Rude Awakening (Andy Irvine album)

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Rude Awakening
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Studio album by
Andy Irvine
Released1991
RecordedDecember 1990 & January 1991
StudioWestland and Ringsend Studios, Dublin and Frank MacNamara's Park Studio, County Meath
Genre Irish folk music
Length51:09
Label Green Linnet Records, (USA)
Producer Bill Whelan
Andy Irvine chronology
Parallel Lines
(1982)		Rude Awakening
(1991)		 East Wind
(1992)

Rude Awakening [1] is Andy Irvine's second solo album, recorded in December 1990 and January 1991 at Westland and Ringsend Studios, Dublin and Frank MacNamara's Park Studio, County Meath, and released in 1991 on Green Linnet Records . [2]

Contents

It was produced by Bill Whelan with a line-up that included Whelan himself (keyboards, percussion), Rens van der Zalm (fiddle, mandolin, guitar), Carl Geraghty (soprano saxophone), Arty McGlynn (guitars), Davy Spillane (whistle) and Fionnuala Sherry (fiddle). [2]

Recording

This album features Irvine's tribute song to Woody Guthrie ("Never Tire of the Road"), alongside mainly self-penned material celebrating some of his many other heroes:

The only other traditional song is "Allan McLean", for which Irvine wrote new music also. [2]

The sleeve notes of "Love To Be With You" [2] —a poignant song of longing—show a faded, black & white photo of Vida, the heroine of "Rainy Sundays", [3] : 72–76  the song Irvine released ten years earlier on Rainy Sundays... Windy Dreams .

Track listing

All tracks composed by Andy Irvine; except where indicated

  1. "Never Tire of the Road" – 3:58
  2. "Raoul Wallenberg" – 5:15
  3. "James Connolly" (Traditional; with new music by Andy Irvine) – 6:38
  4. "Viva Zapata!" – 4:25
  5. "The Whole Damn Thing" – 5:40
  6. "Rude Awakening" – 4:15
  7. "Michael Dwyer's Escape" – 4:59
  8. "Douglas Mawson" – 6:38
  9. "Allan McLean" (Traditional; with new music by Andy Irvine) – 4.59
  10. "Love To Be With You" – 4:22

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Andy Irvine – Rude Awakening, Green Linnet GLCD 1114, 1991.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Sleeve notes from Andy Irvine – Rude Awakening, Green Linnet GLCD 1114, 1991.
  3. ↑ Irvine, Andy (1988). Aiming for the Heart. Germany: Heupferd Musik Verlag GmbH. ISBN   39-2344-501-6.
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