michaelmoriarty’s twenty-five comments

punk groups rock and cyber trad groups are destroying the great Irish folk trad music from Ireland the glory days started in Dublin Ireland 1970/80 in O Donoghues pub Merrion row Dublin Ireland home of the Dubliners the real thing more…

would you believe they put Afro Celts and billy Bragg on a traditional music festival in Dublin Ireland also agree that Michael Mcgoldrick is a fusion player he did not play Irish music on transatlantic sessions we Dont want fusion rock jazz and the la… more…

Luke Kelly and Liam Clancy were the greatest of all Irish folk singers in my opinion more…

sunday afternoon in o donoghues bar beside the shelbourne hotel ipm to 6pm alwso saturday 530 onwards more…

Luke kelly was the greatest Irish folk singer i have a double album of him Kelly the boy from Killane Bunclody outstaning you should get an album of luke more…

thank you for your kind remark a very happy Xmas to you and a bright new year more…

the last session was one of the best i have been to in a long time two concert flutes Uileann pipes two great Irish folk singers what a great night more…

Thank you for your kind comment i live in london and get it all the time i Dont care what they say you cant beat the wooden flute Matt Molloy tansey Conor o grada the silver flute is not known in Irish music a very happy Xmas to you a nice man hard to ge… more…

micho Russel is a lovely traditional player he was the ambassador for Irish tin whistle playing with a lovely pace there are no players like him to day what you will get is players like Brian finnegan playing at a speed that is Ridicilous long live trad… more…

The silver flute is not suitable for Irish traditional music James Galway is one of the best classical flautists in the Matt Molloy gets a far better sound from the wooden concert flute is the best wooden concert flute players in the world and is a wonder… more…