Will be at concert, as no one responded on meeting, see you all there
Ali
Christy Moore
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Diane
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Diane
That's funny, we didn't see you at six, Rob 
. It was excellent to see you people again last Sunday, share a beer and a chat, and meet Anne (Rob's lovely wife) for the first time. Sorry I sprinted away from you at the end, Linda and John, but I did make that bus 
. I thought I'd get down some of my recollections of the concert before I forget completely:
Christy, with his guitar and captivating voice (he did sound great, didn't he
?), was accompanied by Declan Sinnott on acoustic and electric guitar and backing vocals. The two had a great rapport and created a wonderful sound between them. Some of the highlights for me were a gutsy rendition of North and South of the River, (which Christy co-wrote with Bono), Ordinary Man (which he dedicated to Margaret Thatcher), Don't Forget Your Shovel (only an Irishman can sing a song with a title like that), a wonderful version of Bright Blue Rose (which I had only heard sung by Mary Black before, is this on one of his albums does anyone know?), Lisdoonvarna (brilliant, brilliant), and Ride On (the only song I really knew of Christy's until quite recently). I've left out plenty. From his recent album, Burning Times, he had the audience laughing with America I Love You (adapted from Morrisey's America is not the World), and transfixed by Dylan's The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll. At one point he sang a song (about a woman who sewed her drunken and violent husband into the bedsheets as he slept) without any musical accompaniment at all, which was very impressive. His passionate singing was combined with lashings of Irish humour. He even told us off, the audience, for clapping along out of time. It was a great gig. Thanks Ali, for making me take notice of Christy Moore in the first place. I must get around to getting more of his albums some time. It's on my never-ending list.
Cheers,
Diane
PS Whilst googling to find out who wrote Biko Drum, I came across this video of Christy Moore singing it: http://www.netsoc.ucd.ie/~justy/biko.html (scroll down to the bottom). The song has been playing in my head for days...
. It was excellent to see you people again last Sunday, share a beer and a chat, and meet Anne (Rob's lovely wife) for the first time. Sorry I sprinted away from you at the end, Linda and John, but I did make that bus . I thought I'd get down some of my recollections of the concert before I forget completely: Christy, with his guitar and captivating voice (he did sound great, didn't he
?), was accompanied by Declan Sinnott on acoustic and electric guitar and backing vocals. The two had a great rapport and created a wonderful sound between them. Some of the highlights for me were a gutsy rendition of North and South of the River, (which Christy co-wrote with Bono), Ordinary Man (which he dedicated to Margaret Thatcher), Don't Forget Your Shovel (only an Irishman can sing a song with a title like that), a wonderful version of Bright Blue Rose (which I had only heard sung by Mary Black before, is this on one of his albums does anyone know?), Lisdoonvarna (brilliant, brilliant), and Ride On (the only song I really knew of Christy's until quite recently). I've left out plenty. From his recent album, Burning Times, he had the audience laughing with America I Love You (adapted from Morrisey's America is not the World), and transfixed by Dylan's The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll. At one point he sang a song (about a woman who sewed her drunken and violent husband into the bedsheets as he slept) without any musical accompaniment at all, which was very impressive. His passionate singing was combined with lashings of Irish humour. He even told us off, the audience, for clapping along out of time. It was a great gig. Thanks Ali, for making me take notice of Christy Moore in the first place. I must get around to getting more of his albums some time. It's on my never-ending list. Cheers,
Diane
PS Whilst googling to find out who wrote Biko Drum, I came across this video of Christy Moore singing it: http://www.netsoc.ucd.ie/~justy/biko.html (scroll down to the bottom). The song has been playing in my head for days...
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(Rob)