Christy Moore

AUK’s Chain Gang: Christy Moore “Motherland”

May 15, 2023 Darren Lumbroso 0

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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Record Store Day – the Americana UK guide to the releases

April 22, 2022 Emily Dongray 1

It’s that time again where the format fiends get excited about queueing at 5 am (or earlier) to be among the few to own this year’s exclusively released records. Record Store Day started in 2007 and […]

Christy Moore “Flying Into Mystery”

December 9, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

Irish Troubadour’s latest album despairs for and laughs at a world that isn’t learning. A founding member of the legendary Planxty and a solo artist for over fifty years – his first release ‘Paddy on the […]

Christy Moore “Clock Winds Down” – it’s the end of the world as we know it

November 12, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

With the COP26 winding to a close this weekend this new song from Christy Moore couldn’t be more timely. Picture, if you will, a planet with a changing climate and a leadership example given by the […]

Interview: Ian Prowse on Attitunes and the holy River Mersey

November 1, 2021 Martin Johnson 0

The Scouse Springsteen and Strummer explains his musical convictions and inspirations. Ian Prowse is that rare commodity, a conviction musician, following in the footsteps of his first musical heroes Joe Strummer, Elvis Costello and Paul Weller. […]