THE STIFFMEISTER 16,094 Posted August 11, 2024 Report Share Posted August 11, 2024 On 11/08/2024 at 09:18, WILF said: For some reason, I can’t listen to English speaking radio stations here in Ireland…..it just grates me, like rubbing polystyrene together. But I can and do listen to the Gaelic language station, don’t understand a word of it but for some reason it fits with the landscape. Anyway, had a lovely late evening drive last night along the lanes (it’s all lanes ! Lol ) as the sun was setting after a beautiful day and was listening to this type of stuff, which I do fairly often. Expand You’ll be going to enya festivals next 1 3 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waltjnr 6,868 Posted August 11, 2024 Report Share Posted August 11, 2024 On 11/08/2024 at 10:05, kanny said: I'm in recovery today from last night ... Expand How old are you ??? Lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kanny 20,649 Posted August 11, 2024 Report Share Posted August 11, 2024 On 11/08/2024 at 11:32, waltjnr said: How old are you ??? Lol Expand 53 tomorrow and still kicking ...was my birthday bash 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 47,282 Posted August 11, 2024 Report Share Posted August 11, 2024 On 11/08/2024 at 10:49, mel b said: That's exactly how I feel. Walking into old monasteries always makes me feel the same. I always sort of freeze for a second , as everything seems so familiar. They often have a tape playing , and it's like I've heard the sounds before. My late wife always said that I'd been a monk in a previous life . Not the religious pious type of monk , but the type of monk that ate whole roast chickens , and drank gallons of mead . Expand My beleife is that it is a real feeling mate, it’s well documented that I believe a people are connected to everything that ever went before them so for me that would seem totally normal. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 47,282 Posted August 11, 2024 Report Share Posted August 11, 2024 On 11/08/2024 at 11:20, shaaark said: Wilf, you heard of a band 'lankum'? The old man from over the sea, think you'd like that. Expand I have not mate, but I’ll look them up 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shaaark 10,871 Posted August 11, 2024 Report Share Posted August 11, 2024 On 11/08/2024 at 12:27, WILF said: I have not mate, but I’ll look them up Expand Radie peat is lead singer. Another two tracks you might like, hares on the mountain, and my bonny boy. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 47,282 Posted August 11, 2024 Report Share Posted August 11, 2024 On 11/08/2024 at 12:36, shaaark said: Radie peat is lead singer. Another two tracks you might like, hares on the mountain, and my bonny boy. Expand I follow a lad from Cumbria called JP Worsfold, decent mate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shaaark 10,871 Posted August 11, 2024 Report Share Posted August 11, 2024 (edited) On 11/08/2024 at 12:54, WILF said: I follow a lad from Cumbria called JP Worsfold, decent mate. Expand Will look him up Just listened to a few of his tracks, including 'you could be free' 2023 narrowboat sessions, very good. Edited August 11, 2024 by shaaark 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 27,216 Posted August 11, 2024 Report Share Posted August 11, 2024 (edited) On 11/08/2024 at 10:49, mel b said: That's exactly how I feel. Walking into old monasteries always makes me feel the same. I always sort of freeze for a second , as everything seems so familiar. They often have a tape playing , and it's like I've heard the sounds before. My late wife always said that I'd been a monk in a previous life . Not the religious pious type of monk , but the type of monk that ate whole roast chickens , and drank gallons of mead . Expand Had a real "moment" when me and the wife visited the Sacre Couer in Paris, many years ago. It's a stunning place anyway, but when we walked in the nuns were singing, it was very moving, my wife cried and every hair on my body stood on end...chilling to be honest... I'm not a religious man, but I seek.out places of worship wherever we go, we do a lot of city breaks and spend a good chunk of time walking around old churches, cathedrals etc... I guess we are all drawn to something, maybe Wilfs got it, in that it's embedded in our past and music brings it to our present...who knows... Edited August 11, 2024 by NEWKID 6 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tatsblisters 9,995 Posted August 11, 2024 Report Share Posted August 11, 2024 On 11/08/2024 at 10:17, WILF said: Yep, I think that as well…..maybe I’m just imagining things but it connects you to your past I feel. Expand Funny you say that mate I am descended from Irish immigrants that made this country what it used to be and I love this kind of music my wife thinks I am not the full ticket though. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
low plains drifter 10,645 Posted August 11, 2024 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2024 On 11/08/2024 at 09:18, WILF said: For some reason, I can’t listen to English speaking radio stations here in Ireland…..it just grates me, like rubbing polystyrene together. But I can and do listen to the Gaelic language station, don’t understand a word of it but for some reason it fits with the landscape. Anyway, had a lovely late evening drive last night along the lanes (it’s all lanes ! Lol ) as the sun was setting after a beautiful day and was listening to this type of stuff, which I do fairly often. Expand Approaching 900 years of breeding 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 47,282 Posted August 11, 2024 Report Share Posted August 11, 2024 On 11/08/2024 at 13:31, low plains drifter said: Approaching 900 years of breeding Expand I’m surpassing that ! Lol ……over a thousand years and counting ! I got one the Dubliners to play at a football fundraiser and night out I organised a few years back, he was a top lad and gave his time for nothing as his step grandchild played on the kids team I was coaching. Very talented professional, touring musician. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mel b 2,529 Posted August 11, 2024 Report Share Posted August 11, 2024 On 11/08/2024 at 12:57, NEWKID said: Had a real "moment" when me and the wife visited the Sacre Couer in Paris, many years ago. It's a stunning place anyway, but when we walked in the nuns were singing, it was very moving, my wife cried and every hair on my body stood on end...chilling to be honest... I'm not a religious man, but I seek.out places of worship wherever we go, we do a lot of city breaks and spend a good chunk of time walking around old churches, cathedrals etc... I guess we are all drawn to something, maybe Wilfs got it, in that it's embedded in our past and music brings it to our present...who knows... Expand I reckon it could be a real thing mate, and these things are somehow in your DNA. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 27,216 Posted August 11, 2024 Report Share Posted August 11, 2024 On 11/08/2024 at 13:43, WILF said: I’m surpassing that ! Lol ……over a thousand years and counting ! I got one the Dubliners to play at a football fundraiser and night out I organised a few years back, he was a top lad and gave his time for nothing as his step grandchild played on the kids team I was coaching. Very talented professional, touring musician. Expand Took my Dad to watch the Furys last year, after many years of not really listening to them me and my brother sang along to most of the songs, remembering words youd have thought lost in over 35 years of time! as a family of Irish descent Irish songs were a big lump of childhood.. 4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dogmandont 9,843 Posted August 11, 2024 Report Share Posted August 11, 2024 Some player of the Squeeze Box. Some tunes just hit different. Cormac Begley. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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