Recorded March 2003 at Oisín Studios;
Engineered and produced by Steáfán Hannigan

Musicians

Sam Sweeney: fiddle, drum, shaky egg;
Hannah James: accordion, vocals, feet;
Chris Thornton-Smith: guitar;
Tom Sweeney: acoustic and electric bass guitar

with
Steáfán Hannigan: percussion [2b], whistle [3]

Tracks

1. Catharsis / Peterman / Siobhan O’Donnell’s (4.20)
2. Ahma / Ruchenitsa / Farewell to Chernobyl (7.31)
3. If I Was a Blackbird (Roud 387; Henry H79) (5.25)
4. Quendale Bay (4.03)
5. Mick’s Knitted Triplets / The Ash Plant / The Bonny Isle of Whalsay (2.59)
6. Locharber Drive / Breton Tune / Poker Signature (5.27)
7. The Brisk Young Widow (Roud 2438) / Gravel Walk / Victor’s Return (3.57)
8. Lucy’s Sox / Morrisons (3.12)
9. Falmouth Packet (1.44)
10. Irish Toast / Emma & Jamie’s Wedding (6.31)

All tracks trad. arr. except
Track 1a Amy Cann;
Track 1b Kathryn Tickell;
Track 2a Maria Kalaniemi;
Track 2b Michael Ferry;
Track 4 Phil Cunningham;
Track 5a Jennifer Wrigley;
Track 6a,c Aidan O’Rourke;
Track 8a Hannah James;
Track 9 Phil Beer;
Track 10a lyrics trad. / Ashley Hutchings, tune Mike Fleming;
Track 10b John McCusker

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Chris Thornton-Smith at Blast PA Systems Studios, Wickersley, Rotherham, April-May 2004;
Produced by Kerfuffle;
Cover and background illustrations: Hannah James

Musicians

Sam Sweeney: fiddle, djembe;
Hannah James: accordion, piano, vocals;
Chris Thornton-Smith: guitar, bouzouki;
Tom Sweeney: bass guitar

Tracks

1. Dance Little Maid / Monster of Polska 2.0 (3.38)
2. The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry (Roud 197; Child 113) / The Old Maid of Galway (6.01)
3. Speed the Plough / The Road to Ballymac / Swedish Polska (3.09)
4. Mrs Saggs (2.57)
5. Holland Handkerchief (Roud 246; Child 272; Henry H217) (6.34)
6. The Orphan / Phone Call / The Milliner’s Daughter / The Salvation (4.44)
7. Ca’ the Ewes (Roud 857; G/D 5:1014; Henry H175) (2.33)
8. James & Lara’s Wedding / Highlander’s Farewell / Crazy Dog (3.21)
9. O’Neill’s Lament (6.16)
10. Hold Back the Tide (6.03)
11. Sleeping Tune / Vingården (6.04)

All tracks trad. arr. except
Track 1b Ville Ojanen;
Track 3b Leslie Craig;
Track 4 Chris Wood;
Track 6b Larry Unger;
Track 6d Simon Bradley;
Track 7 Robert Burns;
Track 8a Marianne Campbell;
Track 8c Rodney Miller;
Track 10 John Tams;
Track 11a Gordon Duncan;
Track 11b Morten Alfred Høirup

Studio tracks recorded by Chris Thornton-Smith at Blast PA Systems Studios, Wickersley, Rotherham, 2005;
Live tracks recorded by Alistair Russell of Glade at Priddy Folk Festival 2005;
All tracks mixed and mastered by Chris Thornton-Smith;
Produced by Kerfuffle;
Cover photography: Tom Sweeney;
Design and artwork: Hannah & Alan James at Oakleaf Graphics Ltd.

Musicians

Sam Sweeney: fiddle, djembe, cajon, udu;
Hannah James: vocals, accordion, keyboards, step dancing;
Chris Thornton-Smith: guitars;
Tom Sweeney: bass guitar, backing vocals

Tracks

1. Intro (1.49)
2. Bold: The Bold Grenadier (Roud 140; Laws P14; TYG 34) / The Pipe on the Hob / Siobhan O’Donnell’s (4.39)
3. Maggot: Sam’s 16^th / The Hare’s Maggot / The Cheshire Round (6.51)
4. Hangover: Hangover Quadrille / O’Neill’s Cavalcade (3.58)
5. Searching for Lambs: The Convergence / Searching for Lambs (Roud 576; Henry H548) (5.52)
6. Light Flight (2.35)
7. My Heart’s in New South Wales (4.44)
8. The Lark in the Clear Air (Roud 24791) (4.17)
9. Fiddle Castro: Schottish Van Zaventem / Fiddle Castro’s Return to Galway (4.24)
10. The Willow (5.21)

Bonus tracks: Live at Priddy Folk Festival 2005

11. Brisk: The Brisk Young Widow (Roud 2438) / The Red-haired Boy / Scrap Metal (4.01)
12. Twisted: The Flogging Reel / The Twisted Bridge (4.33)

All tracks trad. arr. except
Track 1 Kerfuffle;
Tracks 3a, 11c Hannah James;
Track 4a Pekka Pentikäinen;
Track 5a Sahan Hayes, Hannah James;
Track 6 Pentangle;
Track 7 Dave Swarbrick;
Track 8 trad. / Sir Samuel Ferguson;
Track 9 Joe & Ben Broughton;
Track 10 Julie Matthews

Produced by Andy Bell and Kerfuffle;
Engineered and mixed by Andy Bell at Leeders Farm Studios;
Mastered by Andy Bell and Paul Baily;
Photography by Matt Keal in “The Trip to Jerusalem”, Nottingham

Musicians

Sam Sweeney: fiddle, viola, cajon, udu, drums, shaky egg, bagpipes, vocals;
Hannah James: vocals, accordion;
Jamie Roberts: acoustic guitars, mandola, ukulele, trombone, vocals;
Tom Sweeney: bass guitar, vocals;
with
Andy Letcher: bagpipes [2]

Tracks

1. Katie Shaw (3.43)
2. Dr Letcher’s Favourite: Mayden Lane / Mount Hills (5.05)
3. Down By the Greenwood Side (Roud 9; Child 20; G/D 2:193; TYG 73) (5.05)
4. Rondo: The Bean Setting / Mohács / Rondo de Seltrad (5.58)
5. Arise, Arise (Roud 305) (1.23)
6. Castleton Carol (Roud 1523) / Goddesses (5.49)
7. Betty Corrigall’s Lament (5.13)
8. The Trip: Kemp’s Jig / Hunt the Squirrel (4.18)
9. The Snows They Melt the Soonest (Roud 3154) (4.00)
10. Two Sisters (Roud 8; Child 10; G/D 2:213) (3.38)
11. Bonaparte’s Retreat (1.13)
12. The Rogue’s March (2.41)

All tracks trad. arr. except
Track 1 Roger Watson

Produced by Andy Bell and Kerfuffle;
Engineered and mixed by Andy Bell at Leeders Farm Studios;
Mastered by James Rowth;
Artwork by Andy Tudor

Musicians

Sam Sweeney: fiddle, viola, vocals, English concertina, bells shakers;
Hannah James: vocals, accordion;
Jamie Roberts: guitars, vocals;
Tom Sweeney: bass guitar, vocals

Tracks

1. Three Ships (Roud 700) (3.34)
2. Cherry Tree Carol (Roud 453; Child 54; G/D 2:327) (3.47)
3. The Truth From Above (Roud 2109) (3.56)
4. Bransles (4.51)
5. Lullay My Liking (3.07)
6. Gallery Carol (Roud V9595) (2.40)
7. Sussex Carol (Roud 597) (2.52)
8. Nowell, Nowell (Roud 682) (4.17)
9. The Holly and the Ivy (Roud 514) (4.17)
10. Gower Wassail (Roud 209) (2.27)
11. The Bitter Withy (Roud 452) (6.31)

All tracks trad. arr. Kerfuffle