A tip for N….. if you go to the home page here and scroll down to the news , there is a link to Christys facebook where you can watch the earlier lockdown videos….. dont think you even need to be on face book yourself .
hope this helps.
ps
Following on from Rory’s excellent point and request…I’ve just read that Tom Petty’s family sent a ‘cease and desist’instruction to the Tr*mp campaign to stop playing ‘I won’t back down’ at rallies…so,that’s good news – now added to the bunker playlist today!
Also,boosted by a quick look at photos of the California Peregrine falcons…first seen as chicks,a few weeks ago -now flying fast and perfect…another benefit of the diverse topics discovered here! D
Christy's reply
Donald will have all his Tom Petty albums on ebay….may the Falcons pick his bones
Fascinating that ‘Curragh of Kildare’has made a welcome return(not that its ever far away)in lockdown#5 and in recent posts.
One of those songs that seems to have a ‘perfect’ tune to it…you also touch on interesting history ,surrounding Newbridge and nearby towns /back story of the Curragh.Over the years,I’ve dipped in and out of the subject and there’s a miscellany of online info about the song and the area…
really fascinating how the huge military presence had the spin off of ‘camp followers’,plus supplies bought from businesses in Newbridge and beyond-all of which took an economic hit when The Curragh area stopped being used as a military base.
Back to the song- there’s a theory that early versions centred on the singer lamenting /being worried about the whereabouts of her soldier lover…who knows?,but yet another reason why there’s always the fascination and variations in traditional songs,regardless of their roots.Extra special for you though…to have such a superb song so close to home…the lockdown #5 version is spot on.
All the best
Dave
Christy's reply
The latest I’ve heard from the archivist wing is that Robbie Burns borrowed and adapted an older trad number to write “The Curragh of Kildare”…. such carry may be frowned upon (by mudcatters and the like) but we have all been heavily influenced by those who sang before…. Bob himself freely acknowledges his influences, Willy Yeats himself displays an ear for the Trad….
I remember finding the PW Joyce collection as if it were yesterday…I recall 3 songs in particular…said “Curragh”, “Rambler from Clare” and “Enniskillen Dragoon”….
The Curragh Camp remains a Military Base to this day…. Óglagh na hÉireann still square bash around the wet canteen
Hello Christy,
I got to spend some time with my mum and dad this week. We made them soup and bread. I’m pretty sure we didn’t break any lockdown rules. Doing our best here.
You mentioned watching the film as you sing. It’s one of the best bits of singing for me, it never happened to me as an instrumentalist.
Do you notice your listeners doing the same? We could all make our own films I bet. I remember you said something about a graveyard (is that right?) for reel in the flickering light. My version happens in a pub. It’s full of characters. Some of them have become specific people.
Hope you get some family time this fathers day.
Rebecca
Christy's reply
thats it, I was walkin home one evening,coming down off the Hill of Allen, my thinking was awry as I came to Milltown…there was a Harvest Moon beaming down upon me…Cribbins was closed so I sat upon the graveyard wall and looked in upon those resting in peace….thats when I saw them dance the reel in the flickering light
Father’s Day was grand
Really enjoying these Lockdown sessions …. episode 5 was brilliant again. John oDreams means so much to so many , a true classic. Already looking forward to episode 6 { starting to feel like the Star Wars franchise }
Our thanks to you and Andy…… makes me think of the night in Letterkenny when a lad from the banks of the Foyle stood up in the middle of the gig and shouted out
in his best Derry accent …”.Christy , I wish you were my Da…..”
Christy's reply
Thankfully, I missed that Letterkenny outburst, was he east or west bank…he cant have been from both banks surely
Hi Christy,
I don’t know if you caught this piece of news, but trump campaign had used the nazi inverted red triangle in a campaign message against the Antifa group.
Thankfully Facebook took it down, but i hate to think what triangle he will use next, and then next…..
There was no-one left to speak for me….
Dreadful times, maybe in one of the bunker shows it might be possible to give Yellow Triangle an airing, before he adds to his collection of hateful, shameful triangles.
Myself and Charlie went to Dachau a few years ago, where Martin Niemoller was imprisoned, still an awful, eerie place.
Stay safe
Rory
Christy, enjoyed your 5th gig…music great. Loved all and in particular John O Dreams…lovely. if you or any of the gaggle, get a chance check out Grianstad an tSamhraidh – An Cultúrlann’s celebration of the summer soltace…some great music including Mairéad ní Mhaonaigh. You will find it on YouTube channel.
Go well le grá Mary
PS Falls Road chowder will be back soon 🐟
Christy's reply
i got empty rooms on my mind….silence,darkness, no Cal,no Liam Óg nor Táimse in Codhladh, no get-in nor load-out, sound check nor warm up,the waft of Old Spice with Eau de Cologne,call outs,prompts, intros outros solos,encores, no box of salad,no Sandy Hersch,
No Marquee next week…no up de banks nor Wolf howling….
Was eager to see these lockdown sessions everyone is mentioning, my son so pleased I was listening to you again said now that I had a smart TV I should be able to watch them on that. Obviously the TV is smarter than me, couldn’t do it ( tech dinosaur) so he drove 35miles to help me, through the window! Still shielding, lots of gesturing and patience on his side, but it worked.
Watched No.5, what a privilege. You mentioned requests, there’s so many but among my darling late husband and my favourites where Motherland and So do I appreciate you may have done them on previous weeks. It’s so long since I heard John O’dreams how on earth could I have forgotten what a beautiful song that is. Look forward to your next session. Pam
Christy's reply
Fair Play to your lad….35 miles to get you hooked up….its a very special bond…when children grow up to be friends….
I’ve mentioned http://www.folkradio.co.uk a few times,but show 78 might just be the best one yet-featuring several artists well known to your listeners- and some new discoveries ,perhaps…
Enjoy…Dylan,Gaughan,Drever,Wood etc etc…The sun shone into the bunker today…I’ve temporarily zoned out of political shambles and wallowed in your superb lockdown #5 and Bob’s new epic.
Dear Christy,
Again you gave us a wonderful session – THANK YOU!
You may have had some difficulties when recording … but for us listeners the outcome is brilliant!!! Great set of songs, very different, old and new – each one simply beautiful!
Enjoy the summer solstice,
Traudel
Christy's reply
Thank You Traudel…. a grand stretch in the evenings
Ah Christy, the spuds! Well, I was lucky to marry into a German family which, since the war, has been self sufficient in spuds, fruit and veg, preserves and jams, even their own brand of schnapps…. gather up the pots and the old tin can…. So I just try to continue the tradition. An early spud here is Christa, and mains would be Granola. Would love to smuggle in a few kilos of Kerrs Pinks seeds….
I reckon Andy could provide you with the background noise to rock Lisdoon….
Fascinating to hear your answer to what’s in the head while singing. Do you really start thinking of the next song while still singing one? That for me explains how some gigs the songs all seem to mesh and gel into one big story. Great insights!
Mind yourself.
Christy's reply
towards the end of one song , part of the thought process turns to “whats next”…
keeps the gig fresh….
for the past 30 years ,no two set lists have been the same…(apart from the Planxty interlude of 2004-5 )
good to read about your settling on The Rhine, to learn of German spuds…apart from boiling,steaming, roasting, baking,frying, mashing and croquetting have you discovered any other preparation for the beloved spud…
Hi CM go raibh míle maith agat
The farrier just arrived when the notification for físàn cuaig dropped.I was saying to myself what the heck ..hooves or video!!
Great songs ..sure any song you sing is perfect.Glad I finaly got to see that bookcase ..very cool I think its a drawing??
…I think that “before the deluge” has taken new meaning for me since this lockdown business…its amazing how a song can change a meaning depending on what is going on..
Also spare a thought these days for muintir Arann.I was complaining about drawing water .. at least when I turn the tap it’s there!
On Arann the potatoes they planted all died for want of water.Some of the cattle have been shipped to the mainland ..I heard one man say ” do we give water to ourselves or the animals”.?
It’s like a story yould hear out in Africa a pandemic and drought all in one.
Here some water starved fields have gone to dust ,grass with little soil and the nettles were the first to die and now the ferns are wilting.
A fleet of desperately thirsty badgers came from the valley beyond poll na pocaide.I’ve been leaving water and apples for them.
thankful for water in the tap ..like I said.There is rain promised today ..hope muintir Àrann get some.
That’s it for now from here
Fare thee well mo chara CS
P.S. I purchased a contraption
It is supposed to make a noise that deters the sneaky Sceartán .Only she hears it.Problem is I have been hearing the noise and now I am worried that there maybe a breed of a scaertàn in me.!
Christy's reply
You have me thinking of An Bunán Buídhe….poor bird that died of thirst in some lonesome frozen bog drain….
I’m remembering Farriers of old who practiced their trade in horse racing stables around the edges of The Curragh…
many of their antecedents would have been camp followers who arrived in Kildare to shod the mounts of The British Army….the force of occupation dug in deep around County Kildare with Camps and Barracks established on The Curragh,In Newbridge,Naas and Kildare Town…
Indeed many of them remained,settled in, became as Irish as the Irish ourselves, their descendants were neighbours and good friends
When I was a boy I once witnessed the “sport” of badger baiting….I cant have been anymore then 8 or 9…the horror still lingers….the thought of you,with water and apples, caring for these beautiful animals is a comforting one….there is hope for the world that such kindness exists…
Jackson Brown writes such great songs and it has been my priviledge to sing two of them….the one you mention and “How Long”….both of them like chameleons forever blending into their surrounds
keep singing CS
Morning Christy thanks again for another great lockdown session mighty stuff I m glad John O Dreams got in its a song I hold dear the tune of it was played at my father’s funeral in 88 and I sang the song myself at my mother’s funeral in 2003 and whenever I sing it now I remember them both
Thanks for the songs it’s a grand treat to look forward to each week and gives us all a lift fair play
The fields are being cut the ground is hard a great time for ground hurling
Thanks again face the puck out
Christy's reply
a good sup of rain threatening..
heres hopin the skies open…
Many,many thanks for #5…and ,to Andy,for whatever magic he had to work…no joins were visible! But,lovely camera work bookending your set,perfectly.Are the boxes copies of studio masters from sessions?What a great selection…ditto,the feast you served up…
I’m loving the closeup view of your playing and just about untangled my fingers from having a go at your picking style.I can’t replicate the rhythm you get,its in such tight synch to the rhythm of your voice.So many connections from the songs,but for many of us,there’ll be links to gigs (and hopes for their return).’Raggle Taggle…’zooms me back to my first Planxty gig-in a packed room,late 1972-and the ‘drive ‘of that band,but you nailed its essence – solo in your workroom,almost 50 years on…total respect,amigo.
I was blessed with music yesterday,Bob arrived ,safe and well…an epic LP worthy of the exploration,it’ll get-and ,worthy of the reviews heaped on it. Anne Margaret Daniel replied to my message about Liam Clancy and Bob,so it really was a geekfest of a day.
So,as ever sincere thanks from me…for your connections and ‘sweet music roll on’.
Enjoy weekend and Father’s Day
Dave
Christy's reply
the “boxes” are part of a beautiful “picture” assembled and framed by Mary of the Bog Meadow which she gifted me a few years back..
Bob has delivered yet again…79 and still going strong….the leader of the pack by a long mile…
total respect for The Pearly King
Morning Christy,
A big thanks for tipping the hat to John ‘jacko’ Reilly, it made me even more glad that i had visited Boyle.
It must have been so very special to see him sing. It was special to see you sing it.
Regards Rory
Hi C, a yes different and changing energy in the latest missive, but I loved it, some of my top favourite songs both new and old. The theme of connection to The Homeplace ran through several songs, which can resonate for many Homeplaces. I’m afraid Lily Whites have the same problem as Kerry people with ” th ” its more like dis,dat,dem,dees and dose but you have always sang and promoted your own dialect ! You speak of how now your primary purpose is the audience and the need to connect, to try and create an atmosphere that makes the experience worthwhile for the audience and for you, which underlines some of the challenges you overcome with these online sessions. Glad to see this hit the half hour mark, thanks again to both of ye. On a sad note permit me to share this song from Charlestown in Mayo in memory of Garda Colm Horkan RIP a Guardian of Peace from that parish https://youtu.be/qXe2oyzXwbY ” peace for all mankind, it’s the least we can do ” beir bua agus beannacht go deo. H
Christy's reply
I’d completely forgotten about that version of “Least we can do”..well remembered H…..
such a terribly tragedy in Mayo
missing the gigs ..these lockdown sessions with Andy are putting a semblance of structure upon the week….
hope ye are all safe and well above in The Kingdom
Your lockdown sessions have been most enjoyable Christy. Fair play. I’d love to hear Lawless in the next session. I discovered it a long time ago on a CD my Dad had. It was the first tune of yours I really fell in love with, and since then I’ve loved them all. Thanks.
Paul McN.
Christy's reply
“Down the back of Ringsend
there’s a lonely child playing
where the Liffey flows into the Sea” ( Mick Curry)
Thank You,I’ll add to the back log of requests Paul….
Thanks very much for a lovely set again today.It is part of our weekend now.Long may they last Christy.All very well in Monks Lane.Looking forward to my anual Sunday takeaway.Looking forward to next weeks set.Take care Christy.
A tip for N….. if you go to the home page here and scroll down to the news , there is a link to Christys facebook where you can watch the earlier lockdown videos….. dont think you even need to be on face book yourself .
hope this helps.
sound..hope she reads your tip
ps
Following on from Rory’s excellent point and request…I’ve just read that Tom Petty’s family sent a ‘cease and desist’instruction to the Tr*mp campaign to stop playing ‘I won’t back down’ at rallies…so,that’s good news – now added to the bunker playlist today!
Also,boosted by a quick look at photos of the California Peregrine falcons…first seen as chicks,a few weeks ago -now flying fast and perfect…another benefit of the diverse topics discovered here! D
Donald will have all his Tom Petty albums on ebay….may the Falcons pick his bones
Hi Christy
Fascinating that ‘Curragh of Kildare’has made a welcome return(not that its ever far away)in lockdown#5 and in recent posts.
One of those songs that seems to have a ‘perfect’ tune to it…you also touch on interesting history ,surrounding Newbridge and nearby towns /back story of the Curragh.Over the years,I’ve dipped in and out of the subject and there’s a miscellany of online info about the song and the area…
really fascinating how the huge military presence had the spin off of ‘camp followers’,plus supplies bought from businesses in Newbridge and beyond-all of which took an economic hit when The Curragh area stopped being used as a military base.
Back to the song- there’s a theory that early versions centred on the singer lamenting /being worried about the whereabouts of her soldier lover…who knows?,but yet another reason why there’s always the fascination and variations in traditional songs,regardless of their roots.Extra special for you though…to have such a superb song so close to home…the lockdown #5 version is spot on.
All the best
Dave
The latest I’ve heard from the archivist wing is that Robbie Burns borrowed and adapted an older trad number to write “The Curragh of Kildare”…. such carry may be frowned upon (by mudcatters and the like) but we have all been heavily influenced by those who sang before…. Bob himself freely acknowledges his influences, Willy Yeats himself displays an ear for the Trad….
I remember finding the PW Joyce collection as if it were yesterday…I recall 3 songs in particular…said “Curragh”, “Rambler from Clare” and “Enniskillen Dragoon”….
The Curragh Camp remains a Military Base to this day…. Óglagh na hÉireann still square bash around the wet canteen
Hello Christy,
I got to spend some time with my mum and dad this week. We made them soup and bread. I’m pretty sure we didn’t break any lockdown rules. Doing our best here.
You mentioned watching the film as you sing. It’s one of the best bits of singing for me, it never happened to me as an instrumentalist.
Do you notice your listeners doing the same? We could all make our own films I bet. I remember you said something about a graveyard (is that right?) for reel in the flickering light. My version happens in a pub. It’s full of characters. Some of them have become specific people.
Hope you get some family time this fathers day.
Rebecca
thats it, I was walkin home one evening,coming down off the Hill of Allen, my thinking was awry as I came to Milltown…there was a Harvest Moon beaming down upon me…Cribbins was closed so I sat upon the graveyard wall and looked in upon those resting in peace….thats when I saw them dance the reel in the flickering light
Father’s Day was grand
Really enjoying these Lockdown sessions …. episode 5 was brilliant again. John oDreams means so much to so many , a true classic. Already looking forward to episode 6 { starting to feel like the Star Wars franchise }
Our thanks to you and Andy…… makes me think of the night in Letterkenny when a lad from the banks of the Foyle stood up in the middle of the gig and shouted out
in his best Derry accent …”.Christy , I wish you were my Da…..”
Thankfully, I missed that Letterkenny outburst, was he east or west bank…he cant have been from both banks surely
Hi Christy,
I don’t know if you caught this piece of news, but trump campaign had used the nazi inverted red triangle in a campaign message against the Antifa group.
Thankfully Facebook took it down, but i hate to think what triangle he will use next, and then next…..
There was no-one left to speak for me….
Dreadful times, maybe in one of the bunker shows it might be possible to give Yellow Triangle an airing, before he adds to his collection of hateful, shameful triangles.
Myself and Charlie went to Dachau a few years ago, where Martin Niemoller was imprisoned, still an awful, eerie place.
Stay safe
Rory
hear you,loud and clear
Christy, enjoyed your 5th gig…music great. Loved all and in particular John O Dreams…lovely. if you or any of the gaggle, get a chance check out Grianstad an tSamhraidh – An Cultúrlann’s celebration of the summer soltace…some great music including Mairéad ní Mhaonaigh. You will find it on YouTube channel.
Go well le grá Mary
PS Falls Road chowder will be back soon 🐟
i got empty rooms on my mind….silence,darkness, no Cal,no Liam Óg nor Táimse in Codhladh, no get-in nor load-out, sound check nor warm up,the waft of Old Spice with Eau de Cologne,call outs,prompts, intros outros solos,encores, no box of salad,no Sandy Hersch,
No Marquee next week…no up de banks nor Wolf howling….
but I gotta lot to be thankful for
Was eager to see these lockdown sessions everyone is mentioning, my son so pleased I was listening to you again said now that I had a smart TV I should be able to watch them on that. Obviously the TV is smarter than me, couldn’t do it ( tech dinosaur) so he drove 35miles to help me, through the window! Still shielding, lots of gesturing and patience on his side, but it worked.
Watched No.5, what a privilege. You mentioned requests, there’s so many but among my darling late husband and my favourites where Motherland and So do I appreciate you may have done them on previous weeks. It’s so long since I heard John O’dreams how on earth could I have forgotten what a beautiful song that is. Look forward to your next session. Pam
Fair Play to your lad….35 miles to get you hooked up….its a very special bond…when children grow up to be friends….
Hi Christy
I’ve mentioned http://www.folkradio.co.uk a few times,but show 78 might just be the best one yet-featuring several artists well known to your listeners- and some new discoveries ,perhaps…
Enjoy…Dylan,Gaughan,Drever,Wood etc etc…The sun shone into the bunker today…I’ve temporarily zoned out of political shambles and wallowed in your superb lockdown #5 and Bob’s new epic.
Not a bad way to spend a Saturday!
All the best
Dave
Epic is the word
Dear Christy,
Again you gave us a wonderful session – THANK YOU!
You may have had some difficulties when recording … but for us listeners the outcome is brilliant!!! Great set of songs, very different, old and new – each one simply beautiful!
Enjoy the summer solstice,
Traudel
Thank You Traudel…. a grand stretch in the evenings
Ah Christy, the spuds! Well, I was lucky to marry into a German family which, since the war, has been self sufficient in spuds, fruit and veg, preserves and jams, even their own brand of schnapps…. gather up the pots and the old tin can…. So I just try to continue the tradition. An early spud here is Christa, and mains would be Granola. Would love to smuggle in a few kilos of Kerrs Pinks seeds….
I reckon Andy could provide you with the background noise to rock Lisdoon….
Fascinating to hear your answer to what’s in the head while singing. Do you really start thinking of the next song while still singing one? That for me explains how some gigs the songs all seem to mesh and gel into one big story. Great insights!
Mind yourself.
towards the end of one song , part of the thought process turns to “whats next”…
keeps the gig fresh….
for the past 30 years ,no two set lists have been the same…(apart from the Planxty interlude of 2004-5 )
good to read about your settling on The Rhine, to learn of German spuds…apart from boiling,steaming, roasting, baking,frying, mashing and croquetting have you discovered any other preparation for the beloved spud…
Hi CM go raibh míle maith agat
The farrier just arrived when the notification for físàn cuaig dropped.I was saying to myself what the heck ..hooves or video!!
Great songs ..sure any song you sing is perfect.Glad I finaly got to see that bookcase ..very cool I think its a drawing??
…I think that “before the deluge” has taken new meaning for me since this lockdown business…its amazing how a song can change a meaning depending on what is going on..
Also spare a thought these days for muintir Arann.I was complaining about drawing water .. at least when I turn the tap it’s there!
On Arann the potatoes they planted all died for want of water.Some of the cattle have been shipped to the mainland ..I heard one man say ” do we give water to ourselves or the animals”.?
It’s like a story yould hear out in Africa a pandemic and drought all in one.
Here some water starved fields have gone to dust ,grass with little soil and the nettles were the first to die and now the ferns are wilting.
A fleet of desperately thirsty badgers came from the valley beyond poll na pocaide.I’ve been leaving water and apples for them.
thankful for water in the tap ..like I said.There is rain promised today ..hope muintir Àrann get some.
That’s it for now from here
Fare thee well mo chara CS
P.S. I purchased a contraption
It is supposed to make a noise that deters the sneaky Sceartán .Only she hears it.Problem is I have been hearing the noise and now I am worried that there maybe a breed of a scaertàn in me.!
You have me thinking of An Bunán Buídhe….poor bird that died of thirst in some lonesome frozen bog drain….
I’m remembering Farriers of old who practiced their trade in horse racing stables around the edges of The Curragh…
many of their antecedents would have been camp followers who arrived in Kildare to shod the mounts of The British Army….the force of occupation dug in deep around County Kildare with Camps and Barracks established on The Curragh,In Newbridge,Naas and Kildare Town…
Indeed many of them remained,settled in, became as Irish as the Irish ourselves, their descendants were neighbours and good friends
When I was a boy I once witnessed the “sport” of badger baiting….I cant have been anymore then 8 or 9…the horror still lingers….the thought of you,with water and apples, caring for these beautiful animals is a comforting one….there is hope for the world that such kindness exists…
Jackson Brown writes such great songs and it has been my priviledge to sing two of them….the one you mention and “How Long”….both of them like chameleons forever blending into their surrounds
keep singing CS
Morning Christy thanks again for another great lockdown session mighty stuff I m glad John O Dreams got in its a song I hold dear the tune of it was played at my father’s funeral in 88 and I sang the song myself at my mother’s funeral in 2003 and whenever I sing it now I remember them both
Thanks for the songs it’s a grand treat to look forward to each week and gives us all a lift fair play
The fields are being cut the ground is hard a great time for ground hurling
Thanks again face the puck out
a good sup of rain threatening..
heres hopin the skies open…
Great sentiments from Hilary-and perfect choice of music…thanks for the link.New version to me and beautifully delivered. D
Mornin’ Christy
Many,many thanks for #5…and ,to Andy,for whatever magic he had to work…no joins were visible! But,lovely camera work bookending your set,perfectly.Are the boxes copies of studio masters from sessions?What a great selection…ditto,the feast you served up…
I’m loving the closeup view of your playing and just about untangled my fingers from having a go at your picking style.I can’t replicate the rhythm you get,its in such tight synch to the rhythm of your voice.So many connections from the songs,but for many of us,there’ll be links to gigs (and hopes for their return).’Raggle Taggle…’zooms me back to my first Planxty gig-in a packed room,late 1972-and the ‘drive ‘of that band,but you nailed its essence – solo in your workroom,almost 50 years on…total respect,amigo.
I was blessed with music yesterday,Bob arrived ,safe and well…an epic LP worthy of the exploration,it’ll get-and ,worthy of the reviews heaped on it. Anne Margaret Daniel replied to my message about Liam Clancy and Bob,so it really was a geekfest of a day.
So,as ever sincere thanks from me…for your connections and ‘sweet music roll on’.
Enjoy weekend and Father’s Day
Dave
the “boxes” are part of a beautiful “picture” assembled and framed by Mary of the Bog Meadow which she gifted me a few years back..
Bob has delivered yet again…79 and still going strong….the leader of the pack by a long mile…
total respect for The Pearly King
Hi Christy
a quick check on the link as it was kaput on Friday…D
I’ll report it to the AA
Morning Christy,
A big thanks for tipping the hat to John ‘jacko’ Reilly, it made me even more glad that i had visited Boyle.
It must have been so very special to see him sing. It was special to see you sing it.
Regards Rory
Hi C, a yes different and changing energy in the latest missive, but I loved it, some of my top favourite songs both new and old. The theme of connection to The Homeplace ran through several songs, which can resonate for many Homeplaces. I’m afraid Lily Whites have the same problem as Kerry people with ” th ” its more like dis,dat,dem,dees and dose but you have always sang and promoted your own dialect ! You speak of how now your primary purpose is the audience and the need to connect, to try and create an atmosphere that makes the experience worthwhile for the audience and for you, which underlines some of the challenges you overcome with these online sessions. Glad to see this hit the half hour mark, thanks again to both of ye. On a sad note permit me to share this song from Charlestown in Mayo in memory of Garda Colm Horkan RIP a Guardian of Peace from that parish https://youtu.be/qXe2oyzXwbY ” peace for all mankind, it’s the least we can do ” beir bua agus beannacht go deo. H
I’d completely forgotten about that version of “Least we can do”..well remembered H…..
such a terribly tragedy in Mayo
missing the gigs ..these lockdown sessions with Andy are putting a semblance of structure upon the week….
hope ye are all safe and well above in The Kingdom
Your lockdown sessions have been most enjoyable Christy. Fair play. I’d love to hear Lawless in the next session. I discovered it a long time ago on a CD my Dad had. It was the first tune of yours I really fell in love with, and since then I’ve loved them all. Thanks.
Paul McN.
“Down the back of Ringsend
there’s a lonely child playing
where the Liffey flows into the Sea” ( Mick Curry)
Thank You,I’ll add to the back log of requests Paul….
Thanks very much for a lovely set again today.It is part of our weekend now.Long may they last Christy.All very well in Monks Lane.Looking forward to my anual Sunday takeaway.Looking forward to next weeks set.Take care Christy.
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