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Reels: The Noisy Curlew, Kitty Gone a Milkin​’​, Music in the Glen

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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Noisy Curlew has been recorded by Sligo/London flute-player Roger Sherlock as Jack Maguire’s. The earliest recording of it is 1974, so it appears to be a fairly modern tune. We got it from Verena Commins and Julie Langan’s fantastic album, Fonnchaoi. Julie is a wonderful fiddler and has become a good friend. And she would probably not want us writing things like “fantastic” and “wonderful” about her and her music, but it’s true!

Kitty Gone a Milking, AKA, Katie Gone A Milking, has also been known in County Clare as The Long Hills of Mourne. It appears in the Goodman Manuscripts which date from the mid 1800’s. The earliest recording of it is County Meath fiddler Frank O’Higgins in 1938.

Music In The Glen is another classic, very often played with Kitty. The tune was originally given to Francis O’Neill in the key of A by tipperary fiddle player Edward Cronin.

It’s easy to feel good when playing this set.

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