Horslips - The Táin (1973) UK Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz
Horslips - The Táin
Vinyl | LP Cover (1:1) | FLAC + cue | 24bit/96kHz | 900mb
Label: DJM Records/DJF 20543 | Released: 1973 | This Issue: 1976 | Genre: Progressive-Folk
A1 Setanta 1:55
A2 Maeve's Court 1:41
A3 Charolais 4:03
A4 The March 1:34
A5 You Can't Fool The Beast 3:43
A6 Dearg Doom 3:07
A7 Ferdia's Song 2:44
A8 Gae Bolga 1:15
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B1 Cu Chulainn's Lament 3:07
B2 Faster Than The Hound 5:39
B3 Silver Spear 2:06
B4 More Than You Can Chew 3:18
B5 The Morrigan's Dream 3:25
B6 Time To Kill! 5:02
Bass, Vocals – Barry Devlin
Drums, Percussion, Bodhrán – Eamon Carr
Engineer – Alan O'Duffy
Fiddle, Mandolin, Concertina, Vocals – Charles O'Connor
Guitar, Banjo, Vocals – John Fean
Keyboards, Flute, Whistle, Pipe [Uileann], Vocals – Jim Lockhart
Photography By – Ian Finlay (2)
Producer – Alan O'Duffy, Horslips
Written-By – Horslips
Notes
Gatefold reissue
Vinyl | LP Cover (1:1) | FLAC + cue | 24bit/96kHz | 900mb
Label: DJM Records/DJF 20543 | Released: 1973 | This Issue: 1976 | Genre: Progressive-Folk
A1 Setanta 1:55
A2 Maeve's Court 1:41
A3 Charolais 4:03
A4 The March 1:34
A5 You Can't Fool The Beast 3:43
A6 Dearg Doom 3:07
A7 Ferdia's Song 2:44
A8 Gae Bolga 1:15
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B1 Cu Chulainn's Lament 3:07
B2 Faster Than The Hound 5:39
B3 Silver Spear 2:06
B4 More Than You Can Chew 3:18
B5 The Morrigan's Dream 3:25
B6 Time To Kill! 5:02
Bass, Vocals – Barry Devlin
Drums, Percussion, Bodhrán – Eamon Carr
Engineer – Alan O'Duffy
Fiddle, Mandolin, Concertina, Vocals – Charles O'Connor
Guitar, Banjo, Vocals – John Fean
Keyboards, Flute, Whistle, Pipe [Uileann], Vocals – Jim Lockhart
Photography By – Ian Finlay (2)
Producer – Alan O'Duffy, Horslips
Written-By – Horslips
Notes
Gatefold reissue
Horslips - The Táin (1973) UK Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz
Horslips - The Táin (1973) UK Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz
Horslips - The Táin (1973) UK Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz
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It is almost impossible to provide an objective review of one of the theme tunes of my childhood. This accompanied Thomas Kinsella and Louis le Brocquy's (I'm sure I misspelled that) fabulous transaltion& brush drawings of the The Tain (which was compulsory study at school).
The traditional March of the O'Neills is transformed into Daerg Doom. This remains an odd album. It's folk, but it's hardly Planxty or The Bothy Band (my personal favorite), but it approaches the greatest ancient cultural theme in Ulster: the great cattle raid. It is a major part of the Red Branch Cycle and directly confronts the part of Setanta/Cu Hullain the Hound of Ulster, the greatest folk hero of the north of Ireland: his death and his killing of his best friend Ferdia, who confronts him and realizes he must die in the struggle: speared by the Gae Bolga (only used by Cuchullain before to kill his own son).
Within the context of irish mythology (which still permeates modern life) this album is a 15 star. If you're from ulster then it is almost impossible to be objective; so I won't try. I have no idea how anyone else would view this album. This and the Leabhar geabala nah eireann were an integral part of my and my friends childhood. the music has been eloquently described by Dona Gill: I cannot add to it.
To misquote the Exorcist : "The power of my heritage compels me" 5 stars
obiter dicta …..
An té nach mbíonn láidir ní folláir dó bheith glicReview by obiter, progarchives.com
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