''Irish Times'' is the third studio album by the Irish folk band

Patrick Street Patrick Street is an Irish folk group founded by Kevin Burke (formerly of The Bothy Band) on fiddle, Andy Irvine (Sweeney's Men, Planxty) on mandolin, bouzouki, harmonica and vocals, Jackie Daly ( De Dannan) on button accordion, and Art ...

, released in 1990 on Green Linnet and Special Delivery Records, a division of

Topic Records Topic Records is a British folk music label, which played a major role in the second British folk revival. It began as an offshoot of the Workers' Music Association in 1939, making it the oldest independent record label in the world.M. Brocken, ...

. Founding members Andy Irvine, Kevin Burke,

Jackie Daly Jackie Daly (born 22 June 1945, Kanturk, North Cork, Ireland) is an Irish button accordion and concertina player. He has been a member of a number of prominent Irish traditional-music bands, including De Dannan, Patrick Street, Arcady, and ...

and

Arty McGlynn Arty McGlynn (7 August 1944 – 18 December 2019) was an Irish guitarist born in Omagh, County Tyrone. In addition to his solo work, he collaborated with different notable groups such as Patrick Street, Planxty, Four Men and a Dog, De Dannan ...

were joined by

Bill Whelan Bill Whelan (born 22 May 1950 in Limerick, Ireland) is an Irish composer and musician. He is best known for composing a piece for the interval of the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest. The result, ''Riverdance'', was a seven-minute display of tradi ...

(keyboards), James Kelly (fiddle),

Declan Masterson Declan Masterson is an Irish uilleann piper, traditional musician, composer and arranger. In addition to pursuing a solo career and playing with Moving Hearts and Patrick Street, Masterson was one of the ''Riverdance'' musicians. He has perfo ...

(

uilleann pipes The uilleann pipes ( or , ) are the characteristic national bagpipe of Ireland. Earlier known in English as "union pipes", their current name is a partial translation of the Irish language terms (literally, "pipes of the elbow"), from their ...

low whistle The low whistle, or concert whistle, is a variation of the traditional tin whistle/pennywhistle, distinguished by its lower pitch and larger size. It is most closely associated with the performances of British and Irish artists such as Tommy Make ...

, keyboards) and Gerry O'Beirne (vocals, guitar), who also contributed two songs.Sleeve notes from ''Irish Times'', SPD 1033, 1990. The album was produced by Gerry O'Beirne and Patrick Street, and recorded at

Windmill Lane Studios Windmill Lane Recording Studios (earlier Windmill Lane Studios) is a recording studio in Dublin, Ireland. It was originally opened in 1978 by Brian Masterson and James Morris in premises at 22 Windmill Lane, and it subsequently relocated to its cu ...

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Track listing

All tracks Traditional; arranged by Patrick Street; except where indicated # "Music for a Found Harmonium" (

Simon Jeffes Simon Harry Piers Jeffes (19 February 1949 – 11 December 1997) was an English classically trained guitarist, composer and arranger. He formed, and was the primary performer of, the Penguin Cafe Orchestra. He was the composer of the ballet ''Sti ...

, Penguin Café Ltd) – 2:38 # "Brackagh Hill" (words: Traditional; music: Andy Irvine) – 5:48 # "Brian O'Lynn"/"The Woods of Old Limerick" – 3:17 # "Strokestown" (G. O'Beirne) – 4:45 # "The Newmarket Polkas" – 3:32 # "A Forgotten Hero" (Andy Irvine) – 6:02 # "Doorus Hill" (J. Daly) / "The Rolling Reel/The Ballygrow Reel/Dennis Murphy's Reel" – 4:40 # "In the Land of the Patagarang" (G. O'Beirne) – 4:20 # "Boston O'Connor"/"John Gaffy's Fling"/"The Kerryman's Fling" – 3:40 # "The Humours of the King of Ballyhooley" – 4:08

Personnel

* Andy Irvine - vocals, mandolin,

bouzouki The bouzouki (, also ; el, μπουζούκι ; alt. pl. ''bouzoukia'', from Greek ), also spelled buzuki or buzuci, is a musical instrument popular in Greece. It is a member of the long-necked lute family, with a round body with a flat top and ...

, harmonica * Kevin Burke - fiddle *

- accordion * Gerry O'Beirne - vocals, guitar * James Kelly - fiddle *

- uilleann pipes, low whistle, keyboards *

- guitar *

- keyboards

References

External links

''Irish Times at Allmusic website''''Irish Times'' at MusicBrainz website''Irish Times'' at Discogs website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Irish Times (Album) 1990 albums Patrick Street albums