Released 1991 Rude Awakening
(1991) East Wind
(1992) Release date 1991 Label Green Linnet Records | Length 51:09 Artist Andy Irvine Producer Bill Whelan Genre Folk music of Ireland | |
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Recorded December 1990 & January 1991, at Westland and Ringsend Studios, Dublin and Frank MacNamara's Park Studio, County Meath Similar Way Out Yonder, Rainy Sundays Windy Dr, Rain on the Roof, EastWind, Abocurragh | ||
Rude Awakening is Andy Irvine's second solo album, recorded in December 1990 and January 1991 at Westland and Ringsend Studios, Dublin and Frank MacNamara's Park Studio, Co. Meath, and released in 1991 on Green Linnet Records.
Contents
It was produced by Bill Whelan with a line-up that included Whelan himself (keyboards, percussion), Rens van der Zalm (fiddle, mandolin, guitar), Carl Geraghty (soprano saxophone), Arty McGlynn (guitars), Davy Spillane (whistle) and Fionnuala Sherry (fiddle).
Recording
This album features Irvine's tribute song to Woody Guthrie ("Never Tire of the Road"), alongside mainly self-penned material celebrating some of his many other heroes:
The only other traditional song is "Allan McLean", for which Irvine wrote new music also.
The sleeve notes of "Love To Be With You"—a poignant song of longing—show a faded, black & white photo of Vida, the heroine of "Rainy Sundays", the song Irvine released ten years earlier on Rainy Sundays... Windy Dreams.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Andy Irvine; except where indicated
- "Never Tire of the Road" – 3:58
- "Raoul Wallenberg" – 5:15
- "James Connolly" (Traditional; with new music by Andy Irvine) – 6:38
- "Viva Zapata!" – 4:25
- "The Whole Damn Thing" – 5:40
- "Rude Awakening" – 4:15
- "Michael Dwyer's Escape" – 4:59
- "Douglas Mawson" – 6:38
- "Allan McLean" (Traditional; with new music by Andy Irvine) – 4.59
- "Love To Be With You" – 4:22
Personnel
Songs
1Never Tire of the Road4:01
2Raoul Wallenberg5:17
3James Connolly6:42