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Top of the morning to you! In the run up to St Paddy’s Day we will be focussing in on all things green and leprechaunic and here is your first instalment of Blarney.

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Its Monday morning and the question on everyone’s lips is “how was your weekend?”. All responses so far have been fairly mundane; hangovers, gym sessions, malfunctioning toilets and sporting injuries. If only someone had a story akin to the one told by Christy Moore in his track ‘Weekend In Amsterdam’ from his newest album Folk Tale. ’Weekend In Amsterdam‘ is a comic tale of a group visiting the European capital of stag dos sung in Christy Moore’s instantly-recognisable, understated dulcet tones. With a catchy refrain and the patter of clever lyrics detailing the exponentially risqué weekenders, this song is sure to put a smile on your face.

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For those of you who haven’t come across Christy Moore before, he is well worth a listen. Voted in 2007 as Ireland’s greatest living musician in RTE’s People Of The Year Awards, he is a prolific recording artist (having released 25 solo albums alone) notable for his songs containing witty narrative and socio-political commentary. However his astonishingly warm voice also lends itself beautifully to more traditional Irish folk ballads like ‘Ballydine’ and ‘Folk Tale’.

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DB

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You can also check out our St Patrick’s Day playlist over on Spotify