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Energy Orchard Energy Orchard were a guitar-based rock band of the late 1980s and early 1990s, from Belfast, Northern Ireland. Fronted by Bap Kennedy (brother of singer-songwriter Brian Kennedy), their style drew heavily on the influence of Van Morrison and othe ...

, and was released in

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Track listing

All tracks composed by Bap Kennedy; except where noted. # "Coming Through" – 4:34 # "

Madame George "Madame George" is a song by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. It appears on the album ''Astral Weeks'', released in 1968. The song features Morrison performing the vocals and acoustic guitar. It also features a double bass, flute, dr ...

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) – 6:01 # "Atlantic City" – 3:40 # "Stay Away" – 4:20 # "Don't Fail Me Now" – 4:19 # "In My Room" – 3:08 # "Seven Sisters" (Bap Kennedy, Kevin Breslin) – 4:24 # " The Star of the County Down" (Traditional; arranged by Energy Orchard) – 3:30 # "London Fields" (Bap Kennedy, Kevin Breslin) – 4:08 # "Big Town" (Bap Kennedy, Kevin Breslin) – 4:54 # "I'm No Angel" – 3:05 # "Sailor Town" – 4:03 # "Belfast" (Joby Fox) – 6:08 # "Somebody's Brother" – 5:46 # "Stop the Machine" – 3:57 # "

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" (Van Morrison) – 5:46 Tracks 12-16 recorded live at The Dome,

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1993

Personnel

;Energy Orchard *

Bap Kennedy Martin Christopher Kennedy (17 June 1962 – 1 November 2016), known as Bap Kennedy, was a singer-songwriter from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He was noted for his collaborations with Steve Earle, Van Morrison, Shane MacGowan and Mark Knopfler, a ...

- vocals, guitar, harmonica *Paul Toner - lead guitar, backing vocals *Spade McQuade - bass, mandolin, backing vocals *Kevin Breslin - keyboards *David Toner - drums with: *

Kate St. John Kate St John (born October 2, 1957) is an English composer, arranger, producer and multi-instrumentalist. Classically trained on oboe, she gained a music degree at City University London. Her first band was The Ravishing Beauties with Virginia As ...

- oboe on "Madame George" *Adrianna Christofi, Michele John, Xavier Barnett - backing vocals on "In My Room"

References

1993 albums Energy Orchard albums {{1990s-rock-album-stub