H Block

For H Block, see HM Prison Maze and H Block (Hong Kong).

H Block is an album recorded by various Irish folk artists, and produced by Christy Moore in 1978.

H Block
Studio album by Various
Released	1978
Recorded	Dublin
Genre	Folk
Label	Music For H-Block
Producer	Christy Moore
Various chronology
Live in Dublin (1978) H Block (1978) Christy Moore and Friends (1981)

The album's title refers to the "H blocks" at Maze Prison (also known as "Long Kesh") in Northern Ireland, where Irish republican prisoners were held during the Troubles. The subject matter of several of these songs (particularly Moore's "90 Miles From Dublin") specifically centers on the period of the blanket and dirty protests at Maze and at Armagh Women's Prison. The launch of the album was raided by the Special Detective Unit ("Special Branch") of the Republic of Ireland.^[1][2]

Track listing

1. "Rights of Man" (Traditional) - Matt Molloy
2. "Guest of the Queen" (Brian Ua Baoill) - Stephen Ray
3. "On The Blanket" (Mick Hanly) - Mick Hanly
4. "H. Block Song" (Francie Brolly) - Francie Brolly
5. "Repeal the Union" (Traditional) - Matt Molloy
6. "Bright Star" - Stephen Ray
7. "Patrick's Arrival"
8. "Taimse I Mo Chodladh" (Traditional) - Dan Dowd
9. "90 Miles from Dublin" (Christy Moore) - Christy Moore
10. "A Retort" - Stephen Ray
11. "Lucy Campbell/Patsy Tuohy" (Traditional) - Noel Hill and Tony Linnane

Personnel

• Christy Moore – vocals, guitar, bouzouki, bodhrán
• Declan Sinnott - guitar
• Dónal Lunny - bouzouki, guitar
• Dan O'Dowd - uilleann pipes on "Taimse I Mo Chodladh"
• Noel Hill - concertina on "Lucy Campbell/Patsy Tuohy"
• Tony Linnane - fiddle on "Lucy Campbell/Patsy Tuohy"
• Matt Molloy - flute on "Rights of Man" and "Repeal the Union"

References

1. "H Block". Christy Moore. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
2. BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs, Christy Moore

External links

• Christy Moore's description from his official website
• Album information