Christy Moore Musical artist

Christopher Andrew "Christy" Moore (born 7 May 1945) is an Irish folk singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is one of the founding members of Planxty and Moving Hearts. His first album, Paddy on the Road was recorded with Dominic Behan in 1969. In 2007, he was named as Ireland's greatest living musician in RTÉ's People of the Year Awards.

Personal facts

Christy Moore
Birth dateMay 07, 1945
Hometown
Republic of Ireland
Newbridge County Kildare

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Musical artist

Career started1969
associated musical artist
Planxty
The Dubliners
Moving Hearts
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Folk music
Pop music
Folk music of Ireland
instrument
Guitar
Singing
Bodhrán

Christy Moore on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://christymoore.com
  2. http://www.4711ers.org
  3. http://www.christymoore.com
  4. http://www.cluas.com/music/gigs/christy2.htm
  5. http://www.leftlion.co.uk/articles.cfm/id/2008
  6. http://www.taramusic.com/biogs/cmoorebg.htm