▁Alan ▁St iv ell , ▁Tri ▁Y ann , ▁and ▁Son ner ien ▁Du ▁just ▁emer ging ▁onto ▁the ▁scene . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁Han ly ▁and ▁Ó ▁Dom h na ill ▁recorded ▁a ▁single , ▁" The ▁Hills ▁of ▁Green more ", ▁and ▁tou red ▁with ▁the ▁group ▁Plan xty ▁as ▁their ▁supporting ▁act . ▁After ▁en list ing ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁Plan xty — L iam ▁O ' F lyn n , ▁D ón al ▁L un ny , ▁and ▁Matt ▁Mol loy — H an ly ▁and ▁Ó ▁Dom h na ill ▁signed ▁a ▁deal ▁with ▁Pol yd or ▁Records ▁and ▁recorded ▁the ▁album , ▁C elt ic ▁Fol k we ave . ▁ ▁Production ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁D ón al ▁L un ny , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁pione ers ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁folk ▁music ▁rev ival ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁A ▁key ▁member ▁of ▁three ▁of ▁traditional ▁music ' s ▁most ▁influ ential ▁groups — Plan xty , ▁The ▁Both y ▁Band , ▁and ▁Mov ing ▁He arts — L un ny ▁would ▁remain ▁at ▁the ▁fore front ▁of ▁the ▁traditional ▁Irish ▁music ▁movement ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁thirty - five ▁years . ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁recorded ▁at ▁E am on ▁Andrew s ▁stud ios ▁in ▁Dublin . ▁Han ly ▁and ▁Ó ▁Dom h na ill ▁were ▁supported ▁in ▁the ▁studio ▁by ▁Li am ▁O ' F lyn n ▁on ▁u ile ann ▁pip