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''Rainy Sundays... Windy Dreams''〔''Andy Irvine - Rainy Sundays... Windy Dreams'' LP, Tara Records TARA 3002, 1980.〕 is Andy Irvine's first solo album, produced by Dónal Lunny and recorded at Dublin's Windmill Lane Studios in late 1979. It was released in January 1980 by Tara Records. Andy Irvine's first solo album showcased songs and tunes from two of his main influences: side one (on the 33rpm, vinyl LP) featured pieces inspired by the Irish tradition, while side two luxuriated in Balkan music played by some of the most adventurous Irish musicians of the time. ==Overview== The album opens with a trilogy of songs ("The Emigrants"), comprising: "The Green Fields Of Amerikay" (which Irvine learnt from Len Graham), "Farewell To Old Ireland" (Irvine's adaptation of "The Emigrant's Farewell", H743 from Sam Henry's collection) and "Edward Connors"〔 (which Irvine learnt from Eddie Butcher of Magilligan, County Londonderry).〔Sleeve notes from ''Andy Irvine - Rainy Sundays... Windy Dreams'' LP, Tara Records TARA 3002, 1980.〕 Then comes "The Longford Weaver"〔 (H745〔 in Sam Henry's, where it is also known as "Long Cookstown" or "Nancy Whiskey"); it segues into "Christmas Eve" (reel).〔 The Irish set concludes with "Farewell To Balleymoney"〔 (H615〔 in Sam Henry's collection).〔 The Balkan set begins with "Romanian Song (Blood and Gold)",〔 based on a Romanian song collected by Béla Bartók, re-written by Irvine and Jane Cassidy and set to the music of a Bulgarian dance tune in the 'paidushka' rhythm of 5/16; the song then segues into "Paidushko Horo", an extensive collection of musical phrases borrowed from Bulgarian dance tunes in the same rhythm and performed at breakneck speed.〔 "King Bore And The Sandman",〔 in mixed rhythms of 6/8, 9/8 and 4/4,〔 is Irvine's energetic lament about his times in Bucharest and "dedicated to the man, in the public house, we are always trying to avoid". The original album (LP) closes with the self-penned "Rainy Sundays",〔 reminiscing about a young lady called Vida with whom Irvine pursued "a one-sided romance in Ljubljana years ago."〔〔 The CD version of ''Rainy Sundays... Windy Dreams'', released in 1989, includes a bonus track of "Bonny Woodhall"〔 featuring Irvine with Mick Hanly during their live performance as a duo at 'The 4th Irish Folk Festival' in Germany on April 30, 1977.〔Sleeve notes from ''The 4th Irish Folk Festival On The Road'', InterCord INT 180.038, 1977.〕 "Bonny Woodhall" is Irvine's interpretation of "Bonny Woodha' " (H476 in Sam Henry's ''Songs of the People''〔), which he also set to new music. On this track, Irvine accompanied himself on Fylde 'Octavius' bouzouki (with the bottom two courses strung in octave).〔''Andy Irvine - Rainy Sundays... Windy Dreams'' CD, Wundertüte TÜT 72.141, 1989.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rainy Sundays... Windy Dreams」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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