Smoke and Strong Whiskey
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Smoke and Strong Whiskey is an album by Irish
folk singer Christy Moore
, released in 1991.
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
folk singer Christy Moore
Christy Moore
Christopher Andrew "Christy" Moore is a popular Irish folk singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is well known as one of the founding members of Planxty and Moving Hearts...
, released in 1991.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Christy Moore; except where indicated- "Welcome to the Cabaret" - 3:50
- "Fairytale of New YorkFairytale of New York"Fairytale of New York" is a song by the Irish rock group The Pogues, released in 1987 and featuring the British singer Kirsty MacColl. The song is an Irish folk style ballad, written by Jem Finer and Shane MacGowan, and featured on The Pogues' album If I Should Fall from Grace with God...
" (Shane MacGowanShane MacGowanShane Patrick Lysaght MacGowan is an Irish musician and singer, best known as the original singer and songwriter of The Pogues.-History:...
, Jem FinerJem FinerJem Finer is an English musician, artist and composer. He was one of the founding members of The Pogues.-Life and career:...
) - 3:55 - "Scapegoats" (E. Cowan, Moore) - 2:45
- "Aisling" (Shane McGowan, Moore) - 3:20
- "Burning Times" (Charlie M. Murphy) - 5:55
- "Smoke & Strong Whiskey" (Wally Page, Tony Boylan, Moore) - 5:18
- "Whacker Humphries" - 3:30
- "Blackjack County Chains" (Red Lane) - 2:45
- "Green Island" (Ewan MacCollEwan MacCollEwan MacColl was an English folk singer, songwriter, socialist, actor, poet, playwright, and record producer. He was married to theatre director Joan Littlewood, and later to American folksinger Peggy Seeger. He collaborated with Littlewood in the theatre and with Seeger in folk music...
) - 3:55 - "Encore" - 3:50
Personnel
- Christy Moore - vocal, backing vocals, harmonies, guitar, bowrawn
- Eoghan O'Neill - bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- Noel Bridgeman - drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Declan SinnottDeclan SinnottDeclan Sinnott is an Irish musician and producer.Originally from Wexford, where his family ran a record shop in John Street, he came to Dublin in the late sixties. Around 1970 he was a member of the poetry-and-music group Tara Telephone, in which he composed, sang, and played guitar...
- electric guitar - Roger Askew - organ, piano
- Jimmy FaulknerJimmy FaulknerJimmy Faulkner was one of Ireland's top guitarists, who in a four-decade career played with many of Ireland's leading rock, blues, folk and jazz musicians....
- guitar - Pat Crowley - accordion
- Des Moore - acoustic and electric guitar
- Keith Donald - saxophone
- Davy SpillaneDavy SpillaneDavy Spillane is a songwriter and a player of uilleann pipes and low whistle.early yearsDavy was born in Dublin in 1959 . At the age of 12 he started playing the uilleann pipes. His father encouraged him and inspired him with his love of all music genres...
- flute - Eamon Cambell - acoustic guitar, banjo
- Carol Nelson - keyboards
- Sharon ShannonSharon ShannonSharon Shannon is an Irish musician. She is best known for her work with the accordion and for her fiddle technique. She also plays the tin whistle and melodeon. Her 1991 album Sharon Shannon is the best selling album of traditional Irish music ever released there...
- accordion - Carl Geraghty - saxophone
- Steve McDonagh - horn
- Avert Abbing - piano, keyboards
- Mattie Fox - backing vocals