I Would Not Live Always
| I Would Not Live Always | ||||
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| Released | 30 July 2021 | |||
| Genre | Irish folk music | |||
| Length | 44:06 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | River Lea | |||
| Producer | Brendan Jenkinson | |||
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“Songs come and go for me — but that one song, I’ve always sung it... I feel like I’m friends with that song, almost. It’s the song I’ve gone with the furthest. It’s never got to the point where I’m tired of it. It’s a very emotional experience. It’s very much of the Irish experience of emigration. When you’re singing the song, you try to drop the ego and let people in.”
—Flynn on including the traditional "Come My Son" as this album's closer
I Would Not Live Always is the debut full-length album by Irish folk musician John Francis Flynn. The album mixes traditional music with contemporary instrumentation and has received positive reviews from critics.