Christy Goes Modren

Had his day in the sun playing the rebel while the bank balance increases

Good god! it's enough to leave the house at velocity to get some distance from that ........

If you don't laugh at his RATM cover, you're a c*nt.

Or unfamiliar with RATM's debut album and/or Christy Moore. Either of which also makes you a c*nt.

Thanks OP!

Cannot bear him. At all.

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

Always felt he had a good “version” of Black Sabbath’s ‘Paranoid’ in him, myself.

If you've any interest in a bit of trad/rock, I'd highly recommend these buachaillí. The Uilleann pipes would make the hair on your balls stand up.

That’s not christy.its some fcukin lookalike.

Doctors room ghost wrote: »

That’s not christy.its some fcukin lookalike.

Its a lad using face capture tech to look like Christy.

Deebles McBeebles wrote: »

If you've any interest in a bit of trad/rock, I'd highly recommend these buachaillí. The Uilleann pipes would make the hair on your balls stand up.

I’ll see your Hearts, D, and “raise” you some ‘slips.

anewme wrote: »

Crow cant even spell modern.

anewme wrote: »

He does not look anything like him though?

That tech does not work.

I doubt he had a Game of Thrones-esque budget for it in fairness.

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

I’ll see your Hearts, D, and “raise” you some ‘slips.

Pure madness. Those boys did some ridin' in the 70's.

EmmetSpiceland wrote: »

I’ll see your Hearts, D, and “raise” you some ‘slips.

Good "find" Emm.

Always thought E C was a bit of a "Gimp". My suspicions have been confirmed.

On Christy. I loved all his stuff up to the late 80s. After that he just became a parody of himself with the old "bogman" Jaysus chrisht, begob and begorrah way of talking.

Pure fake.

Christy Moore is a sweaty aul bollox.

anewme wrote: »

Credit where credit is due.

Christy Moore has a talent that people warm to.

This person is just a humourless fool.

I think that's just since he stopped drinking, he was better craic with alcohol. I suppose we all are though.

LaFuton wrote: »

today i learned from local radio Emmet Spiceland was actually an alrite folk band, i only knew the name from yer man here, always liked his name, had a cool funk about it, turns out its an actual thing!

well played sir

Great group. Brendan Bendar's hero, Ronan Collins, often gives them a "spin".

We had a great night and following day here in the village over 10 years ago. Andy Irvine was booked for a gig in the local and the owner had to go away at short notice. Before going he told the barman to "look after" Andy and make sure he wanted for nothing. After the show said barman, myself and a few others did a marathon session with Andy over 3 villages until 6 the following evening. Paul Brady arrived to collect Andy to go to a gig somewhere else. Brady was beside himself with anger and tore into Paddy the barman. Paddy told him to go and f*** himself. He was "just following orders".

You'd have to be there.

darlett wrote: »

It really is. He has some amazing catalogue which at least gives him some right to feel like he has an unusual talent.

Too much showing off on the guitar for me.

A definite cantankerous bollix though, that's for sure.

Isn't it strange how people have gone off him since he became an insufferable príck

My Favourite

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

Here's another cantankerous auld bollocks with an overinflated sense of himself.

It's beautiful though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBGkhPx529g

Deebles McBeebles wrote: »

Went to see Andy in the local here a few years back, brilliant gig. What a musician.

Ya. He played here several times. With Donal Lunny, Patrick Street and another band name who's escapes me with some eastern European guys.

Absolute legend and always stayed on to chat with punters after the show.

sligojoek wrote: »

Ya. He played here several times. With Donal Lunny, Patrick Street and another band name who's escapes me with some eastern European guys.

Absolute legend and always stayed on to chat with punters after the show.

Finding it terrible hard to remember who was with him due to porter consumption but Lunny was there for sure. Possibly a chap on uilleann pipes too, not sure if it was Liam O'Flynn (RIP) or the chap from Moving Hearts. One of those nights where the music takes ya!

sligojoek wrote: »

To be fair to Christy. I saw Movin hearts on my 18 th birthday and I was blown away. Up to then I'd only ever seen a few C&W and rebel song bands in pubs. Movin Hearts were another level. I saw him solo several times after that and always came away satisfied. Around 1990 he changed and has never been the same.

Changed the trad game with MH, bringing the jazz-fusion into it. Never seen them live but the Live in Dublin DVD is possibly the best 20 quid I ever spent. The lads are virtuosos. Like an Irish Bela Fleck band.

LaFuton wrote: »

apparently he doesn't let people go to the bar to grab a pint during the show and if the audience claps he puts down his guitar and goes on strike.

I’ve been a fan of Christys all my life, my dad played it non stop when I was a young fella and the first CD that came into our house was Unfinished Revolution if I remember correctly.

Been to see him several times and yes, the bar in the venue is closed and you can only come and go between songs. They usually have a bar outside the actual room he is playing in and there’s no drama being your drink in.

Certain songs he will stop playing if people clap but he doesn’t “go on strike”


His new stuff is dog shyte. Absolute muck and he is getting very much like bono.

Declan Sinnott who normally accompanied him of late is a fantastic guitarist and worth a listen to.