Recorded by David Wood at Cuig Studios, Sedgefield, England;
Mixed and mastered by David Wood, Norman Holmes and CrossCurrent;
Artwork and design by Lillias Kinsman-Blake;
Photographs by Brian Ledgard;
Design and layout by Lillias Kinsman-Blake, Rachael McShane and Bryan Ledgard

Musicians

Shona Kipling: piano accordion [1-7, 9-10];
Damien O’Kane: vocals [2, 7], guitar [1-3, 6-7, 9-10], tenor banjo [5, 8];

with
Aidan O’Kane: bass [1, 8];
Aaron Jones: bouzouki [2, 9];
Reed Ingram Weir: bodhrán [3, 8];
Peter Tickell: fiddle [4];
Rachael McShane: cello [8];
Davie Wood: bouzouki [8]

Tracks

1. An Tunnag (The Duck) / Dad’s Jig 1 / Dad’s Jig 2 (4.16)
2. Airdi Cuan (4.19)
3. Flighty Girls / 7/8 Tune / Ferrit-Panting (5.45)
4. The Red Haired Girl (3.46)
5. The End / Trip to Romania (3.49)
6. Amrhan Na Leabhar (Song of the Books) / The Last Chance Bourrée (4.06)
7. P Stands for Paddy (Roud 419; Henry H593) (5.26)
8. The Road to Cashel / The Happy Sundays / Shuffle (7.04)
9. Fishing With Calum / Broken Poached Eggs / Willy Coleman’s (6.00)
10. Dr Mitch / The Broken Pledge (5.04)

Tracks 1a, 4, 6a, 7, 8a, 9c, 10b trad.;
Tracks 1bc, 10a Shona Kipling;
Track 2 John McCambridge;
Track 3a Paul Archer;
Track 3b unknown;
Track 3c Shona Kipling, Damien O’Kane;
Tracks 5ab, 8bc, 9ab Damien O’Kane;
Track 6b Jean Blanchard

Produced by Joe Rusby and Damien O’Kane;
Engineered and mixed by Joe Rusby at Pure Studios, Yorkshire;
Mastered by Bunt Stafford-Clark;
String arrangements by Donald Grant;
Photography by Sara Photo Girl;
Graphic design by Rhiannon ‘Tiny’ Taylor

Musicians

Damien O’Kane: vocals [1-4, 6-8, 10-11, 13], guitar [2, 9, 13], tenor guitar [1, 4, 6-8], acoustic guitar [3], electric guitar [3-4, 6], tenor banjo [1-2, 5, 9-12], cittern [9-10];
David Kosky: guitar [1, 4, 6, 8, 11];
Michael McGoldrick: flutes [1, 9, 11], whistles [8], uilleann pipes [11], harmony vocals [11];
Andy Seward: double bass [1, 3, 10, 13];
John Joe Kelly: bodhrán [1, 4, 6, 9];
Aaron Jones: bouzouki [2];
Cormac Byrne: percussion [2];
Kate Rusby: harmony vocals [3, 11, 13];
Duncan Lyall: double bass [4, 6-9, 11];
Ian Carr: guitar [7, 10];
James Mackintosh: percussion [8, 10], drums [10];
Donald Grant, Thea Spiers: violins [9, 13];
Rachel Jones: viola [9, 13];
Lucy Payne: cello [9, 13];
Anthony Davis: piano [10], keyboards [10-11];
Colette O’Kane: harmony vocals [13]

Tracks

1. The Strands of Magilligan (Roud 688; Henry H520) (3.25)
2. The Banks of Boyne (Roud 2891) (4.01)
3. Summer Hill (Roud 9482; Henry H20b) (4.04)
4. The Lag’s Song (4.52)
5. Seasick Dee / Dee Goes to Holyhead (4.42)
6. Laurel Hill (Roud 2917; Henry H8) (4.46)
7. Lough Erne Shore (Roud 3476) (5.41)
8. The Breaking of Omagh Jail (Roud 3581; Henry H181) (3.11)
9. Farewell Coleraine / Lead The Knave (5.30)
10. Dobbins Flowery Vale (Roud 999; Laws O29; Henry H85) (6.43)
11. Raven’s Wing (4.52)
12. Trewitt Road (2.21)
13. The Sun Is Burning (3.57)

Tracks 1-3, 7-8, 10 words trad., music Damien O’Kane;
Track 4 Ewan MacColl;
Tracks 5ab, 9a, 12 Damien O’Kane;
Track 9b trad.;
Track 11 Barry Kerr;
Track 13 Ian Campbell

Produced by Joe Rusby, Damien O’Kane and David Kosky;
Engineered and mixed by Joe Rusby at Pure Studios, Yorkshire;
Mastered by Nim;
Graphic design by Rhiannon ‘Tiny’ Taylor

Musicians

Damien O’Kane: tenor banjo [1-10, 12], tenor guitar [1, 11];
David Kosky: guitar [1-12], tenor guitar [1, 3];
Danny Cameron: button box [1, 5];
John Joe Kelly: bodhrán [1, 5, 7];
Joe Rusby: Tibetan cymbals [1];
Carmel O’Dea: fiddle cymbals [5]

Tracks

1. The Mystery Inch: The Humours of Ballyloughlin / The Mystery Inch / The Banks of Newfoundland (3.59)
2. ER Set: John Stenson’s No. 1 / Speed the Plough / Elizabeth Kelly’s Delight (3.55)
3. Frolics: The Welcome Return / Fi’s Frolics (3.51)
4. Marga’s: Marga’s Moment / Mrs Crehans (3.46)
5. Trip to Portugal: Trip to Portugal / The Little Fair Cannavans / The Full Set (4.10)
6. Flynn’s: Mykey Upy Simply Tuney / Princess Gardens / Hoi Lieffie (Hey Lovely) (5.31)
7. Castlerock Road: Castlerock Road / Greengrass (3.11)
8. Mac’s Fancy: Mac’s Fancy / Aaron’s Key / The Seagull (4.51)
9. Bowelshifter: Headlifter / Bowelshifter (3.15)
10. The Penistone Shroud: The Penistone Shroud / McGoldrick’s / Michael Cramer’s (4.44)
11. Ships in Full Sail: Gan Ainm / Ships in Full Sail / Garrett Barry’s (5.15)
12. Folics +: The Welcome Return / Fi’s Frolics (2.28)

Tracks 1ac, 2bc, 4b, 5b, 8a, 10bc, 11abc trad.;
Tracks 1b, 3ab, 12ab David Kosky;
Track 2a John Stenson;
Track 4a Brian Finnegan;
Tracks 5a, 6ab, 7ab, 9ab Damien O’Kane;
Track 5c Michael McGoldrick;
Track 6c Lillias Kinsman-Blake;
Track 8b Maurice Lennon;
Track 8c Donald MacLeod;
Track 10a Gina Le Faux;

Produced by Damien O’Kane;
Assistant producer Joe Rusby;
Engineered by Joe Rusby at Pure Studios, Yorkshire;
Additional engineering on track 2 by Keith Angel;
Mixed by Josh Clark and Damien O’Kane at Pure Studios, Yorkshire;
Additional mixing by Josh Clark at Get Real Audio;
Mastered by Nick Cooke;
Photography by David Angel;
CD design by Tom Pitts

Musicians

Damien O’Kane: vocals, guitar, tenor guitar, banjo;
Steven Iverson: electric guitar;
Anthony Davis: bass, pads, synthesisers, piano, electric piano, organ;
Cormac Byrne: percussion [1-2, 4-8, 10-11];
Kate Rusby: vocals [6];

Tracks

1. ’Til Next Market Day (Roud 6547) (4.49)
2. The Blacksmith (Roud 816) (6.17)
3. Don’t Let Me Come Home a Stranger (5.34)
4. The Maid of Seventeen (Roud 2598) (6.17)
5. The Close of an Irish Day (Roud 2594) (5.12)
6. Banks of the Bann (Roud 889; Laws O2; Henry H86) (5.23)
7. The Goddaughter - Part I (5.27)
8. Interlude for Mama (1.39)
9. I Am a Youth (Roud 6897; Henry H825) (5.46)
10. Erin’s Lovely Home (Roud 1427; Laws M6; G/D 6:1098; Henry H46) (5.28)
11. The Green Fields of America (Roud 2290) (5.46)

Tracks 1-2, 9 trad.;
Track 3 Robin Williams, Jerome Clark;
Tracks 4-6, 10-11 words trad., tune Damien O’Kane;
Tracks 7-8 Damien O’Kane;

Produced by Damien O’Kane;
Assistant producer Anthony Davis;
Engineered by Anthony Davis at Pure Studios, Yorkshire;
Additional engineering on track 2 by Keith Angel;
Mixed by Josh Clark at Pure Studios, Yorkshire;
Additional mixing by Damien O’Kane;
Mastered by Nick Cooke;
Photography by David Angel;
CD design by Tom Pitts at Hand Down Pixels

Musicians

Damien O’Kane: vocals, electric tenor guitar [2-6, 8-9], acoustic tenor guitar [1, 7, 10-11], tenor banjo [5, 11];
Steven Byrnes: guitar [1-5, 7, 10-11], electric tenor guitar [6, 8], backing vocals [2];
Anthony Davis: keyboards, synthesisers, pads, piano, programming [3], backing vocals [10];
Steven Iverson: guitar;
Josh Clark: drums, programming, percussion, toaster [3], pyrex oven dish [2];
Kate Rusby: backing vocals [6];
Pauline Scanlon: backing vocals [2];
Barry Kerr: backing vocals [7];
Ron Block: banjo [1, 11]

Tracks

1. Boston City (Roud 261; Laws L16; G/D 2:260; Henry H691, 202) (3.59)
2. Poor Stranger (Roud 272; G/D 4:831) (5.00)
3. Though All Bright Flowers (5.08)
4. Avenging & Bright (Roud V12392) (3.06)
5. Castle Kellys (4.08)
6. Lately (4.58)
7. All Among the Barley (Roud 1283) (4.21)
8. January Man (5.12)
9. The Homes of Donegal (4.14)
10. Many’s the Night (Roud 990; Laws O20; Henry H211) (4.52)
11. Dancing in Puddles (5.47)

Tracks 1, 3, 10 words trad., tune Damien O’Kane;
Track 2 words trad., Damien O’Kane, tune Damien O’Kane;
Track 4 words Thomas Moore, tune Damien O’Kane;
Track 5 trad.;
Track 6 Kate Rusby;
Track 7 Elizabeth Stirling;
Track 8 Dave Goulder;
Track 9 Sean McBride;
Track 11 Damien O’Kane

Produced by Josh Clark, Damien O’Kane and Ron Block;
Recorded by Josh Clark at Pure Studios, Yorkshire;
Additional recording by Damien O’Kane at Pure Studios;
Damien O’Kane, Roy Block and David Kosky recorded by Joe Rusby on track 14 at Pure Studios;
Mixed by Josh Clark at Get Real Audio, Bath;
Stuart Duncan, Barry Bales, Sam Bush and Ethan Jodziewicz recorded by Ron Block at Hogan’s House of Music, Franklin, tennessee;
Mastered by Nick Cooke;
CD design by Tom Pitts at Hand Dran Pixels;
Cover by Alkalart

Musicians

Ron Block: 5-string banjo;
Damien O’Kane: tenor banjo [1-5, 7-11, 13-14], tenor guitar [6, 12, 15];
Steven Byrnes: guitar [1-4, 6-8, 11-12];
Stuart Duncan: fiddle [1, 3, 7, 9-12, 15],
Michael McGoldrick: whistle [1, 13], flute [4];
Barry Bales: double bass [1, 3, 11-12];
Anthony Davis: keyboards [2, 6, 8], pads [6];
Ethan Jodziewicz: double bass [2, 5];
Josh Clark: drums [2, 4-5, 11], percussion [2, 4-6, 8, 11];
Sam Bush: mandolin [4-5, 10];
Duncan Lyall: moog [4, 7, 13], double bass [7, 10-11, 13-15];
Sierra Hull: mandolin [7, 9, 11-12, 14-15];
David Kosky: guitar [9, 11, 13-15]

Tracks

1. Miller’s Gin / Potato Anxiety (5.14)
2. Crafty Colette (4.39)
3. Battersea Skillet Liquor (4.18)
4. No Harm Done (4.28)
5. Banjophony (5.26)
6. Ode to Aunt Frances (4.52)
7. Trip to Portugal / Guiseppe’s (4.14)
8. Brown Eyes (5.08)
9. The Middle Thief / The Lobster (4.54)
10. Phoebe’s / The Banjo Strikes Back (5.18)
11. Lucky Rogues / Frantic Inspiration (4.05)
12. Leiper’s Fork (4.23)
13. Brian Boru’s Reel (4.22)
14. Danish Horde / S. McGee Buys the Farm (5.48)
15. Waiting for Erin (4.06)

Tracks 1a, 3, 10a, 12 Ron Block;
Tracks 1b, 2, 4-6, 7ab, 8, 9a, 10ab, 11b Damien O’Kane;
Track 9b trad.;
Track 13 Michael Rooney;