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Batt Burns,

an elementary school principal in the village of Sneem, on The Ring of Kerry, began a second career as a Seanachie ( storyteller ) after he had won The All-Ireland Teachers Talent Competition in Dublin in 1983.

Prior to that he had worked to make significant changes in the curriculum of Irish Primary Schools by his experimental work in Environmental Studies and this led him into writing a series of textbooks on this topic.

As a youth in the Kerry Hills, he was surrounded by storytellers, and he spent invaluable years with his storytelling grandfather, Michael Clifford.

Christy Moore,
The starting point of my life as a musician.

As I recall today my first gig was in the original Embankment in Tallaght in 1965. I was booked by the late Peggy Jordan to play in this great venue, then being developed by Mick McCarthy (The real Mick McCarthy). I was paid ten shillings. I bought a shirt for 7/6 and went to town on the balance.
At this time the scene that was emerging in Dublin mesmerized me but I found it impossible to get a foot in the door. I had a small repertoire of good songs and I always went down well when I got a chance to sing. But looking back now I was probably not cool enough for the bookers.
I moved to England in ’66 and via work on buildings, factories, oilrigs I ended up on the folk club circuit in Manchester in 1967. My first gig as a professional folk singer was at The Wellgreen Folk Club, Manchester on May 4th. I was paid £6 and I sang:

*Broadcast # 070505 Play List.* Timmy Crowley - The Answering Machine Brendan Grace - The Christy Song Jimmy Buckley - That Lovely Leitrim Shore Sandie Shaw - Puppet On A String Timmy Crowley - No Craic in Heaven Sam Cooke - Don't Know Much About History Sharon Shannon - Bungee Jumping The Beatles - When I'm 64 The Irish Weavers - Oldest Swinger in Town Timmy Crowley - The Salt Poem Batt Burns - The Two Nuns Attack Christy Moore - Joxter Goes To Stuttgart Seamus Moore - The JCB Song 5Helena - Liar Paul Kenny - Needed To be There Batt Burns - Best Doctor in Kerry	*Show 070505* Broadcast #070505 - Download Available Note: To Listen - Left Click. To Download - Right Click and select "Save Target As'' (Note: This File is 31Mb in size, may take a while to download)
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Timmy Crowley	Timmy Crowley He's really a very quiet character !!!!, not wanted by the FBI, the CIA, the ICA, Interpol or anyone like that. However, He was spotted here.... The 2007 Boston Beara Society Annual Social
Brendan Grace	Brendan Grace Hello!! I’m Brendan Grace. Let me introduce you to my bar. It is situated on the main Street at the top of the hill in the historical & medieval town of Killaloe Co Clare, Ireland. Situated on the River Shannon and the majestic Lough Derg, More...
Jimmy Buckley	Jimmy Buckley was born on the 19th November 1971, he stands at 5-7” and has brown eyes and fair hair. Jimmy, although born and reared in Doon Co. Limerick, now resides in Galway with his wife and children. Singing and Music plays a huge part in Jimmy’s life and he notes Elvis and Buddy Holly as among his greatest earliest Influences. Jimmy plays guitar, and his first professional stage appearance was made on the 20th August 1991. More...
Sandy Shaw	#1Song in Ireland on May, 6th, 1967 - Sandie Shaw - Puppet On A String The most successful British Girl Singer of the 1960's. Sandie Shaw. The original Brit Girl. Chiselled cheekbones, sophisticated pop operas, independent girl about town. Otherworldliness, impossible glamour, voice of an angel. Barefaced and Shaw-footed. First number one single at 17 years old. Two more under her belt before she was 21. A bevy of hits in UK, Europe, USSR, Canada, South America, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. More..
Sam Cooke	Sam Cooke (January 22, 1931 – December 11, 1964) was a popular and influential American gospel, R&B, soul, pop singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur. Indeed, musicians and critics today recognize him as one of the founders of soul music, and as one of the most important singers in soul music history (Greene, 2006). He has been called "the king of soul" by many, and while some may dispute this title, Sam Cooke's legacy is an extensive one and his impact on soul music is undeniable. He had 29 Top 40 hits in the U.S. between 1957 and 1965. He is therefore seen by many as "the creator" of the genre. Major hits like "You Send Me", "Chain Gang", "Wonderful World" and "Bring It on Home to Me" are among some of his most popular songs. More...
Sharon Shannon	Sharon Shannon is an Irish musician from the village of Ruan in County Clare. She is best known for her work with the accordion and her violin fiddle technique, but has also played the tin whistle and melodeon. Her 1991 album Sharon Shannon is the best selling album of traditional Irish music ever released there^[1]. Beginning with British Isles folk music, her work demonstrates a wide-ranging number of musical influences, including reggae, cajun music, Portuguese music, and French Canadian music. Her single What You Make It (da, da, da, da) featured hip hop music artists Marvel and Lady K. Her work has also been remixed as dance music. More...
The Beatles	The Beatles were an English rock band from Liverpool whose members were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed group in the history of popular music.^[2] Their innovative music and cultural impact helped define the 1960s.^[2] The Beatles are the best-selling musical act of all time in the United States, according to the Recording Industry Association of America, which certified them as the highest selling band of all time, based on American sales of singles and albums.^[3] In the United Kingdom, the Beatles released more than 40 different singles, albums, and EPs that reached number one. This commercial success was repeated in many other countries: their record company, EMI, estimated that by 1985 they had sold over one billion discs and tapes worldwide.^[4] In 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked the Beatles #1 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.^[5] More...
	The Irish Weavers.. A warm welcome to all Irish music lovers from The Irish Weaver's in Cork, Ireland. We'd like to tell you a little bit about Ireland and about ourselves and hope that you will enjoy our conversation. Despite it's small population of around five million Ireland is a cultural haven with an extraordinary range of tradition, music, song, dance and above all personality. The Irish music experience encompasses ballads, trad. music, humour, dance, story telling, natural whistling, laments, character and a huge range of instruments : a small tin-whistle, uileann pipes (Irish elbow pipes), button accordion, piano accordion, fiddle, guitar, bodhran (Irish drum), mandolin, spoons and so on. The list is endless More..
Batt Burns	Batt Burns, an elementary school principal in the village of Sneem, on The Ring of Kerry, began a second career as a Seanachie ( storyteller ) after he had won The All-Ireland Teachers Talent Competition in Dublin in 1983. Prior to that he had worked to make significant changes in the curriculum of Irish Primary Schools by his experimental work in Environmental Studies and this led him into writing a series of textbooks on this topic. As a youth in the Kerry Hills, he was surrounded by storytellers, and he spent invaluable years with his storytelling grandfather, Michael Clifford. More..
Christy Moore	Christy Moore, The starting point of my life as a musician. As I recall today my first gig was in the original Embankment in Tallaght in 1965. I was booked by the late Peggy Jordan to play in this great venue, then being developed by Mick McCarthy (The real Mick McCarthy). I was paid ten shillings. I bought a shirt for 7/6 and went to town on the balance. At this time the scene that was emerging in Dublin mesmerized me but I found it impossible to get a foot in the door. I had a small repertoire of good songs and I always went down well when I got a chance to sing. But looking back now I was probably not cool enough for the bookers. I moved to England in ’66 and via work on buildings, factories, oilrigs I ended up on the folk club circuit in Manchester in 1967. My first gig as a professional folk singer was at The Wellgreen Folk Club, Manchester on May 4th. I was paid £6 and I sang: More...
Seamus Moore	Seamus Moore Like so many other entertainment super-stars Seamus Moore held a variety of jobs including a butcher's apprentice and a building contractor's driver. Seamus Moore entered and won a talent contest at the I & B Records, Annual Irish Music and dance Festival in Southport with his own composition 'The JCB Song. Two years later he was presented with a gold record, at the same festival, for sales in excess of 50,000 of the single and cassette. More...
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Christy Moore, The starting point of my life as a musician.

Christy Moore,
The starting point of my life as a musician.