I would just like to thank you from the very bottom of my heart for making my daughter Saorlaith feel like she was the only person in your concert last week.
I took her to your concert in the City Hotel in Armagh last Thursday 10/04/2025 as she has very special reasons for loving ‘Back home in Derry’ and I wanted her to see you sing it in concert. The way you talked to her and made a fuss of her from the stage, as well as how your team treated her both before and after the concert was amazing.
While only 7 is started to learn how to play the guitar and had asked her teacher in advance of the concert to teach her to play ‘Back home in Derry’, she is now a very happy wee girl strumming along with a guitar pick used by yourself on stage in Armagh last week.
I don’t think she will ever forget attending her first ever Christy Moore concert and you have a fan for life.
At the recent,brilliant gig by Gerry Diver and Lisa Knapp,they played several pieces from the new album,’Hinterland’…as much depth live as on the recording…
Now,there’s a detailed track by track analysis…real insights into their creative process….it’s at. http://www.klofmag.com
Rapt to see Ol’ Shakey “Uncle” Neil Young leading the charge against Trump etc.
To me he’s always seemed genuine
– & Bernie Sanders the greatest USA President we’ll never see..
– & Joan Baez who never varies
Also there’s a Neil Young documentary coming up on Netflix later this year I hear..bewdy!
Anyway – g’day & how the eff are ye all ?
Danny Harris: Singapore Sling-ed from Raffles to the boat to the sea (Roy? Leah?)
So that’s what happened it! I rambled out of Kennedys of Westland Row one night in the early 90s and there it was gone! The Taj Mahal ended ed up in Finsbury Park!
Hello Christy,
Thankyou for talking about Yorkshire’s people and music. “All encompassing…” that’s brilliant. I guess it’s a big enough place to hold that.
I’m trying to get a song a week under my belt. Taking two every fortnight to the Panther Club. Every person in that small room is a character.
I’ve been walking through the woods here every morning. The place is full of birds. There’s an app on my phone called Merlin. It helps you learn what the birds are by their calls. This morning there was
Wood pigeon, collared dove, wren, sparrow, dunnock, blackbird, chiffchaff… starting to recognise them.
Hi Christy
working again in Aberdream and a colleague said that business today was ‘scuttery’ meaning slovenly or bungling (for our non-Scots listeners) , so i immediately thought of the use of ‘scuttered’ in Ireland i gather meaning blootered (or very drunk for non-Scots listeners).
Is language not just fabulous when it is not anglicised…..like place names have been the world over……just ask the good people of Cluain Meala.
I seem to recall a michael palin inspired Ripping Yarns character saying someone was off ‘fighting to keep China british’……and so it goes.
Rory in the Aber-Dream
Dear Christy, thank you very much for sharing the poem. It.s indeed correct.
Last night it was a nice one: excellent musicians, beautiful music and singing, a derwisj dancer…it was in a village nearby. It.s a shame, only 6 rows were occupied in a venue of 400 places ! If a person has been on TV it’s full house!
If you are interested in this music you should look for JAWA (last breath fromAleppo)
Next week Jools Holland, totally different. In Antwerp this time 😉
Nice greetings
Dear Christy I hope you and yours are well.
I recently got hold of an original NME advertising the Fleadh in 1992. It was cracking to be there. All the greats. But for the life of me I don’t remember seeing Tommy Makem tho hes on the list. Do you recall it? What a thing for me not to recall. Maybe I was in the smaller marquee.
Christy's reply
rumour has it that you were in the Artist’s Bar with Taj Mahal
Hi Christy,
I would just like to thank you from the very bottom of my heart for making my daughter Saorlaith feel like she was the only person in your concert last week.
I took her to your concert in the City Hotel in Armagh last Thursday 10/04/2025 as she has very special reasons for loving ‘Back home in Derry’ and I wanted her to see you sing it in concert. The way you talked to her and made a fuss of her from the stage, as well as how your team treated her both before and after the concert was amazing.
While only 7 is started to learn how to play the guitar and had asked her teacher in advance of the concert to teach her to play ‘Back home in Derry’, she is now a very happy wee girl strumming along with a guitar pick used by yourself on stage in Armagh last week.
I don’t think she will ever forget attending her first ever Christy Moore concert and you have a fan for life.
We hope to see you again soon
Thank you
Gael Gildernew
Hi Christy
Terrific to read the ITMA announcement about your archive…a valuable resource to be widely accessed,I’m sure
Great work by many,I’m sure.
Dave
Hi Christy
At the recent,brilliant gig by Gerry Diver and Lisa Knapp,they played several pieces from the new album,’Hinterland’…as much depth live as on the recording…
Now,there’s a detailed track by track analysis…real insights into their creative process….it’s at. http://www.klofmag.com
In the query box,put. hinterland
Then,press the picture of the album
cover….voila!
A fascinating read and listen
Dave
Rapt to see Ol’ Shakey “Uncle” Neil Young leading the charge against Trump etc.
To me he’s always seemed genuine
– & Bernie Sanders the greatest USA President we’ll never see..
– & Joan Baez who never varies
Also there’s a Neil Young documentary coming up on Netflix later this year I hear..bewdy!
Anyway – g’day & how the eff are ye all ?
Danny Harris: Singapore Sling-ed from Raffles to the boat to the sea (Roy? Leah?)
“Spancil Hill,” an authentic 19th-century love letter. https://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/others/spancil-hill-love-letter?fbclid=IwY2xjawJqlwZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHkNc6tMb6AxcQuM88Dgpbgc6_1ckBEtI-PW5_rfgYj6isH-gs1H9qlcewpaB_aem_fltqJaNCqJxnpCf_IdIbFw
So that’s what happened it! I rambled out of Kennedys of Westland Row one night in the early 90s and there it was gone! The Taj Mahal ended ed up in Finsbury Park!
chapatis over
Hello Christy,
Thankyou for talking about Yorkshire’s people and music. “All encompassing…” that’s brilliant. I guess it’s a big enough place to hold that.
I’m trying to get a song a week under my belt. Taking two every fortnight to the Panther Club. Every person in that small room is a character.
I’ve been walking through the woods here every morning. The place is full of birds. There’s an app on my phone called Merlin. It helps you learn what the birds are by their calls. This morning there was
Wood pigeon, collared dove, wren, sparrow, dunnock, blackbird, chiffchaff… starting to recognise them.
Here’s something irrelevant that I hope makes you laugh.
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1BwXKVtuFf/
Rebecca
Hi All. What a great win for Rory, so long awaited & so well deserved ! I wonder did Shane serenade him with the Honda 50 ? Beir bua agus beannacht. H
Hi Christy
working again in Aberdream and a colleague said that business today was ‘scuttery’ meaning slovenly or bungling (for our non-Scots listeners) , so i immediately thought of the use of ‘scuttered’ in Ireland i gather meaning blootered (or very drunk for non-Scots listeners).
Is language not just fabulous when it is not anglicised…..like place names have been the world over……just ask the good people of Cluain Meala.
I seem to recall a michael palin inspired Ripping Yarns character saying someone was off ‘fighting to keep China british’……and so it goes.
Rory in the Aber-Dream
Dear Christy, thank you very much for sharing the poem. It.s indeed correct.
Last night it was a nice one: excellent musicians, beautiful music and singing, a derwisj dancer…it was in a village nearby. It.s a shame, only 6 rows were occupied in a venue of 400 places ! If a person has been on TV it’s full house!
If you are interested in this music you should look for JAWA (last breath fromAleppo)
Next week Jools Holland, totally different. In Antwerp this time 😉
Nice greetings
Dear Christy I hope you and yours are well.
I recently got hold of an original NME advertising the Fleadh in 1992. It was cracking to be there. All the greats. But for the life of me I don’t remember seeing Tommy Makem tho hes on the list. Do you recall it? What a thing for me not to recall. Maybe I was in the smaller marquee.
rumour has it that you were in the Artist’s Bar with Taj Mahal
Hi Christy
Reading film previews about ‘Blue Road…the Edna O’Brien Story’…released on 18/4 here…I don’t want to miss it!
Dave
its a well made film biog…Edna was a warrior woman
Good am , the Liam Og documentary was on TG4 again last night. It is so well worth watching and available globally https://www.tg4.ie/en/player/categories/top-documentaries/play/?pid=6148432301001&title=Liam%20O%27Flynn%20-%20P%C3%ADobaire&series=Liam%20O%27Flynn%20-%20P%C3%ADobaire&genre=Faisneis&pcode=109053 Beir bua agus beannacht. H
Thanks H
I reckon I’ll go at it agin