> Folk Music > Records > Michael McGoldrick: Fused
Michael McGoldrick: Fused
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Fused Vertical Records VERTCD051 (CD, UK, 22 August 2000) |
Produced by Donald Shaw;
Recorded by Grant Milne and Donald Shaw at Secret Music, Glasgow;
Mastered by Paul McGeechan at Paw Paw Productions;
Musicians
Michael McGoldrick: wooden flutes (D, B♭), uilleann pipes,
low whistles (F, D, A), bamboo flute,
bodhrán [2],
electric guitar [5];
Donald Shaw: keyboards and programming;
James Mackintosh: drums and percussion [1-3, 5-6, 9, 11];
Che Beresford: drums [4, 8, 11];
Ewen Vernal: double bass and electric bass [1-2, 4-6, 8-12];
Ed Boyd: guitar;
John Jo Kelly: bodhrán;
Neil Yates: trumpets;
Howard McGill: saxophones;
Manus Lunny: bouzouki, guitar;
Dezi Donnelly: fiddle;
Alan Kelly: accordion;
Karen Matheson: lead vocal [9];
Karan Casey: lead vocal [13];
John Saich: electric bass [3, 10, 11];
Andy Jones: electric guitar [8];
James Grant: electric guitar [3];
Johnny Kalsi: tablas;
Talvin Singh: tabla sample [10]
Tracks
- Watermans (4.23)
- James Brown’s March / Noon Lassies (4.19)
- The Otters’ Set: The Ashplant / Hanley’s Reel / The Otters’ Holt (4.39)
- Goodbye Grant: The Fisherman in the Wardrobe / Goodbye Grant (3.48)
- Lucy’s Reels: Sully’s No. 37 / Lucy’s Reel (4.15)
- Lough Mountain: Lough Mountain {Fisher Street) / Paddy Finlay’s / Dan Breen’s Reel (4.23)
- Teehan’s: Terry Teehan’s / Her Long Black Hair (4.41)
- Windbroke / The Log (4.43)
- Buain A’ Choirce (Reaping the Oats) (3.49)
- Ridee / Paperbird (5.45)
- Reid’s Reels: Sean Reid’s / An Bhean Tinceare (The Tinkerman’s Wife) The Bunny’s Hat (5.25)
- Hip Agus Hop / Thre Roaring Bar Maid (4.22)
- Donal Óg (Roud 3379) (6.28)
Tracks 1, 2a, 5b, 8ab Michael McGoldrick;
Track 2b trad. arr. Michael McGoldrick, Donald Shaw, Ed Boyd;
Tracks 3abc trad. arr. Michael McGoldrick, Donald Shaw, James Mackintosh, Manus Lunny, Neil Yates;
Tracks 4ab Michael McGoldrick, Donald Shaw;
Tracks 5a, 12b Tony Sullivan;
Tracks 6abc trad. arr. Michael McGoldrick, Ed Boyd, Donald Shaw, Neil Yates;
Track 7a trad. arr. Michael McGoldrick, Ed Boyd;
Track 7b Jnr. Crehan;
Track 9 trad. arr. Karen Mathenson, Donald Shaw, Michael McGoldrick;
Track 10a trad. arr. Michael McGoldrick, Donald Shaw, Manus Lunny, Dezi Donnelly;
Track 10b Diarmaid Moynihan;
Tracks 11ab trad. arr. Michael McGoldrick, Donald Shaw, James Mackintosh, Manus Lunny;
Track 11c David Lim;
Track 12a Donald Shaw;
Track 13 trad. arr. Karan Casey, Michael McGoldrick, Donald Shaw
> Folk Music > Records > Michael McGoldrick, John McCusker, John Doyle: Live
Michael McGoldrick, John McCusker, John Doyle: Live
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Live Vertical Records (CD, UK, 2012) |
Recorded by Andy Seward on location during the 2009 UK tour;
Mixed and mastered by Andy Seward at Greystones Studio
Musicians
Michael McGoldrick: wooden flute, uilleann pipes, low whistle;
John McCusker: fiddle, cittern, low whistle;
John Doyle: acoustic guitar, vocals, bouzouki
with
Heidi Talbot: vocals [8]
Tracks
- Whalley Range: Muireann’s Jig / Farewell to Whalley Range / Roddy McDonald’s (4.53)
- Edinburgh Rock: Trip to Pakistan / Edinburgh Rock (3.34)
- Apprentice Boy (Roud 1671; G/D 1:54; Henry H739) (3.51)
- Breton Set: Sailing Through the Narrows / Kev’s Trip to Brittany / Pur the Orangutang / Billy’s Reel (6.17)
- Lochaber Badger: Leaving South Uist / Lochaber Badger (5.21)
- False Lady (Roud 47; Child 68) (5.13)
- Under One Sky: Under One Sky / Tom Rose / Johnny’s Jig / Boys of the Puddle (6.54)
- Bedlam Boys (Roud V53999) (3.01)
- Five for Buckfast: Five for Buckfast / Wired to the Moon / Willie Coleman’s / Rory Mccleod’s (6.56)
- Long Black Hair: Cuz Tehanns / Her Long Black Hair (5.56)
- Madame I’m a Darling (Roud 542; G/D 4:746; Henry H532, H641) (3.24)
- Leaving Friday Harbor (5.03)
- Shetland Molecule: The Shetland Molecule / Frank’s Reel / Atractor Brady’s (5.38)
- Helvic Head Set: Kitty Come Down to Limerick / Hardyman the Fiddler / Helvic Head (5.01)
Track 1a Niall Vallely;
Track 1b, 9b Michael McGoldrick;
Tracks 1c, 3, 5a, 6, 9cd, 11,14a-c trad. arr. Michael McGoldrick, John McCusker, John Doyle;
Track 2a Nial Kenny;
Track 2b Dave Lim;
Tracks 4a-d, 7a-d, 12, 13ab John McCusker;
Track 5b Fred Morrison;
Track 8 trad. arr. Heid Talbot, Michael McGoldrick, John McCusker, John Doyle;
Track 9a Donald Shaw;
Track 10a Cuz Terhan;
Track 10b Junior Creehan;
Track 13c John Brady
> Folk Music > Records > Mike McGoldrick, John McCusker, John Doyle: The Wishing Tree
Mike McGoldrick, John McCusker, John Doyle: The Wishing Tree
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The Wishing Tree Under One Sky Records UOSR005 (CD, UK, 3 March 2018) |
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Andy Seward at Sight & Soud Dearne Valley
Musicians
Mike McGoldrick: wooden flute, tin whistle, clarinet, uillean pipes, bodhrán, conga;
John McCusker: fiddle, tin whistle, harmonium;
John Doyle: vocals, guitar, bouzouki, mandola
Tracks
- The Wishing Tree / The Retirement / Dearne Valley Reel (4.45)
- The Bonny Light Horseman (Roud 1185, 47472; G/D 8:1584; Henry H122a) (5.55)
- Highland: John Brosnan’s (5.43)
- Billy O’Shea / The Wind That Shakes the Barley / Trip to Hervé’s (4.29)
- Planxty Dermot Grogan (6.41)
- Burke & Hare (Roud 5640) (4.20)
- Goodman’s / Buidhe Árda Dearga (4.37)
- The Wicked Belfast Man (Here’s to Old Ireland) (Roud 1905; Laws L15) (4.07)
- Keane O’Hara / My Maryanne (5.44)
- Banks of the Bann (Roud 889; Laws O2; Henry H86) / We’re a Case (The Bunch of Us) (6.44)
Tracks 1ab John McCusker;
Tracks 1c, 4c Mike McGoldrick;
Tracks 2, 4b, 8, 9b trad.;
Track 3a John Brosnan;
Track 4a Iain MacCarthaigh;
Track 6 John Doyle;
Track 9a Turlough O’Carolan;
Track 10b Allan MacDonald
> Folk Music > Records > Michael McGoldrick: ARC
Michael McGoldrick: ARC
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ARC Vertical Records VERTCD111 (CD, UK, 6 April 2018) |
Produced by Donald Shaw and Michael McGoldrick;
Recorded by Kevin Burleigh at Gorbals Sound Studios, Glasgow;
Mixed by Kevin Burleigh and Donald Shaw at Gorbals Sound;
Mastered by Iain Hutchison;
Design and photography by James Morrison;
Artist photograph by 87Lieve Boussauw
Musicians
Michael McGoldrick: flutes, uilleann pipes, low whistle;
bouzouki [4],
bodhrán [4];
Donald Shaw: piano, Rhodes, string arrangements;
Ewen Vernal: bass;
Alyn Cosker: drums;
Tony Byrne: acoustic guitar;
Neil Yates: trumpet and brass arrangements;
Sorren MacLean: electric guitar;
James Mackintosh: drums [4, 10];
Ed Boyd: guitar [9, 12];
Manus Lunny: bouzouki [4, 11];
Innes White: guitar [3];
Signy Jakobsdottir: marimba and percussion [2-4, 8];
Tom Callister: fiddle [3, 8];
Emma Sweeney: fiddle [9, 12];
John Joe Kelly: bodhrán [4, 7];
Tony O’Connell: concertina [7];
Fatou Diawara: vocals [10];
Gerry O’Conner: banjo [10]
String section:
Greg Lawson,
Fiona Stephen,
Kobus Frick: violins;
Scott Dickinson: viola;
Kate Ellis: cello
Tracks
- Five and Drive / View From the Reek (3.41)
- Wassalou River / Tambin Jig (4.12)
- Trip to Nova Scotia / The Big Fiddle / Baddeck Bay (4.50)
- Miss Catherine McGoldrick’s Jig / Miss Mairead Hussey’s Jig / Miss Ciara McGoldrick’s Jih (4.09)
- The Soaring Eagle / Plecky the Turtle (4.01)
- Angel Meadow (3.55)
- Black Swan on the Turlough / The High Jig (5.36)
- Simon & Candy’s 50th Wedding Anniversary / Coleman Cross (4.14)
- John Kelly’s Concertina / In Memory of Chris Langan / Martin Wynnes no. 4 (4.45)
- Bakanoba (4.19)
- The Ogham Stone / Towey the Thatcher / The Big Fort (4.29)
- Bill Malley’s Barndance (3.51)
All tunes composed by Michael McGoldrick (published Vertical Music), except
Track 5b Michael McGoldrick, Tony Byrne;
Tracks 7b, 8b, 9a, 12 trad. arr. Michael McGoldrick;
Track 9c Martin Wynne;
Track 9b Paul Cranford
> Folk Music > Records > Mike McGoldrick, John McCusker, John Doyle: The Reed That Bends in the Storm
Mike McGoldrick, John McCusker, John Doyle: The Reed That Bends in the Storm
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The Reed That Bends in the Storm Under One Sky Records UOSR007 (CD, UK, 20 April 2020) |
Recorded and mixed by Cameron Malcom;
Mastered by Iain Hutchison at GloWorm Studios, Glasgow;
Original cover by Ann King;
Layout and design by Jamie McClennan;
Musicians
Mike McGoldrick: wooden flute, whistle, uillean pipes, bodhrán, tenor guitar, percussion;
John McCusker: fiddle, whistle, harmonium, accordion;
John Doyle: vocals, guitar, bouzouki, mandola
Tracks
- Madison Square Set: Jenny Wren / Trip to Santiago / Lad O’Byrnes’ Reel / Madison Square Reel (7.08)
- The Factory Girl (Roud 1659; Henry H127) (5.02)
- Blathanna: Blathanna / Caught on the Hop (5.23)
- Sonny Walsh’s: Sonny Walsh’s Jig / The Mouse in the Horseshoe / Fifi (4.09)
- Napoleon Bonaparte (Roud 2547) (5.33)
- Asturian Set: Xuan De Mieres / S Iomadh Rud A Chunna Mi / San Roquetune (3.53)
- I Never Let You Know (5.36)
- The Dolder Set: Bluebell Fields / The Dolder Grand / Reel in Vienna / The Jura Wedding Reel (6.45)
- Maid on the Mountain (4.29)
- Swifts: Susan’s Gone / The Little Tin Shed / Swifts (6.40)
- Willie Taylor: Willie Taylor (Roud 158; Laws N11; G/D 1:169; Henry H213, H757) / Man of the House / O’Rourkes (6.05)
- Taimse Im Chodladh (I Am Asleep) (5.35)
Tracks 1ab, 4c, 10c John McCusker;
Tracks 1c, 2, 5, 6a-c, 10a, 11a-c, 12 trad. arr. Mike McGoldrick, John McCusker, John Doyle;
Tracks 1d John McCusker, Mike McGoldrick;
Track 3a, 7 John Doyle;
Tracks 3b, 4ab, 8a-c, 10b Mike McGoldrick;
Track 8d Donald Shaw;
Track 9 words Al O’Donnell, music trad.
> Folk Music > Records > Mike McGoldrick, John McCusker, John Doyle: At Home This Spring
Mike McGoldrick, John McCusker, John Doyle: At Home This Spring
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At Home This Spring Under One Sky Records UOSR009 (CD, UK, 2021) |
Musicians
Mike McGoldrick: wooden flute, whistle, uillean pipes, bodhrán, tenor guitar, percussion;
John McCusker: fiddle, whistle, harmonium, accordion;
John Doyle: vocals, guitar, bouzouki, mandola
Tracks
- Taimse Im Chodladh / Hardiman the Fiddler / Helvic Head (10.25)
- What Put the Blood (Roud 200; Child 13; TYG 35) (5.47)
- Wee Mike’s March / Stop Playing the Trumpet / Boys of the Puddle / Frank’s Reel (5.50)
- Liberty’s Sweet Shore (5.40)
- False Lady (Roud 47; Child 68) (4.45)
- Leaving Friday Harbour (5.46)
- Five for Buckfast / Wired to the Moon / Willie Coleman’s / Rory McLeod’s (7.17)
- I Never Let You Know (5.22)
- Burke & Hare (3.50)
- Willie Taylor (Roud 158; Laws N11; G/D 1:169; Henry H213, H757) / Man of the House / O’Rourke’s (5.52)
- Muireann’s / Farewell to Walley Range / Roddy Macdonald’s (5.05)
- Banks of the Bann (Roud 889; Laws O2; Henry H86) (8.14)
Tracks 2, 5, 10a-c, 12 trad.;
Track 6 John McCusker;
Track 9 John Doyle;
> Folk Music > Records > The Best of Mike McGoldrick, John McCusker, John Doyle
The Best of Mike McGoldrick, John McCusker, John Doyle
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The Best of Mike McGoldrick, John McCusker, John Doyle Under One Sky Records UOSR011 (CD, UK, 2024) |
Recorded and mastered by Cameron Malcom and Andy Seward;
Artwork by Elly Lucas
Musicians
Mike McGoldrick: wooden flute, whistle, uillean pipes, bodhrán, tenor guitar, percussion;
John McCusker: fiddle, whistle, harmonium, accordion;
John Doyle: vocals, guitar, bouzouki, mandola
Tracks
- Taise Im’ Chodlaidh / Helvic Head - Live (7.15)
- The Wishing Tree (4.45)
- False Lady (Roud 47; Child 68) - Live (4.45)
- Highland (5.45)
- I’ll Never Let You Know (5.38)
- Keane O’Hara (5.45)
- Liberty’s Sweet Shore - Live (5.40)
- Madison Square Set (7.10)
- The Factory Girl (Roud 1659; Henry H127) (5.05)
- Willie Taylor (Roud 158; Laws N11; G/D 1:169; Henry H213, H757) (6.09)
- Leaving South Uist / Lochaber Badger - Live (5.22)
- Walley Range - Live (5.05)
- Banks of the Bann (Roud 889; Laws O2; Henry H86) (6.46)
> Folk Music > Records > Michael McGoldrick
Groups and Projects featuring Michael McGoldrick
Flook:
Live!,
CD, Small Time Small CD 9495, 1997
> Folk Music > Records > Michael McGoldrick
Other records with Michael McGoldrick
Arcady:
Many Happy Returns,
CD, Dara DARA CD 080, 1995,
CD, Shanachie 79095, 1995
Various Artists:
Evolving Tradition 2,
CD, Mrs Casey MCRCD6991, 1996
Kate Rusby:
Hourglass,
CD, Pure PRCD02, 1997
Kate Rusby:
Cowsong,
CD EP, Pure PRCD04, 1998
Kate Rusby:
Sleepless,
CD, Pure PRCD06, 1999
John McCusker:
Yella Hoose,
CD, Temple COMD2083, 2000
Kate Rusby:
Little Lights,
CD, Pure PRCD07, 2001
Various Artists:
The Folk Awards,
CD, Topic TSCD850, 2001
John McCusker:
Goodnight Ginger,
CD, Pure PRCD09, 2002
The Reel & Soul Association:
The Reel & Soul Association,
CD, Flying Sparks TBDCD065, 2002
Kate Rusby:
10,
CD, Pure PRCD10, 2002
Kate Rusby & John McCusker:
Heartlands,
CD, Pure PRCD11, 2003
Kate Rusby:
Underneath the Stars,
CD, Pure PRCD12, 2003
Kate Rusby:
Underneath the Stars,
DVD, Pure PRDVD15, 2004
Kate Rusby:
The Girl Who Couldn't Fly,
CD, Pure PRCD17, 2005
Cathie Ryan:
The Farthest Wave,
CD, Shanachie 78062, 2005
Roddy Woomble:
My Secret Is My Silence,
CD, Pure PRCD21, 2006
Various Artists:
BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2006,
2 CD, Proper PROPERFOLK02, 2006
Julie Fowlis:
Cuilidh,
CD, Spit & Polish SPIT032, 2007,
2 CD + DVD, Spit & Polish SPIT037, 2008
Kate Rusby:
Awkward Annie,
CD, Pure PRCD23, 2007
Various Artists:
Cool As Folk
(Cambridge Folk Festival 1999-2006),
2 CD, Gott GOTTCD070, 2007
Kris Drever, John McCusker, Roddy Woomble:
Before the Ruin,
CD, Navigator NAVIGATOR1, 2008, Reveal REVEAL032CDX, 2014
Heidi Talbot:
In Love + Light,
CD, Navigator NAVIGATOR6, 2008
Various Artists:
Wells for Zoë - Water for Life,
CD, Compass 7 4493 2, 2008
Stuart Negus:
Feast,
CD, Mighty Oak Music MOM001, 2009
Karan Casey, John Doyle:
Exiles Return,
CD, Compass 7 4529 2, 2010
Damien O'Kane:
Summer Hill,
CD, Pure PRCD29, 2010
Heidi Talbot:
The Last Star,
CD, Navigator NAVIGATOR43, 2010
Kate Rusby:
Twenty,
CD, Island 3717612, 2012
Heidi Talbot:
My Sister the Moon,
CD, Under One Sky UOSR001, 2012
Heidi Talbot:
Angels Without Wings,
CD, Navigator NAVIGATOR74, 2013
Julie Fowlis:
Gach Sgeul,
CD, Machair MACH003, 2014
Kate Rusby:
Ghost,
CD, Pure PRCD38, 2014
West of Eden:
Songs From Twisting River,
CD, West of Music WOMCD8, 2014
Karen Matheson:
Urram,
CD, Vertical VERTCD102, 2015
Chris While & Julie Matthews, Jez Lowe, Boo Hewerdine, O'Hooley & Tidow,
John McCusker, John Doyle, Coope Boyes & Simpson:
The Ballads of Child Migration,
CD, Delphonic DELPH119, 2015
Daoirí Farrell:
True Born Irishman,
CD, Daoirí DAOIRICD001, 2016
John McCusker:
Hello, Goodbye,
CD, Under One Sky UOSR003, 2016
Kate Rusby:
Life in a Paper Boat,
CD, Pure PRCD41, 2016
Heidi Talbot:
Here We Go 1, 2, 3,
CD, Nagivator NAVIGATOR101, 2016
Luke Daniels:
Making Waves,
CD, Wren WRCD017, 2017
Julie Fowlis:
Alterum,
CD, Machair MACH008, 2017
Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys:
Pretty Peggy,
CD, Navigator NAVIGATOR102, 2017
Karan Casey:
Hieroglyphs That Tell the Tale,
CD, Vertical VERTCD113, 2018
Damien O’Kane:
Banjophony,
CD, Pure PRCD48, 2018
Eddi Reader:
Cavalier,
CD, Reveal REVEAL077CDX, 2018
Heidi Talbot & John McCusker:
Love Is the Bridge Between Two Hearts,
CD, Under One Sky UOSR006, 2018
The Band of Love:
Folk Fever,
CD, Island 6708551, 2018
Belinda O’Hooley:
Inversions,
CD, No Masters NMCD53, 2019
Kate Rusby:
Philosophers, Poets & Kings,
CD, Pure PRCD53, 2019
Karen Matheson:
Still Time,
CD, Vertical VERTCD124, 2020
Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys:
The Wishing Tree,
CD, Pure PRCD71, 2021
RURA:
Our Voices Echo,
CD, RURA RURACD004, 2022
Kate Rusby:
30: Happy Returns,
CD, Pure PRCD73, 2022
John McCusker:
The Best of John McCusker,
2 CD, Under One Sky UOSR010, 2023
Graham Mackenzie:
The Dawning,
CD, Blue Door BDM002CD, 2023
Louise Rogan:
Give Me a Day,
CD, Louise Rogan, 26 September 2025
John Smith:
Gatherings,
LP/CD, Commoner COMM08/COM08CD, 17 October 2025






