You know you're getting old.... (1 Viewer)

[Kermit McDermott]

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[therealjohnny]

Richie is the Judge Dread of Irish music

 

[Lili Marlene]

Richie is the Judge Dread of Irish music

I'm gonna stick with @ann post's theory that C&W = Greek poetry and say he's the Sappho, while Gareth Brooks is basically Homer.

 

[Kermit McDermott]

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[Denny Oubidoux]

When I see these guys on telly the bands always have nice looking guitars and gear (and they're playing this shite with it)

 

[Reets]

Irish country is huge here. When we first moved I joined the local macra group and It was mainly just set dancing nights.
Ended up doing a 6 week jive course with them and half of the lessons involved line dancing. This was all with people 18-35.

 

[Denny Oubidoux]

I thought it was just a border thing, maybe a symptom of the troubles

 

[Lili Marlene]

Irish country is huge here. When we first moved I joined the local macra group and It was mainly just set dancing nights.
Ended up doing a 6 week jive course with them and half of the lessons involved line dancing. This was all with people 18-35.

Did anyone explain why they liked it so much?


I mean, I get that dancing is fun but why choose this specific type over any other?

 

[ann post]

Did anyone explain why they liked it so much?

I mean, I get that dancing is fun but why choose this specific type over any other?

With the huge catalouge of songs about farm machinery and precise locations in rural ireland in the samba genre it is really mistifying.

 

[Cormcolash]

We play both kinds, Country and Irish

 

[ernesto]

I would have thought Garth appealed more to U2, David Gray and REM fans.

Same thing, shite.

(harsh on REM maybe)

 

[egg_]

... when you find yourself dwelling on the fact that you've probably passed the half way point between leaving school and the grave

 

[pissypants]

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I've always wondered - does *he* think his songs are good, or is this just, like, a cash cow or something...

 

[Lili Marlene]

I've always wondered - does *he* think his songs are good, or is this just, like, a cash cow or something...

I've definitely seen him talk in interviews pretty coherently about the tradition of the dirty nursery rhyme singing funnyman that he comes from, very aware of what he's doing. Like Judge Dread as @therealjohnny mentioned.

Whether or not his home record collection is entirely stuff like him though... well that'd be something.

 

[therealjohnny]

I played in a Johnny Cash tribute band for a while. We used to do his version of Rusty Cage. Watching a die-hard Country n' Irish couple, desperately trying to jive fast enough to keep up is an abiding memory.

That audience hated us by the way.

 

[therealjohnny]

I played in a Johnny Cash tribute band for a while. We used to do his version of Rusty Cage. Watching a die-hard Country n' Irish couple, desperately trying to jive fast enough to keep up is an abiding memory.

That audience hated us by the way.

A bit of real country, coincidentally in the same pub as the aforementioned gig

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[therealjohnny]

I played in a Johnny Cash tribute band for a while. We used to do his version of Rusty Cage. Watching a die-hard Country n' Irish couple, desperately trying to jive fast enough to keep up is an abiding memory.

That audience hated us by the way.

A bit of real country, coincidentally in the same pub as the aforementioned gig

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[ann post]

DEATH TO FALSE COUNTRY

 

[Scientician 0.8]

My friend from Monaghan explained it is partly that country bands are all that play in her area and if you wanna go hear live music and have the crack you have to lump it but also supposedly it is a less boozy scene, emphasis on being dolled up and jiving, so excessive boozing is frowned upon, means it is safer and nicer for all involved. No sure how true the second part is, though, sounds like wishful thinking.

 

[egg_]

"Excessive" boozing might mean something slightly different in culshie-land too. 20-something percussionist in the culshie bar band I played in would consider 10-12 pints a normal Saturday night