Hello Christy,
I hope you don’t mind me saying, I love the way you approach things with your mind so open. I find it very beautiful.
I guess the quality control grows with knowledge.
Hi Christy, My wonderful father recently passed away, he was my best friend and a great fan of yours. Since I was a young girl and he would put me to bed and instead of telling me fairytales he would teach me songs from yourself and the Dubliners.
It would mean the absolute world to me if you sang “Tippin It Up to Nancy” or “Beewing” or “Matty” and dedicated to my wonderful, charismatic father John Hegarty ♥️🇵🇸See you at All Together Now!
Thanks a million,
Sarah Hegarty
Christy's reply
I’m wondering….might your Father’s name ring a bell with me.?..might I have known the good man ? might you share a little more ?
Hi Christy,
I love this site. Any excuse …
“An old fashioned lady begins to sing a song.
Ah! Lads a bit of order over there.
Clarenbridge for the chowder,
Keep your powder dry,
For the Continental Céilí tonight”
That one was QC passed forty plus years ago.
Still love to hear it live.
Okay Doh. Okay Dec …
Enjoy the Limerick gig on Saturday and the hurling on Sunday.
Tabhair Aire
Bourkey
Christy's reply
I consider Johnny Mulhearn “Continental Céilí” to be a classic ….it perfectly describes a time and place ….I think I made a few alterations to the flow of John’s narrative if only to describe my own Galway experiences from a time in the 1970s….so many unforgettable flashbacks to the raw bar and its practitioners…there was a time when Galway was the hardest town in Ireland to leave…this song and Johnny’s “Hard Cases” perfectly summarise wild, cavorting, carefree, careless, dangerous, pint laden days when not all commitments were fulfilled….pints a porter,packets a major,rough lie downs,entrance fees,sick heads, broken hearts and then the whole bloody business starts allover again….
“you’re in the pub at half past ten
the money for the cure all spent again
tryin to figure out who ‘s carryin
and where they’ll be that day
forget about the night before
you were flyin for an hour or more
move across to The Celler
hopin that you’ll see”
I’m reminded now of another Johnny Mulhearn song….”Matty” is a classic song..beautifully written, lyrically and melodically….so few have latched on to the beauty of this song and its subject….
a favourite memory of mine lingers from the late 1980s…I performed Johnny’s song in the Sydney State Theatre circa 1988…Bruce Elder wrote in The Sydney Morning Herald, reviewing the gig he spoke of “Matty” being one of the finest songs he had ever heard ….it was heart warming to read Johnny’s song so highly lauded by a highly regarded Australian Music Journalist…albeit a long way from home…
really looking forward to the big game on Sunday…I’ll be on The Hill with Galway/Limerick cousins friends and relations….not one of us giving a shite about thon New York debacle…had Delaney not been rumbled he’s be over there in his element brown nosing infantino/trump/blatter….he might even get to caddy for harry kane
“Does the song choose the singer.
Does the singer choose the song”
Reminds me of when I was a young fella and the cry of “one singer, one song” was often heard at the after hours sessions at my parents pub, if someone decided to join in uninvited when it was someone else’s ‘turn’.
Hello Christy,
With Treaty Stone.
Right now it’s the feel of it. The guitar is lovely and works beautifully with the flute. Such maturity. I’m picking up some of the words. There’s a protest songin there.
Does the song choose the singer
Does the singer choose the song
Right now, it feels like both.
Has this changed for you over the years?
Rebecca
Christy's reply
still trying to figure it all out…
biggest change?
quality control !
Hi Christy,
Are you in fine fettle and lashing up all the well deserved applause?
Mr Moanin has more on MI5 to report. Yes, those Gits who think I work for the Isle of Wight Liberation front!
Today, I called my bank to report not receiving 3 different bank cards, minutes after the conversation with a beautiful Yorkshire lady – ALL of my 3 week old post was delivered through my letterbox.
Christy, please can you give me a good reason as to why these gooks are interested in a harmless ant like me???? I can’t!!!!
Keep playing your good vibes and big hugs to you!
Christy's reply
I aint got no reason to give Francis
hope you find some peace of mind’
Hi Christy,
I like that. “There was no bouncey vibes off them”. Same as
the lads in Vicar Street. Available if called upon mind.
Also the bar stafff. On our first Vicar Street visit we asked
could we bring the bottle of wine to the table …
“Are youse gonna throw it at Christy ?” “No”
“Goes on then but I can only give youse plastic cups”
Up Down and round we go heel to the toe.
That ould World Cup is coming to an end soon.
Most enjoyable part for me was the headline before the
Columbia and Belgium game …
Charlie versus The Chocolate Factory.
Hon Galway on Sunday. Feckin hope that kills ya.
Tabhair Aire
Bourkey
Christy's reply
Hurling was a minority sport in the Shortgrass of my boyhood but our club Moorefield always did field a hurling team…not that many local lads featured but our hurling ranks were swelled by army practitioners from The Curragh Camp, Jockeys and Stablehands from the numerous yards in our vicinity, sisal spinners from The Irish Ropes ( employed 1200 in the early 1960s…rem Tintawn)
we sometimes look in envy at dual sport counties and marvel at your achievements…. since 1928 we’ve played in one final where , your lads put paid to our dreams
I’ve not watched any of the Infantino/Trump schimozzel…..I might be tempted tonight to see how Kane & Rice fare out in the Kildare colours….all eyes on Croker next Sunday….The Hurling Final always a highlight
19 pubs in Newbridge in the 1950s…( anyone ??)..not a bouncer in sight
Thanks for a great gig in Glor the other night, sweltering hot, fair play to you for keeping going! As always, it was a real treat to get to you.
Christy's reply
Morra AFin17…I always enjoy hot sweaty gigs…..in earlier times I played many cold clubs with very few listeners…..Glór was hot the other night but we we all got it on together..great gathering of songsters….first played East Clare way back in 1972 …the legendary Merriman Tavern is Scariff was a regular venue for Planxty… Aiden & Síle O’Beirne ran a great venue…invariably a lock-in afterwards…full size snooker table and a lorry load of large bottles….Martin Rochford, Dr Bill Loughnane, Tony McMahon, a young Martin Hayes with his Father P.J….Sunday Morning out to Bodyke before loading up the van and striking out for Ogonolloe and what lay beyond East Clare and the Sky over it
Hello Christy,
Did a bit of searching and found treasure. Barry Moore, Treaty Stone. The sleeve has seen better days, but the vinyl has not a flaw. It’s a lovely album!
Rebecca
Christy's reply
I remember some ,but not all, of the tracks…have you a favourite yet ?
Ah no bother at all Christy. Bit of a strange one anyway, a Westmeath man in Co Clare looking for a Cork song !!!! sure you finished it off wonderfully, St Brendan, and into a Jimmy Mac set…..perfect.
Best Regards,
Patsy
Hi Christy,
Thanks for a beautiful gig in Glor. A very attentive, listening audience in what is a very special Venue. You played yourself into it with an ever changing set list, ensuring as always that there is a local element to the songs and stories. Well done Christy.
Ride on.
Best regards.
Patsy
Christy's reply
Morra Patsy,
that was a scorcher….I reckon I lost about 3 ounces, I started to finish off with “The Marquee ” last night ( in my imagination) but when I began to sing twas Brendan that emerged from the voicebox…in an inst I decided to keep rowing… hoping that you would not hold it against me…..
Gotta hand it to Mick & Hilary who both had tickets to Croker yesterday yet braved the elements to head for Ennis…. both victorious and vanquished will live to fight another day….might this be Mayo’s turn….the Kingdom look so strong but we gotta hope that Red & Green get a rub of the relic…their loyal followers surely deserve a turn at the top table….but before then we have the Ash to contend with….one of Sports greatest spectacles…nothing compares to our All-Ireland Sundays….
I enjoyed getting to sing “The Scariff Martyrs” and “Praise of Mullaghmore” in their locality….
Thank you for the messages and also for your infectious courage over the years!
Fair play to you last month back on 20June here in the Guestbook and so I now believe to possibly be from a Naughton out of Oughterard. It is understood that identification for the émigrés was never a simple matter. When registering, apparently the immigration and customs official, or the system, came up with an anglicized name beginning with the same first letter. Thus Naughton became abbreviated to “Nocton” because of the way it sounded.
Adelante,
Frank
P.S. – Here is a lyric for you that you may have heard before from another one of those passionate talents that left us behind too early:
Let The Day Begin
by Michael Been
Here’s to the babies of a brand new world
Here’s to the beauty of the stars
Here’s to the travelers on the open road
Here’s to the dreamers in the bars
Here’s to the teachers in the crowded rooms
Here’s to the workers in the fields
Here’s to the preachers of the sacred word
Here’s to the drivers at the wheel
Here’s to you my little love
With blessings from above
Now let the day begin
Let the day begin
Here’s to the winners of the human race
Here’s to the losers in the game
Here’s to the soldiers of the bitter wars
Here’s to the walls that bear their names
Here’s to you my little love
With blessings from above
Now let the day begin
Let the day begin
Let the day begin
Let the day… start
Here’s to the doctors and their healing work
Here’s to the loved ones in their care
Here’s to the strangers on the streets tonight
Here’s to the lonely everywhere
Here’s to the wisdom from the mouths of babes
Here’s to the lions in the cage
Here’s to the strugglers of the silent war
Here’s to the closing of the age
Here’s to you my little love
With blessings from above
Now let the day begin
Christy the new album by Séanie Bermingham is beautiful.
‘The First Telling’ is real old fashioned folk within a modern lullaby….in my random opinion.
Available on Bandcamp for less than the price of a capacino and croissant and much more filling, permanent and fulfilling.
Rory
Always great to see the names of artists at the heart of the 60s folk scene.
You and I were fortunate to visit many folk clubs ( your travels are exceptional) and get a gig after a successful ‘floor spot’…usually a three song audition.Your visit to my local folk club in the early 70s,started me following your music ..
Readers here who enjoy this era might like to check out a fascinating book…’Singing from the floor’…a fine summary of atmosphere,names and faces.
Great to hear others reminisce about Jacqui & Bridie….
they truly represented the spirit of that great club scene where so many of us served our apprenticeship…
Thanks John
Nice one John
The Sawdoctors on the bill too.
The Waterboys and Steve Earle the night before.
“I wish I was back home in Liverpool …”
Christy's reply
“He stood on the corner of Bebington Bush
astride of an old packing case”….( The Ballad of Seth Davy)
a grand song I learned from Jacqui & Bridie when I played their club in Liverpool circa 1967….
I used to sing it on visits home ….it re-emerged when the late Danny Doyle recorded it as “Whiskey On A Sunday” and enjoyed great success with it
I first heard J & B when they played the St.Clare’s Club in Manchester for Fr Fritz…I did a floor spot and they invited me to play in Liverpool….after that I got a gig in The Spinner’s Club…that was a bit of a weird one….first time I ever encountered bouncers at a Folk Club….I was the guest but had a job getting in past the crowd control engineers…The Spinners were a motley crue
Pete and Bob ‘did the door’ at the MSG in Manchester but there was no bouncey vibe off them..two affable welcomers in the employ of the famous “Jenks”
The MSG was the hub of my perambles 60 years ago
Francis
July 10, 2026 at 1:34 pm
Location: Malvern Hills- 33 Years Of State persecution and not out!
Hi Christoir,
I am unable to move anywhere because MI5 are blocking all my bank sites, they take them down as I begin to apply for a mortgage. I am stuck in a rented flat in full view of MI5 spies and a GCHQ Git!
What can I do?
This is how TRUTH-TELLERS are treated in the UK – anyone who doubts it please search truth-tellers on CoPilot!
Hope your heath is good and life is kind to you.
Hugs,
Francis
Christy's reply
Francis ….I’ve no idea what you can do….from way back I have very slight experience of what you endure…I wish you well….
Just to follow up on last weeks show in the TLT. You made Sam’s whole year singing Sail on Jimmy for him. There is hardly a person in Drogheda he hasn’t told at this stage.
When Lawless came out it brought back memories of a very good friend of mine that shall remain nameless but was a very similar sort of a character.
Cry like a man and black and amber were 2 other highlights of the night.
Keep er lit,
Justin
Christy's reply
I caught a glimpse of Sam in the TLT
great buzz for this senior citizen to be singing a song for your 5 year old Son
Hey Sam!…keep listening and keep singing
Hello Christy,
I hope you don’t mind me saying, I love the way you approach things with your mind so open. I find it very beautiful.
I guess the quality control grows with knowledge.
A head full of stars.
Rebecca
indeed and I dont
Hi Christy, My wonderful father recently passed away, he was my best friend and a great fan of yours. Since I was a young girl and he would put me to bed and instead of telling me fairytales he would teach me songs from yourself and the Dubliners.
It would mean the absolute world to me if you sang “Tippin It Up to Nancy” or “Beewing” or “Matty” and dedicated to my wonderful, charismatic father John Hegarty ♥️🇵🇸See you at All Together Now!
Thanks a million,
Sarah Hegarty
I’m wondering….might your Father’s name ring a bell with me.?..might I have known the good man ? might you share a little more ?
Hi Christy,
I love this site. Any excuse …
“An old fashioned lady begins to sing a song.
Ah! Lads a bit of order over there.
Clarenbridge for the chowder,
Keep your powder dry,
For the Continental Céilí tonight”
That one was QC passed forty plus years ago.
Still love to hear it live.
Okay Doh. Okay Dec …
Enjoy the Limerick gig on Saturday and the hurling on Sunday.
Tabhair Aire
Bourkey
I consider Johnny Mulhearn “Continental Céilí” to be a classic ….it perfectly describes a time and place ….I think I made a few alterations to the flow of John’s narrative if only to describe my own Galway experiences from a time in the 1970s….so many unforgettable flashbacks to the raw bar and its practitioners…there was a time when Galway was the hardest town in Ireland to leave…this song and Johnny’s “Hard Cases” perfectly summarise wild, cavorting, carefree, careless, dangerous, pint laden days when not all commitments were fulfilled….pints a porter,packets a major,rough lie downs,entrance fees,sick heads, broken hearts and then the whole bloody business starts allover again….
“you’re in the pub at half past ten
the money for the cure all spent again
tryin to figure out who ‘s carryin
and where they’ll be that day
forget about the night before
you were flyin for an hour or more
move across to The Celler
hopin that you’ll see”
I’m reminded now of another Johnny Mulhearn song….”Matty” is a classic song..beautifully written, lyrically and melodically….so few have latched on to the beauty of this song and its subject….
a favourite memory of mine lingers from the late 1980s…I performed Johnny’s song in the Sydney State Theatre circa 1988…Bruce Elder wrote in The Sydney Morning Herald, reviewing the gig he spoke of “Matty” being one of the finest songs he had ever heard ….it was heart warming to read Johnny’s song so highly lauded by a highly regarded Australian Music Journalist…albeit a long way from home…
really looking forward to the big game on Sunday…I’ll be on The Hill with Galway/Limerick cousins friends and relations….not one of us giving a shite about thon New York debacle…had Delaney not been rumbled he’s be over there in his element brown nosing infantino/trump/blatter….he might even get to caddy for harry kane
“Does the song choose the singer.
Does the singer choose the song”
Reminds me of when I was a young fella and the cry of “one singer, one song” was often heard at the after hours sessions at my parents pub, if someone decided to join in uninvited when it was someone else’s ‘turn’.
“One Voice Only…and we’ll all join in”
“agh come on now lads,
give the singer a chance”
Hello Christy,
With Treaty Stone.
Right now it’s the feel of it. The guitar is lovely and works beautifully with the flute. Such maturity. I’m picking up some of the words. There’s a protest songin there.
Does the song choose the singer
Does the singer choose the song
Right now, it feels like both.
Has this changed for you over the years?
Rebecca
still trying to figure it all out…
biggest change?
quality control !
Hi Christy,
Are you in fine fettle and lashing up all the well deserved applause?
Mr Moanin has more on MI5 to report. Yes, those Gits who think I work for the Isle of Wight Liberation front!
Today, I called my bank to report not receiving 3 different bank cards, minutes after the conversation with a beautiful Yorkshire lady – ALL of my 3 week old post was delivered through my letterbox.
Christy, please can you give me a good reason as to why these gooks are interested in a harmless ant like me???? I can’t!!!!
Keep playing your good vibes and big hugs to you!
I aint got no reason to give Francis
hope you find some peace of mind’
Hi Christy,
I like that. “There was no bouncey vibes off them”. Same as
the lads in Vicar Street. Available if called upon mind.
Also the bar stafff. On our first Vicar Street visit we asked
could we bring the bottle of wine to the table …
“Are youse gonna throw it at Christy ?” “No”
“Goes on then but I can only give youse plastic cups”
Up Down and round we go heel to the toe.
That ould World Cup is coming to an end soon.
Most enjoyable part for me was the headline before the
Columbia and Belgium game …
Charlie versus The Chocolate Factory.
Hon Galway on Sunday. Feckin hope that kills ya.
Tabhair Aire
Bourkey
Hurling was a minority sport in the Shortgrass of my boyhood but our club Moorefield always did field a hurling team…not that many local lads featured but our hurling ranks were swelled by army practitioners from The Curragh Camp, Jockeys and Stablehands from the numerous yards in our vicinity, sisal spinners from The Irish Ropes ( employed 1200 in the early 1960s…rem Tintawn)
we sometimes look in envy at dual sport counties and marvel at your achievements…. since 1928 we’ve played in one final where , your lads put paid to our dreams
I’ve not watched any of the Infantino/Trump schimozzel…..I might be tempted tonight to see how Kane & Rice fare out in the Kildare colours….all eyes on Croker next Sunday….The Hurling Final always a highlight
19 pubs in Newbridge in the 1950s…( anyone ??)..not a bouncer in sight
Thanks for a great gig in Glor the other night, sweltering hot, fair play to you for keeping going! As always, it was a real treat to get to you.
Morra AFin17…I always enjoy hot sweaty gigs…..in earlier times I played many cold clubs with very few listeners…..Glór was hot the other night but we we all got it on together..great gathering of songsters….first played East Clare way back in 1972 …the legendary Merriman Tavern is Scariff was a regular venue for Planxty… Aiden & Síle O’Beirne ran a great venue…invariably a lock-in afterwards…full size snooker table and a lorry load of large bottles….Martin Rochford, Dr Bill Loughnane, Tony McMahon, a young Martin Hayes with his Father P.J….Sunday Morning out to Bodyke before loading up the van and striking out for Ogonolloe and what lay beyond East Clare and the Sky over it
Hello Christy,
Did a bit of searching and found treasure. Barry Moore, Treaty Stone. The sleeve has seen better days, but the vinyl has not a flaw. It’s a lovely album!
Rebecca
I remember some ,but not all, of the tracks…have you a favourite yet ?
Ah no bother at all Christy. Bit of a strange one anyway, a Westmeath man in Co Clare looking for a Cork song !!!! sure you finished it off wonderfully, St Brendan, and into a Jimmy Mac set…..perfect.
Best Regards,
Patsy
Hi Christy,
Thanks for a beautiful gig in Glor. A very attentive, listening audience in what is a very special Venue. You played yourself into it with an ever changing set list, ensuring as always that there is a local element to the songs and stories. Well done Christy.
Ride on.
Best regards.
Patsy
Morra Patsy,
that was a scorcher….I reckon I lost about 3 ounces, I started to finish off with “The Marquee ” last night ( in my imagination) but when I began to sing twas Brendan that emerged from the voicebox…in an inst I decided to keep rowing… hoping that you would not hold it against me…..
Gotta hand it to Mick & Hilary who both had tickets to Croker yesterday yet braved the elements to head for Ennis…. both victorious and vanquished will live to fight another day….might this be Mayo’s turn….the Kingdom look so strong but we gotta hope that Red & Green get a rub of the relic…their loyal followers surely deserve a turn at the top table….but before then we have the Ash to contend with….one of Sports greatest spectacles…nothing compares to our All-Ireland Sundays….
I enjoyed getting to sing “The Scariff Martyrs” and “Praise of Mullaghmore” in their locality….
Peace Christy,
Thank you for the messages and also for your infectious courage over the years!
Fair play to you last month back on 20June here in the Guestbook and so I now believe to possibly be from a Naughton out of Oughterard. It is understood that identification for the émigrés was never a simple matter. When registering, apparently the immigration and customs official, or the system, came up with an anglicized name beginning with the same first letter. Thus Naughton became abbreviated to “Nocton” because of the way it sounded.
Adelante,
Frank
P.S. – Here is a lyric for you that you may have heard before from another one of those passionate talents that left us behind too early:
Let The Day Begin
by Michael Been
Here’s to the babies of a brand new world
Here’s to the beauty of the stars
Here’s to the travelers on the open road
Here’s to the dreamers in the bars
Here’s to the teachers in the crowded rooms
Here’s to the workers in the fields
Here’s to the preachers of the sacred word
Here’s to the drivers at the wheel
Here’s to you my little love
With blessings from above
Now let the day begin
Let the day begin
Here’s to the winners of the human race
Here’s to the losers in the game
Here’s to the soldiers of the bitter wars
Here’s to the walls that bear their names
Here’s to you my little love
With blessings from above
Now let the day begin
Let the day begin
Let the day begin
Let the day… start
Here’s to the doctors and their healing work
Here’s to the loved ones in their care
Here’s to the strangers on the streets tonight
Here’s to the lonely everywhere
Here’s to the wisdom from the mouths of babes
Here’s to the lions in the cage
Here’s to the strugglers of the silent war
Here’s to the closing of the age
Here’s to you my little love
With blessings from above
Now let the day begin
(Adapted)
https://www.the-call-band.com/discography/discography/daybegin.html
Hi Christy
Have a great gig and travels…
Playing the song recently,I read that it’s fifty years since Ralph McTell launched the wonderful ‘Clare to here’…
Hitch up a water tanker to the gig wagon…
Dave
Christy the new album by Séanie Bermingham is beautiful.
‘The First Telling’ is real old fashioned folk within a modern lullaby….in my random opinion.
Available on Bandcamp for less than the price of a capacino and croissant and much more filling, permanent and fulfilling.
Rory
Christy ’tis great to see you are to be on the same stage as young Keenan at ATN, may the road rise to meet you both.
Rb
Hi Christy
Always great to see the names of artists at the heart of the 60s folk scene.
You and I were fortunate to visit many folk clubs ( your travels are exceptional) and get a gig after a successful ‘floor spot’…usually a three song audition.Your visit to my local folk club in the early 70s,started me following your music ..
Readers here who enjoy this era might like to check out a fascinating book…’Singing from the floor’…a fine summary of atmosphere,names and faces.
Dave
Christy, I thought you might enjoy this if you have 5 minutes to spare https://youtu.be/GFc_hkRoDeg?si=uosmkO5yWs_X252B
Great to hear others reminisce about Jacqui & Bridie….
they truly represented the spirit of that great club scene where so many of us served our apprenticeship…
Thanks John
Nice one John
The Sawdoctors on the bill too.
The Waterboys and Steve Earle the night before.
“I wish I was back home in Liverpool …”
“He stood on the corner of Bebington Bush
astride of an old packing case”….( The Ballad of Seth Davy)
a grand song I learned from Jacqui & Bridie when I played their club in Liverpool circa 1967….
I used to sing it on visits home ….it re-emerged when the late Danny Doyle recorded it as “Whiskey On A Sunday” and enjoyed great success with it
I first heard J & B when they played the St.Clare’s Club in Manchester for Fr Fritz…I did a floor spot and they invited me to play in Liverpool….after that I got a gig in The Spinner’s Club…that was a bit of a weird one….first time I ever encountered bouncers at a Folk Club….I was the guest but had a job getting in past the crowd control engineers…The Spinners were a motley crue
Pete and Bob ‘did the door’ at the MSG in Manchester but there was no bouncey vibe off them..two affable welcomers in the employ of the famous “Jenks”
The MSG was the hub of my perambles 60 years ago
Hi Christoir,
I am unable to move anywhere because MI5 are blocking all my bank sites, they take them down as I begin to apply for a mortgage. I am stuck in a rented flat in full view of MI5 spies and a GCHQ Git!
What can I do?
This is how TRUTH-TELLERS are treated in the UK – anyone who doubts it please search truth-tellers on CoPilot!
Hope your heath is good and life is kind to you.
Hugs,
Francis
Francis ….I’ve no idea what you can do….from way back I have very slight experience of what you endure…I wish you well….
Hey Christy,
Just to follow up on last weeks show in the TLT. You made Sam’s whole year singing Sail on Jimmy for him. There is hardly a person in Drogheda he hasn’t told at this stage.
When Lawless came out it brought back memories of a very good friend of mine that shall remain nameless but was a very similar sort of a character.
Cry like a man and black and amber were 2 other highlights of the night.
Keep er lit,
Justin
I caught a glimpse of Sam in the TLT
great buzz for this senior citizen to be singing a song for your 5 year old Son
Hey Sam!…keep listening and keep singing