Coming Days, released in 1995 on Chiswick Records, was the third album released by Irish artist Ron Kavana, the second credited to "Alias Ron Kavana". Versions of two songs - "Johnny" and "Irish Ways" were previously released on the LILT album For The Children.
Track listing
Medley: "Galtee Mór/Irish Ways/Jigs - Daniel O'Connell/Saddle the Pony" (Kavana, Traditional) - 12:11 "Thoughts of Abilene" (Kavana, Del Lyon) - 3:44 "Psycho Mary's Voodoo Blues" (Kavana, Whitwham) - 5:57 "Hand Me Down" (Kavana, Watkins) - 4:06 "Connemara/Handcuffs" [instrumental] (Kavana, Molloy) - 3:35 "Ain't That Peculiar/Foxhunter's Reel" (Warren "Pete" Moore, Smokey Robinson, Robert Rogers, Marvin Tarplin) - 4:16 "Pennies for Black Babies" (Kavana) - 3:14 "Johnny" (Kavana) - 7:13 "Cajun Ceili" (Kavana, Watkins) - 3:32 "Freedom Crazy" (Kavana) - 4:01 "If I Had a Rocket Launcher" (Bruce Cockburn) - 4:18 "Walk, Don't Walk" (Kavana, Miller) - 3:55
Personnel
Alias Band Ron Kavana – Vocals, Acoustic, Electric & Slide Guitars, Mandolin, Mandola, Banjo, Keyboards, Synthesiser, Percussion, Drum Programming. Mick Molloy - Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Mandolin, Mandola, Percussion & Backing vocals Richie Robertson - Bass, Percussion & Backing vocals Les Morgan - Drums & Percussion Fran Byrne - Button Accordion & Percussion
Guest musicians Geraint Watkins - Keyboards, Grand Piano, Piano Accordion, Backing & Lead Vocals Tomas Lynch - Uilleann Pipes Tozie Lynch - Bones Len Davies - Bones Fife Toumani - Acoustic Guitar, Mbira & Kora From BOILED IN LEAD: Drew Miller - Dive Bomb Bass & vocals Todd Menton - Tin Whistle Robin "Adan" Anderson: Dourbakee From SONS OF THE DESERT: Joseph Docherty - Fiddle Tracey Booth - Backing Vocals
Recorded at Elephant & Watershed Studios
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