Ride On – Christy Moore

Ride On is an album by Irish folk singer Christy Moore, released in 1984. Its title track remains one of his most popular songs. A number of songs relate the actions of those involved in political struggles, or those affected by those struggles; such as "Viva la Quinte Brigada" which is concerned with the Irish contingent amongst the International Brigade in the Spanish Civil War; or "El Salvador" dealing with the civil war in that country in the 1980s. Other songs deal with Irish history – "The City of Chicago", about emigration to America during the Irish famines of the late 1840s; "Back Home in Derry" written by Bobby Sands about the transportation to Australia of convicts; and "Lisdoonvarna" celebrating a music festival that took place annually in that town until the early 1980s.

Track listing :

1. Among the Wicklow Hills
2. Sonny's Dream
3. The Dying Soldier
4. El Salvador
5. Back Home in Derry
6. The Least We Can Do
7. The City of Chicago
8. Ride On
9. Vive La Quinte Berigada
10. Songs of Wandering Aongus
11. McIlhatton
12. Lisdoonvarna