Planxty - Planxty 1973 RARE 1st Album Irish Folk Polydor Vinyl LP Christy Moore
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Planxty - Planxty 1973 RARE 1st Album Irish Folk Polydor Vinyl LP
Condition ~ Cover G
Vinyl ~ VG+
Planxty were anIrish folk musicband formed in January 1972,consisting of: Christy Moore(vocals, acoustic guitar,bodhrn), Andy Irvine(vocals, mandolin,mandola,bouzouki,hurdy-gurdy, harmonica), Dnal Lunny(bouzouki, guitars, bodhrn, keyboards), Liam O'Flynn(uilleann pipes, tin whistle). They transformed and popularizedIrish folk music, touring and recording to great acclaim. PLANXTY Because of its dark cover,Planxtyis sometimes referred to as "the black album." Author Leagues O'Toole has written that the album "crystallises the 1972 set" performed live by the band during their first year of touring. The album features a variety oftraditionaland modern Irish folk songs and tunes. It was influential in popularising this genre. The last track revealed the impact ofBalkanfolk music onmandolinistAndy Irvine. The traditional song "The Blacksmith" concludes with Irvine playing "Blacksmithereens", a tune reflecting the influences he gathered during his travels inEastern Europe. AlthoughPlanxtyis nominally the first album by the band, all four members performed together onChristy Moore's previous albumProsperous, which opened with the same song, "Raggle Taggle Gypsy/Tabhair dom do Lmh". An earlier recording of "SBheag, S Mhr" had been included as a b-side to Planxty's first single, "Three Drunken Maidens". Recordings completed during the sessions but excluded from the album were new versions of the singles "Three Drunken Maidens" and "The Cliffs of Dooneen", as well as "When First unto this Country" (sung by Lunny) and the traditional Southern Appalachian song "Down In The Valley" featuring all members of the band, including O'Flynn on vocal harmonies. The latter track has since been released onChristy Moore's 2004 box set. PLANXTY ~ PLANXTY Tracklisting: "Raggle Taggle Gypsy/Tabhair Dom Do Lmh" (song/waltz) 4:25(Traditional; arranged by Moore, O'Flynn, Irvine, Lunny) "Arthur McBride" (song) 2:51(Traditional; arranged by Moore, O'Flynn, Irvine, Lunny) "Planxty Irwin" (Turlough O'Carolan) (planxty) 2:14(Traditional; arranged by Moore, O'Flynn, Irvine, Lunny) "Sweet Thames Flow Softly" (song) 3:09(Ewan MacColl) "Junior Crehan's Favourite/Corney is Coming" (reels) 2:36(Traditional; arranged by Moore, O'Flynn, Irvine, Lunny) "The West Coast of Clare" (song) 5:30(Andy Irvine) "The Jolly Beggar/The Wise Maid" (song/reel) 4:23(Traditional; arranged by Moore, O'Flynn, Irvine, Lunny) "Only Our Rivers" (song) 4:04(Mickey MacConnell) "S Bheag, S Mhr" (waltz) 3:33(Turlough O'Carolan, arranged by Moore, O'Flynn, Irvine, Lunny) "Follow Me Up to Carlow" (song) 2:20(Traditional; arranged by Moore, O'Flynn, Irvine, Lunny) "Merrily Kissed the Quaker" (slide) 2:39(Traditional; arranged by Moore, O'Flynn, Irvine, Lunny) "The Blacksmith" (song) 4:09(Traditional; arranged by Moore, O'Flynn, Irvine, Lunny)
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