Christy Moore’s new single, ‘Boy in The Wild’, is a beautiful reflection on the relationship between a father and his son. Featuring Christy’s own son, Andy, on backing vocals, it’s an open-hearted, deeply-affecting song that resonates […]
Irish icon delivers yet another album of meaningful observation and storytelling. Songwriter, folk singer, guitarist, poet, social commentator, Irish republican, and Ireland’s greatest living musician (People of the Year Awards 2007), so, a living legend. Which […]
It’s a numbers game! There are few artists who can legitimately claim ‘living legend’ status – Christy Moore undoubtedly can but wouldn’t as modesty would forbid. His new album “A Terrible Beauty” comes out on November […]
Well that’s it from us for another week dear reader. I have been making my way over recent months through the lovely “Poetry for the Many” anthology put together by Jeremy Corbyn and Len McCluskey. It’s […]
This week we go from Peter Churchill’s choice of Carter Sampson’s ‘Holy Mother’ to another song with a maternal reference written by Natalie Merchant in 2001. ‘Motherland’ was recorded by Merchant a few days before 11 […]
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