Music
14 Nov 05

Archive artist of the fortnight: Christy Moore

Given that he’s this issue’s cover star, it’s only fitting that the many Christy Moore goodies in our possession are dug up and given a new lease of life. So, if you’re sitting comfortably, let’s begin…

20 years a-growin
An in-depth Christy interview in 1987 by the late, great Bill Graham. Among the revelations that “I can honestly say I prefer playing in Kerry rather than America” and “a good heckler is worth its weight in gold”, he documents the process behind new album Unifinshed Revoultion.

Alone again naturally
Another Bill Graham interview, this time from 1992. While he reiterates his love for hecklers (“the hecklers are still good”) he’s not short of a thing or two to say about the Irish music scene and musicians like the Saw Doctors and Sinead O’Connor…

Do you believe in magic?
Christy Moore tells HP about his experience and love of the Lisdoonvarna Festival, which he headlines in 2003 after the festival’s 20-year absence.

The long rider
It’s 1984, and Christy Moore has just released Ride On. In this brutally frank interview, he reveals the extent of his IRA sympathies, views on the Catholic Church, his drug use and alcohol abuse, and take on parenting.

Ride On review
Niall Stokes’ review of that very album…