Sorry for the bombardment but this is the folk club , described by Shiela, she even got married there to yer Kildare man
Greyfriars uddingston
In the grounds of a monastery on the banks of the Clyde
In an old stone cow house .
Rory
Christy's reply
dont ring no bells here….I’m in the snug at The Scotia with The Whistlebinkies, MickBroderick & Freddie Anderson…heading across to Auld Reekie later to meet Owen Hand and Andy Scappadiccio in the St Vincent
Just to add a little more, Ireland scrums are something else right now. It wasn’t till we got to the fourth or fifth one that I realised just how smooth and perfect they’were. It was the first to collapse. I love the scrum.
The ball handling’s got a swift precision too. Awesome stuff.
Christy's reply
In all fairness Porter,Kelleher and Furlong are good listeners..I’ve fairly drummed into them all of scrummaging’s finer details learned with Bective 3rd’s, Cashel and Galway Corinthians between ’63 and ’66. Back then wingers threw the ball in at line outs and lifting was illegal..a prop forward could go through an entire season without touching the ball (with hands) Over those 3 years I scored one try..Corinthians v Clontarf…. the ball dribbled over the Clontarf line during a rainstorm..I fell upon it in utter exhaustion..once playing Young Munster in Cashel a young scrum half mistakenly passed the ball to a prop..at half time I heard the prop admonish his number 9….”dont you ever pass that fuckin ball to me again”
Dear Christy,
Those lads in crusaders outfits at murrayfield that i heartily cheered at as they were sent homewards to think again…..are probably now indeed heading home.
The welsh are licking their wounds before a choppy ferry across the Muir Meann ,while you and i are looking forward to a grand slam decider in Dub in March.
I sent photos from the game to my friend in Nurney, she started a folk club ( i think in glasgow) where The Corries, Billy Connolly and The Fureys all played…a scots lady and home in kildare with tears in her eyes enjoying Flower of Scotland. Great stuff.
So today after those wins perhaps Bogey’s Bonnie Belle might meet the Boys of Barr Na Sraide for a knees up.
Hope you have a relaxing day, after some work am off for some tattoos.
Must find out what Shiela’s folk club was called, you may have visited.
Take care
Rory
Christy's reply
What a day we had….after Landsdowne Road I needed a few hours to catch my breath before watching the taped Murrayfield game….I’m still purring in the aftermath…
I love the build up to the Six Nations…yesterday it opened perfectly for me….M.O.T.D. was in halfpenny place after the earlier feast….
very interested to hear more about thon Glasgow Folk Club…I encountered the three acts you mention during early visits tae the Clyde…. Billy in The Scotia, Finbar in Peebles , The Corries when I guested one year at their Edinburgh Festival Series in (I think) The Playhouse…Spencer Davis & Paco Pena were the other guests…. enough of that…
I love watching your Finn Russell….a bag of class tricks in one hand and potential doom in the other…I love his cheeky demeanour ….well done yesterday…ye sent the empire loyalists on their way…
I’m meeting Andy Farrell later to figure out how we should tackle the French next week… I’ll have a one on one with Tadhg Furlong to discuss tight head strategies. I also have some ideas to share with our Johnny…
That new English number 10 is gonna be a handful over coming campaigns….and finally….the verdict here , it was most definitely 100% correct to award that penalty try ….I’ve been on to both Brian Moore & Lawrence Dallalio this morning asking them to cease their bleating…
Hello Christy and All,
Its today! I read Rory’s words with joy.
Here’s a poem for the start of the six nations.
Jabberwocky
BY LEWIS CARROLL
’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
“Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!”
He took his vorpal sword in hand;
Long time the manxome foe he sought—
So rested he by the Tumtum tree
And stood awhile in thought.
And, as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!
One, two! One, two! And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.
“And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!”
He chortled in his joy.
’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
—
I tried to find a good slithy video but they were all full of actors being big and important.
This one jumped right into it and swam for its life. https://youtu.be/LbGbU65_Rbg
Dear Christy, it is here.
The smells of embocation and dubbin,
The splashes of porter and rain,
The sounds of roars and anthems,
The sights of flags and scrums.
The six nations is upon us again, sport’s greatest theatre,
Celtic rivals, conquered and conquerors, gallic flair, continental mixtures, north and south, pleasure and pain.
Come on Scotland
Rory
Ps 3 Hawick players in the starting xv
Christy's reply
excitement in the air..
long johns pressed and aired
ticket in the oxter
hipflask standing by (the teapot)
sangwedges carefully wrapped
“Its time to fight our way to Landsdowne Road once more”
Hi Vincent O C. Christy has a huge store of songs and stories…some of us older gang on here have picked them.up as we go along..This website is a great resource .the Lyrics section..this guestbook itself going back many years..The really great book that CM brought out about 20 years called One Voice can be found online sometimes, if you do find it you will have great reading and re reading for years to come ..Up the Banner…H
Christy's reply
“The lassies ‘O The Broomielaw on their Cuban Heels are dancing
here’s Our Lady O’ the Clyde and there goes Jinky Johnson”
Sorry Christy for making you feel like wiki google and for taking up your time I thought you might have discussed the song with him before you recorded it it can be interesting to know how songs come about sometimes how your own song north and south of the river came about was very interesting you told me about it here generally if a singer wants to record someone else’s song do they have to get permission from the writer first or do they go and record the song and just mention the writer on the sleeve notes
Christy's reply
depends…
if its a new work, permission must be sought..
if it has been previously recorded, that gives it copyright protection, then the publisher must be referenced..
these are my interpretations
you really should contact MCPS / PRS for precise info
Hi all fellow Listeners: Got two tickets for Drogheda March 12th (sold out meanwhile) but unfortunately can‘t make the trip. Tickets are PDF, so anyone interested may contact me via email: cdfoerst[at]t-online.de
Long may the gigs continue… Hoping for next opportunity,
Dietmar
Your nostalgic stroll takes you into an interesting and old part of town…no evidence of MSG, but The Cathedral and Chetham’s School of music add a lot to the city. Nowadays, there’s a great gig venue within ‘Chet’s’ http://www.stollerhall.com I see Sharon Shannon is there tomorrow and there’s a wide ranging bill of fare. Very likely it’s the nearest music spot to the old MSG…
Enjoy the gig prep. I’m playing some mandolin here,but thinking gigs might be a thing of the past. If so, it was a hell of a ride and much more than we ever expected when we first tuned up in Fred’s back room c 1982.
Hi Christy, in the snow listening to a fascinating Desert Island Discs with Lyse Doucet.
A wide and interesting collection of musical choices.
She is a brave lady , like Veronica Guerin.
I remember Pam from Bury recording ‘veronica’ a year ago, stirring .
It must have been hard to choose your discs.
Regards
Rory
Hello Christy,
I had some good news yesterday. I rang Mark Norris, the harp maker, and he said he’s working on my harp right now. I’ve reached the top of the queue and my harp is nearly a harp. He said 6 weeks and it will be ready. I’ve been waiting 3 years and finally I’m going to get my hands on it. It’s a beauty made from Scottish yew. I can’t wait to hear what it’s going to sound like.
You started with a good one did Jimmy say what inspired him to write Ride On or what it was about
Christy's reply
hi Vincent….you got me feelin a bit like Wiki Google ….time is runnin out here and I have my own bits and pieces to look into/upto/after/under/across….if the answers come to easy we miss out on the search…it dont matter anyway ..its what you think its about that counts..its enough for Jimmy Mack to write the words and the music, then to gift them to us…I’m hardly gonna ask the man what he thinks its about
I’ll return the wishful thinking…a walk around Merrion Square, to the National Gallery and visiting ITMA, now I know it’s there…
Interesting news about a film by the excellent Myles O’Reilly http://www.arbutusyarns.net to be featured at the forthcoming Dublin Film Festival in March… ‘ Dark Horse on the Wind’ about the force of nature, Liam Weldon. Hope you get to see it…
Dave
Christy's reply
I’ll stroll around Piccadilly then head for Long Millgate and the MSG (via Yates Wine Lodge)
Christy,
let me know the next time your out walking and I’ll give you a wave from the top of the Liver Building.
Christy's reply
I wish I was back in Liverpool
havin a brew with Liverpool Lou
the leavin of Liverpool is always Lonesome
drinkin buttermilk all the week
I always remember
when first I landed in Liverpool
I went upon the spree
woke up by the Pyramid in Maryland
Last night I decided I’d explore the depths of http://www.itma.ie I didn’t get past the home page as there’s so much of interest there!
Brenda Castles blog about tunes is absorbing, with lots to follow up. And, so much more to be explored beyond the home page, sometime…
All the best
Dave
Christy's reply
Our precious Irish Trad Music Archive has gained a fresh spring in its step with the arrival of Liam O’Connor into the driving seat.. a very fine Fiddle player, Liam comes from one of Dublin’s most loved Trad Music Famiies….I had the pleasure of sitting with him last year…we had a long chat which may be included in the ITMA “back to the well” series…..
its a perfect day for walking here..low Spring Sun beaming down upon the Irish Sea…I can almost see Liverpool and Holyhead…. but that may be wishful thinking
Hello Christy,
Ub winter I wear a cloak as my winter coat. It’s something to do with brigid but it started long before I knew about her. Anyway, I read her story and it connected. It also makes me feel like Clint Eastwood when I wear it in the UK. When I wear it in ireland I feel a bit of a dork, but I keep going. It’s red.
How’s the singing and playing. I’m a bit stalled right now. I keep going.
Sorry for the bombardment but this is the folk club , described by Shiela, she even got married there to yer Kildare man
Greyfriars uddingston
In the grounds of a monastery on the banks of the Clyde
In an old stone cow house .
Rory
dont ring no bells here….I’m in the snug at The Scotia with The Whistlebinkies, MickBroderick & Freddie Anderson…heading across to Auld Reekie later to meet Owen Hand and Andy Scappadiccio in the St Vincent
You are spot on Christy, spot on.
See you at the presenting of the trophy.
RB
we’ll fill it to the brim
That try that arches right round to the corner was a thing to behold. I might be remembering wrong and combing two moves there?
24 hours on and its all a blur
Just to add a little more, Ireland scrums are something else right now. It wasn’t till we got to the fourth or fifth one that I realised just how smooth and perfect they’were. It was the first to collapse. I love the scrum.
The ball handling’s got a swift precision too. Awesome stuff.
In all fairness Porter,Kelleher and Furlong are good listeners..I’ve fairly drummed into them all of scrummaging’s finer details learned with Bective 3rd’s, Cashel and Galway Corinthians between ’63 and ’66. Back then wingers threw the ball in at line outs and lifting was illegal..a prop forward could go through an entire season without touching the ball (with hands) Over those 3 years I scored one try..Corinthians v Clontarf…. the ball dribbled over the Clontarf line during a rainstorm..I fell upon it in utter exhaustion..once playing Young Munster in Cashel a young scrum half mistakenly passed the ball to a prop..at half time I heard the prop admonish his number 9….”dont you ever pass that fuckin ball to me again”
Dear Christy,
Those lads in crusaders outfits at murrayfield that i heartily cheered at as they were sent homewards to think again…..are probably now indeed heading home.
The welsh are licking their wounds before a choppy ferry across the Muir Meann ,while you and i are looking forward to a grand slam decider in Dub in March.
I sent photos from the game to my friend in Nurney, she started a folk club ( i think in glasgow) where The Corries, Billy Connolly and The Fureys all played…a scots lady and home in kildare with tears in her eyes enjoying Flower of Scotland. Great stuff.
So today after those wins perhaps Bogey’s Bonnie Belle might meet the Boys of Barr Na Sraide for a knees up.
Hope you have a relaxing day, after some work am off for some tattoos.
Must find out what Shiela’s folk club was called, you may have visited.
Take care
Rory
What a day we had….after Landsdowne Road I needed a few hours to catch my breath before watching the taped Murrayfield game….I’m still purring in the aftermath…
I love the build up to the Six Nations…yesterday it opened perfectly for me….M.O.T.D. was in halfpenny place after the earlier feast….
very interested to hear more about thon Glasgow Folk Club…I encountered the three acts you mention during early visits tae the Clyde…. Billy in The Scotia, Finbar in Peebles , The Corries when I guested one year at their Edinburgh Festival Series in (I think) The Playhouse…Spencer Davis & Paco Pena were the other guests…. enough of that…
I love watching your Finn Russell….a bag of class tricks in one hand and potential doom in the other…I love his cheeky demeanour ….well done yesterday…ye sent the empire loyalists on their way…
I’m meeting Andy Farrell later to figure out how we should tackle the French next week… I’ll have a one on one with Tadhg Furlong to discuss tight head strategies. I also have some ideas to share with our Johnny…
That new English number 10 is gonna be a handful over coming campaigns….and finally….the verdict here , it was most definitely 100% correct to award that penalty try ….I’ve been on to both Brian Moore & Lawrence Dallalio this morning asking them to cease their bleating…
Hello Christy and All,
Its today! I read Rory’s words with joy.
Here’s a poem for the start of the six nations.
Jabberwocky
BY LEWIS CARROLL
’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
“Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!”
He took his vorpal sword in hand;
Long time the manxome foe he sought—
So rested he by the Tumtum tree
And stood awhile in thought.
And, as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!
One, two! One, two! And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.
“And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!”
He chortled in his joy.
’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
—
I tried to find a good slithy video but they were all full of actors being big and important.
This one jumped right into it and swam for its life.
https://youtu.be/LbGbU65_Rbg
Rebecca
I love it….
Dear Christy, it is here.
The smells of embocation and dubbin,
The splashes of porter and rain,
The sounds of roars and anthems,
The sights of flags and scrums.
The six nations is upon us again, sport’s greatest theatre,
Celtic rivals, conquered and conquerors, gallic flair, continental mixtures, north and south, pleasure and pain.
Come on Scotland
Rory
Ps 3 Hawick players in the starting xv
excitement in the air..
long johns pressed and aired
ticket in the oxter
hipflask standing by (the teapot)
sangwedges carefully wrapped
“Its time to fight our way to Landsdowne Road once more”
Hi Vincent O C. Christy has a huge store of songs and stories…some of us older gang on here have picked them.up as we go along..This website is a great resource .the Lyrics section..this guestbook itself going back many years..The really great book that CM brought out about 20 years called One Voice can be found online sometimes, if you do find it you will have great reading and re reading for years to come ..Up the Banner…H
“The lassies ‘O The Broomielaw on their Cuban Heels are dancing
here’s Our Lady O’ the Clyde and there goes Jinky Johnson”
Sorry Christy for making you feel like wiki google and for taking up your time I thought you might have discussed the song with him before you recorded it it can be interesting to know how songs come about sometimes how your own song north and south of the river came about was very interesting you told me about it here generally if a singer wants to record someone else’s song do they have to get permission from the writer first or do they go and record the song and just mention the writer on the sleeve notes
depends…
if its a new work, permission must be sought..
if it has been previously recorded, that gives it copyright protection, then the publisher must be referenced..
these are my interpretations
you really should contact MCPS / PRS for precise info
over & out
Hi all fellow Listeners: Got two tickets for Drogheda March 12th (sold out meanwhile) but unfortunately can‘t make the trip. Tickets are PDF, so anyone interested may contact me via email: cdfoerst[at]t-online.de
Long may the gigs continue… Hoping for next opportunity,
Dietmar
hope it works out for you..keep us posted
Hi Christy
Your nostalgic stroll takes you into an interesting and old part of town…no evidence of MSG, but The Cathedral and Chetham’s School of music add a lot to the city. Nowadays, there’s a great gig venue within ‘Chet’s’ http://www.stollerhall.com I see Sharon Shannon is there tomorrow and there’s a wide ranging bill of fare. Very likely it’s the nearest music spot to the old MSG…
Enjoy the gig prep. I’m playing some mandolin here,but thinking gigs might be a thing of the past. If so, it was a hell of a ride and much more than we ever expected when we first tuned up in Fred’s back room c 1982.
Dave
the time will come ..be prepared..enjoy the prep
Hi Christy, in the snow listening to a fascinating Desert Island Discs with Lyse Doucet.
A wide and interesting collection of musical choices.
She is a brave lady , like Veronica Guerin.
I remember Pam from Bury recording ‘veronica’ a year ago, stirring .
It must have been hard to choose your discs.
Regards
Rory
soon as I get a chance
Hello Christy,
I had some good news yesterday. I rang Mark Norris, the harp maker, and he said he’s working on my harp right now. I’ve reached the top of the queue and my harp is nearly a harp. He said 6 weeks and it will be ready. I’ve been waiting 3 years and finally I’m going to get my hands on it. It’s a beauty made from Scottish yew. I can’t wait to hear what it’s going to sound like.
Rebecca
happy landing
You started with a good one did Jimmy say what inspired him to write Ride On or what it was about
hi Vincent….you got me feelin a bit like Wiki Google ….time is runnin out here and I have my own bits and pieces to look into/upto/after/under/across….if the answers come to easy we miss out on the search…it dont matter anyway ..its what you think its about that counts..its enough for Jimmy Mack to write the words and the music, then to gift them to us…I’m hardly gonna ask the man what he thinks its about
Hi Christy
I’ll return the wishful thinking…a walk around Merrion Square, to the National Gallery and visiting ITMA, now I know it’s there…
Interesting news about a film by the excellent Myles O’Reilly http://www.arbutusyarns.net to be featured at the forthcoming Dublin Film Festival in March… ‘ Dark Horse on the Wind’ about the force of nature, Liam Weldon. Hope you get to see it…
Dave
I’ll stroll around Piccadilly then head for Long Millgate and the MSG (via Yates Wine Lodge)
Christy,
let me know the next time your out walking and I’ll give you a wave from the top of the Liver Building.
I wish I was back in Liverpool
havin a brew with Liverpool Lou
the leavin of Liverpool is always Lonesome
drinkin buttermilk all the week
I always remember
when first I landed in Liverpool
I went upon the spree
woke up by the Pyramid in Maryland
Mornin’ Christy
Last night I decided I’d explore the depths of http://www.itma.ie I didn’t get past the home page as there’s so much of interest there!
Brenda Castles blog about tunes is absorbing, with lots to follow up. And, so much more to be explored beyond the home page, sometime…
All the best
Dave
Our precious Irish Trad Music Archive has gained a fresh spring in its step with the arrival of Liam O’Connor into the driving seat.. a very fine Fiddle player, Liam comes from one of Dublin’s most loved Trad Music Famiies….I had the pleasure of sitting with him last year…we had a long chat which may be included in the ITMA “back to the well” series…..
its a perfect day for walking here..low Spring Sun beaming down upon the Irish Sea…I can almost see Liverpool and Holyhead…. but that may be wishful thinking
I like how pagan women have wider career choices than virgin or martyr.
Brigid still roams around The Curragh Of Kildare ..she also knocks around County Louth for recreation
Hello Christy,
Ub winter I wear a cloak as my winter coat. It’s something to do with brigid but it started long before I knew about her. Anyway, I read her story and it connected. It also makes me feel like Clint Eastwood when I wear it in the UK. When I wear it in ireland I feel a bit of a dork, but I keep going. It’s red.
How’s the singing and playing. I’m a bit stalled right now. I keep going.
Rebecca
How did you get to know Jimmy McCarthy and which one of his songs did you record first
mid 1970’s….heard his band Southpaw play in The Meeting Place, Dorset St, Dublin……..”Ride On” in 1984