Sunday, January 10, 2010

Shall We Dance?

In his latest post, Being Joseph Fahey, Jimmy B. writes about Fahey's fiddle playing and how it softened the hardest of hearts of everyone who heard it (my words, not Jimmy's).

That touching post inspired this one: my love for Gaelic music, both played and sung. It lifts me up when I am down, it stirs my pride for my Irish ancestors, and the memories freely flow, both the good and the not so good.

Because of my last post, I have chosen the upbeat over the melancholy. It is an older piece of tape featuring the Corrs (three sisters and their brother), and the incredible Chieftains—who Martha and I saw from the second row of a revolving stage.

There are three songs on this video—it is typical of the Chieftains to segue from one piece to another—and it is best listened to in loud mode.

So, Queen Savannah, may I ask you to dance?



9 comments:

savannah said...

how could i possibly say no, sugar? in fact, how can anyone stay still listening to such joyful sounds! xoxoxox

Robert the Skeptic said...

Celtic is wonderful, I also turn to Zydeco and Bluegrass when I need an uplift... I like to turn the volume up very high!

Pat said...

Ah that's grand so it is.
Jimmy it's a ladies excuse me. You dancin'?

Tiffin said...

Charlie, that's my kind of music too. I have a good Scottish and Irish collection. I used to crank up the tunes and my lads and I would clog dance in the kitchen.

mapstew said...

Great stuff Charlie!

My youngest daughter is learning to be a drummer with the City of Limerick Pipe Band, who recently got to perform wth the Chieftans in the local concert hall!

kara said...

was the audience also revolving? because i would've stormed out in a huff...if they weren't.

Barbara Bruederlin said...

It's ALL best listened to loudly! That's why god made amps that crank up to 11.

St Jude said...

Ah great stuff, it all has to be listened to loudly for me being half hearing.

Stella said...

Hey Charlie, Kevin whatshisface, the Bodhran player in the Chieftans is Dave's 2nd cousin/3rd cousin/1st cousin once removed - something like that.