Don't know if there's a thread but wanted one where we can post videos etc of live musical performances you consider to be legendary.
I'm Irish, not being biased or anything but I think Irish music is kickass, I didn't really appreciate it fully growing up but now I love it. Some of my favorites of course are Christy Moore, Shane Mc Gowan and of course the great voice that was Luke Kelly. Here's a few of my faves, would love to see some of yours and a description on why you like it would be cool!
Shane Mc Gowan and Christy Moore - A Pair of Brown Eyes
YouTube - Christy Moore and Shane Mcgowan---A pair of brown eyes
Shane McGowan is fucking terrific, seeing him as a pure musician so chiled, its him in his world, and his voice is so distinctive, its like an instrument
Luke Kelly and the Dubliners (In England!) - Black Velvet Band
YouTube - Luke Kelly Black Velvet Band
This is Luke Kelly in his prime, not the best of songs but you can hear how powerful and clear his voice is, and how effortless he makes it.(Christy Moore makes a little guest appearance in the audience around the 2:26 mark I think and he looks like he's after sinking about 40 pints of Guinness and a few half ones)
Luke Kelly's last perfomance ever - The Night Visiting Song
YouTube - Luke Kelly The Night Visiting Song
This make me cry every single time I hear it, this was about a week before he died, he was in shocking health and the whole band knew he was fucked; you can see Ronnie Drew the guy on the guitar to his right willing him through the song. He still sounds fucking amazing, and a beautiful song. Couldn't be more apt. God bless you Luke.
Planxty - The Blacksmith
YouTube - Planxty on late late show
Great performance, cool instruments. An Irish trad folk band kinda, Andy Irvines voice is again all his own, love these instruments, I think they are mandolines but not sure. Love this song. Christy Moore (a young one) is on piano and comes in with a THUMPING bodhran at the end that sends shivers down my spine.
Christy Moore - Missing You
YouTube - Missing You - Christy Moore
This is about an Irishman feeling a bit homesick in London but I listen to it if I ever feel homesick as I've lived in NYC for 10 years without ever going back to Ireland. Not his best performance of this song but I love it just for the words and the emotion he puts into it every time, not fond of the electric guitar, he's better when its just him and his guitar.
I'm Irish, not being biased or anything but I think Irish music is kickass, I didn't really appreciate it fully growing up but now I love it. Some of my favorites of course are Christy Moore, Shane Mc Gowan and of course the great voice that was Luke Kelly. Here's a few of my faves, would love to see some of yours and a description on why you like it would be cool!
Shane Mc Gowan and Christy Moore - A Pair of Brown Eyes
YouTube - Christy Moore and Shane Mcgowan---A pair of brown eyes
Shane McGowan is fucking terrific, seeing him as a pure musician so chiled, its him in his world, and his voice is so distinctive, its like an instrument
Luke Kelly and the Dubliners (In England!) - Black Velvet Band
YouTube - Luke Kelly Black Velvet Band
This is Luke Kelly in his prime, not the best of songs but you can hear how powerful and clear his voice is, and how effortless he makes it.(Christy Moore makes a little guest appearance in the audience around the 2:26 mark I think and he looks like he's after sinking about 40 pints of Guinness and a few half ones)
Luke Kelly's last perfomance ever - The Night Visiting Song
YouTube - Luke Kelly The Night Visiting Song
This make me cry every single time I hear it, this was about a week before he died, he was in shocking health and the whole band knew he was fucked; you can see Ronnie Drew the guy on the guitar to his right willing him through the song. He still sounds fucking amazing, and a beautiful song. Couldn't be more apt. God bless you Luke.
Planxty - The Blacksmith
YouTube - Planxty on late late show
Great performance, cool instruments. An Irish trad folk band kinda, Andy Irvines voice is again all his own, love these instruments, I think they are mandolines but not sure. Love this song. Christy Moore (a young one) is on piano and comes in with a THUMPING bodhran at the end that sends shivers down my spine.
Christy Moore - Missing You
YouTube - Missing You - Christy Moore
This is about an Irishman feeling a bit homesick in London but I listen to it if I ever feel homesick as I've lived in NYC for 10 years without ever going back to Ireland. Not his best performance of this song but I love it just for the words and the emotion he puts into it every time, not fond of the electric guitar, he's better when its just him and his guitar.
