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When London Was Capital of America

When London Was Capital of America

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Delve into the fascinating history of America's early connection to London, a city that played a significant role in shaping the lives of Americans before the revolution. In this engaging social history, Julie Flavell masterfully explores the complex relationships between the colonies and the British capital, revealing the intricate web of transatlantic connections that defined early America. By reimagining a city that was both distant and integral to American life, Flavell sheds new light on the experiences of Americans living in London on the eve of the Declaration of Independence. This essential work is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the pivotal moments that shaped America's history. With its rich historical context and compelling narrative, this book offers a fresh perspective on the formative years of the American nation.
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Delve into the fascinating history of America's early connection to London, a city that played a significant role in shaping the lives of Americans before the revolution. In this engaging social history, Julie Flavell masterfully explores the complex relationships between the colonies and the British capital, revealing the intricate web of transatlantic connections that defined early America. By reimagining a city that was both distant and integral to American life, Flavell sheds new light on the experiences of Americans living in London on the eve of the Declaration of Independence. This essential work is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the pivotal moments that shaped America's history. With its rich historical context and compelling narrative, this book offers a fresh perspective on the formative years of the American nation.
Track Listing

CD 1-33 Happy To Meet, Sorry To Part (1972)

Happy To Meet

Hall Of Mirrors

The Clergy’s Lamentation

An Bratach Bán

The Shamrock Shore

Flower Amang Them All

Bím Istigh Ag Ól

Furniture

Ace And Deuce

Dance To Yer Daddy

Scalloway Ripoff

The Musical Priest

Sorry To Part

CD 2-33 The Táin (1973)

Setanta

Maeve’s Court

Charolais

The March

You Can’t Fool The Beast

Dearg Doom

Ferdia’s Song

Gae Bolga

Cu Chulainn’s Lament

Faster Than The Hound

Silver Spear

More Than You Can Chew

The Morrigan’s Dream

Time To Kill!

CD 3-33 Dancehall Sweethearts (1974)

Nighttown Boy

The Blind Can’t Lead The Blind

Stars

We Bring The Summer With Us

Sunburst

Mad Pat

Blindman

King Of The Fairies

Lonely Hearts

The Best Years Of My Life

CD 4-33 The Unfortunate Cup Of Tea (1975)

(If That’s What You Want) That’s What You Get

Ring-A-Rosey

Flirting In The Shadows

Self Defence

High Volume Love

The Unfortunate Cup Of Tea

Turn Your Face To The Wall

The Snakes’ Farewell To The Emerald Isle

Everything Will Be Alright

CD 5-33 Drive The Cold Winter Away (1975)

Rug Muire Mac Do Dhia (Mary Bore A Son To God)

Sir Festus Burke / Carolan’s Frolic

The Snow That Melts The Soonest

The Piper In The Meadow Straying

Drive The Cold Winter Away

Thompson’s / Cottage In The Grove

Ny Kirree Fo Naghtey (The Sheep ‘Neath The Snow)

Crabs In The Skillet

Denis O’Connor

Do’n Oiche Ud I Mbeithil (That Night In Bethlehem)

Lullaby

The Snow And The Frost Are All Over / Paddy Fahey’s

When A Man’s In Love

CD 6-33 Horslips Live (1976) Disc One

Mad Pat

Blindman

Silver Spear

High Reel

Stars

Hall Of Mirrors

If That’s What You Want

Self Defence

Everything Will Be Alright

Rakish Paddy

CD 7-33 Horslips Live (1976) Disc Two

Rakish Paddy (Continued)

King Of The Fairies

Furniture

You Can’t Fool The Beast

More Than You Can Chew

Dearg Doom

Comb Your Hair And Curl It

Johnny’s Wedding

CD 8-33 The Book Of Invasions (A Celtic Symphony) (1976)

Daybreak

March Into Trouble

Trouble (With A Capital T)

The Power And The Glory

The Rocks Remain

Dusk

Sword Of Light

Dark

Warm Sweet Breath Of Love

Fantasia (My Lagan Love)

King Of Morning, Queen Of Day

Sideways To The Sun

Drive The Cold Winter Away

Ride To Hell

CD 9-33 Aliens (1977)

Before The Storm

The Wrath Of The Rain

Speed The Plough

Sure The Boy Was Green

Come Summer

Stowaway

New York Wakes

Exiles

Second Avenue

Ghosts

A Lifetime To Pay

CD 10-33 The Man Who Built America (1978)

Loneliness

Tonight (You’re With Me)

I’ll Be Waiting

If It Takes All Night

Green Star Liner

The Man Who Built America

Homesick

Long Weekend

Letters From Home

Long Time Ago

CD 11-33 Short Stories / Tall Tales (1979)

Guests Of The Nation

Law On The Run

Unapproved Road

Ricochet Man

Back In My Arms

Summer’s Most Wanted Girl

Amazing Offer

Rescue Me

The Life You Save

Soap Opera

CD 12-33 The Belfast Gigs

Trouble With A Capital “T”

The Man Who Built America

The Warm Sweet Breath Of Love

The Power And The Glory

Blindman

Shakin’ All Over

King Of The Fairies

Guests Of The Nation

Dearg Doom

CD 13-33 Tracks From The Vaults

Motorway Madness

Johnny’s Wedding

Flower Amang Them All

Green Gravel

The Fairy King

Dearg Doom (Fritz Fryer Mix)

The High Reel

King Of The Fairies

Phil The Fluter’s Rag

Come Back Beatles

The Fab Four-Four

Daybreak

Oisin’s Tune

CD 14-33 Tracks From The Vaults Vol.2

Ace And Deuce

More Than You Can Chew (45 remix)

Nighttown Boy (45 Edit)

(If That’s What You Want) That's What You Get (45 Edit)

The Power And The Glory (45 Remix)

Sir Festus Burke

Horslips Presents Horslips (An Advance Look Into The Man Who Built America)

Bridge From Heart To Heart

Red River Rock (Live)

Welcome To Ceili House

When Night Comes

Back In My Arms (Alternate Mix)

Unapproved Road (Alternate Mix)

Guests Of The Nation (Alternate Mix)

Sword Of Light (Live)

Sure The Boy Was Green (Live)

Sandymount Strand / Shilly Shaddle

One Final Ace & Deuce

CD 15-33 Horslips Live 1973-75

Happy To Meet

Hall Of Mirrors

Scalloway Ripoff

Dance To Your Daddy

Musical Priest

The Sweets Of May

Sunburst

Mad Pat

The Blind Can’t Lead The Blind

Nothing To Say (A Lifetime To Pay)

More Than You Can Chew

Dearg Doom

Lonely Hearts

Furniture

The High Reel

Everything Will Be Alright / Rakish Paddy

You Can't Fool The Beast

More Than You Can Chew

Dearg Doom

CD 16-33 Horslips Live 1976

Hall Of Mirrors

Daybreak

Drive The Cold Winter Away

Ride To Hell

Sideways To The Sun

Sword Of Light

The Rights Of Man

Dark

Furniture

Charolais

More Than You Can Chew

Silver Spear

King Of The Fairies

Dearg Doom

The High Reel

Rakish Paddy / Johnny's Wedding

CD 17-33 Horslips Live 1977

New York Wakes

The Wrath Of The Rain

Sideways To The Sun

Dearg Doom

Bím Istigh Ag Ól

New York Wakes

The Power And The Glory

The Rocks Remain

Mad Pat

Blindman

Daybreak

Drive The Cold Winter Away

Ride To Hell

Sideways To The Sun

Sword Of Light

Dark

Sure The Boy Was Green

Warm Sweet Breath Of Love

Trouble (With A Capital T)

CD 18-33 Book Of Invasions & Aliens Rehearsals 1976-77

Aililú Na Gamhna

Trouble (Alt Lyrics / Melody)

Kilfenora (King of Morning)

Fantasia (My Lagan Love)

Trouble (Acapella)

Mother Of Pearl (The Rocks Remain)

Johnny’s Riff (The Power And The Glory)

Trouble

The Power And The Glory

Warm Sweet Breath Of Love

The Power And The Glory

Tiocfaidh An Samhradh (Come Summer)

Seán Ó Dí

Mother Of Pearl (The Rocks Remain)

Aililú Na Gamhna

Come Summer

Crossroads

Highway

Crossroads / Fead An Iolair

Little Man

Come Summer

Second Avenue (Harmonies)

Second Avenue

Come Summer (Harmonies)

Sure The Boy Was Green (Harmonies)

A Lifetime To Pay

Stowaway

Mailman

Páistín Fionn (Fair-Haired Child)

Come Summer

Ghosts

Wrath Of The Rain

Aililú Na Gamhna / Highway

CD 19-33 Horslips Live 1978

The Power And The Glory

Blindman

The Man Who Built America

Homesick

Tonight

Blitzkreig Bop

Second Avenue

New York Wakes

Speed The Plough

Loneliness

King Of The Fairies

Dearg Doom

The Man Who Built America

Jam

If It Takes All Night

Law On The Run

It’ll Be Alright

Long Weekend (Instrumental)

Letters From Home

I’ll Be Waiting

Long Time Ago (Harmonies)

Long Time Ago

Long Weekend (Instrumental)

CD 20-33 Horslips Live 1979

The Man Who Built America

New York Wakes

Homesick

Culture Clash (When Irish Eyes Are Smiling)

Wrath Of The Rain

Daybreak

Drive The Cold Winter Away

Ride To Hell

Sideways To The Sun

Sword Of Light

Dark

Speed The Plough

Sure The Boy Was Green

Silver Spear

If It Takes All Night

Loneliness

Tonight

The High Reel

King Of The Fairies

Shakin' All Over

I Saw Her Standing There

The Hucklebuck

CD 21-33 The Last Gig: Ulster Hall, 8/10/80

Guests Of The Nation

Unapproved Road

Warm Sweet Breath Of Love

Speed The Plough

Sure The Boy Was Green

Summer’s Most Wanted Girl

Soap Opera

Trouble

Loneliness

King Of The Fairies

The Power And The Glory

Blindman

The Man Who Built America

Amazing Offer

Ricochet Man

Shakin’ All Over

Dearg Doom

CD 22-33 The Last Gig (Encores) / Live 1980, 2004, 2011

Sword Of Light

The Last Time

When Night Comes

Law On The Run

Wrath Of The Rain

I’ll Be Waiting

Motorway Madness

RTÉ, 2012: Horslips Recall The Final Gig

Flower Amang Them All

Furniture / The Musical Priest / The High Reel

Mad Pat

Trouble (With A Capital T)

Sword Of Light

Mad Pat

CD 23-33 Roll Back - Acoustic Re-recordings Of Classic Catalogue (2004)

Trouble (With A Capital T)

The Man Who Built America

Guests Of The Nation

Faster Than The Hound

Huish The Cat

Mad Pat

The Wrath Of The Rain

Flirting In The Shadows

Cúchulainn's Lament

Ace And Deuce

Blindman

Furniture

The Power And The Glory

Long Weekend

My Love Is In America

CD 24-33 Live At The O2 Part One

King Of The Fairies

The Power And The Glory

Mad Pat

Blindman

Wrath Of The Rain

Furniture

The High Reel

Faster Than The Hound

The Piper In The Meadow Straying

Long Weekend

Rescue Me

Maeve’s Court

Charolais

Daybreak

Drive The Cold Winter Away

Ride To Hell

Sideways To The Sun

Sword Of Light

CD 25-33 Live At The 02 Part Two

Flirting In The Shadows

Ghosts

Speed The Plough

Sure The Boy Was Green

I’ll Be Waiting

The Man Who Built America

Trouble (With A Capital T)

Dearg Doom

Loneliness

Warm Sweet Breath Of Love

Shakin’ All Over

CD 26-33 In Session At RTÉ 1971

Flower Amang Them All

Bonny At Morn

Ace And Deuce

Carolan's Frolic

Passing Through

An Bratach Bán

Lay The Bent To The Bonny Brook

Buttered Peas (Take 1)

The Snow It Melts The Soonest (Take 1)

Traps

The Tern And The Swallow

Buttered Peas (Take 2)

The Snow It Melts The Soonest (Take 2)

Courtesan

Johnny’s Wedding

Clergy’s Lamentation

CD 27-33 In Session At RTÉ 1972

Green Gravel

Charles Interview

Knockeen-Free (Maeve’s Court)

Jim Interview

Fairy King / Blody’r Drain

Eamon Interview

Clergy’s Lamentation

Barry Interview

An Bratach Bán

Barry Interview

Scalloway Ripoff

Comb Your Hair And Curl It

Passing Through

Furniture

An Bratach Bán

Johnny’s Gone To France

Scalloway Ripoff

CD 28-33 In Session At RTÉ 2004-2012

The Man Who Built America

Furniture

Huish The Cat

Mad Pat

Trouble (With A Capital T)

Dearg Doom

Flower Amang Them All

Dearg Doom

Trouble (With A Capital T)

Furniture

Green Star Liner

Trouble (With A Capital T)

The Snow It Melts The Soonest

Sword Of Light

The Man Who Built America

Furniture

Dearg Doom

Trouble (With A Capital T)

Horslips Story Mini-Doc With Eamon, Jim, Barry

CD 29-33 The Host - Tryal (1983) + Singles

Witness Stand

First Kiss

Vows And Breezes

Safe World

Declaring War

Walk On Love

Unearthly Hours

Shadowy Figures

I Wanted You

Strange Disease

Dark Light And Air (Break A Spell)

The Long Walk

Excerpt From Love's Dark Light (A Novel)

CD 30-33 The Host: Live & Rare

Maud Gonne

Turn Back, My Love

At The Hawk's Well

Overture

A Flame Forever Burning

The Hellhound Was My Name

Home Sweet Broken Home

Coconut Grove

Still I'm Sad

Chasing Dragons

William And The Lady

Kitty's Rambles

The Hidden Curriculum

Dolly's (The Hidden Curriculum Outtake)

The Hellhound Was My Name

The Trip, The King & The Creel

Circular Riff Jam

The Road To Lisdoonvarna

Don't Give Up On Yourself

Pipeline / Johnny's Tune

Maud Gonne

CD 31-33 Barry Devlin - Breaking Star Codes (1983)

Twins (Gemini)

Who Can Tame The Lion? (Leo)

It’s The Cruellest Sign (Virgo)

Remember You’re A Winner (Aries)

When Two Stars Collide (Sagittarius)

Just Another Line (Pisces)

Let The Scales Decide (Libra)

December 21 (Capricorn)

The Stars Said (Taurus)

Remember A Star (Cancer)

Aquarian Girls (Aquarius)

Love With A Sting In Its Tail (Scorpio)

When Summer Comes Around

CD 32-33 Jim Lockhart: Uncollected Works

Cré Na Cille (Graveyard Clay)

Errors & Omissions - End Credits

Errors & Omissions - Pastoral

Glenroe

Gods And Gallants

Great Book Of Ireland - Immanence

Great Book Of Ireland - Main Theme

Great Book Of Ireland - The Dancing Pen

Interlude - Achill's Hill

Interlude - Fife For Fifty

Interlude - Saltee Air

Interlude - Shaskin Way

Interlude - The Coolin

Intro - Clooncunny

Love Stories From Ireland

Lovers Of The Lake - Main Theme

Lovers Of The Lake - Penance Past

18 She Moved Through The Fair (Portastudio Demo)

Spring Cleaning

Sunday Sport

The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner

Thuas Ag Gort A' Charnáin (Above At Gortnacarnaun)

CD 33-33 Charles O'Connor's Resolution Suite - Angel On The Mantelpiece

Ocean Of Storms

Seachange

Comes A Calm

Bottom Buttons

In Your Own Time

Skinner’s Treat

Circles Round The Moon

Angel On The Mantelpiece

Basket Of Bones

Chocolate Cats

The Grand Tour

When The Long Trek's Over

Fiddlehead

Ocean Of Storms

DVD 1-2 The RTÉ Vault 1973-1979

The Music Makers: Horslips At The Stadium 28/5/73

Furniture

Johnny's Wedding

It's Never Too Late

Bím Istigh Ag Ól

On Stage At The Stadium, Part One, 13/12/75

Everything Will Be Alright

Rakish Paddy

King Of The Fairies

Ny Kirree Fo Naghtey

The Piper In The Meadow Straying

Silver Spear

You Can't Fool The Beast

More Than You Can Chew

Dearg Doom

On Stage At The Stadium, Part Two, 21/6/76

Mad Pat

Blindman

Furniture

Bím Istigh Ag Ól

Johnny's Wedding

John Molloy's Dublin, 16/7/76

The Snakes' Farewell To The Emerald Isle

King Of The Fairies

The Unfortunate Cup Of Tea

Live At Cork Opera House, 8/11/79

Trouble (With A Capital 'T')

Amazing Offer

Ricochet Man

Summer's Most Wanted Girl

The Man Who Built America

Guests Of The Nation

Unapproved Road

Loneliness

Dearg Doom

Shakin' All Over

P.M. Documentary, 9/11/78

Song Clips And Talk (In Irish) Filmed During The Man Who Built America’s Sessions At Advision Studios, London *

DVD 2-2 The Reunion Era: 2004-2019

Music From An Exhibition, 20/3/04

Flower Amang Them All

Furniture

The Musical Priest / The High Reel

Trouble (With A Capital 'T')

Late Late Show, 21/1/05

The Man Who Built America

Other Voices, 15/2/06

The Man Who Built America

Furniture

Rescue Me

Trouble (With A Capital 'T')

Dearg Doom

Shakin' All Over

Ardán, 25/3/06

Trouble (With A Capital 'T')

Mad Pat

Ghosts

Furniture

Interview / I'll Be Waiting

Flower Amang Them All

Dearg Doom

Shakin' All Over

Miriam Meets...15/8/09

Trouble (With A Capital 'T')

2 Furniture

Dearg Doom

Flower Amang Them All

Live At Cropredy Festival, 13/8/11

Trouble (With A Capital 'T')

Tall Tales Book Launch Party, 29/10/13

The Snakes' Farewell To The Emerald Isle

Fleadh TV, 17/8/19

Speed The Plough

Sword Of Light

Dearg Doom

Sideways To The Sun

Trouble (With A Capital 'T')

1980 Belfast Gigs Outtake: 2022 Montage Promo

Sure The Boy Was Green

2004 Roll Back Outtake: 2022 Promo Film

One Final Ace & Deuce (2004 Roll Back Outtake)

Spin Documentary, 24/4/11: 2022 Promo Film

A ‘Classic Albums’ Documentary on Happy To Meet, Sorry To Part

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