Granny's Intentions – Honest Injun 1970 (Ireland, Blues, Country Rock)

Granny's Intentions – Honest Injun 1970 (Ireland, Blues, Country Rock)

The only album by the Irish band from Limerick, Gary Moore's first band. Between 1967 and 1970, Granny's Intentions released four more 45s. The album was released by Deram in October 1970. Gary Moore himself was invited during the recording of this album and therefore does not play on all tracks.Both a period piece and a collectors' item, the release of “Honest Injun” by Granny's Intentions will no doubt be of immense interest to Gary Moore/Thin Lizzy fans. For such a well-chronicled musician, little information is available on Granny's Intentions, with whom Gary made his recording debut at the tender age of 17. Most biographies of Moore leap from his juncture in Skid Row with Phil Lynott in the late 60s directly to his joining Thin Lizzy in 1974, neglecting to mention Granny's Intentions. For close on 30 years copies of “Honest Injun” have been highly sought after, but its historical and musical context has been lost. Although the band hailed from Limerick, they were living in Dublin when Moore first met them. Formed in 1965, Granny's Intentions were popular on their home turf but had started to unravel when recording of the album commenced. Three tracks were cut in London with guitarist John Hockedy and former Skid Row drummer Noel Bridgeman before they split up. Back in Ireland, however, Granny's Intentions reformed and recruited Gary Moore with whom they completed the album at Decca Studios in London.

01. Maybe - 0:00

02. We Both Need To Know - 3:07

03. Good Eye - 6:16

04. Fifty Years On - 9:31

05. Susan Of The Country - 12:35

06. Rise Then Fall - 15:29

07. With Salty Eyes / Dirty Lies - 19:11

08. Fourthskin Blues - 27:17

09. Nutmeg, Bitter-Sweet - 29:52

10. I'm Going - 33:03

11. Heavy Loaded Minds - 35:26


Personnel:

Johnny Duhan - vocals
Johnny Hockedy - guitar, mandolin
Pete Cummins - bass, flute, whistle
Gary Moore - guitar (02-08, 11)
Noel Bridgeman - drums
John Ryan - piano, organ, harpsichord
Pat Nash - drums
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Wayne Bickerton - producer


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