Guth & Tuairim, Samhain 1980

B Le 11 MAESTRO~ THE NEW ~.: RTE Authority have appointed Michael O'Se as the new Ceannaire or Radio na 'Gaeltachta. A former teacher (like most or RnG 1 e staff), he was appointed Clar Reachtaire back in 1972, ~ and has been their sports organiser for many years. '0 Michael takes over from Brian Mac ,Aonguaa who is ~ now RTE 1 s Assistant to the Director General. RTE f Authority warn if they dont get a licence increase of j • 3 around 30% they will be forced to cut back programmes ~-< i on Radio na Gaeltachta which coats around £500,000 .., per year to run • • • · • ~ A SAD FAREWELL: After a period of ten years Horalips a~ the Celtic rock stars have decided to disband. The ~ s ~ band have had tremendous success, but in recent months *FfJ.bl\* s. 6 D. ..; ~ many of their dates were cancelled, and one knew it was Bb! ceolchoirm ag Clannad san Amha~clann le ~inn $~ only a matter of time before they parted company. Clannad sa Bhaile seachtain an Oireachtais i nGaoth Dobhair. Mar is Ill+> Barry Delvin, Charlie O'Connor, and Jim Lockhart are B 6 working on solo projects, while Eamonn Carr and gnath nuair a bh!onn siad sa bhaile tharraing siad '0 {l Johnny Frean return to the bandstand with a new group slua mer agus bhf rneascan maith ann idir og agus ~ Ill • The Allegators. Both Horslips and Clannad started see.n. -n a h 1 Bhf an .griipa ar an staidse ar feadh uair go leith. ~-< around the same time, and now critics ask ow ong Cheol sia9 reimse maith d'a gcuid amhrain, ru~ ar ~~ before chanees in the ranks of.An Clannad? bith 6 11 0 Bhean a' T:[ ••• " go dtf "i.n tOilean Ur". Ill • • DONEGAL DISCO: r- find it rather difficult to Shfl me nuair a cheol siad rudaf cosuil leis an ~~~understand how a member of Rascal could be selected cheann deireannach sin go gceolfadh s~ad · ~ g to represent Donegal in the final of the All-Ireland 11 Coinleach Glas en .Fhomhair" agus "Chuaigh Me "l Cl) Disco Championship. From my information it seems Na Rosann" fosta. Ach creidim nach dtig leo achan that it was his fellow ll)Usicians out of the band who nduine a shasamh. Bhf p{osa deas ceoil uirlfse were on the panel. While he may be a superb dancer acu a chum siad fein agus bheadh se deas tuilleadh disco style, . the manner in·which he was selected, gives den chineal seo a chlos. Ar na h-amhrain eile a the business very bad marks. Talking about Rascal, cheol siad bhf triur ata measartha, ur, "An Bonnin Buf'', '0 I note that their coloured singer has departed, to be "An Crliiscfn Lan" agus 11 An Crann Ull". Is doiche ~ replaced by a Derry lass by the name of Carol. I feel go mbeidh siad sec uilig ar an fhad-cheirnfn ur Cl) the bands popularity has declined since the departure uatha at a le thE-acht amach gan_ mhoill. !1 of the Walshe' s to the ranl_cs of Cheeky, a band that Bhf ball ur leo an t-arn seo, Aine Ni - Bhraonain ata has yet to take ' off with any form of image. i bhfad nfos oige na· an chuid eile acu. Sflim gur I PQOR GLORL\: Singer Gloria and her management were piano leictreach a bhi sf a' bhuaileadh agus thug sf Ji certain that the lass would win that boring Castlebar tionlacan ceoil fosta ach nf raibh sf pairteach ann Song Contest . A listen to Release Radio show on moran de na h-amhrain. Is mor an trua sec mar ta ~ Radio 2 and the depressing song 'My Younger Days' was si maith ag seinm fosta. B 1 fhe'idir go nglacfadh sf +> at number one, while it was no where to be seen or pairt n!os mo in ruda.f am inteacht sa todhchaf. g. heard in Irelands Top 30. As it happens the song Bhf cuma ar an lucht eisteachta uilig go raibh siad ~ ended second from last at Castlebar, and the big plans brea sasta. Mar sin fein bhf daoine ann a duirt -~ of British release etc., has been put on ice. The nach raibh siad chomh maith 1 s a bh:f ag amanna eile o. song was an average ballad, that was badly performed, ach nf fhaca me fein mciran difir iontu. B 1 fheidir ~ and was a rip-cM of Gloria's previous hit 'One Day nach raibh an fuaim chomh h-ard agus a bhf se roimhe ~ At A Time'. Gloria now seeks an urgent hit, to seo mar nar bhain siad usaid as an uimhir cheanna ~ revive h~r .Popu~arity. "speakers", ach nfor chuir se seo is teach ar an ;::: --=c~e-d":'u~'i~r~t;,;;;..g.;;oo.;.;;;r.;;a~ib~h--d~u~i"='l'"""='i-on-t~a-c~h-a-g-=v-al=--s-na-"='P~e-e'="l-er-s~?:-- cheol. Da mbeadh locht ar bith le fail agam ar an ~ Duirt w. go raibh blas maith ar mheara Ghaitlfn. cheolchoirm ceann beag ata ann, se sin, nach bhfuil o Did Johnnie D. get B & B? go leor abhar ur acu. Ach creidim go bhfuil se ~ Is Francie giving the Budgies Gaeilg' or Fiddle deacar ag grUpa mar seo amhrain ura a fhoghlaim ~ lessons? agus 8 chleachtadh nuair ata eileamh mor orthu sa r----------------=----::;;;-------------- bhaile agus thar lear. Dhain me fein taitneamh Na Mummers An se 01 Ans .I u"d mor as an ofche . Is mor a d 1 imigh na Mummers le blianta beaga anuas. Leoga, ta go leer daoine oga anoia nach bhfaca a· leithiid 1! ariamh; agus an iarracht bhocht ata a dheanaJIIh. ag daoine oga anoia n:!l ann ach 50p i n-iit na scuaibe. : Ba bhrea an taispeantas a bhf ag na Mummers fad o shoin. Thart fa- choicfa roimh an Nollaig a rachadh siad i eo gcionn oibre, agus gach ofche anain go dtf o!che Nollaig bhr siad ag dul o theach go teach ague o bhaile go baile .,., ag cannstan a gcuid rann ague ag bailiu pingineacha beaga airgid san am cheanna. De ghnath bhfodh lucht seiDIII ~ ceoil agus lucht canadh amhrain ea ghrUpa leis an chuideachta a dheanamh nfos fearr. Is fear na'fidile no fear ~ an mhileciidean a thiocfadh isteach ar tus agus ina dhiaidh sin - "room, room gallant room, room to act and room g to rhyme, room to show you some activity about the Christmas-time. Christmas comes but once a year, but when !; it comes it comes with cheer; you'll have neither luck nor joy, if you don't give silver to the mummer boy". Ina dhiaidh sin ba e Jack Straw a bhf istigh le, "Here comes I Jack Straw such a man you never saw;. through a rock, through a reel, through an old spinning wheel. If you don't believe what I say I'll call in Turkey Champion". Bh! gach carachtar gleasta go cuimir do 1 n ocaid agus ba e rann Tur!!ey Champion no, "Here I come Turkey Champion, all the way from 'j.'urkey Land I came. All my noble deeds and va.lours I do reveal to you" ••• trl., 7rl. Ansin, bhf carachtaraf go leor eile ague a rann fein ag achan nduine. Bhf Beezelbub, Gionga Din agus ar deireadh thiar thall Wee Devil Doubt ·a dearadh, "Here I come Wee Devil Doubt, the biggest wee devil t .h&t ever went out. Money I want, money I crave, if I don 1 t get money, !' 11 send you all oft to the grave". Ba mhillteanach an bhagairt et Ach eist leis an leigheas a bhf ag an Doctuir Dubh; "Here I come Doctor McClure, all the way from Loughanure.. I can cure all ills within the house, the palsy and the gout. If I knock nine devils in I can knock ten out; Hens, pens, peesy-weesy, midges eyes and bumbles bacon. The fat of the griddle, fat of the tongs, two duck eggs nine yards long, if that doesn't cure him the devil in bell wouldn't cure him. Rise up dead man and fight again. Ba bhrea na rannannaf iad agus ba mhor an phleisiUr a baineadh astu. Leoga, is ioma1 ofche ocrach a bhr ag na Mummers bhochta agua ia iomaf pairc"thurnapa! a dtearn' siad a suipear astu. Is doiche nach dtearn' siad moran airgid ach I Oiread no ba mhor an rud Se pinghe (2!p) an t-am Sin. Ba &g fear an airgid a bhf aD fOCal deireannach; "God bless the master and the mistress also, and all the little children around the fire glow. With your pockets fUll of money and your bottles full of beer, we wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year". Bhain achan nduine sult as na Mummers, seandaoine ague paistf, ar cuireadh drama beag ar siUl daofa ina dteach fe1n. Lean na paistf a ba mho iad 6 dhoraa __go dors.s. Bhain na Mummers fein taitneamh as. Chuir siad caitheamh aimsire ar bun nuair a bhf a leitheid tearc. Ach chuir doigheanna an tsaoil-ur an ruaig ar na Mummers agus is boichte an t!r gan !ad. ••sean Chrann Oilean an Iuir".