''Live at the Point'' (2006) is the fourth
live album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...
from Irish singer-songwriter
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, ...
. This two-CD set contains music from concerts at the
Point Depot
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 Qu ...
in
Dublin
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of th ...
on 29 December 2005, 30 December 2005, 5 January 2006, and 6 January 2006. The album features
Declan Sinnott
Declan Sinnott (born 29 July 1950) is an Irish musician and record producer.
Originally from Wexford town, where his father was an optician and jeweller on Main Street, he came to Dublin in the late 1960s. Around 1970 he was a member of the poe ...
on guitar. There is a DVD, ''Christy Moore Live in Dublin 2006'', containing the songs from the first CD.
Track listing
Disc one
# "One Last Cold Kiss ( Two Island swans)"
#"North and South (Of the River)"
#"So Do I"
#"
The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
"The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll" is a topical song written by the American musician Bob Dylan. Recorded on October 23, 1963, the song was released on Dylan's 1964 album '' The Times They Are a-Changin and gives a generally factual account ...
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#"Motherland"
#"Wise and Holy Woman"
#"Casey"
#"The Magdalene Laundries"
#"Missing You"
#"Beeswing"
#"Smoke and Strong Whiskey"
#"America, You Are Not the World"
#"Natives"
#"Quiet Desperation"
#"Ordinary Man"
#"Ride On"
#"
Viva la Quinta Brigada
"Viva la Quinta Brigada" is a Christy Moore song about the Irishmen who fought in the Spanish Civil War against Franco. The title was changed to "Viva la Quince Brigada" in some later recordings.
The song is about the Irish socialist volunteers, ...
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#"Jack Doyle (a.k.a. The Contender)"
#"City of Chicago"
#"Victor Jara"
Disc two
#"The Two Conneeleys"
#"Yellow Triangle"
#"Strangeways"
#"Faithful Departed"
#"Sacco & Vanzetti"
#"Sonny's Dream"
#"Stitch in Time"
#"Veronica"
#"Corrina Corrina" (Declan Sinnot vocals)
#"Butterfly (a.k.a. So Much Wine)"
#"Sixteen Fisherman Raving"
#"Mercy"
#"Cry Like a Man"
#"Hiroshima Nagasaki Russian Roulette"
#"Bright Blue Rose"
External links
The official Christy Moore website
Christy Moore albums
2006 live albums
Columbia Records live albums
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