Spirit of the Nation is the tenth album by Irish folk and rebel band The Wolfe Tones. It became the band's best-selling album.[1]
| Spirit of the Nation | ||||
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| Released | 1981 | |||
| Genre | Irish folk | |||
| Label | Triskel Records | |||
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The final track, "Streets of New York" reached the top of the IRMA charts. It was written by Liam Reilly of Bagatelle and discusses Irish emigration to New York.[1]
Track list
edit- Dingle Bay
- No Irish Need Apply
- Down by the Glenside
- Bold Fenian Men
- Paddle Your Own Canoe
- Padraic Pearse
- The Lough Sheelin Eviction
- Song of the Celts
- Butterfly
- Protestant Men
- Only Our Rivers Run Free
- St. Patrick was a Gentleman
- Ireland Unfree
- Carolan's Concerto
- Streets of New York
References
edit- ^ a b Warfield, Derek; Daly, Raymond (2012). Celtic & Ireland in Song and Story. BookBaby. ISBN 9781620957646. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
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