Songs of Sadness - Airs of Progress
LP - Wavin Records - WAV003 - IRL - 1975?
Very nice collection of tracks from the Gael Linn archive, all previously released.
Beautiful cover artwork.
Wavin is a plastics manufacturer who opened a plant in Ireland
in the 1970s and branched out into the production of hurleys
and records!
This LP (and all other Wavin pressings) may in fact have been promotional only items.
side one:
RTE Light Orchestra - Hornpipes Frost Is All Over
Skara Brae - Ta Me Mo Shui
Sean O Se - An Tuirnin Lin
RTE Light Orchestra - Hopjigs The Night Of Fun
Skara Brae - The Betrayed Soldier (An Saighdiuir Treigthe on Skara Brae's LP)
Sean O Se - Limerick Is Beaautiful
Skara Brae - Cad E Sin Don Te Sin
RTE Light Orchestra - An Chuilfhionn
side two:
Skara Brae - An Cailin Rua
RTE Light Orchestra - Sliabh Gallen Braes
Sean O Se - Banks Of The Roses
RTE Light Orchestra - Rosc Catha Na Mumhan
Skara Brae - An Suantrai
RTE Light Orchestra - Reels Toss The Feathers
Sean O Se - An Bothairin Bui
RTE Light Orchestra - Jigs Joys of Wedlock