The Back Door (album)

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The Back Door
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Released1992
Genre Celtic
Length45:11
Label Green Linnet
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The Back Door, an album by Cherish the Ladies, was released in 1992 on the Green Linnet label.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Characters' Polka/The Warlock/The Volunteer/The Donegal Traveler" – 3:54
  2. "The Back Door" – 4:23
  3. "Redican's/Sean Ryan's/Take the Bull by the Horns" – 3:29
  4. "The Dance: Galway Hornpipe/Dessie O'Connor's/The Moher Reel" – 2:06
  5. "Coal Quay Market – The Shopping Song /Happy Days/Rabbit in the Field" – 3:02
  6. "Máire Mhór" – 1:00
  7. "If Ever You Were Mine" – 3:32
  8. "Paddy O'Brien's/Toss The Feathers/Jenny Dang the Weaver" – 3:10
  9. "My Own Native Land" – 4:00
  10. "Pepin Arsenault/The Shepherd's Daughter/A Punch in the Dark" – 2:50
  11. "Three Weeks We Were Wed" – 3:04
  12. "Jessica's Polka/Tear the Calico/I Have No Money" – 4:07
  13. "Carrigdhoun" – 2:30
  14. "Redican's Mother/Humours of Westport/The Morning Dew/The Glass of Beer/Youghal Harbor" – 4:04

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References

  1. Winick, Steve. The Back Door at AllMusic