High Kings of Tara
1980 - TARA 3003 LP

Side One
The Bonnie Light Horseman
Pride Of The Herd
General Monroe
Hardiman The Fiddler/The Yellow Wattle
The Next Market Day

Side Two
The Long Note
John ODreams
The Boyne Hunt/Toss The Feathers
The Maid Behind The Bar
The Sun Is Burning
Lord McDonald/The Chattering Magpie

Credits

Side One
Planxty: The Bonny Light Horseman
Andy Irvine (Vocals, Bouzouki); Christy Moore (Vocals, Guitar); Liam O’Flynn (Uilleann Pipes); Matt Molloy (Flute); Donal Lunny (Vocals, Guitar)

Shaun Davey: Pride of the Herd
(by courtesy of C.B.S. Records) Jolyon Jackson (Whistle, Synthesizer); Shaun Davey (Piano, Synthesizer); Paul McAteer (Drums); Gerry O’Beirne (Guitar); Garvan Gallagher (Bass Guitar); Rita Connolly (Vocals); Janie Cribbs (Vocals)

Andy Irvine: General Monroe
Andy Irvine (Vocals, Bouzouki); Donal Lunny (Guitar)

Planxty: First Slip: Hardyman The Fiddler A & B/The Yellow Wattle
Andy Irvine (Mandolin); Christy Moore (Bodhràn); Liam O’Flynn (Uilleann Pipes); Matt Molloy (Flute); Donal Lunny (Bouzouki)

Oisin: The Next Market Day
(From the album “Over the Moor to Maggie” - Tara 2012)
Geraldine McGowan (Vocals); Gerry Phelan (Flute, Whistle); Seamus MacGowan (Guitar, Vocals) Tom MacDonagh (Bouzouki, Guitar); Brein MacDonagh (Mandolin, Bouzouki, Guitar); Mick Davis (Fiddle); Michael O’Broin (Pipes)

Side Two
Paddy Glackin & Jolyon Jackson. The Long Note
(From the album - “Hidden Ground” Tara 2009)
Jolyon Jackson (Mandolin, Guitars, Mandola, Synthesizers); Paddy Glackin (Fiddle); Brian Masterson (Bass Guitar); Fran Breen (Drums)

Christy Moore: John of Dreams
Christy Moore (Vocals, Guitar); Donal Lunny (Guitar, Synthesizer); Jolyon Jackson (Cello, Synthesizer)

Paddy Glackin & Paddy Keenan. The Boyne Hunt/Toss the Feathers
(From the album - “Doublin” - Tara 2007)
Paddy Glackin (Fiddle); Paddy Keenan (Uilleann Pipes); Donal Lunny (Bodhràn)

Stockton’s Wing: Maid Behind The Bar
(From the album - “Stockton’s Wing” - Tara 2004)
Paul Roche (Flute); Tommy Hayes (Bodhràn); Kieran Hanrahan (Bouzouki); Maurice Lennon (Fiddle); Tony Callanan (Guitar)

Christy Moore: The Sun Is Burning
(From the album - “The Iron Behind The Velvet” - Tara 2002)
Christy Moore (Vocals, Guitar); Jimmy Faulkner (Electric Guitar); Rosemary Flanagan (Cello); Andy Irvine (Mandolin)

Planxty: Lord McDonald: The Chattering Magpie
Andy Irvine (Mandolin); Christy Moore (Guitar); Liam O’Flynn (Uilleann Pipes); Matt Molloy (Flute); Donal Lunny (Bouzouki)

All Planxty titles produced by Donal Lunny and recorded at Windmill Lane Studios.
“Pride of the Herd” produced by Shaun Davey and recorded at Keystone Studios.
“General Monroe” produced by Donal Lunny and recorded at Windmill Lane Studios.
“The Next Market Day” produced by Paddy Glackin and recorded at Trend Studios.
“The Long Note” produced by Jolyon Jackson and recorded at Spencer Sound Studios.
“John of Dreams” produced by Donal Lunny and recorded at Windmill Lane Studios.
“The Boyne Hunt/Toss The Feathers” produced by P J. Curtis and recorded at Keystone Studios.
“Maid Behind the Bar” produced by Stockton’s Wing and recorded at Dublin Sound Studios.
“The Sun is Burning” produced by Brian Masterson and Christy Moore and recorded at Keystone Studios.

Cover Design: Willie Matthews
Layout: Charles O’Neill
© 1980 Tara Record Co.
TARA RECORDS, 5 Tara Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.

Sleeve notes

Tara, once the seat of the High Kings of Ireland, now stands abandoned by those mythical Celtic kings who ruled over ancient Ireland, abandoned by the legendary warriors and bards who guarded its secrets and treasures.
Tara, abandoned even by time itself, now silently resounds to the hum of the bee, the wild call of the bird, telling its dreamy secrets, heard from long dead voices speaking on the winds that blow down its lonely slopes. All that is left to be seen today are the grassy ruins which can be seen on the label of this record in the form of an aerial photograph.
Tara is also the name of the record label, devoted to safeguarding a music which tells of other times, other peoples. It’s new “bards” are the traditional musicians gifted with a rich and expressive language, who tell and re-tell tales of a bygone age. Since Tara’s first release in the early 70’s, it has concentrated on recording some of the finest traditional music being played in Ireland today. The selection of artistes on this record testify to that fact. Tara, has once again, become the seat of kings, their songs and music safe from the ageless silent conqueror, time itself.

P. J. Curtis