''Live at the Point'' is a live album by Irish
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singer
Christy Moore
Christopher Andrew "Christy" Moore (born 7 May 1945) is an Irish folk singer, songwriter and guitarist. In addition to his significant success as an individual, he is one of the founding members of Planxty and Moving Hearts. His first album, ...
, released in 1994. The album was recorded at the
Point Theatre
The Point Theatre (sometimes referred to as the Point Depot or simply as the Point) was a concert and events venue in Dublin, Ireland, that operated from 1988 to 2007, visited by in excess of 2 million people. It was located on the North Wall Q ...
in Dublin over a course of a number of concerts in 1994.
Reminiscing on the concerts, Moore himself comments on his website: ''"I played to 50,000 over 12 nights. Me and my guitar. Weird. I’d be totally fucked after it. The cigar smoke was getting to me a bit. Some of the backroom boys were startin’ to lose the plot and believe their own publicity. I was believin’ in False Gods and that is bothersome and dangerous..."''
Track listing
All tracks arranged and composed by Christy Moore; except where indicated
# "Welcome to the Cabaret"
# "Natives" (Paul Doran)
# "
Fairytale of New York
"Fairytale of New York" is a song written by Jem Finer and Shane MacGowan and recorded by their London-based band the Pogues, featuring singer-songwriter Kirsty MacColl on vocals. The song is an Irish folk-style ballad and was written as a du ...
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Shane MacGowan
Shane Patrick Lysaght MacGowan (born 25 December 1957) is an Irish singer, songwriter, and musician. He is best known as the lead singer and songwriter of Celtic punk band the Pogues. He was also a member of the Nipple Erectors and Shane MacGow ...
,
Jem Finer)
# "Delirium Tremens"
# "
Black Is the Colour
"Black Is the Color (of My True Love's Hair)" (Roud 3103) is a traditional ballad folk song known in the US as associated with colonial and later music in the Appalachian Mountains. It is believed to have originated in Scotland, as it refers to ...
" (Traditional)
# "
Missing You" (Jim McCarthy)
# "
Cliffs of Dooneen" (Traditional)
# "Well Below the Valley"
# "Go, Move, Shift" (Ewan McColl)
# "Casey" (Martin Egan)
# "Ride On" (Jim McCarthy)
# "Knock"
# "
Joxer Goes to Stuttgart"
# "Nancy Spain" (Barney Rush)
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Personnel
*Christy Moore – guitar, bodhran, vocals
Reception
The album received positive reviews and a 4.5 stars out of 5 rating on Allmusic
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References
External links
The Christy Moore websiteLive at the Point on YouTube
Christy Moore albums
1994 live albums
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