Craic on the Road (album)

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Craic on the Road: Live at Sam Maguire's
Studio album by Four to the Bar
Released	August 1994
Recorded	June 1994
Genre	Celtic Folk Folk Rock
Label	Independent
Producer(s)	Four to the Bar
Four to the Bar chronology
Four to the Bar (EP) (1993)	Craic on the Road (1994)	Another Son (1995)

Craic on the Road: Live at Sam Maguire's was the first full-length album by Four to the Bar, released in 1994.

The album is a dramatic glimpse of the band's live act and--as it is reputed to contain no overdubs--an impressive technical achievement for a concert album.

Contents 1 Track Listing 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 References 5 External links 6 Trivia

[edit] Track Listing

1. I'll Tell Me Ma (Traditional)
2. Waxie's Dargle/The Rare Old Mountain Dew (Traditional)
3. My Love's in Germany (Traditional)
4. I Ain't Marching Anymore (Ochs)
5. The Hills of Connemara (Traditional)
6. A Taste of the Reel World (Traditional)
7. The Black Velvet Band/The Wild Rover/The Galway Shawl (Traditional)
8. The Ferryman (St. John)
9. Mick Maguire (Traditional)
10. Muirsheen Durkin (Traditional)
11. Jenny's and Out! (Traditional)

[edit] Personnel

• David Yeates: Vocals, bodhrán, flute, tin whistle
• Martin Kelleher: Vocals, guitar
• Patrick Clifford: Bass
• Keith O'Neill: Fiddle
• Seamus Casey: Djembe, congas, percussion
• Tony McQuillan: Accordion

[edit] Production

• Produced by Four to the Bar with Kevin Coleman
• Recorded live on June 16, 1994 at Sam Maguire's Pub, Bronx NY, by Boulevard Studios, New Milford NJ
• Crew chiefs: Mike Marri, Anthony Cioffi
• Assistant recording engineer: Gene Porfedo
• Stage engineer: Mark "Doc" Doratto
• Mixed at World Studio, New York NY
• Mastered at Steller Productions and Studio 900, New York NY
• Mixing and mastering engineer: Tim Hatfield

[edit] References

• Winick, Steve, Review of Craic on the Road, Dirty Linen Magazine, June/July 1995; Issue #58
• Craic on the Road (Live at Sam Maguire's): A New Release by Four to the Bar, Irish Voice, November 2, 1994

[edit] External links

• Four to the Bar official web site

[edit] Trivia

• One of the album's outtakes was a spontaneous version of "Who the F*** Is Alice"
• This version of "I'll Tell Me Ma" appears in iTunes' "Essential St. Patrick's Day Music" collection.
• David Yeates does an impersonization of Beavis and Butthead during "Black Velvet Band."
• "Mr. Maguire" appeared previously on the band's 1993 EP.
• The sidewalk graffiti in the cover art was done by the band; the photographer had to stand on the tour van to get the proper angle.