The Dubliners - A Drop Of The Hard Stuff (1967) {Major Minor-EMI rel 2012}
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© 1967, 2012 Major Minor / EMI Records | 50999 4 64300 2 1 | Remastered
Folk / Irish Folk / Traditional Irish Folk / Celtic / Drinking Songs
Residing somewhere between the Clancy Brothers and the Chieftains, but more raucous in their sensibilities than either of those outfits, the Dubliners have been Irish music's most uninhibited emissaries to the world since the mid-'60s. This album lives up to its title, offering some lusty renditions of drinking songs, rebel songs, reels, and just about every other subgenre upon which this group has built its reputation across the decades.
The performances are rousing and rich in sentiment, often joyous, and sometimes angry (depending on the subject). Highlights include "The Old Alarm Clock," "The Rising of the Moon," "Seven Drunken Nights," "Zoological Gardens," "The Fairmoy Lasses & Sporting Paddy" (which shows off the virtuoso side of their playing), and the haunting "Black Velvet Band"." The whole record was worth a follow-up (More of the Hard Stuff), and is still worth hearing, more than four decades later.
Musicians:
Barney McKenna: Tenor banjo and mandolin
Luke Kelly: Vocals and 5 string banjo
Ronnie Drew: Vocals and guitar
Ciarán Bourke: Tin whistle, harmonica, guitar and vocals
John Sheahan: Fiddle, tin whistle and mandolin
Track Listing:
01. "Seven Drunken Nights" 3:43
02. "The Galway Races" 3:17
03. "The Old Alarm Clock" 1:56
04. "Reels: Colonel Fraser & O'Rourke's Reel" 2:36
05. "The Rising of the Moon" 2:36
06. "McCafferty" 2:26
07. "I'm a Rover" 4:49
08. "Weile Waile" 3:25
09. "The Travelling People" 3:50
10. "Limerick Rake" 3:10
11. "Zoological Gardens" 2:09
12. "Reels: Fermoy (misspelled as Fairmoye) Lasses & Sporting Paddy" 1:55
13. "The Black Velvet Band" 4:26
14. "Poor Paddy on the Railway" 2:49
All tracks are traditional
Arrangements: Bourke, Drew, Kelly, McKenna, Sheahan, except track 9 arranged bt Ewan MacColl
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The Dubliners / A Drop Of The Hard Stuff
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The Dubliners - The Dubliners ...astle Music CMRCD785 rel 2003}
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