THE WOLFHOUND – IRELAND BOYS HURRAH! LP – Nr MINT A1/B1 UK 1976 FOLK

The Wolfhound – Ireland Boys Hurrah!
(Derry Records  1976   SDBL509)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing

Front Laminated Sleeve in Excellent+ condition
– front is perfect but back cover has some foxing/discolouration

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition

The Wolfhound was formed in 1970, in Belfast, by Ray McAreavey, Gogie McCullough and Danny Burns. Ray and Gogie had been with the famous McPeake family, and Danny was playing Jazz with the Billy Hopkins band. Early on, Billy Tierney and Malcom Rodgers were members of the group; Billy left the group and was replaced by Kieran Manning. Malcom left the group around 1973. Billy and Malcolm were only on the “Freedom Sons” album and Billy is on the “Crumlin Kangaroos (Over The Wall)” single—he’s the one that mimics Paisley.

The lineup of Ray, Gogie, Kieran and Danny is considered the essential line up. From their first rehearsal in Ray’s house, on the Falls Road, they really hit it off and decided to give it a go. According to Danny, “The Troubles were in full swing and all being from Republican families, we said we were going to play our part through our music or anything else.” The band was hired for their first gig by Sinn Fein and played in a club called “an Cumman Beag” on the Falls road beside Milltown Cemetery , where Bobby Sands is buried. From that moment on the Wolfhound became the Republican movement’s Group.

“Ireland Boys Hurrah!” is the second album by Irish folk group The Wolfhound, released on Derry Records in 1976.

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