Farewell and Remember Me
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Farewell and Remember Me is an album by The Boys of the Lough.
There are 4 songs and 6 instrumental tracks. It is unusual in giving so much prominence to the uilleann bagpipes, and is sometimes considered to the best album by The Boys of the Lough. The tunes are mainly sourced from Irish and Scottish traditions, some of them never previously recorded.
Recorded at Rel Studios, Edinburgh. Released in 1987. Produced by Peter Harris and Boys of the Lough. Engineered by Alistair George. Running time 38 minutes 55 secs.
[edit] Track listing
- Sean But/ Tommy People's/ The Lark in the Morning (jigs) (All traditional)
- The Lietrim Queen (song) (Ian Burns)
- Lucky Can Du Link Ony/ Pottinger's/ Billy Nicholson (reels) (Trad/ Tom Anderson/ Trad)
- Farewell and Remember Me (song) (J Chalmers)
- Angus Polka no 1/ Angus Polka No 2/ Donegal Barn Dance (All trad)
- An Spailpin Fanach (sung in Gaelic)/ The One-Horned Buck (reel) (Trad/ Trad)
- Valentia Harbour (air)/ The Jug of Punch (reel)/ MacArthur Road (reel) (All trad)
- Lovely Ann (unaccompanied song) (Trad)
- The Holly Bush/ The New Ships Are Sailing (reels) (All trad)
- The Waterford Waltz/ The Stronsay Waltz (Trad/ Trad)
[edit] Personnel
- Aly Bain (fiddle)
- Cathal McConnell (flute, whistle, vocals)
- Dave Richardson (concertina, mandolin, cittern)
- Christy O'Leary (uilleann pipes, whistle, vocals)
- John Coakley (guitar, piano, bodhran, mandoline, fiddle)
- Guest: Ron Shaw (cello) on "Farewell and Remember Me".
