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| 1975: The First Album | 
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 11 reviews)
Sales Rank: 37312
Category: Music
Artist: The Bothy Band
Publisher: MULLIGAN RECORDS
Studio: MULLIGAN RECORDS
Manufacturer: MULLIGAN RECORDS
Label: MULLIGAN RECORDS
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.8 x 0.4
MPN: 3002
UPC: 766397300221
EAN: 7663973002216
ASIN: B0014GFHPW
Release Date: August 26, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | The Kesh Jig/Give Us a Drink of Water/The Flower of the Flock/Famous Ballym | | • | The Green Groves of Erin/The Flowers of Red Hill | | • | Do You Love an Apple | | • | Julia Delaney | | • | Patsey Geary's/Coleman's Cross | | • | Is Trua Nach Bhfuil Me in Eirinn | | • | The Navvy on the Line/The Rainy Day | | • | The Tar Road to Sligo/Paddy Clancy's | | • | Martin Wynne's/The Longford Tinker | | • | Pretty Peg/Craig's Pipes | | • | Hector the Hero/The Laird of Drumblaire | | • | The Traveller/The Humours of Lissadell | | • | The Butterfly | | • | The Salamanca/The Banshee/The Sailor's Bonnet |
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Product Description
The electrifying fiddler Tommy Peoples, making his first and only recorded appearance with The Bothy Band, propels the group through a brilliant selection of jigs, songs, and especially reels. This album shows why, without question, The Bothy Band has been often imitated, but never topped.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
all time classic traditional album December 20, 2008
for me, this album along with others from various musicians and bands inspired me to get into playing and appriciating celtic music and i would recommend it to anyone who is interested in the evolution of of this great music.
One of the best albums of Irish music ever September 17, 2008
The Bothy Band's First album is a must have for all those who love Irish traditional music.
Bothies vs. Planxty vs. Altan October 14, 2001
16 out of 18 found this review helpful
To amplify a bit on the two reviews that clashed a bit:It's important to remember that the Bothies and Planxty were pioneers at the time. They each added to the tradition in different ways. The Bothy Band added a drive and percussive sound that has come to be identified with Irish traditional music -- indeed, many people who only know the more modern bands and artists such as Lunasa and Altan are almost shocked to hear the pure-drop stuff now, as it generally has no accompaniment like guitars or bodhrans or basses or such. Each were pioneers in the 70's and changed much about the face of traditional Irish music. Altan, now, is a wonderful band. Paddy Keenan said (in a Irish Music Magazine interview in Sept. 2000) that it's groups like Altan and Dervish that are now holding open the door, "opening the gateways, bringing the music to new audiences and putting their own mark on it, which is the way the tradition should evolve." Irish traditional musicians and fans Who Know still revere and love The Bothy Band. Without The Bothies and Planxty, groups like Altan and Dervish arguably could not exist.
proto-album June 15, 2000
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
To say that I was shocked when I read the review of this album comparing it to Planxty and Altan would be an understatement. All three bands the first of their genre. Each has been unique because, in the broader catagory of "traditional folk music" they have managed to be truly inovative. This album, I remember well when it was releasd, was REVOLUTIONARY because of the fusion of driving rock like rythmns and traditional tunes. It turned everybodies head. To say that this was the most important album of the traditional celtic folk revival would not be far off the mark. Trust me. I was there!
 The unwanted voice in the wilderness February 17, 2000
4 out of 25 found this review helpful
As the one who has to give the lower rate, I feel bad, as though I've maligned a great album. I have not. I enjoy it very much; I just think Altan and Planxty are better, though I don't mean to say the Bothies aren't good. I guess someone had to say it.
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