Irish icon Christy Moore celebrates his fourth decade in music with the release of 'Listen' his first since 2005's 'Burning Times'. The album sees Moore continue with his popular mix of traditional and contemporary folk, a sound that has earned him a huge following around the globe. Featured is a cover of the Pink Floyd classic 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond',as well as the download only single 'The
Time is against me. I wanted to get this posted late last night but was too tired. This then will be short and sweet. The Republic of Ireland play a World Cup Qualifier at home against Georgia in a few hours. You may remember the away match which had to be played in a neutral country because Russia were invading at the time. In that game the Republic pulled off an excellent result, winning it 2-0. They are currently in 2nd place in their group and if they get another win tonight will be [...]
Fed up with the annual warbling from the Christmas chart contenders? Well fear not for this year The Handsome Family plan to rescue you from this torment with a free download of their track "So Much Wine" , a song the band performed to much acclaim on Later...with Jools Holland and was recently covered by Christy Moore . The Handsome Family on amazon.co.uk The Handsome Family on amazon.com Taken from the album [...]
As has been pointed out in the comments, we've fallen behind by not providing an obituary for Ronnie Drew sooner. Born in 1934, Drew fled Ireland as a teenager - or, rather, he fled the prospect of being locked into a dull job for the length of his life. He arrived in Spain, where in-between waiting jobs, he learned to play flamenco guitar and speak some "arsewards" Spanish; on his return home, he tried acting but settled on music as a career in the late 1950s. Drew is one of those rare creatures in [...]
I'm heading out to Kansas City to visit the family for the holidays, so HearYa may be on hiatus until next Wednesday-ish. If you're out caroling this holiday season, here are a couple of unconventional songs you should throw in the mix alongside the fa-la-la-la-la's and pa-rump-a-pum-pum's. You may need to stagger up to your neighbor's front stoop wearing pee-stained santa pants, a wife-beater and a bottle of Jameson's in one hand to pull them off, but it'll be well worth the effort. The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York" is one of my favorite songs [...]
If you celebrate Christmas like me, and you haven't even started to think about buying your first gift, worry not. You are not alone! Year after year, I let the pre-Christmas stress build like a killer Nor'easter. Not quite sure why I torture myself every year. I guess I know no other way. But as stressful as this season can be, there's always the music to take the edge off a little. Topping the list for me, year after year, is the Pogues classic "Fairytale of New York". Nothing tells me [...]
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