Give A Damn: The Folk-Rock Years

The Slane, Co. Meath sisters Adrienne and Luci Johnston, joined by Mick Moloney and Paul Brady, achieved something close to stardom back in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Covering material by everyone from Joni Mitchell and Gordon Lightfoot to Shay Healy, they invented a uniquely Irish version of the California Sound – one minute sounding like Mamas And Papas clones, the next performing an a cappella harmony rendition of Ian Campbell’s ‘Apprentice Song’ that was pure folk. This 23-track compilation includes material from five albums recorded during their 1968-1972 heyday, presented in chronological order so that one can trace the band’s musical evolution, with songs penned by Brady and by Adrienne’s husband Chris McCloud dominating during the later years.