Hi Christy.. hope you are enjoying the break and no doubt delving into songs, shaping and remoulding.. Vickie Keating, Aine O Gorman and Martin Leahy did a Facebook live stream yesterday evening in memory of Ann Lovett.. also joined by activist Margaret O’Regan.. They performed a powerful rendition of “Everybody knew, Nobody said” (at around the 16min mark).. Here is a link for anyone who would like to play-back the stream: https://fb.watch/pX7Vt7Le4m/
Condolences Rebeccah on the passing of your Dad, may you find comfort in the days ahead.
Morning Christy,
Tough times,
So Storms these days get alphabetically named by various countries but it would be much better if they were named after song titles, a whole lot more fun.
The 16 jolly ravers dumping gallons of water on the highlands, johnny dont go sweeping huge gusts through the trees of county cork, the good ship kangaroo being tossed and turned by a storm of her own name, a Finn up and under being blown off course into the grandstand by zozimus, and i wish i was back home in Derry driving vessels back in to port.
As long as St Brendan can still circumnavigate then who cares what its called i suppose.
Rory
Rebeccah,
My brother was a doorman at a fancy building on Central Park W 45 years ago. Columbo, raincoat and all on a sunny day, was walking, stopping, studying as if he might dooit agin the wall, then asked Sean if there was somewhere he could take a piss – so my brother sent him inside and downstairs.
Janey Mac! Transitions! Dont get me started where would we be without transitions!
“Raggle Taggle” into “Tabhair Dom Do Lámh”.
“The Woman I Never Forgot” into “The Pullet”, and
Băneasă’s Green Glade” into “Mominsko Horo” to name but three of the finest!
Sorry, I don’t know why I said that. Wanted to talk about transitions really. Or thinking musically. In my 30s I was invited (press ganged) into being a church organist. Part of the deal was that I had to take lessons with the organist at Halifax Minster. It got very technical very quickly. One of the things I had to do was sight read hymns but play them in different keys to the one that was written. Transposition at sight. It was mind bending.
Looking back though, it’s made everything else seem easier. So I guess it was useful for something?
A red haired man in a coloured shirt with a banjo around his neck. Singing in his unique voice. Full of passion and authenticity.
Listening to his songs today. Remembering Luke Kelly.
Günter
Am thinking of that song line, “with me tent and my groundsheet rolled up tight…..” Great music from Clones.
Ah, da oul “yu-chewb”, begob, ya could register the trademark!
Hello Christy,
Love Johnny Don’t Go.
…the big television and the Tower of London…
Talking of Musgrave…
Spent a bit of time yesterday playing with medleys.
First thing learnt, drink plenty of water before you start…
Then it’s kind of like a backwards capo. The levers on the harp stay the same but the fingering changes.
All in one go
Scarborough Fair
Spancil Hill (very smooth)
Bit of a key twiddle to
Musgrave
Time flip to
Wandering Aeongus
Half a pint of water
It just kind of happened, all on the fly, so good fun
Lessons learnt
How to think of the next song and transition during the current one without the fingers wobbling…?
Rebecca
Christy's reply
give yourself another 20-30 years and transitions will become less challenging
Christy it has to be Johnny time.
Yesterday Johnny Jump Up won at fontwell races.
Last week i saw the 2 johnnies interview john spillane ( who also taught music in Cork prison).
He paid tribute to you giving him a leg up by covering Johnny Dont Go.
Now this weekend we see if Johnny Sexton’s replacement is as good over 5 games as Finn Russell.
Go Johnny Go.
Rory
Christy's reply
Finn has no equals in his own particular field…utterly unique, creative, beautifully arrogant at play, potentially disastrous but always mesmerising…. but I’d rather have Johnny in my team….we have a few number 10s knocking at Johnny’s door but they need time to establish any right to succession…I like the cut of young Sam Prendergast
Hi C. I have been listening to a lot of Planxty, the Bremen CD with the lovely cover, the Re Union DVD and also some of my old vinyl. Mention was made here of Billy Gray a wonderful song, and the many versions of Farmer Miichael Hayes are great songs. I know that Musgrave must be nearly impossible to include in a gig, it struck that that there were no winners in the song, Lady Barnard, Lord Barnard, Little Musgrave, except I wondered how did the little footpage fare ?? ” If this be true my little footpage, this thing that you tell me all the gold in Bucklesfordberry I gladly will give to thee ” did he ever get the gold ? gladly or otherwise ! and what about the “whistleblower ” who loved Little Musgrave ?? Did Lord Barnard ever pay for his crimes ?? BTW for accuracy I double checked the Lyrics section, funny the things that happen at an Irish Pagan Ritual ! Beir bua agus beannacht. H
Christy's reply
Lord Barnard and the Little Footpage eloped and now live in Brighton
Now that I think of it, the mandolin competition didn’t appear until 1979. Surely if it had of been in place back then the young Irvine would have romped home by quite a few necks!? Sure we won’t fret over it!!!
Christy's reply
that Bucko is still romping..he is in Hungary this weekend..himself and young Lunny still batin out the ballads
Just went down a few rabbit holes on de u-chewb contraption and came across this from the fleadh in 1964, were you there? Nice clip of Barney McKenna at the beginning, Flex Doran on Pipes and a great piece at the end with Andy Irvine, playing an Italian Mandolino, accompanying Luke Kelly singing “The Hot Asphalt”. You can hear Andy already developing his contra lines / licks / riffs! Liam Og won the pipes competition that year also. I wonder did anyone have any idea of what was to come in the next 5 to 10 years or so!
I’m so sorry for your loss, Rebecca. Please accept my condolences.
Hi Christy.. hope you are enjoying the break and no doubt delving into songs, shaping and remoulding.. Vickie Keating, Aine O Gorman and Martin Leahy did a Facebook live stream yesterday evening in memory of Ann Lovett.. also joined by activist Margaret O’Regan.. They performed a powerful rendition of “Everybody knew, Nobody said” (at around the 16min mark).. Here is a link for anyone who would like to play-back the stream: https://fb.watch/pX7Vt7Le4m/
Condolences Rebeccah on the passing of your Dad, may you find comfort in the days ahead.
Morning Christy,
Tough times,
So Storms these days get alphabetically named by various countries but it would be much better if they were named after song titles, a whole lot more fun.
The 16 jolly ravers dumping gallons of water on the highlands, johnny dont go sweeping huge gusts through the trees of county cork, the good ship kangaroo being tossed and turned by a storm of her own name, a Finn up and under being blown off course into the grandstand by zozimus, and i wish i was back home in Derry driving vessels back in to port.
As long as St Brendan can still circumnavigate then who cares what its called i suppose.
Rory
That’s awful. Most sudden. Sincere condolences.
Sorry for your loss Rebeccah.
My condolences Rebeccah. Séamus
We lost my Dad today. I was with him when he died. Back home now.
on behalf of all 4711ers, sending you condolences….wishing you well in the sad days ahead
Remembering Ann Lovett, it’s forty years ago today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8VoEE_NL00
May Ann, her child, and other deceased family members all rest in peace.
Rebeccah,
My brother was a doorman at a fancy building on Central Park W 45 years ago. Columbo, raincoat and all on a sunny day, was walking, stopping, studying as if he might dooit agin the wall, then asked Sean if there was somewhere he could take a piss – so my brother sent him inside and downstairs.
Janey Mac! Transitions! Dont get me started where would we be without transitions!
“Raggle Taggle” into “Tabhair Dom Do Lámh”.
“The Woman I Never Forgot” into “The Pullet”, and
Băneasă’s Green Glade” into “Mominsko Horo” to name but three of the finest!
Sorry, I don’t know why I said that. Wanted to talk about transitions really. Or thinking musically. In my 30s I was invited (press ganged) into being a church organist. Part of the deal was that I had to take lessons with the organist at Halifax Minster. It got very technical very quickly. One of the things I had to do was sight read hymns but play them in different keys to the one that was written. Transposition at sight. It was mind bending.
Looking back though, it’s made everything else seem easier. So I guess it was useful for something?
Rebecca
Hello Christy,
Have you seen that episode of Columbo with Johnny Cash in it?
Rebecca
A red haired man in a coloured shirt with a banjo around his neck. Singing in his unique voice. Full of passion and authenticity.
Listening to his songs today. Remembering Luke Kelly.
Günter
Von meinem/meiner Galaxy gesendet
like it was yesterday
Christy
Let us remember
There was chaos, panic and death,
Disbelief upon the faces
Fear and bewilderment
The seconds seemed so long
They’re firing bullets at us
It was not supposed to be like this
Let us remember
Rory
Kitson
Am thinking of that song line, “with me tent and my groundsheet rolled up tight…..” Great music from Clones.
Ah, da oul “yu-chewb”, begob, ya could register the trademark!
when Fleadhs were Fleadhs
Hello Christy,
Love Johnny Don’t Go.
…the big television and the Tower of London…
Talking of Musgrave…
Spent a bit of time yesterday playing with medleys.
First thing learnt, drink plenty of water before you start…
Then it’s kind of like a backwards capo. The levers on the harp stay the same but the fingering changes.
All in one go
Scarborough Fair
Spancil Hill (very smooth)
Bit of a key twiddle to
Musgrave
Time flip to
Wandering Aeongus
Half a pint of water
It just kind of happened, all on the fly, so good fun
Lessons learnt
How to think of the next song and transition during the current one without the fingers wobbling…?
Rebecca
give yourself another 20-30 years and transitions will become less challenging
Christy it has to be Johnny time.
Yesterday Johnny Jump Up won at fontwell races.
Last week i saw the 2 johnnies interview john spillane ( who also taught music in Cork prison).
He paid tribute to you giving him a leg up by covering Johnny Dont Go.
Now this weekend we see if Johnny Sexton’s replacement is as good over 5 games as Finn Russell.
Go Johnny Go.
Rory
Finn has no equals in his own particular field…utterly unique, creative, beautifully arrogant at play, potentially disastrous but always mesmerising…. but I’d rather have Johnny in my team….we have a few number 10s knocking at Johnny’s door but they need time to establish any right to succession…I like the cut of young Sam Prendergast
Hi C. I have been listening to a lot of Planxty, the Bremen CD with the lovely cover, the Re Union DVD and also some of my old vinyl. Mention was made here of Billy Gray a wonderful song, and the many versions of Farmer Miichael Hayes are great songs. I know that Musgrave must be nearly impossible to include in a gig, it struck that that there were no winners in the song, Lady Barnard, Lord Barnard, Little Musgrave, except I wondered how did the little footpage fare ?? ” If this be true my little footpage, this thing that you tell me all the gold in Bucklesfordberry I gladly will give to thee ” did he ever get the gold ? gladly or otherwise ! and what about the “whistleblower ” who loved Little Musgrave ?? Did Lord Barnard ever pay for his crimes ?? BTW for accuracy I double checked the Lyrics section, funny the things that happen at an Irish Pagan Ritual ! Beir bua agus beannacht. H
Lord Barnard and the Little Footpage eloped and now live in Brighton
Now that I think of it, the mandolin competition didn’t appear until 1979. Surely if it had of been in place back then the young Irvine would have romped home by quite a few necks!? Sure we won’t fret over it!!!
that Bucko is still romping..he is in Hungary this weekend..himself and young Lunny still batin out the ballads
Howdy Christy!
Just went down a few rabbit holes on de u-chewb contraption and came across this from the fleadh in 1964, were you there? Nice clip of Barney McKenna at the beginning, Flex Doran on Pipes and a great piece at the end with Andy Irvine, playing an Italian Mandolino, accompanying Luke Kelly singing “The Hot Asphalt”. You can hear Andy already developing his contra lines / licks / riffs! Liam Og won the pipes competition that year also. I wonder did anyone have any idea of what was to come in the next 5 to 10 years or so!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=V0cIHpfjeyo
I was at that Fleadh…. arrived with guitar, sleeping bag and £3…..the music songs friends and porter still fresh in my memoey