''The Iron Behind the Velvet'' is an album recorded by

Christy Moore Christopher Andrew "Christy" Moore (born 7 May 1945) is an Irish folk singer, songwriter and guitarist. In addition to his significant success as an individual, he is one of the founding members of Planxty and Moving Hearts. His first album, ...

in 1978, after the first breakup of

Planxty Planxty were an Irish folk music band formed in January 1972, consisting initially of Christy Moore (vocals, acoustic guitar, bodhrán), Andy Irvine (vocals, mandolin, mandola, bouzouki, hurdy-gurdy, harmonica), Dónal Lunny (bouzouki, guitars ...

. It was produced jointly by Brian Masterson and Moore, and recorded and mixed at Lombard and Keystone Studios, Dublin.Sleeve notes from ''The Iron Behind the Velvet'', Tara Records TARA 2002, 1978. It features his brother Barry Moore (

Luka Bloom Luka Bloom (born Kevin Barry Moore; 23 May 1955) is an Irish folk singer-songwriter. He is the younger brother of folk singer Christy Moore. Early life Kevin Barry Moore was born on 23 May 1955 in Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland. His par ...

) on guitar & vocals, as well as Planxty's Andy Irvine on mandolin,

bouzouki The bouzouki (, also ; el, μπουζούκι ; alt. pl. ''bouzoukia'', from Greek ), also spelled buzuki or buzuci, is a musical instrument popular in Greece. It is a member of the long-necked lute family, with a round body with a flat top and ...

, vocals and more. Also appearing are Noel Hill on

concertina A concertina is a free-reed musical instrument, like the various accordions and the harmonica. It consists of expanding and contracting bellows, with buttons (or keys) usually on both ends, unlike accordion buttons, which are on the front. The ...

s, Tony Linnane on fiddle, Gabriel McKeon on

Uilleann pipes The uilleann pipes ( or , ) are the characteristic national bagpipe of Ireland. Earlier known in English as "union pipes", their current name is a partial translation of the Irish language terms (literally, "pipes of the elbow"), from thei ...

Jimmy Faulkner Jimmy Faulkner (31 January 1950 – 4 March 2008) was one of Ireland's top guitarists, who in a four-decade career played with many of Ireland's leading rock and roll, blues, folk and jazz musicians. He was born in Dolphin's Barn, Dublin to a ...

on guitars and Rosemary Flanagan on cello. The final track on the present CD, "

John O'Dreams The actual tune first appeared in the 1943 film The Outlaw, as the film's main theme. John O'Dreams was written by an Englishman, Bill Caddick, (1944-2018), and later became famous in Irish Traditional music. Caddick was born in Wolverhampton, ...

", was produced by

Dónal Lunny Dónal Lunny (born 10 March 1947) is an Irish folk musician and producer. He plays left-handed guitar and bouzouki, as well as keyboards and bodhrán. As a founding member of popular bands Planxty, The Bothy Band, Moving Hearts, Coolfin, Mozai ...

and recorded at

Windmill Lane Studios Windmill Lane Recording Studios (earlier Windmill Lane Studios) is a recording studio in Dublin, Ireland. It was originally opened in 1978 by Brian Masterson and James Morris in premises at 22 Windmill Lane, and it subsequently relocated to its cu ...

in 1980; therefore, it did not originally feature on the 33rpm, vinyl LP version of ''The Iron Behind the Velvet''. Instead, the song was first released—under the title "John of Dreams"—on the compilation album '' High Kings of Tara'',Sleeve notes from ''High Kings of Tara'', Tara Records TARA 3003, 1980. then subsequently re-released on the CD version of ''The Iron Behind the Velvet''. Lunny (

, synthesizer) and Jolyon Jackson (cello, synthesizer) accompanied Moore (vocals, guitar) on the recording of this track.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Christy Moore; except where indicated # "Patrick was a Gentleman / Irvine's Polka (Walls of Limerick)" ( Andy Irvine, Christy Moore) # "The Sun is Burning" ( Ian Campbell) # "Morrissey and the Russian Sailor" (Traditional; arranged by Christy Moore) # "The Foxy Devil" ( 'Galway Joe' Dolan) # "Three Reels: The Newly Mowed Meadow / Farrell O'Gara's Reel / No Name Reel" (Traditional) # "Trip to Jerusalem ( 'Galway Joe' Dolan) / The Mullingar Races / The Crooked Road" # "Three Reels: Tommy Coen's / The Youngest Daughter / Flax in Bloom" (Tommy Coen/Traditional/Traditional) # "Patrick's Arrival" # "Gabriel McKeon's: Cailin Deas Cruaite na mBo / Gilbert Clancy's " (Traditional) # "Dunlavin Green" # "

Joe McCann Joe McCann (2 November 1947 – 15 April 1972) was an Irish republican paramilitary. A member of the Irish Republican Army and later the Official Irish Republican Army, he was active in politics from the early 1960s and participated in the ear ...

" ( Éamonn O'Doherty) # "

" ( Bill Caddick) (*) ::(*) Bonus track, first released on the 1980 compilation album '' High Kings of Tara'' and subsequently added to the CD version of ''The Iron Behind the Velvet''.

Personnel

* Christy Moore – vocals, guitar,

bodhrán The bodhrán (, ; plural ''bodhráin'' or ''bodhráns'') is a frame drum used in Irish music ranging from in diameter, with most drums measuring . The sides of the drum are deep. A goatskin head is tacked to one side (synthetic heads or oth ...

* Andy Irvine – mandolin, harmonica,

waldzither The waldzither (german: "forest zither") is a plucked string instrument from Germany that came up around 1900 in Thuringia. It is a type of cittern that has nine steel strings in five courses. Different types of waldzither come in different tuni ...

, dulcimer,

and vocals * Barry Moore (

) – guitar and vocals * Noel Hill –

s (C/G and Bb/F systems) * Tony Linnane – fiddle * Gabriel McKeon –

(concert set and C set) *

– electric, acoustic and slide guitars * Rosemary Flanagan – cello *

– guitar and synthesizer (on "John O'Dreams") * Jolyon Jackson – cello and synthesizer (on "John O'Dreams")

References

External links

Record Label Catalogue 2009

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