Thank You.
I read about that video but did not have a chance to see it yet.
I prefer the following re-working of a traditional melody Van has played with previously (best known version would be Marty Robnins’s “Streets of Laredo”):
Van Morrison: As I Walked Out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFOaiWTfvOk
have seen the following by Agence France-Presse, and below by Press Association. have not seen an actual MSM “journalist” bother to cover the story:
20 Jan: Irish Times: Van Morrison launches Covid-19 legal action over North’s live music ban
by Press Association
The singer will argue the ban is not based on credible scientific or medical evidence
The celebrated singer-songwriter, from Belfast, is commencing judicial review proceedings against Stormont regulations that prohibit live music in indoor licensed venues in Northern Ireland...
(Solicitor Joe Rice, acting on behalf of Morrison) said his client will argue the ban in Northern Ireland is unsustainable in law and is not based on credible scientific or medical evidence...
Mr Rice has issued pre-action correspondence to Stormont’s Executive Office and the Department of Health.
The letter calls on ministers to make public the medical and scientific basis for the regulation.
If the ban is not lifted, Morrison will seek leave from the High Court in Belfast to challenge the prohibition by way of judicial review.
Commenting on the legal move, Mr Rice said: “Many people in the music and arts world in Northern Ireland have been devastated financially, socially and artistically by this complete ban...
“Sir Van is taking this action on behalf of the thousands of musicians, artists, venues and those involved in the live music industry.
“He has been supporting many artists throughout this pandemic and is determined to ensure that, as we endeavour to emerge safely from this lockdown, artists and musicians will have a proper opportunity to play their part through live music to restore the cultural, social and economic wellbeing and success of our society.”
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/van-morrison-launches-covid-19-legal-action-over-north-s-live-music-ban-1.4463030