The Iron Behind the Velvet was recorded by 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...

 after the first breakup of Planxty

Planxty

Planxty is an Irish folk music band formed in the 1970s, consisting initially of Christy Moore , Dónal Lunny , Andy Irvine , and Liam O'Flynn...

. It features his brother Barry Moore (Luka Bloom

Luka Bloom

Luka Bloom is an Irish folk-rock singer-songwriter. He is the younger brother of Irish folk singer Christy Moore.-Early life:...

) on guitar & vocals as well as Planxty's Andy Irvine on mandolin, bouzouki, vocals and more. Also appearing are Noel Hill on concertina

Concertina

A concertina is a free-reed musical instrument, like the various accordions and the harmonica. It has a bellows and buttons typically on both ends of it. When pressed, the buttons travel in the same direction as the bellows, unlike accordion buttons which travel perpendicularly to it...

s, Tony Linnane on Fiddle, Gabriel McKeon on Uilleann pipes

Uilleann pipes

The uilleann pipes or //; ) are the characteristic national bagpipe of Ireland, their current name, earlier known in English as "union pipes", is a part translation of the Irish-language term píobaí uilleann , from their method of inflation.The bag of the uilleann pipes is inflated by means of a...

, the late Jimmy Faulkner

Jimmy Faulkner

Jimmy 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....

 on guitars and Rosemary Flanagan on cello. Dónal Lunny

Dónal Lunny

Dónal Lunny is an Irish folk musician. Lunny has been at the forefront of the evolution of traditional Irish music for more than thirty-five years and has participated within the renaissance of traditional Irish music in that time period...

 makes an appearance as producer on "John O'Dreams."

Track listing

All tracks composed by Christy Moore; except where indicated

1. "Patrick Was a Gentleman" (Andy Irvine
   Andy Irvine (musician)
   Andrew Kennedy 'Andy' Irvine is a folk musician, singer, and songwriter, and a founding member of the popular band Planxty. He is an accomplished player of the mandolin, bouzouki, mandola, guitar-bouzouki, harmonica and hurdy-gurdy....
   
   , Christy Moore)
2. "The Sun is Burning" (Ian Campbell)
3. "Morrissey and the Russian Sailor"
4. "The Foxy Devil" ('Galway Joe' Dolan
   'Galway Joe' Dolan
   Joseph "Galway Joe" Dolan was an Irish musician, song-writer and artist. Known as "Galway Joe" to distinguish him from Joe Dolan of Mullingar, he was born in Galway, County Galway, Ireland....
   
   )
5. "Three Reels: The Newly Mowed Meadow / Farrell O'Gara's Reel / No Name Reel"
6. "Trip to Jerusalem" ('Galway Joe' Dolan
   'Galway Joe' Dolan
   Joseph "Galway Joe" Dolan was an Irish musician, song-writer and artist. Known as "Galway Joe" to distinguish him from Joe Dolan of Mullingar, he was born in Galway, County Galway, Ireland....
   
   )
7. "Three Reels: Tommy Coen's / The Youngest Daughter / Flax in Bloom"
8. "Patrick's Arrival"
9. "Gabriel McKeon's"
10. "Dunlavin Green"
11. "Joe McCann"
12. "John O'Dreams"