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IRISH TOUR



CORK CITY HALL Dec 15 1988

Fisherman's Blues
Medicine Bow
Strange Boat
Twa' Recruitin' Sergeants **
Has Anybody Here Seen Hank ?
Old England
Meet Me At The Station
MISTER CUSTOMS MAN (Thistlethwaite Vocal)
JIMMY HICKEY'S WALTZ (instrumental)
AND A BANG ON THE EAR
WHEN YE GO AWAY
Savage Earth Heart
IN SEARCH OF A ROSE
The Whole Of The Moon
________
This Land Is Your Land **
Saints And Angels

BAND LINE-UP Cork and after : Mike Scott - Vocals,Guitars,Piano
Anthony Thistlethwaite - Sax,Electric Mandolin,Mouth Organ
Steve Wickham - Fiddle,Vocals
Trevor Hutchison - Bass,Bouzouki
Fran Breen - Drums
Vinnie Kilduff - Uillean Pipes,Whistle
Colin Blakey - Flute,Whistle,Piano,Organ




HORAN'S,TRALEE Dec 16 1988

Twa' Recruitin' Sergeants *
Medicine Bow
Fisherman's Blues
Strange Boat
Meet Me At The Station *
Has Anybody Here Seen Hank ?
Old England
Mr Customs Man
Jimmy Hickey's Waltz
When Will We Be Married ? *
When Ye Go Away
And A Bang On The Ear
Savage Earth Heart
The Whole Of The Moon
________
This Land Is Your Land *
In Search Of A Rose



COMMUNITY CENTRE,SHINRONE Dec 17 1988

Twa' Recruitin' Sergeants *
Medicine Bow
Fisherman's Blues
Strange Boat
Meet Me At The Station *
Has Anybody Here Seen Hank ?
Old England
Mr Customs Man
Jimmy Hickey's Waltz
And A Bang On The Ear
When Ye Go Away
When Will We Be Married ? *
A Pagan Place
The Whole Of The Moon
________
Lost Highway *
This Land Is Your Land *
Be My Enemy
Saints And Angels

EXTRA BAND MEMBER : Roddy Lorimer - Trumpet



WHITLA HALL,BELFAST Dec 19 1988

Fisherman's Blues
Medicine Bow
Twa' Recruitin' Sergeants *
Strange Boat
Meet Me At The Station *
Has Anybody Here Seen Hank ?
Old England
And A Bang On The Ear
Mr Customs Man
Jimmy Hickey's Waltz
When Will We Be Married ? *
When Ye Go Away
Savage Earth Heart
A Pagan Place
The Whole Of The Moon
________
This Land Is Your Land *
Saints And Angels

EXTRA BAND MEMBER : Roddy Lorimer - Trumpet



RIALTO,DERRY Dec 20 1988

Fisherman's Blues
Medicine Bow
Be My Enemy
Strange Boat
Twa' Recruitin' Sergeants *
Has Anybody Here Seen Hank ?
Old England
And A Bang On The Ear
Mr Customs Man
Jimmy Hickey's Waltz
When Will We Be Married? *
Meet Me At The Station *
When Ye Go Away
Savage Earth Heart
The Whole Of The moon
________
A Pagan Place
This Land Is Your Land *

EXTRA BAND MEMBER : Roddy Lorimer - Trumpet



SEAPOINT,GALWAY Dec 22 1988

Fisherman's Blues
Medicine Bow
Meet Me At The Station *
Strange Boat
Twa' Recruitin' Sergeants *
Has Anybody Here Seen Hank ?
Old England
And A Bang On The Ear
Mr Customs Man
Jimmy Hickey's Waltz
When Will We Be Married ? *
Be My Enemy
When Ye Go Away
Savage Earth Heart
The Whole Of The Moon
An Cailin Alainn ** (guest vocal by Tomas Mac Eoin)
Bleann Na Bo ** (guest vocal by Tomas Mac Eoin)
THE STOLEN CHILD ** (Tomas Mac Eoin / Mike Scott Vocals)
This Land Is Your Land *
________
A Pagan Place
O'Carolan's Welcome **
THE GOOD SHIP SIRIUS (inc.THE GOOD SHIP SIRIUS + DUNFORD'S FANCY) (Set of Jigs)
Lost Highway*

EXTRA BAND MEMBER : Roddy Lorimer - Trumpet
GUESTS : Tomas Mac Eoin - Lead vocals (as detailed above)
Charlie Lennon - Fiddle on "When Ye Go Away"
Alec Finn - Bouzouki on "When Ye Go Away" and "O'Carolan's Welcome"
Brendan O'Regan - Bouzouki on "The Good Ship Sirius"



SEAPOINT,GALWAY Dec 23 1988

Fisherman's Blues
Medicine Bow
Twa' Recruitin' Sergeants *
Strange Boat
Meet Me At The Station *
Has Anybody Here Seen Hank ?
Old England
And A Bang On The Ear
Mr Customs Man
Jimmy Hickey's Waltz
When Will We Be Married ? *
When Ye Go Away
Be My Enemy
Savage Earth Heart
An Cailin Alainn *
Bleann Na Bo *
The Stolen Child *
The Whole Of The Moon
________
A Pagan Place
O'Carolan's Welcome *
The Good Ship Sirius
This Land Is Your Land *

GUESTS : Tomas Mac Eoin - Lead vocals (as before)
(further guests unknown)



TOP HAT BALLROOM,DUBLIN Dec 29 1988

Fisherman's Blues
Medicine Bow
Meet Me At The Station *
On My Way To Heaven *
Strange Boat
Twa' Recruitin' Sergeants *
Has Anybody Here Seen Hank ?
Old England
And A Bang On The Ear
Mr Customs Man
Jimmy Hickey's Waltz
When Will We Be Married ? *
When Ye Go Away
Be My Enemy
Savage Earth Heart
An Cailin Alainn *
Bleann Na Bo *
The Stolen Child *
The Whole Of The Moon
________
A Pagan Place
________
This Land Is Your Land *

EXTRA BAND MEMBER Top Hat,all three nights : Roddy Lorimer - Trumpet
GUESTS : Tomas Mac Eoin - Lead vocals (as before)
Charlie Lennon - Fiddle on "When Ye Go Away"




TOP HAT BALLROOM,DUBLIN Dec 30 1988

Fisherman's Blues
Medicine Bow
Meet Me At The Station *
On My Way To Heaven *
Strange Boat
Twa' Recruitin' Sergeants *
Has Anybody Here Seen Hank ?
Old England
And A Bang On The Ear
Mr Customs Man
Jimmy Hickey's Waltz
Sweet Thing *
When Will We Be Married ? *
When Ye Go Away
Be My Enemy
Savage Earth Heart
An Cailin Alainn *
Bleann Na Bo *
The Stolen Child *
A Pagan Place
The Whole Of The Moon
________
This Land Is Your Land *

GUESTS : The Hot House Flowers (Liam,Fiachna and Peter) - Vocals and Mandolins on "This Land"
Tomas Mac Eoin - Lead vocals (as before)
Charlie Lennon - Fiddle on "When Ye Go Away"



TOP HAT BALLROOM,DUBLIN Dec 31 1988

Fisherman's Blues
Medicine Bow
Meet Me At The Station *
On My Way To Heaven *
Strange Boat
Twa' Recruitin' Sergeants *
Has Anybody Here Seen Hank ?
Old England
And a Bang On The ear
Mr Customs Man
Jimmy Hickey's Waltz
Spirit
When Will We Be Married ? *
When Ye Go Away
Be My Enemy
Savage Earth Heart
An Cailin Alainn *
Bleann No Bo *
The Stolen Child *
The Whole Of The Moon
________
Lost Highway *
A Pagan Place
________
O'Carolan's Welcome *
Auld Lang Syne **
This Land Is Your Land *

GUESTS : Tomas Mac Eoin - Lead vocals (as before)
Charlie Lennon - Fiddle on "When Ye Go Away" and all second encore
Sean and Donal Lennon (Charlie's sons) - Fiddles on all second encore
Gerry O'Connor - Fiddle
Various unknown Fiddlers - all second encore
Joe Kingman (of Wee Free Kings) - Acoustic guitar on "Auld Land Syne" and "This Land"