Coming Days

Coming Days, released in 1995 on Chiswick Records, was the third album released by Irish artist Ron Kavana, the second credited to "Alias Ron Kavana". Versions of two songs - "Johnny" and "Irish Ways" were previously released on the LILT album For The Children.

Track listing

1. Medley: "Galtee Mór/Irish Ways/Jigs - Daniel O'Connell/Saddle the Pony" (Kavana, Traditional) - 12:11
2. "Thoughts of Abilene" (Kavana, Del Lyon) - 3:44
3. "Psycho Mary's Voodoo Blues" (Kavana, Whitwham) - 5:57
4. "Hand Me Down" (Kavana, Watkins) - 4:06
5. "Connemara/Handcuffs" [instrumental] (Kavana, Molloy) - 3:35
6. "Ain't That Peculiar/Foxhunter's Reel" (Warren "Pete" Moore, Smokey Robinson, Robert Rogers, Marvin Tarplin) - 4:16
7. "Pennies for Black Babies" (Kavana) - 3:14
8. "Johnny" (Kavana) - 7:13
9. "Cajun Ceili" (Kavana, Watkins) - 3:32
10. "Freedom Crazy" (Kavana) - 4:01
11. "If I Had a Rocket Launcher" (Bruce Cockburn) - 4:18
12. "Walk, Don't Walk" (Kavana, Miller) - 3:55

Personnel

Alias Band

• Ron Kavana – Vocals, Acoustic, Electric & Slide Guitars, Mandolin, Mandola, Banjo, Keyboards, Synthesiser, Percussion, Drum Programming.
• Mick Molloy - Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Mandolin, Mandola, Percussion & Backing vocals
• Richie Robertson - Bass, Percussion & Backing vocals
• Les Morgan - Drums & Percussion
• Fran Byrne - Button Accordion & Percussion

Guest musicians

• Geraint Watkins - Keyboards, Grand Piano, Piano Accordion, Backing & Lead Vocals
• Tomas Lynch - Uilleann Pipes
• Tozie Lynch - Bones
• Len Davies - Bones
• Fife Toumani - Acoustic Guitar, Mbira & Kora

From BOILED IN LEAD:

• Drew Miller - Dive Bomb Bass & vocals
• Todd Menton - Tin Whistle
• Robin "Adan" Anderson: Dourbakee

From SONS OF THE DESERT:

• Joseph Docherty - Fiddle
• Tracey Booth - Backing Vocals

Recorded at Elephant & Watershed Studios