''The Spirit of Freedom'' is an
Irish folk music album by
Christy Moore. The album is notable for featuring two songs written by
Provisional IRA member Bobby Sands. The songs "Back Home in Derry" and "McIlhatton" were written by Sands while in prison at
Long Kesh.
Track listing
# "Forever On My Mind" (Pearse McLoughlin; arranged by Christy Moore)
# "No Time for Love" (
Jack Warshaw)
# "
The People's Own MP" (Bruce Scott)
# "
Deportee" (
Woody Guthrie
Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (; July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) was an American singer, songwriter, and composer widely considered to be one of the most significant figures in American folk music. His work focused on themes of American Left, A ...
)
# "Michael Gaughan" (Anonymous)
# "Grannies Dustbin Lid" (Joe Mulhearn)
# "Dying Soldier" (Ger Costello)
# "Boy from Tamlaghtduff" (Christy Moore)
# "McIlhatton" (
Bobby Sands)
# "Jesus Christ & Jessie James" (Brian Whoriskey)
# "
Galtee Mountain Boy" (Christy Moore, Patsy Halloran)
# "
Back Home in Derry" (music:
Gordon Lightfoot
Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. (November 17, 1938 – May 1, 2023) was a Canadian singer-songwriter who achieved worldwide success and helped define the singer-songwriter era of the 1970s. Widely considered one of Canada's greatest songwriters, ...
; lyrics: Bobby Sands)
References
External links
Set List at DiscogsChristy Moore Album description
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Christy Moore albums
1986 albums