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Thread #102475 Message #2084704
Posted By: GUEST,Shimrod
23-Jun-07 - 05:27 AM
Thread Name: Christy Moore
Subject: Folklore: Christie Moore on Desert Island Discs
I caught the last third of this programme on Radio 4 yesterday. Mr Moore chose Ewan MacColl singing 'The Joy of Living', Luke Kelly singing 'The Ballad of Joe Hill' and the trad. singer John Reilly singing 'The Gypsy Laddie' for his last 3 tracks. He also spoke very frankly about his relationship to Irish Nationalism and movingly about his recovery from alcoholism. I wish I'd heard all of it (haven't got broadband - so probably can't do 'listen again').