''The Spirit of Freedom'' is an

Irish folk music 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 ...

album by

Christy Moore Christopher Andrew "Christy" Moore (born 7 May 1945) is an Ireland, 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 ...

. The album is notable for featuring two songs penned by Irish hunger striker

Bobby Sands Robert Gerard Sands ( ga, Roibeárd Gearóid Ó Seachnasaigh; 9 March 1954 – 5 May 1981) was a member (and leader in the Maze prison) of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) who died on hunger strike while imprisoned at HM Prison Maz ...

. The songs "Back Home in Derry" and "McIlhatton" where written by Sands while in prison at Long Kesh.

Track listing

# "Forever On My Mind" (Pearse McLoughlin; arranged by Christy Moore) # "No Time for Love" (

Jack Warshaw Jack Warshaw (born 1942) is an American folksinger, songwriter and musician, best known for his 1976 protest song " If They Come in the Morning," aka "No Time for Love." He moved to England in 1965 to start a career as an architect but stayed beca ...

) # " The People's Own MP" (Bruce Scott) # " Deportee" (

Woody Guthrie Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (; July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) was an American singer-songwriter, one of the most significant figures in American folk music. His work focused on themes of American Left, American socialism and anti-fascism. He ...

) # "Michael Gaughan" (Anonymous) # "Grannies Dustbin Lid" (Joe Mulhearn) # "Dying Soldier" (Ger Costello) # "Boy from Tamlaghtduff" (Christy Moore) # "McIlhatton" (

) # "Jesus Christ & Jessie James" (Brian Whoriskey) # " Galtee Mountain Boy" (Christy Moore, Patsy Halloran) # " Back Home in Derry" (music:

Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. (born November 17, 1938) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist who achieved international success in folk, folk-rock, and country music. He is credited with helping to define the folk-pop sound of the 19 ...

; lyrics: Bobby Sands)

References

External links

Set List at DiscogsChristy Moore Album description
{{DEFAULTSORT:Spirit Of Freedom Christy Moore albums 1986 albums