In vacanza in Irlanda nella suddetta Vibes and Scribes di Cork ho pure fatto acquisti (usato, sciupatello assai rispetto ai miei maniacali standard, ma non avendolo mai trovato prima d’ora… poi sono andato a cercarlo su amazon uk e si trova a 0,01 pound, casomai interessasse)

e la commessa ha pure insistito per farmi la “loyalty card”, benché le abbia fatto notare che l’ultima volta che ero passato di qui era il 1989 e di questo passo servirebbero 260 anni per avere 5 euro di sconto…

vabbé, toccherà tornare, uno sconto è sempre uno sconto, no?

leonardo re

Christy Moore is in every sense Ireland’s folk hero. Mentor to a whole generation of Irish musicians, he holds a unique place in musical history. In l992 he broke all attendance records during 12 packed nights at the Point in Dublin. In the UK he fills concert halls around the country. In l997 he announced that he was taking an extended break from touring and recording. It was headline news in Ireland. So was his comeback which began in l999. Set to be an enormous best-seller, his autobiography marries both songs and memories. Around 250 of his favourite lyrics are accompanied by his memories around the song itself and his life. Each entry is fresh, direct, honest and spontaneous – like the most intimate diary. Through it he charts his life from drunk to sober, bar-room guitar player to international singer-songwriter.

An autobiography which dispenses with a traditional life-narrative in favour of an approach that’s far more innovative and revealing. This is one of the few music books you’ll read in which the subject eloquently communicates their love of music and illustrates just what it has meant throughout their life. Independent on Sunday

Iintimate, absorbing and sometimes disturbing Sunday Independent

poetic and honest Financial Times

a frank account of the much-loved singer’s rip-roaring career The Daily Telegraph

Essential reading for anyone who owns even one Christy Moore CD. The Irish Times