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Rifles of the I.R.A.

Rifles of the I.R.A. is the fourth album by Irish folk and rebel band The Wolfe Tones. The album title Rifles of the I.R.A. makes reference to the Irish Republican Army (IRA).

Rifles of the I.R.A
Studio album by
The Wolfe Tones
Released1970
StudioEamonn Andrews Studios[1]
GenreIrish folk Psychedelic folk
LabelDolphin Records
ProducerThe Wolfe Tones[1]
The Wolfe Tones chronology
The Rights Of Man
(1968) 		Rifles of the I.R.A
(1970) 		Let the People Sing
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

The album was the first that the band released on the Dolphin Records label.[1] The cover shows the band members dressed in the traditional dress of the IRA. The folk singer Christy Moore said of the cover, "I equate that particular record sleeve with Foster and Allen, dressed up as leprechauns. It was the very same thing. It had the same significance at the time."[3]

Track list

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  1. Slievenamon
  2. Erin Go Bragh
  3. God Save Ireland
  4. The Sun is Burning
  5. Big Strong Man
  6. In Garran na Bhile
  7. Four Seasons
  8. Rifles of the I.R.A.
  9. Skibbereen
  10. Sweet Carnlough Bay
  11. Ships in Full Sail
  12. Sean Tracy (Tipperary So Far Away)
  13. Holy Ground
  14. Uncle Nobby's Steamboat

References

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  1. ^ a b c Stewart, Ken (4 July 1970). "From The Music Capitals of the World: Dublin". Billboard. Vol. 82, no. 27. p. 72. Retrieved 10 March 2024 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Mason, Stewart. "Rifles of the I.R.A. - The Wolfe Tones". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  3. ^ Bailie, Stuart (2018). Trouble Songs. Belfast: Bloomfield. p. 165. ISBN 978-1-5272-2047-8.
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