Ain't It Grand Boys: Unissued Gems

Disc: 1

1. American Medley: Kings Highway/Rock Island Line

2. Jesse James

3. Old Man Came Courting

4. West's Asleep

5. Royal Canal

6. Rising of the Moon

7. Gallant Forty TWA

8. Jolly Ploughboy

9. Courtin' in the Kitchen

10. Ain't It Grand Boys

See all 16 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Children's Medley: Shellicky Bookey/Ilee Alee O/Recitation/Wallflowers/

2. Mountain Dew

3. Port Láirge

4. Rosin the Bow

5. Johnny McEldoo

6. Ballinderry

7. Young Roddy Mc Carley

8. Marie's Wedding

9. Mr. Moses

10. Irish Rover

See all 16 tracks on this disc

Ain't It Grand Boys: Unissued Gems,The Clancy Brothers With Tommy Makem,Sony,Celtic/Irish,Folk Revival,Int'l & World Music,Pop,Popular Music,Traditional Irish Folk

Average customer rating:

A Missed Opportunity

A Great Collection-Must Have

Old favourites with nice surprises

Grand as Grand can be!

It was like seeing them in concert again!

Ain't It Grand Boys: Unissued Gems
The Clancy Brothers With Tommy Makem
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Irish Folk | Traditional British & Celtic Folk | Folk | Styles | Music
Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music
Revival | Folk | Styles | Music
General | International | Styles | Music
General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music
Ireland | British Isles | Europe | International | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B0000029FL
Release Date: 1995-02-28

Tracks:

American Medley: King's Highway/Rock Island Line
Jesse James
Old Man Came Courting
The West's Asleep
Royal Canal
The Rising Of The Moon
Gallant Forty TWA
Jolly Plough Boy
Courtin' In The Kitchen
Ain't It Grand Boys
Good Old Colony Days
Whiskey Is The Life Of Man
Love Is Kind
Holy Ground
Carol Of The Birds
Beggerman

Tracks:

Children's Medley: Shellicky Bookey/Ilee Alee O/Recitation/Wallflowers/Marry The Money...
Mountain Dew
Port Lairge
Rosin The Bow
Johnny McEldoo
Ballinderry
Young Roddy Mc Carley
Marie's Wedding
Mr. Moses
Irish Rover
Jug Of Punch
As I Roved Out
Johnson's Motor Car
Patriot Game
Lord Nelson
This Land Is Your Land

Customer Reviews:

A Missed Opportunity.......2006-01-17

As others have already mentioned there are several reasons to avoid this release. First of all, where did they get the title? If they are referring to the song, it's called "ISN'T IT GRAND BOYS" not "AIN'T". This release comes in a clunky plastic box and most of the music sounds like it was recorded two blocks away. The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem deserve a first rate box set. Sony/Columbia surely has endless hours of unreleased material to choose from...and please release some of their great early records on CD. "Heart and Hellish" and "A Spontaneous Performance" should be made avaliable.

A Great Collection-Must Have.......2004-08-21

I don't understand the reviewers who say that the material has been issued before. That is misleading. Yes, the group did release these songs, but these versions have never been released. The "American Medley" that opens the CD is very humerous, as is Liam's "Jesse James", as he mimicks a country singer. "Gallant Forty Twa" is a great version, and is more lilting and slower than the other version released on the original LP "The First Hurrah!". "arol of the Birds" is a great live track, and it is the only released version with all 4 original members. "The Children's Medley" opens Disc 2. It isn't as complete as the "Live at Carnegie Hall" version, but is still nice. "The Jug of Punch" is a great studio recording, and blows away the "Hearty and Hellish" version (titled 23rd of June). Some of the songs aren't a best effort. "Royal Canal" is a rough a capella version that goes sharp at the end, but it is still an ok version. "The West's Asleep" is very bad, as Tommy Makem sings flat the whole way through the song. Some of the songs have small audio problems; mostly the live tracks, but aren't bad enough to be annoying. The thing that is best is to hear all the stage banter, and the great time that the Clancy's and Makem give to their audiences. This is a must have for all hardcore Makem and Clancy fans.

Old favourites with nice surprises.......2004-06-21

The title of this CD caught me off guard: I've been searching for a copy of the Isn't It Grand Boys LP. While it wasn't what I expected, this is an excellent collection.

If you're a Clancy and Makem fan, you'll enjoy Rosin the Bow and the Gallant Forty-Twa -- you'll catch some jokes you've heard on other recordings too -- but the addition of Pete Seeger's This Land is Your Land and the rendition of Port Lairge that rolls into US and Israeli folk favourites is a nice surprise. Marie's Wedding -- a tune I've never heard on any other album has become one of my favourites.

A nice combination that's a great gift for any Clancy and Makem fan.

Grand as Grand can be!.......2004-04-01

LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IT! A GREAT ADDITION TO ANYONES COLLECTION.IT'S BEEN IN MY CD PLAYER FOR THE LAST WEEK.

It was like seeing them in concert again!.......2003-02-02

I love these two CDs.

While most of the songs appear on previous albums, it was great to hear new (to me) recordings of the old songs.

The slight variations from the familiar recorded versions as well as the between-song banter that was a trademark of their concerts made me think I was back at one of those great Carnegie Hall concerts of the '60s and early '70s.

World Music:

World Music

world music

World Music

Got the Life / Children of the Korn [Import] [CD-single]

Hindemith: Mass,etc.

Into The Millennium

Smoke & Mirrors

Leigh Graham: Live In Toronto!

Love Hangover [Explicit Lyrics]

Georges Delerue: Great Composer Series [Import]

Live at Myrtle Beach [Live]

Little Bit of Miki & Griff [Import]

Re: Bach

Hostile Ambient Takeover

Indian Delta [Live]

From Panama to New York [Import]

Highlights from Gaetano Donizetti's la Figlia del Reggimento

Rock 'n' Roll Band