By Calypsopoet on Sunday, December 12, 1999 - 12:04 am:
What's the best?
Chieftians
Van Morrision
Clanndad
U2
Sned?
Island Angel?
Let's talk and turn others on
By Calypsopoet on Sunday, December 12, 1999 - 11:59 pm:
Sinead. Okay. No one said I could spell.
By Raheny on Monday, December 13, 1999 - 03:35 am:
Don't forget Luka and Christy!
By Calypsopoet on Tuesday, December 14, 1999 - 11:27 pm:
Who is Luka and Christy?
Modern Musicians. Celtic folk? Old or traditional? I'm interested.
Tell me about them.
By Shae on Wednesday, December 15, 1999 - 12:40 am:
Luka Bloom and Christy Moore. Either brothers or first cousins, but I think brothers. They have very individual styles, different but similar. Luka Bloom is contemporary with a Celtic flavour, and Christy Moore is more traditional Irish. Both compose their own music, and also sing traditional tunes. Sorry that isn't very helpful, but I'm not very good as a musical critic. I much prefer Celtic head hunting. It seems more natural.
USING A CAMERA, in case anybody is worried!!!
By Achara on Wednesday, December 15, 1999 - 02:05 am:
It's coming closer every day! Are you ready? NO, not for Y2K--for Christmas! Have a merry one, everybody.
Hugs and Kisses from Achara
By Raheny on Wednesday, December 15, 1999 - 02:53 am:
Christy and Luka are brothers. Both are wonderful!
Hope everyone has a wonderful Holiday Season! Stay well xoxoxo
By Calypsopoet on Thursday, December 16, 1999 - 05:59 pm:
Is it Hogmany yet?
Yule Tide.
Y2 Yule Tide?
Has ANYONE thought of that?
Back to music.
I was in Edinbergh this September when I was in an Irish Pub listening to a Band play original compositions of celtic rock and roll and versions of what appeared to me as traditional songs.
They sported Uffington White Horse T-shirts. (If you don't know about the Uffington White Horse, there is a web site about the white chalk
www.hillfigures.)
The group had two fiddle players, they looked like father and son, with modern wood sculpted violins.
I can't recall their name.
I had too too many ciders and was
HAVING A GRAND OL TIME , as it was my last night in Scotland.
Can you tell me who they are?
I have CRS
Can't remember stuff.
By Calypsopoet on Sunday, December 19, 1999 - 03:27 pm:
Bonnie Raitt does a wicked version of
A STOR MO CHROI on the "tears of stone"
CHIEFTAINS C.D.
What does it mean?
What's the song about?
By Guest on Tuesday, November 28, 2000 - 10:17 pm:
a stor mo chroi means my love my heart
By Guest on Wednesday, November 29, 2000 - 01:54 am:
or perhaps treasure of my heart
By Monadh on Sunday, December 3, 2000 - 08:34 am:
It's a beautiful song....and a wonderful album! *S* (Chieftains Tears of Stone)
By Celt on Thursday, March 29, 2001 - 05:33 am:
Gotta go with the Chieftains, of those posted above. But I do love Liam O'Flynn's solo pipes CDs, as well as almost anything recorded by Planxty...
By Ladyq3 on Thursday, March 29, 2001 - 01:16 pm:
The Chieftains - any of their collaborative albums
especially - Long Journey Home, Tears of Stone AND
Fire in the Kitchen
Fire in the Kitchen is a fine example of
Celtic music with a Canadian *spin*
My Canuck Buck goes to
LEAHY
http://www.leahymusic.com/index.shtml
By Jumm on Friday, March 30, 2001 - 05:47 am:
I saw Luka Bloom, with his twelve string guitar, open for the Pogues(let's not forget them) back in the 80's, in San Francisco.
Calypsopoet, the only Scottish fiddler I can think of is Alasdair Fraser. Could it have been him?
By Rolan on Friday, April 4, 2003 - 02:46 pm:
Sally Free and Easy, what does this song talk about? I heard it by Alan Stivell, he sang it well. If someone can explain...thank you
By Accasbel on Friday, April 4, 2003 - 10:34 pm:
Sally played with the affections of a sailor
http://www.roguery.com/gurrier/other/sally.htm
He took it badly.
By Rolan on Saturday, April 5, 2003 - 12:08 pm: