Hello Christy,
If it’s the uploading to YouTube that’s not working it might be that your can is too big to fly. I’m thinking that the file might be too big, particularly as the problem seemed to start as your sessions got longer. Might be rubbish? I’ve worked in It for years, though “worked” could be too strong a word. Generally it’s just me saying, “I wonder what will happen if I press this button?”
I don’t know if there’s a way for Andy to split the video in a few shorter ones?
Tony Capstick was the guy on the right on the police car 😊. I loved last of the summer wine. Some of it is cringeworthily close to life. I loved the coven of harridans who treated the 50 year old youngest as if she was 12.
I searched for Henry Flanagan’s sculpture. It’s so beautiful to feel a person through their work. He felt like a very human person. He caught feelings with compassion. I’m looking forward to seeing which one you’ve got. Is it the girl with the flaxen hair?
Rebecca
Christy's reply
I’ve passed your thoughts on to Andy,
betimes I regret not having engaged more fully with the world of tech..
mostly I’m content with what I can do here….
I knew Tony before his TV work commenced…I was back in Ireland by then..
We worked together a few times..I played the club he ran in South Yorkshire and stayed in his family home….
Christy's reply
I’ve passed your thoughts on to Andy,
betimes I regret not having engaged more fully with the world of tech..
mostly I’m content with what I can do here….
I knew Tony before his TV work commenced…I was back in Ireland by then..
We worked together a few times..I played the club he ran in South Yorkshire and stayed in his family home….
I recall a night when we were double booked at the folk club in Hartlepool….we decided to go ahead and split the gig..later we drank some whiskey and later we drank a little more…..later on Tony said to me….
“Whisky is good for removing warts,
not from the people who are drinking it,
but from the people they are looking at ”
I was fortunate to gain two pieces of Henry Flanagan’s sculpture….one is called “Three Sisters”…the other is a study of man and guitar which he made for me ..it was a great pleasure to spend some quality time with him in adulthood…to get to know the man rather then the teacher….I think one of them may have been visible in an earlier lockdown episode
Reading his sleeve notes,I was reminded of the voices and Co Mayo accents of my late in laws…My kids would sit for ages,listening to stories and ‘sharing news’.I often sat in as well .There was something absorbing and quite soothing about the speech rhythms.They lived in Co Meath for half their lives,but it was their early years that formed their speech..your comments about ‘exiles’ was spot on too…’City of Chicago’nails that so well.
Back to Margaret Barry et al now… D
Christy's reply
and her Mother said….
“O my Margaret,my lovely Margaret”
You got ‘the start’ with me in 1971..in Withington M20… and hardly a day off since!!
From the off,I was right into ‘Speech Project’…were your contributions part of a wide ranging chat with Gerry or did he source them from interviews? They really hit the mark… I had a good look at his website too and there are some nice videos linked to the Project.Thanks for mentioning it on t’Guestbook.
Have a good day
Dave
Christy's reply
Gerry arrived here one day,we talked and he recorded our chat….he edited two lines and began to weave and meld his magic
Christy.. its been 2 long weeks since you have graced us on Facebook.. this pandemic is bad enough without you leaving us in the lurch for a fortnight.. I hope alls well but I’m patiently waiting for episode 8.. maybe Andy didn’t press the record button
Christy's reply
you are not alone “in the lurch”
neither Andy nor myself are skilled in the ways of Igadgets
we are doing our best to transmit episode 8
we have;
Ordinary Man
Bright Blue Rose
Joxer goes to Stuttgart ( for Jack)
How Long
Sacco & Vanzetti
Pity The Poor Immigrant
I just rediscover Christy Hennessy, I was aware of his talents over the years but never knew he wrote so many fine songs. Such a humble man ,pity I never got to meet him, it appears he died of cancer related to asbestos exposure, unfortunately I was told 10 years ago I had it on my lungs too , I pray it don’t materialize in asbestosis . But so far so good, I’m still breathing alright..keep safe.
Christy's reply
“I’ve ridden thru the cold and the wind and the rain
but I’m in love and I do not feel the pain”
As a young lad, Christie worked in demolition “over there”
thats what got him
Prompted by recent mentions,I finally invested in a copy of ‘Speech Project’…wow,its wonderful and firmly in the ‘every home should have one’ category…
So clever to meld the nuances of speech and music rhythms.Fair play to Gerry Diver.He’s a wonderful curator in preserving so much for posterity as well as the present day.When I return to road trips,this will be in the car on repeat,in rotation with John McCusker’s ‘Under one sky’…they’re good stable mates.
I have too many guitars, accordions, uke’s, banjos, and other noise makers under beds and in closets, I hate to put an instrument in a case, but I don’t have enough floor space for stands.with the taks martins. Gibson’s, fenders, my fav is that little 3/4 yairi, it’s got a unique sound, and with the v shaped neck it’s so easy to play, regarding the songs , I’m very aware constant song postings can be boring for some, during this lockdown I try to write two or three a week, I record them right away in case I loose the Melody that magically attached itself to the words as I write.. as the auld traveller said ” that’s all I have to say””
Christy's reply
You remind me of a day….I was walking out at the very back Inis Maan…I was looking for a melody for Strange Ways….I found one out there on the Atlantic Shore…I’d no means of writing or recording the few lines so I kept singing them over and over ’til I got back to my cassette recorder….
“There is a ring around The World
it ensnares the very young
as these priests and bishops fall
innocence comes to an end
….Strange Ways,Strange Ways,
God works in Strange Ways”
A man I know has over 60 guitars plus (almost) every instrument known…amongst his treasure he has some of the strangest gadgets, each one capable of making a unique sound….
one day in Crowleys of Cork a customer was heard to say of him…
“he’d be happy if he got one note out of it”
Hi Christy, wanted to repeat how I really appreciate your guestbook through it have discovered Christie Hennessey’s legacy, I had heard his name but never listened to him, now I can’t get his songs out of my head, a really memorable voice. Watched a documentary on YouTube about him and he seemed to be in the best possible sense an ‘ordinary man’ very self-effacing.
Just a note to Easkey how can you say your link maybe boring it’s a great song, I do wish I had some musical abilities. I suppose we all have our own talents! I’m busy sewing daft masks for family and friends and have been told I make a mean apple crumble. Apologies if this comment or something similar comes through twice, think something went wrong the first time! Cheers Pam
Christy's reply
Christie Hennessy was the gentlest of men….
your presence here is a welcome arrival…
Hope your face masks work well…
I’m distracted by thoughts of your apple crumble
Hi Christy,
I have become an avid fan after hearing your magical music on Irish Pub Radio and then through some CDs I found on Amazon.
We visited Ireland last fall and were able to find pub music nearly every night. Needless to say we had a great time and we came home missing the music in particular.
I hope we can catch one of your live shows during our next visit, whenever that is.
Please carry on.
Patrick
Christy's reply
welcome aboard Patrick….keep coming back….I once recieved a song from Santa Barbara…(No Southern Wind Blows)
A day spent with too much anger and frustration at political ‘leaders” historic and current dodgy dealings…
Poignant scenes in Ashington as ‘big Jack’ was laid to rest…and,a nice touch that the cortege was led by a musician playing the ‘Local Hero’tune on Northumbrian small pipes…class…
Hello Christy,
Meant to say, I’ve been listening to episode 7 a few times, in between the wall to wall Gortatagorts and 16 fishermen. You’re sounding good.
Really good. Sounds like you’ve got out of yourself 🙂
Rebecca
Christy's reply
episode 8 is causing some technical problems..it features
Ordinary Man
Bright Blue Rose
Joxer goes to Stuttgart ( for Jack)
How Long
Sacco & Vanzetti
Pity The Poor Immigrant
I once played keyboards in a church music group. We did Be still for the presence of the Lord as a reggae number. It was a disaster. Not the music, it worked pretty well. It was the congregation. Some of them cried, and not in a good way. The vicar hid. We didn’t do that one again.
Christy's reply
you have revived boyhood memories of choral singing…the beauty of 4 part harmony….adolescent boys singing Soprano,Alto,Tenor and Baritone parts under the baton of Father Henry Flanagan….known as ‘The Coote” Henry was an Artist,Muscican, Teacher and disciplinarian in Newbridge College which I attended between 1958-1963….
Henry was the most enlightened of our teachers. In later life I realised the enormity of his contribution to thousands of young lives. He oversaw the Arts & Crafts classes, the Choir, the annual Operetta, the Gramaphone society and taught English….he also undertook the task of disciplinarian in the school…years later he shared with me his distaste for this task (“Biffing” cane on hands. he said he took it on so as it would be done fairly and evenly) As a result of this not everyone remembers him fondly.
His primary purpose was his Sculpture. He carved many iconic pieces still to be seen.
One of his stone sculptures will feature in the next lockdown episode.
He had an enormous influence on many of us.
Rory is spot on about the links to ‘home’,Christy. Always good to hear your recollections and the influence of family/Newbridge times.Also,intriguing song titles among your find in the copy book!
Not so much song,as a poem resonates here .’This is the place’-written by Tony Walsh a few years back,and had world wide publicity after he read it as part of the grieving ,following the 2017 horrors of the bomb detonated at Manchester Arena…fair play to Tony-he sums up so much and caused many a ‘Manc’to have a lump in the throat and a tear in the eye…
Listening to ‘This is the day’ (and still intrigued by the Spanish/Cuban style cover-as I was when the LP was released)
Great links from mention of ‘The Yellow Bittern’…wonderful versions on ‘The Poet and the Piper’,the 2003 CD gem ,recorded by Heaney and Liam Og O’Flynn…so good that there’s a great recording of the two maestros and regularly played here,especially in lockdown.Very rewarding listening…
Not sure if still in circulation,but there’s an excellent Liam Clancy autobiography from the early 2000s ,’The Yellow Bittern’ and an RTE film of the same name-produced a few years later… both are excellent- such rich subject matter…
Have a good day
Dave
Christy's reply
An Bunán Buidhe…The Yellow Bittern
I learned the song from Andy Rynne in 1968..He may have gathered it from Joe Heaney..I keep returning to this song….I performed it once with Liam O’Flynn in the National Concert Hall ..(cannot remember when or why)……..I’m hearing “the Bittern’s Cry” again these days
Thanks for your reply below, Christie … and of course the St. Brendan lyrics always get the attention of us Long Islanders. But I just had to add that my youngest son, who came to Ireland with me on my second trip in 2016, is named Brendan. Easily the least difficult of my 3 sons growing up, so I think he qualifies as a saint also in a manner of speaking. Hope the EU lets us Americans back in in 2021 (and hope the Donald is a distant, embarrassing memory … ). At least America finally had a Black president (awesome), and maybe we’ll catch up and even elect a gay president some day (keep an eye on Pete Buttigieg, and yes I know how you feel about politicians). Keep well, and keep singing for us.
Christy's reply
Thanks Greg..best wishes to you and family, to all American songsters
I just read your post…yellow bittern.
That was a brilliant poem by Seamus Heaney, i had no idea there was a song, i must investigate
Rory
Ps we all need more Heaney poetry in our lives
Hello Christy,
If it’s the uploading to YouTube that’s not working it might be that your can is too big to fly. I’m thinking that the file might be too big, particularly as the problem seemed to start as your sessions got longer. Might be rubbish? I’ve worked in It for years, though “worked” could be too strong a word. Generally it’s just me saying, “I wonder what will happen if I press this button?”
I don’t know if there’s a way for Andy to split the video in a few shorter ones?
Tony Capstick was the guy on the right on the police car 😊. I loved last of the summer wine. Some of it is cringeworthily close to life. I loved the coven of harridans who treated the 50 year old youngest as if she was 12.
I searched for Henry Flanagan’s sculpture. It’s so beautiful to feel a person through their work. He felt like a very human person. He caught feelings with compassion. I’m looking forward to seeing which one you’ve got. Is it the girl with the flaxen hair?
Rebecca
I’ve passed your thoughts on to Andy,
betimes I regret not having engaged more fully with the world of tech..
mostly I’m content with what I can do here….
I knew Tony before his TV work commenced…I was back in Ireland by then..
We worked together a few times..I played the club he ran in South Yorkshire and stayed in his family home….
I’ve passed your thoughts on to Andy,
betimes I regret not having engaged more fully with the world of tech..
mostly I’m content with what I can do here….
I knew Tony before his TV work commenced…I was back in Ireland by then..
We worked together a few times..I played the club he ran in South Yorkshire and stayed in his family home….
I recall a night when we were double booked at the folk club in Hartlepool….we decided to go ahead and split the gig..later we drank some whiskey and later we drank a little more…..later on Tony said to me….
“Whisky is good for removing warts,
not from the people who are drinking it,
but from the people they are looking at ”
I was fortunate to gain two pieces of Henry Flanagan’s sculpture….one is called “Three Sisters”…the other is a study of man and guitar which he made for me ..it was a great pleasure to spend some quality time with him in adulthood…to get to know the man rather then the teacher….I think one of them may have been visible in an earlier lockdown episode
Gerry sure has a great ear,Christy.
Reading his sleeve notes,I was reminded of the voices and Co Mayo accents of my late in laws…My kids would sit for ages,listening to stories and ‘sharing news’.I often sat in as well .There was something absorbing and quite soothing about the speech rhythms.They lived in Co Meath for half their lives,but it was their early years that formed their speech..your comments about ‘exiles’ was spot on too…’City of Chicago’nails that so well.
Back to Margaret Barry et al now… D
and her Mother said….
“O my Margaret,my lovely Margaret”
Mornin’ Christy
You got ‘the start’ with me in 1971..in Withington M20… and hardly a day off since!!
From the off,I was right into ‘Speech Project’…were your contributions part of a wide ranging chat with Gerry or did he source them from interviews? They really hit the mark… I had a good look at his website too and there are some nice videos linked to the Project.Thanks for mentioning it on t’Guestbook.
Have a good day
Dave
Gerry arrived here one day,we talked and he recorded our chat….he edited two lines and began to weave and meld his magic
Minds locked shut and Johnny jump up would be great songs for the next episode if your stuck
Cheers
Thank You…I’ve noted your noble call….both have been added to the iist
“I’ll tell you a story that happened to me “
Christy.. its been 2 long weeks since you have graced us on Facebook.. this pandemic is bad enough without you leaving us in the lurch for a fortnight.. I hope alls well but I’m patiently waiting for episode 8.. maybe Andy didn’t press the record button
you are not alone “in the lurch”
neither Andy nor myself are skilled in the ways of Igadgets
we are doing our best to transmit episode 8
we have;
Ordinary Man
Bright Blue Rose
Joxer goes to Stuttgart ( for Jack)
How Long
Sacco & Vanzetti
Pity The Poor Immigrant
in the can…..
but the feckin can wont budge
I just rediscover Christy Hennessy, I was aware of his talents over the years but never knew he wrote so many fine songs. Such a humble man ,pity I never got to meet him, it appears he died of cancer related to asbestos exposure, unfortunately I was told 10 years ago I had it on my lungs too , I pray it don’t materialize in asbestosis . But so far so good, I’m still breathing alright..keep safe.
“I’ve ridden thru the cold and the wind and the rain
but I’m in love and I do not feel the pain”
As a young lad, Christie worked in demolition “over there”
thats what got him
Hi Christy
Prompted by recent mentions,I finally invested in a copy of ‘Speech Project’…wow,its wonderful and firmly in the ‘every home should have one’ category…
So clever to meld the nuances of speech and music rhythms.Fair play to Gerry Diver.He’s a wonderful curator in preserving so much for posterity as well as the present day.When I return to road trips,this will be in the car on repeat,in rotation with John McCusker’s ‘Under one sky’…they’re good stable mates.
Dave
I love that word Dave ….meld
and your sentence
“to meld the nuances of speech and music rhythms”
sounds like our job description
“any chance of the start?”
I have too many guitars, accordions, uke’s, banjos, and other noise makers under beds and in closets, I hate to put an instrument in a case, but I don’t have enough floor space for stands.with the taks martins. Gibson’s, fenders, my fav is that little 3/4 yairi, it’s got a unique sound, and with the v shaped neck it’s so easy to play, regarding the songs , I’m very aware constant song postings can be boring for some, during this lockdown I try to write two or three a week, I record them right away in case I loose the Melody that magically attached itself to the words as I write.. as the auld traveller said ” that’s all I have to say””
You remind me of a day….I was walking out at the very back Inis Maan…I was looking for a melody for Strange Ways….I found one out there on the Atlantic Shore…I’d no means of writing or recording the few lines so I kept singing them over and over ’til I got back to my cassette recorder….
“There is a ring around The World
it ensnares the very young
as these priests and bishops fall
innocence comes to an end
….Strange Ways,Strange Ways,
God works in Strange Ways”
A man I know has over 60 guitars plus (almost) every instrument known…amongst his treasure he has some of the strangest gadgets, each one capable of making a unique sound….
one day in Crowleys of Cork a customer was heard to say of him…
“he’d be happy if he got one note out of it”
Hi Christy, wanted to repeat how I really appreciate your guestbook through it have discovered Christie Hennessey’s legacy, I had heard his name but never listened to him, now I can’t get his songs out of my head, a really memorable voice. Watched a documentary on YouTube about him and he seemed to be in the best possible sense an ‘ordinary man’ very self-effacing.
Just a note to Easkey how can you say your link maybe boring it’s a great song, I do wish I had some musical abilities. I suppose we all have our own talents! I’m busy sewing daft masks for family and friends and have been told I make a mean apple crumble. Apologies if this comment or something similar comes through twice, think something went wrong the first time! Cheers Pam
Christie Hennessy was the gentlest of men….
your presence here is a welcome arrival…
Hope your face masks work well…
I’m distracted by thoughts of your apple crumble
https://youtu.be/iDXPccNTpAY
Sorry forgot to post it .
My new offering, I hope I’m not boring anyone , just wrote it today.
to write and record a song in the same day is some achievement….and you have a fine stable of guitars
Hi Christy,
I have become an avid fan after hearing your magical music on Irish Pub Radio and then through some CDs I found on Amazon.
We visited Ireland last fall and were able to find pub music nearly every night. Needless to say we had a great time and we came home missing the music in particular.
I hope we can catch one of your live shows during our next visit, whenever that is.
Please carry on.
Patrick
welcome aboard Patrick….keep coming back….I once recieved a song from Santa Barbara…(No Southern Wind Blows)
Hi Christy
A day spent with too much anger and frustration at political ‘leaders” historic and current dodgy dealings…
Poignant scenes in Ashington as ‘big Jack’ was laid to rest…and,a nice touch that the cortege was led by a musician playing the ‘Local Hero’tune on Northumbrian small pipes…class…
Dave
gotta keep them fascists down
Hello Christy,
Meant to say, I’ve been listening to episode 7 a few times, in between the wall to wall Gortatagorts and 16 fishermen. You’re sounding good.
Really good. Sounds like you’ve got out of yourself 🙂
Rebecca
episode 8 is causing some technical problems..it features
Ordinary Man
Bright Blue Rose
Joxer goes to Stuttgart ( for Jack)
How Long
Sacco & Vanzetti
Pity The Poor Immigrant
I once played keyboards in a church music group. We did Be still for the presence of the Lord as a reggae number. It was a disaster. Not the music, it worked pretty well. It was the congregation. Some of them cried, and not in a good way. The vicar hid. We didn’t do that one again.
you have revived boyhood memories of choral singing…the beauty of 4 part harmony….adolescent boys singing Soprano,Alto,Tenor and Baritone parts under the baton of Father Henry Flanagan….known as ‘The Coote” Henry was an Artist,Muscican, Teacher and disciplinarian in Newbridge College which I attended between 1958-1963….
Henry was the most enlightened of our teachers. In later life I realised the enormity of his contribution to thousands of young lives. He oversaw the Arts & Crafts classes, the Choir, the annual Operetta, the Gramaphone society and taught English….he also undertook the task of disciplinarian in the school…years later he shared with me his distaste for this task (“Biffing” cane on hands. he said he took it on so as it would be done fairly and evenly) As a result of this not everyone remembers him fondly.
His primary purpose was his Sculpture. He carved many iconic pieces still to be seen.
One of his stone sculptures will feature in the next lockdown episode.
He had an enormous influence on many of us.
Hello Christy,
I’m thinking the nearest thing I’ve got to a song about my hometown is Dalesman’s Litany.
Yorkshire humour…?
Rebecca
the mention of Yorkshire rumour reminds me of my late friend Tony Capstick
Rory is spot on about the links to ‘home’,Christy. Always good to hear your recollections and the influence of family/Newbridge times.Also,intriguing song titles among your find in the copy book!
Not so much song,as a poem resonates here .’This is the place’-written by Tony Walsh a few years back,and had world wide publicity after he read it as part of the grieving ,following the 2017 horrors of the bomb detonated at Manchester Arena…fair play to Tony-he sums up so much and caused many a ‘Manc’to have a lump in the throat and a tear in the eye…
Dave
Dave
Morra Daithí
Mornin’Christy
Listening to ‘This is the day’ (and still intrigued by the Spanish/Cuban style cover-as I was when the LP was released)
Great links from mention of ‘The Yellow Bittern’…wonderful versions on ‘The Poet and the Piper’,the 2003 CD gem ,recorded by Heaney and Liam Og O’Flynn…so good that there’s a great recording of the two maestros and regularly played here,especially in lockdown.Very rewarding listening…
Not sure if still in circulation,but there’s an excellent Liam Clancy autobiography from the early 2000s ,’The Yellow Bittern’ and an RTE film of the same name-produced a few years later… both are excellent- such rich subject matter…
Have a good day
Dave
An Bunán Buidhe…The Yellow Bittern
I learned the song from Andy Rynne in 1968..He may have gathered it from Joe Heaney..I keep returning to this song….I performed it once with Liam O’Flynn in the National Concert Hall ..(cannot remember when or why)……..I’m hearing “the Bittern’s Cry” again these days
Thanks for your reply below, Christie … and of course the St. Brendan lyrics always get the attention of us Long Islanders. But I just had to add that my youngest son, who came to Ireland with me on my second trip in 2016, is named Brendan. Easily the least difficult of my 3 sons growing up, so I think he qualifies as a saint also in a manner of speaking. Hope the EU lets us Americans back in in 2021 (and hope the Donald is a distant, embarrassing memory … ). At least America finally had a Black president (awesome), and maybe we’ll catch up and even elect a gay president some day (keep an eye on Pete Buttigieg, and yes I know how you feel about politicians). Keep well, and keep singing for us.
Thanks Greg..best wishes to you and family, to all American songsters
I just read your post…yellow bittern.
That was a brilliant poem by Seamus Heaney, i had no idea there was a song, i must investigate
Rory
Ps we all need more Heaney poetry in our lives