Four to the Bar (EP)

Four to the Bar was the first commercial release by the band of that name. A four-cut EP, it was released on cassette in 1993.

Track listing

1. St. Brendan's Voyage (Moore)
2. Raglan Road (Traditional/Kavanagh)
3. Mr. Maguire (Traditional)
4. Amadeus Killeen/Passing Time (O'Neill)

Personnel

• David Yeates: Vocals, whistle, bodhrán
• Martin Kelleher: Vocals, guitar, mandolin, bouzouki
• Patrick Clifford: Bass, backing vocals
• Keith O'Neill: Fiddle, tenor banjo

Production

• All arrangements by Four to the Bar
• Recorded in New York City, Winter 1993
• Produced by Henry Gorman
• Photograph by James Higgins

References

• "Debut Recording from Four to the Bar," Irish Voice, Tuesday, March 2, 1993

External links

• Four to the Bar official web site

Trivia

• "Mr. Maguire" also appears on 1994's Craic on the Road.
• A later version of "Passing Time" appears as "Passing My Time" on 1995's Another Son.
• The "Killeen" in "Amadeus Killeen" is a tribute to a friend of composer Keith O'Neill.
• Martin Kelleher's first instrument was the mandolin. These tracks are the only known recordings of him playing the instrument.
• Producer Henry Gorman was a founding member of Big Stupid Guitars.
• The cover shot was taken by James Higgins, a staff photographer for the Irish Voice newspaper.