25 March 2009

We pre-channel the ghost of legendary CBC broadcaster Max Ferguson on this week's post-St. Patrick's Day breakfast breakdown.

Set #1 - 8:00am - 9:00am

1. Traditional: Sean Ryan's Polka/
Traditional: Whiskey before Breakfast (rec. 1990)
Arranged by Glenn Morgan
Glenn Morgan - hammered dulcimer, Jim Wells - guitar
Glenn Morgan: D Is for Dulcimer
Fishbite Recordings, 9001-2
3:59

2. Marches Medley
Arranged by Herbert
4:26
(The Back o’ Bennachie, The Drunken Piper, 72nd’s Farewell to Aberdeen, Corriechoillie, My Love She’s But a Lassie Yet, and Rantin’, Rovin’ Robin.)

3. R. Binge: Cornet Carillon
3:01

Tracks 2-3 (rec. Edinburgh 1971)
The Pipes & Drums & Military Band of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
Amazing Grace
RCA, 07863 52008-2

4. Richard Rogers & Lorenz Hart: Lover (rec. 1947)
Les Paul - guitars & drums
Les Paul: The Best of the Capitol Masters
Capitol, CDP 7 996172
2:35
(One of those recordings that changed the world.)

5. Traditional: My Grief on the Sea/
Eileen McGann: Cape Clear
Eileen McGann - vocal
Heritage
Dragonwing Music, DRGN 005
3:27

6. Traditional: Xylophone, Percussion & Female Voices
3:33

7. Traditional: Drums & Rattles
8:07

8. Traditional: Kono, the Sacred Bird of the Bambaras (Percussion & Female Voices)
1:48

Tracks 6-8 (rec. Algiers 1969)
"Groupe folklorique malien"
African Rhythms & Instruments Vol.1
Lyrichord, LYRCD 7328

9. Hildegard von Bingen: O cruor sanguinis (12th cent.)
1:43

10. Hildegard von Bingen: O successores (12th cent.)
2:40

11. Hildegard von Bingen: Nunc gaudeant (12th cent.)
3:03

Tracks 9-11
Karen P. Thomas - conductor, Seattle Pro Musica
Alnight by the Rose
Seattle Pro Musica, SPM CD 9802

12. Traditional: Say You Love Me (rec. 2001)
Arranged by Dessie O’Halloran
Sharon Shannon - accordion, Dessie O’Halloran - vocal & fiddle
Sharon Shannon & Friends: The Diamond Mountain Sessions
Compass Records, 7 4305
4:31

Set #2 - 9:00am - 10:00am

13. Lord Berners: "Hornpipe" from The Triumph of Neptune Suite (1926)
Barry Wordsworth - conductor, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
EMI, CDC 7 47668 2
1:34

14. Traditional: The Rainy Day/
Nathan Curry & Frank Cassidy: Erin’s Kitchen/
S. F. Ryan: The Coast of Austria
Erin Cassidy - Irish flute & brass pennywhistle, Ian Clark - guitar, Rick West - bodhran, Rob Graves - snare drum, John Geggie - double bass, Carlos del Junco - harmonica
5:12

15. Pete Jung: Far Away
Erin Cassidy - flute & pennywhistle, James Stephens - fiddle, Golo Goerner - guitar
3:22

16. Paddy Keenan: Kahir's Kitchen
Erin Cassidy - flute, James Stephens - mandolin, Michael Bussiere - keyboard
3:15

Tracks 14-16 (rec. 1996-97)
Arranged by James Stephens & Erin Cassidy
The Wind at Play
Carleton Sound, CSCD-1001

17. Chris Whiteley & Les Smith: Mr. Weatherman
Chris Whiteley, Ken Whiteley
The Whiteley Brothers: Sixteen Shades of Blue
Borealis Recording Company, BCD 002
2:09

18. James F. Hanley & Joseph McCarthy: I'm in the Market for You (rec. NYC 9 Apr. 1930)
Ben Selvin - leader, Don Howard - vocal, The Columbia Photo Players
Ben Selvin: The Columbia House Players Vol.2
The Old Masters, MB 117
3:28
(I want my bailout and my bonus, and I want them now. Note recording date. Sidemen on this recording include Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey.)

19. Sammy Fain & Mitchell Parrish: The Moon Is a Silver Dollar (rec. 1995)
Mose Scarlett - vocal & guitar
The Fundamental Things
Borealis Recording Company, PD 013
3:27

20. Traditional: Planxty George Brabazon (rec. 2000)
Arranged by Paddy Moloney
The Chieftains, Janet Harbison & The Belfast Harp Orchestra
Water from the Well
BMG, 09026-63637-2
2:37

21. Ben Mink: Foreign Exchange
3:00

22. Jack Soberman, Ben Mink & Elliott Feldman: Manish Tuna*
3:31

Tracks 21-22 (rec. 1980)
Ben Mink - violin, mandolin & guitar, Allan Soberman - bass guitar, Martin Deller - drums & percussion, Cameron Hawkins - synthesizers, *Elliott Feldman - guitar, *Jack Soberman - piano
Ben Mink: Foreign Exchange
Passport Records, PB-2024

23. Irving Berlin: When That Midnight Choo Choo Leaves for Alabam
Jackie Washington - vocal & guitar
Midnight Choo Choo
Borealis Recording Company, BCD 112
3:08

24. Darol Anger: Melt the Teakettle (rec. 1996-99)
Natalie McMaster - fiddle, Darol Anger - baritone violin
Darol Anger: Diary of a Fiddler
Compass Records, 7 4275 2
5:17
(Baritone violin sounds an octave lower. Take that, violas!)

Set #3 - 10:00am - 11:00am

25. Pekel: Oost west, thuis best!
4:29

26. Traditional: Horlepiep
Arranged by Pekel
3:11

Tracks 25-26 (rec. 1999)
Pekel: John Bazuijnen - vocal, Erno Korpershoek - accordion, Peter Moree - guitar, Theo Schuurmans - bagpipes, Kees Wagenaar - vocal
Oost west thuis best
PAN Records, PAN 179CD
("East, west, home best!" Pekel, favoured by mariners, is a beverage made from wrung-out barrel staves.)

27. Antonín Dvořák: Largo from the New World Symphony (1893)
5:24

28. Ludwig van Beethoven: Minuet in G (1795)
2:54

29. Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Andante Cantabile, String Quartet [No.1] (1871)
6:40

Tracks 27-29
Arranged by Margaret Dryburgh & Norah Chambers (c. 1942-45)
Leny van Shaik - conductor, Malle Babbe's Women's Choir
Paradise Road Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Sony, SK 63026

30. Hump
2:27

31. Humppakonehumppa
3:15

Tracks 30-31 (rec. Finland 1998)
Arranged by Eläkeläiset
Eläkeläiset: Onni Waris - keyboard & vocal, Martti Waris - bass & vocal, Kristian Voutilainen - drums & vocal, Lassi Kinnunen - accordion & vocal
Werbung, Baby!
Humppa Records, 010
3:15
("The Retirees". Finnized oompah music.)

32. Nancy White: Gaelic Envy (rec. 1998)
Nancy White - vocal & guitar
Gaelic Envy & Other Torch Songs
Borealis Recording Company, BCD 109
3:12

33. Rick Fielding & Tony Quarington: Those Gin Mill Syncopators
Rick Fielding - guitar
This One’s the Dreamer
Borealis Recording Company, BCD 119
4:35

34. Béla Fleck: Cheeseballs in Cowtown (rec. 1994)
Sam Bush - mandolin, Stuart Duncan - fiddle, Kenny Malone - drums, Victor Wooten - fretless bass, Jerry Douglas - resophonic guitar
Béla Fleck: Tales from the Acoustic Planet
Warner Brothers, W2 45854
4:51
(Sounds like a Conservative Party convention.)

35. Jake Thackray: The Hole (rec. 1969)
3:29

36. Jake Thackray: Lah-Di-Dah (rec. 1967)
3:18

37. Jake Thackray: Last Will & Testament of Jake Thackray (rec. 1967)
3:03

Tracks 35-37
Jake Thackray - vocal & guitar
The Very Best of Jake Thackray
EMI, 7243 5 82651 2 5

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