the Wolfe Tones
Live Alive-Oh!
1980 – Triskel TRL 1005 LP
Record One—Side One
Botany Bay
Slievenamon (Kickham/Walton/ Kearney/Stanley)
Whelan's Frolics (Jig)
Twice Daily (Adge Cutler)
Some Say the Divil is Dead (McCarthy/D. Warfield)
Rock on Rockall (B. Warfield)
Record One—Side Two
Highland Paddy (McCarthy)
Travelling Doctor's Shop
Princess Royal
Sean South of Garryowen (King & Costello)
The Boys of Fairhill
Snowy Breasted Pearl
On the One Road (O'Donovan)
Record Two—Side One
The Boys of the Old Brigade (McGuigan)
Banna Strand
Paddy's Dream (Poem)
Broad Black Brimmer
Big Strong Man
Record Two—Side Two
James Connolly (Poem Liam McGowan)
Fiddlers Green
Tri Coloured Ribbon (Kearney)
God Save Ireland
Come Out Ye Black and Tans (Behan)
A Nation Once Again
Credits
Derek Warfield
Brian Warfield
Noel Nagle
Tommy Byrne
Producer: Bill Somerville-Large
Bass Guitar: Pat Keohane
Photography: The Silver Grain Company
Note of thanks to John Carey & Gerry Smithers of the Irish National
Club London
CD releases
Notes
The above Shanachie CD release is one disc and heavily edited (about half the songs), while the version listed on the Wolfe Tones official site, and available through the Celtic Collections, is the complete (2 disc) recording.
In addition, this situation contributed to the Wolfe Tones' split. Apparently Derek made a deal giving Shanachie full US distribution—according to an interview with Brian Warfield (posted on the Wolfe Tones official site)—"The group consisted of four very talented people all pulling together and contributing to what was the Wolfe Tones. This was the way it was for many years until Oliver Barry went into Radio and ceased managing our group. Derek unfortunately saw this as on opportunity to gain control and committed the group to a contract in America which gave the rights of our recordings to a record company in perpetuity. He signed the contract and misrepresented its contents to us. He refused to co-operate with the rest of the group in reversing the contract and relationships went down hill. This action prevented the group recording for twelve years."