"We're an Irish band..."

[Sledgehammer]

Let's make a list of our favorite bands and musicians from Ireland.
Mine are:

Sinnead O'Connor
Devlins (just got into them, great band!)
Hothouse Flowers
Divine Comedy
Elvis Costello
Bob Geldof
The Waterboys

Oh, and U2!

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"Find the meaning of the act, remember how it goes
Every time you take the water and you swim against the flow
The world is all around us, the days are flying past
And fear is so contagious, but I?m not afraid to laugh"

Neil Finn

 

[Popmartijn]

Originally posted by Sledgehammer:
Let's make a list of our favorite bands and musicians from Ireland.
Mine are:

Divine Comedy
Elvis Costello
The Waterboys

Just playing the bad boy here, but...

The three acts mentioned above are NOT Irish. The Divine Comedy (RIP as I understood Neil Hannon has just disbanded the band) is English, as is Elvis Costello. He maybe has a house in Ireland, but he is English. And the Waterboys come from Scotland I believe.

C ya!

Marty


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People criticize me but I know it's not the end
I try to kick the truth, not just to make friends

Spearhead - People In Tha Middle

 

[brettig]

And so mr Clayton would be English? or Welsh Edge for that matter

 

[Badyouken]

The Cranberries

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"You see things and say 'Why?'; but I dream things that never were and I say 'Why not?'" -- George Bernard Shaw

 

[Johnny Swallow]

MICHAEL FLATLY!!!

 

[achtung__baby]

The Cranberries and Ash

 

[Olofski]

The Stunning, band I picked up on while living there.


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Olofski
SWEDEN
We move through miracle days Spirit moves in mysterious ways

 

[brettig]

flatley?

 

[Sledgehammer]

Originally posted by Popmartijn:
Just playing the bad boy here, but...

The three acts mentioned above are NOT Irish. The Divine Comedy (RIP as I understood Neil Hannon has just disbanded the band) is English, as is Elvis Costello. He maybe has a house in Ireland, but he is English. And the Waterboys come from Scotland I believe.

Well, I'm afraid that Neil Hannon was born in Londonderry in Ireland, so that makes him 100% Irish. You're right about the Waterboys though. But their music is so Irish, anyway. And Elvis Costello lives in Dublin, as far as I know...




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"Find the meaning of the act, remember how it goes
Every time you take the water and you swim against the flow
The world is all around us, the days are flying past
And fear is so contagious, but I?m not afraid to laugh"

Neil Finn

 

[Burning_Azalea]

Originally posted by Johnny Swallow:
MICHAEL FLATLY!!!

Um, actually no, Johnny! He's from Chicago!



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*gasp* My spoon!

Adam -- The Simpsons

 

[Johnny Swallow]

Dang it.

 

[LuvLady]

Originally posted by Bonoforever:
Ash

I second that.

 

[Sledgehammer]

Originally posted by Johnny Swallow:
MICHAEL FLATLY!!!

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"Find the meaning of the act, remember how it goes
Every time you take the water and you swim against the flow
The world is all around us, the days are flying past
And fear is so contagious, but I?m not afraid to laugh"

Neil Finn

 

[Salome]

The Pogues !!!!

romours are Shane McGowan might return to The Pogues
I doubt he will be able to get out of the pub though

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Salome
Shake it, shake it, shake it

 

[mad1]

Originally posted by Popmartijn:
The Divine Comedy (RIP as I understood Neil Hannon has just disbanded the band) is English

ACH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[voxy]

van morrison!! sheesh

the waterboys aren't irish??? ya learn something everyday
i've been so addicted to "the whole of the moon"
amazing song!

 

[bono-vox]

The cranberries are kool, u2
The pogues were amazing.

Irish abdns that suck: Westlife and Boyzone..I always liked Take That more

 

[amybatt]

Originally posted by Sledgehammer:
Let's make a list of our favorite bands and musicians from Ireland.

Something Happens and The Frames.

 

[scatteroflight]

I quite like Clannad. Their duet with Bono, In a Lifetime, is incredible. And Theme from Harry's Game used to be played over the speakers before and after U2 shows, on the War tour.


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So wind blow through to my heart
So wind blow through my soul

 

[LarryMullen's POPAngel]

The Divine Comedy is no more????

I ought to read posts more thourough. Blarghy.

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Fan named Matt (as a fellow fan prepares to take a picture of him with Larry): "You know Larry, I'm a drummer in a band too."

Larry (looks at fan and shrugs, smiling pleasantly toward the camera): "Well, Matt, we all have our problems."


~*April*~

(AIM-POPLemonGirl)

 

[cass]

Christy Moore
Lunasea (they usually play here once a year, always fun "The Last Pint")

Maybe Elvis Costello's dad is Irish. I heard him on the radio recently....unusual first name McManus, he had recorded an album of Elvis songs years ago. They were discussing and sampling people who had covered Elvis Presley songs. Freddie King has an album called "King Does The King's Thing's"rotfl.

Other good Irish musicians? Go to Ireland , go directly to Ireland...throw a rock in the air, you'll hit someone guilty

 

[LuvLady]

Originally posted by voxy:
van morrison!! sheesh

Jaysus christ, I can't believe I forgot him! *slaps herself around the face*



[This message has been edited by LuvLady (edited 11-02-2001).]

 

[mbi16]

Do they have to be living, playing, etc?

Cause I personally like Thin Lizzy, lol, you guys got all the other ones already.

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Tha Prickly Comedian

 

[DebbieSG]

Add to the list:

The SAW DOCTORS!! Buy an album, see them live, they're great.

And there's a Folk/Rock musician who sings a song called "Life is What You Make It"

Anyone know who I'm thinking of?

 

[ladywithspinninghead]

I was very, very impressed with JJ72 when they opened for U2 - they've got lots of potential!

And I third Ash...

 

[lazyboy]

Ash
JJ72
Relish
The Frames
Cranberries
David Kitt
U2
The Walls(formerly the Stunning)

Nobody mentioned Thin Lizzy? Be jaysus!

THIN LIZZY!
Rory Gallagher
Many many more........

 

[bullet the blue sky]

Re Divine Comedy

Check out here for what's actually happening
http://www.thedivinecomedy.com/framenews.htm

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