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The Johnstons: The Transatlantic Years

The Transatlantic Years The Johnstons Transatlantic / Demon Records TDEMCD13 (CD, UK, 1992)

Tracks 1-18 produced by Nathan Joseph;
Tracks 19-22 produced by Chris McCloud

See Nick Guida’s The Balladeers for more information on this record.

Musicians

Adrienne Johnston;
Luci Johnston [1-14];
Paul Brady;
Mick Moloney [1-20]

Tracks

The Johnstons (TRA 169, 1968)

1. Fhir a’ Bhata (Roud 4356; Henry H834) (4.59)
2. O’Carolan’s Concerto (2.18)
3. The Lark in the Morning (Roud 151) (2.40)
4. The Dublin Jack of All Trades (Roud 3017) (3.16)
5. Apprentice Song (2.06)

Give a Damn (TRA 184, 1969)

6. You Keep Going Your Way (3.07)
7. Urge for Going (3.55)
8. Hey That’s No Way to Say Goodbye (3.01)
9. Both Sides Now (3.11)

The Barley Corn (TRA 185, 1969)

10. Ye Jacobites by Name (Roud 5517) (2.52)
11. The Coleraine Regatta (Roud 2968; Henry H36) (4.38)
12. The Barley Corn (Roud 164; G/D 3:559) (3.07)
13. The Flower of Northumberland (Roud 25; Child 9; G/D 6:1149) (4.32)
14. Fuigfidh Mise ’n Baile Seo (3.05)

Bitter Green (TRA 211, 1969)

15. The Story of Isaac (3.50)
16. Bitter Green (2.21)
17. Marcie (4.09)
18. The Spanish Lady (Roud 542, 3086; G/D 4:746; Henry H532, H641) (2.44)

Colours of the Dawn (TRA 231, 1971)

19. If I Could (3.41)
20. Colours of the Dawn (4.39)

If I Sang My Song (TRA 251, 1972)

21. If I Sang My Song (2.48)
22. Continental Trailways Bus (3.22)

Tracks 1, 3, 10-11, 13-14, 18 trad. arr. Johnston, Moloney, Brady;
Track 2 Turlough O’Carolan;
Tracks 4, 12 Colm O Lochlainn;
Track 5 Ian Campbell;
Track 6 Dave Cousins;
Tracks 7, 9 Joni Mitchell;
Tracks 8, 15 Leonard Cohen;
Track 16, 19 Gordon Lightfoot;
Track 17 Joni Mitchell arr. David G. Palmer;
Tracks 20-21 Paul Brady, Chris McCloud;
Track 22 Paul Brady