1. Tuttle/Caislean an Oir (reels) (2:58)
Cady Finlayson-fiddle/Elkin Brown-guitar/John Redmond-accordian/Jim
Roberts-percussion (Dun Dun, rainstick, woodblock, cajon, spoon, rik).
2. John Roy Lyall (written by E. Edmond) (slow melody)
(2:34)
Cady Finlayson-fiddle/Elkin Brown-guitar
3. Blarney Pilgrim/Ward’s (jigs) (2:56)
Cady Finlayson-fiddle/Elkin Brown-guitar/Jim Roberts-cajon, shaker /Danny
McLaughlin-uilleann pipes/John Redmond-accordian
4.Bobby Casey’s/Boy in the Gap (slow/2nd tune
features guitar) (4:59)
Cady Finlayson-fiddle/Elkin Brown-guitar
5.Ships are Sailing/Over the Moor to Maggie (reels)
(3:12)
Cady Finlayson-fiddle/Elkin Brown-guitar/Jim Roberts-cajon /John Redmond-accordian/Danny
McLaughlin-uilleann pipes/Tennessee Rain
6. Lavorette/Flowing Tide (hornpipes) (3:57)
Cady Finlayson-fiddle/Elkin Brown-guitar/John Redmond-accordian
7. A Midwinter Waltz (written by Dave Richardson) (3:34)
Cady Finlayson-fiddle/Elkin Brown-guitar/
Michael J. Nelson-keyboard/John Redmond-accordian/Danny McLaughlin-uilleann
pipes
8. Sporting Paddy/Baltimore Salute/Lexie McAskill(Dr. John McAskill)
(3:13)
(Reels) (featuring accordian player John Redmond
John Redmond-accordian/Elkin Brown-guitar/Tim Alworth-bodhran/Cady Finlayson-fiddle
9. St. Ignatius Jig/Wed is Hamburger Soup/St. Ignatius (jigs)
(2:12)
Cady Finlayson-fiddle/Elkin Brown-guitar/Jim Roberts-woodblock, brushes,
djembe. I wrote this tune in honor of my brother’s infamous hamburger
soup.
2005 C. Finlayson ASCAP
10. Dunmore Lassies/Kathleen’s fiddle (slow versions of
reels) (3:55)
Cady Finlayson-5-string fiddle/Jim Roberts-percussion/Elkin Brown-guitar
11. Brooklyn March (written by C. Finlayson,
ASCAP 2006) (1:24)
Cady Finlayson-fiddle/Elkin Brown-guitar/Jim Roberts-snare drum
A salute to my neighborhood!
12. Shenandoah/Minstrel Boy (instrumental versions) (4:35)
Cady Finlayson- 5-string fiddle/Elkin Brown-guitar/Danny McLaughlin-uilleann
pipes/John Redmond-accordian/Jim Roberts-snare drum
13. Open Roads Ahead (written by C. Finlayson, ASCAP 2006) (2:33)
slow melody
Cady Finlayson- 5-string fiddle/Elkin Brown-guitar/John Redmond-accordian
This tune is about finding your own road and not worrying too much if
the other roads have ended.
14. Jig of Slurs (P.M. George S. McLennan)/The Athole Highlanders
(3:43)
Cady Finlayson-fiddle/Elkin Brown-guitar/Jim Roberts-talking drum, DunDun
15. Edgefauld House (Scott Skinner) slow piece featuring the
harp (4:15)
Cady Finlayson-fiddle/Cynthia Wyatt-harp
16. Jury Duty Waltz (C. Finlayson) ASCAP 2006 (2:32)
Cady Finlayson-fiddle/Elkin Brown-guitar/Jim Roberts-percussion
I spent one very long day waiting for my name to be called at jury duty
and writing this tune made the day go a little faster.
17. One More Day (C. Finlayson) ASCAP slow melody (2:13)
Cady Finlayson-fiddle/Elkin Brown-guitar/John Redmond-accordian/Cynthia
Wyatt-harp
When I hear this tune, I think about a woman who is looking back at
her life with many fond memories. It’s bittersweet because she’s
losing someone she loves and it feels too soon.
18. Connemara/Da Blue Yow/The Brolum (Dr. Charles Bannaty) (4:56)
Slow Irish tune into fast Scottish Reels
Cady Finlayson, fiddle/Elkin Brown-guitar/Jim Roberts-percussion
19. To Bed Thy Weary Body (slow lullaby-like
tune) (3:23)
John Redmond-accordian/Cady Finlayson-fiddle/Michael J. Nelson-keyboards
I heard this Scottish tune for the first time when John recorded it.
It was so beautiful and lonely sounding -I couldn’t think of a
better way to end the CD.
Produced by Cady Finlayson and Jim Roberts
Recorded and mixed by Jim Roberts at Kalimba Studio in Nashville
Additional engineering by Ziv Shalev (pipes recorded in Astoria, NY)
and Yann Seznec (bodhran recorded in Brooklyn NY)
Mastered by Randy Kling of Discmastering
Design: Frank Olinsky
Photography: Steve Campbell