Rock on Rory! A songsters and storyteller extrordinaire! And a lovely post from Birgit in Essen!
Christy on this morning’s Autobahn/Long Míle Road journey the iPod decided to randomize your songs. This brought me to places I have seldom travelled. Aisling (Smoke and Strong Whiskey), Maid of Athy (Paddy on the Road), Joxer (On the Road). All great. Then Duffy’s Cut (Magic Nights) sent me scrambling for my American History…..but then North and South (Live at the Point) brought me on a different journey, all the way back to my youth, to my home, the El Paso of Ireland.
And the memories created by the line
‘Walk with you along an unapproved road’
We always agonized if we should go along certain routes heading North or West, crossed the fingers, heads down, boot to the floor. Many a close shave …And then the wonderful Miami Showband paid the ultimate tragic price for bringing the music North and South….
God, a Hiace van has just passed me out! Back to the driving! Ride On Christy!
Christy's reply
Met some folk from El Paso last night Pat..
we went to a brilliant one man show at Smock Alley Theatre: its out and about on the road and I highly recommend it to anyone interested in the history of the Civil War Period and The War of Independence that preceded.A tour de force from the writer and actor Michael Patric
SEÁN MOYLAN, IRISH REVOLUTIONARY is one man’s account of key events during the Irish War of Independence.
A man who sacrificed, suffered and risked his life for his country. It is a tribute to him and to all who volunteered, many of whom paid the ultimate sacrifice, and to their families who bear it.
Written and performed by Michael Patric, (An Cailín Ciúin, Smother, Frontier) and directed by Geoff Gould, the play will take the audience through dramatic events of the period.
Ambush and guerrilla tactics, life on the run and the lasting effects of it all. In true Moylan fashion, it will be intense but funny and direct but reflective.
An evening sure to entertain, inform and provoke conversation.
Hello Christy,
Hmmm… I’m not sure I’m ready for a merch man just yet. I’ll be grateful if someone turns up to listen…..
I don’t drink apart from water before gigs, I don’t trust myself to deliver anything that’s worth listening to once I’ve got a few bevvies down my neck.
So I face the music with a mind that’s unfettered and hopefully unfuddled.
I have a stand up banner thing that’s got a picture of a rabbit playing a psaltry (medieval instrument no ones heard of) while a confused looking bird of prey looks on… This pretty much sums up what I do…. Here’s a pic. It’s from the margin of a medieval manuscript. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02oujUCFBJ9aVyYb1BjSkAsTiQCmuQsBvUKmPpTUQKZqF9fXsM4LdpKeKeK79saYAYl&id=847680135
I agree about the imagery of songs. The places each song takes each singer or listener is so personal. If we talk about it, it could limit the places that song could take someone else. It’s best left alone, I think.
Rebecca
Christy's reply
I had a Bowed Psaltery over 50 years ago… it may have been plucked or stroked on the 1982 Planxty version of Lord Baker..that was the last I saw of it…..
I love the Film that runs across my mind when I sing that grand old song
“and then Lord Baker ran to his darling
of 21 steps he made but three
he threw his arm around Turkey’s daughter
and kissed his true love most tenderly”
I added this verse to John Reilly’s Version… and other lines besides..
but dont tell Mudcat … they might just issue a Fatwa
Hi Christy, how much I like this guestbook 🙂
Such a nice bunch of people, wonderful collections of music links, recommendations, discussions about your songs, other bands, newspaper articles, radio shows etc. .
Thank you so much for taking your time to answer every single entry!
Great to read from Deirdre and Richard who I had the pleasure to meet in Cavan:-).
Thanks to Hilary again who takes very good care of us in many aspects, just recently with providing the info about your interesting rte interview which I never would have heard of without. You mentioned two songs you kind of regret to have sung/you wouldn’t sing today (if I understood that correctly as a non native speaker). May I ask which these songs are? Sorry if you mentioned and I Just didn’t get it and of course o.k. as well if you don’t like to tell us.
Have you ever recorded the Cobbler? When you sang that song in the interview I tried to remember where I know it from, probably sung by my Dublin friends years ago, but I couldn’t find it on any of your cds.
I enjoyed the talks here about the Saw Doctors as well. Have seen them once in Dublin and twice here in Germany many years ago, once even in my hometown in an old mining building – unfortunately and really sad for the band there were only a few more people in the audience than on stage 🙁 nevertheless the lads played a beautiful gig for us.
Keep on keeping on!
Birgit
Christy's reply
re those songs..my lips are sealed…
re The Cobbler…I’ve never sung that song but always loved to hear Tommy Makem sing it…..Tommy Makem – The Cobbler – YouTube
when I set up this guest page I hoped it would become a talking room for listeners …it has emerged as I had hoped…
I enjoy responding to most correspondents….in my previous drinking life I used to spend long long hours in shady nooks, dark corners, lock-ins and sheebeens, rawmaishing with other thirsty ducks….conversations here usually make sense, take a lot less time and there are no hang-overs..
…….keep coming back
Hi christy,
Always good to hear from Pat D.
Anyways i was just remembering that pile of outtakes, enough for 100 cd’s, you have lurking in the larder press, or under the privet hedge, or among the hillside skree, wherever it sits do you think it will see the light of day? Will we sometime see the largest box set known to human kind?
I’d be looking forward to the ramblings, the stories, the political monologues not to mention a further duet with the blackbird or a live recording in a lobby bar interrupted by a streaker.
Dreamland awaits, no doubt the blackbird will appear in the land of nod, the streaker has no chance.
Rory
Christy's reply
Yesterday I decided to begin the onerous task of getting the work room into some semblance of order…..thousands of CDs and Cassettes were boxed and moved to a different space where I hope,some time soon, to sift into categories and proceed as deemed appropriate….there behind everything was the 2003 box of out-takes from Box Set 1964-2004…..I opened it up and saw how everything was so well packed and preserved by my companero/editor/curator Michael Traynor….not an hour later I see your post which refers to that very same “pile of outtakes”…..needless to say, this remarkable coincidence set off a train of thought….what might be lingering in this box….coupled with every gig recorded since 2005 might there be the ingredients for another collection…..
good sense soon prevailed…I’ve got an album to work on here..I have new material to waiting for attention, gigs to be done, a World cup to be won, gotta head back out on the trail soon and keep the crew busy..they are getting ready to carry me on……hope Finn is a happy camper..he seemed relaxed last weekend
Christy, I was ‘On the Road’ today, driving from Cologne to Home in Rheinbach, so I asked my iPod for company. Well naturally the first selection to appear was your very own ‘On the Road’!. A while ago I was searching your archives for something, and I came across a post from you saying that you had a set of ‘specials’ which would be in every setlist. Quinte Brigada, Shovel, Lisdoon, Chicago, DTs, Ride On were among them, and they all feature on the On the Road album. You went on to say that Ride On was among your extra special favourites. My question is Christy what especially endears you to that song?
Christy's reply
certain songs are open to interpretation….Jimmy Mack’s lyric is one such..better for us all to cling to our own take…
each time I sing this song it takes me to a place……I could write for hours about it ….still no one will find it …. its only here in my old head…
your driving from Cologne to Rheinbach reminds me of some of my own skirmishes in Germany…1976 myself and the late Jimmy Faulkner in an old Peugeot 504 diesel..two guitars, two sleeping bags, two boxes of LPs ( Whatever Tickles You Fancy)… a list of gigs that looked promising on Paper but many were , lets say, not that well organised ( I organised them !)
……things got much better in the 80s……great tours followed….I loved playing in Germany
………………………Ride On Pat
Good luck for the gig Rebecca, if you need someone to man the merch’ desk give me a shout. I supply my own (pasting) table and charge either two pints of Guinness or 10% of the take (which ever is the greater).
Do you enjoy a pre gig snifter to steady your nerves, if so I have an idea for a range of T shirts ” Iv’e seen Rebecca, the half pissed harpist” what do you think, could be a winner? Maybe not 100% P.C but you wouldn’t be the first act I’ve seen who saw the pre gig Green Room as more of a challange than a privilege.
Christy's reply
Hey there “Man-The-Merch”….Taylor Swift is currently hiring…
Hello Christy,
Just sitting here this morning, it’s sunny and the plants and trees are filled with butterflies and bees.
I hope life is being good to you.
Next week I’m off work, prepping for my gig… My other life. I prepping now of course, but it’s mixed up with training the good people of calderdale how to use computers.
Then 3 of your gigs to look forward to. 9th Sept in Salthill, and 16th and 19th January in Dublin. A chance each time to spend a few days in Ireland.
I’m feeling grateful to be doing what I’m doing.
Greetings to all here.
Rebecca
Christy's reply
Just watched “Between Two Women” on netflix… a beautiful film , it was shot in and around Huddersfield, it is set in 1951….locations and sets all perfectly reproduced, great tight close up acting and lot of trains
Hello Christy! Greetings from Oz and apologies for the delay in sending this email which I started back in June! We are back in Melbourne after visiting our families in Eire. STIL on a high after your magical performance on 8th June at Slieve Russell, Co Cavan.(Thanks to Hilary especially and our friend Terry!) You opened with our al ltime favourite “City of Chicago. (Both of us were in bits!!!) ‘Your songs are on even morre high rotation since! We were surprised and grateful when you called us up. shook our hands AND sang a favourite of ours “Spancill Hill”. Thank you for the memorable night! Hilary very kindly sent us an audio copy of the gig. It is replayed often and even made it to our grandson;s First Communion sing song session afterwards!!! Hopefully we will be able to get back home once again soon. Thanks again Christy! You were BRILLIANT! Richard and Deirdre Lambe.. PS. Richard’s favourite saying now is “I’m bulling for it!!!!”
Christy's reply
Greetings Deirdre & Richard…..good to hear from you way up there in Victoria..I recall that night in Cavan with you both seated in the front row….Hilary always looking out for long haul listeners…happy to hear that you recieved a recording of the gig…I like that room…what a run of Chandeliers …I like the way they shimmer during the gig…whatever they say about Mr Quinn, he certainly knows how to hang chandeliers…
my brother Luka Bloom, who wrote City of Chicago, will be touring Australia next year
Didn’t catch it live but loved listening back to your chat and the few songs with Ronan Collins.. he seems like one of the good guys.. Played a few songs at a celebration for a couple in from Newfoundland to get married last week. I thought of Ron Hynes and was delighted when the family asked for ‘Sonny’s Dream’.. then they asked for ‘Sam Hall’.. you couldn’t bate it..
Hope the new songs are coming together.. loved those new verses from Briany Brannigan..
Christy's reply
Sonny’s Dream catches me every time It comes into the set….that lonesome scene,
“he sits by the window
of his room on the stairs,
watching the waves
gently wash on o’er the pier.
Sonny wondering, always wondering…..I used to sing this song at home 40 years ago…now we have a grandson called Sonny
Its a great pleasure for me to be singing Briany Brannigan’s songs…..he writes and sing beautifully with the band,…..A Lazarus Soul
I couldn’t agree more with your encapsulation, Hilary. I would love to be a fly on the wall in Christy’s household to eavesdrop on all the music in the making, he is a walking songbook. What’s fascinating about his music is that I can listen to an older song yet come out with a new appreciation/understanding. It’s just magical.
Christy: Keep doing what you’re doing. Loved your gig at TLT. You have a genuine connection with the audience. See you in November.
Christy's reply
Be warned PeteL
There is a big black spider on top of my shelf…IT maintains a well stocked pantry and is a skilled hunter of lingering flies..I keep leaving tasty morsels out for IT but they have many eyes and will only eat unfortunate innocent little flies…..they care not of gender..they’ll gobble down he’s, she’s and it’s with not a second thought..
I like that word “encapsulation” it slips nicely off the tongue…I’d love to weave it into a verse sometime
Hi C. I freely admit to being an ‘anorak’ and being totally addicted to your music and performances. I have listened back to your radio programme with Ronan and I think it encapsulates all that is good about your attitude and dare I say philosophy ! You shared so freely with him, your journey, the ups and downs, the gratitude you have for his playing of “Do n’t Forget your Shovel ” and your approach to learning songs and to gigs. It feels to me that it encapsulates your entire approach in one friendly interview. I am struck by the fact that you did n’t advertise it on your website or social media platforms, as if to say let it stand, whoever is meant to hear it will ! You never self promote !! Many other performers would be shouting from the rooftop that the 24 gigs right up to Jan 2024 are sold out and that 11 Vicar St sold out in less than 2 hours !! Utterly amazing but not at all surprising ! Long may you enjoy it all, discovering and sharing new songs and gigging. GRMMA beir bua agus beanncht. H
Christy's reply
Its always a pleasure to talk to Ronan…he is a true songster…has always been a gig man with an appreciation for those who tread the boards..travel the highways and by-ways….now that he is semi retired from radio he is continuing with his “Joe Dolan” show……..”Make me an Island” sang Joe
All good here as we prepare for the next bout of gigs..the crew are re-assembling after recreations in different places…I’ve come across some more songs recenty which are keeping me busy..also pulling a few old rabbits out of the hat for re- consideration..
Your team almost made it but The Dubs were deserving victors..The Kingdom were gracious in defeat and doubtless are already be planning the next campaign
Touts; best avoided. Amazed at mention of touts with 10 (is it?) Vicar St gigs announced. Btw, selling tickets above face value is now prohibited here. And in UK as far as I know.
My husband and I are travelling to Ireland arriving Dublin 4th December. Would LOVE to finally see Christy LIVE but his Vicar Street concert is sold out. Being from Australia we will not likely be back in the country for a long time. If anyone knows how we can get tickets please let me know. We are gutted the concert sold out before we heard about it.
A chairde,
I was wondering if anyone has or knows of anyone with spare tickets to either of Christy’s upcoming gigs in Belfast or Armagh?
I’m a long haul listener and just missed out on the tickets after they were released.
I hope it’s OK to make such a request on the guest book here!
Míle buíochas in advance.
Joe Ó Néill
Christy's reply
its certainly ok to reach out here Joe..I hope it works out …I’m gobsmacked by the response ..as the saying goes..its beyond my wildest dreams…all I gotta do now is stay alive and do the gigs …and keep practicing
Rock on Rory! A songsters and storyteller extrordinaire! And a lovely post from Birgit in Essen!
Christy on this morning’s Autobahn/Long Míle Road journey the iPod decided to randomize your songs. This brought me to places I have seldom travelled. Aisling (Smoke and Strong Whiskey), Maid of Athy (Paddy on the Road), Joxer (On the Road). All great. Then Duffy’s Cut (Magic Nights) sent me scrambling for my American History…..but then North and South (Live at the Point) brought me on a different journey, all the way back to my youth, to my home, the El Paso of Ireland.
And the memories created by the line
‘Walk with you along an unapproved road’
We always agonized if we should go along certain routes heading North or West, crossed the fingers, heads down, boot to the floor. Many a close shave …And then the wonderful Miami Showband paid the ultimate tragic price for bringing the music North and South….
God, a Hiace van has just passed me out! Back to the driving! Ride On Christy!
Met some folk from El Paso last night Pat..
we went to a brilliant one man show at Smock Alley Theatre: its out and about on the road and I highly recommend it to anyone interested in the history of the Civil War Period and The War of Independence that preceded.A tour de force from the writer and actor Michael Patric
SEÁN MOYLAN, IRISH REVOLUTIONARY is one man’s account of key events during the Irish War of Independence.
A man who sacrificed, suffered and risked his life for his country. It is a tribute to him and to all who volunteered, many of whom paid the ultimate sacrifice, and to their families who bear it.
Written and performed by Michael Patric, (An Cailín Ciúin, Smother, Frontier) and directed by Geoff Gould, the play will take the audience through dramatic events of the period.
Ambush and guerrilla tactics, life on the run and the lasting effects of it all. In true Moylan fashion, it will be intense but funny and direct but reflective.
An evening sure to entertain, inform and provoke conversation.
Hello Christy,
Hmmm… I’m not sure I’m ready for a merch man just yet. I’ll be grateful if someone turns up to listen…..
I don’t drink apart from water before gigs, I don’t trust myself to deliver anything that’s worth listening to once I’ve got a few bevvies down my neck.
So I face the music with a mind that’s unfettered and hopefully unfuddled.
I have a stand up banner thing that’s got a picture of a rabbit playing a psaltry (medieval instrument no ones heard of) while a confused looking bird of prey looks on… This pretty much sums up what I do…. Here’s a pic. It’s from the margin of a medieval manuscript.
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02oujUCFBJ9aVyYb1BjSkAsTiQCmuQsBvUKmPpTUQKZqF9fXsM4LdpKeKeK79saYAYl&id=847680135
I agree about the imagery of songs. The places each song takes each singer or listener is so personal. If we talk about it, it could limit the places that song could take someone else. It’s best left alone, I think.
Rebecca
I had a Bowed Psaltery over 50 years ago… it may have been plucked or stroked on the 1982 Planxty version of Lord Baker..that was the last I saw of it…..
I love the Film that runs across my mind when I sing that grand old song
“and then Lord Baker ran to his darling
of 21 steps he made but three
he threw his arm around Turkey’s daughter
and kissed his true love most tenderly”
I added this verse to John Reilly’s Version… and other lines besides..
but dont tell Mudcat … they might just issue a Fatwa
Hi Christy, how much I like this guestbook 🙂
Such a nice bunch of people, wonderful collections of music links, recommendations, discussions about your songs, other bands, newspaper articles, radio shows etc. .
Thank you so much for taking your time to answer every single entry!
Great to read from Deirdre and Richard who I had the pleasure to meet in Cavan:-).
Thanks to Hilary again who takes very good care of us in many aspects, just recently with providing the info about your interesting rte interview which I never would have heard of without. You mentioned two songs you kind of regret to have sung/you wouldn’t sing today (if I understood that correctly as a non native speaker). May I ask which these songs are? Sorry if you mentioned and I Just didn’t get it and of course o.k. as well if you don’t like to tell us.
Have you ever recorded the Cobbler? When you sang that song in the interview I tried to remember where I know it from, probably sung by my Dublin friends years ago, but I couldn’t find it on any of your cds.
I enjoyed the talks here about the Saw Doctors as well. Have seen them once in Dublin and twice here in Germany many years ago, once even in my hometown in an old mining building – unfortunately and really sad for the band there were only a few more people in the audience than on stage 🙁 nevertheless the lads played a beautiful gig for us.
Keep on keeping on!
Birgit
re those songs..my lips are sealed…
re The Cobbler…I’ve never sung that song but always loved to hear Tommy Makem sing it…..Tommy Makem – The Cobbler – YouTube
when I set up this guest page I hoped it would become a talking room for listeners …it has emerged as I had hoped…
I enjoy responding to most correspondents….in my previous drinking life I used to spend long long hours in shady nooks, dark corners, lock-ins and sheebeens, rawmaishing with other thirsty ducks….conversations here usually make sense, take a lot less time and there are no hang-overs..
…….keep coming back
Hi christy,
Always good to hear from Pat D.
Anyways i was just remembering that pile of outtakes, enough for 100 cd’s, you have lurking in the larder press, or under the privet hedge, or among the hillside skree, wherever it sits do you think it will see the light of day? Will we sometime see the largest box set known to human kind?
I’d be looking forward to the ramblings, the stories, the political monologues not to mention a further duet with the blackbird or a live recording in a lobby bar interrupted by a streaker.
Dreamland awaits, no doubt the blackbird will appear in the land of nod, the streaker has no chance.
Rory
Yesterday I decided to begin the onerous task of getting the work room into some semblance of order…..thousands of CDs and Cassettes were boxed and moved to a different space where I hope,some time soon, to sift into categories and proceed as deemed appropriate….there behind everything was the 2003 box of out-takes from Box Set 1964-2004…..I opened it up and saw how everything was so well packed and preserved by my companero/editor/curator Michael Traynor….not an hour later I see your post which refers to that very same “pile of outtakes”…..needless to say, this remarkable coincidence set off a train of thought….what might be lingering in this box….coupled with every gig recorded since 2005 might there be the ingredients for another collection…..
good sense soon prevailed…I’ve got an album to work on here..I have new material to waiting for attention, gigs to be done, a World cup to be won, gotta head back out on the trail soon and keep the crew busy..they are getting ready to carry me on……hope Finn is a happy camper..he seemed relaxed last weekend
Christy, I was ‘On the Road’ today, driving from Cologne to Home in Rheinbach, so I asked my iPod for company. Well naturally the first selection to appear was your very own ‘On the Road’!. A while ago I was searching your archives for something, and I came across a post from you saying that you had a set of ‘specials’ which would be in every setlist. Quinte Brigada, Shovel, Lisdoon, Chicago, DTs, Ride On were among them, and they all feature on the On the Road album. You went on to say that Ride On was among your extra special favourites. My question is Christy what especially endears you to that song?
certain songs are open to interpretation….Jimmy Mack’s lyric is one such..better for us all to cling to our own take…
each time I sing this song it takes me to a place……I could write for hours about it ….still no one will find it …. its only here in my old head…
your driving from Cologne to Rheinbach reminds me of some of my own skirmishes in Germany…1976 myself and the late Jimmy Faulkner in an old Peugeot 504 diesel..two guitars, two sleeping bags, two boxes of LPs ( Whatever Tickles You Fancy)… a list of gigs that looked promising on Paper but many were , lets say, not that well organised ( I organised them !)
……things got much better in the 80s……great tours followed….I loved playing in Germany
………………………Ride On Pat
Good luck for the gig Rebecca, if you need someone to man the merch’ desk give me a shout. I supply my own (pasting) table and charge either two pints of Guinness or 10% of the take (which ever is the greater).
Do you enjoy a pre gig snifter to steady your nerves, if so I have an idea for a range of T shirts ” Iv’e seen Rebecca, the half pissed harpist” what do you think, could be a winner? Maybe not 100% P.C but you wouldn’t be the first act I’ve seen who saw the pre gig Green Room as more of a challange than a privilege.
Hey there “Man-The-Merch”….Taylor Swift is currently hiring…
Hello Christy,
Just sitting here this morning, it’s sunny and the plants and trees are filled with butterflies and bees.
I hope life is being good to you.
Next week I’m off work, prepping for my gig… My other life. I prepping now of course, but it’s mixed up with training the good people of calderdale how to use computers.
Then 3 of your gigs to look forward to. 9th Sept in Salthill, and 16th and 19th January in Dublin. A chance each time to spend a few days in Ireland.
I’m feeling grateful to be doing what I’m doing.
Greetings to all here.
Rebecca
Just watched “Between Two Women” on netflix… a beautiful film , it was shot in and around Huddersfield, it is set in 1951….locations and sets all perfectly reproduced, great tight close up acting and lot of trains
Hello Christy! Greetings from Oz and apologies for the delay in sending this email which I started back in June! We are back in Melbourne after visiting our families in Eire. STIL on a high after your magical performance on 8th June at Slieve Russell, Co Cavan.(Thanks to Hilary especially and our friend Terry!) You opened with our al ltime favourite “City of Chicago. (Both of us were in bits!!!) ‘Your songs are on even morre high rotation since! We were surprised and grateful when you called us up. shook our hands AND sang a favourite of ours “Spancill Hill”. Thank you for the memorable night! Hilary very kindly sent us an audio copy of the gig. It is replayed often and even made it to our grandson;s First Communion sing song session afterwards!!! Hopefully we will be able to get back home once again soon. Thanks again Christy! You were BRILLIANT! Richard and Deirdre Lambe.. PS. Richard’s favourite saying now is “I’m bulling for it!!!!”
Greetings Deirdre & Richard…..good to hear from you way up there in Victoria..I recall that night in Cavan with you both seated in the front row….Hilary always looking out for long haul listeners…happy to hear that you recieved a recording of the gig…I like that room…what a run of Chandeliers …I like the way they shimmer during the gig…whatever they say about Mr Quinn, he certainly knows how to hang chandeliers…
my brother Luka Bloom, who wrote City of Chicago, will be touring Australia next year
Didn’t catch it live but loved listening back to your chat and the few songs with Ronan Collins.. he seems like one of the good guys.. Played a few songs at a celebration for a couple in from Newfoundland to get married last week. I thought of Ron Hynes and was delighted when the family asked for ‘Sonny’s Dream’.. then they asked for ‘Sam Hall’.. you couldn’t bate it..
Hope the new songs are coming together.. loved those new verses from Briany Brannigan..
Sonny’s Dream catches me every time It comes into the set….that lonesome scene,
“he sits by the window
of his room on the stairs,
watching the waves
gently wash on o’er the pier.
Sonny wondering, always wondering…..I used to sing this song at home 40 years ago…now we have a grandson called Sonny
Its a great pleasure for me to be singing Briany Brannigan’s songs…..he writes and sing beautifully with the band,…..A Lazarus Soul
I couldn’t agree more with your encapsulation, Hilary. I would love to be a fly on the wall in Christy’s household to eavesdrop on all the music in the making, he is a walking songbook. What’s fascinating about his music is that I can listen to an older song yet come out with a new appreciation/understanding. It’s just magical.
Christy: Keep doing what you’re doing. Loved your gig at TLT. You have a genuine connection with the audience. See you in November.
Be warned PeteL
There is a big black spider on top of my shelf…IT maintains a well stocked pantry and is a skilled hunter of lingering flies..I keep leaving tasty morsels out for IT but they have many eyes and will only eat unfortunate innocent little flies…..they care not of gender..they’ll gobble down he’s, she’s and it’s with not a second thought..
I like that word “encapsulation” it slips nicely off the tongue…I’d love to weave it into a verse sometime
good to hear from you
Hi Christy, will you be touring the UK again sometime?
It’s been far too long since we last saw you and Declan.
Hi C. I freely admit to being an ‘anorak’ and being totally addicted to your music and performances. I have listened back to your radio programme with Ronan and I think it encapsulates all that is good about your attitude and dare I say philosophy ! You shared so freely with him, your journey, the ups and downs, the gratitude you have for his playing of “Do n’t Forget your Shovel ” and your approach to learning songs and to gigs. It feels to me that it encapsulates your entire approach in one friendly interview. I am struck by the fact that you did n’t advertise it on your website or social media platforms, as if to say let it stand, whoever is meant to hear it will ! You never self promote !! Many other performers would be shouting from the rooftop that the 24 gigs right up to Jan 2024 are sold out and that 11 Vicar St sold out in less than 2 hours !! Utterly amazing but not at all surprising ! Long may you enjoy it all, discovering and sharing new songs and gigging. GRMMA beir bua agus beanncht. H
Its always a pleasure to talk to Ronan…he is a true songster…has always been a gig man with an appreciation for those who tread the boards..travel the highways and by-ways….now that he is semi retired from radio he is continuing with his “Joe Dolan” show……..”Make me an Island” sang Joe
All good here as we prepare for the next bout of gigs..the crew are re-assembling after recreations in different places…I’ve come across some more songs recenty which are keeping me busy..also pulling a few old rabbits out of the hat for re- consideration..
Your team almost made it but The Dubs were deserving victors..The Kingdom were gracious in defeat and doubtless are already be planning the next campaign
Sale of Tickets Act 2021.
(Oops – just spotted the error)
The Sale of Tickets Act 1921.
Hello Christy,
I quite liked “Sicilians” but Brazilians fit nicely and give a quick flash of Ruby Walsh.
Minions, St Trinians, fat bottomed girls riding pillion…
Touts; best avoided. Amazed at mention of touts with 10 (is it?) Vicar St gigs announced. Btw, selling tickets above face value is now prohibited here. And in UK as far as I know.
prohibition may not be working Ed
Hi Christy.
Before we go to the touts – are there any more vicar street gigs too be announced due to the demand? Or even better, Glasgow in the pipeline?
5 years since you were in the barras now – we miss you!
Neil
please dont go to the touts….lets see what happens…sign up for newsletter…
Thanks Christy.
I didn’t know that one.
I enjoyed the two “lilts” with Ronan
My husband and I are travelling to Ireland arriving Dublin 4th December. Would LOVE to finally see Christy LIVE but his Vicar Street concert is sold out. Being from Australia we will not likely be back in the country for a long time. If anyone knows how we can get tickets please let me know. We are gutted the concert sold out before we heard about it.
hope something gets sorted
A chairde,
I was wondering if anyone has or knows of anyone with spare tickets to either of Christy’s upcoming gigs in Belfast or Armagh?
I’m a long haul listener and just missed out on the tickets after they were released.
I hope it’s OK to make such a request on the guest book here!
Míle buíochas in advance.
Joe Ó Néill
its certainly ok to reach out here Joe..I hope it works out …I’m gobsmacked by the response ..as the saying goes..its beyond my wildest dreams…all I gotta do now is stay alive and do the gigs …and keep practicing