Barleycorn • The Winds Are Singing Freedom
- The Winds Are Singing Freedom
- 1974 - Dolphin DOLM 5011 LP (IRL)
- Side One
- This Little Place Called Ireland (Liam Teirnan McGuigan)
- Our Lads In Crumlin Jail (Gilliespie)
- Tom Williams (Trad. arr. Barleycorn)
- The Town I Loved So Well (Phil Coulter)
- Bring Them Home (Paddy McGuigan)
- Billy Reid (Lyon)
- Banjo Reels (Trad. arr. Barleycorn)
- Murphy's Reel
- Bonnie Kate
- Side Two
- The Winds Are Singing Freedom (Tommy Makem)
- The Boys Of The Old Brigade (Paddy McGuigan)
- John Mitchell (Trad. arr. Barleycorn)
- Irish Soldier Boy (Gaffney)
- Henry Joy (Trad. arr. Barleycorn)
- Mandolin Jigs (Trad. arr. Barleycorn)
- Gallagher's Frolics
- Bill Hart's Jig
- The Barleycorn
- Paddy McGuigan: Guitar, Harmonica and Vocals
- Liam Tiernan: Vocals & Guitar
- Brian McCormick: Vocals & Bass
- John Delaney: Banjo, Mandolin & Vocals
- Credits
- Produced by Dermot O'Brien at Trend Studios Ltd., Dublin, 1974
- Photography: Roy Esmonde
- Cover Design: Jim Palmer
Sleeve Notes
I always considered the Barleycorn as a one-hit group, i.e. "The Men Behind The Wire".
Then in January 1974 I went to hear them in the Chariot, Raneiagh, Dublin. I listened to them for one
and a half hours and was more than surprised to find that they are one of the most entertaining groups
I have ever heard and that "The Men Behind The Wire" is just one of their many big numbers.
Over the next couple of months I got to know the group very well and Paddy, John, Liam and Brian became
good friends of mine. This their first L.P. on Dolphin. I was at the recording sessions and witnessed all
the hard work done by the boys and their producer Dermot O'Brien. There is nothing more I can say except
for you to listen to this album and I'm sure you will agree with me that Barleycorn are here to stay.
J.H.