Prosperous is the first album by Irish folk musican Christy Moore, released in 1972. The album featured musicans Andy Irvine (mandolin, mouth organ), Liam O'Flynn (uilleann pipes, tin whistle), and Donal Lunny (guitar, bouzouki), who, after the recording of the album, formed Planxty, making the album something of a Planxty album in all but name. Other musicans included Kevin Conniff (later of The Chieftains) on bodhrán, Clive Collins on fiddle, and Dave Bland on concertina. The album takes its name from the town of Prosperous, County Kildare, where it was recorded. Ireland is an island in the North Atlantic politically divided between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. ... Christy Moore (b. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... See also Andy Irvine (rugby player) Andy Irvine (b. ... Carved and round backed mandolins (front) A mandolin is a stringed musical instrument. ... A harmonica is a free reed musical wind instrument (also known, among other things, as a mouth organ, french harp, simply harp, or Mississippi saxophone), having multiple, variably-tuned brass or bronze reeds, each secured at one end over an airway slot of like dimension into which it can freely... Liam OFlynn (b. ... The Uilleann pipes are a unique form of bagpipes originating in Ireland. ... Tin whistles in a variety of makes and keys The tin whistle, also called the feadóg, pennywhistle, Irish whistle, simply whistle or, anachronously, the flageolet, is a simple six-holed breath instrument. ... Dónal Lunny is an Irish musician The early years Dónal Lunny was born in 1947 in Tullamore, then moved to Newbridge, Country Kildare. ... The classical guitar typically has 3 nylon and 3 nickel-wound strings. ... An Irish Bouzouki The bouzouki (gr. ... Planxty was an Irish folk music band formed in the 1970s by Christy Moore, Donal Lunny, Andy Irvine (a founder of the Irish mid-sixties group Sweeneys Men), and Liam OFlynn (piper). ... The Chieftains is an Irish musical group founded in 1962, known for performing and popularizing Irish traditional music. ... Bodhrán with tipper The Bodhrán (IPA or ; plural bodhráin) is an Irish frame drum ranging in anywhere from 10 to 26 in diameter, with most drums measuring from 14 to 18. The sides of the drum are 3 1/2 to 8 deep. ... The violin is a stringed musical instrument that has four strings tuned a fifth apart. ... English concertina made by Wheatstone around 1920 A concertina, like the various accordions, is a member of the free-reed family of instruments. ... County Kildare (Irish: Cill Dara) is an Irish county located to the southwest of Dublin in the province of Leinster. ...

The majority of the songs on the album are traditional, with the exception of "James Connolly" by established folk singer Patrick Galvin, "Tribute to Woody" (about Woody Guthrie) by Bob Dylan, "The Ludlow Massacre", by Guthrie, "A Letter to Syracuse" by Cartwright/Caddick, and "I Wish I Was In England", an early composition by Moore, who would go on to establish himself as a significant songwriter of Irish music. The album opens with a medley of the traditional song "The Raggle Taggle Gypsy" and the piping tune Tabhair Dom Do Lamh, which would be the opening track of Planxty's self-titled album the following year. There are two well-known individuals named James Connolly: James Connolly - Irish socialist republican James Connolly - American athlete This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967), known almost universally as Woody, was a folk singer and raconteur who wrote some of Americas best-loved songs. ... Portrait photograph of Bob Dylan taken by Daniel Kramer Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman May 24, 1941) is widely regarded as one of Americas greatest popular songwriters. ...

Track listing

1. The Raggle Taggle Gypsy/Tabhair Dom Do Lamh (Traditional)
2. The Dark Eyed Sailor (Traditional)
3. I Wish I Was in England (Moore)
4. Lock Hospital (Traditional)
5. James Connolly (Patrick Glavin)
6. The Hackler From Grouse Hall (Traditional)
7. Tribute to Woody (Dylan)
8. The Ludlow Massacre (Guthrie)
9. A Letter to Syracuse (Cartwright/Caddick)
10. Spancil Hill (Traditional)
11. The Cliffs of Doneen (Traditional)
12. Rambln Robin (Traditional)