Page , he sang a haunting song about Domestic Abuse, it cut to the bone. Wally was indeed one of the island’s finest songwriters, I remember the first time I heard (Revolutionary Man ) later named Smoke and Strong Whiskey performed by you.
Today when I sing songs I try to give credit to the songwriter in the hopes that the audience will dig deeper into the artist work, it’s the least I can do.
His body of work is truly incredible .
I love all the post that come up and sometimes I’m amazed at your memory of events gigs , people, places, song origins , the mouse in the bin at a folk club 50 years ago making a ruckus.
I pray me 30 year ould guitar makes it home in one piece or I may need to borrow one of your Git, Enjoy Wexford the Fleadh continues, i believe Margaret Barry’s daughter was performing as was Pecker’s son Stephen Dunne.
Love and hugs Fin💚☘️🎶
Christy's reply
Good Man Fin….its very important that songwriters be credited and praised…welcome back to Bognia…see you along the way
A great statue of Gracie Fields…looking to be in full throttle…near Rochdale Town Hall.
Welcome back,Pat…saw The Faces in the early 70s…superb gigs. Everyone of them on top form.As a young shaver,Roderick was something of a folkie…busking,then early LPs- and very tasty Dylan covers…Brill that you caught him in Vegas.
Hi Christy,
Cracker of a final. Fair play to both teams.
There was little between The Tribeswomen
and The Rebelites. And in a tight game like yesterday,
a goal, no matter how dubious will get you over the line.
Been listening to Unfinished Revolution lately.
Besides the title track there’s Biko Drum, Natives,
Brown Eyes, Messenger Boy and The Other Side
a track that rarely makes the set list.
Summed up the island at the time.
Shame these lines that are in One Voice
didn’t make the final cut …
A young body slips quietly through the rushes
As Mountcharles surveys the battlefield
And the silk clad pompadour who played sun city
Hears little of the corpse among the reeds
Tabhair Aire
Bourkey
Christy's reply
Back Home there’s cricket in Cloughjordan
the gentle crack of croquet on the lawn
our children shackled by illegal status
hold their heads down behind the Brooklyn Wall
Evening Christy
Great stuff going on down the fleadh at the moment in Wexford, im looking forward to coming down now on Saturday to see if much is going on before heading into the opera house. I was practicing playing The Contender or jack doyle with fingerstyle and i was wondering have you much a story with that one and if you wouldnt mind, could you give a verse of it in Wexford by any chance please?
In the meantime i wish you the best with preparing and the very best of luck with the show.
Thank You
Christy's reply
I once saw Jack Doyle in Butty Sugrue’s pub , Shepherd’s Bush ,London….it was a sad and lonesome sight….from that powerful athletic figure who’s presence could stop Traffic on Grafton Street , poor jack had descended into the throes of alcoholism…there in that London kip there was little respect for the man nor did he appear to have much respect for himself …
Jimmy Mack painted a true picture of Jack Doyle with this gentle but powerful song, a vivid true depiction of the ravages that beset this unfortunate man …
its not been in the set for a few years…lets see if it rises from the canvas on Saturday night
Christy our LMH festival was a great few days.
In addition to the film It might Get Loud, we had live nusic from Humble scribes, lauren renwick and dru gibb, adam holmes, various buskers including Riddell Fiddles, Big Neil and the allstars, seanie bermingham and dad john, joshua burnside, cheeky blinders, knox and douglas, music mad ally, dj geoff leask, devin casson and finally nati.
The weather was kind, the town beautiful, the venues great and the artists wonderful.
Hope you can all make it over, down, up, across for 2nd weekend of August 25….free tins of Hawick Balls for all.
Rory
Christy's reply
you put the Ball of Inverness in the ha’penny place
Well folks, just back from a trip to the wild West USA. Fantastic, hot! Needed an overnight in Vegas, didn’t meet the ghost of Elvis.
I found it a revolting city…. can’t get anywhere without passing through those euphemistically named casinos…..thousands of machines with the whirling discs….I saw a fella win $500, and lose it and $1000 more inside five minutes….dead eyes everywhere.
But the Rod Stewart concert rescued the trip. Have you ever seen him/sung with him Christy? He reminded me of you….same generation, same love for his songs and audience, same commitment to causes. He changed his outfit three times….and explained the choice of colours. He started with red…for the blood of the slaughtered Palestinians; then changed to yellow and blue, and filled his big screen with images of the Ukrainian war, including a tribute to Zelensky. Then he dressed in black, and his screen was filled with Martin Luther King. He sang what he called the best protest song ever written, People get Ready, and had a moving tribute the Jeff Beck.
But he didn’t sing Grace, No matter how loud I shouted, the guy next to me shouted even louder!
But a fella a few rows behind me heard me, sought me out after the show…he was from Belfast, living in Dundalk, and had been Gerry Adams driver in the Falls, and in the south.
You go all the way to Vegas to chat about Irish politics!
Dagmar and Rory, you too sure get around musically, and give us wonderful insights, thanks a bunch!
Christy's reply
never met Sir Rod…..fair play to him for his Vegas solidarity…I’d imagine that to be a rarity there…I like his take on “Grace” …Kellie Harrington sang it in Paris at her medal presentation
Last time I was in the town,early 2023…the Town Hall,square and Memorial Gardens full of scaffolding,rubble and workers…Yesterday,I was blown away at the transformation of the area…a perfect setting for the Feel Good Festival…Saturday,great rock/pop bill at a really good price,Sunday,free folk music!
Sadly,I missed the name of the mellow,classy band who started the afternoon. Followed by Peter’s Field.
Sun was pounding down,great food and drink and more fab music…Euro pipes and rhythms of Marvara…great mix of Belgian and Scandi players .And foot stomping to the big finish, Rioghnach Connolly and Honeyfeet…wind,brass and drums…that was me done!
Great off stage work too …top sound and stage by Sound Roots,funded by the Arts Council and local sponsors…fair play and thanks to all.
16th August 1819,saw a peaceful gathering of c 60,000 working people. Many had walked into what’s now central Manchester…from neighbouring towns.At the time,most people had no right to vote and there was a mood for change. During the afternoon,orders were given for the crowd to be dispersed.Violently,as deemed necessary…at least 18 were killed,countless injuries as volunteer and full time soldiers on horseback laid into the crowd. Many soldiers – and some of the crowd ,had recently fought at Waterloo. The carnage in Manchester was soon known as The Peterloo Massacre.
Sean Cooney (The Young’uns ) has researched and written songs for years,now seeing the light of day in the performance of Peters Field…yesterday in Rochdale, next week at Folkeast festival ..these bookings focused him on setting up the performances…
Recent lengthy rehearsals really paid off as soon as Sean,Eliza Carthy (fiddle and vocals),Sam Carter (Osborne guitar/vocals) kicked off. Afterwards,they said they were nervous,but no signs in the gig…
All three are masters of their craft…so much detail is covered,nuances of life stories- of the heroes and the villains,the drama,tragedy and even humour. The piece will be recorded in Autumn. I can’t wait to hear it. The essence of ‘ Folk’ music…So much admiration for Sean’s dedication to the cause…Sam’s guitar playing.No slick effects,pure skill,switching between playing styles…Eliza,making it look easy,singing whilst playing fiddle…More than once,I smiled as the sound of her dad( Martin Carthy) and Dave Swarbrick,came back at me…
You’ll know this,Christy…so often,it’s the most talented who are the most modest and engaging off stage…Post gig,we met up in the fab ‘Flying Horse’ pub.Once I ‘d finished gushing praise,we settled for a chat….all three have successful,busy lives,but have thrown so much into Peters Field. Understandably and rightly so. The awards should be plentiful…but,the tale needs repeating…last words from Sam Carter…
It feels great to be telling this important story…
This is a very special afternoon….such emotional music…my head’s reeling,not least by an unexpected lengthy post gig chat with Carter,Carthy and Cooney,(ace music,not a firm of accountants) pure class people and musicians…I’m grabbing a coffee ,making some notes and will try to do justice to Peter’s Field here…D
Just bumped into Eliza Carthy….had a great chat about Watersons and Nightshift supporting Martin a few times…she’s on great form and sends her best…I asked after Martin…she said he’s well,old and grumpy! Fair enough,I reckon! D
Morning Christy
Great points from Bourkey… Paul Simon’s ‘Graceland’ is one of my all time favourites LPs …the background and Simon’s MO,heavily criticised. To cut a long saga short,he wanted (and succeeded) to work with/publicise the talents of a wide mix of black South African singers and musicians…brilliant music on record and gigs,emerged….bravery/stupidity,depending on viewpoints,but taking music to raise the spirits,hallelujah!
Amongst decades of fab songs -‘Graceland’,the song is one of his finest…first time I played the disc,I remember lifting the needle to re hear lines.Still love one image in particular…
‘The Mississippi delta, shining like a National guitar’….magical…
Have a good day
Dave
love that line
Hi Christy,
Just watched a documentary I had recorded
about Steve Van Zandt. Part of it dealt with
his time trying to raise awareness about apartheid.
Which eventually led to the song –
Sun City (I ain’t gonna play). Some artists apologized
for playing there, saying they were naive or mislead
and refused to go back. Some did not.
Black artists who played there were declared
honorary whites for their stay. That that list includes
Ray Charles and Curtis Mayfield saddens me.
Other artists that played there Sinatra, The Beach Boys,
Queen,Elton John and Rod Stewart maybe not so surprising.
Foster and Allen performed several times.
The Dubliners were asked and refused.
Now the world hasn’t changed, it’s just rearranged.
And for now the old white men are still in control.
For now …
Tabhair Aire
Bourkey
“the world hasn’t changed, it’s just rearranged.
the old white men are still in control”.
Hi Christy,
A good friend of mine Conor Keane, from Murrintown, Co. Wexford is going to see you this weekend in the opera house – he’s been looking forward to it all summer and has the CDs in the car nearly worn out. It’s his birthday on Saturday and he’s heading to the gig with his parents – if you could wish him happy birthday and give him a shout out, it might just make his year.
I’m just back from Wexford myself where we had a great time creating some memories at the Fleadh. Fantastic town and some lovely music.
Thanks a million,
Rory
I’m having to take a rain check on call-out requests…I’d love to do them all but I gotta prioritize the songs, thats the purpose of the gig….there is much to focus on,so much to remember, before I even get to Wexford I’ve had numerous requests, some delivered to our home, I’m hoping to get some new songs into the set, a challenge in itself,….I hope you and Conor have a good gig….
Great to see Jimmy Mac’s songs being praised here.. having not sang “The Contender” for well over a year I was asked to sing it at a recent gig..it holds deep connection for people; like a lot of Jimmy’s gems. This past month has been busy on the gig front.. from Miltown Malbay (Willie Clancy Festival) to Wexford (Fleadh) to Killorglin (Puck Fair)..Spinning around the country it’s always lovely to come across places named in great songs like, “Lisdoonvarna” “St Brendan’s Voyage” “Casey” “Gortatagort” “The Boys of Barr na Sraide” “Don’t forget your shovel”.. I can only imagine the great stories that emerge and memories evoked when you’re on the road to and from gigs..
Been singing Jack Doyle to myself here the past week….Jimmy’s songs are beautiful to sing….over the past 40 years I’ve been priviliged to record “Ride On’ “Missing You” Bright Blue Rose” “The Contender” “Mad Lady & Me” …..
I first heard Jimmy when Southpaw played The Meeting Place venue in Dublin back in 1978 (ish) ….
You’ve been hitting some tasty spots of late….the Willie week is legendary, I’ve heard some great reports from this years gathering, Wexford has gotta be the perfect town for a Fleadh…great acoustics in this narrow streets and the Fishin trawlers a stones throw away….Puck Fair still reverberates in my head from a visit 42years ago ( hangover)…heading to Loch Garman myself in a few days…buzzed up after a month off the road…..I love singing place names….theres a song that has Lyracrompane in it..I wanna sing that one before I die…I think its a Mickey McConnell song….Florencecourt another beautiful place name…Mylerstown, Gandogue Lane, The Gravel Pit, Grangecon, Sneem, Pontoon, Backadebarracks,
…better get writin
I saw very little of the Olympics Christy, but my absolutely favourite moment was when Kellie came down from the podium, on the apron of the ring, and sang Grace with her fans:
All together now:
Oh Grace just hold me in your arms and let this moment linger.
That moment will linger for ever with many of us.
My second absolutely favourite moment was when Kellie hugged the nine year old Maisie Farrell in Portland Row on her return to her family home.
Beautiful.
spot on there Pat…
“Bob’s your Uncle
Fanny’s Your Aunt
Goodnight Irene”…… ( Kellie Harrington 2024)
Wandered across this video of Stephen Dunne this morning
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/wzgnrNQuKiibXdyj/
Good Son of The Pecker and Madeline
Hi Christy, this morning on the way to work , Johnny Duhan came to mind , but it wasn’t “The Voyage”, it was another beautiful song from the same album “Ordinary Town”. The lyrics have stayed with me “I live an Ordinary life with a extraordinary wife , since I came and settled down, in this ordinary town “, it’s beautiful to find other songs by these songsmiths.
I heard a song many years ago on a radio interview that showcased Wally Page , he sang a haunting song about Domestic Abuse, it cut to the bone. Wally was indeed one of the island’s finest songwriters, I remember the first time I heard (Revolutionary Man ) later named Smoke and Strong Whiskey performed by you.
Today when I sing songs I try to give credit to the songwriter in the hopes that the audience will dig deeper into the artist work, it’s the least I can do.
His body of work is truly incredible .
I love all the post that come up and sometimes I’m amazed at your memory of events gigs , people, places, song origins , the mouse in the bin at a folk club 50 years ago making a ruckus.
I pray me 30 year ould guitar makes it home in one piece or I may need to borrow one of your Git, Enjoy Wexford the Fleadh continues, i believe Margaret Barry’s daughter was performing as was Pecker’s son Stephen Dunne.
Love and hugs Fin💚☘️🎶
Good Man Fin….its very important that songwriters be credited and praised…welcome back to Bognia…see you along the way
Hello Christy,
Here’s something that takes me back to my childhood.
https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/brighouses-feast-chips-broken-brandy-5078860?int_source=amp_continue_reading&int_medium=amp&int_campaign=continue_reading_button#amp-readmore-target
Rebecca
Never usually surprised that Barack Obama’s Summer Playlist is a classy,eclectic mix…
this year -wow….great to see Dylan’s ‘Silvio’,but mega impressed by Nick Drake ‘One of these things first’…respect! D
Morning Christy
A great statue of Gracie Fields…looking to be in full throttle…near Rochdale Town Hall.
Welcome back,Pat…saw The Faces in the early 70s…superb gigs. Everyone of them on top form.As a young shaver,Roderick was something of a folkie…busking,then early LPs- and very tasty Dylan covers…Brill that you caught him in Vegas.
Have a good day,all
Dave
Hi Christy,
Cracker of a final. Fair play to both teams.
There was little between The Tribeswomen
and The Rebelites. And in a tight game like yesterday,
a goal, no matter how dubious will get you over the line.
Been listening to Unfinished Revolution lately.
Besides the title track there’s Biko Drum, Natives,
Brown Eyes, Messenger Boy and The Other Side
a track that rarely makes the set list.
Summed up the island at the time.
Shame these lines that are in One Voice
didn’t make the final cut …
A young body slips quietly through the rushes
As Mountcharles surveys the battlefield
And the silk clad pompadour who played sun city
Hears little of the corpse among the reeds
Tabhair Aire
Bourkey
Back Home there’s cricket in Cloughjordan
the gentle crack of croquet on the lawn
our children shackled by illegal status
hold their heads down behind the Brooklyn Wall
Evening Christy
Great stuff going on down the fleadh at the moment in Wexford, im looking forward to coming down now on Saturday to see if much is going on before heading into the opera house. I was practicing playing The Contender or jack doyle with fingerstyle and i was wondering have you much a story with that one and if you wouldnt mind, could you give a verse of it in Wexford by any chance please?
In the meantime i wish you the best with preparing and the very best of luck with the show.
Thank You
I once saw Jack Doyle in Butty Sugrue’s pub , Shepherd’s Bush ,London….it was a sad and lonesome sight….from that powerful athletic figure who’s presence could stop Traffic on Grafton Street , poor jack had descended into the throes of alcoholism…there in that London kip there was little respect for the man nor did he appear to have much respect for himself …
Jimmy Mack painted a true picture of Jack Doyle with this gentle but powerful song, a vivid true depiction of the ravages that beset this unfortunate man …
its not been in the set for a few years…lets see if it rises from the canvas on Saturday night
Christy our LMH festival was a great few days.
In addition to the film It might Get Loud, we had live nusic from Humble scribes, lauren renwick and dru gibb, adam holmes, various buskers including Riddell Fiddles, Big Neil and the allstars, seanie bermingham and dad john, joshua burnside, cheeky blinders, knox and douglas, music mad ally, dj geoff leask, devin casson and finally nati.
The weather was kind, the town beautiful, the venues great and the artists wonderful.
Hope you can all make it over, down, up, across for 2nd weekend of August 25….free tins of Hawick Balls for all.
Rory
you put the Ball of Inverness in the ha’penny place
Well folks, just back from a trip to the wild West USA. Fantastic, hot! Needed an overnight in Vegas, didn’t meet the ghost of Elvis.
I found it a revolting city…. can’t get anywhere without passing through those euphemistically named casinos…..thousands of machines with the whirling discs….I saw a fella win $500, and lose it and $1000 more inside five minutes….dead eyes everywhere.
But the Rod Stewart concert rescued the trip. Have you ever seen him/sung with him Christy? He reminded me of you….same generation, same love for his songs and audience, same commitment to causes. He changed his outfit three times….and explained the choice of colours. He started with red…for the blood of the slaughtered Palestinians; then changed to yellow and blue, and filled his big screen with images of the Ukrainian war, including a tribute to Zelensky. Then he dressed in black, and his screen was filled with Martin Luther King. He sang what he called the best protest song ever written, People get Ready, and had a moving tribute the Jeff Beck.
But he didn’t sing Grace, No matter how loud I shouted, the guy next to me shouted even louder!
But a fella a few rows behind me heard me, sought me out after the show…he was from Belfast, living in Dundalk, and had been Gerry Adams driver in the Falls, and in the south.
You go all the way to Vegas to chat about Irish politics!
Dagmar and Rory, you too sure get around musically, and give us wonderful insights, thanks a bunch!
never met Sir Rod…..fair play to him for his Vegas solidarity…I’d imagine that to be a rarity there…I like his take on “Grace” …Kellie Harrington sang it in Paris at her medal presentation
Last time I was in the town,early 2023…the Town Hall,square and Memorial Gardens full of scaffolding,rubble and workers…Yesterday,I was blown away at the transformation of the area…a perfect setting for the Feel Good Festival…Saturday,great rock/pop bill at a really good price,Sunday,free folk music!
Sadly,I missed the name of the mellow,classy band who started the afternoon. Followed by Peter’s Field.
Sun was pounding down,great food and drink and more fab music…Euro pipes and rhythms of Marvara…great mix of Belgian and Scandi players .And foot stomping to the big finish, Rioghnach Connolly and Honeyfeet…wind,brass and drums…that was me done!
Great off stage work too …top sound and stage by Sound Roots,funded by the Arts Council and local sponsors…fair play and thanks to all.
Time for a cuppa here…have a good day
Dave
thanks for sharing Dave
Hi Christy/all
16th August 1819,saw a peaceful gathering of c 60,000 working people. Many had walked into what’s now central Manchester…from neighbouring towns.At the time,most people had no right to vote and there was a mood for change. During the afternoon,orders were given for the crowd to be dispersed.Violently,as deemed necessary…at least 18 were killed,countless injuries as volunteer and full time soldiers on horseback laid into the crowd. Many soldiers – and some of the crowd ,had recently fought at Waterloo. The carnage in Manchester was soon known as The Peterloo Massacre.
Sean Cooney (The Young’uns ) has researched and written songs for years,now seeing the light of day in the performance of Peters Field…yesterday in Rochdale, next week at Folkeast festival ..these bookings focused him on setting up the performances…
Recent lengthy rehearsals really paid off as soon as Sean,Eliza Carthy (fiddle and vocals),Sam Carter (Osborne guitar/vocals) kicked off. Afterwards,they said they were nervous,but no signs in the gig…
All three are masters of their craft…so much detail is covered,nuances of life stories- of the heroes and the villains,the drama,tragedy and even humour. The piece will be recorded in Autumn. I can’t wait to hear it. The essence of ‘ Folk’ music…So much admiration for Sean’s dedication to the cause…Sam’s guitar playing.No slick effects,pure skill,switching between playing styles…Eliza,making it look easy,singing whilst playing fiddle…More than once,I smiled as the sound of her dad( Martin Carthy) and Dave Swarbrick,came back at me…
You’ll know this,Christy…so often,it’s the most talented who are the most modest and engaging off stage…Post gig,we met up in the fab ‘Flying Horse’ pub.Once I ‘d finished gushing praise,we settled for a chat….all three have successful,busy lives,but have thrown so much into Peters Field. Understandably and rightly so. The awards should be plentiful…but,the tale needs repeating…last words from Sam Carter…
It feels great to be telling this important story…
and a privilege to listen…
Dave
Rock on Rochdale…..any sign of Gracie Fields ?
Cheers,Gipp …I’ll post in detail tomorrow,Christy…I’m cooling off and processing an amazing afternoon …
Take a bow ,Sam Carter,Eliza Carthy,Sean Cooney – maestros all….D
sounds like you had a cracker of a day
Absolutely loving your reports Dave, keep them coming!
This is a very special afternoon….such emotional music…my head’s reeling,not least by an unexpected lengthy post gig chat with Carter,Carthy and Cooney,(ace music,not a firm of accountants) pure class people and musicians…I’m grabbing a coffee ,making some notes and will try to do justice to Peter’s Field here…D
Hi Christy
Just bumped into Eliza Carthy….had a great chat about Watersons and Nightshift supporting Martin a few times…she’s on great form and sends her best…I asked after Martin…she said he’s well,old and grumpy! Fair enough,I reckon! D