Album Contents: Cold Blow and the Rainy Night by Planxty

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Artist Name	Planxty
Album Title	Cold Blow and the Rainy Night
Musicians	Liam O'Flynn (pipes, whistle), Andy Irvine (mandolin, mandola, hurdy gurdy, dulcimer), Christy Moore (guitar, bodhrán, harmonium), Johnny Moynihan (bouzouki, fiddle, whistle), with Donal Lunny (guitar, bouzouki, portative organ, bodhrán)
Source and other information	Shanachie 79011, 1989. Remastered reissue of Polydor 2383-301, 1974. Recorded in Whitechapel, London, England in August 1974 according to indirectly sourced quotations from a 2006 book "The Humours of Planxty" by Leagues O'Toole. Not indexed here: track 3 (Cold Blow and the Rainy Night), track 6 (Báneasá's Green Glade aka Báneasá's Green Blade, Mominsko Horo).

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Track	Tune	? Rhythm	Link to verified tune identity	Titles as listed on this album
1	1	Hpipe	Johnny Cope	[1st tune in a set titled:] Johnny Cope Performer: Andy (vocals)
	2	Hpipe	Johnny Cope	[2nd tune in a set titled:] Johnny Cope Performer: Liam (C pipes)
2	1	Polka	Denis Murphy's Polka	Dennis Murphy's Polka Performer: Andy (mandolin), Donal (bouzouki)
	2	Polka	£42 Cheque	The £42 Cheque
	3	Polka	John Ryan's Polka	John Ryan's Polka
4	1	Song	"P" Stands for Paddy, I Suppose	"P" Stands for Paddy, I Suppose Performer: Johnny (vocals)
5	1	Reel	Old Torn Petticoat	The Old Torn Petticoat Performer: 1st time Liam (pipes)
	2	Reel	Dublin Reel	The Dublin Reel
	3	Reel	Wind that Shakes the Barley	The Wind That Shakes the Barley [sic]
7	1	Song	Little Drummer	The Little Drummer
8	1	Song	Lakes of Pontchartrain	The Lakes of Pontchartrain Performer: Christy (lead vocals)
9	1	Slide	Rathawaun	The Hare in the Corn Performer: (whistles)
	2	JigD	Kitty Lie Over	[1st tune in arrangement:] The Frost is all Over [sic]
	3	JigD	Frost Is All Over	[partially appears in arrangement:] The Frost is all Over [sic]
	4	JigD	Gander in the Pratie Hole	The Gander in the Pratie Hole Performer: 1st time Liam O'Flynn (pipes)
10	1	Song	Green Fields of Canada	The Green Fields of Canada Performer: Andy (vocals)

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