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In retrospect, 1981's Spirit of the Nation is one of the oddest albums by the Wolfe Tones. The Irish quartet's tenth release, it was recorded in the spirited mold of the college folk scene that was so prevalent in the early '60s. Songs like "Protestant Men" and "Paddle Your Own Canoe" have the cheery singalong trio of the Kingston Trio, and it's not until one pays attention to the lyrics of songs like "Padraic Pearse" (a ballad about one of the Irish Republican martyrs of the early 20th century) that one notices the sharp, biting political commentary so prevalent all over this album. The dichotomy is a little odd at first, and then it seems subversively brilliant; one can imagine this album getting slipped onto the turntable during a drunken St. Paddy's Day fraternity bash at some Ivy League college and, in the argot of the day, raising a few people's consciousness. The terribly dated sound of the album makes it much more of a relic than most of the Wolfe Tones' early albums, but Spirit of the Nation is at the very least an interesting curio.
© Stewart Mason /TiVo
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PUBLIC DOMAIN, Composer - The Wolfe Tones, MainArtist
1991 Derek Warfield 1991 Derek Warfield
Derek Warfield, Composer - The Wolfe Tones, MainArtist
1991 Derek Warfield 1991 Derek Warfield
The Wolfe Tones, MainArtist - Peadar Kearney, Composer
1991 Derek Warfield 1991 Derek Warfield
The Wolfe Tones, MainArtist - Michael Scanlon, Composer
1991 Derek Warfield 1991 Derek Warfield
PUBLIC DOMAIN, Composer - The Wolfe Tones, MainArtist
1991 Derek Warfield 1991 Derek Warfield
Brian Warfield, Composer - The Wolfe Tones, MainArtist
1991 Derek Warfield 1991 Derek Warfield
PUBLIC DOMAIN, Composer - The Wolfe Tones, MainArtist
1991 Derek Warfield 1991 Derek Warfield
PUBLIC DOMAIN, Composer - The Wolfe Tones, MainArtist
1991 Derek Warfield 1991 Derek Warfield
PUBLIC DOMAIN, Composer - The Wolfe Tones, MainArtist
1991 Derek Warfield 1991 Derek Warfield
Brian Warfield, Composer - The Wolfe Tones, MainArtist
1991 Derek Warfield 1991 Derek Warfield
The Wolfe Tones, MainArtist - Michael McConnell, Composer
1991 Derek Warfield 1991 Derek Warfield
PUBLIC DOMAIN, Composer - The Wolfe Tones, MainArtist
1991 Derek Warfield 1991 Derek Warfield
Brian Warfield, Composer - The Wolfe Tones, MainArtist
1991 Derek Warfield 1991 Derek Warfield
PUBLIC DOMAIN, Composer - The Wolfe Tones, MainArtist
1991 Derek Warfield 1991 Derek Warfield
The Wolfe Tones, MainArtist - Liam Reilly, Composer
1991 Derek Warfield 1991 Derek Warfield
Album review
In retrospect, 1981's Spirit of the Nation is one of the oddest albums by the Wolfe Tones. The Irish quartet's tenth release, it was recorded in the spirited mold of the college folk scene that was so prevalent in the early '60s. Songs like "Protestant Men" and "Paddle Your Own Canoe" have the cheery singalong trio of the Kingston Trio, and it's not until one pays attention to the lyrics of songs like "Padraic Pearse" (a ballad about one of the Irish Republican martyrs of the early 20th century) that one notices the sharp, biting political commentary so prevalent all over this album. The dichotomy is a little odd at first, and then it seems subversively brilliant; one can imagine this album getting slipped onto the turntable during a drunken St. Paddy's Day fraternity bash at some Ivy League college and, in the argot of the day, raising a few people's consciousness. The terribly dated sound of the album makes it much more of a relic than most of the Wolfe Tones' early albums, but Spirit of the Nation is at the very least an interesting curio.
© Stewart Mason /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:51:43
- Main artists: The Wolfe Tones
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Shanachie Records
- Genre: World Europe Ireland
1991 Derek Warfield 1991 Derek Warfield
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