Wednesday, 15 April 2015

A talented songwriter, Ron Kavana [aka Alias Acoustic Band] has written songs exploring history and politics, as well as drinking, dancing, and playing music. The Village Voice has called him a "hard-hitting, no-nonsense realist". A lot of the tracks here are very well known but as usual Ron has arranged them in his own unique style and added a few of his own compositions.

1. Easter 1916

2. To Welcome Paddy Home

3. Boolavogue

4. Shan Van Vocht

5. Erin's Lovely Lee

6. Boys Fo Barr Na Sraide

7. Johnny I Hardly Knew Ya

8. Brennan On The Moor

9. Wind That Shakes The Barley

10. Reconciliation

11. Grand Auld Dame Britannia

12. Glory O To The Bold Fenian Men

13. Pursuit Of Farmer Michael Hayes

14. James Connoly

15. Roddy Mccorley

16. Dunlavin Green

17. Medley: Robert Emmett's Last Words/ Scaffold Passage

18. Cry, Cry, Cry

19. Medley: Kitty/ Taddy O'neil

20. Force Of Argument/ Laments Of Limerick

21. Wearing Of The Green

22. Patriot Game

23. Skibereen

24. Medley: Home Fire/ Beyond The Pale

25. Foggy Dew

26. Boys Of The County Cork

27. Follow Me Up To Carlow

28. Four Green Fields

29. God Bless England

30. Boys Of Mullaghbawn

31. Praties They Grow Small

32. Truth And Understanding

33. Mountains Of Pomeroy

34. Medley: Sands Of Time/ Kesh Jig

35. Rocks Of Bawn

36. Sea Around Us

37. Medley: A Nation Once Again/ Amhran Na Bhfiann

link to the free album

Wednesday, 15 April 2015