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John Byrne: Vintage Irish Celtic Rock ‐ Worldwide FM

John Byrne: Vintage Irish Celtic Rock

11.12.19

John Byrne is a music archivist and compiler from the very south of Ireland. For Worldwide FM Irish focus week, He has put together ‘The semi-colony sixty minutes of vintage Irish Celtic Rock.

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“Celtic rock is really just Irish folk rock; in its original form it tended to be a literal meeting of traditional and rock instrumentation – and in a head on collision. Very often folk rock from other places tended to be rock players slowly graduating over to folk or traditional music in an evolution, or vice versa, from traditional or folk over to rock.” – John Byrne
Listen now Tracklist

HORSLIPS – ‘KING OF THE FAIRIES’ [OATS RECORDS]
KELTIC WINE – ‘HURRICANE SAILOR’ [VINTAGE RECORDS]
SPUD – ‘TICKLE YOUR FANCY’ [RELEASE RECORDS]
MUSHROOM – ‘KINGS & QUEENS’ [HAWK RECORDS]
VILLAGE GREEN – ‘REELS’ [TRISKEL RECORDS]
STOCKTONS WING – ‘NEW CLARE REVIVAL’ [POLYDOR RECORDS]
BRENDAN SHINE SUPERBAND – MARCH OF THE HIGH KINGS [PLAY RECORDS]
HORSLIPS -‘DEARG DOOM’ [OATS RECORDS]
MUSHROOM – ‘JOHNNY THE JUMPER’ [HAWK RECORDS]
HORSLIPS – FANTASIA (MY LAGAN LOVE) [HORSLIPS RECORDS]
CEOLTÓIRÍ MAGHLOCHA – ‘MOYTURA’ [CM RECORDS]
SKID ROW – ‘SPANISH LADY’ [DUDE RECORDS]
HORSLIPS – ‘BÍM ISTEACH AG ÓL’ [OATS RECORDS]
MUSHROOM – DROWSY MAGGIE [HAWK RECORDS]
SPUD – ‘THE NINE POINTS OF ROGUERY’ [RELEASE RECORDS]
SPUD – ‘KITTY’ [BREAK RECORDS]
STEPHEN COONEY & STOCKTONS WING – ‘SKIDOO’ [TARA RECORDS]
MUSHROOM – ‘DEVIL AMONG THE TAILORS’ [HAWK RECORDS]
THE WOODS BAND – ‘LAMENT & JIG – INCLUDING VALENCIA LAMENT & APPLES IN WINTER’ [GREENWICH GRAMOPHONE COMPANY RECORDS]