Comments on: Irish folk music and Calvinism

By: andy

andy — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 03:07:26 +0000

Wow all caps. Are you 12? Seriously though, that was a pretty judgmental post for not knowing a thing about me or my past.

Are you implying that you can only understand history by going to the places the events happened? I mean, I’ve never been to Normandy but I would say I have a pretty strong understanding of what went on there. Yes, maybe different things would hit home to me were I to see things w/ my own 2 eyes, but I’m still fairly certain I can understand things w/out making a pilgrimage.

What does St Patrick’s Day have to do w/ anything? This post was written on Jan. 29, 2008. That’s almost 3 months before St Patrick’s Day my friend.

By: fleadh champion

fleadh champion — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 03:38:12 +0000

JESUS YOU AMERICANS MAKE ME LAUGH YOU WOULDN’T KNOW AN IRSH SESSION IF YOU TRIPPED OVER ONE!
YOURE IRISH ROOTS? HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO IRELAND? AND I DON’T MEEN YOUR THREE DAY TRIP TO THE NEW TEMPLE BAR ALL YOU F………ING DO IS TRASH TRADITIONAL TUNES AND SONGS WITHOUT ACTUALLY HAVEING BEEN THERE OR UNDERSTANDING WHAT WENT ON! ISNT IT FUNNY ON ST.PATS DAY YOU ALL CLAIM TO HAVE IRISH ROOTS F….K OFF!, YOU ARE EITHER IRISH OR YOUR NOT!
PS GOD HELP ME YOUR PLAYING IS SHITE AND YOU WOULD BE LAUGHED OUT OF GALWAY! AND THAT IS NO WHERE F…….ING NEAR AMERICA!

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:27:13 +0000

I agree. I could do a thread on the “real punk rock” and the heroes I would list would not be who you’d expect hah!

By: Doulos Christou

Doulos Christou — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:19:17 +0000

When I first hear the Pistols, I thought Johnny Rotten was punk rock. Forget it, Shane MacGown IS punk rock!

By: Andy

Andy — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:04:55 +0000

I have to say, when I first heard the Murphys when I was 18 or so, it really was a spark that got me interested in Irish folk music. I worked my way back from them really. Murphys led to bands like The Pogues which led to bands like The Dubliners which took me back to groups like The Clancy Brothers and whatnot. The temptation to take it into an “Irish Punk” realm is always there but I choose not to go there. So many people doing that now. I really wanted a sound that I could take into pubs and whatnot. Places that a full band would be out of place in. Nobody…and I mean NOBODY in Lancaster PA plays traditional Irish folk music. There’s celtic bands and whatnot, but not pure Irish pub stuff. I think I could probably make some serious buckage doing this stuff and I would never have to leave town ha!

A lot of my mom’s sisters married Italian guys. There’s a lot of wine and whiskey at family get togethers…

By: Doulos Christou

Doulos Christou — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:04:05 +0000

Again, I love the tunes! I kept hoping it would bust off into a Dropkick Murphys rage but I can be mellow from time to time. Have you listened to Natalie MacMasters?

My granny was a Scotch immigrant who married and Italian immigrant. Talk about explosive.