Andy Irvine, Old Dog Long Road, Vol.1, 1961-2012

CD Andy Irvine 2019  (AK - 8)

Primo volume di registrazioni effettuate tra il 1961 e il 2912 che Andy Irvine pubblica in edizione limitata. Si tratta di registrazioni casalinghe, iniziate quando ebbe in regalo dalla madre un registratore a bobine, oppure effettuate in occasione di 40 anni di concerti in giro per il mondo. Le registrazioni sono opera del fonico Tim Martin, la masterizzazione di Leon O’Neill. Nelle note di copertina Andy ringrazia Ray Barron di Cork autore di molte registrazioni in occasione degli spettacoli al Lobby Bar di Cork negli anni novanta. Ma i ringraziamenti vanno anche a Dónal Lunny, Rens van der Zalm, Johnny Moynihan, Frankie Gavin, Rick Epping, Kevin Burke, Jackie Daly e Gerry O’Beirne, tutti presenti in questo primo volume.

Cover notes:

This is the first volume of recordings I made since 1961. They are not in any way intended as my latest albums and indeed, are issued as a limited edition, meant mainly for the ardent fan! The recordings are not always of studio quality in spite of the masterful sound manipulation of my dear friend the late Tim Martin who did a marvellous job of making even the most dubious old recording listenable. Many thanks to Leon O’Neill who also improved some difficult tracks. I started recording for my own enjoyment back in 1960 when my mother bought me a heavy reel-to-reel tape recorder. Later I recorded songs so that I wouldn’t forget them and could go back and re-learn them. There are also many recordings made at gigs I have played around the world in the last 40 years. I would like to make special mention and give special thanks to Ray Barron of Cork who recorded so many of my shows in The Lobby Bar in Cork in the 90’s. The bulk of these recordings are solo but there are some with great musicians I have played with over the years. Many thanks to Dónal Lunny, Rens van der Zalm, Johnny Moynihan, Frankie Gavin, Rick Epping, Kevin Burke, Jackie Daly and Gerry O’Beirne, all of whom appear on this first volume. Thanks also to Jeremy Kearney for letting me use the Foxrock Folk Club recordings. More from that club in that period, with singers like Ronnie Drew and Luke Kelly, are available on “Live at Foxrock Folk Club – The Parish Hall Tapes 1970-72” (Cornelscourt Records CR 001).

Tracks CD1:
1. Goodbye Monday Blues (1999) - 2. Farewell To Ballymoney (1978) - 3. Green Grows The Laurel (2002) - 4. King Bore And The Sandman (1978) - 5. Down By Greer’s Grove (1995) - 6. Dublin Lady (1971) - 7. Little Stack Of Wheat / Humours Of Tullycrine (1993) - 8. Jack Tar (1971) - 9. Viva Zapata (1993) - 10. Edward Connors (1986) - 11. Lady Leroy (1972) - 12. Bonny Light Horseman (1978

Tracks CD2:
1. Lost Train Blues (1971) - 2. Captain Colston (1995) - 3. Kilgrain Hare (1985) - 4. Chetvorno Horo (1993) - 5. Reuben’s Train (1968) - 6. Longford Weaver / Christmas Eve (1978) - 7. Come All Ye Fisher Lassies (1969) - 8. Captain Thunderbolt (1995) - 9. Seamen Three (1981) - 10. Truckin’ Little Baby (1961) - 11. The Titanic (2012) - 12. Sweet Lisbweemore (1995)