> Folk Music > Records > Dominic Behan: Irish Songs
Irish Songs
Irish Songs Topic Records 10T28 (10" LP, UK, 1958) |
Recorded by Bill Leader;
Sleeve design by Gloria Leader
See also the album’s sleeve notes in the Dominic Behan discography at Nick Guida’s fantastic The Balladeers website.
Musicians
Dominic Behan: vocals;
John Hasted: guitar, banjo, accordion
Tracks
Side 1
- Zoological Gardens
- Love Is Teasing (Roud 1049)
- The Poor Lone Boy
- The Maid of the Sweet Brown Knowe (Roud 562; Laws P7; Henry H84, H688)
- Coolin
- Maureen
Side 2
- The Blind Man (Roud 183; Laws Q2; G/D 2:318; Henry H174; TYG 6)
- Lagan Love (Roud 1418)
- The Old Triangle
- She Moves Through the Fair (Roud 861; Henry H141)
- Poem
All tracks trad. except
Track 5 words Dominic Behan, based on a song by Thomas Furlong;
Track 9 Dick Shannon
> Folk Music > Records > Dominic Behan: Down by the Liffeyside
Down by the Liffeyside
Down by the Liffeyside Topic Records 12T35 (LP, UK, 1959) |
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Recorded in London 1959 by Bill Leader; |
See also the album’s sleeve notes in the Dominic Behan discography at Nick Guida’s fantastic The Balladeers website.
Musicians
Dominic Behan: vocals;
Peggy Seeger: guitar, banjo;
Leon Rosselson: guitar [1-2];
Ralph Rinzler: mandolin;
Tracks
Side 1
- Get Me Down Me Filling Knife (1.54)
- The Saint (2.16)
- Down by the Liffeyside (Roud 10688) (2.36)
- Rossa’s Farewell to Dublin (Roud 3040) (2.27)
- Waxies’ Dargle (0.25)
- Red Roses for Me (2.22)
- Thank You, Mam, Said Dan (2.02)
- John Mitchell (Roud 5163; Henry H179ab) (3.39)
- The Finding of Moses (1.52)
- Master McGrath (Roud 3041; Henry H161c) (3.34)
Side 2
- Dicey Riley (1.05)
- Finnegan’s Wake (Roud 1009) (3.13)
- The Women Are Worse Than the Men (Roud 160; Child 278; G/D 2:320) (2.44)
- Easy and Slow (3.33)
- The Spanish Lady (Roud 542; G/D 4:746; Henry H532) (2.26)
- The Twang Man (1.37)
- Bold Robert Emmett (Roud 3066) (3.21)
- Biddy Mulligan (Roud 16250) (3.23)
> Ewan MacColl > Records > Ewan MacColl, Dominic Behan: Streets of Song
Ewan MacColl, Dominic Behan: Streets of Song
The Singing Streets Folkways Records FW08051 (LP, USA, 1958) |
Streets of Song Topic Records 12T41 (LP, UK, 1959) |
Recorded by Bill Leader for Topic Records;
Introduction by Kenneth S Goldstein;
Notes by Ewan MacColl and Dominic Behan;
Topic sleeve Design by James Boswell;
Booklet production by John Foreman
Folkways cover artwork by Ben Shakir
See also the album’s sleeve notes in the Dominic Behan discography at Nick Guida’s fantastic The Balladeers website.
Musicians
Ewan MacColl: vocals;
Dominic Behan: vocals
Tracks
Side 1
- Introduction and Oaths (including Dirty Old Town) (8.00)
- Singing Games and Ring Games (8.56)
- Skipping Rope, Ball Bouncing and Counting Rhymes (6.20)
Side 1
- Chants, Jeers and Election Ditties (9.24)
- Seasonal Songs and Chants (4.36)
- Rhymes and Taunts (4.39)
- The Days End (5.17)
> Folk Music > Records > Dominic Behan: Easter Week and After
Easter Week and After
Easter Week and After Topic Records 12T44 (LP, UK, 1959) |
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Recorded by Bill Leader in 1958; |
See also the album’s sleeve notes in the Dominic Behan discography at Nick Guida’s fantastic The Balladeers website.
Musicians
Dominic Behan: vocals;
John Hasted: guitar, banjo, accordion
Tracks
Side 1
- Erin Go Brath (Roud 1627; Laws Q20; G/D 2:236) (2.38)
- It’s a Grand Old Country (1.49)
- The Recruiting Sergeant (RoudBS B310396) (1.46)
- Slean Libh (3.40)
- Sergeant William Bailey (2.48)
- Barry’s Column (1.34)
- Roscarbery (2.58)
- The Boys of County Cork (1.48)
Side 2
- Johnston’s Motor Car (Roud 4833) (3.14)
- Sean Tracy (2.34)
- Take it Down from the Mast (2.19)
- The Castle of Drumboe (2.16)
- The Merry Ploughboy (Roud 163; TYG 32) (2.47)
- The Oul’ Alarm Clock (1.40)
- Sean South (3.50)
- The Patriot Game (Roud 18464) (3.56)
Tracks 1-2, 4-5 Peadar Kearney;
Track 3 Seamus O’Farrell;
Track 9 William Gillespie;
Track 13 words Jeremiah Lynch;
Track 14 words Phil Kelly;
Tracks 15-16 Dominic Behan
> Folk Music > Records > Dominic Behan: Peelers and Prisoners
Peelers and Prisoners
Peelers and Prisoners Topic Records TOP85 (EP, UK, 1963) |
Recorded by Bill Leader;
Liner notes by Enoch Kent
See also the album’s sleeve notes in the Dominic Behan discography at Nick Guida’s fantastic The Balladeers website.
Musicians
Dominic Behan: vocals;
John Hasted: banjo, guitar
Tracks
Side 1
- The Old Triangle
- The Smashing of the Van (Roud 3028)
Side 2
- The Peelers and the Goat (Roud 1458)
- The Mountjoy Hotel
Track 1 Dick Shannon
> Folk Music > Records > Dominic Behan: Dominic Takes the Floor
Dominic Takes the Floor
Dominic Takes the Floor Topic Records TOP101 (EP, UK, 1964) |
Recorded by Bill Leader
See also the album’s sleeve notes in the Dominic Behan discography at Nick Guida’s fantastic The Balladeers website.
Musicians
Dominic Behan: vocals;
John Hasted: banjo, guitar
Tracks
Side 1
- The Blind Man He Could See (Roud 183; Laws Q2; G/D 2:318; Henry H174; TYG 6)
- Love Is Pleasing (Roud 1049)
Side 2
- Zoological Gardens
- A Sailor Courted a Farmer’s Daughter (Roud 993; Laws O41; G/D 6:1093; Henry H634)
> Leon Rosselson > Records > Dominic Behan: The Patriot Game / Erin Go Brath
The Patriot Game / Erin Go Brath
The Patriot Game / Erin Go Brath Topic Records STOP115 (single, UK, 1964) |
Musicians
Dominic Behan: vocals;
John Hasted: banjo, guitar
Tracks
Side 1
- The Patriot Game (Roud 18464)
Side 2
- Erin Go Brath (Roud 1627; Laws Q20; G/D 2:236)
Track 1 written by Dominic Behan
> Folk Music > Records > Dominic Behan
Other records with Dominic Behan
Various Artists, Folk Songs: An Anthology (Topic Sampler No 2), LP, Topic TPS145, 1966
Various Artists, From Erin's Green Shore: Songs, Pipes & Fiddle Tunes in the Irish Tradition (Topic Sampler No. 4), LP, Topic TPS168, 1966
Alan Lomax, Sing Christmas and the Turn of the Year (The Live Christmas Day 1957 Broadcast on BBC Radio), CD, Rounder 11661-1850-2, 2000
Various Artists, Three Score and Ten: 70 Years of Topic Records, 7 CD, Topic TOPIC70, 2009