Album Notes

MM203 Celtic Lace
Ceoltoiri Celtic Ensemble


Artists: Karen Ashbrook - hammered dulcimer
Sue Richards - Celtic harp
Guest Artists: Connie McKenna - guitar (1,12)
Dan Blum - Bouzouki, guitar (7)
Myron Bretholz - Bodhran (4)
David Kornblum - guitar (11)
Wendy Morrison - Concertina (11)

1. Marguis of Huntley
A Scottish reel.
Artists: Karen Ashbrook - hammered dulcimer
Sue Richards - Celtic harp
Connie McKenna - guitar

2. Maivalsurin / Polskas
A May waltz composed by by Ivar Boerentsen of the Foeroese group Spoelimenninir, followed by two Swedish dance tunes, "Varvindar Friska" and "Tanta Och Ta."
Artists: Karen Ashbrook - hammered dulcimer
Sue Richards - Celtic harp

3. Scotch Cap / Glenlivit
Two drinks guaranteed to warm you on a cold winter night, mysteriously embodied in a jig and a reel.
Artists: Karen Ashbrook - hammered dulcimer
Sue Richards - Celtic harp

4. Nita's Rambles / McHogh's / The Legacy
Terry Winch composed this slow air; the last two are traditional Irish jigs.
Artists: Karen Ashbrook - hammered dulcimer
Sue Richards - Celtic harp
Myron Bretholz - Bodhran

5. Mairi Bhan Og
"Mary Young and Fair," a Scottish air.
Artists: Karen Ashbrook - hammered dulcimer
Sue Richards - Celtic harp

6. Tullochgorum / Murdo MacKenzie of Torriedon
An old Scottish round reel and a Bobby MacLeod tune.
Artists: Karen Ashbrook - hammered dulcimer
Sue Richards - Celtic harp

7. The Irish Reel Set
The Guns of the Magnificent Seven, Over the Water to Bessie and The Fisherman's Island (Ed Reavy).
Artists: Karen Ashbrook - hammered dulcimer
Sue Richards - Celtic harp
Dan Blum - Bouzouki, guitar (7)

8. Coilsfield House / Jig of Slurs
A favorite by Nathaniel Gow, and a Scottish tune by piping master George S. McLennan.
Artists: Karen Ashbrook - hammered dulcimer
Sue Richards - Celtic harp

9. Chanter / La Rotta
An old Irish pipe march entwined with the second half of Tristan's Lament, an Italian composition from the 14th century (anon).
Artists: Karen Ashbrook - hammered dulcimer
Sue Richards - Celtic harp

10. Pease Bridge / Knit the Pocky
The first tune is a strathspey by Abraham Mackintosh; Knit the Pocky (pocket) is a reel from the Bremner Collection, 1757.
Artists: Karen Ashbrook - hammered dulcimer
Sue Richards - Celtic harp

11. An tSean Bhean Bhocht
"The Poor Old Woman" is often an allegorical name for Ireland.
Artists: Karen Ashbrook - hammered dulcimer
Sue Richards - Celtic harp
David Kornblum - guitar (11)
Wendy Morrison - Concertina (11)

12. The New Land
A favorite of ours, by Otis Tomas of Nova Scotia.
Artists: Karen Ashbrook - hammered dulcimer
Sue Richards - Celtic harp
Connie McKenna - guitar

13. The Orange and Blue
A Scottish strathspey.
Artists: Karen Ashbrook - hammered dulcimer
Sue Richards - Celtic harp

14. Etude / Mary O'Neill
A classical guitar exercise and a tune by the famous Irish harper, Turlough O'Carolan.
Artists: Karen Ashbrook - hammered dulcimer
Sue Richards - Celtic harp
Dan Blum - guitar