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Jigs: The Belles of Liscaroll​/​The Monaghan

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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This set gives us goosebumps. We love the wild and dark energy you can tap into when playing these tunes, especially The Monaghan, which is one of Morgan’s favorite jigs. The Belles of Liscarroll, or Walls Of Liscarroll, was first published in Francis O’Neill’s, Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems as early as 1903. It may refer to an old ruined castle that exists on the border of Cork and Kerry.

The Monaghan Jig was collected by County Cork-born John Edward Pigot (1822–1871) and first published in 1909. It shows up in an even earlier collection Fifth Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, etc. (Edinburgh, 1809), where it is identified as “Irish”. (This reminds of a comment we heard recently at a session in Ireland: “We took Scottish music and made it beautiful!”)

It was popularized by Michael Coleman when he recorded it for Columbia in 1921. He added a fourth part that wasn’t included in the earlier collections. Francis O’Neill recorded it on his cylinder recorder in the early 20th century with Patsy Touhey playing it on pipes as Cock Up Your Chin Billy. The mind boggles.

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

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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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