On Christmas Eve afternoon, Glen visits Occupy Dame Street with Liam O Maonlaí, Steve Wall, Fiach Moriarty and Mundy. They busk to raise money for homeless charities Peter McVerry Trust and Simon Community.
Occupy Dame Street Setlist: Say it to Me Now, Romeo’s on Fire (The Stunning), Brewing Up a Storm (The Stunning), Amhran Ua Tra Baine – The Song of the White Strand (Traditional), Kansas City (Lieber/Stoller), You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere (Bob Dylan), Spirit (The Waterboys), It Ain’t Me Babe (Bob Dylan), Wild World (Cat Stevens), Ticket to Ride (The Beatles), Get Up Stand Up (Bob Markey), Revelate
Photos:
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Fiona Lyons’ Facebook
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Video:
Montage of Occupy clips (by whitebrowser)
Brewing Up a Storm (by bigbroSPIRAL)
Romeo’s on Fire (by visionz0)
Say it to Me Now – with Julie and Bramwen of Twin Headed Wolf (by visionz0)
Kansas City (by visionz0)
You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere (by visionz0)
Spirit (by visionz0)
It Ain’t Me Babe (by visionz0)
The Song of the White Strand (by visionz0)
Revelate (by goslat)
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In the early evening, Glen heads to Grafton Street, where he is joined by Mundy, Liam O Maonlaí, Matthew Devereux, Steve Wall, Dermot Kennedy, Fiach Moriarty, Vincent Swan, Eoin Glackin, Ciarán Kilbride, Courtney Lavender, Lia Nic an Tsaoir, Damien Dempsey, Damien Rice, Ollie Cole, John Sheahan, and many many more.The police come after a bit and move the group up Grafton street a bit, to outside Dunnes, and from there they are nearly shut down completely. They talk their way out of it and sing some more songs but are then moved further up to the top of Grafton Street, at the Christmas tree. Before they can get started there they are moved again to the gates of St. Stephens Green, where they are joined by Bono.
Grafton Street Setlist: You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere (Bob Dylan), Blower’s Daughter (Damien Rice) – Creep (Radiohead), Cannonball (Damien Rice), Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Hugh Martin), No Woman, No Cry (Bob Marley), Ride On (Jimmy MacCarthy), Romeos On Fire (The Stunning), The One I Love (REM), Claire (Gilbert O’Sullivan), Schooldays Over (Traditional), Marino Waltz (John Sheahan), Rocky Road To Dublin (Traditional)
[Thanks to Ciarán for the info.]
Video:
You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere (by MrCatstail)
Blower’s Daughter – Creep (by IrishMagicNews)
Cannonball (by juozin)
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (by LilyChains)
Marino Waltz (by aitutaki04)
Rocky Road to Dublin (by LilyChains)
St. Stephens Green Setlist: Get Up, Stand Up (Bob Marley), I Shall Be Released (Bob Dylan), Brewing Up a Storm (The Stunning), Fogtown (Michelle Shocked), July (Mundy) – I’m on Fire (Bruce Springsteen), Get back (The Beatles), Revelate, Amhran Ua Tra Baine – The Song of the White Strand (Traditional), Skylarkin’ (Mic Christopher), The One I Love (REM), Christmas Baby Please Come Home (Darlene Love), Silent Night (Traditional), Heyday (Mic Christopher), Suspicious Minds (Elvis Presley)
Video:
Get Up, Stand Up (by ilottie)
Fogtown (by ilottie)
July – I’m on Fire (by visionz0)
Revelate (by rinnin)
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) (by MrCatstail)
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) – Silent Night (by IrishMagicNews)
Heyday (byjuozin)
The One I Love – Christmas Baby Please Come Home – Silent Night – Heyday – Suspicious Minds (by visionz0)
Busk Medley (by visionz0)
Busk Medley (by IrishMagicNews)