Tribute to Ronnie Drew
Posted by: e on February 21st, 2008
Here’s something that’s been creating a bit of a buzz in Irish music circles for the last few weeks.
It’s the tribute to Ronnie Drew. No, […]
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Archive for “Christy Moore”
Review: ‘To Hell Or Barbados’ by Damien Dempsey
Posted by: e on June 24th, 2007
The following review of To Hell Or Barbados by Damien Dempsey, appears in a slightly shorter version in the July 2007 issue of the Midwest […]
Remembering Stephen Biko
Posted by: e on May 20th, 2007
Speaking of anger, it’s Sunday, and I always think of Sunday as a day of anger.
Apartheid is something that used to make me angry. […]
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Appreciating the Living: The Politics of the Last Atrocity
Posted by: e on April 18th, 2007
Being Irish and walking among American flagpoles with their flags at half-mast has me thinking of the dead.
You know the way we sing happy-clappy sing-a-longy […]
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Kansas City Rejects Sue For Millions
Posted by: e on March 21st, 2007
A couple of years ago there was a lot of Scottish music at the Irish festival in Crown Center, some of it by way of […]
Damien Dempsey: Still Listening To
Posted by: e on October 3rd, 2006
Damien Dempsey has a nice interview in the Dublin People, Northside and Southside united apparently.
Update: I get to interview Damo
For all his rapping and […]
Busking at the Cliffs of Moher
Posted by: e on September 15th, 2006
The Cliffs of Moher. You crawl to the edge, and your testicles crawl somewhere else. Such is the power of nature and a sheer drop […]
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Christy Chats on Gigs
Posted by: e on August 21st, 2006
The latest Chat from Christy Moore is out, and it’s mostly a review from the man himself of gigs in Wexford, Cork, and Clonakilty.
Larry […]
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Christy Moore & Shane MacGowan
Posted by: e on August 2nd, 2006
Speaking of Christy Moore, and speaking of people singing Spancil Hill, here is a video of Christy Moore singing Spancil Hill with Mr Shane MacGowan. […]
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Christy Chats on Songs, Divas and Sport
Posted by: e on August 1st, 2006
We didn’t have to wait for too long for the next Christy Moore Chat. It has Christy explaining why he sings what songs he chooses […]
Highest Tour Earners 2006
Posted by: e on July 31st, 2006
Showing that it’s almost impossible these days to draw up a list without an Irish reference, so far - and there’s a ways to go […]
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Irish Music Charts and Bandwagon
Posted by: e on July 26th, 2006
In the mid 1980s I was responsible for auditing the Irish Singles Charts prior to an overhaul of the system. The final calculation of chart […]
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Christy Moore’s Chat
Posted by: e on July 25th, 2006
Christy Moore is a barometer of the evolving tradition of Irish traditional songs the world over. And when he speaks, it matters. The Christy Chat […]
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No Paddy Left Behind: Make it Work
Posted by: e on July 9th, 2006
If legalizing the illegal Irish in Kansas City and beyond is your cup of tea, you might want to support the CD No Paddy Left […]
Luka Bloom: Not Just an Irish Folk Singer
Posted by: e on April 28th, 2006
So you’re wondering how Luka Bloom’s US tour is going? Luka has just played Arizona, and says the tour is going great. In Bloom’s longest […]
Luka Bloom and Christy Moore
Posted by: e on April 18th, 2006
I found that review of the Christy Moore gig with brother Luka Bloom in support that I told you about a while back.
It took […]
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Luka Bloom: Review of Innocence
Posted by: e on April 10th, 2006
Luka Bloom’s latest CD, Innocence, is currently featured by Jefito, music writer and former musician.
Luka Bloom, who plays the Irish Festival here in Kansas City […]
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Celtic Memories - of what exactly?
Posted by: e on March 30th, 2006
Speaking of criminally bad Irish music, Dan Doherty released his 2nd Celtic Memories podcast this week.
Sinead O’Connor and Van Morrison are featured on the […]
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