Christopher Andrew "Christy" Moore (born 7 May 1945) is an Irish folk singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is one of the founding members of Planxty and Moving Hearts. His first album, Paddy on the Road was recorded with Dominic Behan in 1969. In 2007, he was named as Ireland's greatest living musician in RTÉ's People of the Year Awards.
Early life
Moore was born in Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland. He was originally a bank employee who wanted to express himself using traditional music. During a bank strike in 1966, which lasted twelve weeks, he went to England, as many striking officials did, but didn't return when the strike was settled. "I had a wild and wonderful time in England, with no bank manager looking over my shoulder," he said. Doing general labouring work, he frequented the folk clubs and the Irish music pubs where he met Seamus Ennis, Margaret Barry, Luke Kelly, Martin Byrnes and many other traditional musicians.
Musical career
1972 brought his first major release, Prosperous, which brought together the four musicians who shortly thereafter formed Planxty: Liam O'Flynn, Andy Irvine and Dónal Lunny. For a time they called themselves "CLAD", an acronym of their names, but soon decided on Planxty.
Christy Moore is the fourth solo album by Irish folk musician Christy Moore, released in 1976.
All tracks were produced by Dónal Lunny and recorded at Dublin Sound Studios, except "Nancy Spain" which was produced by Nicky Ryan in Eamon Andrews Studios.
This is the great Christy Moore at his almighty best - get the old boots / die alte Stiefel on for this one!
Have you forgotten or never even knew the first law of ceili dynamics?
Well, it was published in the 1940s on the wall of his dance hall by Dan Pheaidí Aindí*, matchmaker and impresario extraordinaire of Listowel, County Kerry:
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!NO POUNDING!
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CONTINENTAL CÉILÍ
(Johnny Mulhearn / Christy Moore):
Over in McCann's there's a grand type of danceband
a-playing and they're spinnin' out the Continental Ceili,
They're comin' in their cars from the bars over in Leitir** and Killane just to hear the famous Gunther Reynolds playing.
Out the Star of Munster with Hans O'Donoghue
neatl...
This is the great Christy Moore at his almighty best - get the old boots / die alte Stiefel on for this one!
Have you forgotten or never even knew the first ...
This is the great Christy Moore at his almighty best - get the old boots / die alte Stiefel on for this one!
Have you forgotten or never even knew the first law of ceili dynamics?
Well, it was published in the 1940s on the wall of his dance hall by Dan Pheaidí Aindí*, matchmaker and impresario extraordinaire of Listowel, County Kerry:
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!NO POUNDING!
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CONTINENTAL CÉILÍ
(Johnny Mulhearn / Christy Moore):
Over in McCann's there's a grand type of danceband
a-playing and they're spinnin' out the Continental Ceili,
They're comin' in their cars from the bars over in Leitir** and Killane just to hear the famous Gunther Reynolds playing.
Out the Star of Munster with Hans O'Donoghue
neatly tappin' out a tango on the spoons.
Such commotion will act like a lotion on the struttin'
At the Continental Céilí tonight.
Wolfgang's playing on the comb, someone shouts at him go home.
Klaus is playin' a slow air on the bodhrán.
Quinn from Corofin his fiddle tucked beneath his chin
Ssh! He's going to play the Bucks of Oranmore now.
And an old-fashioned lady begins to sing a song.
Ah! Lads a bit of order over there.
Clarinbridge for the chowder, keep your powder dry,
For the Continental Céilí tonight.
Corkey's closing his eyes pretends he's in disguise,
when he sees and old flame comin' over
He's singing for the Swedes in their tweeds doin' all he can to please - the night's at such a delicate stage,
Later on he'll give an audience to one of them or two,
He'll sing the the Dyin' Swan to touch their feelings,
Tonight's his night and tomorrow night will be just the same.
Ada let me out to the bar where the boys are goin' far
and they're spinnin' out the Continental Ceili.
Never mind the liquor, the music's in my soul
So long as I can hear the band a-playin'
The pipes and the flutes and the fiddles are in tune.
Whoo! I'd love to meet a European girl
Ada now me head is goin' light and the band is playin' tight At the Continental Céilí tonight.
All the publicans are there, 'tis like a hirin' fair
Tryin' to figure out how much McCann is makin'.
To keep their pubs outta Stubbs they're lashin' out big subs
In a burst of fierce anticipation.
Moguls from Muckhill are starin' at the till
Tryin' to get the lowdown on the line-up
They'll be buyin' free porter for the members of the band
At the Continental Céilí tonight.
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* Dan Pheadí Aindí was described by the famous Listowel writer, John B. Keane, in his book of the same name, his only publication in Irish.
Dan is a matchmaker who has made matches for four hundred couples. As a second occupation he owns and runs a small dancehall...
** Leitir = Leitir Ceanainn = Letterkenny, a large town in Donegal.
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This is the great Christy Moore at his almighty best - get the old boots / die alte Stiefel on for this one!
Have you forgotten or never even knew the first law of ceili dynamics?
Well, it was published in the 1940s on the wall of his dance hall by Dan Pheaidí Aindí*, matchmaker and impresario extraordinaire of Listowel, County Kerry:
------------------------------------
!NO POUNDING!
------------------------------------
CONTINENTAL CÉILÍ
(Johnny Mulhearn / Christy Moore):
Over in McCann's there's a grand type of danceband
a-playing and they're spinnin' out the Continental Ceili,
They're comin' in their cars from the bars over in Leitir** and Killane just to hear the famous Gunther Reynolds playing.
Out the Star of Munster with Hans O'Donoghue
neatly tappin' out a tango on the spoons.
Such commotion will act like a lotion on the struttin'
At the Continental Céilí tonight.
Wolfgang's playing on the comb, someone shouts at him go home.
Klaus is playin' a slow air on the bodhrán.
Quinn from Corofin his fiddle tucked beneath his chin
Ssh! He's going to play the Bucks of Oranmore now.
And an old-fashioned lady begins to sing a song.
Ah! Lads a bit of order over there.
Clarinbridge for the chowder, keep your powder dry,
For the Continental Céilí tonight.
Corkey's closing his eyes pretends he's in disguise,
when he sees and old flame comin' over
He's singing for the Swedes in their tweeds doin' all he can to please - the night's at such a delicate stage,
Later on he'll give an audience to one of them or two,
He'll sing the the Dyin' Swan to touch their feelings,
Tonight's his night and tomorrow night will be just the same.
Ada let me out to the bar where the boys are goin' far
and they're spinnin' out the Continental Ceili.
Never mind the liquor, the music's in my soul
So long as I can hear the band a-playin'
The pipes and the flutes and the fiddles are in tune.
Whoo! I'd love to meet a European girl
Ada now me head is goin' light and the band is playin' tight At the Continental Céilí tonight.
All the publicans are there, 'tis like a hirin' fair
Tryin' to figure out how much McCann is makin'.
To keep their pubs outta Stubbs they're lashin' out big subs
In a burst of fierce anticipation.
Moguls from Muckhill are starin' at the till
Tryin' to get the lowdown on the line-up
They'll be buyin' free porter for the members of the band
At the Continental Céilí tonight.
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* Dan Pheadí Aindí was described by the famous Listowel writer, John B. Keane, in his book of the same name, his only publication in Irish.
Dan is a matchmaker who has made matches for four hundred couples. As a second occupation he owns and runs a small dancehall...
** Leitir = Leitir Ceanainn = Letterkenny, a large town in Donegal.
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This is the great Christy Moore at his almighty best - get the old boots / die alte Stiefel on for this one!
Have you forgotten or never even knew the first law of ceili dynamics?
Well, it was published in the 1940s on the wall of his dance hall by Dan Pheaidí Aindí*, matchmaker and impresario extraordinaire of Listowel, County Kerry:
------------------------------------
!NO POUNDING!
------------------------------------
CONTINENTAL CÉILÍ
(Johnny Mulhearn / Christy Moore):
Over in McCann's there's a grand type of danceband
a-playing and they're spinnin' out the Continental Ceili,
They're comin' in their cars from the bars over in Leitir** and Killane just to hear the famous Gunther Reynolds playing.
Out the Star of Munster with Hans O'Donoghue
neatly tappin' out a tango on the spoons.
Such commotion will act like a lotion on the struttin'
At the Continental Céilí tonight.
Wolfgang's playing on the comb, someone shouts at him go home.
Klaus is playin' a slow air on the bodhrán.
Quinn from Corofin his fiddle tucked beneath his chin
Ssh! He's going to play the Bucks of Oranmore now.
And an old-fashioned lady begins to sing a song.
Ah! Lads a bit of order over there.
Clarinbridge for the chowder, keep your powder dry,
For the Continental Céilí tonight.
Corkey's closing his eyes pretends he's in disguise,
when he sees and old flame comin' over
He's singing for the Swedes in their tweeds doin' all he can to please - the night's at such a delicate stage,
Later on he'll give an audience to one of them or two,
He'll sing the the Dyin' Swan to touch their feelings,
Tonight's his night and tomorrow night will be just the same.
Ada let me out to the bar where the boys are goin' far
and they're spinnin' out the Continental Ceili.
Never mind the liquor, the music's in my soul
So long as I can hear the band a-playin'
The pipes and the flutes and the fiddles are in tune.
Whoo! I'd love to meet a European girl
Ada now me head is goin' light and the band is playin' tight At the Continental Céilí tonight.
All the publicans are there, 'tis like a hirin' fair
Tryin' to figure out how much McCann is makin'.
To keep their pubs outta Stubbs they're lashin' out big subs
In a burst of fierce anticipation.
Moguls from Muckhill are starin' at the till
Tryin' to get the lowdown on the line-up
They'll be buyin' free porter for the members of the band
At the Continental Céilí tonight.
------------------------------------
* Dan Pheadí Aindí was described by the famous Listowel writer, John B. Keane, in his book of the same name, his only publication in Irish.
Dan is a matchmaker who has made matches for four hundred couples. As a second occupation he owns and runs a small dancehall...
** Leitir = Leitir Ceanainn = Letterkenny, a large town in Donegal.
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Christopher Andrew "Christy" Moore (born 7 May 1945) is an Irish folk singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is one of the founding members of Planxty and Moving Hearts. His first album, Paddy on the Road was recorded with Dominic Behan in 1969. In 2007, he was named as Ireland's greatest living musician in RTÉ's People of the Year Awards.
Early life
Moore was born in Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland. He was originally a bank employee who wanted to express himself using traditional music. During a bank strike in 1966, which lasted twelve weeks, he went to England, as many striking officials did, but didn't return when the strike was settled. "I had a wild and wonderful time in England, with no bank manager looking over my shoulder," he said. Doing general labouring work, he frequented the folk clubs and the Irish music pubs where he met Seamus Ennis, Margaret Barry, Luke Kelly, Martin Byrnes and many other traditional musicians.
Musical career
1972 brought his first major release, Prosperous, which brought together the four musicians who shortly thereafter formed Planxty: Liam O'Flynn, Andy Irvine and Dónal Lunny. For a time they called themselves "CLAD", an acronym of their names, but soon decided on Planxty.
Born in the middle of the afternoon In a horsedrawn carriage on the old A5 The big twelve wheeler shook my bed, "You can't stay here" the policeman said. CHORUS You'd better get born in some place else. So move along, get along, Move along, get along, Go! Move! Shift! Born in the common by a building site Where the ground was rutted by the trail of wheels The local Christian said to me, "You'll lower the price of property." CHORUS Born at potato picking time In a noble tent in a tatie field. The farmer said, "The work's all done It's time that you was moving on." CHORUS Born at the back of a hawthorn hedge Where the black hole frost lay on the ground. No eastern kings came bearing gifts. Instead the order came to shift. CHORUS The eastern sky was full of stars And one shone brighter than the rest The wise men came so stern and strict And brought the orders to evict CHORUS Wagon, tent or trailer born, Last month, last year or in far off days. Born here or a thousand miles away There‚s always men nearby who'll say CHORUS The sleeve notes from 'Live at the Point" has two extra verses (added by Christy) Six in the morning out in Inchicore The guards came through the wagon door. John Maughan was arrested in the cold A travelling boy just ten years old. CHORUS Mary Joyce was living at the side of the road No halting place and no fixed abode. The vigilantes came to the Darndale site And they shot her son in the middle of the night.