1972 - Planxty - RTÉ - ’The Music Makers’ - National Stadium, Dublin

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On 18 June 1973 the RTÉ television series ‘The Music Makers’ featured Planxty live at the National Stadium in Dublin. ‘The Music Makers’ was a light entertainment series featuring performers from the Irish music scene. Live performances of Donovan, Horslips, Louis Stewart and Rory Gallagher were all filmed for the series. Some programmes from the series were broadcast as an experimental colour transmission. The extract shown here is from the final programme in the series broadcast on 18 June 1973. Filmed in the summer of 1972 Planxty play to a capacity crowd at the National Stadium. The programme was restored by RTÉ Archives in 2009.
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[@tonykerr7]

Saw Andy yet again at Ballycotton Sea Church last Friday evening. 81 and going as strong as ever ! Thanks to Andy & all the guys for the pleasure you've given me, and to so many more over the past fifty five years.

[@bernardbarry4258]

They loved their music and boy did they show it!!!

[@thechod]

Absolute legends. Smile whenever i hear them

[@patrickclerkin-kz1cm]

Strange gig, no song from Andy. I saw Planxty quite a lot in those days and he sang as often as Christy.

[@rogerokeeffe213]

In those days the people came for the Three Drunken Maidens - and then discovered Liam and the uilleann pipes.