Bheffler
December 9, 2015 at 6:07 pm
Location: I hope at some stage to play with The Trad Outfit across the water
Christy: I almost fell off my chair when I read this. I of course assumed you meant the BIG water, not The “Shuck”. Would love to see you and the Mairtin O’Connor Trio in NYC, March would be fine!!! They did a short North East USA Tour this year and it was the single best musical event I saw in the USA this year. They were stunning! I caught them in Bethel, CT in an old church and NYC at Joe’s Pub. I went on the advice of a certain Christy fan from Tralee and she was spot on. Quite simply the best Trad irish music I had heard since I last saw Planxty in the 70’s! How can one man move so many fingers in so many directions and so fast? Think about it…..PLEASE! Here they were in Bethel CT in a Church/Meeting House https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hQ_keEeNEQ
Christy's reply
I’ll not be travelling back over Heff..that leg of the journey is done…hope you are catching some sweet notes over yonder….
its all go here…boilin puddins, eyin turkeys,peelin sprouts, mixin cakes,mincing pies,stashin selection boxes, gettin in “the dhrink”
Van The Man,Emmy Lou,Moving Hearts and Planxty too,
whatever you’re havin yourself
Hi Christy,you wouldn’t know the ingredients for this planxty fly by any chance,we could market it and make millions,60% 50%,Shall we shake on it ?.
Christy's reply
indeed and I would’nt have a dog’s notion of what went to tie thon fly….I have one stashed away somewhere these 40 years past but its unlikely to turn up again in this life…the trout will have to go without
Hi Christy
There’ll be a great welcome in the hillside for The Trad Outfit ,whenever you can make the trip to Buxton and other UK places.
Most gigs I’ve played are in a duo,with my mate of 50 years+.Its a great set up,with a wonderful empathy.At times we’ve played in larger outfits ,using our ‘feel’ playing as a core.
Playing outside comfort zones is great to try from time to time..This year,I’ve played in a few sessions,for the first time.Mostly,I’ve played mandolin and the sensation of ‘finding the tune’,(or even better,when the tune finds your fingers)is mighty.As a player and long time fan of your style,its great to know that you’re enjoying the music still and finding new ways to play.The Bank strike must have been a massive pain in the arse for the punters but it did a great job for the folk scene!
Right now,I’m listening to Marry Waterson.Daughter of the wonderful Lal.Cousin of Eliza.The family firm is in good hands!
Keep warm…..
Dave
Christy's reply
The Waterson Light still shines…great contributions to the MacColl centenary album…the original sound still echoes here…Mick,Norma,Lal and cousin John…when I hear those 4 voices I am always transported back to when I first heard that sound..then to get a booking in their Folk Club. to meet up with The Hull Mob…that was a new chapter for me;
“When First I went a waggoning a waggoning did go
It filled me poor auld parents hearts with sorrow grief and woe
manys were the hardships we did undergo
singin woe me lads sing woe, ride on me lads ride on
who would’nt be for all the world a Jolly Waggoner”
Good luck to you and your mate and your music…keep it lit
When are ye back in Warwick? Hopefully soon, you’re never off any music devices puns here. Generation to generation. I was Handed down the cassettes and now my son is on them!
Good luck, Christy.
Jamie. X
Christy's reply
I have no idea at this time Jamie…sign up for the newsletter and we will keep you posted…great to hear that the old cassettes are still revolving…its been a few years since I even wrote the word…reminds me of John Cassavates!!
Unfortunately we lost my brother Kevin ‘Kev’ (28) to suicide on the 16th November just gone, it was a terrible shock and obviously we are still coming to terms with it. We decided as a family to go and see you in concert in Tullamore, our first outing as a family since we lost Kevin. There used to be an old tape of ‘Christy live’ in the car growing up so we all became familiar with the songs.
Anyway I just wanted to say thank you, we experience the whole spectrum of human emotion that night, I cried during ride on, they lyrics seemed particularly poignant to me that night. but equally I belted out Joxer goes to Stuttgart when you sang it. The first event without Kevin was always going to be tough but thanks to the banter and craic the night was enjoyable as well as emotional.
Just wanted you to know, as it was important to us 🙂
Thanks Christy
Sincerely, Pat Maher
Christy's reply
Pat…Thanks for sharing with us…ye must still be reeling from the shock and trauma of losing your ‘Kev’…I was so sorry to read of your loss, very humbled to learn that ye came that stormy night to Tullamore Court….there was a very special atmosphere in the room at that gig that night. The presence of you and your family was part of it….over the years I have grown to believe that there is a “collective emotion” at every gig..
you remind me too of my own personal experiences with the healing balm of music and song…it has been an ongoing process through my life both as a listener and a player
Some years back a woman asked me to write a song in memory of her daughter whom she lost to the same end….
O my lovely young one,when you took your leave last night
You offered me no teardrops, no kisses, no goodbye.
No simple explanation,you walked out the door
leaving Tír na nÓg for Tír na nÓichne
O my lovely young one I’m left standing in your wake
my eyes are searching but I can find no trace
of your final footsteps as you walked out the door
leaving Tír na nÓg for Tír na nÓichne
O my Lovely Young One, O my Lovely Young One,
Gone from Tír na nÓg to Tír na nÓiche
For months I tried to write a third verse…a sort of resolution or explanation verse but then I realised that there could be no explanation nor resolution….my friend Wally Page wrote a beautiful Melody…I have found it very difficult to sing betimes…Thanks Pat, my sympathy to you and your family
Hi Christy,Fly fishing did the trials for the first time and qualified,Busy now tying some flies,The weather is relentless here as well,More rain on its way.
Christy's reply
back in the 70s I knew a Fly Fisherman up in Kingscourt Co Cavan…He tied his own flies and once presented me with a fly which he christened “The Planxty Fly”.
He maintained that Cavan Trout were completely hooked on Planxty Music…
Yes i think we have The Singing Irish somewhere at home….Great to read different perspectives on songs…. i expect the origin of the song is an old as you estimate….. I have always thought Carrickfergus and The Water is Wide collected by Child had some level of influence on the other in some way … it seems they were contemporary in origin. Conversations like this reminds me why I dislike digital download sales of songs…. apart from the quality, you dont always get the benefit of sleeve notes and little details about songs, their origin and added verses to flick through which takes away a little from the overall experience of a song or an album…..
Christy's reply
As my life is passing through me
I’m mostly satisfied.
The Old Songs keep calling me,
calling through the night…..( Tony Small )
Hi Christy
As so often,my music based discoveries,continue via these pages.
I’d never heard of ‘Zozimus’.Delighted to now know something about him via cyberspace.A quick look at the ‘Amazon’ site also revealed books about him and several publications re the song based work of Dominic Behan.Maybe there’s something there of interest to you.
Also, well chuffed to have re discovered my copy of ‘Where I Come From’,lurking in a dark corner of a cupboard,huddled close to ‘Astral Weeks’…..I now have my evening listening sorted!
Congrats on another fine year of gigs.Hopefully,there’ll be chance for those of us on the mainland to witness the splendours of ‘the big band’ in 2016……may I suggest Buxton Opera House as a likely spot?
All the best to you and muckers for the festive season . RIP John Lennon,35 years gone …….
Dave
Christy's reply
Hey Dave…I hope at some stage to play with The Trad Outfit across the water…after 3 years of occasional gigging we are starting to tighten up …its been a very enjoyable process, I love sitting amid the music….its very different to the Decky gig…no better, no worse but equally enjoyable…moving from one to other is challenging but, once there, the music soon begins to reverberate all cares away…Buxton is a funky gig…loved the trip up the hills aand arriving in such an historic place…then the room filled and it felt like an enormous and very friendly Folk Club…
Remembering John Lennon..its the least we can do
The song seems to be attributed to Dominic Behan, at least the verses anyway based on the singing of a woman he heard in England… Sean O’Casey is credited with the chorus from the play Red Roses for Me.
Christy's reply
when I met Dominic in 1967 he astounded me with his repertoire and raphor….he wrote many fine songs…many others were “attributed” to him in two published songbooks ( probably by the publishers of the books seeking greater returns) I have both these books here somewhere but I’ve not seen them for years…I’ve often wondered about this song..it has an “old feel” to it… a bit like Carrickfergus, another song that has never been attributed ( heard a lovely version on TG4 “Windmill Sessions” last night from The Four of Us….also 2 great songs from Mary Coughlan)
Hi Christy,made sure john Spillane had a good welcome in my village,Have you sent the letter to Santa yet,just thought I would let you know that I have qualified to fish for my country next year,Hope all is well over the pond.
Christy's reply
tell us more …fly or spinning or coarse….trout or pike or perch
the wind is howling adout but I’m in here under the blankets
oh Dear Christy, how I still love cruising Youtube and listening to your beautiful stories,,, You have changed the world with your music,,, and that is what music can do,,, ooo I wish was back home in Derry – with Patsy o’Hara, Bobby Sands and Frank o’Reilly… sing on you wonderful man 🙂
What a beautiful beautiful gig last night… the perfect end to 2015, as Lar said, we will be sorry as Christmas approaches and we are not trooping down Thomas Street, but you sent us away happy last night. The amount of talent on that stage last night was magnificent and I hope that doesnt sound exaggerated or glib because I truly mean it, I loved every bit of it. The contentment and easiness with which you play together is a joy to watch, it’s as if the music has always been so and that they have always been by your side, it sounds so flawless and effortless. Looking forward to 2016 and enjoy your well earned rest. Hope there were no wobbles on the way home last night in that wind! xx
Christy's reply
I’ll miss Thomas Street too but we hope to be back there in The Spring
“Down along Thomas Street ‘n down to The Liffey
The Sun it went down and the evening grew dark.
over by Kingsbridge begod in a jiffey
me arms were around her below in The Park”
“Whats it to any man whether or no
whether I’m aisy or whether I’m true
as I lifted her petticoat aisy and slow
and rolled up my sleeves for to buckle her shoe”
( verse and chorus of “The Maid from Dungannon”….this song sounds to me like it came from Zozimus…anyone got any further info? I first heard it at the Boyle Fleadh in 1964 sung by Jake McDonald…Ronnie recorded it later)
Morning Christy- thank you for the shout out to the Mainers, and Missing You. A sweet and intimate night while the world outside blew and howled. The boys were taken with Mairtin’s magic, and the handshakes…thanks for welcoming us so warmly. All the best, see you round the guestbook until next time…
Christy's reply
always a pleasure to see the young ones listening to the songs…such memories have stayed with me since I was a small boy over 6 decades ago
Hello, i just wanted to say that i am really sorry and sad we couldn’t be in Galway yesterday..
I got my first Christy Moore cd last year, since then i sent it home to my parents to Hungary, we all love it!!
I had the tickets to your concert yesterday, it supposed to be a surprise to my boyfriend..but we couldn’t leave the house because of the storm and the water around the village we leave.
Hope you had a great evening.
I am really sorry we missed it.. 🙁
Another magical gig with the Trad Outfit. Glad we made the trip to catch the last gig of 2015. It was very special, and Spancil Hill always send shivers down the spine. Thanks for a great year of music.
Christy's reply
I love playin with The Trad Outfit…we look forward to Jimmy Higgins return next February, thank you for a great year
Congratulations on another year of gigs and bringing The never ending tour to tens of thousands around the many venues you visit… I loved the Barras, Kilruddery, but so many more special nights around the country that are too many to mention, with every set up, solo, with Declan, Jimmy and with Mairtin and band..all hold their own special memories for us all.Thank you and all your brilliant team & crew, I know I will miss Vicar St at Christmastime, but also I know you will enjoy great time off and enjoy the season.
WALLY PAGE plays his monthly gig,next week, Friday 11th December, in the Annesley House pub on North Strand Road, 9.30pm…with Johnny Mulhearn and friends.
Christy's reply
Thanks for nod on the Waldo…is it true that there gonna be a raffle for a goose on the night?
Fair play to you Lar…moovin and a groovin gonna satisfy my soul
I was at your show in Tullamore last night, really enjoyed it. I was wondering what the name of the jig that Cathal Hayden played during the show? Thanks
Christy's reply
there is an discussion within the ranks as to the name of this jig..so far no agreement has been reached…it got quite hot and heavy as Galway Sligo and Tyrone participants argued the toss..I had to stand in and suggest a compromise…for the time being it will be known as the “Tulach Mór Jig” until such time as the true source and title is discovered…we have Labhrás Ó Murchú, Seamus Tansey,Nicolas Carolan,The Corrs,Tony MacMahon,Na Piobairí Uileann,Michael Flatley,Peter Browne,Donnaca O Dúlaing,Miriam O’Callaghan and Paul Williams looking into it and I’ll be back to you ASAP Tomcey…in the meantime have you heard this one ?
Row dill dum de dow dill dan
row dill di dill dam de do
how dill diddle de di dill dam
di dye dill dildo
I only have half the first part and the DESMOND is keeping me awake
The East wind is howling off the lake shore
The mercury says 17 below and
I’m freezing in a site here in Chicago
4000 miles from Kiltimach Mayo.
I’ve got a start on Monday morning in Chicago
You won’t recognise me 6 months on
I’ll drive a big black Cadillac home to Mayo
But who will spread the slurry when I’m gone.
I landed in O’Hare here last September
The brothers met me in the airport bar
They had a start fixed up for me on Monday morning
A place to stay, a toolbox & a car.
Chorus (2nd verse)
I just heard Kevin Pender on the jukebox
Singing of the dying fires back home
He reminded me of Pascal Mooney
And his Keep it Country Show on radio.
Chorus (2nd verse).
I’m six months now here living Chicago
But the slurry spreader is never far from mind
I’m going back again to Mayo some time next August
And I’ll drive that slurry spreader one more time.
Christy: I almost fell off my chair when I read this. I of course assumed you meant the BIG water, not The “Shuck”. Would love to see you and the Mairtin O’Connor Trio in NYC, March would be fine!!! They did a short North East USA Tour this year and it was the single best musical event I saw in the USA this year. They were stunning! I caught them in Bethel, CT in an old church and NYC at Joe’s Pub. I went on the advice of a certain Christy fan from Tralee and she was spot on. Quite simply the best Trad irish music I had heard since I last saw Planxty in the 70’s! How can one man move so many fingers in so many directions and so fast? Think about it…..PLEASE! Here they were in Bethel CT in a Church/Meeting House https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hQ_keEeNEQ
I’ll not be travelling back over Heff..that leg of the journey is done…hope you are catching some sweet notes over yonder….
its all go here…boilin puddins, eyin turkeys,peelin sprouts, mixin cakes,mincing pies,stashin selection boxes, gettin in “the dhrink”
Van The Man,Emmy Lou,Moving Hearts and Planxty too,
whatever you’re havin yourself
Hi Christy,you wouldn’t know the ingredients for this planxty fly by any chance,we could market it and make millions,60% 50%,Shall we shake on it ?.
indeed and I would’nt have a dog’s notion of what went to tie thon fly….I have one stashed away somewhere these 40 years past but its unlikely to turn up again in this life…the trout will have to go without
Hi Christy
There’ll be a great welcome in the hillside for The Trad Outfit ,whenever you can make the trip to Buxton and other UK places.
Most gigs I’ve played are in a duo,with my mate of 50 years+.Its a great set up,with a wonderful empathy.At times we’ve played in larger outfits ,using our ‘feel’ playing as a core.
Playing outside comfort zones is great to try from time to time..This year,I’ve played in a few sessions,for the first time.Mostly,I’ve played mandolin and the sensation of ‘finding the tune’,(or even better,when the tune finds your fingers)is mighty.As a player and long time fan of your style,its great to know that you’re enjoying the music still and finding new ways to play.The Bank strike must have been a massive pain in the arse for the punters but it did a great job for the folk scene!
Right now,I’m listening to Marry Waterson.Daughter of the wonderful Lal.Cousin of Eliza.The family firm is in good hands!
Keep warm…..
Dave
The Waterson Light still shines…great contributions to the MacColl centenary album…the original sound still echoes here…Mick,Norma,Lal and cousin John…when I hear those 4 voices I am always transported back to when I first heard that sound..then to get a booking in their Folk Club. to meet up with The Hull Mob…that was a new chapter for me;
“When First I went a waggoning a waggoning did go
It filled me poor auld parents hearts with sorrow grief and woe
manys were the hardships we did undergo
singin woe me lads sing woe, ride on me lads ride on
who would’nt be for all the world a Jolly Waggoner”
Good luck to you and your mate and your music…keep it lit
When are ye back in Warwick? Hopefully soon, you’re never off any music devices puns here. Generation to generation. I was Handed down the cassettes and now my son is on them!
Good luck, Christy.
Jamie. X
I have no idea at this time Jamie…sign up for the newsletter and we will keep you posted…great to hear that the old cassettes are still revolving…its been a few years since I even wrote the word…reminds me of John Cassavates!!
Hi Christy,
Unfortunately we lost my brother Kevin ‘Kev’ (28) to suicide on the 16th November just gone, it was a terrible shock and obviously we are still coming to terms with it. We decided as a family to go and see you in concert in Tullamore, our first outing as a family since we lost Kevin. There used to be an old tape of ‘Christy live’ in the car growing up so we all became familiar with the songs.
Anyway I just wanted to say thank you, we experience the whole spectrum of human emotion that night, I cried during ride on, they lyrics seemed particularly poignant to me that night. but equally I belted out Joxer goes to Stuttgart when you sang it. The first event without Kevin was always going to be tough but thanks to the banter and craic the night was enjoyable as well as emotional.
Just wanted you to know, as it was important to us 🙂
Thanks Christy
Sincerely, Pat Maher
Pat…Thanks for sharing with us…ye must still be reeling from the shock and trauma of losing your ‘Kev’…I was so sorry to read of your loss, very humbled to learn that ye came that stormy night to Tullamore Court….there was a very special atmosphere in the room at that gig that night. The presence of you and your family was part of it….over the years I have grown to believe that there is a “collective emotion” at every gig..
you remind me too of my own personal experiences with the healing balm of music and song…it has been an ongoing process through my life both as a listener and a player
Some years back a woman asked me to write a song in memory of her daughter whom she lost to the same end….
O my lovely young one,when you took your leave last night
You offered me no teardrops, no kisses, no goodbye.
No simple explanation,you walked out the door
leaving Tír na nÓg for Tír na nÓichne
O my lovely young one I’m left standing in your wake
my eyes are searching but I can find no trace
of your final footsteps as you walked out the door
leaving Tír na nÓg for Tír na nÓichne
O my Lovely Young One, O my Lovely Young One,
Gone from Tír na nÓg to Tír na nÓiche
For months I tried to write a third verse…a sort of resolution or explanation verse but then I realised that there could be no explanation nor resolution….my friend Wally Page wrote a beautiful Melody…I have found it very difficult to sing betimes…Thanks Pat, my sympathy to you and your family
Hi Christy,Fly fishing did the trials for the first time and qualified,Busy now tying some flies,The weather is relentless here as well,More rain on its way.
back in the 70s I knew a Fly Fisherman up in Kingscourt Co Cavan…He tied his own flies and once presented me with a fly which he christened “The Planxty Fly”.
He maintained that Cavan Trout were completely hooked on Planxty Music…
Yes i think we have The Singing Irish somewhere at home….Great to read different perspectives on songs…. i expect the origin of the song is an old as you estimate….. I have always thought Carrickfergus and The Water is Wide collected by Child had some level of influence on the other in some way … it seems they were contemporary in origin. Conversations like this reminds me why I dislike digital download sales of songs…. apart from the quality, you dont always get the benefit of sleeve notes and little details about songs, their origin and added verses to flick through which takes away a little from the overall experience of a song or an album…..
As my life is passing through me
I’m mostly satisfied.
The Old Songs keep calling me,
calling through the night…..( Tony Small )
Hi Christy
As so often,my music based discoveries,continue via these pages.
I’d never heard of ‘Zozimus’.Delighted to now know something about him via cyberspace.A quick look at the ‘Amazon’ site also revealed books about him and several publications re the song based work of Dominic Behan.Maybe there’s something there of interest to you.
Also, well chuffed to have re discovered my copy of ‘Where I Come From’,lurking in a dark corner of a cupboard,huddled close to ‘Astral Weeks’…..I now have my evening listening sorted!
Congrats on another fine year of gigs.Hopefully,there’ll be chance for those of us on the mainland to witness the splendours of ‘the big band’ in 2016……may I suggest Buxton Opera House as a likely spot?
All the best to you and muckers for the festive season . RIP John Lennon,35 years gone …….
Dave
Hey Dave…I hope at some stage to play with The Trad Outfit across the water…after 3 years of occasional gigging we are starting to tighten up …its been a very enjoyable process, I love sitting amid the music….its very different to the Decky gig…no better, no worse but equally enjoyable…moving from one to other is challenging but, once there, the music soon begins to reverberate all cares away…Buxton is a funky gig…loved the trip up the hills aand arriving in such an historic place…then the room filled and it felt like an enormous and very friendly Folk Club…
Remembering John Lennon..its the least we can do
The song seems to be attributed to Dominic Behan, at least the verses anyway based on the singing of a woman he heard in England… Sean O’Casey is credited with the chorus from the play Red Roses for Me.
when I met Dominic in 1967 he astounded me with his repertoire and raphor….he wrote many fine songs…many others were “attributed” to him in two published songbooks ( probably by the publishers of the books seeking greater returns) I have both these books here somewhere but I’ve not seen them for years…I’ve often wondered about this song..it has an “old feel” to it… a bit like Carrickfergus, another song that has never been attributed ( heard a lovely version on TG4 “Windmill Sessions” last night from The Four of Us….also 2 great songs from Mary Coughlan)
Hi Christy,made sure john Spillane had a good welcome in my village,Have you sent the letter to Santa yet,just thought I would let you know that I have qualified to fish for my country next year,Hope all is well over the pond.
tell us more …fly or spinning or coarse….trout or pike or perch
the wind is howling adout but I’m in here under the blankets
omg, found this.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccvWdcbwZMY&list=RD5EPU65KCNug&index=32 shine on Christy
Whallup……
oh Dear Christy, how I still love cruising Youtube and listening to your beautiful stories,,, You have changed the world with your music,,, and that is what music can do,,, ooo I wish was back home in Derry – with Patsy o’Hara, Bobby Sands and Frank o’Reilly… sing on you wonderful man 🙂
What a beautiful beautiful gig last night… the perfect end to 2015, as Lar said, we will be sorry as Christmas approaches and we are not trooping down Thomas Street, but you sent us away happy last night. The amount of talent on that stage last night was magnificent and I hope that doesnt sound exaggerated or glib because I truly mean it, I loved every bit of it. The contentment and easiness with which you play together is a joy to watch, it’s as if the music has always been so and that they have always been by your side, it sounds so flawless and effortless. Looking forward to 2016 and enjoy your well earned rest. Hope there were no wobbles on the way home last night in that wind! xx
I’ll miss Thomas Street too but we hope to be back there in The Spring
“Down along Thomas Street ‘n down to The Liffey
The Sun it went down and the evening grew dark.
over by Kingsbridge begod in a jiffey
me arms were around her below in The Park”
“Whats it to any man whether or no
whether I’m aisy or whether I’m true
as I lifted her petticoat aisy and slow
and rolled up my sleeves for to buckle her shoe”
( verse and chorus of “The Maid from Dungannon”….this song sounds to me like it came from Zozimus…anyone got any further info? I first heard it at the Boyle Fleadh in 1964 sung by Jake McDonald…Ronnie recorded it later)
Morning Christy- thank you for the shout out to the Mainers, and Missing You. A sweet and intimate night while the world outside blew and howled. The boys were taken with Mairtin’s magic, and the handshakes…thanks for welcoming us so warmly. All the best, see you round the guestbook until next time…
always a pleasure to see the young ones listening to the songs…such memories have stayed with me since I was a small boy over 6 decades ago
Hello, i just wanted to say that i am really sorry and sad we couldn’t be in Galway yesterday..
I got my first Christy Moore cd last year, since then i sent it home to my parents to Hungary, we all love it!!
I had the tickets to your concert yesterday, it supposed to be a surprise to my boyfriend..but we couldn’t leave the house because of the storm and the water around the village we leave.
Hope you had a great evening.
I am really sorry we missed it.. 🙁
will be in touch
Another magical gig with the Trad Outfit. Glad we made the trip to catch the last gig of 2015. It was very special, and Spancil Hill always send shivers down the spine. Thanks for a great year of music.
I love playin with The Trad Outfit…we look forward to Jimmy Higgins return next February, thank you for a great year
Hi Christy, hope ye all made it home safely from Salthill. Lovely gig, enjoyed it immensely….Many thanks as always….Love & Respect Martin Mac
Thanks to you and all our loyal listeners
Congratulations on another year of gigs and bringing The never ending tour to tens of thousands around the many venues you visit… I loved the Barras, Kilruddery, but so many more special nights around the country that are too many to mention, with every set up, solo, with Declan, Jimmy and with Mairtin and band..all hold their own special memories for us all.Thank you and all your brilliant team & crew, I know I will miss Vicar St at Christmastime, but also I know you will enjoy great time off and enjoy the season.
WALLY PAGE plays his monthly gig,next week, Friday 11th December, in the Annesley House pub on North Strand Road, 9.30pm…with Johnny Mulhearn and friends.
Thanks for nod on the Waldo…is it true that there gonna be a raffle for a goose on the night?
Fair play to you Lar…moovin and a groovin gonna satisfy my soul
Hi Christy
I was at your show in Tullamore last night, really enjoyed it. I was wondering what the name of the jig that Cathal Hayden played during the show? Thanks
there is an discussion within the ranks as to the name of this jig..so far no agreement has been reached…it got quite hot and heavy as Galway Sligo and Tyrone participants argued the toss..I had to stand in and suggest a compromise…for the time being it will be known as the “Tulach Mór Jig” until such time as the true source and title is discovered…we have Labhrás Ó Murchú, Seamus Tansey,Nicolas Carolan,The Corrs,Tony MacMahon,Na Piobairí Uileann,Michael Flatley,Peter Browne,Donnaca O Dúlaing,Miriam O’Callaghan and Paul Williams looking into it and I’ll be back to you ASAP Tomcey…in the meantime have you heard this one ?
Row dill dum de dow dill dan
row dill di dill dam de do
how dill diddle de di dill dam
di dye dill dildo
I only have half the first part and the DESMOND is keeping me awake
Song by Liam O’Neill & Shay Byrne.
The East wind is howling off the lake shore
The mercury says 17 below and
I’m freezing in a site here in Chicago
4000 miles from Kiltimach Mayo.
I’ve got a start on Monday morning in Chicago
You won’t recognise me 6 months on
I’ll drive a big black Cadillac home to Mayo
But who will spread the slurry when I’m gone.
I landed in O’Hare here last September
The brothers met me in the airport bar
They had a start fixed up for me on Monday morning
A place to stay, a toolbox & a car.
Chorus (2nd verse)
I just heard Kevin Pender on the jukebox
Singing of the dying fires back home
He reminded me of Pascal Mooney
And his Keep it Country Show on radio.
Chorus (2nd verse).
I’m six months now here living Chicago
But the slurry spreader is never far from mind
I’m going back again to Mayo some time next August
And I’ll drive that slurry spreader one more time.
Chorus (2nd verse).
© Liam O’Neill & Shay Byrne.
Air: Galway Bay