FAIQ #9: Do You Listen to Irish Music (Really)?
Q. Do You Listen to Irish Music (Really)?
A. Well yeah, but it mightn’t be what you mean by Irish music.
And anyway, maybe I’m only saying that.
But I like to document things. For truth.
So regardless of what I say, or what I think I listen to, here are a list of performers who I have listened to albums of, in their entirety, over the last 7 days before flying to ireland:
• 10,000 Maniacs
• Michael Nyman
• Billy Bragg
• The Lightning Seeds
• The Pogues
• David Kitt
• October Project
• Eels
• The Wild Clover Band
• Chumbawamba
• The Prodigy
• Luke Kelly
• Peter Gabriel
• The Clash
• Sam Cooke
• Grant McLennan
• Highwaymen
• Preisner
And that doesn’t count compilations, or the radio, or the odd MP3. In short the answer is “Yes, but”
See Also:
• FAIQ #8 What’s Your Favourite Irish Song?
• FAIQ # 7 What’s Irish Radio Like?
• FAIQ #5 : What’s Your Favourite Irish Saying?
Eolaí gan Fhéile:
Chumbwamba??? I haven’t listened to them since Tub thumping came out. wow! I have listened to several of the others at different times and in general I like many types of music, but I find something special when I’m listening to live music in a pub or smaller setting. See you at O’Dowd’s tonight.
Not tonight Crash. Right now I’m in Ireland. Will be back in a couple of weeks though.