Christy Moore,”On The Road” (Sony Music)-This life affirming celebration of the cream of Christy Moore’s back catalogue was recorded live at seventeen different venues around the British Isles, including London, Glasgow and Galway – By Kevin Bryan. This is the first time that all of Christy’s perennial crowd pleasers have been brought together on one album, and as an introduction to the great man’s unique repertoire “On The Road” is well-nigh indispensable. The artist who Irish broadcaster RTE once hailed as the country’s greatest living musician is in typically compelling form here as he alternates between the gentle romanticism of “Nancy Spain” and “Beeswing” and emotionally charged renditions of rousing ditties such as “Viva La Quinte Brigada” and The Pogues’ “Fairy Tale of New York.”