wild frontier is the sixth solo studio album by irish guitarist gary moore, released in 1987. his first studio effort after a trip back to his native belfast, northern ireland in 1985. the album contains several songs about ireland and even the music itself is steeped in celtic roots. the album is dedicated to the memory of moore's close friend and former thin lizzy bandmate phil lynott, who died on 4 january 1986, with the words "for philip" on the rear cover.