Many thanks for your reply, dear Christy!
Sorry for the belated response. Fortunately we rode out storm “Callum” without any harm and the same we hope of you and yours. Today we had a lovely walk along the coastline in Allihies and the sea was very calm.
Very interesting to read about your plans in the near future. The celebration of Liam O’Flynn’s life and music in NCH will certainly be a very emotional and extraordinary event. And for your Scotia Tour we are wishing you the best of luck!
We love the songs of the Cork Poet John Spillane, so I’m already looking forward to your interpretation of his new O’Carolan song and hopefully we’ll also get to hear some of the other songs you are working on some day.
If all goes well we’re seeing you once more again up north before we have to leave your beautiful motherland …
Well Christy, Therese Kelly here from the Brow Coolcullen Kilkenny. I’m Joe Kellys granddaughter that made a bodhrán for you. Myself my father,brother and 3 cousins are going to see your Saturday night concert in The Great Nothern Hotel Donegal we are staying the weekend would love if we could get to meet you before the concert. Really looking forward to your concert!
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theres gonna be a right Gallery in Bundoran come Saturday night… Is Mikey still fishin for Salmon in the Coon River ?
We recently had a month’s holiday in Ireland, stayed at Dunmore East but
had a few nights elsewhere one of which was your gig in Cappoquin and
what a privilege it was. We’d seen you in England but always wanted the chance to see you in Ireland and with Declan as well, we are a couple Steve and Grainne,
Grainne’ s family are from Trim and we managed to take a good crowd of McNultys and Doyles to see Declan at the Half Moon in Putney a few years ago,
thankfully the pub was saved, as a boy growing up in Fulham going there since about 20 years old, live music is disappearing like the pubs themselves.
We lost Grainne’s brother Eamonn in May after a long battle with cancer,
he would have been 60 today ( 14th Oct ) one of the reasons for the trip to
Ireland, a top bloke.
I saw the gig advertised at Cappoquin and grabbed the chance, no designated seats,get in early five rows from the front and what a lovely mixed crowd, must
have been from eight to eighty plus, we may have been the only ones from
England but we met people from Cape Cod in our hotel who had come up from
Baltimore in Cork to see the gig, think it shows how close you are to the people
to play small towns and not just bigger venues and towns and there was a chip
van outside!
The lady at the hotel in Cappoquin was from Clonmel, lovely lady but she said
a strange thing, a lot of people in the hotel were staying for the gig and she said
to me “but you’re English” I said I love all types of music, what I was really
thinking is that I’ve got a big reggae collection but I’m not from Jamaica!
Growing up in West London in the 60’s all sorts of music was available and
what a decade you would remember Fulham and Hammersmith Broadways
on Saturday night, my London Irish mates trying to get me
into Hibernian Club.
Really made me laugh when you mentioned the “queerhawks from the mainland” a word not often used now but definitely true and a comment about birds eggs, my brother as a boy collected birds eggs, thankfully a hobby
that has vanished, we thought Putney and Wimbledon Commons were the countryside!
Love to see you in Dublin at Christmas, maybe an invite from Grainne’s cousin
who lives in South Dublin or Trim in March next year,
All the very best Christy and keep getting those encores,
Steve and Grainne
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Dear Steve & Gráinne….lovely to read about your trip to Cappoquin…..its a lovely bend on the River Blackwater..they’ve suffered a lot in recent years with job losses…there is a great spirit of the people evident in that Community Centre… we enjoyed our gig enormously..the man on the chip wagon told us that he had a good turnout and asked when we’d be back..
I too have good memories of The Half Moon in Putney, played there in the 70s & 80s…earlier on in 1966 I used to play in The White Hart ,Fulham Broadway…. £3 of a Monday night and a gallon of Light and Keg…manys the night I woke up at the end of the District Line out in Richmond, I’d have to walk back to Gunnersbury where I had a wee room….a sorry sober sight by the time I hit the hay
I would just like to thank you,Declan and your crew for the fabulous concert in Claremorris last Friday night. I travelled over from Zürich along with my wife and two boys for the gig and were lucky to have front row seats. It was truly an honour for me, that my sons got to see you in the flesh and to experience a live CM gig. My boys Colin & Kieran go to bed each night listening and singing your songs.
I would also like to thank Hilary for the surprise gift following the gig. It was a very kind gesture. Thanks Hilary.xxx
Thanks for sharing your beautiful talent with us all, Christy.
My wife and I will over again in Feb. at the Naas gig.
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Greetings to U4 Swiss Celts…..its been so long since I played there that it almost feels like another life…Thank you for your feedback and encouraging words..see you in my home county…thar nais i Nás na Ríogh, i gCondae Cill Dara..
” Straight we will repare,to The County of Kildare”
Good morning Christy,
the trio have agreed upon silks,a body of the green n white hoops of the east end ,but with a halved cap of the blue and yellow of tipp. jayo will be riding, you and i will be pushing him into the stalls, antoinette will collect the prize from the aga khan as she is far more photogenic than any of us, no stobart arse agreed.
spoken word can be a wonderful instrument so all power to the voice, the festival theatre perhaps a fitting venue for the debut of that very piece ,or even something from the master’s pen himself (the irish winner of the 1995 nobel prize for literature).
i am kicking on through the discs and blue has led to green, such a collection was ne’r before seen or heard.
rory
Hello Christy. My father and I are massive fans of yours. Many a night we had on the drink listening to your music. My father passed away last week at the age of 57, we have worked all over the world together listening to your music. I was wondering please if there is any chance you would have just a few words for a massive fan of yours I could say at his funeral. We will be playing Ordinary man which I think sums up my dad perfectly. Thanks Christy for reading this.
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“Both Man and Master in the night are one,
all things are equal when the day is done,
The Prince and The Ploughman, The Slave and The Freeman,
all find their comfort in old John O’Dreams”
Sorry to read about your father’s passing…the verse above is from Bill Caddick’s song “John O’Dreams”…a song I have sung at manys the memorial service
Hi Christy,
I hope you are well and enjoying the Tour. I heard from a friend Rory that if you leave a comment on here you always get a reply from Christy <3
A local Denny boy wrote the following song and I just wanted to share it with you. Roughcast and Rain is probably better, but I thought The Crossing of the Waves would be one that you might enjoy. Take care and looking forward to seeing you at the start of November. Cheers Stevie
The Crossing of the Waves
My weary footsteps fall on these old forgotten roads
where my fathers fathers footsteps, fell before.
All around the old remains, from the gravel to the grain
where the Irish sweat once stained, the Scottish soil.
Many worked the land and many laid the stone
many mined the blackstuff, down below.
To overcome, overcome.
For the daughters and their sons
for the stories and their songs
For the fire inside that burns, overcome
For long before my eyes ever saw the light of day
many people made there way across the sea.
For the blight that gripped their land
starved a country proud and grand
From the cottages and farms
they made their way
Many worked the land and many laid the stone
many mined the blackstuff, down below.
To overcome, to overcome.
For the daughters and their sons
for the stories and their songs
For the fire inside that burns, overcome.
From the gravel to the grain,
will their like be seen again.
In their story of the crossing, of the waves.
For the struggle that they knew is a part of me and you
may it keep you strong and true along your way.
Many worked the land and many laid the stone
many mined the blackstuff, down below.
To overcome, overcome.
For the daughters and their sons
for the stories and their songs
For the fire inside that burns, overcome
I like Liam’s singing a lot, hope he continues making music, those youtube gigs indicate that he deserves a better listening… they remind me of some of the rough work stations I passed through in my own apprenticeship..I wish him well
CM (73)On the mainland is on the album “Grafitti tongue” but with guitar.
Filming a german TV series these days.
Callum put everything asunder.Bhí sé
guairnech go leor ach bhí Ali níos measa.
CS (14)
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Maith an Fear CS(14)
Must give it a listen sometime…
recorded that album in Ballyvourney…it was a lone experience…the title came from Bono
it is the pink disc today, a fine mix,but revelling in ‘tippin’ it up’, great beat, lovely sound, will that nancy return to the set sometime to join her more celebrated namesake’s song?
with jayo, antoinette and i having been in the chorus along with 3997 others in the marquee ,for sail on jimmy,we were wondering when our first royalty cheque was going to thud through the letterbox and onto the mat? we remain available, as the tipp n hawick trio, as session singers on a possible new album, fees charged are mugs of barry’s black label tea and a slice o’ barm brack.
kick on christy
regards
rory
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8 of the 16 songs on the pink have featured on set lists across 2018…..I’ve been cogitating on the plausability of attempting to perform Sam Beckett’s “Poor Old Lousy Old Earth” before the tour grinds to a halt….in recent years a number of spoken pieces have presented themselves and have been well recieved…this year saw 4 performances of Dave Lordan’s “Lost Tribe of The Wicklow Mountains”.Last week I chanced upon John Spillane’s “O’Carolan from Mohill” which echoed around the Woodlands of Lough Rynn….”Over on The Mainland” is tried and tested (Cant remember if it has been recorded, anyone know ?)
I will consider your offer re the “Tipp ‘n Hawick” trio….it really boils down to your capacity to make weight ….ye certainly sound tuneful and sweet among the Marquee Choir….if all things prove equal ye may very well be offered “the ride”…have ye decided upon your silks…
I will not entertain any references to Eddie Stobart across your arses… I think it a disgraceful practice…. all those beautiful buttocks,turned into advertising hoardings, as they thrust up and down upon the galloping thoroughbreds gyrating beneath as they seek to pass the winning post….
Best I stop here, the toast and marmalade appears to have upset my equalibrium, I think I’ll take a cold shower
PS..When the revolution comes I plan to insist that Jockeys,rather then owners, have their own colours ….the predominance of (jumping)McManus and O’Leary silks is becoming as boring as themselves….re the flat, I suppose we should be grateful that Trainers dont sport colours….chances are Derby Day on The Curragh would become festooned with Aiden’s silks…
I don’t know if you still remember me.
Toby, the German guy from Enniscorthy, March 20th, 2008. (Request was “Joxer” for me and the guys!)
Just wanted to let you know that your music still keeps me going.
I recently wondered what strings you use.
Can you tip me off there?
Take care, Christy and all the best.
“Aus dem Süden meines Herzens”,
Toby.
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Elixir medium Strings have been my choice for many years now
Mar 2008 Enniscorthy?
Of Course…that was the night the crow shit on the hen’s lip and two pigs died of hunger…later we dined on sheep’s eyes with mashed mangolds washed down with chopped straws in buttermilk…..nyum nyum
Just wanted to thank you Christy for putting a smile on my face this morning. Driving in to work, 6 in the morning, a rainy drizzly day. All I want is to turn around and go back to bed. Then Mary grabs an arse and I’m singing “Sail on, sail on Jimmy” Magic. A wake, arse grabbing, sandwiches, Father Tim. I miss it.
Hey Christy,
More music.
I really dig this musician. Don Henry. If you have never of heard him Christy. Check his stuff out. God Bless man. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLjxB0VqaCQ
Greetings Christy, touched base with you a couple of months ago for a request at the Bundoran concert on Oct. 20th for “The boy from Tamlaghtduff”. You said to give you another shout closer to the concert. Would love to hear it, heading over in the morning for the Emerald Isle, staying a few day in Cork before heading to Oldcastle for a stay before the concert. I give you another shout a couple of days before the concert. Cheers
Just a note to anyone that had thought of heading to see the great Wally Page tomorrow night in The Annesley House, that this has been cancelled for this month unfortunately…I will drop a note here again when new gig lined up.
A big day in Dun Laoghaire , Dublin, yesterday, as there 100 year commemorations and remembrances for all the crew, staff, postal workers that lost their lives on board RMS Leinster, 10th Oct 1918, when the boat was torpedoed 12 miles form Dun Laoghaire.
My Great Grandfather was on the Leinster and lost his life, but I found out yesterday, that our own 4711er Brian K from The Lowlands, had a Grandfather on the Leinster, and he, thankfully survived, and returned to Holyhead for another 18 years, he passed away in 1935. In my mind , my story is that my Great Grandfather and Brians Grandfather passed each other, exchanged a cigarette and a chat maybe and looked back towards Dun Laoghaire before tragedy struck..I enjoyed that connection with a fellow 4711er ..
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agh for fuck sake Lar you’re after wreckin me buzz..we were all set for tomorrow night…we had the dinner booked in a Chinese in Parnell St, a rickshaw to carry us out to the 5 Lamps with a nice bit a blem for the journey, then up the stairs for Wally & Johnny, St Teresa of the Roses,16 Jolly Ravers, Matty, Cont Ceili…after that over to The Copper’s Jax for to kiebosh the whole night…. are there any refunds on the guest list…was Waldo double booked or wha
evening Christy, i assume you have seen the fabulous youtube of john horgan, crossroads bar, knockavilla singing ‘bright blue rose’ (Hilary’s fav so i hope she has checked it out too) . it got me to wondering if you had been singing behind the teller’s desk in the clonmel bank as you served the customers?
charlie and i are looking forward to the barras (festival theatre before that) and you kindly sang ‘hey ronnie’ for him in carlow last year, i hear it is back on some set lists, so will he be finally laid to rest this year in an easy place ,down gallowgate, to the east end of glasgow?
regards rory
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there is something very beautiful about John Horgan’s rendition of “Bright Blue Rose” (on YouTube)…I’d love to drop into The Crossraods at Knockavilla some day and shake his hand….
Singing to customer’s in The National Bank was frowned upon in 1963 which was why I left….I recall standing on the Bank Counter in Clonmel singing “Take it Down From The Mast Irish Traitors, its The Flag we Republicans Claim”” , such was the ire of the Bank Manager I realised this was not the job for me….soon after, I asked for my cards and fucked off to Blighty in a cloud of smoke…before I knew it I was floggin the Irish Militant at Speaker’s Corner where I swopped my Sports Coat for a Parka Jacket
Dear Christy,
Greetings to you from autumn-coloured Beara Peninsula! After one week travelling around the Island we have now settled at our green jewel and your beautiful music is still resounding in our ears.
Very many thanks to you, Declan and all the crew for two magic nights at Lough Rynn Castle and Claremorris! We enjoyed both gigs so much and especially hearing a lot of seldom played songs like Billy Gray, Rory’s Gone, Morecombe Bay, Man from RTE, Knock … The Well was mighty and Hurt absolutely stunning!! Also loved to listen to the lyrics of your song in the making about O’Carolan (we just visited the blind harpist’s grave in Keadue few days before) – so marvellous and I’m sure it will get one of my favourites when it’s finished. Pagan Ritual, which we heard for the first time at our last visit in spring, is always given an enthusiastic reception – just wonderful! Very nice to get to hear this fabulous song even on the car radio when we’re on the road.
And as well a very special DANKESCHOEN for your lovely welcome!
Best wishes,
Traudel and Horst
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Traudel…as vivid memories of Lough Rynn and Claremorris meld into all thats gone before, I’m turning my attention to what lies ahead, ….beautiful Bundoran next week, followed by a week that will include the RTE Folk Awards followed by a night ( in The National Concert Hall) where we will celebrate the Life and Music of our Planxty Brother, Liam Óg O’Flynn…..then comes our bi-annual jaunt to Scotland when we sail up The Clyde to cast anchor on The Broomielaw….Scotia holds a special place in my heart since my first gig there in 1967….I’ve been humming “The Bleacher lassies,of Kelvinhaugh” “Bogies Bonnie Belle” “The Blantyre Explosion” “Come All You Dreamers” in preparation ( whether they get sung is another matter !)….I’ve had numerous requests including “Kevin Barry” and “Hey Ronnie Reagan”
Speaking of Songs…the O’Carolan song you reference was written by John Spillane…Since Lough Rynn, I have spoken with John and he has given me the “all clear” to work upon his latest composition….I’m also currently working on songs from Sean Mone, Pete St John, Rob Corcoran and Albert Niland so its a happy time in the work room…
I hope ye are snug and cosy on Beara..batten down the hatches, there is a storm coming this way later today…. I think I hear the early stirrings..
Hi Christy, huge thanks for the request you played for the two lads on Friday night in Claremorris, they were delighted….it won’t be forgotten ever. Super night had by all, really enjoyed the gig, Andy.
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Truth be known Andy,
I get a great kick when younger ones show an interest in the songs….its a precious sight from my perspective…
I never attended a music event with my own Dad…he died 62 years ago this very day,Oct 8th 1956, I was 11…(he was also called Andy)…luckily I did attend a few GAA games with him…
He used to sing too…I remember him singing “The Garden where the Praties grow” and “I’ve got a lovely bunch of coconuts”
62 years on, we still miss him and still talk about him..one of my brothers wrote a song about him…”The Man is Alive”
Thanks for your message…I wish ye well
Many thanks for your reply, dear Christy!
Sorry for the belated response. Fortunately we rode out storm “Callum” without any harm and the same we hope of you and yours. Today we had a lovely walk along the coastline in Allihies and the sea was very calm.
Very interesting to read about your plans in the near future. The celebration of Liam O’Flynn’s life and music in NCH will certainly be a very emotional and extraordinary event. And for your Scotia Tour we are wishing you the best of luck!
We love the songs of the Cork Poet John Spillane, so I’m already looking forward to your interpretation of his new O’Carolan song and hopefully we’ll also get to hear some of the other songs you are working on some day.
If all goes well we’re seeing you once more again up north before we have to leave your beautiful motherland …
Well Christy, Therese Kelly here from the Brow Coolcullen Kilkenny. I’m Joe Kellys granddaughter that made a bodhrán for you. Myself my father,brother and 3 cousins are going to see your Saturday night concert in The Great Nothern Hotel Donegal we are staying the weekend would love if we could get to meet you before the concert. Really looking forward to your concert!
theres gonna be a right Gallery in Bundoran come Saturday night… Is Mikey still fishin for Salmon in the Coon River ?
Dear Christy,
We recently had a month’s holiday in Ireland, stayed at Dunmore East but
had a few nights elsewhere one of which was your gig in Cappoquin and
what a privilege it was. We’d seen you in England but always wanted the chance to see you in Ireland and with Declan as well, we are a couple Steve and Grainne,
Grainne’ s family are from Trim and we managed to take a good crowd of McNultys and Doyles to see Declan at the Half Moon in Putney a few years ago,
thankfully the pub was saved, as a boy growing up in Fulham going there since about 20 years old, live music is disappearing like the pubs themselves.
We lost Grainne’s brother Eamonn in May after a long battle with cancer,
he would have been 60 today ( 14th Oct ) one of the reasons for the trip to
Ireland, a top bloke.
I saw the gig advertised at Cappoquin and grabbed the chance, no designated seats,get in early five rows from the front and what a lovely mixed crowd, must
have been from eight to eighty plus, we may have been the only ones from
England but we met people from Cape Cod in our hotel who had come up from
Baltimore in Cork to see the gig, think it shows how close you are to the people
to play small towns and not just bigger venues and towns and there was a chip
van outside!
The lady at the hotel in Cappoquin was from Clonmel, lovely lady but she said
a strange thing, a lot of people in the hotel were staying for the gig and she said
to me “but you’re English” I said I love all types of music, what I was really
thinking is that I’ve got a big reggae collection but I’m not from Jamaica!
Growing up in West London in the 60’s all sorts of music was available and
what a decade you would remember Fulham and Hammersmith Broadways
on Saturday night, my London Irish mates trying to get me
into Hibernian Club.
Really made me laugh when you mentioned the “queerhawks from the mainland” a word not often used now but definitely true and a comment about birds eggs, my brother as a boy collected birds eggs, thankfully a hobby
that has vanished, we thought Putney and Wimbledon Commons were the countryside!
Love to see you in Dublin at Christmas, maybe an invite from Grainne’s cousin
who lives in South Dublin or Trim in March next year,
All the very best Christy and keep getting those encores,
Steve and Grainne
Dear Steve & Gráinne….lovely to read about your trip to Cappoquin…..its a lovely bend on the River Blackwater..they’ve suffered a lot in recent years with job losses…there is a great spirit of the people evident in that Community Centre… we enjoyed our gig enormously..the man on the chip wagon told us that he had a good turnout and asked when we’d be back..
I too have good memories of The Half Moon in Putney, played there in the 70s & 80s…earlier on in 1966 I used to play in The White Hart ,Fulham Broadway…. £3 of a Monday night and a gallon of Light and Keg…manys the night I woke up at the end of the District Line out in Richmond, I’d have to walk back to Gunnersbury where I had a wee room….a sorry sober sight by the time I hit the hay
Good morning Christy,
I would just like to thank you,Declan and your crew for the fabulous concert in Claremorris last Friday night. I travelled over from Zürich along with my wife and two boys for the gig and were lucky to have front row seats. It was truly an honour for me, that my sons got to see you in the flesh and to experience a live CM gig. My boys Colin & Kieran go to bed each night listening and singing your songs.
I would also like to thank Hilary for the surprise gift following the gig. It was a very kind gesture. Thanks Hilary.xxx
Thanks for sharing your beautiful talent with us all, Christy.
My wife and I will over again in Feb. at the Naas gig.
Greetings to U4 Swiss Celts…..its been so long since I played there that it almost feels like another life…Thank you for your feedback and encouraging words..see you in my home county…thar nais i Nás na Ríogh, i gCondae Cill Dara..
” Straight we will repare,to The County of Kildare”
Good morning Christy,
the trio have agreed upon silks,a body of the green n white hoops of the east end ,but with a halved cap of the blue and yellow of tipp. jayo will be riding, you and i will be pushing him into the stalls, antoinette will collect the prize from the aga khan as she is far more photogenic than any of us, no stobart arse agreed.
spoken word can be a wonderful instrument so all power to the voice, the festival theatre perhaps a fitting venue for the debut of that very piece ,or even something from the master’s pen himself (the irish winner of the 1995 nobel prize for literature).
i am kicking on through the discs and blue has led to green, such a collection was ne’r before seen or heard.
rory
back at the rear end..even at the starting gate
Hello Christy. My father and I are massive fans of yours. Many a night we had on the drink listening to your music. My father passed away last week at the age of 57, we have worked all over the world together listening to your music. I was wondering please if there is any chance you would have just a few words for a massive fan of yours I could say at his funeral. We will be playing Ordinary man which I think sums up my dad perfectly. Thanks Christy for reading this.
“Both Man and Master in the night are one,
all things are equal when the day is done,
The Prince and The Ploughman, The Slave and The Freeman,
all find their comfort in old John O’Dreams”
Sorry to read about your father’s passing…the verse above is from Bill Caddick’s song “John O’Dreams”…a song I have sung at manys the memorial service
Hi Christy,
I hope you are well and enjoying the Tour. I heard from a friend Rory that if you leave a comment on here you always get a reply from Christy <3
A local Denny boy wrote the following song and I just wanted to share it with you. Roughcast and Rain is probably better, but I thought The Crossing of the Waves would be one that you might enjoy. Take care and looking forward to seeing you at the start of November. Cheers Stevie
The Crossing of the Waves
My weary footsteps fall on these old forgotten roads
where my fathers fathers footsteps, fell before.
All around the old remains, from the gravel to the grain
where the Irish sweat once stained, the Scottish soil.
Many worked the land and many laid the stone
many mined the blackstuff, down below.
To overcome, overcome.
For the daughters and their sons
for the stories and their songs
For the fire inside that burns, overcome
For long before my eyes ever saw the light of day
many people made there way across the sea.
For the blight that gripped their land
starved a country proud and grand
From the cottages and farms
they made their way
Many worked the land and many laid the stone
many mined the blackstuff, down below.
To overcome, to overcome.
For the daughters and their sons
for the stories and their songs
For the fire inside that burns, overcome.
From the gravel to the grain,
will their like be seen again.
In their story of the crossing, of the waves.
For the struggle that they knew is a part of me and you
may it keep you strong and true along your way.
Many worked the land and many laid the stone
many mined the blackstuff, down below.
To overcome, overcome.
For the daughters and their sons
for the stories and their songs
For the fire inside that burns, overcome
By Liam McGrandles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBmcX5LEihY
I like Liam’s singing a lot, hope he continues making music, those youtube gigs indicate that he deserves a better listening… they remind me of some of the rough work stations I passed through in my own apprenticeship..I wish him well
CM (73)On the mainland is on the album “Grafitti tongue” but with guitar.
Filming a german TV series these days.
Callum put everything asunder.Bhí sé
guairnech go leor ach bhí Ali níos measa.
CS (14)
Maith an Fear CS(14)
Must give it a listen sometime…
recorded that album in Ballyvourney…it was a lone experience…the title came from Bono
it is the pink disc today, a fine mix,but revelling in ‘tippin’ it up’, great beat, lovely sound, will that nancy return to the set sometime to join her more celebrated namesake’s song?
with jayo, antoinette and i having been in the chorus along with 3997 others in the marquee ,for sail on jimmy,we were wondering when our first royalty cheque was going to thud through the letterbox and onto the mat? we remain available, as the tipp n hawick trio, as session singers on a possible new album, fees charged are mugs of barry’s black label tea and a slice o’ barm brack.
kick on christy
regards
rory
8 of the 16 songs on the pink have featured on set lists across 2018…..I’ve been cogitating on the plausability of attempting to perform Sam Beckett’s “Poor Old Lousy Old Earth” before the tour grinds to a halt….in recent years a number of spoken pieces have presented themselves and have been well recieved…this year saw 4 performances of Dave Lordan’s “Lost Tribe of The Wicklow Mountains”.Last week I chanced upon John Spillane’s “O’Carolan from Mohill” which echoed around the Woodlands of Lough Rynn….”Over on The Mainland” is tried and tested (Cant remember if it has been recorded, anyone know ?)
I will consider your offer re the “Tipp ‘n Hawick” trio….it really boils down to your capacity to make weight ….ye certainly sound tuneful and sweet among the Marquee Choir….if all things prove equal ye may very well be offered “the ride”…have ye decided upon your silks…
I will not entertain any references to Eddie Stobart across your arses… I think it a disgraceful practice…. all those beautiful buttocks,turned into advertising hoardings, as they thrust up and down upon the galloping thoroughbreds gyrating beneath as they seek to pass the winning post….
Best I stop here, the toast and marmalade appears to have upset my equalibrium, I think I’ll take a cold shower
PS..When the revolution comes I plan to insist that Jockeys,rather then owners, have their own colours ….the predominance of (jumping)McManus and O’Leary silks is becoming as boring as themselves….re the flat, I suppose we should be grateful that Trainers dont sport colours….chances are Derby Day on The Curragh would become festooned with Aiden’s silks…
Hello Christy,
I don’t know if you still remember me.
Toby, the German guy from Enniscorthy, March 20th, 2008. (Request was “Joxer” for me and the guys!)
Just wanted to let you know that your music still keeps me going.
I recently wondered what strings you use.
Can you tip me off there?
Take care, Christy and all the best.
“Aus dem Süden meines Herzens”,
Toby.
Elixir medium Strings have been my choice for many years now
Mar 2008 Enniscorthy?
Of Course…that was the night the crow shit on the hen’s lip and two pigs died of hunger…later we dined on sheep’s eyes with mashed mangolds washed down with chopped straws in buttermilk…..nyum nyum
Just wanted to thank you Christy for putting a smile on my face this morning. Driving in to work, 6 in the morning, a rainy drizzly day. All I want is to turn around and go back to bed. Then Mary grabs an arse and I’m singing “Sail on, sail on Jimmy” Magic. A wake, arse grabbing, sandwiches, Father Tim. I miss it.
doubtcha boy…nice one
Hey Christy,
More music.
I really dig this musician. Don Henry. If you have never of heard him Christy. Check his stuff out. God Bless man.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLjxB0VqaCQ
dog gone
I waited 20 years to see you Christy and you played Down by the Valley and Beeswing. I’ll die a happy man for being there ?
steady on there…I have a few nice songs coming along..hould on a while and have a listen
Greetings Christy, touched base with you a couple of months ago for a request at the Bundoran concert on Oct. 20th for “The boy from Tamlaghtduff”. You said to give you another shout closer to the concert. Would love to hear it, heading over in the morning for the Emerald Isle, staying a few day in Cork before heading to Oldcastle for a stay before the concert. I give you another shout a couple of days before the concert. Cheers
keep coming back…fair play to you
If this doesn’t lift you up and put a smile on your face, nothing will.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5i0_9cIpLE
lovely hurlin
Just a note to anyone that had thought of heading to see the great Wally Page tomorrow night in The Annesley House, that this has been cancelled for this month unfortunately…I will drop a note here again when new gig lined up.
A big day in Dun Laoghaire , Dublin, yesterday, as there 100 year commemorations and remembrances for all the crew, staff, postal workers that lost their lives on board RMS Leinster, 10th Oct 1918, when the boat was torpedoed 12 miles form Dun Laoghaire.
My Great Grandfather was on the Leinster and lost his life, but I found out yesterday, that our own 4711er Brian K from The Lowlands, had a Grandfather on the Leinster, and he, thankfully survived, and returned to Holyhead for another 18 years, he passed away in 1935. In my mind , my story is that my Great Grandfather and Brians Grandfather passed each other, exchanged a cigarette and a chat maybe and looked back towards Dun Laoghaire before tragedy struck..I enjoyed that connection with a fellow 4711er ..
agh for fuck sake Lar you’re after wreckin me buzz..we were all set for tomorrow night…we had the dinner booked in a Chinese in Parnell St, a rickshaw to carry us out to the 5 Lamps with a nice bit a blem for the journey, then up the stairs for Wally & Johnny, St Teresa of the Roses,16 Jolly Ravers, Matty, Cont Ceili…after that over to The Copper’s Jax for to kiebosh the whole night…. are there any refunds on the guest list…was Waldo double booked or wha
Black 47
over here we can’t all be responsible ,but we must all take responsibility.
on a similar tack, agree what was said about johnson and farage, if we feel it we need to say it.
the words of ‘natives’ are so very important, so very often.
rory
evening Christy, i assume you have seen the fabulous youtube of john horgan, crossroads bar, knockavilla singing ‘bright blue rose’ (Hilary’s fav so i hope she has checked it out too) . it got me to wondering if you had been singing behind the teller’s desk in the clonmel bank as you served the customers?
charlie and i are looking forward to the barras (festival theatre before that) and you kindly sang ‘hey ronnie’ for him in carlow last year, i hear it is back on some set lists, so will he be finally laid to rest this year in an easy place ,down gallowgate, to the east end of glasgow?
regards rory
there is something very beautiful about John Horgan’s rendition of “Bright Blue Rose” (on YouTube)…I’d love to drop into The Crossraods at Knockavilla some day and shake his hand….
Singing to customer’s in The National Bank was frowned upon in 1963 which was why I left….I recall standing on the Bank Counter in Clonmel singing “Take it Down From The Mast Irish Traitors, its The Flag we Republicans Claim”” , such was the ire of the Bank Manager I realised this was not the job for me….soon after, I asked for my cards and fucked off to Blighty in a cloud of smoke…before I knew it I was floggin the Irish Militant at Speaker’s Corner where I swopped my Sports Coat for a Parka Jacket
Dear Christy,
Greetings to you from autumn-coloured Beara Peninsula! After one week travelling around the Island we have now settled at our green jewel and your beautiful music is still resounding in our ears.
Very many thanks to you, Declan and all the crew for two magic nights at Lough Rynn Castle and Claremorris! We enjoyed both gigs so much and especially hearing a lot of seldom played songs like Billy Gray, Rory’s Gone, Morecombe Bay, Man from RTE, Knock … The Well was mighty and Hurt absolutely stunning!! Also loved to listen to the lyrics of your song in the making about O’Carolan (we just visited the blind harpist’s grave in Keadue few days before) – so marvellous and I’m sure it will get one of my favourites when it’s finished. Pagan Ritual, which we heard for the first time at our last visit in spring, is always given an enthusiastic reception – just wonderful! Very nice to get to hear this fabulous song even on the car radio when we’re on the road.
And as well a very special DANKESCHOEN for your lovely welcome!
Best wishes,
Traudel and Horst
Traudel…as vivid memories of Lough Rynn and Claremorris meld into all thats gone before, I’m turning my attention to what lies ahead, ….beautiful Bundoran next week, followed by a week that will include the RTE Folk Awards followed by a night ( in The National Concert Hall) where we will celebrate the Life and Music of our Planxty Brother, Liam Óg O’Flynn…..then comes our bi-annual jaunt to Scotland when we sail up The Clyde to cast anchor on The Broomielaw….Scotia holds a special place in my heart since my first gig there in 1967….I’ve been humming “The Bleacher lassies,of Kelvinhaugh” “Bogies Bonnie Belle” “The Blantyre Explosion” “Come All You Dreamers” in preparation ( whether they get sung is another matter !)….I’ve had numerous requests including “Kevin Barry” and “Hey Ronnie Reagan”
Speaking of Songs…the O’Carolan song you reference was written by John Spillane…Since Lough Rynn, I have spoken with John and he has given me the “all clear” to work upon his latest composition….I’m also currently working on songs from Sean Mone, Pete St John, Rob Corcoran and Albert Niland so its a happy time in the work room…
I hope ye are snug and cosy on Beara..batten down the hatches, there is a storm coming this way later today…. I think I hear the early stirrings..
Hi Christy, huge thanks for the request you played for the two lads on Friday night in Claremorris, they were delighted….it won’t be forgotten ever. Super night had by all, really enjoyed the gig, Andy.
Truth be known Andy,
I get a great kick when younger ones show an interest in the songs….its a precious sight from my perspective…
I never attended a music event with my own Dad…he died 62 years ago this very day,Oct 8th 1956, I was 11…(he was also called Andy)…luckily I did attend a few GAA games with him…
He used to sing too…I remember him singing “The Garden where the Praties grow” and “I’ve got a lovely bunch of coconuts”
62 years on, we still miss him and still talk about him..one of my brothers wrote a song about him…”The Man is Alive”
Thanks for your message…I wish ye well