The Christy Moore Songbook

Chisty Moore has enthralled Irish and international audiences since the 1960's both as a solo performer and member of Planxty and Moving Hearts. He interprets a song like no other.

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The Christy Moore Song Book

A collection of music songs from Christy Moore's career up to 1984.

'As a performer and recording artist Christy Moore has delighted Irish and International audiences alike. Now this unique collection presents the words and music of more than one hundred of the songs he has performed. From Paddy on the Road (1969) and Prosperous (1971), through the Planxty and Moving Hearts albums and back to his solo career with The Time Has Come (1983) and Ride On (1984), Christy Moore's music has always been innovative, influential and entertaining.'

Edited by Frank Connolly, introduction by Donal Lunny.

Profusely illustrated with black and white photos throughout.

Details

Condition: New Paperback (142 Pages)

ISBN:10-86322-063-0

Publisher: Brandon (1984)

Songs Featured

from Paddy On The Road (1969):

Tipping it up to Nancy - Avondale - Ballad of James Larkin - The Spanish Lady - The Belfast Brigade - Curragh of Kildare - Three Drunken Maidens

from Prosperous (1971):

The Raggle Taggle Gipsy - The Dark Eyed Sailor - I Wish I was in England - Lock Hospital - James Connolly - The Hackler from Grouse Hall - The Ludow Massacre - Spancil Hill - The Cliffs of Dooneen - Ramblin' Robin

from Planxty (1972):

Sweet Thames Flows Softly - Follow Me Up to Carlow - The Well Below the Valley - As I Roved Out

from Cold Blow and a Rainy Night (Planxty, 1974)

The Little Drummer - Lakes of Ponchartrain

from Whatever Tickles Your Fancy (1975):

The Ballad of Timothy Evans - Who Put the Blood ? - Home by Bearna - The Moving on Song - Van Diemen's Land - A Bunch of Thyme

from Christy Moore (1976):

The Dalesman's Litany - The Galtee Mountain Boy - Little Musgrave - Wave Up to the Shore - Nancy Spain - Lanigan's Ball - Johnny Jump Up - Scariff Martyrs - Limerick Rake - The Boys of Mullabawn - Sacco and Vanzetti

from The Iron Behind The Velvet (1978):

The Sun is Burning - Patrick was a Gentleman - Morrisey and the Russian Sailor - The Foxy Devil - Trip to Jerusalem - Dunlavin Green - Patrick's Arrival - Joe McCann

from Live In Dublin (1978):

Hey Sandy - The Boys of Barr na Sráide - Clyde's Bonny Banks - Little Mother - Pretty Boy Floyd - Bogey's Bonny Belle - The Crack was Ninety in the Isle of Man - Black is the Colour - The Good Ship Kangaroo, - The Pursuit of Farmer Michael Hayes

from Words and Music (1982):

Lord Baker

from Moving Hearts (1982):

Hiroshima Nagasaki Russian Roulette - Faithful Departed - No Time for Love - Landlord - Irish Ways and Irish Laws

from Dark End of the Street (Moving Hearts, 1983):

Remember the Brave Ones - All I Remember - Allende

from The Spirit of Freedom (1983):

Forever In My Mind - The People's own M.P. - The Plane Crash at Los Gatos - Ballad of Michael Gaughan - Lid of me Granny's Bin - The Boy from Tamlaghtduff - The Dying Soldier - McIhatton - Our Lord and Jessie James - Back Home in Derry

from The Time Has Come (1983):

Don't Forget Your Shovel - Section 31, The Time Has Come - The Wicklow Boy

from Ride on (1984):

Lisdoonvarna - Viva La Quince Brigade - The City of Chicago - Ride On - El Salvador - The Least We Can Do - Sonny's Dream

Not recorded:

The House Down in Carne (Ballad of Nuke Power) - The Workers Are Being Used Again - Ninety Miles from Dublin - On the Blanket -John O' Dreams - The Knock Song - Easter Snow - The Auditior of the L and H - The Ballad of Ballinamore - The Armagh Woman - In Zurich - Hey Ronnie Reagan - Hands Off the G L C - Cowboy Reagan - I Just Heard Willy Nelson