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The Lark in the Morning

The Lark in the Morning (Tradition TLP 1004)

The Lark in the Morning
Folk Songs and Dances from the Irish Countryside
Various Artists

Tradition Records TLP 1004 (LP, USA, 1956)
Rykodisk/Tradition Records TCD 1001 (CD, USA, 1996)

 The Lark in the Morning (Tradition TCD 1001)

Collected and recorded by Diane Hamilton in different places throughout Ireland from August to December 1955;
Liner notes by Diane Hamilton;
Edited by Kenneth S. Goldstein;
Artwork by Louis Le Bracquy

CD reissue produced by Davie Greenberg;
Mastered by Tony Mountain;
Liner notes by Liam Clancy;
Cover photo by American Stock Collection of Archive Photos

Musicians

Paddy Tunney: vocals [1, 4, 9, 15, 18];
Tommy Makem: vocals [2, 12];
Padraig O’Keefe: fiddle [3];
Joan Butler: vocals [5];
Peg Power: vocals [5, 13];
Liam Clancy: vocals [6, 14, 21];
Joan Clancy: vocals [7];
Dennis Murphy: fiddle [8, 20];
Sean Mac Donnchadha: vocals [10, 17, 19];
Sarah Makem: vocals [11, 12];
Peter Bates: fiddle [16];
Thomas Baynes: vocals [22]

Tracks

Side 1

  1. Paddy Tunney: The Lark in the Morning (Roud 151) (0.50)
  2. Tommy Makem: The Cobbler (Roud 872) (2.50)
  3. Padraig O’Keefe: Jig (1.21)
  4. Paddy Tunney: Rocking the Cradle (Roud 357) (2.25)
  5. Joan Butler and Peg Power: Sean Dun Na Ngall (1.07)
  6. Liam Clancy: Whiskey You’re the Devil (Roud 21715) (2.18)
  7. Joan Clancy: Dowdling (0.41)
  8. Dennis Murphy: Hornpipe (1.13)
  9. Paddy Tunney: Roísín Dubh (2.55)
  10. Sean Mac Donnchadha: The Whistling Thief (Roud 2738) (2.06)
  11. Sarah Makem: In the Month of January (Roud 175; Laws P20; G/D 6:1176) (5.02)

Side 2

  1. Sarah Makem and Tommy Makem: The Little Beggarman (Roud 900; Henry H751) (1.51)
  2. Peg Power: Drumin Donn Dilis (1.17)
  3. Liam Clancy: The Wran Song (Roud 19109) (0.47)
  4. Paddy Tunney: The Lowlands of Holland (Roud 484; G/D 6:1116; Henry H180) (3.19)
  5. Peter Bates: Reel (1.31)
  6. Sean Mac Donnchadha: An Bhruinnlin Bheasach (2.37)
  7. Paddy Tunney: Maggy Pickens (Roud 2960) (1.20)
  8. Sean Mac Donnchadha: My Bonny Boy (Roud 31; Laws O35; G/D 6:1222) (2.46)
  9. Dennis Murphy: Hornpipe (2.47)
  10. Liam Clancy: Amhran Dochais (1.04)
  11. Thomas Baynes: Barbara Ellen (Roud 54; Child 84; G/D 6:1193; Henry H236) (4.13)

All tracks trad.