Prosperous

by Christy Moore

Prosperous cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1972
  • Label: Trailer
  • Country: Ireland
  • Community rating: 4/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Named after the town in County Kildare where it was recorded, this landmark release fundamentally altered the trajectory of modern Irish folk music. The sessions gathered an elite group of traditional musicians who would subsequently form the legendary band Planxty, bridging the gap between ancient Celtic traditions and contemporary singer-songwriter forms.

Genres

Descriptors: political, conscious, male-vocals, acoustic, traditional, storytelling, folk, vocal

Tracklist

  1. The Raggle Taggle Gipsies ; Tabhair Dom Do L谩mh
  2. The Dark Eyed Sailor
  3. I Wish I Was In England
  4. Lock Hospital
  5. James Connolly
  6. The Hackler From Grouse Hall
  7. Tribute To Woody
  8. The Ludlow Massacre
  9. A Letter To Syracuse
  10. Spancillhill
  11. The Cliffs Of Dooneen
  12. Rambling Robin

Credits

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