Just got home from Ireland. Me and my girlfriend went to see your show in Galway and you did not disappoint! We both loved it and it was definately worth the travel! Also gave me the chance to check all the record stores I could find in Galway and Limerick to find some records of you, as it’s not that easy to find in Norway! Arriving home with 4 new Christy moore LP’s and great memories! Thank you again for all that you do and the great music you have given and continue to give!
Atleast now you know you have fans in their twenties all the way over in Norway!
Christy's reply
Thank you….having travelled so far, I’m happy to read that you had a good visit….
I played once in Norway…back in 1977 I did 2 gigs in Bergen….
I was drinking heavily…..I did not play well…I still regret that….
greetings to all Norwegian songsters…
Hi. Shane will surely give a blast of Honda 50 tonight !! What a win, what a buzz, some week for Irish sport, to add to the mighty gig in Gallimh…beir bua agus beannacht !! H
Christy's reply
well done Shane…
glad to see the back of those feckin Chinooks…
they give me the willies….
Hello Christy, Just driving up to Malahide for a last night before crossing the waves.
It’s just reappeared in my head. Your singing of The two Conneellys. That verse in Irish was stunning. I feel so lucky to have heard you singing it live. Thankyou! 💚
Rebecca
Christy's reply
I harbour sorrow over the loss of my Native tongue
my wee verse ,”as Gaeilge”, but a small token in a life of singing and writing “as Béarla”
in my early teens I had reasonable fluency in Irish but I soon lapsed into the Ballads and Folksongs written in a foreign language..
That said,I’ve cherished each and every song that has come my way
Yet betimes, I feel that sense of loss…. when I hear the likes of Eoghan Ó Ceannabháín, Seosamh Ó hÉanaigh,The Begley Family singing so beautifully “as Gaeilge” I marvel and wonder at the beauty and flow of their songs…
that said, I had the greatest of times singing in a thousand English and Scottish Folk Clubs…and later travelling the world singing songs in English…
Today we have a great Irish language revivial in our midst….
Just to say what a great night my self and my wife had last night in Leisureland. You’re in great voice as was the audience. We were close enough to you to give you a wee prompt on Lawless! That mic gives you great freedom on stage. Fair play and long may you continue.
Christy's reply
thats the kinda talk we like to hear here…muchos gracias to Mr & Mrs Hopper…
and yes, that mic has been an adventurous innovation…allowing me to move hither and thither without a bother in the world….I’ve been practicin a few Flatley moves here on the mirror…but the chiropractor threatened to resign and my spiritual advisor suggested I cop myself on and start actin my age…feckin spoil sports the pair of ’em…
How ya Christy thank you for a wonderful gig last night I loveed the set some gems appeared Tippin it up to Nancy Lawless,the Galtee mountain boy togged Farmer Michael Hayes broke new ground all in all a fantastic night and a pleasure to be there to you and the crew fair play
Face the puck out
Christy's reply
great to see the Bullaun crew last night…sounding good and pulling first time
Hello Christy,
Im glad they filled a corner, as we say in these parts
So many different songs last night.
Im agreeing with you wholeheartedly about Lawless. Removing the one word, you’ve turned him from a victim into a person.
Rebecca
Christy's reply
Mick Curry’s song is such a fine ballad
its very fitting that it is now in the Irish Traditional Music Archive
so much imagery running thru his lines
that last verse is a heartbreaker
the second last verse leaves an unsolvable mystery
Mick assured me that “Lawless” is a work of complete fiction…
Based on many diverse characters and situations he encountered growing up in and around Raytown….
(Mick was a good buddy of the late Barney Rush)
Ironically, I’ve encountered many who claim to have known Lawless, …..let us leave them at it
Hi Christy,
Hope you got home safely through the downpours. Brilliant night in Galway, you set the tone with your opening of “How Long”. Hopefully the weather will keep him indoors for the weekend. Loved “Tipping it up to Nancy “ with the Bodhran. Great to meet all our 4711er friends from near and far.
Best regards.
Ride on
Patsy
Christy's reply
its such a different journey in these hasty times…
how we’ve all been induced to rush everywhere,
tearing around like blue arsed flies
Chapelizod, Palmerstown, Lucan, Leixlip, Maynooth, Kilcock, Mother Hubbards,left & Kinnegad,Kilbeggan, all that and we were still only half way to Moate
changing gears, rolling windows up and down, puttin out the willie winkers,handbrake turns, double clutches, green shield stamps,
But here we are Patsy, still making the best of it all…Thanks Be
Sad day always on this date, thinking of Mary and John Heffernan. Natalie Merchant wrote a bone chilling song about September 11 and every time I hear Christy sing it, my eyes well up with tears. But 25 years does not dim the memories. I have discussed what I felt that day with friends and family, but as tragic that this day was there are present day policies that trigger memories of the pile. I look at the inhumane treatment of the people of Gaza and the landscape of destruction. Englands starvation of the Irish is wrong, German genocide of the Jews is wrong, fanatics flying planes into buildings is wrong, but people of different cultures as a whole are not evil. The policymakers that control spin are the real evil. Hopefully the world for our Grandchildren will be a better place. God Bless Christy and as soon as they process my Irish Citizenship I’ll be back for a visit, hopefully up north in a United Ireland.- Danny McGlinchey
Christy's reply
It landed here yesterday
creating havoc wherever it goes
Listening to the news about this weekend’s arrivals reminded me of Hey Ronnie Reagan so i dug out the boxset to give it a whirl. Such a gem of a collection – that must have been a special time, pulling all the decades of material together and distilling it down to the final track selections. I remember that time now over 20 years ago listening intently to it all and discovering new gems from the archive. It still brings joy. A reverie of sorts. Hope you enjoyed the Galway gig. Give her the crack and up she goes. X
Christy's reply
it was indeed a special time….Michael Traynor laid the foundation, he gathered all the ephemera into a hundred CDs ….we then reduced them down to the 6 cds in the collection ( we were not always in agreement ) I spent many days and nights with Robyn Robins in Enniskillen ….seeking a flow to the disparate sounds, creating some sort of running order….then, with my nephew Turlough Rynne, we created the colour coding for the 6 sides and I write the sleeve notes….Columbia records did a great job releasing and distributing the “Box Set 1964-2004 ” which went on to be very well recieved….
Always a joy when its referenced…best to you Rossie
Just got home from Ireland. Me and my girlfriend went to see your show in Galway and you did not disappoint! We both loved it and it was definately worth the travel! Also gave me the chance to check all the record stores I could find in Galway and Limerick to find some records of you, as it’s not that easy to find in Norway! Arriving home with 4 new Christy moore LP’s and great memories! Thank you again for all that you do and the great music you have given and continue to give!
Atleast now you know you have fans in their twenties all the way over in Norway!
Thank you….having travelled so far, I’m happy to read that you had a good visit….
I played once in Norway…back in 1977 I did 2 gigs in Bergen….
I was drinking heavily…..I did not play well…I still regret that….
greetings to all Norwegian songsters…
Hi. Shane will surely give a blast of Honda 50 tonight !! What a win, what a buzz, some week for Irish sport, to add to the mighty gig in Gallimh…beir bua agus beannacht !! H
well done Shane…
glad to see the back of those feckin Chinooks…
they give me the willies….
Hello Christy, Just driving up to Malahide for a last night before crossing the waves.
It’s just reappeared in my head. Your singing of The two Conneellys. That verse in Irish was stunning. I feel so lucky to have heard you singing it live. Thankyou! 💚
Rebecca
I harbour sorrow over the loss of my Native tongue
my wee verse ,”as Gaeilge”, but a small token in a life of singing and writing “as Béarla”
in my early teens I had reasonable fluency in Irish but I soon lapsed into the Ballads and Folksongs written in a foreign language..
That said,I’ve cherished each and every song that has come my way
Yet betimes, I feel that sense of loss…. when I hear the likes of Eoghan Ó Ceannabháín, Seosamh Ó hÉanaigh,The Begley Family singing so beautifully “as Gaeilge” I marvel and wonder at the beauty and flow of their songs…
that said, I had the greatest of times singing in a thousand English and Scottish Folk Clubs…and later travelling the world singing songs in English…
Today we have a great Irish language revivial in our midst….
Thank you Rebecca & Stephen
Just to say what a great night my self and my wife had last night in Leisureland. You’re in great voice as was the audience. We were close enough to you to give you a wee prompt on Lawless! That mic gives you great freedom on stage. Fair play and long may you continue.
thats the kinda talk we like to hear here…muchos gracias to Mr & Mrs Hopper…
and yes, that mic has been an adventurous innovation…allowing me to move hither and thither without a bother in the world….I’ve been practicin a few Flatley moves here on the mirror…but the chiropractor threatened to resign and my spiritual advisor suggested I cop myself on and start actin my age…feckin spoil sports the pair of ’em…
How ya Christy thank you for a wonderful gig last night I loveed the set some gems appeared Tippin it up to Nancy Lawless,the Galtee mountain boy togged Farmer Michael Hayes broke new ground all in all a fantastic night and a pleasure to be there to you and the crew fair play
Face the puck out
great to see the Bullaun crew last night…sounding good and pulling first time
Hello Christy,
Im glad they filled a corner, as we say in these parts
So many different songs last night.
Im agreeing with you wholeheartedly about Lawless. Removing the one word, you’ve turned him from a victim into a person.
Rebecca
Mick Curry’s song is such a fine ballad
its very fitting that it is now in the Irish Traditional Music Archive
so much imagery running thru his lines
that last verse is a heartbreaker
the second last verse leaves an unsolvable mystery
Mick assured me that “Lawless” is a work of complete fiction…
Based on many diverse characters and situations he encountered growing up in and around Raytown….
(Mick was a good buddy of the late Barney Rush)
Ironically, I’ve encountered many who claim to have known Lawless, …..let us leave them at it
Hi Christy,
Hope you got home safely through the downpours. Brilliant night in Galway, you set the tone with your opening of “How Long”. Hopefully the weather will keep him indoors for the weekend. Loved “Tipping it up to Nancy “ with the Bodhran. Great to meet all our 4711er friends from near and far.
Best regards.
Ride on
Patsy
its such a different journey in these hasty times…
how we’ve all been induced to rush everywhere,
tearing around like blue arsed flies
Chapelizod, Palmerstown, Lucan, Leixlip, Maynooth, Kilcock, Mother Hubbards,left & Kinnegad,Kilbeggan, all that and we were still only half way to Moate
changing gears, rolling windows up and down, puttin out the willie winkers,handbrake turns, double clutches, green shield stamps,
But here we are Patsy, still making the best of it all…Thanks Be
Sad day always on this date, thinking of Mary and John Heffernan. Natalie Merchant wrote a bone chilling song about September 11 and every time I hear Christy sing it, my eyes well up with tears. But 25 years does not dim the memories. I have discussed what I felt that day with friends and family, but as tragic that this day was there are present day policies that trigger memories of the pile. I look at the inhumane treatment of the people of Gaza and the landscape of destruction. Englands starvation of the Irish is wrong, German genocide of the Jews is wrong, fanatics flying planes into buildings is wrong, but people of different cultures as a whole are not evil. The policymakers that control spin are the real evil. Hopefully the world for our Grandchildren will be a better place. God Bless Christy and as soon as they process my Irish Citizenship I’ll be back for a visit, hopefully up north in a United Ireland.- Danny McGlinchey
It landed here yesterday
creating havoc wherever it goes
not a single redeeming factor
ugly, brainless, tastleless, humourless, crass,
always extremely,dangerous…
the sooner he gets outa here, the better
Listening to the news about this weekend’s arrivals reminded me of Hey Ronnie Reagan so i dug out the boxset to give it a whirl. Such a gem of a collection – that must have been a special time, pulling all the decades of material together and distilling it down to the final track selections. I remember that time now over 20 years ago listening intently to it all and discovering new gems from the archive. It still brings joy. A reverie of sorts. Hope you enjoyed the Galway gig. Give her the crack and up she goes. X
it was indeed a special time….Michael Traynor laid the foundation, he gathered all the ephemera into a hundred CDs ….we then reduced them down to the 6 cds in the collection ( we were not always in agreement ) I spent many days and nights with Robyn Robins in Enniskillen ….seeking a flow to the disparate sounds, creating some sort of running order….then, with my nephew Turlough Rynne, we created the colour coding for the 6 sides and I write the sleeve notes….Columbia records did a great job releasing and distributing the “Box Set 1964-2004 ” which went on to be very well recieved….
Always a joy when its referenced…best to you Rossie
Hello Christy,
Thankyou for the wonderful gig tonight.
Brown Eyes!! Lovely 💚
We did our best to sing you proud.
Hugs to all.
Rebecca
we all feasted last night on thon hamper of Yorkshire confections…Thank You Rebecca & Steve…safe & happy travels