The Rising of the Moon (album)
The Rising of the Moon: Irish Songs of Rebellion | ||||
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The Rising of the Moon: Irish Songs of Rebellion is a collection of traditional
In 1959, the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem re-recorded the album with different arrangements. For this new version, they brought in backup musicians on guitar and harp, and Tommy Makem played the whistle and drums. Both editions of The Rising of the Moon were released by Tradition Records, the Clancy Brothers' home label run by eldest brother Paddy Clancy, who also wrote the liner notes for the album. The Rising of the Moon has been reissued on LP, cassette, CD, and digital download on several occasions.
The cover, depicting a white shirt bloodied by a wound to the heart under the rising moon was designed by Louis le Brocquy.
Reception
In his review of the original 1956 album,
Reissues
The second version of the album was reissued under the same name in 1998 for the 200th-anniversary celebrations of the Irish Rebellion of 1798. All the tracks from the 1959 edition appear on this CD.
The original 1956 version of the album has never been reissued. The first track, "O Donnell Aboo" (an apostrophe was not initially included in the title name) with harmonica accompaniment, is the only song to have been re-released from this version. It is now more commonly reproduced on compilation albums and reissues than the 1959 version with
In late 2013 the album was released on CD with the original "O Donnell Aboo" as part of The Clancy Brothers Collection 1956-1962. This compilation also includes the group's later Tradition Records albums, Come Fill Your Glass with Us and The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, and their third Columbia album, The Boys Won't Leave the Girls Alone, as well as selections from the group's first Columbia record, A Spontaneous Performance Recording.[3]
Track listing
The songs and lead vocalists are the same for both versions of the album. Track lengths are based on the 1959 edition. All songs are traditional.
No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
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1. | " The Wind that Shakes the Barley" | Tommy Makem | 3:09 |
7. | "Tipperary Far Away" | Tom Clancy | 1:52 |
No. | Title | Lead vocals | Length |
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1. | " Eamonn an Chnoic" | Liam Clancy | 2:33 |
6. | "Nell Flaherty's Drake" | Tommy Makem | 2:40 |
7. | "Boulavogue" | Paddy Clancy | 2:36 |
Personnel (1956 edition)
- Patrick Clancy- vocals, harmonica
- Tom Clancy - vocals
- Liam Clancy - vocals
- Tommy Makem - vocals
Personnel (1959 edition)
- Patrick Clancy- vocals, harmonica
- Tom Clancy - vocals
- Liam Clancy - vocals
- Tommy Makem - vocals, tin whistle, drum
- Jack Keenan - guitar
- Jack Melady - Irish harp[4]
The 1961 and later reissues of the album include the group name, The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, on the front cover. The original 1956 and 1959 versions of the album had simply listed their individual names.
References
- ^ Shelton, Robert (25 May 1958). "The Riches of Irish Folk Music on LP". New York Times: X12.
- ^ "Raise A Glass To The Sounds Of.... Four Original Albums". Amazon. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ^ "Collection 1956-1962". Amazon. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ^ "The Rising of the Moon: At the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem".