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Susan McKeown: Sweet Liberty

Sweet Liberty Susan McKeown World Village 468029 (CD, USA, 2004)

Produced by Susan McKeown;
Recorded and mixed by Oliver Straus at Mission Sound Studios, Brooklyn, NY, in 2003;
Second engineer: Barb Vlahides;
Addtional recording by Pete de Boer at World Famous Studios, Williamsburg, NY, and by Jason Marcucci at Dubway Studios New York;
Mastered by Rick Rowe at Rick Rowe Mastering, New York;
Recorded at Giant Wafer Studios, The Labour Exchange, and NAM Studios;
Color photographs by John Francis Bourke;
Artwork and design by Stev Byram

Musicians

Susan McKeown: vocals, bodhrán [3];
Flook (Sarah Allen: alto flute; Brian Finnegan: flute; Ed Boyd: guitar; John Joe Kelly: bodhrán) [1];
Eamon O’Leary: guitar [2, 5];
Dana Lyn: fiddle [2, 5];
Lindsey Horner: bass [2, 8];
Aidan Brennan: guitar [3, 7-8];
Dee Armstrong: fiddle [3];
Joanie Madden: high and low whistles [3, 7];
Jon Spurney: harmonium [3, 7], piano [9];
Fadimata Walett Oumar: tinde, solo vocalist [5];
Ag Mohamed Aboubacrine: chorus, hand-clapping [5];
Idwal Ag Mohamed: tehardant (lute) [5];
Mohamed Issa Ag Oumar: guitar [5];
Issa Amanou: tehardant (lute), chorus [5];
Fatoumata Haidara: chorus, hand-clapping [5];
W. Mohamedun Fadimata: chorus, tinde, hand-clapping [5];
Walet Amounine Mama: chorus, hand-clapping [5];
Tafa Walett Alhousseini: imzad (violin), chorus [5];
Ramon Ponce Jr: guitar, guitarron, vihuela [6];
Gabino Samano: violin [6];
Israel Torres: trumpet [6];
Charlie Giordano: accordion [8];
Donogh Hennessy: whistles [10];
Johnny Cunningham: fiddle [10];
Oliver Straus: drum loop [10]

Tracks

1. The Wee Birds All Have Come and Gone (Roud 419; Henry H593) / Fisherman’s (3.01)
2. Shamrock Green (Roud 1575) (5.48)
3. Johnny Scott (Roud 63; Child 99; G/D 5:1013; Henry H736) (6.39)
4. Oró Mhíle Grá (A Thousand Times My Love) (4.27)
5. Sweet Liberty (Roud 15034; Henry H743) / Promenade (6.05)
6. Eggs in Her Basket (Roud 377; G/D 2:307) (3.54)
7. Fair Annie (Roud 5331) (3.30)
8. Caledonia (Roud 5543; G/D 2:227) (3.48)
9. The Winter It Is Past (Roud 583; G/D 6:1104) (6.20)
10. When I Was on Horseback (Roud 2; Laws Q26) (4.22)

All tracks trad.