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Arcady: After the Ball…

Arcady: After the Ball… (Dara DARA CD 037)

After the Ball…
Arcady

Dara Records DARA CD 037 (CD, Ireland, 1991)
Shanachie 79077 (CD, USA, 1991)

Arcady: After the Ball… (Shanachie 79077)
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Produced by P.J. Curtis;
Recorded by Brian Masterson at Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin, assisted by Shannon Brennan;
Mixed by Brian Masterson and P.J. Curtis;
Dara artwork by Shay Kennedy, cover painting by John Green;
Shanachie artwork by Stefan Grossman

Musicians

Jackie Dalie: accordion;
Frances Black: vocals;
Patsy Broderick: piano, keyboards;
Johnny McDonagh: bodhrán, bones, percussion;
Brendan Larrissey: fiddle, viola;
Nicolas Quemenar: guitars, flute, whistles, vocals

with guests
Mary Black: backing vocals [2, 6, 12];
Franke Lane: dobro [5];
James Delaney: piano [6];
Garvan Gallagher: acoustic bass [2, 4-5, 12];
Tony Molloy: fretless bass [6]

Tracks

The tracklist is from the Dara CD. The Shanachie CD has a different track order.

  1. Hennessey’s: The Boys of Tandernagee / Up Ya Boya jigs / Hennessy’s (Phoenix Reel) / McConnell’s Reel reels (4.45)
  2. The River (4.31)
  3. Barn Dances: The Killavil Postman / The Gypsy Princess / (2.42)
  4. The Field Behind the Plough (3.27)
  5. Heaven’s Gate waltz / reel (4.28)
  6. Lullabye (3.47)
  7. Jackie Daly’s Reels (3.59)
  8. Breton Reels: Rond de Loudeac / The Monaghan Twig (2.55)
  9. Trois Matelots Du Port-De-Brest (3.13)
  10. I’d Cross the Wild Atlantic (4.47)
  11. Tripping Down The Stairs: Maud McQuillan / The Halfway House (3.14)
  12. After the Ball (5.32)
  13. The Spinster’s Waltz (2.47)

Tracks 1a-c Dave Hennessy;
Track 2 Bill Staines;
Tracks 1d, 3, 8-9, 11-12 trad.;
Track 4 Stan Rogers;
Track 5 Arcady, trad.;
Track 6 Dan Seals, Rafe Van Hoy, additional lyrics Charlie McGettigan;
Track 7 Jackie Daly;
Track 10 words Andy M. Stewart, music trad:
Track 13 Evan Lurie

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Arcady: Many Happy Returns

Arcady: Many Happy Returns (Dara DARA CD 080)

Many Happy Returns
Arcady

Dara Records DARA CD 080 (CD, Ireland, 1995)
Shanachie 79095 (CD, USA, 1995)

Arcady: Many Happy Returns (Shanachie 79095)
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Produced by Johnny McDonagh;
Recorded by Pearse Dunne at Sulán Studios, Ballyvourney, Co. Cork;
Mixed by Andrew Bollard, Perace Dunne and Johnny McDonagh at Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin;
Mastered by Robert Vosgien, CMS Digital, California;
Shanachie booklet design by Joan Pelosi

Musicians

Johnny McDonagh: bones, bodhrán, triangle;
Nicolas Quemenar: guitars, flute, whistles, vocals;
Patsy Broderick: piano, keyboards;
Conor Keane: accordion;
Brendan Larrissey: fiddles;
Niamh Parsons, vocals

with
The Voice Squad (Gerry Cullen, Fran McPhail, Phil Callery): vocals [4, 15],
Liam Ó Maonlaí: organ, piano, vocals, harmonium, didgeridoo [2, 7-9, 11, 13];
Brendan Power: harmonica [1-2, 6 , 10, 13];
Neil Martin: cello [3, 6-7, 13, 16];
Paul O’Driscoll: bass [10];
Michael McGoldrick: flute [1, 5, 10, 16]

Tracks

The tracklist is from the Dara CD. The Shanachie CD has a different track order.

  1. The Maid of Mount Cisco / The Humours of Ballyconnell / The Ivy Leaf reels (3.34)
  2. The Boys of Barr na Sráide (Roud 24291) (4.46)
  3. The Boys of Bluehill / The Stack of Barley hornpipes (2.42)
  4. The Rambling Irishman (Roud 3572) (3.33)
  5. Toss the Feathers / The Fermoy Lasses / The Man of the House reels (2.33)
  6. John O’Dreams (3.42)
  7. Paddy Ryan’s Dream / Fahy’s Reel / The Pigeon on the Gate reels (5.04)
  8. The Old Grey Goose / McFadden’s Favourite / Come West Along the Road reels (5.22)
  9. The Banks of Sullane (Roud 9718) (5.25)
  10. The Battering Ram / The Geese in the Bog / The Pipe on the Hob jigs (4.32)
  11. The Rocks of Bawn (Roud 3024; Henry H139) (3.47)
  12. The Blackhaired Lass / The Flogging Reel / Lord McDonald’s Reel / The Pinch of Snuff reels (3.30)
  13. Once I Loved (Roud 459; G/D 6:1145) (4.51)
  14. The Kilfenora Jigs jigs (3.32)
  15. The Banks of the Lee (Roud 6857) (3.27)
  16. The Sally Gardens / Miss McLeod’s Reel / The Foxhunter’s / The Bucks of Oranmore reels (6.22)

My Shanachie CD doesn’t show any track credits so this is some guessswork plus the help of The Session
Probably all tracks trad. except
Track 1a Paddy Killoran;
Track 2 words by Sigerson Clifford (1913–1985);
Track 6 Bill Caddick;
Track 7b Paddy Fahey