Bonaparte's Retreat
Labels:
Claddagh Records, 1977 | CC20
Shanachie Records, 1989 | 79026 The Players:
- Paddy Moloney - Uilleann pipes, tin whistle, and bodhrán
- Seán Potts - tin whistle and bodhrán
- Martin Fay - fiddle
- Seán Keane - fiddle
- Michael Tubridy - flute, concertina, and tinwhistle
- Derek Bell - harps, oboe and tiompán
- Kevin Conneff - bodhrán
| 1. | The Chattering Magpie | 4:50 |
| 2. | An Chéad Mháairt Den Fhomhar/Green Grow the Rushes O | 3:17 |
| 3. | Bonaparte's Retreat | 14:48 |
| 4. | Away With Ye | 4:49 |
| 5. | Caledonia | 5:54 |
| 6. | Iníon Nic Diarmada or The Princess Royal Máire Dhall/John Drury | 7:33 |
| 7. | The Rights of Man | 3:38 |
| 8. | Round the House and Mind the Dresser | 3:28 |
The centerpiece of this album is the track Bonaparte's Retreat which chronicles the flight of the Wild Geese from Ireland and the lament of their leaving and how they became a strand in the history of Napoleon. This album also has several jigs and reels and an O'Carolan tune. The last track, Round the House and Mind the Dresser has dancers on the track and you can hear them dancing if you listen closely. This is also the first album to feature Kevin Conneff on bodhrán. The liner notes are written by Garech de Brún and Richard Ryan.
Produced by Paddy Moloney and recorded at Island Studios, London.