Words & Music is the sixth album by the Irish folk band Planxty, produced by Dónal Lunny and recorded at Windmill Lane Studios in late October and early November of 1982; it would be their only release on the WEA label. In 1989, the album was reprinted by the Shanachie label, who have kept it in print ever since.Shanachie Catalogue
Expanded line-up Like the previous album, The Woman I Loved So Well, Words & Music features an expanded line-up of the band. Core band members Christy Moore, Dónal Lunny, Andy Irvine and Liam O'Flynn were joined again by keyboard player Bill Whelan, now a member of the band, and fiddler Nollaig Casey, who had been performing live with the band since 1980. Fiddler James Kelly and Moving Hearts bass player Eoghan O'Neill also appear on the album.
Track listing
"Queen of the Rushes"/"Paddy Fahy's" (jigs) – 3:25(Traditional; arranged by Planxty) "Thousands Are Sailing" (song) – 5:18(Words: Traditional; music: Andy Irvine, Dónal Lunny) "Táimse Im' Chodladh" (slow air) – 4:07(Traditional; arranged by Planxty) "Lord Baker" (song) – 9:16(From John Reilly, with new words and music from Christy Moore) "Accidentals"/"Aragon Mill" (instrumental/song) – 6:02(Andy Irvine)/(Si Kahn) "Aconry Lasses"/"The Old Wheels Of The World"/"The Spike Island Lasses" (reels) – 3:32(Traditional; arranged by Planxty) "I Pity the Poor Immigrant" (song) – 4:25(Bob Dylan) "Irish Marche" (Irish clan march) – 3:37(William Byrd, arranged by Liam O'Flynn, Dónal Lunny, Bill Whelan)
For a detailed analysis of this album's contents see the Irishtune.info album page.
Personnel Christy Moore - vocals, guitar, bodhrán Andy Irvine - vocals, mandolin, bouzouki, harmonica Dónal Lunny - guitar, bouzouki, spinnet, dulcimer, bowed psaltery, Prophet synthesizer Liam O'Flynn - uilleann pipes, tin whistle Bill Whelan - keyboards Nollaig Casey - fiddle James Kelly - fiddle Eoghan O'Neill - electric bass
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