''The Life of Paddy Reilly'', Irish folk singer Paddy Reilly's debut album, was released in 1971 on the Dolphin label. The album introduced some of the singer's most popular songs, including "James Larkin", "Matt Hyland", and "Spancil Hill". It was produced by Reilly and Darby Carroll. The title of the album is a play on the name of a popular radio and television show, '' The Life of Riley''.

Track listing

All traditional except as noted. ;Side one #"

Spancil Hill ''Spancil Hill'', or in original spelling Spancilhill, is a traditional Irish folk ballad composed by Michael Considine (1850–73), who was born in Spancil Hill and migrated to the US. It bemoans the plight of the Irish emigrants who so longed ...

" #"Coming of the Road" (Billy Edd Wheeler) #" Sam Hall" #"Come to the Bower" #" Deportees" ( Woody Guthrie, Martin Hoffman) #"Dollymount Strand" ;Side two #"Irish Soldier Boy" #"Matt Hyland" #" The Orange and the Green" (Anthony Murphy; traditional) #" James Larkin" #"James Connolly" (Liam McGowan) #"

The Lark in the Morning The Lark in the Morning ( Roud 151) is an English folk song. It was moderately popular with traditional singers in England, less so in Scotland, Ireland and the United States. It starts as a hymn to the ploughboy's life, and often goes on to recou ...

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