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Sunday, May 1, 2011

Thom Moore at the Island Music Club Clare



We enjoyed a lovely gig in Tulla  tonight where a trio combining a good blend of youth and experience entertained a gathering in the backroom in Minogues pub . 

Elder statesman of contemporary Irish Singer songwriting Thom Moore  ( not to be confused with  the other prodigious Thomas Moore, 18th century songwriter of many classic Irish songs)* was joined by young Australian singer Aminah Hughs and multi instrumentalist Shamie O Dowd . The group threaded their way through a range of  tuneful material , mostly original  taking turns to introduce and lead a number and offering sympathetic support to each other's selections.   The mix was eclectic opening with a Robbie Burns song and finishing with A Rory Gallagher number As the Crow Flies which had the mature bespectacled , bearded brigade if not exactly rocking in the aisles at least humming along  mouthing the lyrics  and smiling to one another  at the shared reminiscence .