The Imelda May Show

Skid X wrote: »

Hozier doesn't sound what I would have expected, it's the Nidge Syndrome again!

Sinead O'Connor looks like Nidge! For a moment, I thought Love/Hate had started 2 weeks earlier! The first song she did was very good as were Paul Brady and the Strypes. Hozier very good as well.

Ol' Donie wrote: »

The second great mystery of Irish music (the first one being aul wan Country and Western) is the genre of Celtic Mysticism, and endorsed by Colm Meaney in Intermission.

There was some if it there a few mins ago.

Where does it come from? The stuff Enya and DeDanann or whatever they were called do. At least trad music is actually traditional. At what point in history was this stuff invented?

And who likes it?

And why?

I think you mean Clannad, not De Dannan?? Clannad has Enya's sister in it. Personally, I don't mind this genre of music. I am unsure where it originated from. Part of it comes from old medieval ballads from England as much as Ireland. Some takes in Irish trad and there's other influences there too.

De Dannan were a more straightforward folk and trad group.

I hate bad Irish country though (all them Mike Denvers!!). It is fake, insincere and un-needed. That Glor Tire on TNG has to be one of the worst programmes currently on? It parades around a dozen would be country music stars and each is voted off until 1 remains. The competitors usually get to sing 1 song and duet with someone like Denver. Most of the programme then turns to Denver and his ilk singing their awful boyfolk country and western drivel and promoting it dressed in awful hats and white suits. The fact that the show is a reality competition show and focuses on awful Irish country makes it a horrid affair.

But music is very subjective and is based on marketing and a lack of knowledge of alternative better music being available. Imelda's show has been a platform for this and has introduced better music to audiences. Her show is the antidote to all these Glor Tire and other competitions that seem to predominate.

BuilderPlumber wrote: »

I hate bad Irish country though (all them Mike Denvers!!). It is fake, insincere and un-needed. That Glor Tire on TNG has to be one of the worst programmes currently on? It parades around a dozen would be country music stars and each is voted off until 1 remains. The competitors usually get to sing 1 song and duet with someone like Denver. Most of the programme then turns to Denver and his ilk singing their awful boyfolk country and western drivel and promoting it dressed in awful hats and white suits. The fact that the show is a reality competition show and focuses on awful Irish country makes it a horrid affair.

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Glór Tíre is gas. Heh, Mike Denver.

Well, Glór Tíre must be a very successful and important show for TG4, as it's been on since 2004.

And here's Mr Denver's site - make of it what you will.

http://www.themikedenverband.com/

Just read the posts about her possibly only getting a show because Gaybo is a fan.
That might be true, but great to see a working class, non- D4, non-RTE heir get a slot or a bit of promotion, (Louis Walsh's latest, Lottie Ryan, Tubbs, Twink's sprog etc.).
The accent could quite easily be legit and coming from the same part of the city I know her friends and family wouldn't let her walk down the street without letting her have it if she was using a put on accent. Ironically, Gay is from about a ten minute walk from where she comes from....fake accent Gaybo!

Possibly the most awkward interviewer ever. Everytime she starts interviewing someone I just wanna cry.
When she starts talking it's like someone has started up a type writer and it's clacking away in a Dublin accent.
Musically she is a one trick pony. The whole rockabilly thing is nothing new at all.

Take off the fecking eyepatch.

Lukehandypants wrote: »

Possibly the most awkward interviewer ever. Everytime she starts interviewing someone I just wanna cry.
When she starts talking it's like someone has started up a type writer and it's clacking away in a Dublin accent.
Musically she is a one trick pony. The whole rockabilly thing is nothing new at all.

Take off the fecking eyepatch.

I think she is good at the interviewing and her show has been very good overall. Bearing in mind she is not a TV presenter, she has mastered it far better than some of those at it all their lives.

With regard to her musical style, I would not consider Imelda as pure rockabilly. I know that Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley have gotten the same categorising but are not either. Rockabilly is probably more like Carl Perkins and very early Elvis but not what Elvis did later or any piano based rock 'n' roll.

Imelda does rockabilly but she also does swing and big band material, Billie Holiday styled blues/jazz and neo-trad ballads like Kentish Town. She is more than a one trick pony and she is very versatile and has her own style.