Johnstons Bitter Green / Colours Of The Dawn / If I Sang My CD

Digitally remastered two CD set containing The Johnstons' last three albums for Transatlantic Records, dating from 1969, 1971 and 1972, plus a collection of A and B sides of singles that complete and complement our earlier Johnstons release. The material in these recordings is a mixture of traditional and original songs, mainly written by Paul Brady and Chris McCloud. The Johnstons split in 1973 with Paul Brady going on to have a critically-acclaimed career both as a writer and performer.

1. Jesus Was a Carpenter 2. The Gypsy 3. Lord Thomas ; Fair Ellender 4. The Kilfenora Jig 5. Fiddler's Green 6. The Story of Isaac 7. Bitter Green 8. The Penny Wager 9. Marcie 10. The Fair Haired Boy/Kiss the Maid Behind the Barrel/The Dawn the Spanish Lady 11. Hello Friend 12. Crazy Anne 13. Brightness She Came 14. If I Could 15. Angela Davis 16. Colours of the Dawn 17. I'll Be Gone in the Morning 18. Seems So Long Ago, Nancy 19. The Old Man's Tale 20. The Wind in My Hands 21. Won't You Come with Me 22. Border Child 23. If I Sang My Song 24. December Windows 25. I Get to Thinking 26. Continental Trailways Bus 27. Bread and Wine 28. You Ought to Know 29. Going Home 30. The Travelling People 31. The Alamo 32. The Life of the Rover 33. I Never Will Marry 34. Banks of Claudy 35. The Curragh of Kildare 36. Leaving London 37. My House 38. The Wherefore and the Why 39. Streets of London 40. The Spanish Lady