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Francy Devine: My Father Told Me
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My Father Told Me Francy Devine POD001 (CD, UK, 27 November 2014) |
Produced by Steve Byrne;
Recorded by Richard Werner, B&B Studios, Pilrig Street, Edinburgh;
Additional recording by John Blake Studio, Raheny; Marc Jacquier, Lanester, Lorient;
Mixed and mastered by Richard Werner and Steve Byrne at B&B Studios, Das Esszimmer, Tranent and Pier House Studios, Granton;
Additional production and arrangement by Richard Werner, John Blake, Loïc Denis and Marc Jacquier;
Cover design by Terry Quinlan of Pilot Media,
based on an original artwork ‘An Carraig Bui’ by Alan McLeod
Musicians
Francy Devine: vocals;
Steve Byrne: bouzouki [1, 6-7, 9, 11],
guitar [1, 3, 6, 14],
mandolin [1],
shruti box [13, 18],
Spanish guitar [15],
harmonica [15],
vocals [9],
backing vocals [6];
Mark Dunlop: whistle [1],
low whistle [18];
Treasa Harkin: button accordion [1, 14];
John Kelly: fiddle [1];
Paul Anderson: fiddle [3, 6, 17];
Pete Burnham,
Lynn Cooper,
Karen Harris,
Martin Tabraham,
Bill Wilkes: vocals [4];
Guénahel Denis: bombarde [7];
Marc Jacquier: guitar [7, 11];
Catriona Crowe,
Deirdre Madden: vocals [8];
Ciarán Ó Maoiléoin,
Aoife Caomhánach,
Máire Ní Chróinín,
Luke Cheevers,
Fergus Russell,
Jerry O'Reilly: vocals [10];
Loïc Denis: pipes [11];
Côr Meibion Onllwyn (Onllwyn Miners' Welfare Male Voice Choir) [16];
Mick Mullen: guitar [17]
Tracks
- The Faughan Side (Roud 2292; Henry H621) (3.49)
- The Recruited Collier (Roud 3503) (4.02)
- Banks o Reid Roses (Roud 603; G/D 7:1444) (5.22)
- Stand Like the Brave (RoudBS B26217) (2.33)
- Little Yellow Roses (4.40)
- Bonnie Wood Green (Roud 3778; G/D 5:947; Henry H476) (5.43)
- Sam Hall (Roud 369; Laws L5) / Le Ramoneur / Skarzhour Chiminalieu (5.56)
- Crossing the Bar (3.36)
- Diego's Bold Shore (Roud 2006) (5.38)
- Strike Up That Chord (3.56)
- Île de France (Roud 1575) (5.45)
- Who Fears to Wear the Red Hand Badge (2.56)
- Gulabeinn (2.46)
- The Sea Apprentice (Roud 1671; Henry H739) (3.51)
- My Old Man (3.35)
- What's the Life of a Man? (Roud 848) (3.45)
- By the Mountain Streams Where the Moorcocks Crow (Roud 2124; Henry H32) (5.02)
- Heading for Home (5.33)
Track 2 Robert Anderson;
Track 5 Trevor Peacock;
Track 8 poem Alfred Lord Tennyson; music Rani Arbo, arr. Crowe, Devine, Madden, Wilkes;
Track 13 Geordie McIntyre;
Track 15 Ewan MacColl;
Track 18 Peggy Seeger
> Folk Music > Records > Francy Devine: An Ownerless Corner of Earth
Francy Devine: An Ownerless Corner of Earth
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An Ownerless Corner of Earth Francy Devine POD002 (2 CD, UK, 27 February 2020) |
Produced by Steve Byrne and Richard Werner at B&B Studios, Edinburgh;
Cover image by Steve Rennie
Society for the Study of Labour History review by Mike Mecham
Fonn review by Séamas Sheils
Musicians
Francy Devine: vocals;
Steve Byrne: guitar [1, 11, 13, 15-16, 20, 23, 26],
mandolin [1, 11, 26],
bouzouki [1, 26],
harmonium [8, 17, 20],
harmonica [11],
blues harp [23],
vocals [13, 17];
Paul Anderson: fiddle [1, 7, 15, 26];
Mark Dunlop: whistle [1, 6, 16],
bodhrán [14];
Treasa Harkin: button accordion [1];
Graham Dunne: guitar [2-3, 6, 12];
Cathal Caulfield,
Caoimhe Hogarty,
Pádraig Ó Nualláin,
Niamh Parsons: vocals [3];
John Bentham,
Pete Burnham,
Lynn Cooper,
Karen Harris,
Bill Wilkes: vocals [4, 22];
Shona Donaldson: vocals [6, 26];
Liam O’Connor: viola [10].
fiddle [10];
Louisa Werner: piano [11];
Hugh Healy: concertina [16];
Kristin Borgehed: double bass [18].
vocals [18];
Aoife Kelly: concertina [19];
John Kelly: fiddle [19];
Fin Moore: smallpipes [20].
border pipes [20];
Noel Kelly: Highland pipes [24];
Dave McCracken: vocals [25];
Andrew Watchorn: Northumbrian pipes [25];
Chris Wright: vocals [26]
Tracks
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Tracks 1, 22 words Jim Connell, music Francy Devine;
Track 2 trad. arr. Francy Devine, Graham Dunne;
Track 3 trad. arr. Weldon;
Track 4 trad. arr. Francy Devine, Bill Wilkes;
Track 5 trad. arr. Francy Devine;
Track 6 trad. arr. Paul Anderson, Steve Byrne, Francy Devine, Mark Dunlop, Graham Dunne;
Track 7 Francy Devine, Niel Gow, arr. Paul Anderson;
Tracks 8, 23 trad. arr. Steve Byrne, Francy Devine;
Track 9 J. Lindsay, music trad. arr. Francy Devine;
Track 10 Francy Devine, music trad. arr. O'Connor;
Track 11 Jimmy Connors arr. Steve Byrne, Francy Devine, Louisa Werner;
Track 12 Graeme Miles;
Track 13 trad. arr. Steve Byrne, Francy Devine, Alan Reid;
Track 14 words Jim Connell, music trad. arr. Francy Devine, Mark Dunlop;
Track 15 Francy Devine, arr. Paul Anderson, Steve Byrne;
Track 16a Ewan MacColl;
Track 16b trad. arr. Hugh Healy;
Track 17 Owen McMahon, arr. Steve Byrne, Francy Devine;
Track 18 trad. arr. Kristin Borgehed, Francy Devine;
Track 19 Francy Devine, trad. arr. Aoife & John Kelly;
Track 20 words Francy Devine, music trad. arr. Steve Byrne, Fin Moore;
Track 21 Peter Goulding arr. Francy Devine;
Track 24 words Patrick Galvin, Francy Devine, music Robert Mathieson;
Track 25 Terry Conway, Clough;
Track 26 words Walter Watson, music Tony Cuffe