Viva La Quinta Brigada!!! The Brilliant Christy Moore

Southern Dandy (Wicklow) - Posts: 789 - 24/02/2009 11:13:22    216620

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216570 Chainsaw? i think you'll find (Smoke on the Water) was by Deep Purple not the Who.

Correct intended to put in My generation in ther also.

chainsaw (Laois) - Posts: 712 - 24/02/2009 11:20:10    216627

Bob Dylan - all the tracks from Desire and Blood on the Tracks.

hurlingdub (Dublin) - Posts: 6978 - 24/02/2009 11:23:10    216629

Southern Dandy, Viva La Quinta Brigada is an amazing song. I am proud to say that one of most prominent men in the "No Pasaran" movement, Charlie Donnelly, lived not that far away from me. I grew up listening to Christy Moore, Plantxy etc. My father and older brothers would always have had their music on and I never fully appreciated it. But this past few years i've actually listened to the words of their songs and begun to appreciate their talents. Especially Christy Moore, VLQB basically challenged the Catholic Church on its stance towards the blueshirts at a time when the Church still held a massive grip on Ireland.

Rio Bingo (Tyrone) - Posts: 788 - 24/02/2009 11:27:11    216631

The Band - King Harvest (live from woodstock)

Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12115 - 24/02/2009 11:41:39    216644

Cant bate a bita Gilbert O'Sullivan

Duffy89 (Wexford) - Posts: 3320 - 24/02/2009 13:37:05    216800

luke kelly-a song for ireland.
christy moore-joxer goes to sturgart.
the pogues-dirty oule town.
the furys-from clare to here.
the wolfe tones-celtic symphony.

OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 24/02/2009 13:38:08    216805

duffy89 , bit a gilbert followed , perhaps by a bit of Val Doonican?? Ah those sweaters!!

dubupnorth (Dublin) - Posts: 1897 - 24/02/2009 14:00:25    216855

type in crazy cavan farmer on youtube...ur shur t get a giggle out of it

the_wee_parish (Louth) - Posts: 197 - 24/02/2009 14:05:58    216865

sullivans john-Damien dempsey version..............spectacular

ThomasClarke1 (Tyrone) - Posts: 392 - 24/02/2009 14:11:24    216876

"Especially Christy Moore, VLQB basically challenged the Catholic Church on its stance towards the blueshirts at a time when the Church still held a massive grip on Ireland."


Always with the anti Dub stuff Rio ;)

hurlingdub (Dublin) - Posts: 6978 - 24/02/2009 14:32:31    216916

The flower duet from Lakme. Try that. Amazing stuff.
Or Maria Callas duet from the marriage of Figaro. Cant remember who she sings with.
It's off the Shawshank Redemption.
Any-one else into this?

RAM85 (Westmeath) - Posts: 978 - 24/02/2009 15:19:08    216968

Spoken like a true son of the county of John McCormack Ram! Like the oul opera myself.

hurlingdub (Dublin) - Posts: 6978 - 24/02/2009 15:40:03    217003

the band- the night they drove old dixie down
neil young- old man
christy moore- two island swans(one last cold kiss)
luke kelly- foggy dew

jaffacake (Meath) - Posts: 720 - 24/02/2009 15:48:17    217014

Toto - Africa

benjyyy (Donegal) - Posts: 1422 - 24/02/2009 16:17:20    217053

Yeah H-D. Just after you-tubing some of his stuff there now. We are not great at eveything but some of us could hold a tune. Its the simple everyday things that cheer you up. I'm sick listening to talk about the recession. Two fingers up to the recession. There will always be Ireland. There will always be the GAA. And we will survive. Get up once more than you're knocked down. UP the Paddies.

RAM85 (Westmeath) - Posts: 978 - 24/02/2009 16:40:07    217078

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217014 the band- the night they drove old dixie down ( prefer the Joan Baez version
neil young- old man
christy moore- two island swans(one last cold kiss)
luke kelly- foggy dew

I like this thread Snuffy here a few more my musical preferences change depending on the oul humour

Always on my mind Willie Nelson
Still crazy after all these years Paul Simon
Anything by Christy Moore anyone like Mattie

chainsaw (Laois) - Posts: 712 - 24/02/2009 16:42:34    217083

Try these Irish classics:
Weatherman- Juniper
Oxygen - JJ72
Green and Red of Mayo - Sawdoctors
A song for Ireland - Luke Kelly
Heads - The Stunning
Planet Fabulous - Something Happens
Donegal Express - Shane McGowan and the Popes.
If I should fall from grace with god- The Pogues
Sunday, Bloody Sunday - U2
Alphabet Soup - Bellx1

We dont always need a fiddle or a depressing tune to belt out a classic, mind you some of the tunes mentioned in previous posts i do like.

bananapublican (Leitrim) - Posts: 878 - 24/02/2009 18:18:51    217204

Just a few more to add:

The Waterboys: This is the Sea (reminds me of finishing college and hitting the road)..."That was the river, this is the sea!"
Ronan Ryan: "The pipers dispair" / "The fox on the prowl". Great tunes courtesy of the Comhaltas. D flute.
Bell X1: The Great Defector
Damien Dempsey: Patience....."I take a few schlugs on the kisser!"
Ralph McTell: Streets of London
Frankie Miller: Caledonia
Tin Whistle: Lad here does a great job of 'The Bucks of Oranmore' on Overton D whistle. Mighty!

Regards,

Snufalufagus....Laochra Gael

Snufalufagus (Dublin) - Posts: 8100 - 16/03/2009 16:47:20    233361

Lads, loads of classics there... I'll be here all night.

Boston - More Than A Feeling is always my number one followed swiftly by
Doobie Grey - Drift Away.

Mellooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwww...........

3inarow2008 (Kerry) - Posts: 204 - 17/03/2009 03:42:58    233642