Alive Alive-O is a double album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 by the Irish Folk Group The Dubliners

The Dubliners

The Dubliners are an Irish folk band founded in 1962.-Formation and history:The Dubliners, initially known as "The Ronnie Drew Ballad Group", formed in 1962 and made a name for themselves playing regularly in O'Donoghue's Pub in Dublin...

 which was recorded live throughout several Evenings in December 1996 in Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 at the end of their Europe

Europe

Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

an tour.
After the departure of Ronnie Drew

Ronnie Drew

Joseph Ronald "Ronnie" Drew was an Irish singer and folk musician who achieved international fame during a fifty-year career recording with The Dubliners. He was born in Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin...

, The Dubliners were joined by the famous Irish singer Paddy Reilly

Paddy Reilly

Patrick 'Paddy' Reilly is an Irish folk singer and guitarist. He is one of Ireland's most famous balladeers and is best known for his renditions of "The Fields of Athenry" and "The Town I Loved So Well"....

 who lends his voice to several ballads on the album.
John Sheahan

John Sheahan

John Sheahan is a notable Irish violinist, folk musician, composer and member of the folk band The Dubliners. Sheahan was born in Dublin and lives in Mulhuddart, County Dublin, though his family are natives of Glin, County Limerick...

's daughter Ceoladh guests with her father, duetting on fiddle

Fiddle

The term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...

 with him on his composition

Musical composition

Musical composition can refer to an original piece of music, the structure of a musical piece, or the process of creating a new piece of music. People who practice composition are called composers.- Musical compositions :...

, "Among Friends".
The album is notable for some mixed German-English song introductions by Sean Cannon

Seán Cannon

Séan Cannon is an Irish musician. Since 1982 he has been lead vocal and guitarist for the Dubliners.-Early life:Seán Cannon was born in Galway, Ireland. He travelled around Europe at an early age, rambling in England, Germany, Switzerland and Spain. It was during these trips that Cannon learned to...

, causing widespread laughter among the audience.

Disc One

1. "Fairmoye Lassies and Sporting Paddy"
2. "The Banks of the Roses"
3. "The Black Velvet Band
   The Black Velvet Band
   "The Black Velvet Band" is a traditional English and Irish folk song describing transportation to Australia, a common punishment in 19th century Britain and Ireland. The song tells the story of a tradesman who meets a young woman who has stolen an item and passed it on to him...
   
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4. "The Foggy Dew"
5. "The Town I Loved So Well
   The Town I Loved So Well
   "The Town I Loved So Well" is a song written by Phil Coulter about his childhood in Derry, Northern Ireland. The first three verses are about the simple lifestyle he grew up with in Derry, while the final two deal with the Troubles, and lament how his placid hometown had become a major military...
   
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6. "The Showman's Fancy/The Wonder Hornpipe/The Swallow's Tail"
7. "The Sick Note"
8. "The Manchester Rambler"
9. "Job of Journeywork/The Cork Hornpipe"
10. "The Maid Behind the Bar/The Boyne Hunt/The Shaskeen Reel/The Mason's Apron"

Disc Two

1. "Kelly the Boy from Killane"
2. "The Fields of Athenry
   The Fields of Athenry
   "The Fields of Athenry" is an Irish folk ballad set during the Great Irish Famine about a fictional man named Michael from near Athenry in County Galway who has been sentenced to transportation to Botany Bay, Australia, for stealing food for his starving family...
   
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3. "Step It Out Mary"
4. "Chief O'Neill's Hornpipe/Ryan's Hornpipe/The Mullingar Races"
5. "South Australia"
6. "Dirty Old Town
   Dirty Old Town
   "Dirty Old Town" is a song written by Ewan MacColl in 1949 that was made popular by The Dubliners and has been recorded by many others since.-History:...
   
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7. "Among Friends"
8. "Drag That Fiddle"
9. "Whiskey in the Jar
   Whiskey in the Jar
   "Whiskey in the Jar" is a famous Irish traditional song, set in the southern mountains of Ireland, with specific mention of counties Cork and Kerry, as well as Fenit, a village in county Kerry. It is about a Rapparee , who is betrayed by his wife or lover, and is one of the most widely performed...
   
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10. "The Wild Rover
    The Wild Rover
    The Wild Rover is a popular folk song whose origins are contested.According to Professor T. M. Devine in his book The Scottish Nation 1700 - 2000 the song was written as a temperance song. The song is found printed in a book, The American Songster, printed in the USA by W.A...
    
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11. "Molly Malone
    Molly Malone
    "Molly Malone" is a popular song, set in Dublin, Ireland, which has become the unofficial anthem of Dublin City....
    
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