Moore devised the chorus now used by most folk singers who perform it. His debut album, Paddy on the Road, which was produced by the famous Irish writer Dominic Behan, included a stirring version of “The Curragh of Kildare,” a traditional classic written by Scottish poet Robbie Burns. And, by 1969, he had developed a solid enough reputation to be signed by Universal Music’s Mercury label. After working on building sites and in factories, he made his breakthrough on the folk club circuit.
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Their music made him realize that Irish folk could be “every bit as exciting as rock.”Īt 21, Moore left his job as a bank clerk to move to England and begin a quest to be a professional musician. He once said that The Clancy Brothers, a traditional Irish band, changed his life. He grew up in a musical household and started out by playing rock ‘n’ roll songs on the piano. Traditional folk (The Well Below the Valley, The Curragh of Kildare, Lanigan’s Ball, Tippin’ It Up To Nancy, Little Musgrave)Ĭhristopher Andrew Moore, the older brother of folk singer Luka Bloom, was born in Newbridge, County Kildare, on May 7, 1945. Listen to the best songs by Christy Moore on Spotify and Apple Music. Elvis Costello, U2’s Bono, and Sinéad O’Connor are just three of the modern music greats who have been influenced by Moore, who likens himself to “the old ballad singer who used to carry the news to the people.” He has lived a tumultuous life – he’s talked openly about his recovery from the ravages of alcoholism and drug addiction – and created a great legacy of music. Moore has created defining versions of folk classics, as well as accumulating a vast repertoire of powerful political songs, all sung with a burning desire to draw attention to the plight of the oppressed and the underdog. As well as his solo career, he helped found two of the seminal bands of the Irish folk renaissance: the traditional Planxty and the innovative folk-rock fusion band Moving Hearts. He is a superb interpreter of songs by other musicians, and a compelling solo performer, acclaimed for his own uniquely humorous tracks. Christy Moore, one of the most inspirational musicians Ireland has ever produced, has been a key part of the evolution of modern Irish roots music for more than half a century.
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