''High Kings of Tara'' is a compilation album from

Tara Music Tara Music (formerly known as Tara Records) has been regarded for many years as one of the leading traditional Irish music recording companies. The label was set up by Jack Fitzgerald and John Cook in the early 1970s. Their first release was the ...

, showcasing tracks previously released by some of its artists:

Shaun Davey Shaun Davey (born 18 January 1948) is an Irish composer. Early years Shaun Davey was born in Belfast in 1948 and attended Rockport School in County Down. He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin in the history of Art in 1971. He then took a ...

Oisín Oisín ( ), Osian, Ossian ( ), or anglicized as Osheen ( ) was regarded in legend as the greatest poet of Ireland, a warrior of the Fianna in the Ossianic or Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology. He is the demigod son of Fionn mac Cumhaill and of ...

Jolyon Jackson Jolyon Jackson (3 September 1948 – 18 December 1985) was an Irish musician and composer.Irish Times, Obituary, 7 January 1986 Life Jackson was born in Malaya where his father, Patrick Jackson, was Deputy Commissioner of the police and wo ...

Paddy Glackin Paddy Glackin (born 5 August 1954) is an Irish fiddler and founding member of the Bothy Band. He is considered one of Ireland's leading traditional fiddle players. Biography Paddy Glackin was born on 5 August 1954 in Clontarf, Dublin. His fath ...

Paddy Keenan Paddy Keenan (born 30 January 1950) is an Irish player of the uilleann pipes who first gained fame as a founding member of The Bothy Band. Since that group's dissolution in the late 1970s, Keenan has released a number of solo and collaborati ...

, Stockton's Wing and

Christy Moore Christopher Andrew "Christy" Moore (born 7 May 1945) is an Irish folk singer, songwriter and guitarist. In addition to his significant success as an individual, he is one of the founding members of Planxty and Moving Hearts. His first album, ...

.Sleeve notes from ''The High Kings of Tara'', Tara Records TARA 3003, 1980. This album also included five previously unreleased tracks by

Planxty Planxty were an Irish folk music band formed in January 1972, consisting initially of Christy Moore (vocals, acoustic guitar, bodhrán), Andy Irvine (vocals, mandolin, mandola, bouzouki, hurdy-gurdy, harmonica), Dónal Lunny (bouzouki, guitars ...

, Moore and Andy Irvine. Two of these, Irvine's " The Bonny Light Horseman" and a set of

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by Planxty, "Lord McDonald/The Chattering Magpie", were added later on to the CD version of '' After The Break''.''Planxty – After The Break'' CD, Tara Records Ltd, TARACD 3001, 1992. The remaining three tracks were: *"General Monroe", a traditional song re-arranged by Irvine in duet with

Dónal Lunny Dónal Lunny (born 10 March 1947) is an Irish folk musician and producer. He plays left-handed guitar and bouzouki, as well as keyboards and bodhrán. As a founding member of popular bands Planxty, The Bothy Band, Moving Hearts, Coolfin, Mozai ...

, about Henry Munro who led the insurgents of

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in the

1798 rebellion The Irish Rebellion of 1798 ( ga, Éirí Amach 1798; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ''The Hurries'') was a major uprising against British rule in Ireland. The main organising force was the Society of United Irishmen, a Irish republicanism, ...

and who, defeated at the

battle of Ballynahinch The battle of Ballynahinch was a military engagement of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 between a force of roughly 4,000 United Irishmen rebels led by Henry Munro and approximately 2,000 government troops under the command of George Nugent. After ...

on 13 June of that year, was hanged in front of his house three days later. :This song was never re-released on CD. *"First Slip/Hardyman The Fiddler A&B/The Yellow Wattle", a set of jigs by Planxty, including

Matt Molloy Matt Molloy (born 12 January 1947) is an Irish musician, from a region known for producing talented flautists. As a child, he began playing the flute and won the All-Ireland Flute Championship at nineteen. Considered one of the most brilliant ...

; this was never re-released either. *" John of Dreams", a ballad by Moore, which was later re-released on the CD version of ''

The Iron Behind the Velvet ''The Iron Behind the Velvet'' is an album recorded by Christy Moore in 1978, after the first breakup of Planxty. It was produced jointly by Brian Masterson and Moore, and recorded and mixed at Lombard and Keystone Studios, Dublin.Sleeve notes f ...

'' under the slightly different title of "John O'Dreams".

Track listing

Side One #"The Bonny Light Horseman" – Planxty #"Pride of the Herd""The Pride Of The Herd" EP at discogs website
Retrieved on 11 March 2015. – Shaun Davey (courtesy of CBS Records) #"General Monroe" – Andy Irvine #"First Slip/Hardyman The Fiddler A&B/The Yellow Wattle" – Planxty #"The Next Market Day" – Oisín (from the album ''Over the Moor to Maggie'', TARA 2012) Side Two #"The Long Note" – Paddy Glackin and Jolyon Jackson (from the album ''Hidden Ground'', TARA 2009) #"John of Dreams" – Christy Moore #"The Boyne Hunt/Toss the Feathers" – Paddy Glackin & Paddy Keenan (from the album ''Doublin'', TARA 2007) #"Maid Behind the Bar" – Stockton's Wing (from the album '' Stockton's Wing'', TARA 2004) #"The Sun is Burning" – Christy Moore (from the album ''

'', TARA 2002) #"Lord McDonald/The Chattering Magpie" – Planxty

References

External links

''High Kings of Tara'' at The Balladeers website.

''High Kings of Tara'' at discogs website.

''High Kings of Tara'' at rateyourmusic website.

''High Kings of Tara'' at 45worlds website.

''High Kings of Tara'' at The Session website.

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