The Iron Behind the Velvet

Album by Christy Moore

The Iron Behind the Velvet is an album by Irish folk singer Christy Moore, released in 1978. The record blends traditional Irish folk instrumentation — acoustic guitar, bodhrán and fiddle — with contemporary, politically aware songwriting, representing a transitional moment in Moore's solo career as he consolidated a more personal and socially engaged musical direction.
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  1. 1.
    Patrick Was a Gentleman
    3:04
  2. 2.
    The Sun Is Burning
    4:05
  3. 3.
    Morrissey and the Russian Sailor
    3:28
  4. 4.
    The Foxy Devil
    3:23
  5. 5.
    Three Reels: The Newly Mowed Meadow / Farrell O'Garas Reel / Untitled
    5:18
  6. 6.
    Trip to Jerusalem
    5:15
  7. 7.
    Three Reels: Tommy Coen's / The Youngest Daughter / Flax in Bloom
    4:05
  8. 8.
    Patrick's Arrival
    3:42
  9. 9.
    Gabriel McKeon's
    6:41
  10. 10.
    Dunlavin Green
    5:36
  11. 11.
    Joe McCann
    3:23
  12. 12.
    John O'Dreams
    3:51

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