Folk Singer Christy Moore
Christy Moore is one of Irelands many talented Irish folk singers and was born on May 7thh 1945 in Newbridge, County Kildare. He has written and released many Irish folk songs through-out the years and has performed with many talented artists such Dominic Behan, Sinead O’ Connor, Shane MacGowan plus many others. Christy Moore was also part of the Irish group Planxty that included very talented artists such as Paul Brady, Andy Irvine, Liam O' Flynn and Donal Lunny.
The songs of Christy Moore are amazingly written with his lyrics about historic events, Irish folklore and even his own personal happy & sad experiences making his music very interesting for any listener.
Christy Moore Experience
Unfortunately, not everyone likes the lyrics of Christy Moore or has very little knowledge of what his songs are about which was proven in October of 2004 when he was stopped by customs at the port of Holyhead in Wales, UK. Christy Moore made the following statement:
"My driver and I were stopped and held for two hours at Holyhead last Monday, under the Prevention of Terrorism Act 2002. My driver and I were held separately in two interrogation rooms. I found the whole experience threatening. I was questioned about the contents of my briefcase. I was questioned about lyrics of songs and I was asked a lot of personal questions about members of my family and my children and about my home. At no time was I given any explanation as to why I was being held and interrogated in this manner."
It was said that he was saddened that Irish people are still being treated this way on their travels to the UK and he was actual quite frightened about the event.
