Spirit of the Nation
Spirit of the Nation | ||||
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Released | 1981 | |||
Genre | Irish folk | |||
Label | Triskel Records | |||
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Spirit of the Nation is the tenth album by Irish folk and rebel band The Wolfe Tones. It became the band's best-selling album.[1]
The final track, "Streets of New York" reached the top of the IRMA charts. It was written by Liam Reilly of Bagatelle and discusses Irish emigration to New York.[1]
Track list[]
- Dingle Bay
- No Irish Need Apply
- Down by the Glenside
- Bold Fenian Men
- Paddle Your Own Canoe
- Padraic Pearse
- The Lough Sheelin Eviction
- Song of the Celts
- Butterfly
- Protestant Men
- Only Our Rivers Run Free
- St. Patrick was a Gentleman
- Ireland Unfree
- Carolan's Concerto
- Streets of New York
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Warfield, Derek; Daly, Raymond (2012). Celtic & Ireland in Song and Story. BookBaby. ISBN 9781620957646. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
Categories:
- The Wolfe Tones albums
- 1981 albums
- 1980s folk album stubs