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In 1997, persistent heart trouble prompted Christy Moore to announce his retirement from live performance. Two years later, he was able to return to the stage briefly before a recurrence of the illness forced him to cancel all scheduled appearances, acknowledging again that his days as a live performer were probably over. If so, the Irish folk world's considerable loss is mitigated slightly by the fact that Christy's masterful 1994 concert album Live at the Point remains as a testament to his extraordinary gift for entertaining audiences. Moore has always been the sort of artist who records albums in support of his live act, not the other way around. A lot of his songs are written with an audience in mind, as was the opening "Welcome to the Cabaret," heard here in a smoldering rendition that makes the 1990 studio recording seem tepid in contrast. It is one of many laugh-out-loud funny performances on the record. Among the others are the anti-drinking song "Delirium Tremens" (in which Moore bids "goodbye to the port and brandy, to the vodka and the stag"), the football fan ballad "Joxer Goes to Stuttgart," and the clever, political satire "The Knock Song," about an unlikely airport in small town Ireland ("Did NATO donate the dough me boys?"). These rollicking comic numbers are interspersed with passionate political anthems ("Go, Move, Shift" "Natives") and quiet traditional ballads ("Black is the Colour," "Cliffs of Dooneen"). There is an energy, a joie de vivre to this recording that is sometimes missing from Christy's studio albums. It captures one of the greatest talents in Irish folk at peak form -- something live audiences may never be able to see again.
© Evan Cater /TiVo
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Christy Moore, Composer - Christy Moore, Producer - Christy Moore, Vocal - Christy Moore, Lyricist - Christy Moore, Guitar - Christy Moore, Bodhran - Christy Moore, Performer - Ray Staff, Mixing Engineer - Walter Samuel, Engineer - Jim Donohoe, Engineer
(P) 1994 Yellow Furze Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment (Ireland) Limited
Christy Moore, Producer - Christy Moore, Vocal - Christy Moore, Guitar - Christy Moore, Bodhran - Christy Moore, Performer - Ray Staff, Mixing Engineer - Walter Samuel, Engineer - Jim Donohoe, Engineer - Paul Doran, Composer - Paul Doran, Lyricist - Bernie Mulfaul, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1994 Yellow Furze Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment (Ireland) Limited
Christy Moore, Producer - Christy Moore, Vocal - Christy Moore, Guitar - Christy Moore, Bodhran - Christy Moore, Performer - Jim Finer, Composer - Jim Finer, Lyricist - Ray Staff, Mixing Engineer - Walter Samuel, Engineer - Shane McGowan, Composer - Shane McGowan, Lyricist - Jim Donohoe, Engineer - Bernie Mulfaul, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1994 Yellow Furze Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment (Ireland) Limited
Christy Moore, Composer - Christy Moore, Producer - Christy Moore, Vocal - Christy Moore, Lyricist - Christy Moore, Guitar - Christy Moore, Bodhran - Christy Moore, Performer - Ray Staff, Mixing Engineer - Walter Samuel, Engineer - Jim Donohoe, Engineer - Bernie Mulfaul, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1994 Yellow Furze Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment (Ireland) Limited
Christy Moore, Producer - Christy Moore, Vocal - Christy Moore, Guitar - Christy Moore, Arranger - Christy Moore, Bodhran - Christy Moore, Performer - Ray Staff, Mixing Engineer - Walter Samuel, Engineer - Jim Donohoe, Engineer - Traditional, Composer - Traditional, Lyricist - Bernie Mulfaul, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1994 Yellow Furze Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment Ireland Limited
Jimmy McCarthy, Composer - Jimmy McCarthy, Lyricist - Christy Moore, Producer - Christy Moore, Vocal - Christy Moore, Guitar - Christy Moore, Bodhran - Christy Moore, Performer - Ray Staff, Mixing Engineer - Walter Samuel, Engineer - Jim Donohoe, Engineer - Bernie Mulfaul, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1994 Yellow Furze Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment (Ireland) Limited
Christy Moore, Producer - Christy Moore, Vocal - Christy Moore, Guitar - Christy Moore, Arranger - Christy Moore, Bodhran - Christy Moore, Performer - Ray Staff, Mixing Engineer - Walter Samuel, Engineer - Jim Donohoe, Engineer - Traditional, Composer - Traditional, Lyricist - Bernie Mulfaul, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1994 Yellow Furze Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment Ireland Limited
Christy Moore, Composer - Christy Moore, Producer - Christy Moore, Vocal - Christy Moore, Lyricist - Christy Moore, Guitar - Christy Moore, Bodhran - Christy Moore, Performer - Ray Staff, Mixing Engineer - Walter Samuel, Engineer - Jim Donohoe, Engineer - Bernie Mulfaul, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1994 Yellow Furze Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment (Ireland) Limited
Christy Moore, Producer - Christy Moore, Vocal - Christy Moore, Guitar - Christy Moore, Bodhran - Christy Moore, Performer - Ray Staff, Mixing Engineer - Ewan McColl, Composer - Ewan McColl, Lyricist - Walter Samuel, Engineer - Jim Donohoe, Engineer - Bernie Mulfaul, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1994 Yellow Furze Music Limited under exclusive license Sony Music Entertainment (Ireland) Limited
Christy Moore, Producer - Christy Moore, Vocal - Christy Moore, Guitar - Christy Moore, Bodhran - Christy Moore, Performer - Martin Egan, Composer - Martin Egan, Lyricist - Ray Staff, Mixing Engineer - Walter Samuel, Engineer - Jim Donohoe, Engineer - Bernie Mulfaul, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1994 Yellow Furze Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment Ireland Limited
Jimmy McCarthy, Composer - Jimmy McCarthy, Lyricist - Christy Moore, Producer - Christy Moore, Vocal - Christy Moore, Guitar - Christy Moore, Bodhran - Christy Moore, Performer - Ray Staff, Mixing Engineer - Walter Samuel, Engineer - Jim Donohoe, Engineer - Bernie Mulfaul, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1994 Yellow Furze Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment (Ireland) Limited
Christy Moore, Composer - Christy Moore, Producer - Christy Moore, Vocal - Christy Moore, Lyricist - Christy Moore, Guitar - Christy Moore, Bodhran - Christy Moore, Performer - Ray Staff, Mixing Engineer - Walter Samuel, Engineer - Jim Donohoe, Engineer - Bernie Mulfaul, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1994 Yellow Furze Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment (Ireland) Limited
Christy Moore, Composer - Christy Moore, Producer - Christy Moore, Vocal - Christy Moore, Lyricist - Christy Moore, Guitar - Christy Moore, Bodhran - Christy Moore, Performer - Ray Staff, Mixing Engineer - Walter Samuel, Engineer - Jim Donohoe, Engineer - Bernie Mulfaul, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1994 Yellow Furze Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment (Ireland) Limited
Christy Moore, Producer - Christy Moore, Vocal - Christy Moore, Guitar - Christy Moore, Bodhran - Christy Moore, Performer - Barney Rush, Composer - Barney Rush, Lyricist - Ray Staff, Mixing Engineer - Walter Samuel, Engineer - Jim Donohoe, Engineer - Bernie Mulfaul, 2nd Engineer
(P) 1994 Yellow Furze Music Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment (Ireland) Limited
Album review
In 1997, persistent heart trouble prompted Christy Moore to announce his retirement from live performance. Two years later, he was able to return to the stage briefly before a recurrence of the illness forced him to cancel all scheduled appearances, acknowledging again that his days as a live performer were probably over. If so, the Irish folk world's considerable loss is mitigated slightly by the fact that Christy's masterful 1994 concert album Live at the Point remains as a testament to his extraordinary gift for entertaining audiences. Moore has always been the sort of artist who records albums in support of his live act, not the other way around. A lot of his songs are written with an audience in mind, as was the opening "Welcome to the Cabaret," heard here in a smoldering rendition that makes the 1990 studio recording seem tepid in contrast. It is one of many laugh-out-loud funny performances on the record. Among the others are the anti-drinking song "Delirium Tremens" (in which Moore bids "goodbye to the port and brandy, to the vodka and the stag"), the football fan ballad "Joxer Goes to Stuttgart," and the clever, political satire "The Knock Song," about an unlikely airport in small town Ireland ("Did NATO donate the dough me boys?"). These rollicking comic numbers are interspersed with passionate political anthems ("Go, Move, Shift" "Natives") and quiet traditional ballads ("Black is the Colour," "Cliffs of Dooneen"). There is an energy, a joie de vivre to this recording that is sometimes missing from Christy's studio albums. It captures one of the greatest talents in Irish folk at peak form -- something live audiences may never be able to see again.
© Evan Cater /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:55:42
- Main artists: Christy Moore
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Pop/Rock
1994 Newberry Recording
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