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Post by firehazard Sat Feb 26, 2005 11:24 am

Yeah. There are all sorts of links between the traditional music of different peoples and cultures. Doesn't matter where good music comes from. Just play/listen/enjoy. :)

Post by philipchevron Fri Feb 25, 2005 10:52 pm

Terry Woods and Gay Woods - both Irish born - were founder members of Steeleye Span.

By the same token, James Fearnley, Jem Finer, Darryl Hunt and Spider Stacy have no Irish blood they know of.

"Let's celebrate mixing it up a bit", as Don Letts used to say.

Post by Zuzana Fri Feb 25, 2005 7:06 pm

I guess so too. It is not important where they are from, anyway. They play great music - as well as some of the "purely British" bands. I would have surely named Steeleye Span as one of my favourites, were it not for the word "Irish" in the title of this thread. :)

Post by firehazard Fri Feb 25, 2005 2:41 pm

Zuzana wrote:To me they seem much more Irish-influenced than other British bands drawing on traditional British music - like Steeleye Span or Fairport Convention


Apart from the occasional Irish traditional song, I guess that feel to some of their stuff may be because some of the members do have Celtic (tho not Irish) backgrounds, coming from Scotland and Wales. They have an awareness of the range of traditional music that comes from these islands.

Post by firehazard Fri Feb 25, 2005 10:58 am

Zuzana wrote:They sometimes play Irish traditional songs (eg. Rambling Irishman)...


Oops, yes, of course they do. Silly me. :oops:

Post by Zuzana Fri Feb 25, 2005 10:20 am

They sometimes play Irish traditional songs (eg. Rambling Irishman), and some of their compositions (eg. The Shouting End Of Life) almost resemble Pogues "paddy-beat". To me they seem much more Irish-influenced than other British bands drawing on traditional British music - like Steeleye Span or Fairport Convention. But taking into consideration where they come from, one can hardly call them an Irish band, that's true.

Post by firehazard Fri Feb 25, 2005 9:42 am

Anonymous wrote:
firehazard wrote:
Zuzana wrote:... Oysterband, ...


Great band, brilliant live act... but they're not Irish. (Though come to think of it maybe one of them has distant Irish ancestry...)
See http://www.oysterband.co.uk/ for background, biography etc.


hmmm like most of the pogues!?


Difference is, Oysterband don't actually play (or claim to play) Irish music. They're more influenced by a general feel for British traditional music...

Post by Guest Sat Feb 19, 2005 7:16 pm

firehazard wrote:
Zuzana wrote:... Oysterband, ...


Great band, brilliant live act... but they're not Irish. (Though come to think of it maybe one of them has distant Irish ancestry...)
See http://www.oysterband.co.uk/ for background, biography etc.


hmmm like most of the pogues!?

my bands are

The Frames
Thin Lizzy
Mundy(supported poguesin the point)
Cruachan
Therapy?

Post by firehazard Thu Feb 17, 2005 5:02 pm

Back to Oysterband: no, they're not Irish, though Chopper I think claims to have some kind of Irish ancestral connections (which maybe means they can be claimed for Ireland - it's worked like that for the football team :wink: ). But for anyone on the forum who's interested, they're on an extensive tour of Germany and Sweden in Feb and March. Worth checking out if you're nearby.
And I'll get back later with my Irish artists list, when I get round to it.

Post by firehazard Tue Feb 15, 2005 5:34 pm

Good choice, Zuzana! I'd add to the list Sharon Shannon, for now, I'll probably think of others later.

Post by Zuzana Tue Feb 15, 2005 5:06 pm

Okay. So I replace my choice with Planxty. :)

Post by firehazard Tue Feb 15, 2005 4:36 pm

Zuzana wrote:... Oysterband, ...


Great band, brilliant live act... but they're not Irish. (Though come to think of it maybe one of them has distant Irish ancestry...)
See http://www.oysterband.co.uk/ for background, biography etc.

Post by jpdca Tue Feb 15, 2005 2:03 am

The first couple of Christy Moore records are great - Prosperous has "Spancil Hill" which Christy did with Shane at one point....I think it may be available on Kufen's ftp site for download :wink:

Post by Jimme Mon Feb 14, 2005 7:06 pm

I forgot Blood Or Whiskey.

Post by Paddy Rollingstone Mon Feb 14, 2005 2:50 pm

most of the above mentioned and also Sinead O'Connor

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