''Rude Awakening''''Andy Irvine – Rude Awakening'', Green Linnet GLCD 1114, 1991. is Andy Irvine's second solo album, recorded in December 1990 and January 1991 at Westland and Ringsend Studios, Dublin and Frank MacNamara's Park Studio, Co. Meath, and released in 1991 on ''

Green Linnet Records Green Linnet Records was an American independent record label that specialized in Celtic music. Founded by Lisa Null and Patrick Sky as Innisfree Records in 1973, the label was initially based in Null's house in New Canaan, Connecticut. In 1975, t ...

''.Sleeve notes from ''Andy Irvine – Rude Awakening'', Green Linnet GLCD 1114, 1991. It was produced 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 ...

with a line-up that included Whelan himself (keyboards, percussion), Rens van der Zalm (fiddle, mandolin, guitar), Carl Geraghty (soprano saxophone),

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 ...

(guitars),

Davy Spillane Davy Spillane (born 1959 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish musician, songwriter and a player of uilleann pipes and low whistle. Biography Irish music At the age of 12, Spillane started playing the uilleann pipes. His father encouraged him an ...

(whistle) and Fionnuala Sherry (fiddle).

Recording

This album features Irvine's tribute song to

Woody Guthrie Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (; July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) was an American singer-songwriter, one of the most significant figures in American folk music. His work focused on themes of American socialism and anti-fascism. He has inspired ...

( "Never Tire of the Road"), alongside mainly self-penned material celebrating some of his many other heroes: *WW2 Swedish diplomat "

Raoul Wallenberg Raoul Gustaf Wallenberg (4 August 1912 – disappeared 17 January 1945)He is presumed to have died in 1947, although the circumstances of his death are not clear and this date has been disputed. Some reports claim he was alive years later. 31 J ...

", *Union organiser "

James Connolly James Connolly ( ga, Séamas Ó Conghaile; 5 June 1868 – 12 May 1916) was an Irish republican, socialist and trade union leader. Born to Irish parents in the Cowgate area of Edinburgh, Scotland, Connolly left school for working life at the a ...

"—a traditional song for which Irvine wrote new music, *Mexican revolutionary leader

Emiliano Zapata Emiliano Zapata Salazar (; August 8, 1879 – April 10, 1919) was a Mexican revolutionary. He was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution of 1910–1920, the main leader of the people's revolution in the Mexican state of Morelos, and the ins ...

("Viva Zapata!"), *

Michael Dwyer Michael Dwyer (1772–1825) was an insurgent captain in the Irish Rebellion of 1798, leading the United Irish forces in battles in Wexford and Wicklow., Following the defeat and dispersal of the rebel hosts, in July 1798 Dwyer withdrew into ...

("Michael Dwyer's Escape"), *Antarctic explorers "

Douglas Mawson Sir Douglas Mawson OBE FRS FAA (5 May 1882 – 14 October 1958) was an Australian geologist, Antarctic explorer, and academic. Along with Roald Amundsen, Robert Falcon Scott, and Sir Ernest Shackleton, he was a key expedition leader duri ...

" and

Aeneas Mackintosh Aeneas Lionel Acton Mackintosh (1 July 1879 – 8 May 1916) was a British Merchant Navy officer and Antarctic explorer, who commanded the Ross Sea party as part of Sir Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, 1914–1917. ...

("Rude Awakening"), and *American novelist

Sinclair Lewis Harry Sinclair Lewis (February 7, 1885 – January 10, 1951) was an American writer and playwright. In 1930, he became the first writer from the United States (and the first from the Americas) to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, which was ...

("The Whole Damn Thing"). The only other traditional song is "Allan McLean", for which Irvine wrote new music also. The sleeve notes of "Love To Be With You"—a poignant song of longing—show a faded, black & white photo of Vida, the heroine of "Rainy Sundays", the song Irvine released ten years earlier on '' Rainy Sundays... Windy Dreams''.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Andy Irvine; except where indicated # "Never Tire of the Road" – 3:58 # "Raoul Wallenberg" – 5:15 # "James Connolly" (Traditional; with new music by Andy Irvine) – 6:38 # "Viva Zapata!" – 4:25 # "The Whole Damn Thing" – 5:40 # "Rude Awakening" – 4:15 # "Michael Dwyer's Escape" – 4:59 # "Douglas Mawson" – 6:38 # "Allan McLean" (Traditional; with new music by Andy Irvine) – 4.59 # "Love To Be With You" – 4:22

Personnel

*Andy Irvine - vocals,

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, harmonica *

- keyboards, percussion, backing vocals *

- guitar *Rens van der Zalm - fiddle, mandolin, guitar *Carl Geraghty - soprano saxophone * Fionnuala Sherry - fiddle *

whistle A whistle is an instrument which produces sound from a stream of gas, most commonly air. It may be mouth-operated, or powered by air pressure, steam, or other means. Whistles vary in size from a small slide whistle or nose flute type to a lar ...

References

External links

''Rude Awakening'' CD.
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