Fair play to Trevor McGrath in the Hot Press
He describes the feeling I got from ATN
Will Rolfe and Peter Aiken have managed to save, to nourish and to expand upon ATN , the dream that was once John Reynolds’
it was the late John Reynolds who conceived and gave birth to both the “Electric Picnic ” and “All together Now”….John was a visionary ….a native of Longford …(a nephew of Albert ) …..he once told me that his first promotion was a 1981 “Moving Hearts” concert in The Longford Arms Hotel when he 17 years old…I recall the night clearly for many reasons…later on he brought me to two of his early Electric Picnics…among other projects he also built the POD nightclub where ,one night, both myself and Damien Dempsey played together in support of Jinx Lennon……
Jinx is a rare and beautiful agitation propaganda artist..the real deal…
has anyone heard his classic “You Gotta Forgive The Cunts”
catch Jinx if you can…. hold on to your seats…you my experience some turbulence
Thanks for posting H
Thanks Christy,
Glad it went so well – perfect set list.
Saw the old triangle clip – fair play.
Still hard to believe he’s gone.
10,000 is a fair auld crowd in fairness.
(About eight full Hangers in old Money)
Is there still talk of a collaboration with Kneecap?
The races went OK for a change.
Some faves, 2nd faves.
But it was two from Tony Martin that made the week.
Round we go heel to the toe …
Tabhair Aire
Bourkey
Christy's reply
did you catch John Creedon’s new seriess on RTE last night ?
Some great stuff….highly recommended….
anyone out there got any feedback ?
I loved it , not in its entirity, one sector raised the hackles, but I was alone in that opinion, so I kept the powder dry , stayed schtum,
too often these days I can be brash, confident and WRONG
I’m losing my auld grá for Ballybrit….it seems to me that,between them, they’re squeezing the raw bar out of it….its getting a bit Curraghfied….but again ,it may be the cranky-auld-bollicks syndrome comin out in me…..I does be a bit slumpy betimes…
I think back to the Galway races of my hay day with great affection…we had very little but, by jasus, we made the most of it, not a “Philip Tracey” to be seen
“everyone out to Salthill for the craic & for the porter
bookies layin odds on 2 flys walkin up the wall
folk & trad , disco mad, karaoke and set dances
some of us who’d seen better days, lookin to take our chances ”
a few bottles a stout and the ballads in O’Connors….if you won a few bob you might risk a Rum ‘n Black
Hello Christy. Sure there are also news about the ‘Ulm 5’ this week. It’s a stressful situation for them and their families, because the court case will not be finished in 2026. I must say it’s not really a headliner in German news. If you know about it and if you’re interested, you have to check it out on your own to keep updated.
Happy Sunday
Günter
Christy's reply
ULM 5 may not be a headliner in German News ,
but it raises the question…
has Germany forgotten ?
Hi Christy,
Dying to know how it went in the tent ?
Did you hear Muireann ?
Wait around for Kneecaps ?
Did they have enough chockices ?
Tabhair Aire
Bourkey
Christy's reply
Could not have gone better
I’ve never experienced anything like it
The assembled Choir was outstanding
I arrived at Curraghmore at 2…went on stage at 3.30….finished at 4.35…
sat chatting with Kneecap for an hour and left for home…
back here at 8 and had the dinner…
was unable to catch any other gigs….
Very different from my usual gig….I’m told there was 10,000 gathered… 6 in the tent and four outside….I was unable to do a soundcheck but the crew had everything set up perfectly…. it took me a while to find my rhythm, to begin to hear what I was doing…the entire tent seemed to know the words of every song…I had a few things planned but abandoned all that as I realised what was required…I did get to pay a tribute to our lost balladeer… we all sang The Auld Triangle together and we all felt his presence and mourned his passing;
GLEN HANSARD, NATIONAL BARD, RIP
All Together Now we sang;
City of Chicago
Quinta Brigada
The Auld Triangle ( for Glen)
How Long
Go Move Shift
Ride On
Palestine
Yellow Triangle
Veronica
Back Home in Derry
Black & Amber
Delerium Tremens
Beeswing
Joxer
Black Is The Colour
Ordinary Man
Lisdoonvarna
Hi C what an exuberant & exciting experience that was at ATN ? The place started filling up soon after the wonderful gig by Muireann Bradley and by 3.30 the crowds were overflowing outside around the Tent. It was fascinating to see your team assemble the stage in jig time ! Fair play to them all. You certainly got a huge welcome, your tribute to Glen was so emotional and the rollercoaster continued for the next hour. The listeners were on fire, matching your own energy ! They responded to the lyrics of each song and so many knew them all so well. It was such a buzz to be there among such a very young demographic ! GRMMA beir bua agus beannacht. H
Christy's reply
Such a choir I never heard before…. Glen was in The Tent for The Auld Triangle….its hard to believe
Dear Christy. I was watching a short video of your tonight’s gig. Singing ‘The Auld Triangle’ as a tribute to Glen Hansard feels good. And the meeting of many buskers singing ‘Falling Slowly’ in a big crowd is also comforting. No place doing so could be better than around the Luke Kelly statue.
Günter
Hello Christy,
Those are wonderful words of yours. All of them.
“…the gentle swallow…”
Makes me think of
“…the barstool was his mustang…”
Sean Mone
Hope all is well with you.
It’s Yorkshire day today. It started centuries ago in 1975, as a protest about the Local government act buggering about with our borders. So, weirdly, it’s not historic at all, just a bit of political bickering that got out of hand. Raise a Yorkshire pudding with me!
I hope it’s a great gig today.
Rebecca
Christy's reply
I recall my Yorkshire times with great affection…from Causeway Foot and Mixenden I set out to hundreds of Folk Clubs ….Halifax, Bradford, Huddersfield, Keightley, Leeds…Up to Thirsk Harrogate Ripon, down to Donnie, Sheffield, Rotherham, over to Hull and Beverley…high on yards of Ale, oft times low in the aftermath…..
Hi Christy,
Enjoy the tent tomorrow.
Muireann is on just before you.
Kneecap – after it gets dark, much later …
Tabhair Aire
Bourkey
Christy's reply
BUT AFTER IT GOT DARK,
MUCH LATER,
DOWN BY THE PINKEEN BRIDGE
I CRIED BUCKETS IN THE RIVER
WHEN MICKSER SANG
“O GENTLE SWALLOW”,
FOR KNOWIN IT ALL
IS A LONELY PLACE TO BE
YET STILL
I FOUND IT VERY HARD TO SAY
HEY MAN
THIS LOAD IS ALL TOO MUCH FOR ME
WHEREUPON A LIGHTSHIP CAME UPON MY WAY
AND CAUGHT ME UP INTO ITS BEAM
BEFORE I WENT UNDER
YET AGAIN FOR THE LAST TIME …
http://www.dublinrheatrefestival.ie including ‘Cyclone’ by ANU productions. It’ll be absorbing. The subject is fantastic and I’m lucky to have attended the company’s ‘promenade’ productions here…
Actors set the scene . The audience is divided into groups and escorted to a setting where an actor plays a character. There’s powerful drama in this and a fine skill. Then on to the next scene.i can’t over praise ANU and hope many 4711ers will go…
Hi Christy,
Saddened to hear of Glen Hansard’s passing.
He was due to play The Hanger later this year.
You never know when your time is up …
Thoughts and prayers are with Marie and their
young son Christy. RIP
Tabhair Aire
Bourkey
Hello Christy.
It’s Tom here . One of the ‘Lovebirds’ with Vishva from various Christmas concerts in Dublin and elsewhere. I’ve just heard of the tragic death of Glen Hansard another great Irish musician. I will play “The Auld Triangle” in his memory. Take care. Tom Murtha.
Hi Christy,
Aisling (one of my twin daughters) and Cormac her partner making the trip to Curraghmore for Saturday , the baton keeps being handed down and we try and keep the Yellow Furze connection, I know they would love to hear Beeswing .
Christy's reply
I’m sure it will probably feature in the set…no list planned…I gotta get the feel of the tent,the roar of the grease paint,tthe smell of the crowd…gotta see where I can take it., sneak in a few shit stirrers.. If Aisling sticks around they’re gonna hear Kneecap lash out the cúpla focal mar a deirtear….
Hi C to close out the ATN Weekend a top class review from Hot Press https://www.hotpress.com/music/all-together-now-christy-moore-and-kneecap-show-the-way-in-style-23155139 Beir bua agus beannacht. H
Fair play to Trevor McGrath in the Hot Press
He describes the feeling I got from ATN
Will Rolfe and Peter Aiken have managed to save, to nourish and to expand upon ATN , the dream that was once John Reynolds’
it was the late John Reynolds who conceived and gave birth to both the “Electric Picnic ” and “All together Now”….John was a visionary ….a native of Longford …(a nephew of Albert ) …..he once told me that his first promotion was a 1981 “Moving Hearts” concert in The Longford Arms Hotel when he 17 years old…I recall the night clearly for many reasons…later on he brought me to two of his early Electric Picnics…among other projects he also built the POD nightclub where ,one night, both myself and Damien Dempsey played together in support of Jinx Lennon……
Jinx is a rare and beautiful agitation propaganda artist..the real deal…
has anyone heard his classic “You Gotta Forgive The Cunts”
catch Jinx if you can…. hold on to your seats…you my experience some turbulence
Thanks for posting H
Thanks Christy,
Glad it went so well – perfect set list.
Saw the old triangle clip – fair play.
Still hard to believe he’s gone.
10,000 is a fair auld crowd in fairness.
(About eight full Hangers in old Money)
Is there still talk of a collaboration with Kneecap?
The races went OK for a change.
Some faves, 2nd faves.
But it was two from Tony Martin that made the week.
Round we go heel to the toe …
Tabhair Aire
Bourkey
did you catch John Creedon’s new seriess on RTE last night ?
Some great stuff….highly recommended….
anyone out there got any feedback ?
I loved it , not in its entirity, one sector raised the hackles, but I was alone in that opinion, so I kept the powder dry , stayed schtum,
too often these days I can be brash, confident and WRONG
I’m losing my auld grá for Ballybrit….it seems to me that,between them, they’re squeezing the raw bar out of it….its getting a bit Curraghfied….but again ,it may be the cranky-auld-bollicks syndrome comin out in me…..I does be a bit slumpy betimes…
I think back to the Galway races of my hay day with great affection…we had very little but, by jasus, we made the most of it, not a “Philip Tracey” to be seen
“everyone out to Salthill for the craic & for the porter
bookies layin odds on 2 flys walkin up the wall
folk & trad , disco mad, karaoke and set dances
some of us who’d seen better days, lookin to take our chances ”
a few bottles a stout and the ballads in O’Connors….if you won a few bob you might risk a Rum ‘n Black
Hello Christy. Sure there are also news about the ‘Ulm 5’ this week. It’s a stressful situation for them and their families, because the court case will not be finished in 2026. I must say it’s not really a headliner in German news. If you know about it and if you’re interested, you have to check it out on your own to keep updated.
Happy Sunday
Günter
ULM 5 may not be a headliner in German News ,
but it raises the question…
has Germany forgotten ?
Dear Christy,
I have watched the clips of your tribute to Glen Hansard at ATN yesterday. Such a beautiful song and a beautiful tribute.
Thank you,
Anne
He’ll always be there…….all along the banks of the Royal Canal
Hi Christy,
Dying to know how it went in the tent ?
Did you hear Muireann ?
Wait around for Kneecaps ?
Did they have enough chockices ?
Tabhair Aire
Bourkey
Could not have gone better
I’ve never experienced anything like it
The assembled Choir was outstanding
I arrived at Curraghmore at 2…went on stage at 3.30….finished at 4.35…
sat chatting with Kneecap for an hour and left for home…
back here at 8 and had the dinner…
was unable to catch any other gigs….
Very different from my usual gig….I’m told there was 10,000 gathered… 6 in the tent and four outside….I was unable to do a soundcheck but the crew had everything set up perfectly…. it took me a while to find my rhythm, to begin to hear what I was doing…the entire tent seemed to know the words of every song…I had a few things planned but abandoned all that as I realised what was required…I did get to pay a tribute to our lost balladeer… we all sang The Auld Triangle together and we all felt his presence and mourned his passing;
GLEN HANSARD, NATIONAL BARD, RIP
All Together Now we sang;
City of Chicago
Quinta Brigada
The Auld Triangle ( for Glen)
How Long
Go Move Shift
Ride On
Palestine
Yellow Triangle
Veronica
Back Home in Derry
Black & Amber
Delerium Tremens
Beeswing
Joxer
Black Is The Colour
Ordinary Man
Lisdoonvarna
1 hour 17 minutes
Hi C what an exuberant & exciting experience that was at ATN ? The place started filling up soon after the wonderful gig by Muireann Bradley and by 3.30 the crowds were overflowing outside around the Tent. It was fascinating to see your team assemble the stage in jig time ! Fair play to them all. You certainly got a huge welcome, your tribute to Glen was so emotional and the rollercoaster continued for the next hour. The listeners were on fire, matching your own energy ! They responded to the lyrics of each song and so many knew them all so well. It was such a buzz to be there among such a very young demographic ! GRMMA beir bua agus beannacht. H
Such a choir I never heard before…. Glen was in The Tent for The Auld Triangle….its hard to believe
Dear Christy. I was watching a short video of your tonight’s gig. Singing ‘The Auld Triangle’ as a tribute to Glen Hansard feels good. And the meeting of many buskers singing ‘Falling Slowly’ in a big crowd is also comforting. No place doing so could be better than around the Luke Kelly statue.
Günter
Any news about the ULM 5
Hello Christy,
Those are wonderful words of yours. All of them.
“…the gentle swallow…”
Makes me think of
“…the barstool was his mustang…”
Sean Mone
Hope all is well with you.
It’s Yorkshire day today. It started centuries ago in 1975, as a protest about the Local government act buggering about with our borders. So, weirdly, it’s not historic at all, just a bit of political bickering that got out of hand. Raise a Yorkshire pudding with me!
I hope it’s a great gig today.
Rebecca
I recall my Yorkshire times with great affection…from Causeway Foot and Mixenden I set out to hundreds of Folk Clubs ….Halifax, Bradford, Huddersfield, Keightley, Leeds…Up to Thirsk Harrogate Ripon, down to Donnie, Sheffield, Rotherham, over to Hull and Beverley…high on yards of Ale, oft times low in the aftermath…..
Hi Christy,
Enjoy the tent tomorrow.
Muireann is on just before you.
Kneecap – after it gets dark, much later …
Tabhair Aire
Bourkey
BUT AFTER IT GOT DARK,
MUCH LATER,
DOWN BY THE PINKEEN BRIDGE
I CRIED BUCKETS IN THE RIVER
WHEN MICKSER SANG
“O GENTLE SWALLOW”,
FOR KNOWIN IT ALL
IS A LONELY PLACE TO BE
YET STILL
I FOUND IT VERY HARD TO SAY
HEY MAN
THIS LOAD IS ALL TOO MUCH FOR ME
WHEREUPON A LIGHTSHIP CAME UPON MY WAY
AND CAUGHT ME UP INTO ITS BEAM
BEFORE I WENT UNDER
YET AGAIN FOR THE LAST TIME …
Hi Christy
Late September/ early October…
http://www.dublinrheatrefestival.ie including ‘Cyclone’ by ANU productions. It’ll be absorbing. The subject is fantastic and I’m lucky to have attended the company’s ‘promenade’ productions here…
Actors set the scene . The audience is divided into groups and escorted to a setting where an actor plays a character. There’s powerful drama in this and a fine skill. Then on to the next scene.i can’t over praise ANU and hope many 4711ers will go…
Enjoy the big gig
Dave
we’ll be watchin out
Hi Christy,
Saddened to hear of Glen Hansard’s passing.
He was due to play The Hanger later this year.
You never know when your time is up …
Thoughts and prayers are with Marie and their
young son Christy. RIP
Tabhair Aire
Bourkey
lost for words
Hello Christy.
It’s Tom here . One of the ‘Lovebirds’ with Vishva from various Christmas concerts in Dublin and elsewhere. I’ve just heard of the tragic death of Glen Hansard another great Irish musician. I will play “The Auld Triangle” in his memory. Take care. Tom Murtha.
peace be with him
Hi Christy,
Aisling (one of my twin daughters) and Cormac her partner making the trip to Curraghmore for Saturday , the baton keeps being handed down and we try and keep the Yellow Furze connection, I know they would love to hear Beeswing .
I’m sure it will probably feature in the set…no list planned…I gotta get the feel of the tent,the roar of the grease paint,tthe smell of the crowd…gotta see where I can take it., sneak in a few shit stirrers.. If Aisling sticks around they’re gonna hear Kneecap lash out the cúpla focal mar a deirtear….