Bonus: Interactive computer data included on this CD
Mpeg video ...Irishtown Breakdown, traditional ( fiddlin' & cloggin' from John & Trish)...video clip is courtesy of WMHT-Public TV from "Songs from the Heart of the Adirondacks"
Also: Lyrics ... artist's bios, ... other recordings ... mp3s - poetry recitations
I. Fiddler Jones, Edgar Lee Masters fr. Spoon River Anthology
II. The Steelhead, Mark Graham, BMI © 1998, fr. Inner Life

                                                    Selections





Hear a few of the cuts by downloading these Real Audio or mp3 files, these are short samples, complete versions of one or two selections will be available soon:

    Fly Around mp3                        Waltzing Matilda mp3

    Pretty Saro mp3                         Connaughtman's Rambles mp3

    Frosty Morning mp3                  Susquehanna mp3

    Eye on the Needles mp3            Jenny on the Railroad mp3



 


 




We are grateful to
Frank Orsini for his wonderful artwork and also to our remarkable musical guests:
Linda Schrade - vocals extraordinaire
Sara Milonovich - fiddling above and beyond
Jack Hume - bass and dobro and fly tying
David Kiphuth - banjo and vocals and history lessons
Tony Markellis - bass and culinary tips
Expertly recorded, mixed, and mastered by Donald Person, Bobby Arnold and John Kirk

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A view of "The Needles" on Raquette Lake

 

1 - He Had a Dream ...John Kirk
2 - Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss ...Trad.
3 - Harvest Home/Rickett's Hornpipe ...Trad.
4 - Pretty Saro ...Traditional
5 - Frosty Morning ....Traditional
6 - An Old Song ....John Kirk
7 - Eye on the Needles ....John Kirk
8 - Hungry Hash House ...Traditional

9 - Bangin' Breakdown ...Traditional
10 - Elkhorn Ridge ...Traditional
11 - Waltzing Matilda ...Traditional
12 - Jackson & Jane ...Mark Graham
13 - Maggie Brown's Favorite ...Trad
14 - Connaughtman's Rambles ...Trad.
15 - Susquehanna ...Kirk/Bruchac
16 - Jenny on the Railroad ...Traditional