Bitter Green / Colours Of The Dawn / If I Sang My Song = 2 CD = (CD)
Digitally remastered two CD set containing The Johnstons' last three albums for Transatlantic Records, dating from 1969, 1971 and 1972, plus a collection of A and B sides of singles that complete and complement our earlier Johnstons release. The material in these recordings is a mixture of traditional and original songs, mainly written by Paul Brady and Chris McCloud. The Johnstons split in 1973 with Paul Brady going on to have a critically-acclaimed career both as a writer and performer.
01 Jesus Was A Carpenter 02 The Gypsy 03 Lord Thomas & Fair Ellender 04 The Kilfenora Jig 05 Fiddlers Green 06 The Story Of Isaac 07 Bitter Green 08 The Penny Wager 09 Marcie 10 Reels: The Fair Haired Boy/kiss The Maid Behind The Barrel/the Dawn 11 The Spanish Lady 12 Hello Friend
13 Crazy Anne 14 Brightness She Came 15 If I Could 16 Angela Davis 17 Colours Of The Dawn 18 Ill Be Gone In The Morning 19 Seems So Long Ago Nancy 20 The Old Mans Tale
Disc 2
01 The Wind In My Hands 02 Won?t You Come With Me 03 Border Child 04 If I Sang My Song 05 December Windows 06 I Get To Thinking 07 Continental Trailways Bus 08 Bread And Wine 09 You Ought To Know 10 Going Home 11 The Travelling People 12 The Alamo 13 The Life Of The Rover 14 The Alamo 15 The Life Of The Rover 16 I Never Will Marry 17 Banks Of Claudy 18 The Curragh Of Kildare 19 Leaving London 20 My House 21 The Wherefore And The Why 22 Streets Of London 23 The Spanish Lady