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1975: The First Album

The Bothy Band

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1. Kesh Jig
   Give Us a Drink of Water
   The Flower of the Flock
   Famous Ballym
2. Green Groves of Erin
   The Flowers of Red Hill
3. Do You Love an Apple
4. Julia Delaney
5. Patsey Geary's
   Coleman's Cross
6. Is Trua Nach Bhfuil M� in �irinn
7. Navvy on the Line
   The Rainy Day
8. Tar Road to Sligo
   Paddy Clancy's
9. Martin Wynne's
   The Longford Tinker
10. Pretty Peg
    Craig's Pipes
11. Hector the Hero
    The Laird of Drumblaire [Strathspey and Reel]
12. Traveller
    The Humours of Lissadell
13. Butterfly
14. Salamanca
    The Banshee
    The Sailor's Bonnet

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Amazing Energy

I am a french beginner fiddler coming from bluegrass and old time. Some weeks ago, I've decided to listen to irish music and after a few research, I've selected this album for the beginning of this musical journey... What a good choice !
The energy of this band is unbelievable. The sound of Tommy People fiddle is a pure delight. His donegal style full of those scratchy bowed triplets finds here a perfect backup.

This is among the best records I'v ever heard.

I've also listened to Planxty, and I must say that I strongly pregfer the Bothy's band.

all time classic traditional album

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

The Bothy Band's First album is a must have for all those who love Irish traditional music.

Bothies vs. Planxty vs. Altan

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

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!