ANDY IRVINE AT THE CLARE

You have to marvel at the musical grace of Andy Irvine. For the 60 or so people at the Clare Castle on Thursday 6 May it was one of those moments to be treasured.

And whilst the classics Arthur McBride and A Blacksmith Courted Me were among the standouts, his tribute to IWW man Tom Barker and another to Woody Guthrie continue to remind us of the importance of the political song.

Andy with his bouzouki - no, it's not a guitar as one young musican who came across him at the ABC studios believed.

click HERE to see a short clip from Andy's performance

Brian Sanaghan looks for a CD. He went home with that Paul Brady - Andy Irvine masterpiece from the 1970s. If you don't have it - Plains of Kildare, Arthur McBride, Streets of Derry - you are seriously mssing out.

 

My friends - and daughter Beth - enjoying the craic with Andy

 

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