List
of CD Tracks, Times, Musicians & Instruments |
| Order |
Tracks |
Time |
Types |
Musicians
& Instruments in Order of Appearance |
Notes |
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MP3
Audio |
1. |
Oró, Sé Do Bheatha 'Bhaile, Killarney
Boys of Pleasure, Fermony Lasses |
5:17 |
Song, Reels |
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2. |
Snowy Path |
2:00 |
Slip Jig |
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3. |
Back in Durham Gaol |
3:09
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Song |
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4. |
Johnny Doherty's March, The High Reel |
3:25 |
Reel |
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5. |
Eamonn an Chnoic - Ned of the Hill |
4:14 |
Air |
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6. |
The Last Shanty |
2:29 |
Song |
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7. |
The Girl I Left Behind Me, The Rakes of Mallow, Yankee
Paddies |
4:04 |
Reels |
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8. |
Jerry's Beaver Hat, My Darling Asleep, Ten Penny Bit |
2:42 |
Song |
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9. |
Pretty Maid Milking Her Cow |
3:03 |
Air |
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10. |
Come Down From The Mountain Katy Daly |
3:28 |
Song |
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11. |
Sailor's Bonnet, Longford Collector, Loch Lomond |
3:05 |
Reels, March |
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12. |
Hills of America |
4:48 |
Song |
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List
of CD Tracks, Times, Musicians & Instruments |
| Order |
Tracks |
Time |
Types |
Musicians
& Instruments in Order of Appearance |
Notes |
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MP3
Audio |
1. |
Blackthorn
Stick, Haste to the Wedding, Saddle the Pony |
3:21 |
Double Jigs |
Terry: guitar: drop D tuning; Brian: black wood
flute; Dick: fiddle |
New arrangements of tunes popular for many years
at the Rochester CCE Irish sessions |
Listen |
Listen |
Listen |
2. |
The Spanish
Lady |
2:24 |
Song |
Dick: lead vocal, guitar: standard tuning; Brian:
black wood flute, vocals; Terry: guitar: standard tuning, vocals
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A favorite fun song with a bouncy melody often
used as a reel or polka |
Listen |
Listen |
Listen |
3. |
March
of the King of Laois, Brian Boru’s March |
3:45 |
Old Clan Marches |
Dick: Celtic harp; Terry: guitar, drop D tuning;
Brian: low D whistle on King of Laois; black wood flute on Brian
Boru |
Two ancient marches that play well on the old Brian
Boru style traditional Irish harp; Gaelic word Laois is pronounced
“Leesh” |
Listen |
Listen |
Listen |
4. |
Mary Mack
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2:54 |
Song |
Terry: lead vocal, guitar: standard tuning; Brian:
D whistle, vocals; Dick: ashiko African drum, vocals |
Our arrangement of a classic Irish humorous song
about a once common arrangement of marriage in small Irish
villages |
Listen |
Listen |
Listen |
5. |
Silver
Spear, Drowsy Maggie |
2:44 |
Reels |
Dick: fiddle; Terry: guitar, drop D tuning; Brian:
black wood flute |
High energy reels that feature fiddle & black
wood flute |
Listen |
Listen |
Listen |
6. |
Poor Irish
Boy, Skye Boat Song |
4:09 |
Aires |
Brian: black wood flute; Terry: guitar, standard
tuning; Dick: celtic harp |
Aires that highlight the combined timbres of black
wood flute and celtic harp |
Listen |
Listen |
Listen |
7. |
Banish
Misfortune, Admiral Butterfly |
3:40 |
Double Jig, Slip Jig |
Terry: guitar, DADGAD tuning; Brian: black wood
flute; Dick: fiddle |
Guitar solo, then our arrangement of a slip jig
locally popular as a step dance tune |
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8. |
Jenny
Be Fair |
1:39 |
Song |
Terry: vocal |
Quandaries of married life in a small Irish village!
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9. |
The Rocky
Road to Dublin |
3:50 |
Slip Jig & Song |
Terry: guitar, standard tuning, vocals; Brian:
black wood flute, vocals; Dick: fiddle, lead vocals, ashiko African
Drum |
A jazz waltz arrangement of a classic slip jig
and it’s song which shows that “rap” music actually
came from Ireland! |
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10. |
The Flowers
of Red Hill, The Swallow’s Tail |
2:28 |
Reels |
Brian: black wood flute; Terry: guitar: standard
tuning; Dick: fiddle |
Lively reels that start with black wood flute solo
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11. |
Carrickfergus
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4:14 |
Song |
Dick: vocal, guitar: standard tuning, celtic harp;
Terry: guitar: standard tuning; Brian: silver flute |
A ballad set to a haunting melody with our full
instrumental setting |
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12. |
The Rose
in the Heather, The Connachtman’s Rambles |
3:42 |
Double Jigs |
Terry: guitar: DADGAD tuning; Brian: black wood
flute; Dick: fiddle |
Two locally popular session tunes featuring our
style of improvisational arrangement |
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13. |
Sally
Gardens |
2:00 |
Aire & Slow Reel |
Brian: black wood flute; Terry: guitar: standard
tuning; Dick: fiddle |
A song and a reel with two different melodies but
the same name arranged to be played concurrently as an aire |
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14. |
New Year’s
Day, Kesh, Road to Lisdoonvarna, Out on the Ocean |
5:19 |
Double Jigs |
Terry: guitars: DADGAD tuning; standard tuning;
Brian: black wood flute; Dick: fiddle |
Four jigs featuring a guitar solo, fiddle &
flute duets and lots of improvisational creativity and energy. |
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15. |
I’se
the B’y |
2:42 |
Song |
Dick: fiddle, lead vocal; Terry: guitar: drop D
tuning, vocals; Brian: low D whistle, vocals |
A fun popular song from Celtic Newfoundland –
one of our favorites to play and sing. |
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TOTAL
TIME |
48:51 |
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