The Spirit of Freedom

The Spirit of Freedom is an Irish folk music album by Christy Moore. The album is notable for featuring two songs written by Provisional IRA member Bobby Sands. The songs "Back Home in Derry" and "McIlhatton" where written by Sands while in prison at Long Kesh.[1][2]

This article is about the 1986 Christy Moore album. For the Chartist publication, see Spirit of Freedom, and Working Man's Vindicator.

The Spirit of Freedom
Studio album by
Christy Moore
Released1986
RecordedDublin
GenreFolk
LabelWEA Ireland
ProducerChristy Moore
Christy Moore chronology
Ordinary Man
(1985)		 The Spirit of Freedom
(1986)		 Unfinished Revolution
(1987)

Track listing[3]
  1. "Forever On My Mind" (Pearse McLoughlin; arranged by Christy Moore)
  2. "No Time for Love" (Jack Warshaw)
  3. "The People's Own MP" (Bruce Scott)
  4. "Deportee" (Woody Guthrie)
  5. "Michael Gaughan" (Anonymous)
  6. "Grannies Dustbin Lid" (Joe Mulhearn)
  7. "Dying Soldier" (Ger Costello)
  8. "Boy from Tamlaghtduff" (Christy Moore)
  9. "McIlhatton" (Bobby Sands)
  10. "Jesus Christ & Jessie James" (Brian Whoriskey)
  11. "Galtee Mountain Boy" (Christy Moore, Patsy Halloran)
  12. "Back Home in Derry" (music: Gordon Lightfoot; lyrics: Bobby Sands)

References
  1. "Back Home in Derry | Bobby Sands Trust".
  2. "The Spirit of Freedom". 4 June 2012.
  3. "Christy Moore – the Spirit of Freedom (1985, Vinyl)". Discogs.
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