CHRISTY MOORE

Last updated : 16^th January 1997

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Christy Moore recordings

1. Paddy on the road (1969)
2. Prosperous (1972)
3. Christy Moore (1975?)
4. Whatever tickles your fancy (1975)
5. Christy Moore Folk Collection (1973 - 1978)
6. The iron behind the velvet (1978)
7. Live in Dublin (1979)
8. Christy Moore and Friends (1981)
9. The time has come (1983)
10. State music/May morning dew (1984) [single]
11. Ride on (1984)
12. The spirit of freedom (1985)
13. Ordinary man (1985)
14. Unfinished revolution (1987)
15. Christy Moore (1988)
16. Voyage (1989)
17. The Christy Moore collection (1981-91, rel. 1991)
18. Smoke and strong whiskey (1991)
19. King Puck (1993)
20. Christy Moore - Live At the Point (1994)
21. Graffiti Tongue(1996)
22. Nice 'n easy (?)

Paddy on the road (1969)

Prosperous (1972)

• title: Prosperous
• artists:
  • Christy Moore (guitar, vocals)
  • Donal Lunny (guitar, bouzouki, bottleneck bouzouki)
  • Liam Óg O'Flynn (uilleann pipes, whistle)
  • Andy Irvine (mandolin, mouth organ)
  • Clive Collins (fiddle)
  • Dave Bland (concertina)
  • Kevin Conneff (bodhran)
• producer: Bill Leader
• engineer: D.A. Pickett, E.M.I. studios
• recorded at: Andy Rynne's basement, Prosperous, Co. Kildare
• date: 1972
• tracks:
  A-side:
  • The raggle taggle gipsy
  • Tabhair dom do lámh*
  • The dark eyed sailor
  • I wish I was in England
  • Lock Hospital
  • James Connolly
  • The hackler from Grouse Hall

  B-side:

  • Tribute to Woody
  • The Ludlow Massacre
  • A letter to Syracuse
  • Spancil Hill
  • The Cliffs of Dooneen
  • Rambling Robin
• order no: LP Trailer LER 3035

(*) "lamb" should be "lámh". It is, however, printed on both the cover and the LP label as "lamb". Probably a typo from the typographer...[KH]

Christy Moore (Also known as "The Black Album") (1975?)

• title: Christy Moore
• artists:
  • Christy Moore
  • Donal Lunny (Bouzouki, Guitar, Vocals)
  • Jimmy Faulkner (Guitars)
  • Kevin Burke (Fiddle)
  • Barney McKenna (Banjo)
  • Declan McNeilis (Guitar)
  • Andy Irvine (Mandolin)
  • Lord Eric & Geoff Whittaker (African Drum)
  • Colm Flynn, Matt Walsh
  • Michael O'Domhnaill (Unspecified)
• producers:
  • Donal Lunny
  • Nicky Ryan (Nancy Spain only)
• engineer: Pat Morley
• recorded at:
  • Dublin Sound Studios
  • Eamon Andrews Studios (Nancy Spain only)
• date: 1975 ??
• tracks:
  A-side:
  • The Dalesman's Litany
  • Galtee Mountain Boy
  • Little Musgrave
  • Wave up to the Stone
  • Nancy Spain
  • Lanigans Ball

  B-side:

  • Johnny Jump-Up
  • Scariff Martyrs (also known as "The Bridge of Killaloe")
  • Limerick Rake
  • Boys of Mullabawn
  • Sacco & Vanzetti
• order no: LP Polydor 2383 426

Whatever tickles your fancy (1975)

• title: What ever tickles your fancy
• artists:
  • Christy Moore (vocals, guitar, bodhran)
  • Robbie Brennan (drums)
  • Donal Lunny (guitar, bouzouki, bodhran, moog, vocals)
  • Jimmy Faulkner (guitars)
  • Declan McNelis (bass, guitar)
  • Kevin Burke (fiddle)
• producer:
• engineer:
• recorded at:
• date: 1975
• tracks:
  A-side:
  • Home by Bearna
  • January man
  • The moving on song
  • Bunch of thyme
  • Tippin' it up to Nancy

  B-side:

  • The ballad of Timothy Evans
  • What put the blood
  • One last cold kiss
  • Trip to Roscoff
  • Van Diemens Land
• order no: Polydor (LP/C)

The Christy Moore Folk Collection (1973 - 1978, 3 tapes)

• title: The Christy Moore Folk Collection (Tape 1)
• artists:
  • Christy Moore
  • Dónal Lunny
  • Liam Óg O Flynn
  • Andy Irvine
  • Clive Collins
  • Dave Bland
  • Kevin Conneff
• date: 1972
• tracks:
  • The Raggle Taggle Gypsies
  • Tabhair Dom Do Lámh
  • The Dark Eyed Sailor
  • I Wish I Was In England
  • Lock Hospital
  • James Connolly
  • The Hackler from Grouse Hall
  • Tribute to Woody
  • The Ludlow Massacre
  • A Letter to Syracuse
  • Spancil Hill
  • The Cliffs of Dooneen
  • Rambling Robin

  ---

• title: The Christy Moore Folk Collection (Tape 2)
• artists:
  • Christy Moore
  • Andy Irvine
  • Barry Moore (Luka Bloom)
  • Noel Hill
  • Tony Linnane
  • Gabriel McKeon
  • Jimmy Faulkner
  • Rosemary Flanagan
• producer: Brian Masterson /Christy Moore
• engineer: Brian Masterson
• recorded at: Lombard and Keystone Studios, Dublin
• date: 1978
• tracks:
  • Patrick Was a Gentleman
  • The Sun Is Burning
  • Morrissey and the Russian Sailor
  • The Foxy Devil
  • Three Reels
    • The Newly Mowed Meadow
    • Farrell O Gara's
    • unnamed
  • Trip to Jerusalem
  • Three Reels
    • Tommy Coen's
    • Flax In Bloom
    • The Youngest Daughter
  • Patrick's Arrival
  • Gabriel McKeon's
  • Dunlavin Green
  • Joe McCann

  ---

• title: The Christy Moore Folk Collection (Tape 3)
• artists:
  • Christy Moore
  • Dónal Lunny
  • Jimmy Faulkner
• producer: Nicky Ryan
• engineer: Nicky Ryan
• recorded at:
  • Live at The Meeting Place
  • Pat Dowling's of Prosperous
  • Trinity College
  • Grapevine Arts Centre, North Great Georges St.
  • Nicky Ryan's front room
• date: April 1978
• Tracks:
  • Hey Sandy
  • The Boys of Barr na Sráide
  • Little Mother
  • Clyde's Bonnie Banks
  • Pretty Boy Floyd
  • Bogey's Bonnie Lass
  • The Crack Was Ninety in the Isle of Man
  • Black Is the Colour
  • One Last Cold Kiss

  ---

• order no: Tara TBC 1A, TBC 1B, TBC 1C

The iron behind the velvet (1978)

• title: The iron behind the velvet
• artists:
  • Christy Moore (vocals, guitar, bouzouki, bodhran)
  • Andy Irvine (mandolin, harmonica, valdolin, dulcimer, bouzouki, vocals)
  • Barry Moore (guitar, vocals)
  • Noel Hill (concertinas)
  • Tony Linane (fiddle)
  • Gabriel McKeon (uilleann pipes)
  • Jimmy Faulkner (guitars)
  • Rosemary Flanagan (cello)
• producer: Brian Masterson, Christy Moore
• engineer: Brian Masterson
• recorded at: Lombard & Keystone studios Dublin
• date: 1978
• tracks:
  A-side:
  • Patrick was a gentleman
  • The sun is burning
  • Morrissey and the Russian sailor
  • The foxy devil
  • Three Reels
  • Trip to Jerusalem

  B-side:

  • Three Reels
  • Patrick's arrival
  • Gabriel McKeons
  • Dunlavin Green
  • Joe McCann
• order no: Tara (LP/C)

Live in Dublin (1979)

• title: Live in Dublin
• artists:
  • Christy Moore (guitar, vocals)
  • Donal Lunny (guitar, bouzouki, vocals)
  • Jimmy Faulkner (lead and slide guitars)
• producer: Nicky Ryan
• recorded at: various gigs
• date: 1978
• tracks:
  A-side:
  • Hey Sandy
  • The boys of Barr na Sráide
  • Little Mother
  • Clydes bonnie banks

  B-side:

  • Pretty boy Floyd
  • Bogey's bonnie lass
  • The crack was ninety in the Isle of Man
  • Black is the colour of my true love's hair
  • One last cold kiss
• order no: Tara (LP/C)

Christy Moore and Friends (1981 - from the RTE TV series)

• title: Christy Moore and Friends
• artists:
  • Christy Moore
  • Stockton's Wing
  • Ralph McTell
  • Andy Irvine
  • Dónal Lunny
  • Matt Molloy
  • Mary Black
• date: 1991
• tracks:
  A-side:
  • John o' Dreams
  • The Maid Behind the Bar
  • Trip to Jerusalem
  • Streets of London
  • Patrick Was A Gentleman
  • East of Glendart

  B-side:

  • The Good Ship Kangaroo
  • From Clare to Here
  • Sonny Brogan's
  • Anachie Gordon
  • Cliffs of Dooneen
  • The Crack was Ninety in the Isle of Man
• order no: HRTE RTE 59 (Tara Records)

The time has come (1983)

• title: The time has come
• artists:
  • Christy Moore (vocals, guitar, bodhran)
  • Donal Lunny (vocals, guitar, bodhran, bouzouki, keyboards, percussion, goodvibes)
  • Mandy Murphy (additional vocals)
• producer: Donal Lunny, Christy Moore
• engineer: Brian Masterson
• recorded at: Windmill Lane Dublin
• date: 1983
• tracks:
  A-side:
  • The Knock song
  • Faithfull departed
  • Nancy Spain
  • Lanigan's Ball
  • All I remember
  • Lakes of Pontchartrain
  • Don't forget your shovel

  B-side:

  • The Wicklow boy
  • The time has come
  • Go move shift
  • Curragh of Kildare
  • Sacco + Vanzetti
  • Section 31
  • Only our rivers run free
• order no: WEA (LP/C) 24-0150-1

State music/May morning dew (1984) [single]

• title: State music [single]
• artists:
  • Christy Moore
  • Flo McSweeney (vocals)
  • Davy Spillane (uilleann pipes)
  • Keith Donald (soprano sax)
  • Eoghan O'Neill (bass, vocals)
  • Matt Kelleghan (drums)
  • Noel Eccles (percussion)
  • Donal Lunny (keyboards, vocals)
  • Artie McGlynn (guitar)
  • Suzanne Rhatigan (backing vocals)
• producer: Donal Lunny
• engineer: Bill Somerville-Large, Philip Begley, Mark Frank
• recorded at: Windmill II Studio, Dublin
• date: 1984
• tracks:
  • State Music
  • May Morning Dew
• order no: TS 020 (Tara single)

Ride on (1984)

• title: Ride on
• artists:
  • Christy Moore (vocals, guitar)
  • Donal Lunny (synthesizer, bouzouki, bodhran, guitar, vocals)
  • Declan Sinnott (guitar, violin, vocals)
• producer: Donal Lunny
• engineer: Marc Frank
• recorded at: Eerie Mobile Studio, Lakelands Cottages Muckross, Killarney, Co. Kerry
• date: march 1984
• tracks:
  • The city of Chicago (2:10)
  • Ride on (4:02)
  • Vive la Quinte Brigada (5:26)
  • Songs of wandering Aongus (3:43)
  • McIlhatton (2:54)
  • Lisdoonvarna (4:10)
  • Among the Wicklow hills (2:45)
  • Sonny's dream (3:08)
  • The dying soldier (2:42)
  • El Salvador (3:30)
  • Back home in Derry (3:43)
  • The least we can do (3:20)
• order no: CD WEA 2292-40407-2 / CASSETTE WEA 240 407-4

The spirit of freedom (1985)

• title: The spirit of freedom (*)
• producer: Donal Lunny
• date: 1983, released 1985
• tracks:
  A-side:
  • Forever On My Mind
  • No Time For Love
  • The People's Own M.P.
  • Deportee
  • Michael Gaughan
  • Grannie's Dustbin Lid

  B-side:

  • Dying Soldier
  • Boy From Tamlaghtduff
  • MacIllhatton
  • Jesus Christ & Jessie James
  • Galtee Mountain Boy
  • Back Home In Derry
• order no: WEA Ireland IR0840

(*) No recordings on this album appear anywhere else, some songs were re-recorded for Ride On

Ordinary man (1985)

• title: Ordinary man
• artists:
  • Christy Moore (vocals, guitars)
  • Donal Lunny (various keyboards, bodhran, guitars, mandolin, bouzouki, vocals)
  • Arty McGlyn (guitars, pedal steel)
  • Enya Ní Bhraonáin (vocals)
  • Liam Óg O'Flynn (uilleann pipes, whistle)
  • Andy Irvine (mandolin)
  • Nollaig Bridgeman (accordeon)
  • Noel Eccles (percussion, chimes)
  • Tony Molloy (bass)
  • Nicky Ryan (vocals)
• producer: Donal Lunny
• engineer: Philip Begley, Nicky Ryan
• recorded at: Aigle Studio, Dublin
• date: june 1985
• tracks:
  • Sweet music roll on (4:09)
  • Delirium tremens (3:28)
  • Ordinary man (4:45)
  • Matty (3:08)
  • The reel in the flickering light (4:32)
  • The diamondtina drover (4:36)
  • Blantyre explosion (5:06)
  • Hard cases (3:27)
  • Continental céilí (3:09)
  • St. Brendan's voyage (4:43)
  • Another song is born (3:43)
  • Quiet desperation (4:52)
• order no: CD WEA 240 763-2 also WEA Ireland 240 706-1

There are apparently two versions of this album. On one version, the song "They Never Came Home" is replaced with "Another Song is Born" - the former being a song about the Stardust disco fire of the early 1980s. Apparently, the song had to be replaced due to the threat of libel action over Christy's reference to padlocked fire exits. Does anyone know any more about this?

Unfinished revolution (1987)

• title: Unfinished revolution
• artists:
  • Christy Moore
  • Donal Lunny
  • Declan Synnott
  • Des Moore
  • Eoghan O'Neill
  • Davy White
  • Eilish Moore
  • Anne Moore
  • Terry Moore
  • Nancy Moore
  • Andy Moore
  • Barry Moore
  • Richie Buckley
• producer: Donal Lunny
• engineer: Marc Frank
• recorded at: Lansdowne Studios, Dublin
• date: 1987
• tracks:
  • Biko Drum
  • Natives
  • Metropolitan Avenue
  • Unfinished Revolution
  • The Other Side
  • Messenger Boy
  • On The Bridge
  • Suffocate
  • Derby Day
  • Dr Vibes
  • A Pair Of Brown Eyes
• order no: WEA - 242 134-1 (LP), 242 134-4 (Cass), 242 134-2 (CD)
  UK: WEA - WX104 (LP), WX104C (Cass), 242 134-2 (CD)

Christy Moore (1988)

• title: Christy Moore
• artists:
  • Christy Moore (vocals, guitars)
  • Donal Lunny (keyboard, guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, bodhran, percussion, vocals)
  • Declan Sinnott (guitars, violin, vocals)
• producer: Donal Lunny, Christy Moore
• engineer: Andrew Boland, Marc Frank, Philip Begley, Nicky Ryan
• recorded at: (compilation)
• date: 1988
• tracks:
  • Biko drum (3:54)
  • Natives (3:48)
  • No time for love (4:46)
  • Lisdoonvarna (4:20)
  • Quiet desperation (4:56)
  • City of chicago (2:18)
  • Ordinary man (4:46)
  • Ride on (4:10)
  • Delirium tremens (3:32)
  • Unfinished revolution (4:02)
  • Dying soldier (2:42)
  • Sweet music roll on (4:10)
• order no: CD Atlantic 7-81835-2

Voyage (1989)

• title: Voyage
• artists:
  • Christy Moore (vocals, acoustic guitar)
  • Donal Lunny (bouzouki, acoustic & electric guitar, keyboards, bells, bodhran, mandolin, prophet, plucked piano)
  • Declan Sinnott (guitars)
  • Paul Moran (drums)
  • Eoghan O'Neill (bass)
  • Sinéad O'Connor (backing vocals)
  • Elvis Costello (backing vocals)
  • Jimmy McCartney (backing vocals)
  • Mandy Murphy (backing vocals)
  • Mary Black (backing vocals)
  • Aislinn Drury-Byrne (cello)
  • Micheal O'Suilleabhain (piano)
  • Paddy Moloney (whistle, uilean pipes)
  • Tim O'Flynn (whistle, uilean pipes)
  • Pat Crowley (accordeon, keyboards)
  • Steve McDonnell (fleugal horn)
  • Shéamus Shannon (accordeon)
  • Don Baker (harmonica)
  • Tim Boland (shaker)
• producer: Donal Lunny
• engineer: Andrew Boland, Philip Begley
• recorded at: Landsdowne, Westland, Windmill Lane 1&2
• date: 1989
• tracks:
  • Mystic lipstick (3:59)
  • The voyage (3:49)
  • The mad lady & me (3:02)
  • The deportees club (4:26)
  • The night visit (3:20)
  • All for the roses (3:56)
  • Missing you (3:45)
  • Bright blue rose (4:47)
  • Farewell to pripchat (4:34)
  • Musha god help her (3:56)
  • The first time I ever saw your face (4:15)
  • Middle of the island (4:05)
• order no: CD WEA 2292-46156-2

The Christy Moore collection (1981-91, rel. 1991)

• title: The Christy Moore Collection 81 - 91
• artists: Christy Moore
• producer: Donal Lunny, Christy Moore
• engineer: Walter Samuel
• date: 1991
• tracks:
  A-side:
  • Ordinary Man
  • Mystic Lipstick
  • Lakes of Ponchartrain
  • City of Chicago
  • Faithful Departed
  • Don't Forget Your Shovel
  • Delirium Tremens
  • Knock Song
  • Messenger Boy
  • Lisdoonvarna

  B-side:

  • Voyage
  • Missing You
  • The Night Visit
  • Biko Drum
  • The Time Has Come
  • Easter Snow
  • Bright Blue Rose
  • The Reel In the Flickering Light
  • Nancy Spain
  • Ride On
• order no: UK WEA WX434 (LP) WX434C (CASS)

Smoke and strong whiskey (1991)

• title: Smoke & Strong Whiskey
• artists:
  • Christy Moore (vocal, harmonies, guitar, bowrawn)
  • Eoghan O'Neill (bass, backing vocals)
  • Noel Bridgeman (drums, percussion, backing vocals)
  • Declan Sinnott (guitars)
  • Roger Askew (hammond organ, piano)
• producer: Walter Samuel, Avert Abbing
• engineer: Andrew Boland, Philip Begley
• recorded at: Westland Studios, Dublin
• date: 1991
• tracks:
  • Welcome to the cabaret (3:50)
  • Fairytale of New York (3:55)
  • Scapegoats (2:45)
  • Aisling (3:20)
  • Burning times (5:55)
  • Smoke & strong whiskey (5:18)
  • Whacker humphries (3:30)
  • Blackjack county chains (2:45)
  • Green island (3:55)
  • Encore (3:50)
• order no: CD CM 0002-2

King Puck (1993)

• title: King Puck
• artists:
• Christy Moore (vocals, guitar, bodhran)
• Jimmy Faulkner (guitars)
• Roger Askew (hammond organ, piano)
• Neil McColl (guitar, mandolin)
• Pat Crowley (accordian)
• Chris Corrigan (fiddle)
• producer: Christy Moore
• engineer: Walter Samuel, Roger Askew
• recorded at: Sulan studio Cork
• date: 1993
• tracks:
  A-side:
  • Before the deluge
  • The two Conneeleys
  • Lawless
  • Yellow furze woman
  • Guisseppe
  • Sodom & Begorra

  B-side:

  • Johnny Connors
  • King Puck
  • Away ye broken heart
  • Me and the Rose
• order no: Columbia/Sony music/Newberry recordings

Christy Moore - Live At the Point (1994)

• title: Christy Moore Live - at the Point
• artists: Christy Moore (vocals, guitar, bodhrán)
• producer Christy Moore
• engineers: Jim Donohue, Walter Samuel
• assisted by: Bernie Mulfaul
• recorded at: The Point Theatre, Dublin.
• date: Recorded July 1994 - Released November 1994
• tracks:
  • Welcome to the Cabaret (4.53)
  • Natives (3.34)
  • Fairytale of New York (5.49)
  • Delirium Tremens (4.34)
  • Black is the Colour (2.41)
  • Missing You (3.19)
  • Cliffs of Dooneen (2.20)
  • Well Below the Valley (5.33)
  • Go, Move, Shift (2.06)
  • Casey (3.51)
  • Ride On (2.50)
  • Knock (5.33)
  • Joxer Goes to Stuttgart (5.05)
  • Nancy Spain (3.33)
• order no: Columbia/Sony music/Newberry recordings CD 47704 2

Graffiti Tongue (1996)

• title: Graffiti Tongue
• artists: Christy Moore (vocals, guitar, bodhrán)
• backing vocals: Juno Moore
• producer Christy Moore
• assistant producer: Jim Donohoe
• engineer: Walter Samuel
• assisted by: Mary Flaherty
• recorded at: "Sulan", Ballyvourney, Co. Cork.
• mixed at: Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin.
• date: Recorded April 1996 - Released August 1996
• tracks:
  • Yellow Triangle
  • God Woman
  • Minds Locked Shut
  • Folk Tale
  • Riding the High Stool
  • Tiles and Slabs
  • Strange Ways
  • On the Mainland
  • Boning Halls
  • Miracle of Nature
  • North and South of the River (unplugged version)
  • Rory is Gone
• order no: Columbia/Sony music/Newberry recordings CD 485089 2
  Grapevine label number GRACD215

Nice 'n easy (?)

Polydor (LP/C)