Let the People Sing

Wolfe Tones | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 30, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Shanachie
• ASIN: B000000E0W
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #63,385 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #25 in Music > Indie Music > Folk > International Folk
  • #98 in Music > Indie Music > World Music > Europe

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the finest Wolfe Tones CDs available, June 30, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Let the People Sing (Audio CD)

Next to "Live Alive-Oh" this is the finest Wolfe Tones CD available. A must have for any fan of the group, and for anyone who enjoys Irish rebel music. This is the only CD I could find with a decent version of "The Men Behind the Wire" as well. The 'Tones also have several excellent non-rebel tracks on this CD as well.

For those of you interested in the history behind these songs: The cover photos of this album were taken inside Long Kesh concentration camp with a camera that was smuggled in and out. The Wolfe Tones mean what they say. For more regarding James Connoly and the 1916 Easter Rising, check out a book by Peter De Rosa called "Rebels: The Irish Rising of 1916" (also available at Amazon!)

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST FOR LOVERS OF IRISH REBEL MUSIC!, November 24, 1999

By 

Mary F. Smith (Richmond, Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Let the People Sing (Audio CD)

Several of the songs on this album were very good - Men Behind the Wire, Longkesh, Gallyowen (you'll recognize the tune as Roddy McCorley but different words are sung to it). But "Come Out Ye Black and Tans" sent chills up my spine. It's one of the most powerful Irish Rebel songs I've ever heard. The Wolfe Tones sing with sincerity and conviction. A very enjoyable CD.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ignore the begruders, December 2, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Let the People Sing (Audio CD)

This is a truly great album.
The cover is a picture smuggled from Long Kesh concentration camps in 1972.
Yes BOBDOG, a concentration camp.

You mentioned "Omagh".

I watched Tommy Byrne condemn this attrocity
from the stage, indeed they held a minutes silence.
If you are going to write on the net, get your facts right.

Indeed, thats why the Tones appealed to so many in Ireland, with 3 number 1's and last year a double plat album.
Because they highlighted the true facts, and not the revisionist blinkered partisan opinion that you have clearly displayed.

You say "Shame that these filth can't read..."

Thats the sort of comment one equates with NAZI germany. I for one certainly can, what a shame your rant isn't worth reading.

Check out the wolfe tones official site, and phone the venue'e, see whether they sell out or not.

And by the way folks a similar attrocity to Omagh happened in Dublin in May 1974, when loyalists assisted by British SS slaughtered the innocent in Dublin.

The families involved have formed a group called "justice for the forgotten" because our Government is afraid to push the Brits to admit their involvement.

And which group gave their services free to assist publicising the issue, thats right, the Wolfe Tones...........

Bet that keeps you awake at night BOBDOG !