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Planxty | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 12, 1989)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Shanachie
• ASIN: B000000E69
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #47,988 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #17 in Music > Indie Music > Folk > International Folk
  • #58 in Music > Folk > British & Celtic Folk > Celtic Folk
  • #85 in Music > Indie Music > World Music > Europe

Track Listings

1. The Jolly Beggar-Reel

2. Merrily Kissed The Quaker

3. The Lakes Of Pontchartrain

4. The Blacksmith

5. The Hair In The Corn/The Frost Is All Over/The Gander In The Pratie Hole

6. Cliffs Of Dooneen

7. Cunla

8. Pat Reilly

9. Bean Phaidin

10. Raggle Taggle Gypsy/Tabhair Dom Do Lamh

11. Denis Murphy's Polka/The 42 Pound Cheque/John Ryan's Polka

12. As I Roved Out

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Still brilliant after all these years, October 5, 2000

By 

Tadeusz Palac (Santo Domingo, DR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Collection (Audio CD)

I recently heard Raggle Taggle Gypsy on the radio and remembered how I loved this record when it first came out in the 70s. I still have the old vinyl record somewhere in storage (probably unplayable)and I try to listen to new music rather than buying old things again as CDs but this is one exception. It's still one of the finest collections of Irish music ever put together and has not dated at all! If anything it sounds even stronger now compared to much of the newer stuff coming out of Ireland. That segue from 'RTG' into to 'Tabhair..' is magnificent, leaves me exhilirated every time. Oh.. and I've always wanted to thank Planxty for the highest scoring Scrabble word I ever managed to make!!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Celtic Music at Its Very Best, August 22, 2000

By 

Brenda M. Staley (Livermore, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Collection (Audio CD)

If I were on a desert island with only a handful of CDs, this would be one of them. Brilliant work. I first heard Planxty in my uncle Mark's living room and oh how I fell in love with their music! Their "Raggle Taggle Gypsy" is phenomenal. And just when you think the song is over, you are treated to much much more fabulous music. The CD is filled with a lovely balance of tunes, lively songs, and ballads. Wonderful lyrics. Great CD. Absolutely a must have to any Celtic Collection.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my desert island discs, February 8, 2004

By 

"lushi" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Collection (Audio CD)

I simply never tire of this album. I wore out my vinyl copy; now I'll wear out the CD, if that's possible. Trad Irish music just doesn't get better than this.