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Released
  
1978

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Music For H-Block

H Block(1978)
  
Christy Moore and Friends(1981)

H Block is an album recorded by various Irish folk artists, and produced by Christy Moore in 1978.

Contents

The album's title refers to the "H blocks" at Maze Prison (also known as "Long Kesh") in Northern Ireland, where Irish republican prisoners were held during the Troubles. The subject matter of several of these songs (particularly Moore's "90 Miles From Dublin") specifically centers on the period of the blanket and dirty protests at Maze and at Armagh Women's Prison. The launch of the album was raided by the Special Detective Unit ("Special Branch") of the Republic of Ireland.

Track listing

  1. "Rights of Man" (Matt Molloy)
  2. "Guest Of The Queen" (Stephen Ray)
  3. "On The Blanket" (Mick Hanly)
  4. "H. Block Song" (Francie Brolly)
  5. "Repeal The Union" (Matt Molloy)
  6. "Bright Star" (Stephen Ray)
  7. "Patrick's Arrival"
  8. "Taimse I Mo Chodladh" (Dan Dowd)
  9. "90 Miles From Dublin" (Christy Moore)
  10. "A Retort" (Stephen Ray)
  11. "Lucy Campbell/Patsy Tuohy" (Noel Hill & Tony Linane)

Personnel

  • Christy Moore – vocals, guitar, bouzouki, bodhrán
  • References

    H Block Wikipedia


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