The Year of the French

Tracklist

• 1
  Killala: The Main Theme 1
  2:11
• 2
  The French March
  4:52
• 3
  The McCarthy Theme
  3:40
• 4
  Tracey’s Barnyard Dance
  6:13
• 5
  The Irish March: March of the Mayomen / Uilleann Pipes Lament
  3:10
• 6
  Killala: The Main Theme 2
  2:02
• 7
  The Irish March: March of the Mayomen
  3:27
• 8
  Cunla / The Yearling Fair Reel
  3:05
• 9
  Killala: The Opening Theme / Killala: The Coach Ride
  3:57
• 10
  The Bolero: McCarthy’s Arrest
  1:24
• 11
  The McCarthy Theme / The Wandering
  3:41
• 12
  The French March / Cooper’s Tune
  2:29
• 13
  The Hanging of Sean O Di
  2:57
• 14
  Killala: The Main Theme 3
  2:13

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Release credits

• Brian Masterson
  co [2]
• Derek Bell
  hammered dulcimer [2], harp [2]
• Kevin Conneff
  bodhrán [2]
• Martin Fay
  bones [2], fiddle [2]
• Matt Molloy
  flute [2]
• Paddy Moloney
  producer [2], tin whistle [2], uilleann pipes [2]
• Proinnsías Ó Duinn
  conductor [2]
• RTÉ Concert Orchestra
  performing orchestra [2]
• Ruairi Somers
  bagpipe [2]
• Seán Keane
  fiddle [2]

Issues

• 

  T
  The Year of the French

  CD
  1983
• 

  T
  The Year of the French

  Digital Media
  14 July 2025