634457009325

Hang Me Out To Dry

Trip McCool

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Format: CD

Cat No: CDTHK2020

Release Date:  10 April 2020

Label:  Thinking Dog Records

Packaging Type:  Digipak

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  634457009325

Genres:  Folk  Irish Folk  

  • Description

    Close your eyes and you find yourself wandering into an Irish Pub off the beaten path. A band is playing and the sounds are familiar; the well seasoned voice, tin whistle, accordion and fiddle but the songs... have you heard them before? They carry the rocking authenticity of the Pogues and the poetry of the old Irish ballads. It's as though Roddy Doyle is the barkeep for these tunes, spiked with ironic humor that ebbs and flows just as strong porter follows whisky.

    A laugh and a tear; both valid. You wake to find you have just listened to the latest collection of songs by Trip McCool, "Hang Me Out To Dry". Trip McCool is the Irish alter-ego of Dennis Dougherty. "I put on the guitar and sing as if my ancestors were listening; and I truly believe they are so I better not disappoint them. Trip is the part of my soul that never forgot the sacrifices they made. My people rose up from the Irish mud to make a better life for me. I write songs for them, for my people, the immigrants, the poor, the salt of the earth. It's all true, even the lies.'

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. We Fish For Dreams
      • 2. Hang Me Out To Dry
      • 3. Evermore
      • 4. The Selkie Girl
      • 5. John Barleycorn Must Die
      • 6. St. James Gate
      • 7. Gravy In The Grave
      • 8. The Urge To Roam
      • 9. Cabbage And Spuds
      • 10. My Hands
      • 11. Pips And Squeaks
      • 12. The First Robin Of Spring