Christy Moore (album)

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Christy Moore
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Studio album by
Christy Moore
Released1976
RecordedDublin Sound Studios
Eamon Andrews Studios
Genre Folk
Length38:11
Label Polydor
Producer Dónal Lunny, Nicky Ryan
Christy Moore chronology
Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
(1975)		Christy Moore
(1976)		 The Iron Behind the Velvet
(1978)

Christy Moore is the fourth solo album by Irish folk musician Christy Moore, released in 1976. [1] [2]

Folk music Music of the people

Folk music includes traditional folk music and the genre that evolved from it during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted orally, music with unknown composers, or music performed by custom over a long period of time. It has been contrasted with commercial and classical styles. The term originated in the 19th century, but folk music extends beyond that.

Christy Moore Irish folk singer, songwriter, and guitarist

Christopher Andrew "Christy" Moore is an Irish folk singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is one of the founding members of Planxty and Moving Hearts. His first album, Paddy on the Road was recorded with Dominic Behan in 1969. In 2007, he was named as Ireland's greatest living musician in RTÉ's People of the Year Awards.

Contents

All tracks were produced by Dónal Lunny and recorded at Dublin Sound Studios, except "Nancy Spain" which was produced by Nicky Ryan in Eamon Andrews Studios. [2]

Dónal Lunny Irish musician and record producer

Dónal Lunny is an Irish folk musician and producer. He plays left-handed guitar and bouzouki, as well as keyboards and bodhrán. As a founding member of popular bands Planxty, The Bothy Band, Moving Hearts, Coolfin, Mozaik, LAPD, and Usher's Island, he has been at the forefront of the renaissance of Irish traditional music for over five decades.

Nicholas Dominick Ryan is an Irish music producer, recording engineer, and manager. He is best known as the longtime business and recording partner for the singer, songwriter and musician Enya alongside his wife, poet and lyricist Roma Ryan. Born and raised in Dublin, Ryan gained initial recognition in the 1970s and 1980s for his work with several artists including Gary Moore, Planxty, Christy Moore and Clannad.

Track listing

  1. "The Dalesman's Litany" – 4:03
  2. "Galtee Mountain Boy" – :3:37
  3. "Little Musgrave" – 6:34
  4. "Wave Up to the Shore" – 2:45
  5. "Nancy Spain" – 3:32
  6. "Lanigans Ball" – 3:16
  7. "Johnny Jump Up" – 2:53
  8. "Scriff Martyrs" – 5:56
  9. "Limerick Rake" – 3:01
  10. "Boys of Mullabawn" – 4:19
  11. "Sacco & Vanzetti" – 4:37

Personnel

Irish bouzouki

The Irish bouzouki is an adaptation of the Greek bouzouki. The newer Greek tetrachordo bouzouki was introduced into Irish traditional music in the mid-1960s by Johnny Moynihan of the folk group Sweeney's Men. Alec Finn, first in the Cana Band and subsequently in De Dannan, introduced the first more-traditional Greek trichordo bouzouki into Irish music.

Jimmy Faulkner was one of Ireland's top guitarists, who in a four-decade career played with many of Ireland's leading rock and roll, blues, folk and jazz musicians.

Andy Irvine (musician) Irish folk musician and singer-songwriter

Andrew Kennedy Irvine is an Irish folk musician, singer-songwriter, and a founding member of Sweeney's Men, Planxty, Patrick Street, Mozaik, LAPD and Usher's Island. He also featured in duos, with Dónal Lunny, Paul Brady, Mick Hanly, Dick Gaughan, Rens van der Zalm, and Luke Plumb. Irvine plays the mandolin, mandola, bouzouki, harmonica, and hurdy-gurdy.

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References

  1. ↑ Larkin, C. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music. Virgin Encyclopedias of Popular Music Series. Virgin. p. 328. ISBN   978-0-7535-0159-7 . Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  2. 1 2 Sleeve notes from Christy Moore, Polydor 2383 426, 1976.
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