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If
you hadn’t seen the word "Tribute" on the posters
outside the venue you’d swear it was the man himself!
He has the look, the voice, the guitar, the eyes, the black
vest, the songs, the humour, the stories, the bodran, the
intensity of the singing, coupled with the fury of the strumming,
mother of God he even sweats like him! And the hair is none
too plentiful either!
Wexford
native, Liam
Byrne, has been performing
his show "Ordinary Man - A Tribute to Christy Moore"
since the year 2000. It all began in the Bridge Tavern in
Wicklow town and since then Liam has been criss crossing Ireland,
performing to thousands of people at venues both large and
small, playing all the hits from "Nancy Spain" and
"Ride On" to the hilarious "Joxer goes to Stuttgart"
and "Delirium Tremens".
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It’s not just another "one man band’
standing in the corner gig. This is a full concert clocking
in at over 2 hours most nights and no cigarette breaks half
way through either.
Christy fans take note however, Liam doesn’t stick
religiously to the songs of the Kildare troubadour and during
most shows he can be heard perform self penned numbers such
as "Christy’s Black Vest" (preceded by a hilarious
story of how Liam and Christy went shopping in Cork for the
aforementioned garment!), "Roy Keanes Dog" (this
one just has to be heard) and for all the ladies a tune called
"Living in a field in Avoca" (a parody of Ricky
Martins hit living La Vida Loca which Liam claims strongly
resembles his tune which was penned first!). On top of all
this one of Christy’s most popular songs "Lisdoonvarna"
gets a make over most nights and you could hear anything from
Joe Dolan’s "Good Looking Woman" to Liam’s
version of Johnny Cashes "Walk the Line" thrown
into the middle of it.
Liam Byrne has an ability that not many artists have
these days namely the ability to hold his audiences attention
for the duration of the concert and have them looking for
more and more! He can have you singing Joxer at the top of
your voice one minute and then bring an audience to silence
with his version of "Black is the Colour" which
leaves the hair standing on the back of your neck!
It’s a show not to be missed and to be thoroughly
enjoyed and .............. YES FOLKS, THE BAR STAYS OPEN!
Please contact DMC Promotions for further information.
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