''Revolution'' is the tenth album by

The Dubliners The Dubliners were an Folk music of Ireland, Irish folk band founded in Dublin in 1962 as The Ronnie Drew Ballad Group, named after its founding member; they subsequently renamed themselves The Dubliners. The line-up saw many changes in personn ...

. It was their second to be produced by

Phil Coulter Philip Coulter (born 19 February 1942) is an Irish musician, songwriter and record producer from Derry, Northern Ireland. He was awarded the Gold Badge from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors in October 2009. Coulter has ...

. This album marked a landmark in their career. The group's sound had developed and Coulter, as well as playing piano on the record, had brought in other instrumentalists as well. The album featured "Scorn Not His Simplicity", a song that Coulter had composed about his own son, who had

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, as well as a poem penned by

Luke Kelly Luke Kelly (17 November 1940 – 30 January 1984) was an Irish singer, folk musician and actor from Dublin, Ireland. Born into a working-class household in Dublin city, Kelly moved to England in his late teens and by his early 20s had become i ...

entitled "For What Died The Sons Of Róisín?". The album was released on CD by Chyme Records in 1999, with a re-ordered track listing.

Track listing

Side one

# "Alabama '58" # "The Captains and the Kings" # "School Days Over" # "Sé Fáth Mo Bhuartha" # "

Scorn Not His Simplicity "Scorn Not His Simplicity" is a song written by the Irish musician and songwriter Phil Coulter and performed on his albums ''Classic Tranquility'' and '' The Songs I Love So Well''. The song has also been performed by several Irish musicians, inclu ...

" # "For What Died the Sons of Róisín?" # "Joe Hill"

Side two

# "Ojos Negros" # "The Button Pusher" # "The Bonny Boy" # "The Battle of the Somme/ Freedom Come-All-Ye" # " Biddy Mulligan" # " The Peat Bog Soldiers"

References

{{Authority control The Dubliners albums 1970 albums Albums produced by Phil Coulter EMI Columbia Records albums