Great show Saturday night in Carrick. I think you have found just the right mix of instruments – top class! So many funny moments… and beautiful ones. Also, have you heard the young chap on facebook singing the womans side of the story in Beeswing. Def worth a listen!
St conleths park is in front of where st patricks terrace use to be we use to go up the stairs to the top houses and watch the matches when they were on my father lived in number 17 good times my nanny was Bridget Fitzpatrick my grandad john OR SEAN ALOT CALLED HIM anyway Christy take care hope to hear you again soon maybe if I go to derry to your concert you might sing bright blue rose would ya If I ask nearer the time mind your self
Christy's reply
I rem that old Balcony well in The Barracks…my school pal Andy Cox lived along there…knew many good people in The Barracks back in the 50s & 60s…Noones, Doodys, Kennys, Browns,Brennans, Buckleys, Maguires, Whites, Harrigans,Kanes, Morans Dempseys,Redmonds,Halls,Rooneys to mention a few….thinking of them tonight brings me right back boyhood days, happy times…
Hi Christy
We are all still recovering from my 65th Birthday yesterday. The highlight of which was your show at The Landmark. I have never heard you play or sing better. Now I know how it feels to watch you with a mainly Irish audience. It was very special. It was worth travelling over from England to be there. A special thank you for playing a song for me. As you could hear I was extactic to hear The Cliffs of Duneen as a birthday tribute. There were tears in my eyes as you played Ride On for your well deserved anchor. I hope you enjoyed the night as much as we did. Take care. Tom.
Christy's reply
Sound Tom, it was my pleasure, The Cliffs is always pleasureable to sing……never been there,dont know when it was written or by whom….but once the opening notes beckon me to sing I am transported to that place that exists only in my mind….then to sing it for someone who has travelled so far to sit and listen to the songs…that adds another dimension….I wish you well on Route 66
He’s from St patricks terrace but they knocked them houses( the barracks) me nanny use to call it many yrs ago hAve sme great memories there growing up down to the strand with me grand dad every Sunday after the dinner just at the bk just a little down from the post office and the my dad is Michael Fitzpatrick would the name ring a bell
Hi Christy,
Just wanted to say a tremendous thank you for playing Beeswing the other night in Westport! I heard it was amazing. Turns out Pearse’s sister was in the crowd too and she was moved to tears by your performance and your dedication to her extraordinary brother. It means the world to us so thank you thank you thank you.
Although I’m saddened you won’t be making it to Shanghai (where is Shantalla?) and sorry for making you dizzy (it’s just the start of it really) but I hope to make it to one of your shows again soon and the offer to bake you a tasty pie is always on the table (my preferred gratitude currency)!
Thanks again Christy ye legend.
Scarlet
Christy's reply
Shantalla is in Galway City…
I could sense the feeling for Pearse in Westport when I spoke his name..
we look forward to sampling the delights of your baking skills somewhere along the road..the band and road crew wish to be included so please use the big baking tin when the time comes
Hope to go see you again hopefully in derry in a couple of months I do love to hear up the lily whites as my dad’s a newbridge man too thanks again Christy for a great night in the landmark
Christy's reply
now you have my attention !!
tell me more about your Newbridge man….
is he from Hawkfield or Kilbelin, Chinatown or Rosie’s Lane?
Was up in the moorefield club house yesterday and even if I felt a little uncomfortable and getting itchy feet, I was taking in my surroundings and noticed a corner of the room dedicated to yourself..
One thing up on the wall was a song called “the moores” written by your good self and dedicated to your dad.
Love the lyrics of it and was wondering if it was ever recorded??
Maybe it could get a spin out at June fest!!!!!
Speaking of which looking forward again to it this year. Noel and crew do a brilliant job at it and don’t get half the credit as they should,
While the T.Ds and councillors with their gold chain around their necks have the front row seats making babies cry!!!!!
The weather has broken so gonna bring the young lad up to the curragh where Aiden O Brien had the favourite in the big one. There under starters orders!!
Chat soon.
Christy's reply
I sang that song once..must go back and have another gike at it…our first Senior Championship Title was in 1961…. I wrote the song about 15 years later….
I love the annual June Fest in Newbridge..a great team of dedicated volunteers put it all together every year….
lookin forward to attending some of the activities
Thank you once again, Christy, Cathal, Jimmy & Declan and to H and the crew for another perfect concert in Carrick on Shannon last night.
To Christy, a very special thanks from Madina from Kazakhstan who was already having a great day, having being ‘fitted out’ for her birthday bike (she’ll reach the grand old age of 11 on Wednesday). Her highlight of ‘bike day’ was when you dedicated Lisdoonvarna to her. Like the two young boys in Westport the night before, it’s special moments like these, caught in childhood, that chart a lifetime voyage ahead. The influence your music has on so many people from Ireland to far flung places is truly miraculous – long, long may it last!
Then my highlight of the year so far came when I discovered the RTE five-month-plus-in-the-making musi-documentrary of your JOURNEY is now available online and includes the bonus film Christy’s Life on the Road. (Hint: for a possible personnaly autographed copy – it’s available at Christy’s live concerts)
Kind Regards
JimFromSunnySligo
Christy's reply
twas a damp and dirty evening, rainin cats and dogs,and yet ye came, in cars buses vans and trains, thru the punishin showers,the sheets of rain,…
ye gathered in The Landmark Hotel in that Town renowned (of late) for hins & schtags…ye created the air we need to fly….from the off ye stayed with us and,together in song,we all flew for 2 good hours…..after we drank tea with Larry & Colette McCormack…..Larry was a star player on The Kildare Team that won the 1956 Leinster Championship…I was 11 that day and in The (old) Hogan Stand with my dear Father….(within 3 months he was gone from us only 41 years old..we still miss him)….Kildare beat Wexford that day but were subsequently beaten by Cork in the Semi-Final..
then we were joined by Nathan Carter and his guitar player, lovely to see him at the gig and have a yarn with him..
I think I heard Madina sing on Lisdoonvarna….
Now I have 6 days to prepare for Letterkenny….I hope and pray its not Petrol-Head weekend up the North-West…them feckin boy racers are mad up there all the year round but once a year they go totally gaga….no sense, silencer nor suspension…..
Hi Christy was at the landmark last night to see yas you yas were fab loved yas hopefully will get to go see ya again soon thanks so much for fab night
Had the pleasure of seeing & hearing another Christy & Declan & band give a powerful performance. Two years ago in Clifden during arts week Christy you played the Shane McGowen Song “Ashling” for me & again last night you very kindly granted my request. Such a privilege to hear you live. As part of the crowd I’m Clifden two years ago I joined you in harmony in the crowd & you commented then & pointed in my direction saying that you’d like to sing with that person who was me. You might not remember Christy but for me it’s unforgettable
Christy's reply
love this song…seldom sing it…cant figure out why…such great lines…
“at night fond dreams of you still haunt me
all around the grey North Sea”
“the night is burstin into mornin
give us a drop o’ your sweet poitín”
Hello Christy,
Hope you are feeling good on the Banks of the Shannon. We’re still happy here though the sunshine was interrupted, but I think the gardeners and farmers will be delighted by the little rain.
Those days I’ve had some of your most beautiful songs on mind. “The Gardener” and “Gortatagort” when we visited a magnificent garden between Durrus and Colomane and the gardener led us through the paradise they created in the rolling hills of West Cork during the last twelve years. And “Folk Tale” as we wandered the magical forest in Glengarriff Nature Reserve.
Good Luck for the Landmark!
See you soon, Traudel
Christy's reply
‘Tis peggin it down here into The Shannon….wedding parties scuttlin out of the torrent, Brides in the soft Spring rain, Bridesmaids and Grooms having sneaky fags in hallways…Hen and Stagparties indistinguishable with mascara runing down their legs…
Michael and I drove from Westport..soon as we reached Frenchpark I put on John Reillys Cd ( The Bonny Green Tree)….we listened to Raggle Taggle Gypsy,The Well Below The Valley and Lord Baker as we traversed Roscommon before crossing the Shannon into Leitrim..
great gardening country in West Cork…our favourite spot was Cois Cuan garden,created by Bob and Mary Walsh beside Kilcrohane…we had great times around there…Music in The White House….a few great dinners in Shiro, a Japanese Restaraunt in Ahakista,happy times in Moulnaskehagh, Rossnacaheragh, Rossmore, Durrus, Ballydehob, Ballylickey and Kealkill…..plenty of spuds, mackerel, scallions and good vibrations
Christy, the four of us really enjoyed your Westport gig last night and wanted to thank you so much for taking the time to make sure both of our boys got your plectrums afterwards. They both love to play guitar, so you made some real magic happen. We took two glowing young lads home! They’re gone off now to play at a communion…..with a serious pep in their step! Thanks again! Andy.
Christy's reply
what a grand pair of young lads..glad the second plectrum was delivered (thanks Hilary) it was Declan who noticed that the second man did not get a plectrum and thought it might be a problem !!!
How our poor auld world has changed ..
“playing at a communion”! that would have led to excommunication in my day…Bishop would have had an hernia or ruptured his spleen, the Parish Priest succumb to red apoplexy, caused poor Rev Mother to collapse in inconsolable nervous breakdown ( waters might break),Brother Brendan would need ( to smoke) at least two fags….
It was a grand end to the evening to shake hands with your 2 lads
Der
May 13, 2017 at 7:45 am
Location: "I had a job in the great north woods, working as a cook for a spell"
Hi Christy, Hope your keeping well and had a great birthday. Did you think himself was in good form at the arena? I’m reading good reports online about the gig. The joshua tree is now up and running. And your never ending tour is still motoring as strong as ever. Let the songs ring out on another good summer of gigs.
Christy's reply
Bob topped it off for us in Dublin on Thursday night….he delivered a beautiful gig, the Band was flawless, the stage warm and inclusive,he drew us both in….songs from the “songbook” were delivered beautifully, Autumn Leaves being the stand out song for me…he waltzed from Piano to centre stage, over and back, taking on water, doffin his titfor, an occasional smile, wee flashes of those iconic mannerisms, huge room full of love for this man who has shared so much with us across many decades…..my wife and I left that place contented in the glow that he had generated one more time….may he travel safe with peace of mind wherever the road takes him…..
there he was was, hand on hip, his Band around him, surveying the room as we stood and wished him well upon his way
jimwalshireland
May 13, 2017 at 1:33 am
Location: Collooney near Coolaney, home from Westport -looking forward to CoS
Hi Christy and the Orchestra and thanks for a very happy and relaxed concert in Westport tonight. The shout-out for Ashling was immediately to my right and he sang beautifully with you. On my left was Ken who had come from Liverpool to see you and Philey and her charming husband who flew all the way from North Carolina enjoyed every moment. Theyll be in Carrick on Shannon again – perhaps a shout out?
We retired afterwards to Matt Molloys to another well rounded session. I’ll be bringing my wife and daughter from Kazakhstan to Carrick tomorrow night. By now, even with the English language being a barrier, they’re beginning to pick up on the words and Madina, our ten year old, loves the chorus of Lisdoonvarna. So we’ll see you again tomorrow – eh, make that tonight
Christy's reply
it was leppin last night…I was plagued with a throat full of frogs …. the gig started and they all scarpered, after a 2 week lay off since Glasgow I was ready to sing, to hear my good companeros strike up one more time….I was late getting in so missed the sound check…but everything was spot on, fair play to the crew….that was a good room last night…the listeners were an inspiring collective….it was a pleasure and a priviledge… now we’re gonna saddle the ponies and head east for Lovely Leitrim….that strange and beautiful land…..I hope Madina has a good night, that ye make it safe down to The Shannon……
Hello! I don’t know if you take special requests… but we are coming to your performance at the Arklow Bay Hotel, 20th of July. The Voyage is our FAVOURITE song! I’m American, I was a primary school teacher, and a handsome red-head Irish man swept me off my feet, proposed in the turret of a castle, with rose petals scattered in the rain puddles on a soft summer’s day. I said, “Yes!” And we have been on the most amazing adventure ever since. We’ve been married 11 years, have lived in Arklow for nearly 9, and have 5 beautiful children. We are still madly in love. Some of our happiest times are when we put on traditional music – especially your recording of the Voyage… the little ones dance around and my husband plays the guitar and I watch with tears in my eyes as I watch “our own crew” and soak in the love that keeps us afloat.
Thanks for being a special part of our life through your music!
Christy's reply
if all goes well “The Voyage” will resound as we wander among The Wicklow Hills come July….its over 30 years since Johnny Duhan shared his song with me..I remember the time and place like it was yesterday….
l stole a bit of The Lass of Kelvinhaugh on my phone. I stayed in Jurys where the Broomielaw meets Clyde and Jamaica Streets. What a great song and well sung in Barrowlands, I’ve heard you sing it before but I don’t think you recorded it ever. So that’s my two cents worth of suggestion for the live album.
Christy's reply
gonna go back and have a listen…learnt that song in 1964 and have not gigged it 10 times since..
Hi Christy!
Sure hope you had a lovely birthday filled with all the great things
I’m writing as I was hoping to request my favorite song again for today’s show in Westport. Unfortunately I can’t make it as I’m in China at the moment (coming here anytime soon :)?), but two of my favorite people (Trish & Willie) are going to see you and they too love love this song! You played it for me in Derry last summer and it still gives me chills thinking about it. Our good friend Pearse from Westport passed away a couple months ago and this too was his favorite song. He was a rare thing…Would mean the world to all of us if you could play BeesWing for us. Thank you again for giving us your lovely music, will be in Ireland in the summer myself so hope to catch a show then! Thanks Christy and have a great show!
Yours truly,
Scarlet
(from Canada, the one that makes nice pies
Christy's reply
you have me dizzy reading of Shanghai Derry Westport and Canada,…a few others made contact mentioning Pearse…I dont think I’ll make it to Shangai this year, maybe Shanganagh and Shantalla, (preferably the latter)
Yip she’s straightened out a wee bit Christy, cheers. Chilling at Rostrevor forrest today but messed up with my dates as heading home to auld reekie tomorrow or I’d have been able to see you perform in your native land. Must admit I do prefer Barrowlands to Usher hall whenever you’re in Scotland. Keep the songs coming, yer a legend and an inspiration when ever my spirits are in need of a lift. “Let the music keep yer spirits high and let yer buildings keep yer children dry” Col.
Great show Saturday night in Carrick. I think you have found just the right mix of instruments – top class! So many funny moments… and beautiful ones. Also, have you heard the young chap on facebook singing the womans side of the story in Beeswing. Def worth a listen!
who ? how?where?
St conleths park is in front of where st patricks terrace use to be we use to go up the stairs to the top houses and watch the matches when they were on my father lived in number 17 good times my nanny was Bridget Fitzpatrick my grandad john OR SEAN ALOT CALLED HIM anyway Christy take care hope to hear you again soon maybe if I go to derry to your concert you might sing bright blue rose would ya If I ask nearer the time mind your self
I rem that old Balcony well in The Barracks…my school pal Andy Cox lived along there…knew many good people in The Barracks back in the 50s & 60s…Noones, Doodys, Kennys, Browns,Brennans, Buckleys, Maguires, Whites, Harrigans,Kanes, Morans Dempseys,Redmonds,Halls,Rooneys to mention a few….thinking of them tonight brings me right back boyhood days, happy times…
Hi Christy
We are all still recovering from my 65th Birthday yesterday. The highlight of which was your show at The Landmark. I have never heard you play or sing better. Now I know how it feels to watch you with a mainly Irish audience. It was very special. It was worth travelling over from England to be there. A special thank you for playing a song for me. As you could hear I was extactic to hear The Cliffs of Duneen as a birthday tribute. There were tears in my eyes as you played Ride On for your well deserved anchor. I hope you enjoyed the night as much as we did. Take care. Tom.
Sound Tom, it was my pleasure, The Cliffs is always pleasureable to sing……never been there,dont know when it was written or by whom….but once the opening notes beckon me to sing I am transported to that place that exists only in my mind….then to sing it for someone who has travelled so far to sit and listen to the songs…that adds another dimension….I wish you well on Route 66
He’s from St patricks terrace but they knocked them houses( the barracks) me nanny use to call it many yrs ago hAve sme great memories there growing up down to the strand with me grand dad every Sunday after the dinner just at the bk just a little down from the post office and the my dad is Michael Fitzpatrick would the name ring a bell
Hi Christy,
Just wanted to say a tremendous thank you for playing Beeswing the other night in Westport! I heard it was amazing. Turns out Pearse’s sister was in the crowd too and she was moved to tears by your performance and your dedication to her extraordinary brother. It means the world to us so thank you thank you thank you.
Although I’m saddened you won’t be making it to Shanghai (where is Shantalla?) and sorry for making you dizzy (it’s just the start of it really) but I hope to make it to one of your shows again soon and the offer to bake you a tasty pie is always on the table (my preferred gratitude currency)!
Thanks again Christy ye legend.
Scarlet
Shantalla is in Galway City…
I could sense the feeling for Pearse in Westport when I spoke his name..
we look forward to sampling the delights of your baking skills somewhere along the road..the band and road crew wish to be included so please use the big baking tin when the time comes
Hope to go see you again hopefully in derry in a couple of months I do love to hear up the lily whites as my dad’s a newbridge man too thanks again Christy for a great night in the landmark
now you have my attention !!
tell me more about your Newbridge man….
is he from Hawkfield or Kilbelin, Chinatown or Rosie’s Lane?
Morning Christy.
Was up in the moorefield club house yesterday and even if I felt a little uncomfortable and getting itchy feet, I was taking in my surroundings and noticed a corner of the room dedicated to yourself..
One thing up on the wall was a song called “the moores” written by your good self and dedicated to your dad.
Love the lyrics of it and was wondering if it was ever recorded??
Maybe it could get a spin out at June fest!!!!!
Speaking of which looking forward again to it this year. Noel and crew do a brilliant job at it and don’t get half the credit as they should,
While the T.Ds and councillors with their gold chain around their necks have the front row seats making babies cry!!!!!
The weather has broken so gonna bring the young lad up to the curragh where Aiden O Brien had the favourite in the big one. There under starters orders!!
Chat soon.
I sang that song once..must go back and have another gike at it…our first Senior Championship Title was in 1961…. I wrote the song about 15 years later….
I love the annual June Fest in Newbridge..a great team of dedicated volunteers put it all together every year….
lookin forward to attending some of the activities
Thank you once again, Christy, Cathal, Jimmy & Declan and to H and the crew for another perfect concert in Carrick on Shannon last night.
To Christy, a very special thanks from Madina from Kazakhstan who was already having a great day, having being ‘fitted out’ for her birthday bike (she’ll reach the grand old age of 11 on Wednesday). Her highlight of ‘bike day’ was when you dedicated Lisdoonvarna to her. Like the two young boys in Westport the night before, it’s special moments like these, caught in childhood, that chart a lifetime voyage ahead. The influence your music has on so many people from Ireland to far flung places is truly miraculous – long, long may it last!
Then my highlight of the year so far came when I discovered the RTE five-month-plus-in-the-making musi-documentrary of your JOURNEY is now available online and includes the bonus film Christy’s Life on the Road. (Hint: for a possible personnaly autographed copy – it’s available at Christy’s live concerts)
Kind Regards
JimFromSunnySligo
twas a damp and dirty evening, rainin cats and dogs,and yet ye came, in cars buses vans and trains, thru the punishin showers,the sheets of rain,…
ye gathered in The Landmark Hotel in that Town renowned (of late) for hins & schtags…ye created the air we need to fly….from the off ye stayed with us and,together in song,we all flew for 2 good hours…..after we drank tea with Larry & Colette McCormack…..Larry was a star player on The Kildare Team that won the 1956 Leinster Championship…I was 11 that day and in The (old) Hogan Stand with my dear Father….(within 3 months he was gone from us only 41 years old..we still miss him)….Kildare beat Wexford that day but were subsequently beaten by Cork in the Semi-Final..
then we were joined by Nathan Carter and his guitar player, lovely to see him at the gig and have a yarn with him..
I think I heard Madina sing on Lisdoonvarna….
Now I have 6 days to prepare for Letterkenny….I hope and pray its not Petrol-Head weekend up the North-West…them feckin boy racers are mad up there all the year round but once a year they go totally gaga….no sense, silencer nor suspension…..
Love the voyage thank you so much for singing it didn’t even need to shout up to ya your class thank u so much
Hi Christy was at the landmark last night to see yas you yas were fab loved yas hopefully will get to go see ya again soon thanks so much for fab night
cool monniker Tiafitzy
Had the pleasure of seeing & hearing another Christy & Declan & band give a powerful performance. Two years ago in Clifden during arts week Christy you played the Shane McGowen Song “Ashling” for me & again last night you very kindly granted my request. Such a privilege to hear you live. As part of the crowd I’m Clifden two years ago I joined you in harmony in the crowd & you commented then & pointed in my direction saying that you’d like to sing with that person who was me. You might not remember Christy but for me it’s unforgettable
love this song…seldom sing it…cant figure out why…such great lines…
“at night fond dreams of you still haunt me
all around the grey North Sea”
“the night is burstin into mornin
give us a drop o’ your sweet poitín”
Hello Christy,
Hope you are feeling good on the Banks of the Shannon. We’re still happy here though the sunshine was interrupted, but I think the gardeners and farmers will be delighted by the little rain.
Those days I’ve had some of your most beautiful songs on mind. “The Gardener” and “Gortatagort” when we visited a magnificent garden between Durrus and Colomane and the gardener led us through the paradise they created in the rolling hills of West Cork during the last twelve years. And “Folk Tale” as we wandered the magical forest in Glengarriff Nature Reserve.
Good Luck for the Landmark!
See you soon, Traudel
‘Tis peggin it down here into The Shannon….wedding parties scuttlin out of the torrent, Brides in the soft Spring rain, Bridesmaids and Grooms having sneaky fags in hallways…Hen and Stagparties indistinguishable with mascara runing down their legs…
Michael and I drove from Westport..soon as we reached Frenchpark I put on John Reillys Cd ( The Bonny Green Tree)….we listened to Raggle Taggle Gypsy,The Well Below The Valley and Lord Baker as we traversed Roscommon before crossing the Shannon into Leitrim..
great gardening country in West Cork…our favourite spot was Cois Cuan garden,created by Bob and Mary Walsh beside Kilcrohane…we had great times around there…Music in The White House….a few great dinners in Shiro, a Japanese Restaraunt in Ahakista,happy times in Moulnaskehagh, Rossnacaheragh, Rossmore, Durrus, Ballydehob, Ballylickey and Kealkill…..plenty of spuds, mackerel, scallions and good vibrations
Christy, the four of us really enjoyed your Westport gig last night and wanted to thank you so much for taking the time to make sure both of our boys got your plectrums afterwards. They both love to play guitar, so you made some real magic happen. We took two glowing young lads home! They’re gone off now to play at a communion…..with a serious pep in their step! Thanks again! Andy.
what a grand pair of young lads..glad the second plectrum was delivered (thanks Hilary) it was Declan who noticed that the second man did not get a plectrum and thought it might be a problem !!!
How our poor auld world has changed ..
“playing at a communion”! that would have led to excommunication in my day…Bishop would have had an hernia or ruptured his spleen, the Parish Priest succumb to red apoplexy, caused poor Rev Mother to collapse in inconsolable nervous breakdown ( waters might break),Brother Brendan would need ( to smoke) at least two fags….
It was a grand end to the evening to shake hands with your 2 lads
Hi Christy, Hope your keeping well and had a great birthday. Did you think himself was in good form at the arena? I’m reading good reports online about the gig. The joshua tree is now up and running. And your never ending tour is still motoring as strong as ever. Let the songs ring out on another good summer of gigs.
Bob topped it off for us in Dublin on Thursday night….he delivered a beautiful gig, the Band was flawless, the stage warm and inclusive,he drew us both in….songs from the “songbook” were delivered beautifully, Autumn Leaves being the stand out song for me…he waltzed from Piano to centre stage, over and back, taking on water, doffin his titfor, an occasional smile, wee flashes of those iconic mannerisms, huge room full of love for this man who has shared so much with us across many decades…..my wife and I left that place contented in the glow that he had generated one more time….may he travel safe with peace of mind wherever the road takes him…..
there he was was, hand on hip, his Band around him, surveying the room as we stood and wished him well upon his way
Oops ? – make that South Carolina
its on my mind
Hi Christy and the Orchestra and thanks for a very happy and relaxed concert in Westport tonight. The shout-out for Ashling was immediately to my right and he sang beautifully with you. On my left was Ken who had come from Liverpool to see you and Philey and her charming husband who flew all the way from North Carolina enjoyed every moment. Theyll be in Carrick on Shannon again – perhaps a shout out?
We retired afterwards to Matt Molloys to another well rounded session. I’ll be bringing my wife and daughter from Kazakhstan to Carrick tomorrow night. By now, even with the English language being a barrier, they’re beginning to pick up on the words and Madina, our ten year old, loves the chorus of Lisdoonvarna. So we’ll see you again tomorrow – eh, make that tonight
it was leppin last night…I was plagued with a throat full of frogs …. the gig started and they all scarpered, after a 2 week lay off since Glasgow I was ready to sing, to hear my good companeros strike up one more time….I was late getting in so missed the sound check…but everything was spot on, fair play to the crew….that was a good room last night…the listeners were an inspiring collective….it was a pleasure and a priviledge… now we’re gonna saddle the ponies and head east for Lovely Leitrim….that strange and beautiful land…..I hope Madina has a good night, that ye make it safe down to The Shannon……
Hello! I don’t know if you take special requests… but we are coming to your performance at the Arklow Bay Hotel, 20th of July. The Voyage is our FAVOURITE song! I’m American, I was a primary school teacher, and a handsome red-head Irish man swept me off my feet, proposed in the turret of a castle, with rose petals scattered in the rain puddles on a soft summer’s day. I said, “Yes!” And we have been on the most amazing adventure ever since. We’ve been married 11 years, have lived in Arklow for nearly 9, and have 5 beautiful children. We are still madly in love. Some of our happiest times are when we put on traditional music – especially your recording of the Voyage… the little ones dance around and my husband plays the guitar and I watch with tears in my eyes as I watch “our own crew” and soak in the love that keeps us afloat.
Thanks for being a special part of our life through your music!
if all goes well “The Voyage” will resound as we wander among The Wicklow Hills come July….its over 30 years since Johnny Duhan shared his song with me..I remember the time and place like it was yesterday….
l stole a bit of The Lass of Kelvinhaugh on my phone. I stayed in Jurys where the Broomielaw meets Clyde and Jamaica Streets. What a great song and well sung in Barrowlands, I’ve heard you sing it before but I don’t think you recorded it ever. So that’s my two cents worth of suggestion for the live album.
gonna go back and have a listen…learnt that song in 1964 and have not gigged it 10 times since..
Hi Christy!
Sure hope you had a lovely birthday filled with all the great things
I’m writing as I was hoping to request my favorite song again for today’s show in Westport. Unfortunately I can’t make it as I’m in China at the moment (coming here anytime soon :)?), but two of my favorite people (Trish & Willie) are going to see you and they too love love this song! You played it for me in Derry last summer and it still gives me chills thinking about it. Our good friend Pearse from Westport passed away a couple months ago and this too was his favorite song. He was a rare thing…Would mean the world to all of us if you could play BeesWing for us. Thank you again for giving us your lovely music, will be in Ireland in the summer myself so hope to catch a show then! Thanks Christy and have a great show!
Yours truly,
Scarlet
(from Canada, the one that makes nice pies
you have me dizzy reading of Shanghai Derry Westport and Canada,…a few others made contact mentioning Pearse…I dont think I’ll make it to Shangai this year, maybe Shanganagh and Shantalla, (preferably the latter)
Yip she’s straightened out a wee bit Christy, cheers. Chilling at Rostrevor forrest today but messed up with my dates as heading home to auld reekie tomorrow or I’d have been able to see you perform in your native land. Must admit I do prefer Barrowlands to Usher hall whenever you’re in Scotland. Keep the songs coming, yer a legend and an inspiration when ever my spirits are in need of a lift. “Let the music keep yer spirits high and let yer buildings keep yer children dry” Col.