Christy Moore performs duet with young fan in Armagh

A fan in the crowd at Christy Moore’s Thursday evening gig at Armagh City Hotel caught a special moment on camera, as the 77-year-old Irish singer invited a young fan onstage to sing.

A video shared by Paddy Fox on Twitter (@snoxxy14) captured the moment, alongside a caption that read, “Make this video go viral. Christy Moore invited this young lad up to sing on the stage in Armagh tonight. This is Christy at his very best.”

Make this video go viral. Christy Moore invited this young lad up to sing on the stage in Armagh tonight. This is Christy at his very best. pic.twitter.com/YXg7pzD12n

— paddy fox (@snoxyy14) October 13, 2022

The comments are full of fans cheering on the boy and applauding his duet with the Kildare musician. Moore and Míceál performed ‘Nancy Spain’ for the crowd, as the boy looked repeatedly at his idol for approval throughout the song.

Míceál’s mother, Dearbhla Bennett, shared in the comments of the post, “To everyone there who cheered him, stood for him and came up to him afterwards, you’ll never know how happy you made him. He’s been singing Christy since before he could talk, and Christy has replied to every letter Míceál wrote him. Christy is a living legend.”

The Irish folk star has put out more than 25 albums since the start of his solo career in 1969, beginning with Paddy On The Road. His paired records, On The Road (2017) and Magic Nights (2019), earned the Kildare native multi-platinum status.

Moore’s most recent album, Flying Into Mystery, was named Hot Press’ Folk Album of the Year in 2021.

Christy Moore is making his way around Ireland this Autumn, with a set of entirely sold-out shows. The folk singer makes his way to Dublin to take over Vicar Street starting November 23, performing a series of 12 shows at the venue through the new year to January 17.

Tickets for Christy Moore at Vicar Street are currently sold-out, but you can keep your eye out via the artist’s gig information page.