Amongst the pantheon of Irish bands that rock my world there is one Ennis based outfit who uniquely play there very own take on Irish music fused with influences from Dylan to Neil Young with a generous dollop of Native American chant thrown in for good measure...BUSHPLANT ! Fronted by Gerry Molloy the band have been playing for several years on the local Irish scene with occasional forays to overseas festivals and the release four cd's. Their music transcends category and their lyrics are often issue-driven on the subjects of ecology or the pointlessness of war, but the thing for me that raises the BUSH head and shoulders above the rest ,is the raw energy and spirit of their offerings. At their finest a live BUSHPLANT gig takes you to another place inside your head or deep deep down within your heart, that you return from all the better for having been there !The brief sample captured above features the virtuoso fiddling of Mary Custy and may give you a mere hint of the finesse and power of the BUSHPLANT experience... ~GOSh.~
'Dew of Hermon', is taken from a line in Psalm 133. The writer of that ancient song enthused about how good it is when people live together in unity,and compares it poetically to the dew of Hermon descending upon the mountains of Zion. In that spirit it is hoped these scribblings will be more refreshing mountain dew, than obscurantist valley fog, where a weary Pilgrim might be refreshed and replenished for the journey ahead.
Saturday, 19 July 2008
BUSHPLANT
Amongst the pantheon of Irish bands that rock my world there is one Ennis based outfit who uniquely play there very own take on Irish music fused with influences from Dylan to Neil Young with a generous dollop of Native American chant thrown in for good measure...BUSHPLANT ! Fronted by Gerry Molloy the band have been playing for several years on the local Irish scene with occasional forays to overseas festivals and the release four cd's. Their music transcends category and their lyrics are often issue-driven on the subjects of ecology or the pointlessness of war, but the thing for me that raises the BUSH head and shoulders above the rest ,is the raw energy and spirit of their offerings. At their finest a live BUSHPLANT gig takes you to another place inside your head or deep deep down within your heart, that you return from all the better for having been there !The brief sample captured above features the virtuoso fiddling of Mary Custy and may give you a mere hint of the finesse and power of the BUSHPLANT experience... ~GOSh.~
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