Christy Moore

Christopher Andrew Moore, known better as Christy Moore is a songwriter, singer and guitarist who performs Irish folk music. His first album that you may know of is 'Paddy on the Road', which did very well for his first album. He was even named Ireland's greatest living musician in RTE's People of the Year Awards, which is quite an amazing name to have behind you. Moore was a part of the band 'Planxty', but after leaving in 1975 he decided to peruse his solo career. He did actually form the band 'Moving Hearts' as well prior to this with 6 other musicians. He hasn't had the smoothest of paths in his life, like many artists it involved heavy drinking, travelling on tour constantly, bad food and barely any sleep, which lead to his health deteriorating badly. But he didn't let this stop him, he sorted himself out and actually began to sing and write about the effects of alcohol and the hole that you can get sunk into from following that life style. I think he is a brilliant Irish folk singer and provides some fantastic songs that many people can connect with in one way or another. He can own a stage and keep a whole audience captivated, whether you're a fan of folk music or not he is worth listening to, he is a very talented man who has had a great career.