''Smoke & Strong Whiskey'' is an album by Irish folk singer

Christy Moore Christopher Andrew "Christy" Moore (born 7 May 1945) is an Irish folk singer, songwriter and guitarist. He was one of the founding members of the bands Planxty and Moving Hearts and has had significant success as a solo artist. His first albu ...

, released in 1991.

Track listing

# "Welcome to the Cabaret" (Christy Moore) – 3:50 # "

Fairytale of New York "Fairytale of New York" is a song written by Jem Finer and Shane MacGowan and recorded by their London-based band the Pogues, featuring English singer-songwriter Kirsty MacColl on vocals. The song is an Irish folk-style ballad and was writ ...

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Shane MacGowan Shane Patrick Lysaght MacGowan (25 December 195730 November 2023) was a British-born Irish singer-songwriter and musician, best known as the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of Celtic punk band the Pogues. He won acclaim for his lyrics, whic ...

Jem Finer Jeremy Max Finer (born 25 July 1955) is an English musician, artist and composer. He is one of the founding members of the Pogues. Early life Finer was born in Stoke-on-Trent, England, the son of political scientist Samuel Finer, and the nephew ...

) – 3:55 # "Scapegoats" (E. Cowan, Moore) – 2:45 # "Aisling" (Shane MacGowan, Moore) – 3:20 # "Burning Times" ( Charlie M. Murphy) – 5:55 # "Smoke & Strong Whiskey" (Wally Page, Tony Boylan, Moore) – 5:18 # "Whacker Humphries" (Moore) – 3:30 # " Blackjack County Chain" ( Red Lane) – 2:45 # "Green Island" (

Ewan MacColl James Henry Miller (25 January 1915 – 22 October 1989), better known by his stage name Ewan MacColl, was a British folk singer-songwriter, folk song collector, labour activist and actor. Born in England to Scottish parents, he is known as o ...

) – 3:55 # "Encore" (Moore) – 3:50

Personnel

* Christy Moore – vocal, backing vocals, harmonies, guitar, Bodhran * Eoghan O'Neill – bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals * Noel Bridgeman – drums, percussion, backing vocals *

Declan Sinnott Declan Sinnott (born 29 July 1950) is an Irish musician and record producer. Life Originally from Wexford town, where his father was an optician and jeweller on Main Street, he came to Dublin in the late 1960s. Around 1970, he was a member o ...

– electric guitar * Roger Askew – organ, piano * Jimmy Faulkner – guitar * Pat Crowley – accordion * Des Moore – acoustic and electric guitar * Keith Donald – saxophone *

Davy Spillane Davy Spillane (born 1959 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish musician, songwriter and a player of uilleann pipes and low whistle. Biography Irish music At the age of 12, Spillane started playing the uilleann pipes. His father encouraged him ...

– flute * Eamon Cambell – acoustic guitar, banjo * Carol Nelson – keyboards *

Sharon Shannon Sharon Shannon (born 8 June 1968) is an Irish musician, best known for her work with the button accordion and for her fiddle technique. She also plays the tin whistle and Diatonic button accordion, melodeon. Her 1991 debut album, ''Sharon Shann ...

– accordion * Carl Geraghty – saxophone * Steve McDonagh – horn * Avert Abbing – piano, keyboards * Mattie Fox – backing vocals 1991 albums Christy Moore albums {{DEFAULTSORT:Smoke and Strong Whiskey