CHRISTY – Soundtrack (Limited Edition 12" Vinyl)

CHRISTY began life as a short film in 2019. Canty called upon Garry McCarthy, creative director of the Kabin Studio in Cork. This not-for-profit music and creative hub, set in a repurposed metal container, brings kids from the local area together for singing, art, music, and hip-hop. “Garry was like, ‘We've got loads of kids that would love to try out for your short film. They've never acted before but can they come down’.”

Brendan Canty was so enchanted by the young crew of rappers at the Kabin and their close knit community that he directed a video for one of their tracks. Ya Boy by the Kabin Crew was released in 2020 and went viral online. Jamie Forde and Darren Stewart, two of the crew who appear in CHRISTY the short film and the movie, performed the track on the Late Late Show, Ireland’s long-running Friday night chat show, and at live events in venues such as Dublin Castle. “We're a dynamic duo,” announces Stewart.

Garry McCarthy who runs the Kabin “teaches the kids to express themselves through music, film and cinema,” Demange continues. “You can see these kids are thriving. They've got a beautiful community here and they're seriously talented kids. I've seen them rapping. It is amazing. Garry and the community have given them great confidence.”

This confidence has increased exponentially in 2024 with the viral success of the Kabin Crew’s track ‘The Spark’, recorded with the Lisdoonvarna Crew, a group of children and young people in local refugee accommodation. The song was dubbed the song of the summer’ by the New York Times with over 2 billion aggregated views on social media.  

 

Track List: Side A

1. Murli- Till the Wheels Fall Off
2. Bony, Citrus Fresh, Hazey Haze, GMC, Strange Boy- The Method
3. Rí Rá- 25 O'Clock in the Mornin'
4. Citrus Fresh- Heart
5. Isaac Nelson- Truth
6. Bony, Strange Boy- Days Like These
7. Kabin Crew- Sound of the Northside 

Track List: Side B
1. Daithí- Early Morning
2. Daithí- Christy (Theme)
3. Daithí- Painting
4. Daithí- Why Would I want to leave Cork?
5. Daithí- Return
6. Daithí- Bonna
7.Daithí- Shane
8. Daithí- The Christy Special