| Liam O'Flynn (uilleann pipes, tin whistle).The name Planxty comes from a word used by the classic harper Turlough O'Carolan in many of his works, and is thought to mean a tribute to a particular person ("Planxty Irwin", for example, being a tribute to Colonel John Irwin of Sligo).It is also believed that its origin may stem from the Irish phrase "phlean on ti" meaning "from the house of".During the penal law era of Ireland's history songs sung through Irish were outlawed and it is believed that the use of the phrase Planxty followed by the name of the composer was to disguise the true identity of the composer (it was assumed that Planxty was the first name of the composer) while still giving them credit for the song.After recording Prosperous, they formed Planxty.The group's first major performance, opening for Donovan in Galway, was a huge success.Neither the audience nor the band knowing what to expect, were both pleasantly surprised.Irvine, unable to see the audience through the lighting, was worried that the crowd was on the verge of rioting.Planxty and in particular on Christy Moore was the singing of Irish Traveller John "Jacko" Reilly who hailed from Boyle, Co.It was from Reilly that Moore learned "The Raggle Taggle Gypsy," which was recorded on the first Planxty album, in addition to " The Well Below the Valley" and "As I Roved Out," which appeared on The Well Below the Valley.Planxty released the highly acclaimed single, The Cliffs of Dooneen, after which they were promptly signed to an exclusive contract in conjunction with Polydor Records.The group became very popular in the next few years in Ireland, Britain and Europe, and they recorded two more albums in the following two years.After that they split up, and a compilation called The Planxty Collection was released.Lunny in July of 1973, and Paul Brady stepped in for Christy Moore in 1974.Liam, the original lineup, reformed Planxty in 1979.They recorded three albums, and made several changes and additions to their lineup, most notably the joining of Matt Molloy, flautist from the Bothy Band, later with The Chieftains.Lunny and Christy Moore left to concentrate on Moving Hearts, and Andy and Liam started pursuing solo careers (the former in the band Patrick Street).Broadcaster and journalist Leagues O'Toole documented the band in the biography The Humours of Planxty, which was published by Hodder Headline in 2006.All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.See Copyrights for details.Planxty came about in 1972 when folk singer Christy Moore
gathered a bunch of musicians for his upcoming album
Prosperous.Lunny and
Andy Irvine, formed Planxty (the name refers to a tune
composed for a patron, particularly associated with O'Carolan).Their first eponymous album,
known generally as the "Black Album" for it's cover art, stands as a landmark in Irish folk music,
mixing authentic traditional music, with the fire of modern folk, and the ballad singing that the
likes of the Dubliners and the Clancys were popularising.The
singing of Moore and Irvine was backed by O'Flynn on uileann pipes and whistles, as well as guitar,
bouzouki, mandolin and bodhran.The group grew to huge status in Ireland, Britain and continental Europe, recorded two
other albums in the next two years and then split up, with "The Planxty Collection" coming
out as a good compilation of the first three albums.Personnel changes along the way included
Johnny Moynihan replacing Donal Lunny in July of 1973 (Lunny guested on
Cold Blow and the Rainy Night) and
Paul Brady stepping in for Christy Moore in 1974.Noel Hill and Tony Linnane on The Woman I Loved So Well.Bill Whelan,
plays keyboards on both albums, and was also on Prosperous (yes, the same Bill Whelan who
created Riverdance).In the end, Christy Moore and Donal Lunny left to concentrate on
Moving Hearts and
Planxty broke up for the second and final time.One other postscript to the group, and another link with Bill Whelan and Riverdance: in 1981,
Planxty performed a Bill Whelan arrangement called Timedance as the intermission piece during
the Eurovision song contest, held that year in Ireland, and later released it as a single.WEA Ireland 2401011 Shanachie 79035
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Liner notes from The Planxty Collection by Colin Irwin
give an excellent pen picture of the band and its impact.Thanks in advance,
Derk Ederveen
D.The Planxty collection (?Songs 4 and 10 are completely different songs with the same
title.The Planxty collection (?The backcover story on "The Planxty collection" is in the
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Until I discovered Planxty I thought the Chieftains are the best.Now I am not so sure anymore.Seems like Planxty restarted the Irish Folk movement and brought it in the 20th...Raggle Taggle Gypsy to Follow up to Carlow ...Irish traditional music revival, or if you are looking to start an Irish music collection and want a standard by which to judge...See all 16 customer reviews...Be the first person to add an article about this item at Amapedia.Ireland in Film, Music and Literature: A list by D.Find out in Music You Should Hear, where these and other artists tell you about the music they love.For more about music, check out our blog, Amazon Earworm, and our monthly newsletters, Amazon Delivers.If you need help or have a question for Customer Service, contact us.Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?Is there any other feedback you would like to provide?Please note that we are unable to respond directly to all feedback submitted via this form, but we'll ask you to sign in so we can contact you if needed.Track your recent orders.View or change your orders in Your Account.Visit our Help department.You have no recently viewed items or searches.After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.Choose from 750,000 songs, including all the latest hits.Popular Brand Stores on CatalogLink.Paul Brady stepping in for Christy Moore in 1974.Break and The Woman I Loved So Well.Noel Hill and Tony Linnane.CD available online from
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Amazon.Planxty and the formulas and stereotypes were blown out of the water.Planxty had in their day.Listen to 'After The Break' and all becomes clear.Eastern European music in the past.This is of course, an essential album.Tara Music Company Limited.Irish concerts in Dublin's Vicar Street.CD is expected in the coming months.Marilyn Monroe who burst from the cake at JFK's birthday party.Liam O'Flynn, and Andy Irvine.Break and The Woman I Loved So Well.Tara Music Company Limited.Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player.This video has been added to your favorites.The video has been added to your playlist.This video will appear on your blog shortly.Thank you for sharing your concerns.Thank you for sharing your concerns.There may be significant legal penalties for false notices.Please refer to our Help Center for more information and the complete instructions.In order to process a privacy complaint we need more information from you.Please refer to our Help Center for more information and the form to submit.Change this to see only comments above a certain value.Planxty kicks posers like U2 from one side of the stage to the other.How about some spoons too??Planxty played irish music in a way that appealed to hairy english rock fans, like what I was in 1974, which could never have been said for the Dubliners who were a bit hail and hearty in the Val Doonican style of irish entertainment of the time.Planxty had street cred and were fantastic musicians.Well, the Dubliners(or Planxty for that matter) weren't trying to appeal to hairy english rock fans, they were just doing their thing.Check out Luke Kelly ( of the Dubliners) singing solo, he also did a great cover of that Kinks song, "Thank You for the Days".The man is a legend and one of the best ballad singers we've ever had.Barney McKenna with the tenor banjo.His contribution is huge.Would you like to comment?Recorded in the Pavilion, Dun Laoghaire in 1980.Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player.Get the latest Flash player.Thank you for flagging this video.Thank you for sharing your concerns.We can only process copyright complaints submitted by authorized parties in accordance with processes defined in law.Please refer to our Help Center for more information and the complete instructions.Thank you for sharing your concerns.In order to process a privacy complaint we need more information from you.Please refer to our Help Center for more information and the form to submit.Thank you for sharing this video!Change this to see only comments above a certain value.Change the value of a comment by clicking on a thumb.Andy Irving on bouzouki and vocals.Andy Irvine's playing a mandolin in this one.He mixes up the lyrics a little, but I forgive him..Look at Christy Moore on the organ!We have colour TV here now?Would you like to comment?Deals Rank:
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External Page:www.Welcome, Willkommen, Bienvenue etc.Oct 28, 2007Nice to see you.Send Photo to a FriendBaby, Dallah, Burma.Please also feel free to VT mail me if you have any questions.I'll start you off with an AWWWWWW moment, always a good icebreaker.Dallah in Burma, and, yes, he really was that cute!Send Photo to a FriendChristening, Cyprus.As Sandy Denny wonderfully used to sing, "Who knows where the time goes?"Since the last update, I've had another lovely Easter in Cyprus (including the christening of the child of friends, as pictured), various day trips round Southern England, a long weekend in Brno (tips coming up, honestly), a trip home to Northern Ireland for the wedding of my best mate's daughter, and, undoubtedly, some things that I've temporarily forgotten about.Actually, it's not as scary as I thought it would be.There are several infant children in Cyprus who call me Papou (grandfather) and several more older ones who call me Theo (uncle), and, much as I protest, I really quite enjoy it.Their hospitality and generosity will not be soon forgotten, I can tell you.Fish convention in Haddington, Scotland.It was a wonderful few days of drinking, revelry and very, very good music spent with dear friends from all over the world.The year started brilliantly with the whole month of February spent in Burma.I've got all the photos, but the tips haven't been done yet.After that, Orthodox Easter was spent, as is our habit, in Greece.We also visited Aegina and Poros, but, again, the tips haven't been done yet.I've noithing planned in the near future (that's not to say some impromptu trip won't happen) so hopefully I'll have time to catch up.Send Photo to a FriendCanary Wharf, Docklands, London.The majority of the photos on my travel pages (especially the Burma pages) were taken with it.Trawling through VT, it is obvious there are some great photographers here, so any suggestions would be welcomed.Unlike some here, who are a bit coy about their age, I'm not in the least worried about letting you know that I'm now 46 (see my bio).Nothing unusual in that, I have to say.Before you stop reading, don't worry, this is not a long discourse on matters philosophical.Myanmar and Croatia, my 34th and 35th countries visited respectively.Slovak musicians, and so it goes on.There are far too many cliches about travel but, like most cliches they are rooted in an element of truth.To return to the beginning, there was a lovely quote in the Palin book, written whilst in Dubai, "Travellers depend so much on people, and have to place enormous trust in them.Strangers become friends quickly, but all to briefly........."Send Photo to a FriendMillenium stone, Surrey, England.Send Photo to a FriendFish live in Edinburgh, 2003Music hath charms.....Here are some of my favourites.The first gig I ever saw in January 1974 in Belfast.Marillion stuff, but he is now a superb solo artist.I've had a drink with him a few times.Hendrix, the Who, CSN, Neil Young (who just keeps on rocking), Moody Blues, Stones, Beatles Wishbone Ash.Favoutrites in this category include Fairport Convention (obviously) , the late Sandy Denny, Richard Thompson, Battlefield Band, Wolfstone, Runrig, the Byrds.Tim EdeyOf more modern artists, I like Coldplay and Travis, to name but two.To be honest, I could go on and on, but I hope this has given you an idea of the types of things I'm into.Travel YearPicturesThe Return of Haddington Bear, 2006.Railway Museum, Utrecht, Holland.Hope to see you again soon this year!! |
