Live in Dublin (Lankum album)

Live in Dublin is the first live album by Irish folk music group Lankum, released on 21 June 2024 through Rough Trade Records.[1]

Live in Dublin
Live album by
Released21 June 2024 (2024-06-21)
RecordedVicar Street, Dublin
GenreFolk
Length65:26
LabelRough Trade
Producer
  • John Murphy
  • Lankum
Lankum chronology
False Lankum
(2023)
Live in Dublin
(2024)

The album contains the first official release of the song "The Rocky Road to Dublin".

Critical reception

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It was featured as Live Album of the Week by The Quietus,[2] and described as "an out of world experience" by the Financial Times.[3] Hot Press described it as "A trad panacea for weary hearts" and gave it a score of 9.5/10.[4]

Track listing

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Live in Dublin track listing
No.TitleLength
1."The Wild Rover"11:08
2."The Young People"6:43
3."The Rocky Road to Dublin"4:16
4."The Pride of Petravore"7:16
5."On a Monday Morning"7:00
6."Go Dig My Grave"11:51
7."Hunting the Wren"6:43
8."Fugue"3:02
9."Bear Creek"7:27
Total length:65:26

Track 4 concludes with a verse of Sting's song "We Work the Black Seam".

Charts

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Chart performance for Live in Dublin
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Irish Albums (OCC)[5] 46
Scottish Albums (OCC)[6] 87
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[7] 14
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[8] 14

References

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  1. ^ "Live in Dublin, by Lankum". Bandcamp. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Live Album of the Week: Lankum Live In Dublin". Quietus. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Lankum: Live in Dublin album review — an out of this world experience". Financial Times. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Album Review: Lankum, Live In Dublin". Hot Press. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 June 2024.