christy chat

28th October 2009

October 28th, 2009

After Barrowland, October 26th 2009
Back home once more from Scotland Ö We had a great week in Perth, Edinburgh and Glasgow. The 4 gigs went well, and as always, it was great to spend some time amongst our neighbours.

Perth Concert Hall  Usher Hall Glasgow Concert Hall Barrowland
 1. So Do I  1. So Do I  1. So Do I  1. Nth & Sth
 2. Listen  2. Missing You  2. Missing You  2. Companeros
 3. Missing You  3. Duffy’s Cut  3. Contender  3. Galtee
 4. Matty  4. Merseyside  4. Duffy’s Cut  4. Duffy’s Cut
 5. Wandering  5. Smoke  5. Merseyside  5. Listen
 6. Flickering Light  6. Contender  6. Listen  6. Merseyside
 7. Merseyside  7. Flickering Light  7. Yellow Triangle  7. Black Hair
 8. Duffy’s Cut  8. Listen  8. Victor Jara  8. Derry
 9. Gortatagort  9. Jolly Ravers  9. Ordinary Man  9. Natives
 10. Smoke  10. Matty  10. Matty  10. Missing U
 11. Viva  11. Wandering  11. Viva  11. Nancy
 12. Beeswing  12. No Time  12. Magdalene  12. Chicago
 13. Casey  13. Magdalene  13. Hurt  13. Barrowland
 14. Magdalene  14. Far From Me  14. I Will  14. Smoke
 15. Biko Drum  15. Well Below  15. Well Below  15. Biko Drum
 16. Spancill Hill  16. Ride On  16. Chicago  16. Scapegoats
 17. DT’s  17. DT’s  17. Flickering Light  17. Far From
 18. Far From Me  18. Mothlerland  18. Smoke  18. Billy Gray
 19. Raggle Taggle  19. Viva  19. Bright Blue Rose  19. Viva
 20. Bright Blue  20. Yellow Tri.  20. Shovel  20. Clyde’s
 21. Deluge  21. Natives  21. Billy Gray  21. Ride On
 22. Ride On  22. Beeswing  22. Derry  22. No Time
 23. Shovel  23. Rivers Run  23. Time Has Come  23. John O’
 24. Black Hair  24. Shovel  24. No Time  24. Time Has Come
 25. Nancy  25. Chicago  25. Black Hair
 26. Lisdoon  26. Barrowland

The DVD ‘Come All You Dreamers’ will be available at all upcoming gigs and may be purchased from this site from November 16th.

I am particularly happy with this piece of work. I have long wanted to capture the Barrowland phenomenon. Some years ago I set out to make this film but I got distracted and sidetracked, this diversion resulted in the “Live at the Point” being recorded 3 years ago. With “Come call you Dreamers” now finished and available I feel that the work we have been doing is “marked” and recorded. In years to come, when all this is over and done, when the guitars have been put away, this DVD will carry the record of what a Christy/Declan gig was like…not precisely for no medium can match “real”reality….

Some of you in Glasgow brought your children to the Concert Hall. Regretfully, I did not receive your notes till after the gig .Sorry too to have missed Jimmy Hutchinson in Perth, an old friend from the days of The Mucky Byre Folk Club in St Andrews, he remains one of my favourite singers. It was wonderful to see Spike and Diane Kerr in Edinburgh, to remember nights in Sandy Bell’s and catch up on old acquaintance. Hayden Murphy also put his head around the door and I assured him that “Grogans” has not changed an iota. (Though it is rumoured there may be a new seat in “the ladies” but I have no way of checking that one out).

This coming Saturday I have been invited by Gill Ross to unveil a statue of her husband Christie Hennessy in Tralee. The family have honoured me with this invitation and Tralee has honoured one of its finest sons .I loved Christie; he was one of nature’s gentle men…I think of him often and cherish the memory of our infrequent meetings…

Doing some work with Wally Page at the moment, we are knocking together a few ballads and enjoying the process. I have also come across a few rare gems in my travels and will be slipping them into the setlist as we make our way, a couple of solo gigs up next in Ballyshannon, Co.Donegal then back with Declan in November to his hometown of Wexford where we both look forward to the spanking new Opera House.

Some gigs for next yearÖ
JanÖ Vicar St
Feb…  Mullingar, Ballinasloe
MarÖ Belfast, Cappoquin, Thurles, Castlebar, Killarney
AprÖ Tullow
MayÖ Bristol, Warwick (Coventry), Brighton, Hay-on-Wye, York, Llandudno
Details for all of the above on gig page….

At the moment we are planning to play London, Manchester, Birmingham and Newcastle for October time, we hope to play in Dublin’s new venue next year ( The Grand Canal Theatre) there is talk of a few festivals, one in Ireland and one in England, still trying to get back to Germany and Holland, there will a Bantry gig next year with Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill (as part of The Bantry Masters of Tradition Festival)…various other whispers and rumours of events that will be announced here as soon as we have any news…..a 4711er soiree in Lisdoonvarna next  April perhaps, keep an ear to the ground for that one…

A great night at The Goilin Singers club for The Frank Harte memorial Concert Ö to listen click the link belowÖ

Come all you Dreamers…

Link to The Rolling Wave programme featuring Frank Harte Memorial Concert