The Late Late show

[ONeill]

It was great stuff.

Grew up on this and then somehow it turned to Chris de Burgh and Patricia the Stripper and then Meatloaf took over. And then CBs.

[Rossfan]

No danger they'd have a traditional music special.

[Gold]

Hagan made an appearance at the very end.

b**tards.

Shite I woulda stayed up for that fs

[Avondhu star]

No danger they'd have a traditional music special.

Theres only so much diddly eye you can listen to.

[armaghniac]

They need a Horslips special, for Shamrock Shore.

[Rossfan]

No danger they'd have a traditional music special.

Theres only so much diddly eye you can listen to.

Would listen to it every hour of everyday.
It's ours and certainly bates bucks from Longford or Cavan wearing cowboy hats singing in American accents.

[Farrandeelin]

They should have this on the late late every week or else just scrap the late late and let the singers at it.

Charlie Pride is some boyo in his 80th year.

+1.

[Lar Naparka]

No danger they'd have a traditional music special.

Theres only so much diddly eye you can listen to.

Would listen to it every hour of everyday.
It's ours and certainly bates bucks from Longford or Cavan wearing cowboy hats singing in American accents.

I'm partial to a wee bit  of didley eye alright. A pub session is fine until some of the hoors start getting drunk and falling around the place. I can't stand what passes as C&W when you get some sham in an awful attempt at Deep South accent bawling out West Virginia or some maudlin dirgelike that. Real country singers are another matter. Johnny Cash could sing loads of different genres and I'd listen to him at any time. Same goes for Kris Kristofferson or Neil Diamond.
You can stuff TR Dallas and the likes.

[Rossfan]

Agreed Lar.  Could listen to Kristoffersen any time.
He appeared with the Chieftains in Glasgow last year -saw it on Celtic Connections. Very shook - sang "for the good times" - quality still shone through despite the age.
Like Barney Mc Kenya when very incapacitated yet still class.

[Avondhu star]

No danger they'd have a traditional music special.

Theres only so much diddly eye you can listen to.

Would listen to it every hour of everyday.
It's ours and certainly bates bucks from Longford or Cavan wearing cowboy hats singing in American accents.

So in other words if it's shite it's allright because it's our shite

[Rossfan]

It's not shite.
It's an amazing tradition that thank God has survived and is now a madly vibrant "scene" with followers and enthusiasts all over the globe.
Some change since the late 1940s  when people thought it would be gone in 20 years.
Now if we could only do the same for our wonderful Gaeilge. .....

[Smokin Joe]

Now if we could only do the same for our wonderful Gaeilge. .....

Can we make Gaelige fun, engaging and the other stuff that'll make people want to do it.  Oh, and get you get your hole too?
At least that's why I presume the young fellas are in to it nowadays.

[seafoid]

No danger they'd have a traditional music special.

Theres only so much diddly eye you can listen to.

Would listen to it every hour of everyday.
It's ours and certainly bates bucks from Longford or Cavan wearing cowboy hats singing in American accents.

So in other words if it's shite it's allright because it's our shite

Trad has the quality.  The Carolan stuff for example is world class.

[Main Street]

They need a Horslips special, for Shamrock Shore.

Last year Big Tom had the LLS audience on their feet, hands in the air, stamping their feet and gently jiving. It was just like a Horslips revival.
This year's closing medley was a tame affair by comparison, ie until Big Tom himself strode onto the stage and lifted the crowd off their seats.

[Eamonnca1]

Theres only so much diddly eye you can listen to.

Wouldn't be a huge fan of it myself but it's good to see it going strong. I can find it a bit hard to listen to in recorded form, but if it's live and accompanied by good dancing (Flatley style as opposed to rigid Scor or Ceili style) then I can enjoy it the very best.