Fiddle reels, tin whistles, Riverdance rhythmic gestures...if you listen to any CCM, it's everywhere. What is up with that.
― the evil genius of Zaiger Genetics (J0hn D.), Saturday, 1 August 2009 05:25 (sixteen years ago)
drones
― Korean park wheel of ignorant bad answer choice (Curt1s Stephens), Saturday, 1 August 2009 05:27 (sixteen years ago)
Catholic heritage?
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 1 August 2009 05:28 (sixteen years ago)
yeah maybe Johnny F. but I don't know - Irish Catholicism is its own thing, CCM isn't really very Catholic generally & evangelicals have a pretty tangled attitude toward Rome - Rich Mullins was said to be on the verge of converting when he died, and he was for sure one of the guys biggest on introducing Irish tropes into the form though, so you might be onto something
― the evil genius of Zaiger Genetics (J0hn D.), Saturday, 1 August 2009 05:30 (sixteen years ago)
new age heritage
― Korean park wheel of ignorant bad answer choice (Curt1s Stephens), Saturday, 1 August 2009 05:31 (sixteen years ago)
Heritage! Scots-Irish mid-Appalachian kitsch leaking out. When the Stars and Bars are a symbol of heritage-not-hate, it's just one step back too thee ol' sod. The Chieftains are the missing link between CCM and Mick with the Mars bar.
― bendy, Saturday, 1 August 2009 05:48 (sixteen years ago)
What I wanna know is why every random Irish 'country' (ceol tíre!) singer from the wilds of Longford/Mayo/etc sings in a big over the top Kenny Rogers accent.
― ecuador_with_a_c, Saturday, 1 August 2009 11:25 (sixteen years ago)
What is CCM?
― Aw naw, no' Annoni oan noo an' aw (Tom D.), Tuesday, 4 August 2009 12:06 (sixteen years ago)
Crazy Clown Mafia
― unban dictionary (blueski), Tuesday, 4 August 2009 12:12 (sixteen years ago)
Is it Contemporary Country Music? In which case, LOL @ notion of a "Catholic heritage"!
― Aw naw, no' Annoni oan noo an' aw (Tom D.), Tuesday, 4 August 2009 12:15 (sixteen years ago)
Cheetah Chrome Mutherfuckers
― bendy, Tuesday, 4 August 2009 12:16 (sixteen years ago)
contemporary Christian music
― the evil genius of Zaiger Genetics (J0hn D.), Tuesday, 4 August 2009 12:30 (sixteen years ago)
Ah! I'm on the wrong side of the Atlantic for that sort of thing.
― Aw naw, no' Annoni oan noo an' aw (Tom D.), Tuesday, 4 August 2009 12:44 (sixteen years ago)
Yes, seems that Ireland and Britain get misty-eyed and kitschy about Appalachian music. My friend's dirtbag punk-bluegrass outfit got flown over by a museum in Dublin to play their authentic American music.
― bendy, Tuesday, 4 August 2009 14:14 (sixteen years ago)