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Jigs: Down the Back Lane​/​Castlebar Races​/​Dinny Delaney​’​s

from Down the Lane by Floating Crowbar

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    DOWN THE LANE (2019)
    In making this recording, we decided to prioritize trying to capture the energy we aim for when we play live. It is a studio recording, but the basic tracks of all the instrumental selections were done playing together in the same room, without separation, without headphones, just rolling the tape (or whatever the digital equivalent is) and playing. We generally did three or four takes of each set of tunes and then picked the best. Other instruments, such as bodhrán or pipes, were added to the mix after we did the base recording. Recording the songs is a somewhat different process, as the vocals need to be recorded separately from the instruments. Certain “bits of tarnish” were left for the sake of honesty, as that was the best take we could get. We think the result captures the energy of our group dynamic, and sounds like us on a good night. We hope you enjoy it!

    Below, you’ll find short excerpts from each piece, along with credits and notes about the tunes and songs. For dancers, we have included the tempo (beats per minute) after each of the instrumental tracks.

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We play most of the sets in our repertoire for quite a while before deciding to record them. This jig set is an exception. We put these three tunes together for the first time in a warm-up session right before recording them, it worked and we’re pleased.

Down The Back Lane appears to be an old tune. It’s in Brendan Breathnach’s Ceol Rince na h’Eireann, Vol. 1, # 6. It’s a forceful, driving tune.

Castlebar Races was recorded in New York in 1922 by County Sligo fiddler James Morrison, as the second tune paired with Mist on the Meadow, but we’re not sure how old the tune actually is. As the story is told, French troops came to the aid of the Irish rebels in the uprising of 1798. In August of that year, six thousand English troops were stationed on the outskirts of Castlebar, Co. Mayo. Two thousand French and Irish troops attacked them from an unexpected direction. The resulting rout of the British set off a hasty and panicked retreat through the town which the locals dubbed “The Castlebar Races”. Knowing that history definitely affected our interpretation of the tune infusing it with a joyous and galloping quality.


Dennis “Dinny” Delaney (1836-1919) was a blind piper, and colorful character, from Ballinasloe, east Galway, who recorded the last tune on a wax cylinder in 1902. It’s a rousing final tune to the set. Dinny’s biography can be found here. It’s worth reading…

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from Down the Lane, released July 1, 2019
Rick: guitar -James: flute, bodhrán, whistle, uilleann pipes – Morgan: fiddle – Don: mandolin

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Floating Crowbar Spokane, Washington

Floating Crowbar plays a high energy mix of Irish instrumental music and songs drawn from traditional and contemporary sources. Coming from a wide variety of backgrounds and musical interests, they bring together their common passion for Irish music, good humor, mutual respect and friendship into a show that will be enjoyed by any Celtic music fan. ... more

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