Shane MacGowan with Liam Clancy in NYC - June 29, 2008

[dublinrambler]

A great read! Ta

[MacRua]

"Liam Clancy and Friends: Live at the Bitter End" - RTE 1, Oct 30, 23:00.

Liam Clancy and special guests recorded live in concert at The Bitter End in New York City's Greenwich Village.A unique staged event in New York's legendary club filmed in June 2008. Featuring Liam Clancy, Shane McGowan, Odetta, Tom Paxton, Eric Bibb, Gemma Hayes, Fionn Regan and members of Danú.

[dublinrambler]

Thanks for the heads up, hopefully this will be available for viewing online

[MacRua]

Liam Clancy, Tom Paxton and Shane MacGowan at The Bitter End, NYC

Photography by & © BP Fallon 2008. All rights reserved

Shane MacGowan and Liam Clancy, NYC

Photography by & © BP Fallon 2008. All rights reserved

[AndrewOG]

I'm so out of the loop. I totally could have made it to that show.
Thanks for posting the images.

[Fionn MacCool]

I think I'd pass out with excitement if I saw these two boscos at the same gig

[MacRua]

I think I'd pass out with excitement if I saw these two boscos at the same gig

So sit down first, TOSCS..

hopefully this will be available for viewing online

You can bet, Rambler!

Some kind soul has uploaded these two excerpt so far. Unofficially. Producers hinted at official samples. Some day.

The Parting Glass - Shane McGowan

Broad Majestic Shannon - Liam Clancy

On Thursday RTE showed short version of the gig. The full concert is due to be released on DVD in Ireland on November 7th. The long version of the concert will be on RTE over the Christmas schedule (no particular date for that yet).

[Low D]

Well thanks for those links, that was lovely. It'll be nice to see that DVD when it's released.

[Zuzana]

If it was anybody else butchering Parting Glass like that, I would call it terrible. But since it is the Irish Treasure, I know it’s more proper to call it unique.
And I wonder whether Liam’s stuffing the word "Shane" into the lyrics of Broad Majestic Shannon was just for the sake of Shane sitting in the audience or whether he’s is going to release it as a tribute song...
Thanks for digging these gems out, M!

[James]

If it was anybody else butchering Parting Glass like that, I would call it terrible. But since it is the Irish Treasure, I know it’s more proper to call it unique.
And I wonder whether Liam’s stuffing the word "Shane" into the lyrics of Broad Majestic Shannon was just for the sake of Shane sitting in the audience or whether he’s is going to release it as a tribute song...
Thanks for digging these gems out, M!

Shane's now worked with Terry Woods, Ronnie Drew AND Liam Clancy. Shit, we only need the ghosts of Luke Kelly and John MacCormack to do a duet with on Joe Hill for Irish music to actually collapse under the weight of giants stood together.

[DownInTheGround]

Shane Macgowan singing the Parting Glass with Liam Clancy and his band

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ASXcXu2QF ... re=related

And here is Liam doing Broad Majestic Shannon during the same show

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=1Sul3Q8lm ... re=related

[James]

If it was anybody else butchering Parting Glass like that, I would call it terrible. But since it is the Irish Treasure, I know it’s more proper to call it unique.
And I wonder whether Liam’s stuffing the word "Shane" into the lyrics of Broad Majestic Shannon was just for the sake of Shane sitting in the audience or whether he’s is going to release it as a tribute song...
Thanks for digging these gems out, M!

Shane's now worked with Terry Woods, Ronnie Drew AND Liam Clancy. Shit, we only need the ghosts of Luke Kelly and John MacCormack to do a duet with on Joe Hill for Irish music to actually collapse under the weight of giants stood together.

Saying that, having watched it a few more times, ain't it a shame this never happened in 1988, when Shane still had something to prove and Liam Clancy wasn't yet a dyed-in-the wool stage Oirishman from a 1930s New York Bowery Theatre play?

Slaps on the aran-jumpered backs all round.