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Jigs: Helvic Head, The Humours of Ballyloughlin

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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These are two very old and well-known jigs.

Rick starts this set, flat-picking the melody on guitar as the other instruments join in one by one. Rick says: “When we first started playing Helvic Head I fell in love with it. For me it’s one of the majestic or mighty tunes of the repertoire. We played it for our listeners and their responses assured its permanence in our setlist. In December of 2018, I gave myself a Christmas present by learning to flat-pick the melody on guitar in DADGAD tuning. I sprung it on my bandmates at a gig one evening, they loved it and we arranged it as you hear it here.”

Don plays banjo on this piece – the only one on the album. This is partly because he acquired three new mandolins this year and was very reluctant to put them down! (But if you’d like to hear more of his banjo playing, there’s plenty on our other recordings!)

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from Down the Lane, released July 1, 2019
Rick: guitar – James: flute – Morgan: fiddle – Don: banjo

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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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