''Unfinished Revolution'' is a 1987

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 we ...

album 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, ...

. The album was released the same year as the

Remembrance Day bombing The Remembrance Day bombing (also known as the Enniskillen bombing or Poppy Day massacre) took place on 8 November 1987 in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. A Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) bomb exploded near the town's ...

Enniskillen Enniskillen ( , from ga, Inis Ceithleann , ' Ceithlenn's island') is the largest town in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is in the middle of the county, between the Upper and Lower sections of Lough Erne. It had a population of 13,823 a ...

, an event Moore described as changing his viewpoint on

Irish Republicanism Irish republicanism ( ga, poblachtánachas Éireannach) is the political movement for the unity and independence of Ireland under a republic. Irish republicans view British rule in any part of Ireland as inherently illegitimate. The develop ...

. The album title refers to Moore's long-time support of Irish unification.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Christy Moore; except where indicated # "Biko Drum" (Wally Page) # "Natives" (Paul Doran) # "Metropolitan Avenue" (Noel Brazil) # "Unfinished Revolution" (Peter Cadle) # "The Other Side" # "Messenger Boy" (Christie Hennessy) # "On The Bridge" # "Suffocate" (Noel Brazil) # "Derby Day" (Music: Paul Doran) # "Dr. Vibes" (

Declan Sinnott Declan Sinnott (born 29 July 1950) is an Irish musician and record producer. Originally from Wexford town, where his father was an optician and jeweller on Main Street, he came to Dublin in the late 1960s. Around 1970 he was a member of the poe ...

) # " A Pair of Brown Eyes" (

Shane MacGowan Shane Patrick Lysaght MacGowan (born 25 December 1957) is an Irish singer, songwriter, and musician. He is best known as the lead singer and songwriter of Celtic punk band the Pogues. He was also a member of the Nipple Erectors and Shane MacGow ...

)

References

External links

Set list at Discogs
{{DEFAULTSORT:Unfinished Revolution Christy Moore albums 1987 albums