Cold Blow and the Rainy Night explained

Cold Blow and the Rainy Night
Type:	Album
Artist:	Planxty
Cover:	Coldblowplanxty.jpg
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
Prev Title:	The Well Below the Valley
Prev Year:	1973
Next Title:	After The Break
Next Year:	1979

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.^[1] 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, bouzouki, harmonica, hurdy-gurdy, dulcimer
• Dónal Lunny - guitar, bouzouki, portative organ, bodhrán
• Johnny Moynihan - vocals, bouzouki, fiddle, tin whistle
• Liam O'Flynn - uilleann pipes, tin whistle

Notes and References

1. Book: O'Toole, Leagues . 2006. The Humours of Planxty. Ireland. Hodder Headline. 0-340-83796-9.