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Monster Ceilidh Band: Make Me a Dancer

Monster Ceilidh Band: Make Me a Dancer (Dave’s Flat MCB001)

Make Me a Dancer
Monster Ceilidh Band

Dave’s Flat Records MCB001 (CD, UK, 14 September 2009)

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Produced by the Monster Ceilidh Band;
Recorded, mixed and mastered by David de la Haye at Home;
Photography by Adam Potts;
Illustrations by Lucy Farfort

Musicians

Amy Thatcher: piano accordion, calling;
Carly Blain: fiddle;
David de la Haye: electric basses;
Kieran Szifris: mandocello

Jez Lowe: voice excerpt [11]

Tracks

The Reel Mix

  1. The Old Maild of Galway / The Pigtown Fling (2.51)
  2. Islay Rant (1.39)
  3. Eye Tune (2.02)
  4. Messi’s Breakdown (4.10)
  5. Sean’s Tune (1.35)
  6. (Interlude 1) (0.55)
  7. Hammer O’er Da Taing (2.26)
  8. Dirty Bee (3.11)
  9. Rotten Apple (1.57)

The Jig Mixs

  1. Angelica (2.27)
  2. (Interlude 2 feat. Jez Lowe) (1.01)
  3. La Brisquette (2.28)
  4. Monaghan Jig (3.03)
  5. AJ’s Jig / MacArthur’s Road (5.04)

Stomach Steinway Set

  1. Eilidh’s Trip to Germany / Stomach Steinway Man (3.33)

Tracks 1ab, 7, 12-13 trad.;
Track 2 Charlie McKerron;
Tracks 3, 5 Sean O’Kane;
Tracks 4, 9-10 Amy Thatcher;
Track 8 Ross Ainslie;
Tracks 14a, 15ab Ian Lowthian;
Track 14b Dave Richardson

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Monster Ceilidh Band: Mechanical Monster

Monster Ceilidh Band: Mechanical Monster (Dave’s Flat MCB002)

Mechanical Monster
Monster Ceilidh Band

Dave’s Flat Records MCB002 (2 CD, UK, 25 April 2011)

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Produced by Paul Susans and David de la Haye;
Recorded by Julien Batten at Quayside Studios, Newcastle;
Electronic programming by Joe ‘The Touch’ Truswell and Davie de la Haye,
Mastered by Andrew Tulloch at The Blue Studio;
Photos by Reed Ingram Weir at The Big Picture Studios,
Design by George Thatcher

Musicians

Amy Thatcher: piano accordion, honky piano;
Carly Blain: fiddle, headbutts;
David de la Haye: electric basses, fiddle;
Kieran Szifris: mandocello, vocals

Tracks

CD 1: Acoustic

  1. Red Jack (4.05)
  2. Carrot: Directionless Like a Carrot / Fortnight Spret (2.58)
  3. Red Monster (3.04)
  4. Kirstine’s: Kirstine’s Reel / Blain ToTilly (4.29)
  5. Gastown (4.02)
  6. Vralkada (4.46)
  7. Big Mig: Indigo Monster / Big Mig (4.18)
  8. Witches: Dan’s Rant / Witches (5.29)

CD 2: The Monsters vs. The Touch

  1. Stomach Steinway Woman: Eilidh’s Trip to Germany / Stomack Steinway Man (3.34)
  2. Islay Eye: Islay Ranters / Eye Tune (3.51)
  3. Magic Pepper: Kirstine’s Magical Pepper (6.00)
  4. Proggit (5.55)
  5. Red Monster (3.19)
  6. Red Jack: Red Crow / Jack Daniels (4.06)
  7. Dirty Bee (5.21)
  8. Messi’s (4.42)
  9. Witches Dan’s Rant / Witches (5.04)

Tracks 2a, 7a Kieran Szifris, Amy Thatcher;
Track 2b Ross Couper;
Tracks 3, 5, 11, 16 Amy Thatcher;
Track 4a Kieran Szifris;
Track 6 Roger Tallroth;
Tracks 7b Carly Blain, Amy Thatcher;
Tracks 4b, 8b, 12, 17b Carly Blain;
Track 8a, 17a Tom Cronin, Amy Thatcher;
Tracks 9ab Ian Lothian;
Track 10a Charlie McKarron;
Track 10b Sean O’Kane;
Track 14a Mairead ni Mhanonaigh;
Track 14b John Morris Rankin;
Track 15 Ross Ainslie

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Monster Ceilidh Band: Charge!

Monster Ceilidh Band: Charge! (Dave’s Flat MCB003)

Charge!
Monster Ceilidh Band

Dave’s Flat Records MCB003 (CD, UK, 13 January 2014)

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Recorded at Newcaslte University Music Studios;
Mixed by David de la Haye;
Mastered by Christopher Leary of Melograf Mastering;
Photography by Reed Ingram Weir Photography;
Artwork by George Thatcher and Craig Mooney

Musicians

Amy Thatcher: piano accordion, synthesisers;
Carly Blain: fiddle;
Kieran Szifris: Octave mandolins, pedals;
David de la Haye: electric bass;
Joe ‘The Touch’ Truswell: drums, beats programming

Tracks

  1. Vralkada (5.46)
  2. 80’s Ferret (4.51)
  3. Super Mario Smack Down: Super Head Bang (3.15)
  4. Anti Gravity (4.37)
  5. Mr G: Mr Graeme Armstrong / Miles E. Scott (5.51)
  6. Cosmos No.2 (3.52)
  7. G.Y.T.O (5.08)
  8. Jack’s Back (A Tribute to Andy C.): Choppy Waters / Jack’s Back (5.28)
  9. Alien Forces: Isle of Muck / Three Legged Race / Alien Forces (5.42)
  10. Grouses Revenge: Grouses Revenge / Come On Fingers! (4.12)

Track 1 Roger Tallroth;
Track 2 Kieran Szifris;
Tracks 3-4, 5b, 6, 8b Amy Thatcher;
Tracks 5a, 7a, 9ab, 10b Carly Blain;
Track 9c David de la Haye;
Track 10a Ian Lowthian

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> Folk Music > Records > Monster Ceilidh Band: Mutation

Monster Ceilidh Band: Mutation

Monster Ceilidh Band: Mutation (Haystack HAYCD011)

Mutation
Monster Ceilidh Band

Haystack Records HAYCD011 (CD, UK, 7 April 2017)

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Produced by Devid de la Haye, Peter Mckeag, Stuart Hamilton and Monster Ceilidh Band;
Recorded live by Stuart Hamilton at Castlesound Studios, Pencaitland;
Electronics created by Joseph ‘The Touch’ Truswell and David de la Haye;
Mastered by Christopher Leary at Melograf Mastering;
Artwork by George Thatcher

Musicians

Amy Thatcher: piano accordion;
Shona Mooney, Grace Smith: fiddles;
Kieran Szifris: Octave mandolin;
David de la Haye: electric bass;
Joseph ‘The Touch’ Truswell: drums

Tracks

  1. Venus: Proximo B / Venus (5.10)
  2. Trouser Worrier (4.20)
  3. Lusty: I Was Young and Lusty When I Kent Ye (4.36)
  4. Reasoning (3.46)
  5. Mutated Beeswing: The Beeswing Hornpipe / Mutation (7.39)
  6. All the Swingle Ladies: Miss Carly Blain of Kelso (4.10)
  7. Never Will: Never Will / The Infundibulliform (4.30)
  8. Octopus (4.13)
  9. Twisted Bridge: Twisted Bridge / No More Cages (4.54)
  10. Disgrace (7.05)

Tracks 1a, 4, 5b Shona Mooney;
Tracks 1b, 8 Amy Thatcher;
Tracks 2, 6, 7a Kieran Szifris;
Track 3 Henry Atkinson Manuscript c. 1694-5;
Track 5a James Hill (c. 1811-1853);
Track 7b Kieran Szifris, Andrew Waite, Carly Blain;
Track 9a trad.;
Track 9b Adam Sutherlandb;
Track 10 Grace Smith

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