The Rising of the Moon (album)

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The Rising of the Moon: Irish Songs of Rebellion
Studio album by The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem
Released	1959; Reissue 1998
Genre	Irish folk music
Length	33:38
Label	Tradition
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The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem chronology
The Rising of the Moon (1959) Come Fill Your Glass with Us (1959)

The Rising of the Moon: Irish Songs of Rebellion is a collection of traditional Irish folk songs performed by The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem. It was recorded in 1959, and reissuied in 1998 for the celebrations of the Irish Rebellion of 1798. It was later released with their follow up album Come Fill Your Glass with Us on a single CD, titled Irish Songs of Drinking and Rebellion.

[edit] Track listing

1. "The Rising of the Moon" – 2:27
2. "The Croppy Boy" – 2:37
3. "The Foggy Dew" – 3:32
4. "The Minstrel Boy" – 1:38
5. "The Wind that Shakes the Barley" – 3:09
6. "Tipperary Far Away" – 1:52
7. "Kelly the Boy from Killanne" – 2:34
8. "Kevin Barry" – 2:20
9. "Whack Fol the Diddle" – 2:17
10. "O'Donnell Aboo" – 1:43
11. "The Men of the West" – 1:52
12. "Eamonn An Chnuie" – 2:33
13. "Nell Flaherty's Drake" – 2:40
14. "Boulavogue" – 2:36