Produced by Robin Morton;
Recorded by Robin Morton in Sarah Anne O’Neill’s home near Derrytresk, Coalisland, Co. Tyrone, 1977;
Photography by Robin Morton;
Sleeve design by Tony Engle;
Sleeve notes by John Moulden

Musicians

George Hanna: vocals [1-6];
Sarah Anne O’Neill: vocals [7-12]

Tracks

Side 1: George Hanna

1. Brockagh Brae (Roud 5171) (5.04)
2. On Yonder Hill There Sits a Hare (Roud 5173) (2.08)
3. The Blackbird of Sweet Avondale (Roud 5174) (4.00)
4. Erin’s Lovely Home (Roud 5175) (2.15)
5. Young Edmund in the Lowlands Low (Roud 182; Laws M34; G/D 2:189; Henry H113) (5.27)
6. Kate of Ballinamore (Roud 5172) (3.13)

Side 2: Sarah Anne O’Neill

7. The Rambler From Clare (Roud 1531) (3.57)
8. A Fair Young Maid in Her Father’s Garden (Roud 264; Laws N42; G/D 5:1038, 6:1201; Henry H471) (3.51)
9. John Reilly (Roud 270; Laws M8; G/D 1:22; Henry H468) (4.47)
10. Gosford’s Fair Demesne (Roud 5176) (3.12)
11. Carrickmannon Lake (Roud 5177) (2.59)
12. The Fisher’s Cot (Roud 5178) (4.02)

All tracks trad. except
Track 1 John Canavan

The CD is a complimentary copy of the 1978 LP with Martin J. McGuiness’s book Geordie Hanna - The Man and the Songs, hardback, 256p

Produced by Daithi Connaughton and Manus O Boyle;
Recorded by Daithi Connaughton at The Communications Centre, Dublin;
Song notes by Séan O Boyle;
Sleeve and booklet designed by Steven Hope

Musicians

George Hanna: vocals

Tracks

Side 1

1. Old Arboe (Roud 2984; Henry H505) (3.35)
2. Paddy McCann’s Pony (story)
3. Lurgan Town (Roud 6870) (3.10)
4. Jimmy Robinson (story)
5. The Lisburn Lass (Roud 5694) (3.48)
6. The Drunken Tinker (Roud 31056) (1.45)
7. Dobbin’s Flowery Vale (Roud 999; Laws O29; Henry H85) (6.05)
8. Hunting Songs (story)

Side 2

9. The Leargaidh Stream (Roud 6881; Henry H229ab) (3.10)
10. Homewards Once More (Roud 24696) (4.15)
11. McKenna’s Dream (Roud 1893; Laws J16) (1.52)
12. Up to My Nose and Down to My Toes (story)
13. The Statley Woods of Trugh (Roud 2911) (4.10)
14. The Union Seed (story)
15. Caroline From Edinburgh Town (Roud 398; Laws P27; G/D 6:1151; Henry H148) (4.10)

All tracks trad.

Most tracks recorded in the home of Geordie Hanna’s neighbours Bernadette and Michael McAluskey;
Interviews by Séamus MacMathúna

Irish Music Review review by Geoff Wallis

Musicians

George Hanna: vocals

Tracks

1. Caroline From Edinburgh Town (Roud 398; Laws P27; G/D 6:1151; Henry H148)
2. The Tidy Thatch Cottage (Roud 8121; Henry H91)
3. Interview with Geordie about his singing background
4. On Yonder Hill There Sits a Hare (Roud 5173)
5. The Shores of Lough Bran (Roud 9658)
6. Erin’s Lovely Home (Roud 5175)
7. The Lisburn Lass (Roud 5694)
8. Interview about Jimmy Robinson
9. The Lambs on the Green Hills (Roud 154; G/D 6:1198)
10. The Month of January (Roud 175; Laws P20; G/D 6:1176)
11. Old Arboe (Roud 2984; Henry H505)
12. Interview McCanns
13. The Fisher’s Cot (Roud 5178)
14. Where the Green Shamrock Grows (Roud 1455)
15. The Green Fields of America (Roud 2290)
16. Brockagh Brae (Roud 5171)
17. The Flower of Sweet Strabane (Roud 2745; G/D 4:722; Henry H224a)
18. Paddy’s Green Shamrock Shore (Roud 1419; Henry H192)
19. The Emigrant (Roud 2888; Henry H795)

All tracks trad. except
Tracks 16, 19 John Canavan

Produced and arranged by Niall Hanna and Dónal O’Connor;
Recorded and mixed by Dónal O’Connor at Red Box Recording Studios, Belfast, in autumn 2017;
Mastered by Cormac O’Kane at Red Box Recording Studios;
Photography by Shane Walsh;
Cover design and illustration by Thomas Bannon

Musicians

Niall Hanna: vocals, guitars, bouzouki, bass;
Ciaran Hanna: concertina, whistles;
Rachel McGarrity: fiddle, vocals;
Dónal O’Connor: piano, keyboards;
Dermot Moynagh: bodhrán, percussion

Tracks

1. The Autumn Winds (3.28)
2. Lough Erne Shore (Roud 3476) (4.39)
3. The Granemore Hare (Roud 2883) (3.34)
4. The Mountains of Pomeroy (Roud 37830) (6.05)
5. The Stately Woods of Truagh (Roud 2911) (5.13)
6. Sweet Lough Neagh (3.32)
7. The Rambling Irishman (Roud 3572) (4.32)
8. Castle Kelly’s Set (4.36)
9. Erin’s Lovely Home (Roud 1427; Laws M6; G/D 6:1098; Henry H46) (2.54)
10. Banks of the Bann (Roud 889; Laws O2; Henry H86) (3.56)

All tracks trad. except
Tracks 1, 6 Niall Hanna