Christopher Andrew " Christy " Moore (born May 7, 1945) is a folk singer, songwriter and Irish 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 the greatest Irish musician living at the People of the Year Awards RT.
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Moore was born in Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland and attended Newbridge College. He was originally a bank employee who wanted to express himself using traditional music. During the twelve-week bank strike, which went on for twelve weeks, he went to England, as many of the striking officials did, but did not return when the strike was resolved. "I had a wild and beautiful time in England, without a bank manager looking over my shoulder," he said. Doing public work, he often visits folk clubs and Irish music pubs where he meets Seamus Ennis, Margaret Barry, Luke Kelly, Martin Byrnes, and many other traditional musicians.
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Musical career
1972 brought its first major release, Prosperous , which brings together four musicians who soon formed Planxty: Liam O'Flynn, Andy Irvine and DÃÆ'³nal Lunny. For a while they called themselves "CLAD", the acronym of their name, but soon decided Planxty.
After leaving Planxty in 1975, Moore continued his solo career, reforming his old band on occasion (which he has done since then). He also formed the band Move Heart with Lunny and five other musicians in 1980. In 1987 he appeared on Gay Byrne's The Late Late Show performing with The Dubliners for their 25th Anniversary. In 2000, he published his autobiography, One Voice .
Moore's previous years of heavy drinking, sleeping dysfunctional hours, continuous travel and frequent takeaway meals resulted in decreased health and some operations. Moore's battle with alcohol, and subsequent heart surgery, has taken over. In the late 1990s, Moore reduced his workload due to medical reasons.
Some of Moore's songs are heavily influenced by drinks and beverage effects, his song "Delirium Tremens" being a good example. Listening to Johnny Mulhern's song "Hard Cases" caused Moore to recall the Galway drinking scene with local musicians Mickey Finn, Pete Galligan, Corky, and Terry Smith.
On April 17, 2009, Moore released his first studio album in four years, titled Listen , and promoted it through a series of live shows.
In December 2011, Moore released the album Folk Tale . The next album Where I Come From was released in November 2013 and featured a new protest song called "Arthur's Day". The album peaked at number three on the Irish album charts. Her latest album is On the road released in November 2017.
Moore is renowned for his political and social comments reflecting the left-wing perspective of the Irish republic despite the fact that his mother was a county councilman Fine Gael and a parliamentary candidate in Kildare. He supported the H-Block protestors republic with the H-Block album in 1978, the police-led launch, and The Spirit of Freedom. He also recorded songs by starved striker Bobby Sands, including "Back Home in Derry" which is based on Gordon Lightfoot's song "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald". He stopped supporting IRA military activities in 1987 as a result of the Enniskillen bombing.
The political songs he performed throughout his career included Mick Hanly's "On the Blanket" about the protests of the republican prisoners, "Viva la Quinta Brigada" about Irish volunteers fighting against the Fascists in the Spanish Civil War and "Minds Locked Shut" about Bloody Sunday at Derry.
Moore has endorsed a long list of causes of left support, from El Salvador to Mary Robinson in the 1990 presidential election. At the Glastonbury Festival in 2005, he sang about Palestinian solidarity activist Rachel Corrie. He supported the anti-nuclear movement in Ireland playing at many concerts and at festivals at Carnsore Point for the cause.
He opened the festival marking the beginning of Ballymun as the Dublin City Fairtrade on November 23, 2006.
Illegal track
"They Never Came Home" is a song about the Stardust fire of 1981 in which 48 people died. The song was recorded on the album Ordinary Man and was released on the B-side of the single in 1985. The song reached fame when Moore was brought to court over a claim in a prejudiced tune against an ongoing trial. the case determines the compensation. For example, the song claims, "hundreds of children are wounded and disabled, and all just because the fire exit door is chained". Mr. Justice Murphy ordered the Ordinary Man album to be withdrawn from the stores, and fees were given to Moore. "Another Song is Born" was recorded for re-release of the album. "They Never Came Home" then appears on the set box and on the album Where I come from .
"St. Brendan's Voyage" was banned by the BBC for mentioning Gibraltar (where IRA members had just been shot dead). The song depicts humorous journeys of the sixth-century Kerry saint and, according to Christy, who wrote it, has no political meaning. "The Time Has Come" describes the last encounter of a starving striker and his mother Peggy. It received regular drama on Radio ire until Eamon McCann studied and wrote about the substance of the song and Radio ÃÆ'â € ireann forbade it. Other songs he knows that are banned are "Section 31", "Mcllhatton" and "Back Home in Derry". "Part 31" was written by Christy Moore's brother, Barry Moore aka Luka Bloom. "Section 31" refers to the act of broadcasting which makes it prohibited to broadcast the votes of members of Sinn FÃÆ'Â © in. The latter two are forbidden because they are considered subversive. The reason for this is because it was discovered that Bobby Sands wrote them using the alias "Marcella" when he was in jail.
Music styles
His solo style includes the rhythm of driving on the guitar and bodhrÃÆ'¡n as well as a slower ballad.
Family
Moore's brother, Barry, whose stage name is Luka Bloom, is also a successful singer-songwriter. His nephew, Conor Byrne, is also a flotist and traditional tin whistle, with Christy appearing on his Wind Dancer album.
Memorable events
Incidents of detention, 2004
In October 2004, Moore was stopped and detained by Special Branch officers at Welsh Holyhead port, taken to the office and questioned about the lyrics. The next day, he issued a statement saying: "My driver and I were stopped and held for two hours in Holyhead on Monday, under the Prevention of Terrorism Action 2002. My driver and I were detained separately in two interrogation rooms. threatening, I was asked about the contents of my suitcase. "Despite the conflicting initial report, the singer's van, full of musical instruments, was not searched. "I was asked about the lyrics of the song and I was asked many personal questions about my family members and my children and about my home.No time I gave an explanation why I was arrested and interrogated in this way," he added. He said the fact that Irish people are still treated like this on their way to England is very "sad". "I hope to tackle this issue outside the public domain, but because it has become news, I feel the need to offer my side of the story, I find the whole affair pretty scary."
Desert Island Disk
In June 2007, Moore was a guest on the BBC radio program Desert Island Discs . He chose primarily Irish folk music that had inspired him and talked about the personal and political issues that had shaped his life.
Irish poetry penguin book
In 2010 Christy Moore's song "Lisdoonvarna" which he wrote earned an entry in the Irish Penguin Poem Book .
Oxegen
On Sunday July 10, 2011 Moore joined Coldplay on stage at the 2011 Oxegen Festival with the song "Ride On".
Discography
Movieography
Video
- Christy (1995) 54 minutes - Christy reflects on life and career.
DVD
- Christy Moore Uncovered (2001) 104 minutes - featuring collaborations with Jimmy MacCarthy, Wally Page, Shane MacGowan, SinÃÆ'Â © ad O'Connor and John Spillane.
- Live 2004 (Planxty DVD) The group reunion is very popular and influential after a 20 year hiatus.
- Christy Moore Live in Dublin 2006 (2006) 143 minutes - The first live solo concert has been recorded and released outside of the CD format. Filmed for 4 nights in December 2005 and January 2006.
- Christy Moore's Come All You Dreamers - Live at Barrowland (2009) - Filmed at Barrowland in Glasgow featuring Declan Sinnott.
References
External links
- Christy Moore's home page
- Christy Moore's concert in Nottingham in November 2007
- Christy Moore's concert in Dublin in 2001
- Christy Moore Initial Year
- 4711ers.org '4711' is a term Christy coined that refers to her online fan base.
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