I'm posting this here because this is one of the few threads that's ever mentioned Christy Moore. I did a bit of a rabbit-hole dive on him recently — I was aware of him and love "Ride On," but hadn't really listened to much. In the course of that, the song that really leapt out at me was "Bright Blue Rose," which (like "Ride On") is a Jimmy MacCarthy song. Apparently kind of a modern standard in Ireland? Anyway, it's a beautiful tune and just wanted to call attention to it. I guess it somewhat fits this thread because its soaked in a sort of mystical literary Catholicism that feels very Irish to me. This is Christy and Jimmy singing it together.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glGdAwGBt8s
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Friday, 12 March 2021 18:02 (three years ago) link
Anyone listening to Kneecap from Ireland
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/16/arts/music/kneecap-irish-rap-celtic-revival.html
― curmudgeon, Monday, 2 October 2023 16:02 (seven months ago) link
Yeah I like them
― I’m going to get fined for being right, again (gyac), Monday, 2 October 2023 16:09 (seven months ago) link
ctrl-F "Planxty" HWAT/?
― ian, Monday, 2 October 2023 16:26 (seven months ago) link