Cold Blow and the Rainy Night

by Planxty

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  • Type: Album
  • Released: October 1974
  • Label: Polydor
  • Country: Ireland
  • Length: 45:42
  • Community rating: 4.05/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Phil Coulter, Andy Irvine, Donal Lunny, Johnny Moynihan, Christy Moore

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Featuring the return of founding member D贸nal Lunny, Planxty's third studio album expanded their traditional acoustic instrumentation to include the flute and concertina. The record balances upbeat jigs and reels with stirring balladry, solidifying their status as leading figures in the Irish folk revival. It captures the raw, energetic interplay that defined their legendary live performances.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, melodic, atmospheric, acoustic, folk, traditional, instrumental, storytelling, dance, virtuosic

Tracklist

  1. Johnny Cope (5:15)
  2. Polkas: Dennis Murphy's Polka / The 42 Pound Cheque (3:06)
  3. Cold Blow And The Rainy Night (2:39)
  4. 'P' Stands For Paddy, I Suppose (4:36)
  5. Reels: The Old Torn Petticoat / The Dublin Reel / The Wind That Shakes The Barley (3:46)
  6. Baneasa's Green Glade (5:57)
  7. Mominsko Horo (3:16)
  8. The Lakes Of Pontchartrain 1 (5:47)
  9. Jigs: The Hare In The Corn / The Frost Is All Over / the Gander In The Pratie Hole (4:21)
  10. The Green Fields of Canada (6:55)

Credits

  • Planxty - primary artist, arranged by, vocals [uncredited]
  • Donal Lunny - bodhr谩n, bouzouki, guitar, organ [portative], arranged by
  • Christy Moore - bodhr谩n, guitar, harmonium
  • Johnny Moynihan - bouzouki, fiddle, tin whistle
  • Andy Irvine - dulcimer, hurdy gurdy, mandola, mandolin, written-by, arranged by
  • Liam O'Flynn - uilleann pipes, tin whistle
  • Traditional - written-by

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