Hi Christy, King Puck was spinning on the way up today, for me at least one of your very finest, such a range of emotions.
Seperatly i often wonder what your fellow troubadors are up to these days, jimmy H, declan S and Cathal H ?
Much regards
Rory
Christy's reply
Declan,Jimmy and Cathal continue to make music as they have been doing all their lives….Declan singing ,playing, writing, arranging, recording and producing…Jimmy plays with a number of Bands, teaches and produces, Cathal plays with Mairtin O’Connor Band,with Four Men and A Dog, also with his Brother Stephen and other musicians, and plays sessions in the Family Pub
Hello Christy,
I’m enjoying exploring lots of traditional music. Volume one of Ewan Maccoll and, Bert Lloyd’s recording of the Child Ballads landed yesterday and leapt straight onto the turntable. I haven’t worked out how many volumes there are but the notes in the album sleeve are fab. https://www.itma.ie/shop/gabriel-mcardle-the-fermanagh-blackbird
Is flying courageously across the sea. Hope it will land soon. Lots of blackbirds in my garden. Plus a couple of big wood pigeons. Gangs of starlings and various groups from the crow family too.
Rebecca
Christy's reply
its an endless exploration
those Starlings are proper upstarts
Ye couldn’t beat a tin of Victoria biscuits back in the day far better than the rover biscuits! , did no-one else here bait the the bejaysus out of the empty tin of them as a bodhran? To contradict Mick! I got plenty of satisfaction!
Christy's reply
The Jacobs tin took the biscuit until Bolands came along..their tins were always in Concert pitch
Quite a few of our larger cities would still have a ‘Victoria Street’ or ‘Square’. They never got around to renaming them. So another more prominent street or thoroughfare would picked up the name of some Irish historical figure or saint. So the further you went, the places like Victoria Square got ‘left behind’. Powers-to-be forgot to rename them.
Christy's reply
still tuggin the forelock, Shrewsbury Rd,Ailesbury Rd,Suffolk Street,Henry St, Kempton Rise, Royal Irish Academy,..I could be here all morning,
Music and sun raising the spirits…fair play to BBC radio 6 giving airplay to Fontaines DC and their mighty version of Nick Drake s classic Cello Song…one of 23 reimagined ND songs covered by various artists, on an album due soon…very tasty YouTube film too…
Then I saw the full page ad for the New Lankum LP…back cover of Uncut magazine…
All things to brighten up the days…Bryter Later, even…
All the best to all
Dave
Christy's reply
Fontaines DC, Lankum, A Lazarus Soul….
Nick Drake music still winning new listeners ,stirring hearts unborn when he was here for such a brief time
There’s a street in Galway called Victoria St.
Never been a popular girls name around here
and it doesn’t translate to well into the Irish.
Locals just call it Straid an Bhitch beag and leave it at that.
Far away in Iran the locals have changed the name of the street where the British Embassy is to Bobby Sands St.
Christy's reply
In Newbridge we had Edward St, Henry St, Georges St,Charlotte Street….the Town was built outside the walls of an enormous British Army Barracks…many of our neighbours descended from Camp followers who remained when the Tommies departed..many of them bacame more Irish then The Irish ourselves
Place names.
My birthplace is Maryborough, Victoria, Australia.
Named by Commissioner Daly after Maryborough in Ireland…
Which has since reverted to its former name Port Laois (?)
So…maybe Oz town should change too?
But then you can’t just change every word which invading forces have imposed
If ever Oz becomes a republic we will still be stuck with King this, Queen that, etc
I am so pleased to have booked a couple of tickets for Christy in October in Castlebar, I have been trying to book for a good while with no luck. The only time I saw Christy live was many years ago in some ballroom in the west of Ireland. In the meantime nothing gives me greater pleasure than to put on the ‘Whatever tickles your fancy’ vinyl (or one of his other records). We are looking forward to coming home for the concert. All the best in the meantime, Christy.
Christy's reply
Its been 10 years since I last played in Castlebar….I look forward to returning to the Travellers Friend Theatre….first played there with Planxty in 1972….lots of good memories across the years…I wish you safe travels
Hello Christy, It’s Gabe and Corinne from the City of Chicago.Â
We just wanted to thank you for your incredible performance March 8th in Naas. Watching you perform was one of those priceless moments for us that we will talk about for our lifetimes. It was truly spectacular that you chose to start the concert with In the City of Chicago we thought it was meant to be. Then you dedicated The Voyage to us and we were ecstatic.Â
The Irish people are in a class of their own and your hospitality just further confirms why we love the people of Ireland and eventually want to live out our final days there.Â
Thanks again and we wish you good health and happiness and many more years of doing what you love to do. We hope to see you again soon.Â
Christy's reply
Gabe & Corinne….Kilashee is special to me..my family home was 5 miles away across the fields…Newbridge is where my life began…Naas was our neighbouring Town…thank you for your feedback
Following on from what John Liverpool said, you can get arrested for playing a toy trumpet these days. It happened in Sheffield at a tree protest. https://youtu.be/JN2qePwIUaw
Christy, breaking news this side of the water, official report confirms what most people already knew. The Met’ police are racist, homophobic and misogynist and under new laws can now arrest you if you are only ‘thinking’ of attending a demonstration, the only people they ‘protect and serve’ are the increasingly right wing goverment. The words of your great song’ No Time For Love’ never sounded more appropriate, .
Hello Christy,
As Rory said, the English made such a mess of your place-names all those years ago.
Clonmel, honey meadow?
Killashee, Hill of the fairies?
I’ve only met the Irish language for 4 or 5 years. It’s not difficult to get a few words.
Round here the places were named by whoever was invading us, or living on the land, at the time. So they don’t have the purity of the Irish.
Calder (the river) – ‘swift stream’ Celtic.
Elland – ‘land by the river’ Anglosaxon.
Exley – ‘church in a clearing’ Greek/Latin and Saxon.
Fixby – ‘Feck’s farmstead’ Old Irish.
Halifax – ‘coarse grass amongst rocks’ Anglosaxon.
Rastrick – ‘Resting place’ Old Norse.
Stainland – ‘stoney land’ Old Norse.
Todmorden – ‘Totta’s boundary valley’ Anglosaxon.
Mytholmroyd means Clearing where two rivers meet. It is well named. It lies very low in the valley and is usually the first place to flood round here.
& more thanx to Rebecca & Ed Coyle for music gem hidey holes..
Ed I’m on air Oz time 12 noon to 2pm Tues & Thurs. http://www.Hotfm.org.au
Mainly 60s stuff – I’m working on expanding the repertoire- community radio staffed by volunteers like me so slowly it goes…
Hello Rory and All,
Here’s some news from Declan
https://fb.watch/jrUGL7qpPM/
The link should work for everybody.
Rebecca
Hi Christy, King Puck was spinning on the way up today, for me at least one of your very finest, such a range of emotions.
Seperatly i often wonder what your fellow troubadors are up to these days, jimmy H, declan S and Cathal H ?
Much regards
Rory
Declan,Jimmy and Cathal continue to make music as they have been doing all their lives….Declan singing ,playing, writing, arranging, recording and producing…Jimmy plays with a number of Bands, teaches and produces, Cathal plays with Mairtin O’Connor Band,with Four Men and A Dog, also with his Brother Stephen and other musicians, and plays sessions in the Family Pub
Hello Christy,
I’m enjoying exploring lots of traditional music. Volume one of Ewan Maccoll and, Bert Lloyd’s recording of the Child Ballads landed yesterday and leapt straight onto the turntable. I haven’t worked out how many volumes there are but the notes in the album sleeve are fab.
https://www.itma.ie/shop/gabriel-mcardle-the-fermanagh-blackbird
Is flying courageously across the sea. Hope it will land soon. Lots of blackbirds in my garden. Plus a couple of big wood pigeons. Gangs of starlings and various groups from the crow family too.
Rebecca
its an endless exploration
those Starlings are proper upstarts
Are any of Ireland’s moors known by an anglicised name?
Maybe we could rename one “Christy”?
Just a thought…
steady on there…
we got Moore Street…thats where we get the fruit and veg..and the fresh fish
Ye couldn’t beat a tin of Victoria biscuits back in the day far better than the rover biscuits! , did no-one else here bait the the bejaysus out of the empty tin of them as a bodhran? To contradict Mick! I got plenty of satisfaction!
The Jacobs tin took the biscuit until Bolands came along..their tins were always in Concert pitch
Quite a few of our larger cities would still have a ‘Victoria Street’ or ‘Square’. They never got around to renaming them. So another more prominent street or thoroughfare would picked up the name of some Irish historical figure or saint. So the further you went, the places like Victoria Square got ‘left behind’. Powers-to-be forgot to rename them.
still tuggin the forelock, Shrewsbury Rd,Ailesbury Rd,Suffolk Street,Henry St, Kempton Rise, Royal Irish Academy,..I could be here all morning,
Hi Christy/ all
Music and sun raising the spirits…fair play to BBC radio 6 giving airplay to Fontaines DC and their mighty version of Nick Drake s classic Cello Song…one of 23 reimagined ND songs covered by various artists, on an album due soon…very tasty YouTube film too…
Then I saw the full page ad for the New Lankum LP…back cover of Uncut magazine…
All things to brighten up the days…Bryter Later, even…
All the best to all
Dave
Fontaines DC, Lankum, A Lazarus Soul….
Nick Drake music still winning new listeners ,stirring hearts unborn when he was here for such a brief time
There’s a street in Galway called Victoria St.
Never been a popular girls name around here
and it doesn’t translate to well into the Irish.
Locals just call it Straid an Bhitch beag and leave it at that.
Far away in Iran the locals have changed the name of the street where the British Embassy is to Bobby Sands St.
In Newbridge we had Edward St, Henry St, Georges St,Charlotte Street….the Town was built outside the walls of an enormous British Army Barracks…many of our neighbours descended from Camp followers who remained when the Tommies departed..many of them bacame more Irish then The Irish ourselves
Hello Christy and All,
Here’s a quick video posted by ITMA yesterday.
https://fb.watch/jquQp-DHzQ/
Rebecca
Christy, so excited to finally be heading to hear you play. We’ll be at The National Concert Hall this Saturday!! Really looking forward to it 🤗
Place names.
My birthplace is Maryborough, Victoria, Australia.
Named by Commissioner Daly after Maryborough in Ireland…
Which has since reverted to its former name Port Laois (?)
So…maybe Oz town should change too?
But then you can’t just change every word which invading forces have imposed
If ever Oz becomes a republic we will still be stuck with King this, Queen that, etc
It’s been known this past while that this London Met police force has been, to quote: ‘not fit for purpose’.
Ok Hazz.
Meanwhile Radio Caroline (who remembers them?) are broadcasting. Will fill in on more details soon. Apparently on Medium Wave.
I am so pleased to have booked a couple of tickets for Christy in October in Castlebar, I have been trying to book for a good while with no luck. The only time I saw Christy live was many years ago in some ballroom in the west of Ireland. In the meantime nothing gives me greater pleasure than to put on the ‘Whatever tickles your fancy’ vinyl (or one of his other records). We are looking forward to coming home for the concert. All the best in the meantime, Christy.
Its been 10 years since I last played in Castlebar….I look forward to returning to the Travellers Friend Theatre….first played there with Planxty in 1972….lots of good memories across the years…I wish you safe travels
Hello Christy, It’s Gabe and Corinne from the City of Chicago.Â
We just wanted to thank you for your incredible performance March 8th in Naas. Watching you perform was one of those priceless moments for us that we will talk about for our lifetimes. It was truly spectacular that you chose to start the concert with In the City of Chicago we thought it was meant to be. Then you dedicated The Voyage to us and we were ecstatic.Â
The Irish people are in a class of their own and your hospitality just further confirms why we love the people of Ireland and eventually want to live out our final days there.Â
Thanks again and we wish you good health and happiness and many more years of doing what you love to do. We hope to see you again soon.Â
Gabe & Corinne….Kilashee is special to me..my family home was 5 miles away across the fields…Newbridge is where my life began…Naas was our neighbouring Town…thank you for your feedback
Following on from what John Liverpool said, you can get arrested for playing a toy trumpet these days. It happened in Sheffield at a tree protest.
https://youtu.be/JN2qePwIUaw
Christy, breaking news this side of the water, official report confirms what most people already knew. The Met’ police are racist, homophobic and misogynist and under new laws can now arrest you if you are only ‘thinking’ of attending a demonstration, the only people they ‘protect and serve’ are the increasingly right wing goverment. The words of your great song’ No Time For Love’ never sounded more appropriate, .
Hope this gives you a laugh
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0Ao1jQUEreaiLCrcJXzxuHtapZp7Xhsvkzgu1EfdM1htnH1p3inSc33VnN6JNoajnl&id=1069518011&sfnsn=scwspmo
The link should work for everyone.
Hello Christy,
As Rory said, the English made such a mess of your place-names all those years ago.
Clonmel, honey meadow?
Killashee, Hill of the fairies?
I’ve only met the Irish language for 4 or 5 years. It’s not difficult to get a few words.
Round here the places were named by whoever was invading us, or living on the land, at the time. So they don’t have the purity of the Irish.
Calder (the river) – ‘swift stream’ Celtic.
Elland – ‘land by the river’ Anglosaxon.
Exley – ‘church in a clearing’ Greek/Latin and Saxon.
Fixby – ‘Feck’s farmstead’ Old Irish.
Halifax – ‘coarse grass amongst rocks’ Anglosaxon.
Rastrick – ‘Resting place’ Old Norse.
Stainland – ‘stoney land’ Old Norse.
Todmorden – ‘Totta’s boundary valley’ Anglosaxon.
Mytholmroyd means Clearing where two rivers meet. It is well named. It lies very low in the valley and is usually the first place to flood round here.
Rebecca
& more thanx to Rebecca & Ed Coyle for music gem hidey holes..
Ed I’m on air Oz time 12 noon to 2pm Tues & Thurs.
http://www.Hotfm.org.au
Mainly 60s stuff – I’m working on expanding the repertoire- community radio staffed by volunteers like me so slowly it goes…
Go well all
Danny Harris