Christy Moore and Jimmy Faulkner at the Abbey Tavern.
Christy Moore is joined at the Abbey Tavern Howth by guitarist Jimmy Faulkner to perform the song 'I Wish I was in England'.
Christy Moore once worked as a bank employee. During the 12-week bank strike of 1966 he went to England but did not return when the strike ended.
What have Terry Wogan, Bunny Carr and Christy Moore got in Common? We all used to work in the bank.
He recalls getting the idea for the song 'I Wish I Was in England' when he was in Tullow, County Clare. While there he spent many an evening with the fiddle player Paddy Canny. 'I Wish I Was in England' features on Christy Moore's second album 'Prosperous' released in 1972.
Jimmy Faulkner appears on the Christy Moore albums 'Whatever Tickles Your Fancy' released in 1975, 'Christy Moore' released in 1976 and 'The Iron Behind the Velvet' and 'Live in Dublin' both released in 1978.
This episode of 'Christy Moore and Friends' was broadcast on 3 April 1980.
This series 'Christy Moore and Friends' was broadcast in six parts from 6 March 1980 featuring several singers and musicians from the Irish folk scene. This episode features the Cork singer-songwriter Freddie White and Irish traditional/folk group Stockton's Wing.
