Ordinary Man

by Christy Moore

Ordinary Man cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1985
  • Label: WEA
  • Country: Ireland
  • Length: 50:07
  • Community rating: 3.63/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The celebrated Irish troubadour delivers a politically charged and deeply empathetic collection of contemporary folk music. The recording blends traditional acoustic instrumentation with sharp, socially conscious lyricism, addressing working-class struggles and the ongoing political turbulence in Northern Ireland.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, folk, traditional, storytelling, political, acoustic

Tracklist

  1. Sweet Music Roll On (4:11)
  2. Delirium Tremens (3:31)
  3. Ordinary Man (4:45)
  4. Matty (3:12)
  5. The Reel in the Flickering Light (4:34)
  6. The Diamontina Drover (4:36)
  7. Blantyre Explosion (5:08)
  8. Hard Cases (3:28)
  9. Continental Ceili (3:10)
  10. St. Brendan's Voyage (4:44)
  11. Another Song Is Born (3:46)
  12. Quiet Desperation (4:57)

Credits

  • Christy Moore - primary artist, written-by, arranged by
  • Tim Young - lacquer cut by
  • Graham Lyle - written-by
  • Tom McGuinness - written-by
  • Peter Hames - written-by
  • Johnny Mulhern - written-by
  • Colm Gallagher - written-by
  • Hugh McDonald - written-by

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