2023-10-06 Féile Liam O'Flynn - Christy Moore

2023-10-06 Féile Liam O'Flynn - Christy Moore - Moat Theatre, Naas

This is the second year of Féile Liam O'Flynn and I'm kicking it off with the legendary Christy Moore in the Moat Theatre in Naas.

I've only seen Christy perform twice. The first was at Féile 92 in Thurles, and if I remember correctly, the heavens opened during his set and we got drenched!

The second time was in Goffs in Kill some time back in the late 90s or early 00s... I can't find any record of the gig, but I know I was there!

Tonight's show in the Moat was an intimate affair with all 200 seats selling out very quickly. Neither love nor money could get you in if you missed out on a ticket!

Shows like tonight are all about fun. The audience wants to hear the "hits" and they want to sing along. Christy didn't disappoint with The Well Below The Valley, Raggle Taggle Gypsy, The Cliffs of Dooneen (video at the bottom of this post) and many others on the setlist!

Later in the evening, Christy was joined on stage by Colm Broderick and they talked about Liam O'Flynn, his influence on them both and the fact that Colm was playing Liams concert set of pipes.

We were limited tonight in where we could shoot from, no side of stage or back stage, no upfront near the stage, all photos had to be taken from the back of the theatre, but I think some of these photos came out okay...

Interview with King Kong Company

Originally published 10/09/2013 on Chunk.ie So, there I was, wandering around the Electric Picnic wondering who I was going to watch next. One of the lads said he had heard good things about King Kong Company and that we should check them out, so off we headed to the Body and Soul Arena to do just that. As I mentioned in my review of the Electric Picnic, the gig was epic. I figured we just had to interview them here on CHUNK.ie, and here it is! First things first, congratulations on a storming gig at the Electric Picnic. It completely blew me away. Was this your first Picnic experience? We’ve been to many Electric Picnics over the years but just as punters, and it’s always been a great festival, so it was a fantastic experience to play at its 10 year anniversary. King Kong Company is a rather interesting name for a band, where or how did you come up with it? The name is taken from the film Taxi Driver. If you look closely, Travis Bickle is wearing a badge which says King

2022-11-04 Mairead Carroll - Moat Theatre, Naas

Every now and then I have a choice of gigs to go to... This night, I could have driven into Dublin to see Meryl Streek in the Workmans Club , or I could stay local and go see Mairead Carroll in the Moat Theatre in Naas. Well, it was a no brainer. The weather was terrible and, well, I felt terrible too, so I figured I'd stay local. Mairead has played the Moat Theatre before, but always as support, never as the main attraction. Tonight, would be her debut headline performance and she didn't let anyone down! I'm not quite sure how to describe here music. It's not folk, it's not trad, it's not country or rock... It's. well, it's very light and soft and calming. Mairead is a poet who, only relatively recently, has started putting her words to music. It's a very relaxing affair! Her songs are very personal, and, at first listen, you might think them melancholy, but then you hear the joy and the love in them, and you start to see them for what they

2022-03-26 Buskers on Grafton Street, Dublin

I took a walk around Dublin today, thought I'd check out the buskers on Grafton Street. There's a fine history of busking in Dublin, acts like Hothouse Flowers , The Frames , Rodrigo y Gabriela , Damien Rice , Paddy Casey , Kodaline and a host of others all cut their teeth on and around Grafton Street. It stands to reason that some of those busking today will be successful in the future! So, who did I get to see today? Well, check out the photos below: Zoe Clarke Allie Sherlock Paul Jenkinson

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