''Holy Bandits'' is a 1993 album by
British folk rock
British folk rock is a form of folk rock which developed in the United Kingdom from the mid 1960s, and was at its most significant in the 1970s. Though the merging of folk and rock music came from several sources, it is widely regarded that the ...
band
Oysterband
Oysterband (originally The Oyster Band) is a British folk rock and folk punk band formed in Canterbury around 1976.
History Early history
The band formed in parallel to Fiddler's Dram, and under the name "Oyster Ceilidh Band" played purely as ...
.
The album features the original version of the song "
When I'm Up (I Can't Get Down)
"When I'm Up (I Can't Get Down)" is a song written by English folk rock group Oysterband and later made famous in Canada by Newfoundlander folk rock band Great Big Sea. It first appeared as track 1 on Oysterband's 1993 album '' Holy Bandits''. It ...
", which became a Canadian top 10 hit for the folk group
Great Big Sea
Great Big Sea was a Canadian folk rock band from Newfoundland and Labrador, best known for performing energetic rock interpretations of traditional Newfoundland folk songs including sea shanties, which draw from the island's 500-year Irish, Scot ...
in 1997.
Track listing
# "
When I'm Up, I Can't Get Down" (Telfer, Prosser, Jones) - 3:30
# "The Road to Santiago" (Telfer, Prosser, Jones) - 3:29
# "I Look for You" (Telfer, Prosser, Jones) - 4:04
# "Gone West" (Telfer, Prosser, Jones) - 4:03
# "We Shall Come Home" (Telfer) - 4:18
# "Cry Cry" (Telfer, Prosser, Jones) - 3:34
# "Here's to You" (Telfer, Prosser, Jones) - 3:15
# "Moving On" (Telfer, Prosser, Jones) - 3:45
# "Rambling Irishman" (Trad.) - 5:03
# "A Fire Is Burning" (Telfer, Prosser, Jones) - 3:18
# "Blood Wedding" (Telfer, Prosser, Jones) - 4:04
References
1993 albums
Oysterband albums
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