Sounds from the Emerald Isle.

Here's a lovely Christmas song from ENYA,.
She sings it in the native tongue, enjoy.

Oiche Chiuin. _____( Silent Night).

Joseph O'Connor from his radio diary.

LIKE.

Going to finish up now. I'll leave you with U2
Singing, NEW YEARS DAY, of course.

So I'll wish you all a Happy New Year,
"Athbhliain faoi Mhaise Daoibh".

U2. ____ New Years Day.

A three part documentary on a place very close to my heart.
__ COBH __ Co Cork. __

Cobh is situated in Cork harbour and is steeped in history.
It is a very popular tourist destination.

Chris De Burgh singing,

So Beautiful.

Van Morrison,____(Van The Man) singing

Days Like This.

The Cranberries singing

Zombie.

We'll finish the day with the guitar man
RORY GALLAGHER.

Cradle Rock.



Fuel to the Fire.

Chris De Burgh singing,

High On Emotion.




The Fureys singing,

The Red Rose Cafe.




The Dubliners & the brilliant Dutch violinist Andre Rieu

The Irish Washerwoman.

C'mon hop on and we'll go for a three minute spin on the bike
from Dublin to Cork. That's warp speed.

Now a track that was all the rage in Ireland over the holidays.
Two zany lads from Limerick, call themselves The Rubberbandits,
this is their smash hit song & video, Horse Outside.
You can find out more about the lads at www.therubberbandits.com

(Warning, strong language) Do not watch if easily offended.

Horse Outside.

U2 singing live,

Vertigo.




Snow Patrol singing,

You Could Be Happy.

HISTORY.
______________________
The story of Harry Clarke.

Harry Clarke (March 17, 1889–1931) was an Irish stained glass artist and book illustrator. Born in Dublin, he was a leading figure in the Irish Arts and Crafts Movement. The son of a craftsman, Joshua Clarke, Harry was exposed to art (and in particular Art Nouveau) at an early age. He went to school in Belvedere College in Dublin. By his late teens, he was studying stained glass at the Dublin Art School. His education completed Clarke travelled to London, where he was employed as a book illustrator. His first printed work was in, Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen, a title that included 16 colour plates and more than 24 monotone illustrations. This was closely followed by illustrations for an edition of Edgar Allan Poe's, Tales of Mystery and Imagination: the first version of that title was restricted to monotone illustrations, while a second edition had 8 colour plates and more than 24 monotone images. The latter of these made his reputation as a book illustrator. It was followed by editions of The Years at the Spring, containing 12 colour plates and more than 14 monotone images; Charles Perrault's Fairy Tales of Perrault, and Goethe's Faust, containing 8 colour plates and more than 70 monotone and duotone images. The last of these is perhaps his most famous work. His final book was Selected Poems of Algernon Charles Swinburne, which was published in 1928. In the meantime, he had also been working hard in stained glass, producing more than 130 windows with his brother Walter. Stained glass is central to Clarke's career. His glass is distinguished by the finesse of its drawing, his use of rich colours, he was especially fond of deep blues. Unfortunately, ill health plagued both the Clarke brothers, and worn down by the pace of their work, and perhaps the toxic chemicals used in stained glass production, both died within a year of each other—Harry second in early 1931.

Clarke's illustration for Edgar Allan Poe's "The Pit and the Pendulum"

A short film of Harry's work follows.

Illustrations.


Harry Clarke: Darkness in Light.

The rest of this documentary is available on DVD at www.amazon.com

ENYA singing,

Wild Child.

Sinead O'Connor singing,

Three Babies.

Go to www.irelandstory.com to see an extensive range of maps of Ireland & it's cities through the ages.

Sinead O'Connor singing,

Fire on Babylon.

Finish the day with two from the wonderful, talanted & sexy girl from Dublin.
__________IMELDA MAY___________

Big Bad Handsome Man.



Rollin' And Tumblin'.



BONUS TRACK.

Falling In Love Again.



WHAT a STAR, go see her next chance you get.
Gigs updates at www.imeldamay.co.uk

Start the day with a classic from "The Undertones"

Teenage Kicks.