Always good when you give a nod to a young player…might McKeon,the piper be related to Gabriel,piper? The elder was the first piper I ever saw play…an absorbing set in mid 70s Slane House…in support of a gig by your good self!
A few weeks ago,I greatly enjoyed chat with/singing of Macdara Yeates…fab to see that he’s playing Whelan’s main room this Sunday…good on him
Greetings to all points of the compass,from sun city.
Hi Christy and 4711ers. Happy for all of you enjoying the cabaret shows. I like the Early Years collection lately, and Collection Part II, and…
Bob Trumpy, who just passed, was a top US football tight end in the ’70’s, a position on end of offensive line that calls for a very big, fast, athlete who can block, run and catch. I recall him mentioning 45 years ago having been at Croke Park for a big match. I think he was in Ireland for his daughter’s wedding. Said he’d seen every major sport in person, including Aussie, and Gaelic Football was the toughest in the world. His partner calling the game was curious, but they went to commercial and didn’t get into it after. I gather he was speaking of the strength, stamina, eye, hand, foot coordination, and probably things that used to go on away from camera’s eye that tested focus and resolve and all that. Well never see it, but maybe something like the old game will be played again.
Christy's reply
the GAA is making a bit of a comeback….it lost the run of itself over the past 20 years or so…became almost unwatchable imho….lost its shape entirely ….its finest traditional qualities sacrifced
ps
re-reading last nights post …..most of what I believe would go out the window were the Lily Whites to bring Sam back to the Shortgrass…its never happened in my 80 years….closest we came was 1998 when Galway shattered our dream
I remember that Planxty gig Christy. In the early evening the sound collapsed. The mixer fella was frantic trying to get it going. Somehow either yourself or the rest of Planxty decided YOU had to go back on stage and sing for US, which you did, unaccompanied, solo, brilliant. I was near enough the stage to hear you mutter…’and that’s why we engage an effin sound man’!
But he fixed it, and the night went on, until we all ended up in Marks. Nuff said.
Christy's reply
it was a Sunday night….Andy Irvine introduced his Hurdy Gurdy that night…Jean Anne Crowley reviewed the gig in the Evening Press
Hi Christy
Terrific to read Pat’s review of Dylan and your thoughts…
I’ve seen Dylan and bands on many occasions and never found a lack of song introductions to be awkward…very likely because there’s so much scrutiny of everything in Bob world…so,he cracks on with the songs…
Admittedly,stage lighting is less than ideal,but the gig sound is stunningly good.
As I’m prattling here,I’m looking at the poster of the last time I saw him play…three years ago. A special night,ace music and an outing for my two sons and me,an early treat for my 70th birthday…
Not sure if or when I’ll be at another Dylan show…if no more,I treasure the memories…not least,the final song in 2022.An immaculate version of ‘Every grain of sand’…
Intriguing that you’re working hard on the production line…can’t wait for the songs!
Dave
Christy's reply
we loves the prattle here Dave…
always happy to hear from Suffragette City…
you cover such a broad church in your correspondance…
went to a great gig last night …
one of a series of gigs from ITMA’s “Drawing from The Well”
anyone interested in Uileann Piping
Seán McKeon’s new album “Salamanca” is essential listening
he raises the raw bar to new heights
Fascinating insights Christy, thanks.
The one bit of advice I got when I started organizing gigs in Dundalk’s Town Hall. ‘Make sure it’s all over by half ten, the crowd want to get into Kays or Marks before eleven….’
Christy's reply
if memory, serves I played the Town Hall in El Paso twice…once with Planxty 72/3 ish..then with the Anti-Nuclear Road show 78/9 ish….both nights I ended up in Marks .. the Planxty night I lingered too long in Marks, the Band Wagon left without me..Mark gave me a bed for the night….I also played in Marks once, very little memory of how that came about
Oppsy. Continued …
From Violet Gibson :
“I didn’t shoot to skim the skin of his snout,
Or his teeth or the lips on his mouth
I simply saw a bad egg and I thought
I’d take the bad egg out.”
Could be wrong. Could be right.
But I think our Lisa is kinda happy that
our Catherine will be our next president.
Enjoy His Bobness and the rest of the run.
Tabhair Aire
Bourkey
Hi Christy,
Well, Lisa O’Neill is the real deal and that’s for sure.
Last Sunday she took the stage. Unaccompanied.
Lights down low, no microphone, took a batter stance
and belted out The Galway Shawl …
When joined by the three piece band (double bass,
percussion and a class of a piano) sure the poor auld
Town Hall hadn’t heard such night
of songs and stories in long time.
Old note, blackbird, rock the machine. On and on.
Some repertoire and only getting started.
Sadly no Homeless in their thousands.
One of the finest lyrics of this or any year.
Nor Voilet Gibson
Christy's reply
Good review Bourkey,
Fair Play Lisa
Remember Violet Gibson
So Christy, you will be hearing Bob Dylan in two weeks? I have been amazingly lucky. I got tickets for his gig last October in Dusseldorf. A great evening. But more. My best mate Manfred who is a Lanxess manager scored two box tickets for Bob last night in the Lanxess Arena Cologne, and brought me along! Amazing gig. Bob performed non-stop for 105 minutes. And as he isn’t given to speaking at all, just singing, it was really non-stop. No palaver, no explanations, just songs, songs, songs. Some people asked me what it would be like. I said Bob comes on stage, sings, sings, sings, then leaves. No hallo, goodbye, encore, just the show. I love your rapour with the audience Christy, and the way you make us part of the show. But somehow I don’t expect that from Bob….he is different!
I wonder if anyone on here actually ever heard him speak?
Christy, I plan to be in Vicar St. 19th March. Maybe you’ll do ‘The Night we went to hear Bob Dylan’ on that night!
Final laugh. Good to see you saying ‘going to hear Bob’ . It is very difficult to see him with his non-lighting system!
Christy's reply
every one has their own way of goin at it
some talk all night, others say feck all
its a balance I’m after
some nights feel chatty, the audience receptive
other nights the chat dont flow and I tend to sing more songs
my set always around the 100 minute mark, seldom less ,often more…
if the encore lingers it can run to 120 mins always between 25 and 30 tracks
by then I can sense that some listeners are weakening
( “when in the name of jasus is he gonna wrap it up,
I’m feckin bullin for a smoke and I could murder a pint”
says jacinta to penelope)
I can feel the road crew getting anxious too..they gotta pull the whole set down and pack it away
Truth be told …I love to play..I love feeding off the energy created by the listeners…I like the focus, camaraderie, sense of purpose on a gig days..meeting the crew, having the yarn, those hours before splashdown, the prep, the stretchin, into the black clobber,the final check, gettin miked up, the roar of the greasepaint, the smell of the crowd…2 bumps Josie and away we go,,,ar agaidh linn, clé dheis, clé dheis
thinkin about Bob… I suspect he enjoys it but keeps it to himself…he sure dont be no bundle of laughs….he do it his way like…one of his private, wayward,mysterious smiles (to himself) worth more then a bucket full of false laughter
[Verse 1]
The sun sets low
It kisses the land
Dust on the hills
It clings to my hand
The olive tree bends
But it doesn’t break
A quiet strength no storm can take
[Chorus]
Hope for Palestine
It burns like a flame
Through the rubble
Through the pain
Hope for Palestine
It whispers my name
In the shadows
It remains
[Verse 2]
Children’s laughter
It cuts through the dark
A melody rising
A hopeful spark
The walls are high
But dreams can climb
The song of freedom beats in time
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
The stars above
They don’t choose sides
They shine on tears
They shine on pride
The earth beneath holds every scar
But also seeds
And they’ll go far
[Chorus]
Hope for Palestine
It burns like a flame
Through the rubble
Through the pain
Hope for Palestine
It whispers my name
In the shadows
It remains
Christy's reply
fair play to you Sligo..
you are back again and hard at it..
thanks for sharing
[Verse]
Walmart signs glow like the moon
Amazon drones hum their tune
Corner shops
They fade too soon
[Chorus]
Gone are the days of the corner shop
Click and deliver don’t ever stop
Progress they say but what’s the cost
Shoppers’ world and the soul we lost
[Verse 2]
Neighborhoods once alive with sound
Now just boxes stacked around
Concrete jungles where dreams are bound
[Prechorus]
They call it progress
Call it new
But what’s the price of losing you
[Chorus]
Gone are the days of the corner shop
Click and deliver don’t ever stop
Progress they say but what’s the cost
Shoppers’ world and the soul we lost
[Bridge]
Plastic bags where the trees once stood
Steel and glass where the kids once would
Play and laugh now they’re misunderstood
only afterwards Michael told me that there had been a call out for Zoz & Zim…sorry I did not hear that….I have reviewed some of the lyric…Zozimus has been rested…I knew call it “The Night We Went to hear Bob Dylan” I’ve gigged it a few times, it did not connect as I had hoped…let me know if you ever plan to return and I’ll try and give it a birl…I do like singing it
” Some old singers rest upon their laurels
some old hoofers hang up their dancing shoes
kibg and queens and laureates came calloing
but bob dylan still has lots of gigs to do
He’s up there now blowing hard upon his Hohner
that old song and dance man was born to sing
He’s like a busker down at Puck Fair in Killorglin
like a tangler at the Fair of Spancilhill”
Myself and Wally wrote it after meeting up at a Dylan gig…we had fun stitchin it together…I miss my good Companero
Hi Christy
I m already excited… I ll come over soon to see you on Sunday for the first time in Vicar Street…. Must be magic and I m so looking forward to it! So I ll take another try and I hope you don t mind me to ask for this wonderful old song about the two Island swans…. It s so special even when you sing it and I really love it. Brings back a wonderful time of my youth.
But you also know whatever you sing I ll be happy.
So see you very soon and so many thanks to you for being „there“ and giving us your wonderful music
Ursula
Christy's reply
Have a safe trip to Vicar St….I’ll be thinking about that song….but cant promise
Dear Christy
We are back in Belgium after four days on the island. We enjoyed nice day weather on our daily walks in the Wiclow. We enjoyed your first Vicar Street tremendously. Thank you do much for signing and dedicating Brown eyes to us.
We are very grateful and feel privilegied.
All the best with the other HQ gigs, and hope to seeing you gor not too long.
Your Belgian crew.
Christy's reply
well done Piet & Co….your confections have been spread around the family..lots of happy chompers last evening..thank you
Oh MY, what a concert at the Vicar this past Saturday!! What an absolute joy to finally get to see you live after becoming a fan when the voyage landed on my New York desk in the ’80s!
And to see you in your own country, beyond joyful! The communal sing was the uplifting spirit we SO needed during this beyond distressing time in the hardly United States of America! Thank you thank you thank you….and I get it, but I do SO hope you come to NY SOON ❤️❤️
Christy's reply
Welcome Claudia…. I spotted you at the front table with Hilary, Patsy and Dave…New York, Moate, Timoleague and Tralee gathered together in the name of song…
I’m a bit confused, the only Bushmills I know is here in Ireland…. above in beautiful County Antrim….is there a second Bushmills in the UK ?
I drank a few wee drops back in the the day, thankfully days since past…happy to read you are having a good visit….sadly I will not be returning to play New York..I enjoyed playing there in the 80s & 90s..Symphony Space, Town Hall, Carnegie Hall, Lansdowne Hotel, Randall’s Island….stopped flying and ferrying some years back..sticking to the blue tar road
Hello Christy,
Thankyou to you and Birgit for the conversation around performance prep. I love hearing about your processes. Also getting inklings of your thoughts after a gig.
Rebecca
Christy's reply
Strong sweet tea….dry clothes…supper sandwich…home sweet home
An interesting weekend with music by young Dylan…the latest ‘official bootleg’ has many gems…astounding that everything on my 2 CD version was written and recorded by his early 20s…
I’d heard many of the songs on bootlegs,but it’s good to have great sleevenotes and context as well…some lovely,inventive guitar playing too.
Lots of good online analysis.. none better than US writer,Anne Margaret Daniel…her words can be found via Hot Press website
Viva Bob…have a good day
Dave
Christy's reply
working on a few new covers at the mo..also have a few fresh songs in early construction…going to hear Bob in two weeks….
Hi Christy, thank you for your answer! Good for us that your fears at the beginning haven’t kept you from gigging. And the better that you managed the difficult and life changing step to keep away from booze, thus enabling another, better, honest perspective to things👍.
To me it’s so impressive how you make every gig a different and special one, including reacting to spontaneous requests, which is hard to prepare, as well as preparing special songs for special venues/dates/people.
Mentioning the Deluge: Do you sing other Jackson Browne songs than this and How Long in the workroom? His Lawyers in Love and Lives in the Balance albums were among my first audio cassettes that I listened to in the 80s 😉.
Birgit
Christy's reply
Thinking back 60 years I recall feelings of (almost) terror….
back then ,if lucky, I might get to sing 2 or 3 songs at a singers night or get a “floor singer” spot in a FolkClub….I would try and hide behind my Spainish guitar and speak not one word…I’d just sing and hope for the best….
my main songs back then were “Curragh of Kildare”, “Mary From Dungloe” “Follow me up to Carlow” “Take it Down from The Mast”, ” Galtee Mountain Boy”….it was before any of these songs became widely known….also a version of “The Spanish Lady”…
60 years on those fearful emotions have resolved into preparation ,focus and excited anticipation….each night I come to the side stage and hear the sounds in the room…. Johnny mikes me up, Dickon preps the monitors, Mick checks essentials, Geoff powers the lights and David calls me out…1,2,3 and away we go
I’ve only tackled two of Jackson’s songs..will check out the ones you mention
Thanks,Christy
The tradition passed on in the McKeon family…a great way to be… D
Hi Christy
Always good when you give a nod to a young player…might McKeon,the piper be related to Gabriel,piper? The elder was the first piper I ever saw play…an absorbing set in mid 70s Slane House…in support of a gig by your good self!
A few weeks ago,I greatly enjoyed chat with/singing of Macdara Yeates…fab to see that he’s playing Whelan’s main room this Sunday…good on him
Greetings to all points of the compass,from sun city.
Dave
Yes…Father&Son,
Hi Christy and 4711ers. Happy for all of you enjoying the cabaret shows. I like the Early Years collection lately, and Collection Part II, and…
Bob Trumpy, who just passed, was a top US football tight end in the ’70’s, a position on end of offensive line that calls for a very big, fast, athlete who can block, run and catch. I recall him mentioning 45 years ago having been at Croke Park for a big match. I think he was in Ireland for his daughter’s wedding. Said he’d seen every major sport in person, including Aussie, and Gaelic Football was the toughest in the world. His partner calling the game was curious, but they went to commercial and didn’t get into it after. I gather he was speaking of the strength, stamina, eye, hand, foot coordination, and probably things that used to go on away from camera’s eye that tested focus and resolve and all that. Well never see it, but maybe something like the old game will be played again.
the GAA is making a bit of a comeback….it lost the run of itself over the past 20 years or so…became almost unwatchable imho….lost its shape entirely ….its finest traditional qualities sacrifced
ps
re-reading last nights post …..most of what I believe would go out the window were the Lily Whites to bring Sam back to the Shortgrass…its never happened in my 80 years….closest we came was 1998 when Galway shattered our dream
Thanks Dave
Our Lisa is a rare thing …
Hope you get a chance to see her live
Galway calling Manchester
Hi Christy
Fair play to Bourkey…getting out and about with ace I sights.into Lisa O’Neill gigs…
Brilliant music and great features at
http://www.lisaoneill.ie
Dave
excellent
I remember that Planxty gig Christy. In the early evening the sound collapsed. The mixer fella was frantic trying to get it going. Somehow either yourself or the rest of Planxty decided YOU had to go back on stage and sing for US, which you did, unaccompanied, solo, brilliant. I was near enough the stage to hear you mutter…’and that’s why we engage an effin sound man’!
But he fixed it, and the night went on, until we all ended up in Marks. Nuff said.
it was a Sunday night….Andy Irvine introduced his Hurdy Gurdy that night…Jean Anne Crowley reviewed the gig in the Evening Press
Hi Christy
Terrific to read Pat’s review of Dylan and your thoughts…
I’ve seen Dylan and bands on many occasions and never found a lack of song introductions to be awkward…very likely because there’s so much scrutiny of everything in Bob world…so,he cracks on with the songs…
Admittedly,stage lighting is less than ideal,but the gig sound is stunningly good.
As I’m prattling here,I’m looking at the poster of the last time I saw him play…three years ago. A special night,ace music and an outing for my two sons and me,an early treat for my 70th birthday…
Not sure if or when I’ll be at another Dylan show…if no more,I treasure the memories…not least,the final song in 2022.An immaculate version of ‘Every grain of sand’…
Intriguing that you’re working hard on the production line…can’t wait for the songs!
Dave
we loves the prattle here Dave…
always happy to hear from Suffragette City…
you cover such a broad church in your correspondance…
went to a great gig last night …
one of a series of gigs from ITMA’s “Drawing from The Well”
anyone interested in Uileann Piping
Seán McKeon’s new album “Salamanca” is essential listening
he raises the raw bar to new heights
Fascinating insights Christy, thanks.
The one bit of advice I got when I started organizing gigs in Dundalk’s Town Hall. ‘Make sure it’s all over by half ten, the crowd want to get into Kays or Marks before eleven….’
if memory, serves I played the Town Hall in El Paso twice…once with Planxty 72/3 ish..then with the Anti-Nuclear Road show 78/9 ish….both nights I ended up in Marks .. the Planxty night I lingered too long in Marks, the Band Wagon left without me..Mark gave me a bed for the night….I also played in Marks once, very little memory of how that came about
Oppsy. Continued …
From Violet Gibson :
“I didn’t shoot to skim the skin of his snout,
Or his teeth or the lips on his mouth
I simply saw a bad egg and I thought
I’d take the bad egg out.”
Could be wrong. Could be right.
But I think our Lisa is kinda happy that
our Catherine will be our next president.
Enjoy His Bobness and the rest of the run.
Tabhair Aire
Bourkey
The Rest of The Run
Hi Christy,
Well, Lisa O’Neill is the real deal and that’s for sure.
Last Sunday she took the stage. Unaccompanied.
Lights down low, no microphone, took a batter stance
and belted out The Galway Shawl …
When joined by the three piece band (double bass,
percussion and a class of a piano) sure the poor auld
Town Hall hadn’t heard such night
of songs and stories in long time.
Old note, blackbird, rock the machine. On and on.
Some repertoire and only getting started.
Sadly no Homeless in their thousands.
One of the finest lyrics of this or any year.
Nor Voilet Gibson
Good review Bourkey,
Fair Play Lisa
Remember Violet Gibson
So Christy, you will be hearing Bob Dylan in two weeks? I have been amazingly lucky. I got tickets for his gig last October in Dusseldorf. A great evening. But more. My best mate Manfred who is a Lanxess manager scored two box tickets for Bob last night in the Lanxess Arena Cologne, and brought me along! Amazing gig. Bob performed non-stop for 105 minutes. And as he isn’t given to speaking at all, just singing, it was really non-stop. No palaver, no explanations, just songs, songs, songs. Some people asked me what it would be like. I said Bob comes on stage, sings, sings, sings, then leaves. No hallo, goodbye, encore, just the show. I love your rapour with the audience Christy, and the way you make us part of the show. But somehow I don’t expect that from Bob….he is different!
I wonder if anyone on here actually ever heard him speak?
Christy, I plan to be in Vicar St. 19th March. Maybe you’ll do ‘The Night we went to hear Bob Dylan’ on that night!
Final laugh. Good to see you saying ‘going to hear Bob’ . It is very difficult to see him with his non-lighting system!
every one has their own way of goin at it
some talk all night, others say feck all
its a balance I’m after
some nights feel chatty, the audience receptive
other nights the chat dont flow and I tend to sing more songs
my set always around the 100 minute mark, seldom less ,often more…
if the encore lingers it can run to 120 mins always between 25 and 30 tracks
by then I can sense that some listeners are weakening
( “when in the name of jasus is he gonna wrap it up,
I’m feckin bullin for a smoke and I could murder a pint”
says jacinta to penelope)
I can feel the road crew getting anxious too..they gotta pull the whole set down and pack it away
Truth be told …I love to play..I love feeding off the energy created by the listeners…I like the focus, camaraderie, sense of purpose on a gig days..meeting the crew, having the yarn, those hours before splashdown, the prep, the stretchin, into the black clobber,the final check, gettin miked up, the roar of the greasepaint, the smell of the crowd…2 bumps Josie and away we go,,,ar agaidh linn, clé dheis, clé dheis
thinkin about Bob… I suspect he enjoys it but keeps it to himself…he sure dont be no bundle of laughs….he do it his way like…one of his private, wayward,mysterious smiles (to himself) worth more then a bucket full of false laughter
some nights I’d be wonderin..
[Verse 1]
The sun sets low
It kisses the land
Dust on the hills
It clings to my hand
The olive tree bends
But it doesn’t break
A quiet strength no storm can take
[Chorus]
Hope for Palestine
It burns like a flame
Through the rubble
Through the pain
Hope for Palestine
It whispers my name
In the shadows
It remains
[Verse 2]
Children’s laughter
It cuts through the dark
A melody rising
A hopeful spark
The walls are high
But dreams can climb
The song of freedom beats in time
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
The stars above
They don’t choose sides
They shine on tears
They shine on pride
The earth beneath holds every scar
But also seeds
And they’ll go far
[Chorus]
Hope for Palestine
It burns like a flame
Through the rubble
Through the pain
Hope for Palestine
It whispers my name
In the shadows
It remains
fair play to you Sligo..
you are back again and hard at it..
thanks for sharing
[Verse]
Walmart signs glow like the moon
Amazon drones hum their tune
Corner shops
They fade too soon
[Chorus]
Gone are the days of the corner shop
Click and deliver don’t ever stop
Progress they say but what’s the cost
Shoppers’ world and the soul we lost
[Verse 2]
Neighborhoods once alive with sound
Now just boxes stacked around
Concrete jungles where dreams are bound
[Prechorus]
They call it progress
Call it new
But what’s the price of losing you
[Chorus]
Gone are the days of the corner shop
Click and deliver don’t ever stop
Progress they say but what’s the cost
Shoppers’ world and the soul we lost
[Bridge]
Plastic bags where the trees once stood
Steel and glass where the kids once would
Play and laugh now they’re misunderstood
Tis’ fitter looking you’re getting. Loved Vicar St. 2025. #ZozzandZimm 🤣
only afterwards Michael told me that there had been a call out for Zoz & Zim…sorry I did not hear that….I have reviewed some of the lyric…Zozimus has been rested…I knew call it “The Night We Went to hear Bob Dylan” I’ve gigged it a few times, it did not connect as I had hoped…let me know if you ever plan to return and I’ll try and give it a birl…I do like singing it
” Some old singers rest upon their laurels
some old hoofers hang up their dancing shoes
kibg and queens and laureates came calloing
but bob dylan still has lots of gigs to do
He’s up there now blowing hard upon his Hohner
that old song and dance man was born to sing
He’s like a busker down at Puck Fair in Killorglin
like a tangler at the Fair of Spancilhill”
Myself and Wally wrote it after meeting up at a Dylan gig…we had fun stitchin it together…I miss my good Companero
Hi Christy
I m already excited… I ll come over soon to see you on Sunday for the first time in Vicar Street…. Must be magic and I m so looking forward to it! So I ll take another try and I hope you don t mind me to ask for this wonderful old song about the two Island swans…. It s so special even when you sing it and I really love it. Brings back a wonderful time of my youth.
But you also know whatever you sing I ll be happy.
So see you very soon and so many thanks to you for being „there“ and giving us your wonderful music
Ursula
Have a safe trip to Vicar St….I’ll be thinking about that song….but cant promise
Dear Christy
We are back in Belgium after four days on the island. We enjoyed nice day weather on our daily walks in the Wiclow. We enjoyed your first Vicar Street tremendously. Thank you do much for signing and dedicating Brown eyes to us.
We are very grateful and feel privilegied.
All the best with the other HQ gigs, and hope to seeing you gor not too long.
Your Belgian crew.
well done Piet & Co….your confections have been spread around the family..lots of happy chompers last evening..thank you
Oh MY, what a concert at the Vicar this past Saturday!! What an absolute joy to finally get to see you live after becoming a fan when the voyage landed on my New York desk in the ’80s!
And to see you in your own country, beyond joyful! The communal sing was the uplifting spirit we SO needed during this beyond distressing time in the hardly United States of America! Thank you thank you thank you….and I get it, but I do SO hope you come to NY SOON ❤️❤️
Welcome Claudia…. I spotted you at the front table with Hilary, Patsy and Dave…New York, Moate, Timoleague and Tralee gathered together in the name of song…
I’m a bit confused, the only Bushmills I know is here in Ireland…. above in beautiful County Antrim….is there a second Bushmills in the UK ?
I drank a few wee drops back in the the day, thankfully days since past…happy to read you are having a good visit….sadly I will not be returning to play New York..I enjoyed playing there in the 80s & 90s..Symphony Space, Town Hall, Carnegie Hall, Lansdowne Hotel, Randall’s Island….stopped flying and ferrying some years back..sticking to the blue tar road
Hello Christy,
Thankyou to you and Birgit for the conversation around performance prep. I love hearing about your processes. Also getting inklings of your thoughts after a gig.
Rebecca
Strong sweet tea….dry clothes…supper sandwich…home sweet home
Hi Christy
An interesting weekend with music by young Dylan…the latest ‘official bootleg’ has many gems…astounding that everything on my 2 CD version was written and recorded by his early 20s…
I’d heard many of the songs on bootlegs,but it’s good to have great sleevenotes and context as well…some lovely,inventive guitar playing too.
Lots of good online analysis.. none better than US writer,Anne Margaret Daniel…her words can be found via Hot Press website
Viva Bob…have a good day
Dave
working on a few new covers at the mo..also have a few fresh songs in early construction…going to hear Bob in two weeks….
Hi Christy, thank you for your answer! Good for us that your fears at the beginning haven’t kept you from gigging. And the better that you managed the difficult and life changing step to keep away from booze, thus enabling another, better, honest perspective to things👍.
To me it’s so impressive how you make every gig a different and special one, including reacting to spontaneous requests, which is hard to prepare, as well as preparing special songs for special venues/dates/people.
Mentioning the Deluge: Do you sing other Jackson Browne songs than this and How Long in the workroom? His Lawyers in Love and Lives in the Balance albums were among my first audio cassettes that I listened to in the 80s 😉.
Birgit
Thinking back 60 years I recall feelings of (almost) terror….
back then ,if lucky, I might get to sing 2 or 3 songs at a singers night or get a “floor singer” spot in a FolkClub….I would try and hide behind my Spainish guitar and speak not one word…I’d just sing and hope for the best….
my main songs back then were “Curragh of Kildare”, “Mary From Dungloe” “Follow me up to Carlow” “Take it Down from The Mast”, ” Galtee Mountain Boy”….it was before any of these songs became widely known….also a version of “The Spanish Lady”…
60 years on those fearful emotions have resolved into preparation ,focus and excited anticipation….each night I come to the side stage and hear the sounds in the room…. Johnny mikes me up, Dickon preps the monitors, Mick checks essentials, Geoff powers the lights and David calls me out…1,2,3 and away we go
I’ve only tackled two of Jackson’s songs..will check out the ones you mention