Extra and final tickets released for Christy Moore at The Hub

Due to exceptional demand, a limited number of extra tickets are being released this Friday, July 2, for the Christy Moore concert at The Hub at Cillin Hill on Friday July 9 next.

Christy Moore has a huge following in Kilkenny and his annual visits are always sell-out events.

Christy plays his first gig at The Hub on Friday July 9, and will be joined on stage by his collaborator of many years, and legendary guitar player Declan Sinnott.

Not only is Christy Moore a household name, but his songs – either those penned by Moore himself or some of Ireland’s top songwriters such as Jimmy McCarthy (who is resident here in Kilkenny ), Pierce Turner and the late Noel Brazil – are known by fans of all and any type of music.

From the protest songs such as “Go, Move, Shift” and “Biko Drum”, to the light-hearted entertaining numbers “The Knock Song” and “Delirium Tremens”, to the songs of loss and emigration such as “Ride On”, “Nancy Spain”, “Wicklow Hills”, “Metropolitan Avenue” and “City of Chicago”, the range of topics and moods of Christy’s music can capture even the most cynical of hearts.

Named “Ireland’s Greatest Living Musician” in the 2007 RTE People of the Year Awards, Christy’s 40-year career encompasses some of the best movements of the Irish folk scene. Recording his first album ‘Paddy On The Road’ with Dominic Behan in 1969, he went on to record ‘Prosperous’ in 1972 with Andy Irvine, Donal Lunny and Liam O’Flynn in a line-up that become the legendary Planxty.

After a solo period from the mid-seventies to the early eighties, Christy founded another iconic Irish band, Moving Hearts with Donal Lunny, Declan Sinnott, Keith Donald, Eoghan O’Neill and upcoming uileann piper Davy Spillane. This was a rich new sound, combining Irish folk music with trad, rock and roll and elements of jazz, which lifted the hearts and spirit of Irish fans through the dark recession of the early eighties.

The mid-eighties saw Christy going solo again and a string of top-selling studio albums followed, including “The Time Has Come” (1983 ) , “Ordinary Man” (1985 ), “Ride On” (1984 ), “Unfinished Revolution” (1987 ), “The Voyage” (1989 ), “Smoke and Strong Whiskey” (1991 ), “King Puck” (1993 ), “Graffiti Tongue” (1996 ), “Traveller” (1999 ), “This is The Day” (2001 ), “Burning Times” (2005 ) and his most recent release “Listen” (2009 ). He has also released several compilations and live albums.

The show starts at 8pm sharp and there will be no support act. Seating is unreserved and there will be a limited number of tiered seats available.

Tickets cost €40 and are available from Ticketmaster www.ticketmaster.ie and Rollercoaster Records, Kieran Street, Kilkenny (056 ) 7763669. Further details are available from The Hub website www.thehubkilkenny.ie

 

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