The performer – who has been entertaining audiences in Ireland and Britain over five decades – is best known for his ‘Ride On’ and ‘I’m An Ordinary Man’ anthems.
Underlining the veteran performer’s enduring appeal, Moore’s website shows that every scheduled gig between September 26th at the Great Northern Hotel in Bundoran to Vicar Street in Dublin on January 19th next has the “house full” sign up. The sell out show at Vicar Street is part of a sold out 11 gig run at the Dublin venue on dates across November, December and January
The company employs three people, including directors for whom pay increased sharply last year from €76,234 to €128,155. The accounts – signed off on August 31st – state that a daughter of directors Christy Moore and Valerie Moore is an employee of the company and was paid €30,000 last year, the same as the previous year.
Moore – who celebrated his 78th birthday this year- is also well known as a founding member of Moving Hearts and Planxty. The accounts show that Yellow Furze Music Ltd has rights that generate royalty income.