Streets of Arklow

"Streets of Arklow" is a song by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison. It appears on the album Veedon Fleece, released in 1974.

"Streets of Arklow"
Song by Van Morrison
from the album Veedon Fleece
ReleasedOctober 1974 (1974-10)
RecordedNovember 1973
GenreFolk rock
Length4:22
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Van Morrison
Producer(s)Van Morrison

The song describes a perfect day in "God's green land" and is a tribute to the County Wicklow town of Arklow visited during the singer's 1973 vacation trip back to Ireland after being in the United States since 1967.[1]

The song has also been played regularly in concert since 2002 by Morrison. From 2003 to 2009 it was played in a medley with "You Don't Pull No Punches, But You Don't Push the River".[2]

Appearances on other albums

"Streets of Arklow" was re-mastered in 2007 and included on the limited 3CD edition of the compilation album, Still on Top - The Greatest Hits.

In 2015 it appears on Duets: Re-working the Catalogue in a duet with Mick Hucknall.

Personnel on original release
  • Van Morrison – guitar, vocal
  • Terry Adams – cello
  • David Hayes – bass guitar
  • James Rothermel – recorder
  • Nathan Rubin – violin
  • Dahaud Shaar (David Shaw) – drums
  • James Trumbo – piano
  • Ralph Wash – guitar

Notes
  1. Rogan, No Surrender, pp. 299–300
  2. Becker, Gunter. "GB ::: ivan :::". ivan.vanomatic.de. Retrieved 11 October 2009.

References
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