This recording had a huge impact on those of us in Scotland learning traditional music in the early 1970s. I believe this may have been the first recording of tunes such as "McMahon's"[aka the "Banshee"]and the "Nine Points Of Roguery". Great singing from Dick Gaughan, too, the only recording he made with them, unfortunately. A real classic, never released on CD, and quite hard to find on vinyl.
This album together with the second album were released in 1978 as a double album on the continent as "Boys of the Lough - Gaelic Folk Volume 1". I suspect they were just as influential there as in Scotland. A "Boys of the Lough - Gaelic Folk Volume 2", was also released but I don't know it's contents, anyone out there know ?
I've found an earlier recording of "The Nine Points Of Roguery" -
[ see comment above ]. Mick Moloney, of "The Johnstons" recorded it in 1969, about 3 years before this recording.
Boys Of The Lough first LP
This recording had a huge impact on those of us in Scotland learning traditional music in the early 1970s. I believe this may have been the first recording of tunes such as "McMahon's"[aka the "Banshee"]and the "Nine Points Of Roguery". Great singing from Dick Gaughan, too, the only recording he made with them, unfortunately. A real classic, never released on CD, and quite hard to find on vinyl.
# Posted on October 1st 2004 by Kenny
No CD?!
Is this still not on CD?! Dalmation! This would be a classic if it consisted only of the two songs from Dick Gaughan. Doubly so with the tunes.
# Posted on July 24th 2006 by Bob himself
It is out on CD now.
# Posted on July 24th 2006 by Kenny
Alternative release
This album together with the second album were released in 1978 as a double album on the continent as "Boys of the Lough - Gaelic Folk Volume 1". I suspect they were just as influential there as in Scotland. A "Boys of the Lough - Gaelic Folk Volume 2", was also released but I don't know it's contents, anyone out there know ?
# Posted on February 6th 2011 by stoneboy2
"The Nine Points of Roguery"
I've found an earlier recording of "The Nine Points Of Roguery" -
[ see comment above ]. Mick Moloney, of "The Johnstons" recorded it in 1969, about 3 years before this recording.
# Posted on October 23rd 2011 by Kenny