2 LP Tara Music is proud to announce the release of a very special anthology of Stocktons Wings music: for the first time ever, a definitive career-spanning collection of their legendary and groundbreaking blend of trad, folk and pop has been compiled onto one wonderful double set. With everything from soft introverted ballads to whirling fiddle tunes and out-and-out pop hits like Beautiful Affair and Walk Away plus previously unreleased gems like their duet with Christy Moore from the RT archives, this is a collection that tells the story of an ensemble of musicians, songwriters, and arrangers with a mutual desire to blur the lines between traditional Irish music and pop. Spanning four decades, this completely remastered retrospective documents the history of a truly seminal Irish band. It includes: 41 newly remastered Jigs, Reels & Hits on 2CDs 14 tracks that have been previously unavailable on CD or digitally 4 unreleased tracks on the 2CD and digital versions Duets with The Dubliners and Christy Moore Two brand new live recordings ...making this a must-have album for any lover of great Irish music. Its a Beautiful Affair. Lose yourself in it. Stocktons Wing headline TradFest 2020. Full Irish tour to be announced: stay tuned! 11 DECEMBER 2019 Beautiful Affair: A Stocktons Wing Retrospective TRACKLISTING CD1 1 Beautiful Affair 2 Walk Away 3 The Humours Of Clonmult 4 Bold Donnelly 5 Jig Mayhem! 6 Letting Go 7 Beneath The Shade 8 The Golden Stud 9 Skidoo 10 Ceile Swing 11 Cnla (with The Dubliners) 12 Now Im Easy (with The Dubliners) 13 The Masters Daughter 14 Aarons Key 15 Lonesome Road 16 The Belltable 17 Austin Tierneys / Hughie Travers / Jennys Chickens 18 The Humours Of Tulla: The Bucks Of Oranmore 19 Chasing Down A Rainbow 20 Eastwood CD2 1 New Clare Revival* 2 Hey Marsha* 3 Over The Moors* 4 So Many Miles* 5 Full Flight* 6 In Our World (Studio Version)^ 7 Sally Lennons (Studio Version)^ 8 The Masons Apron (Studio Version)^ 9 We Had It All* 10 Avondale* 11 Southern Cross^ 12 Run For The Gold* 13 Lucy Campbells* 14 Clamdiggers^ 15 Polkas: Spare Leg Polka / Kangaroo Polka / Leitrim Rambler^ 16 Slipslide^ 17 Saint Patrick Was A Gentleman (With Christy Moore, Live at The Abbey Tavern)** 18 My Darling Asleep / Sonny Brogans (Live at The Abbey Tavern)** 19 Lasagne (7 Version)* 20 Black Hill (Live in Ennis)** 21 The Drops Of Brandy (Live in Ennis)** * Previously unreleased on CD or digitally ** Previously unreleased ^ Previously unavailable digitally and previously unreleased on CD in Ireland.