''The Foggy Dew'' is the debut album by

Irish folk Irish traditional music (also known as Irish trad, Irish folk music, and other variants) is a genre of folk music that developed in Ireland. In ''A History of Irish Music'' (1905), W. H. Grattan Flood wrote that, in Gaelic Ireland, there w ...

and rebel band

The Wolfe Tones The Wolfe Tones are an Irish rebel music band that incorporate Irish traditional music in their songs. Formed in 1963, they take their name from Theobald Wolfe Tone, one of the leaders of the Irish Rebellion of 1798, with the double meaning of ...

. The album is named after and features the song of the same name. Most of the songs on the album are old folk songs recorded by the band such as "

The Sash "The Sash" (also known as "The Sash My Father Wore") is a ballad from the Irish province of Ulster commemorating the victory of King William III in the Williamite War in Ireland in 1690–1691. The lyrics mention the 1689 Siege of Derry, the 1689 ...

", " Follow Me Up to Carlow " and " Roisin Dubh"; however, there are a number of original tracks.

Track listing

# "The Singing Bird" # "Down in the Mines" # " Dicey Reilly" # "

Galway Races The Galway Races (Irish: ''Rásaí na Gaillimhe'') is an Irish horse-racing festival that starts on the last Monday of July every year. Held at Ballybrit Racecourse in Galway, Ireland over seven days, it is one of the longest of all the race m ...

" # "Louse House In Killkenny" # "The Diamond" # "The Zoological Gardens" # " The Foggy Dew" # " The Peeler and the Goat # "

" # "

Limerick Rake "Limerick Rake" is a traditional Irish song whose composer is disputed. The lyrics are set to the tune of an earlier song titled "Agús fagaimid siúd mar atá sé". The lyrics likely date to the late 18th century, as attested by the use of the ...

" # "Dry Land Sailors" # " Follow Me Up to Carlow" # "The Hills of Glenswilly" # "

The Boys of Wexford "The Boys of Wexford" (also known as ''The Flight of the Earls'') is an Irish ballad commemorating the Irish Rebellion of 1798 and, more specifically, the Wexford Rebellion. The aim of rebellion was to remove English control from Irish affairs and ...

" # " Roisin Dubh The Wolfe Tones albums 1965 debut albums {{1960s-folk-album-stub