Re: Here's a musical Christmas card to all at session.org
Hey Gords, I see you are a fan of Mick Moloney!
A few years back, we were at our weekly ballad session for the tourists up here in North Antrim, when a mini bus load of American tourists walked in, & we promptly nodded at each other thinking, oh oh, here we go again.
However, in their midst I spotted the bold Mick, who it transpired had organised this particular tour.
Anyway none of the other guys knew who he was & for the craic I said nothing & just waited to see what would happen.
Well, before long, Mick came over & said 'he played a bit' & could he bring his guitar in & join us.
So he returned & sat himself down, as luck would have it, beside our banjo player Pat, who had only been playing himself for about a year.
Anyway Pat, thinking to make Mick feel welcome proceeded to ask him if he had been playing long? ....................!
We still pull his leg about that one.
Mick turned out to be a great bloke & we had a lovely session with him.
Re: Here's a musical Christmas card to all at session.org
Wow, great story.
I am indeed a big fan of the good doctor's playing. I'm not sure if he's ever made a great album - perhaps if he'd have stuck around with Donal Lunny or Paul Brady he'd have done some better stuff. That being said, I don't think I've ever heard anyone come close to his banjo and mandolin playing. Simply the best!
Re: Here's a musical Christmas card to all at session.org
The actual Bible Belt is more north of us, more mid-central US (we're south-central) but the belly it buckles extends 'way south. In this town of around 45,000 there are 197 churches. 48 of them are Baptist. 2 are Catholic. I don't know if you know the song "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer", but during the Christmas season one year a quick-shop clerk was actually sobbing because "it was so sad"....needless to say, there are far more attending the "Winter-National" car races than there are attending the symphony's performance of the Messiah
Re: Here's a musical Christmas card to all at session.org
dmarie - in my hometown of 7,000 people (south Texas) we have over 40 Baptist churches. So this Texan wishes you all a fond white trash Christmas - and is incredibly grateful for the Irish Christmas in America tour. . .
Re: Here's a musical Christmas card to all at session.org
Hey Musicfan.
Wow, you got me beat. I attend one of the two Catholic churches here. This morning (at 4:30 am to be precise) we played a mariachi Mass for La Fiesta de Virgen de Guadalupe.
On the way home, still dark out, I saw an old SilverStream trailer all decked out with Christmas lights. Made me smile.
Re: Here's a musical Christmas card to all at session.org
Ah dmarie - the problem is that whenever someone gets divorced they and their half of the family go start a new church. . . it isn't quite that bad. And I attend one of the two Methodist churches in town. I love trailers decked with Christmas lights, it's so homey. . .
Here's a musical Christmas card to all at session.org :-D
Here's a musical Christmas card to all at session.org
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# Posted on December 11th 2005 by Ptarmigan
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Ah well, at least now I know I can't get a 'smiley' on a title!
# Posted on December 11th 2005 by Ptarmigan
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That's a very sweet thought Dick. I'll just go and look at the card now.
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# Posted on December 11th 2005 by Gords
Re: Here's a musical Christmas card to all at session.org
Hey Gords, I see you are a fan of Mick Moloney!
A few years back, we were at our weekly ballad session for the tourists up here in North Antrim, when a mini bus load of American tourists walked in, & we promptly nodded at each other thinking, oh oh, here we go again.
However, in their midst I spotted the bold Mick, who it transpired had organised this particular tour.
Anyway none of the other guys knew who he was & for the craic I said nothing & just waited to see what would happen.
Well, before long, Mick came over & said 'he played a bit' & could he bring his guitar in & join us.
So he returned & sat himself down, as luck would have it, beside our banjo player Pat, who had only been playing himself for about a year.
Anyway Pat, thinking to make Mick feel welcome proceeded to ask him if he had been playing long? ....................!
We still pull his leg about that one.
Mick turned out to be a great bloke & we had a lovely session with him.
# Posted on December 11th 2005 by Ptarmigan
Re: Here's a musical Christmas card to all at session.org
Wow, great story.
I am indeed a big fan of the good doctor's playing. I'm not sure if he's ever made a great album - perhaps if he'd have stuck around with Donal Lunny or Paul Brady he'd have done some better stuff. That being said, I don't think I've ever heard anyone come close to his banjo and mandolin playing. Simply the best!
# Posted on December 11th 2005 by Gords
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http://www.mickmoloney.com/
http://www.irishfolkloretours.com/
# Posted on December 11th 2005 by Gords
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Brilliant Dick, thanks for the early morning laugh!
Peace,
Ed
# Posted on December 11th 2005 by ejsant
Re: Here's a musical Christmas card to all at session.org
Thanks, Dick. Looks great. For some reason I didn't get any sound though....
# Posted on December 11th 2005 by kris
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As an Okie replying to the card I will say: Merry Christmas from my neighborhood!
# Posted on December 11th 2005 by dmarie
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What a pity kris, especially if you are a big fan of Country Music &/or the classic - "White Christmas"!
# Posted on December 11th 2005 by Ptarmigan
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dmarie, as an Okie, are you actually from the so-called 'Bible Belt'?
# Posted on December 11th 2005 by Ptarmigan
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I saw that this morning. Pretty damn funny.
# Posted on December 11th 2005 by Why Bother?
Re: Here's a musical Christmas card to all at session.org
The actual Bible Belt is more north of us, more mid-central US (we're south-central) but the belly it buckles extends 'way south. In this town of around 45,000 there are 197 churches. 48 of them are Baptist. 2 are Catholic. I don't know if you know the song "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer", but during the Christmas season one year a quick-shop clerk was actually sobbing because "it was so sad"....needless to say, there are far more attending the "Winter-National" car races than there are attending the symphony's performance of the Messiah
# Posted on December 11th 2005 by dmarie
Re: Here's a musical Christmas card to all at session.org
dmarie - in my hometown of 7,000 people (south Texas) we have over 40 Baptist churches. So this Texan wishes you all a fond white trash Christmas - and is incredibly grateful for the Irish Christmas in America tour. . .
# Posted on December 12th 2005 by musicfan
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We tend to define Oklahoma as "the Buckle on the Bible Belt" , but maybe like the foot of the rainbow, it's always somewhere else.
I only count churches when I'm trying to get to sleep.
# Posted on December 12th 2005 by Owell Mabee
Re: Here's a musical Christmas card to all at session.org
Hey Musicfan.
Wow, you got me beat. I attend one of the two Catholic churches here. This morning (at 4:30 am to be precise) we played a mariachi Mass for La Fiesta de Virgen de Guadalupe.
On the way home, still dark out, I saw an old SilverStream trailer all decked out with Christmas lights. Made me smile.
# Posted on December 12th 2005 by dmarie
Re: Here's a musical Christmas card to all at session.org
Ah dmarie - the problem is that whenever someone gets divorced they and their half of the family go start a new church. . . it isn't quite that bad. And I attend one of the two Methodist churches in town. I love trailers decked with Christmas lights, it's so homey. . .
# Posted on December 12th 2005 by musicfan