RE: An Irish Bush...

[Mike Wade <mwade@oxfam.org.uk>]

You've probably had thousands of answers to this one...

Yup, Kate is British/english but draws heavily on her irish roots (through 
her mother, who was irish). Folk music was always a strong influence on the 
household, and naturally enough Kate absorbed a strong empathy for irish 
folk. Her two older brothers were also strong musical influences, and were 
also into irish folk.

I suppose Kate is pretty english, but I can see a parallel in the way that 
english, more than any other language, draws on and absorbs influences from 
all over the world. See Kate's aborted emmigration to Australia in The 
Dreaming, or the influences of Gurdjieffian thought on her early lyrics.
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From: John M Shea
To: Love-Hounds@gryphon.com
Subject: An Irish Bush...
Date:  24 February 1997 04:33

This is my second stupid question of the year, but as you were all so
gracious last time...

I have always assumed that Kate Bush was British.  Am I just ignorant?

I have picked up a copy of "Common Ground", a collection of modern Irish
signers, and she is one of the singers.  While I do notice an Irish
slant in some of her music, most noticable, the "Jig of Life", I
associate her with England's music.

While I am a die-hard fan of her music, I am not well-versed in her
personal life, and would appricate it if you could fill me in.

thanx

john
shea4@gort.canisius.edu