Cold Blow and the Rainy Night

Cold Blow and the Rainy Night
Studio album by Planxty
Released	1974
Recorded	August 1974
Studio	Sarm Studios, Whitechapel, London
Genre	Irish folk music
Length	45:44
Label	Polydor Records, Shanachie Records
Producer	Phil Coulter
Planxty chronology
The Well Below the Valley (1973) Cold Blow and the Rainy Night (1974) After The Break (1979)

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Cold Blow and the Rainy Night is the third album by the Irish folk group Planxty. It was recorded in Sarm Studios, Whitechapel, London during August 1974 and released the same year.^{[2]: 189–204} It takes its title from the third song on the album, "Cold Blow and the Rainy Night".

Track listing

All titles are Traditional, arranged by Planxty, except where indicated.

1. "Johnny Cope" (song & hornpipe) – 5:16
2. "Dennis Murphy's Polka"/"The 42-Pound Cheque"/"John Ryan's Polka" (polkas) – 3:07
3. "Cold Blow And The Rainy Night" (song) – 2:40
4. "'P' Stands For Paddy, I Suppose" (song) – 4:36
5. "The Old Torn Petticoat"/"The Dublin Reel"/"The Wind That Shakes The Barley" (reels) – 3:46
6. "Băneasă's Green Glade"/"Mominsko Horo" (song/Balkan dance) – 5:48
   (Andy Irvine)/(Trad., Arr. Irvine-Lunny)
7. "The Little Drummer" (song) – 3:16
8. "The Lakes Of Pontchartrain" (song) – 5:48
9. "The Hare In The Corn"/"The Frost Is All Over"/"The Gander In The Pratie Hole" (jigs) – 4:22
10. "The Green Fields Of Canada" (song) – 6:55

Personnel

• Christy Moore - vocals, guitar, bodhrán, harmonium
• Andy Irvine - vocals, mandolin, mandola, hurdy-gurdy, dulcimer
• Dónal Lunny - guitar, bouzouki, portative organ, bodhrán
• Johnny Moynihan - vocals, bouzouki, fiddle, tin whistle
• Liam O'Flynn - uilleann pipes, tin whistle

References

1. Cold Blow and the Rainy Night at AllMusic
2. O'Toole, Leagues (2006). The Humours of Planxty. Ireland: Hodder Headline. ISBN 0-340-83796-9.