Now theres a coincidence,Dan - the first time I saw Planxty was at the start of the 70,s in Edinburgh, too. At the old Empire Bingo Hall, as it used to be called before it went upmarket. They were support band for somebody (maybe Steeleye Span, cant quite remember) and it was one of their first big gigs. That was with their original line up, and they were magnificent (as well as very nervous). I only saw them once after that, years later, after Id moved to Austria, and they came here and played in a tiny little hall, again with the reformed old band - Christy Moore, Andy Irvine etc. And, again they were fantastic, revelling in playing all the old songs. In these days, when everybody and their mother seems to be getting back together, wouldnt it be great if there could be just one more reunion of the old Planxty band.
Ciao for now,
John