Moya's Game
- 14 Mar 08, 10:56 PM
The second part of So Hard To Beat went out this evening on Radio Ulster. It repeats tomorrow morning at 11am and I believe it will be online for a week after. This week΅―s subject was , voice of Clannad, Irish icon and exceptionally kind human being.
We met a few weeks ago at her home, overlooking Dublin Bay. She΅―s got a Grammy on top of the piano, and she let me hold it. I felt like making a speech. Instead, she talked me through her eventful career, from publican΅―s daughter to amateur folk singer (with a penchant for Joni Mitchell songs in Gaelic) to a vocalist of international standing and 20 million record sales.
I have some tremendous memories of Moya and her family. She΅―s married to Tim Jarvis, a music photographer, and together we΅―ve travelled through some excellent adventures. I also spent some quality time in Leo΅―s Bar, near Gweedore, where the dad plays accordion and the walls are festooned with Enya and Clannad gold discs. I΅―ve even sang on that stage, but embarrassment prevents me from telling more about that.
Hey, Moya sang at our wedding. It all seems so weird now, but herself and Tim drove up to Manchester. It was raining badly and many guests were late, so we reckoned they had missed the gig. But she literally walked into the church and sang ΅®Close To You΅―. The tears were splashing everywhere, as Moya changed the tone of the ceremony with that voice. Amazing.
She΅―s released some fine solo albums and her biography is shockingly honest. Now she΅―s received another Clannad call-up and old hits like ΅®Harry΅―s Game΅― are being lifted into the ether again. Everyone should experience that, at least once.
Stu Bailie presents The Late show on Radio Ulster, every Friday from 10pm until midnight. See his playlist here.
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