The Lady on the Island / The Gatehouse Maid / The Virginia Reel & Callaghan’s Reel - Planxty, 1980

Irish traditional music group Planxty perform in CBS James’s Street, Dublin.
The original Planxty line up of Dónal Lunny on bouzouki, Andy Irvine on mandolin, Liam Óg O’Flynn on uilleann pipes and Christy Moore on bodhrán play the reels ‘The Lady on the Island’, ‘The Gatehouse Maid’, ‘The Virginia Reel’’ and ‘Callaghan’s Reel’ to an audience in CBS James’s Street, Dublin.
‘Aisling Gheal’ was an Irish language programme devised by producer Tony MacMahon. Translated as ’A Bright Dream, the programme was designed to be a television ‘happening’.
This ‘Aisling Gheal’ special was broadcast on 20 May 1980. It was recorded in November 1979.

[@billygaughan1670]

Planxty at there very best, feckin brilliant.

[@lucienoon7262]

great

[@j.b.4340]

Awesome!

[@genghisthegreat2034]

Faraor go bhfuil an máistir Liam imithe ar Slí na Fírinne .....agus Christy ag titim faoí úalach an seanaois......ceól álainn, borb, glan meidhreach.

[@christaylor2070]

interesting that Christy doesnt use a stick on the bodhran - still sounds good though🙂