The Rising of the Moon: Irish Songs of Rebellion is a collection of traditional Irish folk songs performed by The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem. It was initially recorded in 1956. During the original recording, the only instrument used was Paddy's harmonica and there was little harmonization, since both Liam and Tommy were still getting to know Paddy and Tom. In 1959, the boys went back and rerecorded the album. This time they brought in backup musicians on guitar and harp and Tommy Makem provided whistle and drums. It was reissued in 1998 for the celebrations of the Irish Rebellion of 1798

Irish Rebellion of 1798

The Irish Rebellion of 1798 , also known as the United Irishmen Rebellion , was an uprising in 1798, lasting several months, against British rule in Ireland...

. It was later released with their follow up album Come Fill Your Glass with Us

Come Fill Your Glass with Us

Come Fill Your Glass with Us - Irish Songs of Drinking & Blackguarding is a collection of traditional Irish drinking songs performed by The Clancy Brothers with often time collaborator Tommy Makem...

on a single CD, titled Irish Songs of Drinking and Rebellion.

Side A

1. "O'Donnell Aboo" – 1:43
2. "The Croppy Boy" – 2:37
3. "The Rising of the Moon
   The Rising of the Moon
   "The Rising of the Moon" is an Irish ballad recounting a battle between the United Irishmen and the British Army during the Irish Rebellion of 1798.-Description:...
   
   " – 2:27
4. "The Foggy Dew" – 3:32
5. "The Minstrel Boy
   The Minstrel Boy
   "The Minstrel Boy" is an Irish patriotic song written by Thomas Moore who set it to the melody of The Moreen, an old Irish air. It is widely believed that Moore composed the song in remembrance of a number of his friends, whom he met while studying at Trinity College, Dublin and who had...
   
   " – 1:38
6. "The Wind that Shakes the Barley
   The Wind That Shakes the Barley (song)
   "The Wind That Shakes the Barley" is an Irish ballad written by Robert Dwyer Joyce , a Limerick-born poet and professor of English literature. The song is written from the perspective of a doomed young Wexford rebel who is about to sacrifice his relationship with his loved one and plunge into the...
   
   " – 3:09
7. "Tipperary Far Away" – 1:52

Side B

1. "Kelly the Boy from Killanne" – 2:34
2. "Kevin Barry
   Kevin Barry (song)
   "Kevin Barry" is a popular Irish rebel song recounting the death of Kevin Barry, a member of the Irish Republican Army who was hanged on 1st November 1920. He was 18 years old at the time. He is one of a group of IRA members executed in 1920-21 collectively known as The Forgotten Ten.The ballad...
   
   " – 2:20
3. "Whack Fol the Diddle" – 2:17
4. "The Men of the West" – 1:52
5. "Eamonn an Chnoic
   Éamonn an Chnoic
   "Éamonn an Chnoic" is a popular song in traditional Irish music. It is a slow, mournful ballad with a somber theme and no chorus.-Overview:...
   
   " – 2:33
6. "Nell Flaherty's Drake" – 2:40
7. "Boulavogue
   Boolavogue (song)
   "Boolavogue" is a famous Irish ballad commemorating the Irish Rebellion of 1798. It was composed by Patrick Joseph McCall in 1898, for the centenary of the Rebellion issued Irish Noíníns ....
   
   " – 2:36