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Planxty

Planxty (Polydor 2883 186)

Planxty
Planxty

Polydor 2883 186 (LP, UK, 1973)
Shanachie 79009 (LP, UK, 1979)
Shanachie 79009 (CD, UK, 1989)

Produced by Phil Coulter for Martin-Coulter Enterprises;
Engineered by Barry Ainsworth;
Design by Richard Rockwood

See also the album's sleeve notes in the Planxty discography at Nick Guida's fantastic The Balladeers website.

Musicians

Christy Moore, vocals, guitar, harmonica, bodhràn;
Dónal Lunny, vocals, bouzouki, guitar, bodhràn;
Liam O'Flynn, uileann pipes, tin whistle;
Andy Irvine, vocals, mandola, mandolin, hurdy-gurdy, harmonica

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. Raggle Taggle Gipsies (Roud 1; Child 200) / Tabhair Dom Do Lãmh (4.28)
  2. Arthur McBride (Roud 2355) (2.52)
  3. Planxty Irwin harp tune (2.16)
  4. Sweet Thames Flow Softly (4.11)
  5. Junior Crehan's Favourite / Corney Is Coming reels (2.38)
  6. The West Coast of Clare (5.34)
  1. The Jolly Beggar (Roud 118; Child 279) / Reel (4.23)
  2. Only Our Rivers (4.06)
  3. Sí Beag, Sí Mhór (3.34)
  4. Follow Me Up to Carlow (2.21)
  5. Merrily Kissed the Quaker single jig (2.41)
  6. The Blacksmith (Roud 816) (4.09)

All tracks trad. arr. Planxty except
Track 4 Ewan MacColl;
Track 6 Andy Irvine;
Track 8 Michael MacConnell;
Track 9 Turlough O'Carolan

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Cold Blow and the Rainy Night

Cold Blow and the Rainy Night (Polydor 2383 301)

Cold Blow and the Rainy Night
Planxty

Polydor 2383 301 (LP, UK, 1974)
Shanachie 79011 (LP, UK, 1979)
Shanachie 79011 (CD, UK, 1989)

Produced by Phil Coulter for Martin-Coulter Enterprises;
Design and illustration Rai Uhlemann and Francis Drake

See also the album's sleeve notes in the Planxty discography at Nick Guida's fantastic The Balladeers website.

Musicians

Liam O'Flynn, Uillena pipes, tin whistle;
Andy Irvine, mandolin, mandola, hurdy gurdy, dulcimer;
Christy Moore, guitar, bodhrán, harmonium;
Johnny Moynihan, bouzouki, fiddle tin whistle

with
Dónal Lunny, guitar, bouzouki, portative organ, bodhrán

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. Johnny Cope song and hornpipe (Roud 2315) (5.16)
  2. Dennis Murphy's Polka / The £42 Cheque / John Ryan's Polka polkas (3.07)
  3. Cold Blow and the Rainy Night (Roud 135) (2.40)
  4. “P” Stands for Paddy I Suppose (Roud 419) (4.36)
  5. The Old Torn Petticoat / The Dublin Reel / The Wind That Shakes the Barley reels (3.47)
  6. Băneasă's Green Glade (5.58)
  7. Mominsko Horo (3.17)
  1. The Little Drummer (Roud 2302)
  2. The Lakes of Pontchartrain (Roud 1836; Laws H9) (5.48)
  3. The Hare in the Corn / The Frost Is All Over / The Gander in the Pratie Hole jigs (4.22)
  4. The Green Fields of Canada (Roud 2290; Laws M6) (6.55)

All tracks trad. arr. Planxty except
Track 6 Andy Irvine;
Track 7 trad. arr. Andy Irvine, Dónal Lunny

> Folk Music > Records > Planxty: Words & Music

Words & Music

Words & Music (WEA Ireland 24 0101-1 )

Words & Music
Planxty

WEA Ireland 24 0101-1 (LP, UK, 1983)
Shanachie 79035 (LP, UK, 1983)
Shanachie 79035 (CD, UK, 1992)

 Words & Music (Shanachie 79035)

Recorded in Dublin in December 1982;
Produced by Dónal Lunny;
Engineered by Andrew Boland;
Assistant Engineer: Dara Winston;
Photography: Gene Lambert

See also the album's sleeve notes in the Planxty discography at Nick Guida's fantastic The Balladeers website.

Musicians

Christy Moore, vocals, guitar, bodhrán;
Dónal Lunny, guitar, bouzouki, psaltrey, spinnet, duclimer, bodhrán, synthesizer;
Liam O'Flynn, uileann pipes, whistle;
Andy Irvine, bouzouki, mandolin, harmonica, vocals

with
Bill Whelan, keyboards;
James Kelly, fiddle;
Nollaig Casey, fiddle;
Eoghan O'Neill, bass guitar

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. The Queen of the Rushes double jig / Paddy Fahys Jig (3.26)
  2. Thousands Are Sailing (Roud 2904) (5.19)
  3. Táimse Im' Chodladh (4.08)
  4. Lord Baker (Roud 40; Child 53L) (9.16)
  1. Accidentals / Aragon Mill (6.02)
  2. The Aconry Lasses / The Old Wheels of the World / The Spike Island Lasses (3.32)
  3. I Pity the Poor Immigrant (4.26)
  4. The Irish Marche (3.38)

All tracks trad. arr. Planxty except
Track 3 words trad., music Andy Irvine, Dónal Lunny;
Track 4 from John Reilly with new words and music from Christy Moore;
Track 5a Andy Irvine;
Track 5b Si Kahn;
Track 7 Bob Dylan;
Track 8 William Byrd

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Other records with Planxty

Various Artists, Kertalg 73: 2eme Festival Pop' Celtic, 2 LP, Barclay CPF 920 452, 1973

Various Artists, Nyon Folk Festival 1979, 2 LP, Cat 81004/81005, 1979

Various Artists, Planète Celtique, CD, Semaphore 302166, 1994