''The Lark in the Morning'' is an album by

Liam Clancy Liam Clancy ( ga, Liam Mac Fhlannchadha; 2 September 1935 – 4 December 2009) was an Irish folk singer from Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary. He was the youngest member of the influential folk group the Clancy Brothers, regarded as Ireland's ...

Tommy Makem Thomas Makem (4 November 1932 – 1 August 2007) was an internationally celebrated Irish folk musician, artist, poet and storyteller. He was best known as a member of the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem. He played the long-necked 5-string banj ...

, family and friends. It has the distinction of being the first album-length recording of Irish music to be recorded in Ireland. It was recorded by

Diane Hamilton Diane Hamilton was the pseudonym of Diane Guggenheim (1924 – 1991), an American mining heiress, folksong patron and founder of Tradition Records. Personal life The only child of millionaire Harry Frank Guggenheim, president of ''Newsday'' and o ...

and Catherine Wright on portable equipment, between August and December 1955. It was issued on

Tradition Records Tradition Records was an American record label from 1955 to 1966 that specialized in folk music. The label was founded and financed by Guggenheim heiress Diane Hamilton in 1956. Its president and director was Patrick "Paddy" Clancy, who was soon ...

in 1956 as TLP 1004. At the time Liam Clancy, the youngest member of the

Clancy Brothers The Clancy Brothers were an influential Irish folk music group that developed initially as a part of the American folk music revival. Most popular during the 1960s, they were famed for their Aran jumper sweaters and are widely credited with popu ...

, had not yet joined with his brothers to form the group that would be known as

The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...

, which incorporated itself in 1960. He traveled back to the USA with Diane Hamilton in 1956. Tracks 5, 9, 13, 17 and 21 are sung in Irish, itself a rarity at the time. Tracks 3, 8, 16 and 20 are instrumentals.

Paddy Tunney Paddy Tunney (28 January 1921 – 7 December 2002) was an Irish traditional singer, poet, writer, raconteur, lilter and songwriter. He was affectionately known as the ''Man of Songs''. From Glasgow to Garvery Tunney was born in Glasgow to Ir ...

's version of "The Lowlands of Holland" is the one that was later used by Steeleye Span. Most of the artists went on to be recorded by later collectors. Running time: 48 mins 40secs. The liner notes for the 1996 Rykodisc reissue are by Liam Clancy.

Track listing

Side one

# "The Lark in the Morning" (Paddy Tunney) (Trad) # "The Cobbler" (Tommy Makem) (Trad) # "Unidentified jig" (Padraig O'Keefe) (Trad) # "Rockin' the Cradle" (Paddy Tunney) (Trad) # "Sean Dun Na Ngall" (Joan Butler & Peg Power) (Trad) # "Whisky You're The Devil" (Liam Clancy) (Trad) # "Dowdling" (lilting) (Joan Clancy) (Trad) # "Unidentified hornpipe" (Dennis Murphy) (Trad) # " Roisin Dubh" (Paddy Tunney) (Trad) # " The Whistling Thief" (Sean Mac Donnchadha) (Trad) # "In the Month of January" (Sarah Makem) (Trad)

Side two

# "The Little Beggerman" (Sarah Makem & Tommy Makem) (Trad) # "Druimin Donn Dilis" (Peg Power) (Trad) # " The Wran Song" (The Wren Song) (Liam Clancy) (Trad) # "The Lowlands of Holland" (Paddy Tunney) (Trad) # "Unidentified Reel" (Peter Bates) (Trad) # "An Bhruinnlin Bheasach" (Sean Mac Donnchadha) (Trad) # "Maggie Pickens" (lilting) (Paddy Tunney) (Trad) # "My Bonnie Boy" (Young, But A-Growing) (Sean Mac Donnchadha) (Trad) # "Hornpipe" (My Love She's But A Lassie Yet) (Dennis Murphy) (Trad) # "Amhran Dochais" (Liam Clancy) (Trad) # " Barbara Allen" (Thomas Baynes) (Trad)

Credits

Liam Clancy (vocals), Tommy Makem (vocals),

(vocals), Padraig O'Keefe (fiddle), Joan Butler (vocals), Peg Power (vocals), Joan Clancy (vocals), Dennis Murphy (fiddle, accordion), Sean Mac Donnchadha (vocals),

Sarah Makem Sarah Makem (18 October 1900 – 20 April 1983) a native of Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, was a traditional Irish singer. She was the wife of fiddler Peter Makem, mother of musicians Tommy Makem and Jack Makem, and grandmother of ...

(vocals), Peter Bates (fiddle), Thomas Baynes (vocals). Note: On this album "Padraig O'Keefe" is spelled with a single "f". However, his name more usually has two "f"s. {{DEFAULTSORT:Lark in the Morning, The Folk albums by Irish artists 1956 albums Rykodisc albums Tradition Records albums