The Irish Country Music Appreciation Thread

Prop Joe · 22-01-2013 09:04AM

demanufactured wrote: »

Speaking as a musician....Irish country music is ****in brutal.

OOOhhhh a Musician........you must be sooo learned....:rolleyes:

gobnaitolunacy · 22-01-2013 09:25AM

The worst form of music is that Irish trad/Country & Western bastardised hybrid so beloved of rural radio stations.

Kill it, with fire!

Dyr · 22-01-2013 09:32AM

Country n horse****e as they used to say

newmug · 22-01-2013 09:53AM

You see OP, there's 2 types of people in the world. Appreciators, and non-appreciators. People like yourself and meself are appreciators. We'll always be outnumbered, and there's nothing we can do about it, thats just the way it is.

WesternZulu · 22-01-2013 10:01AM

I think Mid West Radio in Mayo appreciates country and western enough to cover all of us who think it's s***e!

lukesmom · 22-01-2013 10:15AM

Wouldn't be to my taste but a family member of mine have made a good living from writing country music songs for philomena begley and others. Had quite a few nice holidays as a kid from royalties so I can't complain too much.

crockholm · 22-01-2013 10:50AM

Radio Galtee in Limerick/Tipperary was wall to wall irish c&w, it just seemed that all the songs started off with a dun-chit-chit, dun-chit-chit beat, or dung-sh!t-sh!t,
I forget

22-01-2013 11:35AM

What the op is describing is what we called Cluchie and Western in our house.

I hate it.

Also hate American Country and Western of the Tammy Wynette kind.

American Country/Country Rock/Country blues though, well, I hate a lot of that too but there are some real gems (MadsL has put up a good few).

Also like some Bluegrass music, which Dolly Parton does really well. Doesn't excuse the rest of her work, but credit where its due.

AnonoBoy · 22-01-2013 12:18PM

Where To wrote: »

Funny you should mention Johnny Cash, fifteen years ago if you liked his music you were automatically an inbred redneck culchie, then he sang with a heavy metal band and suddenly he was the coolest cat in town.:pac:

What heavy metal band did he sing with?

OP around where I come from there we used to listen to both types of music... Country and Western. Yeee-Haaaawww!

brummytom · 22-01-2013 12:32PM

Where To wrote: »

The young wans love him up here, I think you should give him a chance Witchie,

Rock me mama like a wagonwheel
Rock me mama any way yo feel
Heeeeyyyyyyyy. . . .

Sing up Witchie

I love that song, it's sung around Manchester a lot.

I can't stand 'Country and Irish' at all though, really. It's all a bit twee and weird for me. A few friends of mine did a tv show with Foster and Allen and said they were a great laugh and swore like drunk pirates, though, which raised my opinion of them.

daithi1970 · 22-01-2013 12:35PM

In fairness, Johnny Cash only really became popular outside of c&w circles
when he released the American Recordings series of albums which featured
songs by non-country singer/songwriters. His version of Hurt is far superior to the orginial Nine Inch Nails version IMO. Now, Foster and Allen or wee Daniel trying to emulate Mr Cash would be at best, hilarious, or completely wojus, as they say out here in the sticks. For what its worth, I think that the Irish Country/Showband scene probably ruined a generation of Irish music...ask yourself, what was the first non-country/showband irish act to be internationally known? My guess would be Phil Lynott or possibly The Boomtown Rats...

daithi

brummytom · 22-01-2013 12:37PM

daithi1970 wrote: »

ask yourself, what was the first non-country/showband irish act to be internationally known? My guess would be Phil Lynott or possibly The Boomtown Rats...

daithi

The Dubliners or The Clancy Brothers weren't country.

Dyr · 22-01-2013 12:42PM

daithi1970 wrote: »

In fairness, Johnny Cash only really became popular outside of c&w circles
when he released the American Recordings series of albums which featured
songs by non-country singer/songwriters. His version of Hurt is far superior to the orginial Nine Inch Nails version IMO. Now, Foster and Allen or wee Daniel trying to emulate Mr Cash would be at best, hilarious, or completely wojus, as they say out here in the sticks. For what its worth, I think that the Irish Country/Showband scene probably ruined a generation of Irish music...ask yourself, what was the first non-country/showband irish act to be internationally known? My guess would be Phil Lynott or possibly The Boomtown Rats...

daithi

Rory Gallagher? And Cash would have been classed more as a rockabilly singer back when he started

daithi1970 · 22-01-2013 12:57PM

fair enough, you got me there! I would still hold the opinion that Irish country music held back the development of Irish popular music by its dominance in Ireland up until the mid to late 70's to the detriment of other genres. And both Irish trad and folk music are at least, genuine and original genres in their own right, as opposed to stetson wearing midlanders warbling about jr bloody ewing.....

daithi

castletownman · 22-01-2013 01:05PM

This brings back memories of going to mass of a Sunday morning and listening to country western affecianado Tony Scott on South East radio blaring out the choons.

I hated those mornings

daithi1970 · 22-01-2013 01:24PM

...or being stuck on a bus going back to college and being forced to listen to Alan Cororan on the driver-controlled radio..hell on wheels!

daithi

gobnaitolunacy · 22-01-2013 01:58PM

This has turned into a hating rather than appreciation thread.

Still, there's nothing more unwholesome than a piano accordion and drum machine combo. It's like kryptonite for anyone under 50.

Ghost Buster · 22-01-2013 02:15PM

Where To wrote: »

But it's who we are, Mr.Chuck, we shouldn't hate it, we should embrace it.

Yeah. Along with incest and violence:cool:

Ghost Buster · 22-01-2013 02:19PM

The Money Licker wrote: »

Mostly listen to country myself. American country is where its at

But dull it down, make the beat as boring as possible and add a cavan or Longford accent and you have Country N Irish.
On a different note why are there so many people with mental handicap and learning difficulties at Country N irish gigs. Seriously. I work in music and entertainment and have noticed this.

SEPT 23 1989 · 22-01-2013 02:21PM

gobnaitolunacy wrote: »

drum machine combo.

A drum machine should be played using a sledge hammer

Ghost Buster · 22-01-2013 02:23PM

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

A drum machine should be played using a sledge hammer

The pale would beg to differ!
There are other settings other than "Trotting Horse" i.e boom chicka chicka chicka boom chicka chicka chicka

joseph brand · 22-01-2013 02:40PM

Where To wrote: »

Why does Irish country get such a bad press? It's part of our national heritage.

On behalf of the young(ish) people of Ireland, I salute the showbands and entertainers that are as much a part of Irish culture as Guinness and Bono

Part of our heritage, just like heart disease, CF and paedo priests. There's also homophobia (stupid word, they don't 'fear' gays) and racism.

We don't need to keep all our past problems/ shortcomings.
Btw, I saw a country band play in a pub in my town, and the guitarist with long hair and a beard looked utterly miserable. He was probably too young to be involved in music for the over 60's.

Maybe it's just me, but country music seems very 'white' to me.

omahaid · 22-01-2013 02:51PM

I'm a fan of this lad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Fx8EP5gMyc

jester77 · 22-01-2013 02:59PM

There's good music, there's bad music, there's Jedward and then there's Irish country.

My name is URL · 22-01-2013 03:08PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiQ1kkknU_k

DrumSteve · 22-01-2013 03:18PM

Thread needs more Crystal Swing.

daithi1970 · 22-01-2013 03:23PM

..as a "The far side"strip once said: "Welcome to heaven,here's your harp-welcome to hell, here's your accordion..."

Irish country music, along with its evil twin, Linedancing should be eradicated..in fact there's 2 perfectly good reasons for inviting the taliban in..:D:D

daithi

endacl · 22-01-2013 03:24PM

DrumSteve wrote: »

Thread needs more Crystal Swing.

Crystal swing needs more crystal meth.

Cungi · 22-01-2013 03:27PM

Crystal Swing creep the bejaysus out of me.
There's something really wrong with a brother and sister looking into each others eyes while singing a love song.

Ghost Buster · 22-01-2013 03:30PM

Cungi wrote: »

Crystal Swing creep the bejaysus out of me.
There's something really wrong with a brother and sister looking into each others eyes while singing a love song.

As stated earlier. Country n Irish is part of our culture and should be embraced. Just like incest

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