Hi C . I just came across this clip of Joni Mitchell, from 1970, explaining the background to her song Magdalene Laundries https://fb.watch/v/1nuHh18EZ/ ( it’s from facebook, I hope it works ! ) It’s still sadly so current 56 years later as the film about The Tuam Babies and Catherine Corless opens in Cinemas this week, ” The Lost Children of Tuam ” Back to the Motherland tomorrow, safe travelling all. Beir bua agus beannacht. H
Christy's reply
Powerful. H
Thank you for posting…
Apart from the monumental song she has written, Joni’s accompaniments are sublime..her musicianship astonishing….
Was out to see The High Kings in Halifax last night for the 1st time and they put on a amazing show. 5am here, I am just up long enough to get a March 16th ticket and back to bed. Hope all is well, take care Brendan
PS they had you on the run up music which again was a good sign
Hi Christy
Big fan. Been to so many shows, the last one being Vicar street for International Women’s day. Amazing.
I’m travelling from Co. Antrim to Trim for your Knightsbrook gig on 1st Oct by myself this time!!!
I’d love a shout out and for you to play me a tune of your choice.
Many thanks
Julie x
Christy's reply
these nights it takes me all my focus to remember new verses, old verses, chord structures,time patterns, tunings, keys,duration, to deal with the various technicalities and difficulties that might arise in a 2 hour gig to a thousand people….but rest assured, I’ll be doing my best for the gathering of listeners whose presence I greatly appreciate…each and every one in that mighty collective..safe travels from Dunloy
thanks for an amazing gig in Salthill Friday night. I first brought my 15 year old to see you in the marquee about four years ago when he was playing ukele. Now he loves his guitars. My heart burst to hear him sing along to all the favourites we have played in the car over the years back and forth to training school etc. His friends parents were more excited about him going than the friend was but he loved it, especially all your activism songs and he was thrilled with the Bodhran! Thank you for giving that Covid generation a wonderful early experience of live music! A Wonderful night !
Christy's reply
Thank you too for sharing your reflection upon our gig…the energy and enthusiasm of the audience creates the wonder of it all…to read of your Sons engagement with the songs,of his guitars, all this brings a great feeling of goodwill…also reminds me of my own early journey into the world of folk songs and music….
Hi Christy hope all is well,just back from a week of fishing for wales in Killarney what an amazing venue,not the result we wanted,But killarney and the mountain views made up for it,Home now and rest,see you along the way. Geralint.
Christy's reply
They say that the lakes of Killarney are fair
No stream like the Liffey could ever compare
If it’s water you want you’ll get nothing more rare
Than the stuff they make down by the ocean
Hi Christy, so good to read about the different gigs and the brilliant atmosphere in Salthill.
After having witnessed a poor performance and a defeat of my favourite soccer team today in the early afternoon, I took a bit of a detour on the way back home. Thanks to a kind and very good recommendation by Hilary I enjoyed a gig of Eleanor McEvoy in a small venue, run by a nonprofit organisation and many volunteers. Eleanor’s songs and her great voice immediately brightened up my mood after the match again.
Only nine days to go until I have the privilege of coming back to Dublin again. Hoping to join a gig/session with Dublin friends, I’m heading to your Trim gig in October – lucky me!
It was in Trim a year ago when Hilary introduced me to Astrid from Hamburg. We met again earlier this year at one of your gigs in Vicar St. Funnily enough it seems to be easier for us to meet in Ireland than in Germany…so in November we meet again in your headquarter.
I’m so grateful how your music brings people together. Thank you and Hilary so much for creating these connections and beautiful moments and memories!
See you both in Trim!
Birgit
Christy's reply
Sometimes its all about meetin up
back in the day I’d end up at Old Trafford or Elland Road
Tony Dunne or Johnny Giles
then meet up with a Folk crew
get stuck into Camerons Strongarm or some such rocket fuel
back to Tozer’s for Paki Black and Led Zeppelin
another day head over to Berlin to meet Tony Small
both tryin cold turkey
until the skies opened outside an authentic Irisch pub down Gooter Strassse
sometimes friendships blossom out abroad in foreign fields
but fall apart back home in Mary Horans
keep coming back
Poor Paddy Keenan laid to rest in Trim
I stiil see his shy smile, I hear his wild chanter
Great to hear the positive reviews of the Galway gigs- always a special town and memories of great gigs and gaggles there. Just been listening to Nikita Hand’s interview with Brendan O’ Connor and saying how much it meant to her that you dedicated song at a gig to her- that’s a special moment for so many of us . It shows too that a voice from the stage can carry support- i think Ed Sheeran has missed that point. It’s a crazy world these days but we still have to brave enough to call out wrong no matter how unpopular it may be. You have always done that and sometimes that one voice has given others the courage to stand up. Keep well Christy and hopefully our paths will cross again soon.
Hi Christy,
Another magic night in the ould Hanger.GRMMA.
The place was hoping but the weather was shite.
Hadn’t heard North and South live in long time.
They never came home, The Cliffs …
You could come back next Friday
with a complete different set.
Has to be a live album in the mix . . .
Which side are you on you on Ed ?
Which side are you on ?
Ride On getting a spin this morning.
What an album 40+ years on.
Anyways we go again. Round we go.
Míle Buíochas to Hilary – Legend.
Tabhair Aire
Bourkey
Christy's reply
Pesto & Chutney arrived safeback to base last night…muchos gracias
does it ever stop raining in Salthill ?
but weather or no weather we rattled the rafters…such a choir in the Hanger aréir….I never heard the like….
Lots of vivid flashbacks during the set…I got quite distracted betimes as memories flooded my addled recall….Mickey Finn, Pete Galligan, The Small Family, Bridie Hogan’s, The Hacketts, The Rabbittes,Corky, Des Kelly, Johnny Divilly, Mick Lally,The Celler, Mate Lydon, The Harbour Bar……
I got lost a bit in Lisdoonvarna last night..I was thinking of Poitín out in Inverin
Yes Bourkey, that “Ride On” Album has stood the test of time….Donal, Declan and I were the first three to start the Moving Hearts collective…reconvening 4 years after I left The Hearts, we soon fell into the groove of that recording…half a century on, most of the songs still reverberate, never a gig passes that I don’t haul out a brace….
John Prine would soon be 80…RIP. To mark the anniversary,his family are curating a series of events in the Chicago area. Well worth checking out for anyone with access to that area.
For many off us,a time to affectionately remember the maestro.
Hi Christy,
Thanks for another cracker in the Hanger tonight…. You were flying, with a completely different set from last week. Local papers tell us Donie Cassidy had a hole in one down in Doonbeg last week…..must have been all the practice in Clifden !!!!!. Brilliant connections across the miles here over the last few days, the world is indeed small.
Best regards.
Ride on,
Patsy
Christy's reply
No better man to knock one in…Donie was the first man in Ireland to have the mobile phone..long before there was any coverage…and ,according to all accounts, a good songwriter in his own words….in spare time he managed many successful acts coaching them to international fame and acclaim….Castlepollard’s proudest Son served for years on the FF bench before Bertie gifted him a seat in the Senate….I’ve heard it said that President Trump might have learned a trick or two from our Donie…they’d certainly make a good pair in any fourball….Ride On Donie
Hi C . I just came across this clip of Joni Mitchell, from 1970, explaining the background to her song Magdalene Laundries https://fb.watch/v/1nuHh18EZ/ ( it’s from facebook, I hope it works ! ) It’s still sadly so current 56 years later as the film about The Tuam Babies and Catherine Corless opens in Cinemas this week, ” The Lost Children of Tuam ” Back to the Motherland tomorrow, safe travelling all. Beir bua agus beannacht. H
Powerful. H
Thank you for posting…
Apart from the monumental song she has written, Joni’s accompaniments are sublime..her musicianship astonishing….
Was out to see The High Kings in Halifax last night for the 1st time and they put on a amazing show. 5am here, I am just up long enough to get a March 16th ticket and back to bed. Hope all is well, take care Brendan
PS they had you on the run up music which again was a good sign
good to hear..thanks
Fair play Christy. I’ll be sure to have a safe Voyage down to Trim.
Thank for replying
Julie
Hi Christy
Big fan. Been to so many shows, the last one being Vicar street for International Women’s day. Amazing.
I’m travelling from Co. Antrim to Trim for your Knightsbrook gig on 1st Oct by myself this time!!!
I’d love a shout out and for you to play me a tune of your choice.
Many thanks
Julie x
these nights it takes me all my focus to remember new verses, old verses, chord structures,time patterns, tunings, keys,duration, to deal with the various technicalities and difficulties that might arise in a 2 hour gig to a thousand people….but rest assured, I’ll be doing my best for the gathering of listeners whose presence I greatly appreciate…each and every one in that mighty collective..safe travels from Dunloy
Is there any truth in the rumour going ’round that Michael O’Leary is his Spin Doctor?
I’ve no idea
Please disregard excuses I made for Ed Sheeran. He danced for his dinner last night.
I’m focusing on the solidarity of Beoga and Aaron Rowe….
They stood up to be counted as Ed lay down to be discounted….
thanks for an amazing gig in Salthill Friday night. I first brought my 15 year old to see you in the marquee about four years ago when he was playing ukele. Now he loves his guitars. My heart burst to hear him sing along to all the favourites we have played in the car over the years back and forth to training school etc. His friends parents were more excited about him going than the friend was but he loved it, especially all your activism songs and he was thrilled with the Bodhran! Thank you for giving that Covid generation a wonderful early experience of live music! A Wonderful night !
Thank you too for sharing your reflection upon our gig…the energy and enthusiasm of the audience creates the wonder of it all…to read of your Sons engagement with the songs,of his guitars, all this brings a great feeling of goodwill…also reminds me of my own early journey into the world of folk songs and music….
Hi Christy hope all is well,just back from a week of fishing for wales in Killarney what an amazing venue,not the result we wanted,But killarney and the mountain views made up for it,Home now and rest,see you along the way. Geralint.
They say that the lakes of Killarney are fair
No stream like the Liffey could ever compare
If it’s water you want you’ll get nothing more rare
Than the stuff they make down by the ocean
Hi Christy, so good to read about the different gigs and the brilliant atmosphere in Salthill.
After having witnessed a poor performance and a defeat of my favourite soccer team today in the early afternoon, I took a bit of a detour on the way back home. Thanks to a kind and very good recommendation by Hilary I enjoyed a gig of Eleanor McEvoy in a small venue, run by a nonprofit organisation and many volunteers. Eleanor’s songs and her great voice immediately brightened up my mood after the match again.
Only nine days to go until I have the privilege of coming back to Dublin again. Hoping to join a gig/session with Dublin friends, I’m heading to your Trim gig in October – lucky me!
It was in Trim a year ago when Hilary introduced me to Astrid from Hamburg. We met again earlier this year at one of your gigs in Vicar St. Funnily enough it seems to be easier for us to meet in Ireland than in Germany…so in November we meet again in your headquarter.
I’m so grateful how your music brings people together. Thank you and Hilary so much for creating these connections and beautiful moments and memories!
See you both in Trim!
Birgit
Sometimes its all about meetin up
back in the day I’d end up at Old Trafford or Elland Road
Tony Dunne or Johnny Giles
then meet up with a Folk crew
get stuck into Camerons Strongarm or some such rocket fuel
back to Tozer’s for Paki Black and Led Zeppelin
another day head over to Berlin to meet Tony Small
both tryin cold turkey
until the skies opened outside an authentic Irisch pub down Gooter Strassse
sometimes friendships blossom out abroad in foreign fields
but fall apart back home in Mary Horans
keep coming back
Poor Paddy Keenan laid to rest in Trim
I stiil see his shy smile, I hear his wild chanter
“He fought them every day he lived and he fought them as he died!” MERCY!!!
Hugs,
Francis
I did not speak
Wise words come to mind…
D
Great to hear the positive reviews of the Galway gigs- always a special town and memories of great gigs and gaggles there. Just been listening to Nikita Hand’s interview with Brendan O’ Connor and saying how much it meant to her that you dedicated song at a gig to her- that’s a special moment for so many of us . It shows too that a voice from the stage can carry support- i think Ed Sheeran has missed that point. It’s a crazy world these days but we still have to brave enough to call out wrong no matter how unpopular it may be. You have always done that and sometimes that one voice has given others the courage to stand up. Keep well Christy and hopefully our paths will cross again soon.
Hi Christy,
Another magic night in the ould Hanger.GRMMA.
The place was hoping but the weather was shite.
Hadn’t heard North and South live in long time.
They never came home, The Cliffs …
You could come back next Friday
with a complete different set.
Has to be a live album in the mix . . .
Which side are you on you on Ed ?
Which side are you on ?
Ride On getting a spin this morning.
What an album 40+ years on.
Anyways we go again. Round we go.
Míle Buíochas to Hilary – Legend.
Tabhair Aire
Bourkey
Pesto & Chutney arrived safeback to base last night…muchos gracias
does it ever stop raining in Salthill ?
but weather or no weather we rattled the rafters…such a choir in the Hanger aréir….I never heard the like….
Lots of vivid flashbacks during the set…I got quite distracted betimes as memories flooded my addled recall….Mickey Finn, Pete Galligan, The Small Family, Bridie Hogan’s, The Hacketts, The Rabbittes,Corky, Des Kelly, Johnny Divilly, Mick Lally,The Celler, Mate Lydon, The Harbour Bar……
I got lost a bit in Lisdoonvarna last night..I was thinking of Poitín out in Inverin
Yes Bourkey, that “Ride On” Album has stood the test of time….Donal, Declan and I were the first three to start the Moving Hearts collective…reconvening 4 years after I left The Hearts, we soon fell into the groove of that recording…half a century on, most of the songs still reverberate, never a gig passes that I don’t haul out a brace….
Hi Christy
John Prine would soon be 80…RIP. To mark the anniversary,his family are curating a series of events in the Chicago area. Well worth checking out for anyone with access to that area.
For many off us,a time to affectionately remember the maestro.
Enjoy the post gig buzz.
Dave
“there’s a hole in Daddy’s Arm.”….what a line
Hi Christy,
Thanks for another cracker in the Hanger tonight…. You were flying, with a completely different set from last week. Local papers tell us Donie Cassidy had a hole in one down in Doonbeg last week…..must have been all the practice in Clifden !!!!!. Brilliant connections across the miles here over the last few days, the world is indeed small.
Best regards.
Ride on,
Patsy
No better man to knock one in…Donie was the first man in Ireland to have the mobile phone..long before there was any coverage…and ,according to all accounts, a good songwriter in his own words….in spare time he managed many successful acts coaching them to international fame and acclaim….Castlepollard’s proudest Son served for years on the FF bench before Bertie gifted him a seat in the Senate….I’ve heard it said that President Trump might have learned a trick or two from our Donie…they’d certainly make a good pair in any fourball….Ride On Donie