Wolfe Tones Celtic Symphony 2 Dvd Pack
This is an amazing trip through the 32 counties of Ireland in Film and Song
32 Tracks Filmed on Location in The 32 Counties
Very few bands manage to stay together for several decades. Even fewer are able to do it when their prime focus is politics. But then again, there aren’t many around like the wolfe tones Taking their name from Wolfe Tone, one of the leaders of the 1798 Irish Rebellion, they’ve remained unabashedly loud and proud of their politics since they began in 1963, even when the Irish government was banning their records (which it did in the late ’60s). Formed by Derek Warfieldand his brother Brian, who recruited piper Noel Nagel, they added singer/guitarist Tommy Byrne a year later, and took the huge step of turning professional, establishing themselves first of all as traditional ballad singers, working at home and in England, then venturing on their first U.S. tour in 1966. They worked steadily, releasing records, but not afraid to walk the line — they had their first record band in 1966. By the end of the decade their material was routinely banned at home, even as Los Angeles was handing them the keys to the City. Brian Warfield has proved to be as prolific and committed composer of songs, largely from an Irish Republican point of view (although the band has always denied any sectarian bias), but mixed with traditional and contemporary material — a sort of more conscious version of the Dubliners. As time has passed, their music has changed little, but to their fans — who’ve tended to love them as much for what they write about as the manner in which they perform — that’s hardly a handicap. And while the baton has been passed to a younger generation, leaving the Wolfe Tonesas something of a nostalgia act, their core audience has remained faithful, allowing them to continue releasing records like 25th Anniversary, which is a virtual greatest hits collection, and tour frequently, including annual jaunts to America, where they continued to pack the house.
DISC 1
1. WE’RE ON THE ONE ROAD
2. STREETS OF NEW YORK
3. PADRAIC PEARSE
4. IRISH EYES ARE SMILING
5. SUNDAY BLOODY SUNDAY
6. FERMANAGH
7. DOWN BY THE GLENSIDE
8. QUARE THINGS IN DUBLIN
9. WOMEN OF IRELAND
10. THE STAR OF THE COUNTY DOWN
11. DANNY BOY
12. THE ORANGE AND THE GREEN
13. DREAMS OF HOME
14. THE IRISH SOLDIER LADDIE
15. IN BELFAST
16. THE LIVE MEDLEY FROM CORK AND BELFAST: NEVER BEAT THE IRISH / SEAN SOUTH / BROAD BLACK BRIMMER / CELTIC SYMPHONY