Words & Music

by Planxty

Words & Music cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1983
  • Label: WEA
  • Country: Ireland
  • Community rating: 3/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Nollaig Casey, Christy Moore, James Kelly, Bill Whelan, Donal Lunny, Andy Irvine

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The legendary Irish folk ensemble navigates melancholic acoustic traditions on what would be their final studio album before disbanding. Utilizing traditional Uilleann pipes, bouzouki, and bodhr谩n, the recording serves as a masterclass in reviving and modernizing historical Celtic storytelling.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, melodic, folklore

Tracklist

  1. The Queen Of The Rushes / Paddy Fahys Jig
  2. Thousands Are Sailing
  3. Taimse Im' Chodladh
  4. Lord Baker
  5. Accidentals / Aragon Mill
  6. The Aconry Lasses / The Old Wheels Of The World / The Spike Island Lasses
  7. I Pity The Poor Immigrant
  8. The Irish Marche

Credits

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