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IRISH EXAMINER | December 11th, 2019
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Welcome to our regular music and entertainment guide, brought
to you by Paddy McCarthy for your reading enjoyment

I have to let you know about
one of the greatest folk
singers ever to come out of
Ireland. He is a legend and I
had the privilege of working
with him many years ago
myself back in Ireland and
that is CChhrriissttyy MMoooorree who I In The New York Times in 2012 during her 10-night run at the IIrriisshh AArrttss CCeenntteerr in New
admire quite a lot. York, Jon Pareles said, “A brainy, adventurous Irish songwriter lives within the flamboy-
1972 brought his first major ant theatricality of Julie Feeney…intricate, articulate … Ms. Feeney’s songs don’t shout.
release, Prosperous, which They tease, ponder, reminisce, philosophize and invent parables, and she sings them in a
brought together the four plush, changeable mezzo-soprano that usually holds a kindly twinkle.”
musicians who shortly there- Pareles also described her songs as, “…songs that set character studies and philosophical
after formed PPllaannxxttyy: LLiiaamm musings in elaborate musical confections, often with long, internally rhymed lines.” He
OO’’FFllyynnnn, AAnnddyy continued, “Ms. Feeney’s music draws on sources across centuries. Her ensemble, includ-
IIrrvviinnee and DDóónnaall LLuunnnnyy. For ing strings, trumpet and sometimes a recorder, often sounds like a Baroque consort,
a time they called themselves spinning contrapuntal arpeggios; it also hints at folk-pop, Minimalism and the metrical
“CLAD”, an acronym of their gamesmanship of progressive rock. ‘One More Tune’ used syncopated handclaps remi-
names, but soon decided niscent of Steve Reich and a trumpet line hinting at a village brass band, while a new
on Planxty. After leaving song, ‘If I Lose You Tonight,’ which she sang accompanied only by a few notes from a
Planxty in 1975, Moore continued on his solo career, reforming his old band on occasion mandolin, had the melodic purity of a traditional Irish ballad.
(which he has been doing ever since). Keep an eye on this page for future news on Julie Feeley as she will be coming this way
He also formed the band MMoovviinngg HHeeaarrttss with Lunny and five other musicians in 1980. In soon.
1987 he appeared on Gay Byrne’s The Late Late Show performing with TThhee DDuubblliinneerrss for I have to tell you this again as we are all excited that TThhee IIrriisshh TTeennoorrss will be performing
their 25th Anniversary. this Saturday, December 14 at the NNYYCCBB TThheeaattrree aatt WWeessttbbuurryy (960 Brush Hollow
In 2000, he published his autobiography, One Voice. Moore’s earlier lifestyle resulted in a Road, Westbury). Call (516) 247-5200 21as there are still a few tickets available. The Irish
decline in health and several operations. Moore’s battle with alcohol, and subsequent Tenors consist of AAnntthhoonnyy KKeeaarrnnss, RRoonnaann TTyynnaann and DDeeccllaann KKeellllyy... now where would
heart operations, have taken their toll. At the end of the 1990s, Moore reduced his work- yea get it. C
load for medical reasons.
Some of Moore’s songs are heavily influenced by drink and the effects of drink, 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 MMiicckkeeyy
FFiinnnn, PPeettee GGaalllliiggaann, CCoorrkkyy and TTeerrrryy SSmmiitthh.
On 17 April 2009, Moore released his first new studio album in four years, enti-
tled Listen, and promoted it through a series of live gigs. In December 2011, Moore
released the album Folk Tale. His 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 in the Irish album charts. On the road was released in
November 2017 and his most recent album Magic Nights was released in November 2019.
J Juulliiee FFeeeenneeyy is an Irish singer, composer, songwriter and record producer who self-pro-
duces and self-orchestrates her own work. She makes both instrumental and electronic
music, and all of her songs with full orchestrations.
Feeney is a three-time nominee for the Meteor Choice Music Prize for ‘Irish Album of the
Year’, winning in 2006 for debut album 13 songs. She has released three studio albums
on her own label ‘mittens’: 13 songs (2005), pages (2009), and Clocks (2012).
Clocks entered at No. 1 on the Irish Independent Albums Chart and No. 7 on the Main
Irish albums charts making it her highest charting album to date. She is from Galway,
Ireland. Previously she worked as a professional choral singer and educator Feeney has
performed her own show extensively in Ireland, England, Scotland, France, Germany,
Italy, Holland, America, Brazil, Mexico, Canada and China including performing to a
capacity audience of 1200 at Ireland’s National Concert Hall in Dublin to a 10-minute
standing ovation in 2010 and in 2013.