Name: The Planxty Collection
Brand: Shanachie
SKU: 64641
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The Planxty Collection

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Album: The Planxty Collection
#	Song Title		Time
1)	The Jolly Beggar-Reel	More Info...
2)	Merrily Kissed The Quaker	More Info...
3)	The Lakes Of Pontchartrain	More Info...
4)	The Blacksmith	More Info...
5)	The Hair In The Corn/The Frost Is All Over/The Gander In The Pratie Hole	More Info...
6)	Cliffs Of Dooneen	More Info...
7)	Cunla	More Info...
8)	Pat Reilly	More Info...
9)	Bean Phaidin	More Info...
10)	Raggle Taggle Gypsy/Tabhair Dom Do Lamh	More Info...
11)	Denis Murphy's Polka/The 42 Pound Cheque/John Ryan's Polka	More Info...
12)	As I Roved Out	More Info...
2)	Merrily Kissed The Quaker	More Info...	0:02
3)	The Lakes of Pontchartrain	More Info...	0:05
4)	The Blacksmith	More Info...	0:04
5)	The Hare in the Corn/The Frost Is All Over/The Gander in the Pratie Hole	More Info...	0:04
6)	Cliffs of Dooneen	More Info...	0:04
7)	Cúnla	More Info...	0:04
8)	Pat Reilly	More Info...	0:03
9)	Bean Phaidín	More Info...	0:03
10)	Raggle Taggle Gypsy/Tabhair Dom Do Lámh	More Info...	0:04
11)	Denis Murphy's Polka/The £42 Cheque/John Ryan's Polka	More Info...	0:03
12)	As I Roved Out	More Info...	0:05

Album: The Planxty Collection
#	Song Title		Time
1)	The Jolly Beggar-Reel	More Info...
2)	Merrily Kissed The Quaker	More Info...
3)	The Lakes Of Pontchartrain	More Info...
4)	The Blacksmith	More Info...
5)	The Hair In The Corn/The Frost Is All Over/The Gander In The Pratie Hole	More Info...
6)	Cliffs Of Dooneen	More Info...
7)	Cunla	More Info...
8)	Pat Reilly	More Info...
9)	Bean Phaidin	More Info...
10)	Raggle Taggle Gypsy/Tabhair Dom Do Lamh	More Info...
11)	Denis Murphy's Polka/The 42 Pound Cheque/John Ryan's Polka	More Info...
12)	As I Roved Out	More Info...
2)	Merrily Kissed The Quaker	More Info...	0:02
3)	The Lakes of Pontchartrain	More Info...	0:05
4)	The Blacksmith	More Info...	0:04
5)	The Hare in the Corn/The Frost Is All Over/The Gander in the Pratie Hole	More Info...	0:04
6)	Cliffs of Dooneen	More Info...	0:04
7)	Cúnla	More Info...	0:04
8)	Pat Reilly	More Info...	0:03
9)	Bean Phaidín	More Info...	0:03
10)	Raggle Taggle Gypsy/Tabhair Dom Do Lámh	More Info...	0:04
11)	Denis Murphy's Polka/The £42 Cheque/John Ryan's Polka	More Info...	0:03
12)	As I Roved Out	More Info...	0:05

Performer Notes

Although they were one of the finest Celtic folk bands of the 1970s, Planxty made only three albums, and this collection of traditional Irish folk tunes features highlights from these releases. Brilliant renditions of "The Jolly Beggar Reel," and "Pat Reilly" are featured here, as well as a riveting medley consisting of "The Hare in the Corn," "The Frost Is All Over" and "The Gander in the Pratie Hole."
The music is full of subtleties, with a sharp undercurrent of energy and a dash of Irish patriotism. Planxty's legacy may be their unique ability to create a bridge between the informal gatherings common in Irish folk circles and the boozy mass-appeal chorus style song that had previously been the public face of Irish folk music. Integrating Uilleann pipes played by the highly-rated County Kildare piper, Liam O'Flynn, Planxty raised the bar for complexity in Irish folk music. Planxty's music will satisfy both the purist listener and the layman.