A diversified, mostly Celtic album, with 23 Irish, 2 Scottish, 3 English, 1 French Canadian, and 2 tunes from the U.S.A. There are reels, jigs, hornpipes, marches, and eight slow aires.There are four tunes with vocals: Lady Mary, a song of unrequited love; The Minstrel Boy, a musician’s lament to war; one verse of the Kerry Dance, a very popular 19th century Irish song; and the last song on the album is The Blessing of Love, or The Irish Blessing. Pam Kirby sings lead and Kay Thomas, harmony, on these songs. They both were regular performers on the N.P.R. radio show, At Home In the Country.
The instruments include the fiddle, flute, fife, penny whistle, guitar, bass violin, tenor banjo, mandolin, and percussion. The hammered dulcimer is the lead instrument.
Produced by Joe Jewell for Featherstone Music
Engineered & mastered by Jon Raney
Digital Mastering and Graphic design at Raney Recording Studio
PO Box 17, Drasco, Arkansas, 72530 (870) 668-3222
Portraits Repainted
The following are 30 to 60 second clips. Total CD Running time is 64:20
- 01 Carolan’s Ramble To Cashel 01 Carolan’s Ramble To Cashel
- 02 Kitchen Girl _ New Rigged Ship 02 Kitchen Girl _ New Rigged Ship
- 03 Lord Inchiquin 03 Lord Inchiquin
- 04 Lady Mary 04 Lady Mary
- 05 Kesh Jig _ Rakes Of Kildare _ Tobin’s Jib 05 Kesh Jig _ Rakes Of Kildare _ Tobin’s Jig
- 06 British Grenadiers _ Scotland The Brave 06 British Grenadiers _ Scotland The Brave
- 07 Sheebeg And Sheemore 07 Sheebeg And Sheemore
- 08 La Bastrangue _ Cold Frosty Morning 08 La Bastrangue _ Cold Frosty Morning
- 09 Southwinds _ Captain O’Kane 09 Southwinds _ Captain O’Kane
- 10 Morpeth Rant 10 Morpeth Rant
- 11 The Kerry Dance 11 The Kerry Dance
- 12 Planxty Irwin 12 Planxty Irwin
- 13 Haste To The Wedding _ Irish Washerwoman 13 Haste To The Wedding _ Irish Washerwoman
- 14 Star Of The County Down 14 Star Of The County Down
- 15 Red-Haired Boy 15 Red-Haired Boy
- 16 Nancy’s Waltz 16 Nancy’s Waltz
- 17 Whiskey Before Breakfast _ Drowsy Maggie 17 Whiskey Before Breakfast _ Drowsy Maggie
- 18 Give Me Your Hand 18 Give Me Your Hand
- 19 The Minstrel Boy _ Garryowen 19 The Minstrel Boy _ Garryowen
- 20 Off To California _ Rights Of Man 20 Off To California _ Rights Of Man
- 21 Blessing Of Love 21 Blessing Of Love
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The Musicians
- Joe Jewell -Hammered Dulcimer, Mandolin, Cittern and Guitar
- Bob Murphy – Mandolin, Cittern, Tenor Banjo, Dobro and Lead Guitar
- Bob Bielefeld – Wooden and Silver Flutes, Fife, REcorder, Tin Whistle
- DeeAnn Gillispie -Fiddle
- Malcom Smith – Viola
- Martha Gay – Harp
- Dennis Crouch – Upright Bass
- Pam Kirby – Lead Vocal [#4, 11, 19a & 21]
- Kay Thomas – Harmony Vocal [#4, 11, 19a & 21]
- Jon Ramey – Percussion
- Chuck Hughes – Snare Drum
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