I was familiar with Andy Irvine and have liked Christy Moore for some time. I knew they had been in a band called Planxty but never got the chance to hear much of them. When I heard the song The West Coast of Clare, I was floored. The way Andy Irvine and Donal Lunny counter each other and the melody just moves me.
Here's the links to the recorded version and a live version if anyone wants to listen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2c0Ph5FmGo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeAqCmm7yNA
In any case, now I have the urge to buy a bouzouki or an octave mandolin.
From a guitar players perspective, has any one taken up the bouzouki?
Any recomendations on a quality beginners instrument? What's the Yamaha FG of Bouzoukis?