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An prolific Irish folk band formed in Dublin in 1962.
The Long Black Veil
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This came out in 1995, and I think I probably got it sometime in the 90s. It's not even close to the band's first album, but it's the first one I got. (The second one was a Christmas album.) The cover of the liner has a flap that opens to reveal a black & white picture of the band. There are more pictures inside the liner, as well as information about the tracks.
1. "Mo Ghile Mear (Our Hero)" with Sting: The lyrics are a mix of Irish and English. It's a beautiful song, even if I'm not sure what it's about.
2. "The Long Black Veil" with Mick Jagger: This is one of my favorite tracks, and the only one for which I actually remember all the lyrics. It's very mournful.
3. "The Foggy Dew" with Sinéad O'Connor: This is a war story, and it's also mournful. The lyrics are English, but the sound and theme are very Irish.
4. "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?" with Van Morrison: I'm more familiar with Rod Stewart's cover, but Morrison did it first, some years before this collaborative version, which I like. ("That I Love You" shouldn't actually be part of the title, but it's listed this way on the back of the CD case.)
5. "Changing Your Demeanor": This is another one of my favorite tracks. The lyrics are English, but the sound is very Irish. It's really fun and upbeat.
6. "The Lily of the West" with Mark Knopfler: This is a traditional song that has several variations, but I'm most familiar with this version. The story vaguely reminds me of El Paso.
7. "Coast of Malabar" with Ry Cooder: This is pretty good, but it's not quite one of my favorite songs on the album. I don't really know what to say about it.
8. "Dunmore Lassies" (instrumental) with Ry Cooder: A nice Irish melody.
9. "Love Is Teasin'" with Marianne Faithful: This isn't something I'd remember being on the album when I'm not actually listening to it. But I do remember it when I hear it, and it's pretty good. But it's a depressing rumination on aging and lost love.
10. "He Moved through the Fair" with Sinéad O'Connor: This one I barely remember while I'm listening to it, but it's still good. Kind of dreamy and ethereal, though I can't follow the lyrics well enough to tell whether the story is happy or sad or what.
11. "Ferny Hill" (instrumental): Another nice Irish melody.
12. "Tennessee Waltz/Tennessee Mazurka" with Tom Jones: The "Waltz" part of this is another one of my best-remembered songs on the album. It's a sad song of lost love, but beautiful. The "Mazurka" part is just about a quarter of the track, and instrumental. It seems happier than the song part.
13. "The Rocky Road to Dublin" with The Rolling Stones: This is mainly sung by the singer from the Chieftains, and mostly it sounds pretty Irish, but the Stones provide a bit of rock music to complement the folk music. If Mick Jagger did any singing, I didn't notice it.
Well, there's not a single track that I don't like, and more than a few that I love.