Amoeba Music

By Scott Feemster

Christy Moore is an Irish singer, songwriter, and guitarist who is one of a handful of people who brought Irish folk music out of the backroom jam sessions in pubs and homes and out in to the mainstream, combining it with influences from rock, pop, and jazz music. He is arguably one of the architects of modern Irish folk music.

            Christopher Andrew “Christy” Moore was born in Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland, on May 7^th, 1945. His father was a grocer and owned his own shop and was involved in local politics, while his mother was a keen music fan and was often caught singing around the house to Clancy Brothers... Read More

City Of Origin:

Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland

Genre:

Celtic, Celtic Folk

Birthdate:

05/07/1945