Songs that take you back?

[Husky70]

Saw Steve Winwood here in Auckland a few weeks ago. Unbelievably talented.

[TooFastTim]

In episode 2 a young contemporary blues guitarist (Corey Harris) travels to West Africa in search of the original source of the blues. He had some interesting jams with a traditional performer from Mali that clearly show a connection where they both play some simple Robert Johnson riffs and seamlessly blend into the local rythhms and cord progressions.

Yeah, the connection runs deep. Very deep. I recently discovered a group called Afro Celt Sound System:

"The inspiration behind the project dates back to 1991, when Simon Emmerson, a Grammy Award-nominated British producer who would become the group's guitarist, collaborated with Afro-pop star Baaba Maal. While making an album with Maal in Senegal, Emmerson was struck by the similarity between one African melody and a traditional Irish air. Back in London, Irish musician Davy Spillane told Emmerson about a belief that nomadic Celts lived in Africa or India before they migrated to Western Europe. Whether or not the theory was true, Emmerson was intrigued by the two countries' musical affinities."

From Wki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afro_Celt_Sound_System)

[firko]

Irish music has long been called 'white mans blues' not so much for the rythmic similarity but for the passion and subject matter. The poor Irish were treated like black American slaves and in both situations the music became the 'cure' to their shitty lives.
 Van Morrison once affectionately called the potato famine era Irish 'White Niggers'.

[TooFastTim]

What was that line in "The commitments"?

"Do you not get it, lads? The Irish are the blacks of Europe. And Dubliners are the blacks of Ireland. And the Northside Dubliners are the blacks of Dublin. So say it once, say it loud: I'm black and I'm proud."

[Tossa]

Van Morrison I believe while still with Them did a briliant version of baby Please Don't Go

[TooFastTim]

Van Morrison I believe while still with Them did a briliant version of baby Please Don't Go

Can't say I've heard it 

[Tossa]

Van Morrison and ThemThe band Them, fronted by Van Morrison, released "Baby, Please Don't Go" as the A side of a single in late 1964. Boosted by the B side, a ditty entitled "Gloria", the single became their first hit, reaching No. 10 on the UK Singles Chart

[Tossa]

On rythm guitar a bloke by the name of jimmy Page

[shortshifter]

thin lizzy:bad reputation johnny the fox,rose tattoo bad boy for love,the butcher and fast eddy;rush tom sawyer;steve miller band jet airliner ,fly like an eagle;boston more than a feeling;early rolling stones,anything by the jam,the cure,siouxsie and the banshees,the clash,cream,hendrix led zep esp battle of evermore.acdc midnight oil inxs all.Heart...ah those Wilson sisters magic man,blondie rapture,queen remember that filmclip with all the naked girls riding around the velodrome(could you do that today?),santana oyo como va!clapton and marley I shot the sherriff,beatles did they ever do a bad song?....etc

[Tossa]

Phil Lynnot and the brilliant blues of gary moore

[firko]

Phil Lynnot and the brilliant blues of gary moore

Two great Irish rockers both played in Thin Lizzie...both unfortunately dead. Another great Irish guitarist was the late, great Rory Gallagher, I saw him at a gig at Paddington Town Hall supported by a Welsh band called Man. Rory played the Taffies off the stage. A few years later I saw him play the famous old Golden Bear in Huntington Beach California and once again he blew the house down. His Bullfrog Blues is a blues rock classichttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33Jaodra7AY

Pound for pound Ireland has produced more good rock bands than nearly any other country. Another couple of my favourites were Hothouse Flowers and the Waterboys and who could forget those wild and wacky Pogues?
However, for pure traditional musicianship it's hard to go past the legendary Chieftans who've been together for over 40 years. They don't have a lead singer but have reached such a status that people trip over themselves to do a gig with them. Here's Van Morrison playing with them on the traditional standard 'Star of County Down'.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GbdB7PlGtc

[bazza]

Ah the mighty pouges,played on Firkos stereo coming home from C/D, from that great green emarald isle (did they not just play rugby againt australia recently)

[FAT-TOY]

  The Pogues " Dirty Old Town " love it

[DOK]

I was looking through some old music sites and thought I might check up on an old band I used to like.
Jethro Tull
Lead singer and founding member Ian Anderson is an interesting fellow has never had a drivers licence but does own a few off road race bikes.
Likes to go for a blast around his farm in country England.
Doesn't say if vintage or modern.
Wonder if he would be interested in going to a CD?

DOK

[TooFastTim]

Lead singer and founding member Ian Anderson is an interesting fellow has never had a drivers licence but does own a few off road race bikes.
Likes to go for a blast around his farm in country England.

Anderson is a trials nutter. Not a competitor but he is, apparently, very knowledgable about the sport. I did a bit of research into this a while ago and it is true.

http://www.trialscentral.com/forums/topic/32865-ian-anderson/