A review of Teaċ Daṁsa’s 1975/Naoi Déag Seachtó Cúig, based on the Bothy Band’s debut album. First published on journalofmusic.com.

I was one when the Bothy Band released their debut album in 1975, and 19 when I explored its invention. Musically, the album pulls away from Ó Riada and Planxty, combining the new aesthetic of rock and pop with traditional music. It was also only the second album released on the embryonic folk/pop label Mulligan, so it was a statement in many ways. Dónal Lunny and Mícheál Ó Domhnaill produced it, but the album code is LUN002 – his imprint is all over it.