Thanksgiving Friday/Christmas

Guitar arrangement of two standard carols in standard tuning, with nods to John Fahey and Francisco Tarrega. From "Joy in the Morning: Kiltartan Road Christmas," available on CD Baby.

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing/G

An old-timey version of the Christmas classic, as it might have sounded at a house dance in Mt. Airy, North Carolina.

Joy To the World

Three Chicago Irish session tunes. The first is from the late Johnny McGreevey, who helped keep the music alive in Chicago between the heyday of O’Neill and the spectacular crop of young players that arose in the 1970s. The second and third tunes are found in O’Neill’s collection, and are still popular at Chicago sessions today.
Joseph Sobol: cittern	
John Williams: concertina	
Martin Hayes: fiddle	

From the CD "Citternity: Celtic Cittern and Beyond..." 
Available Nov. 1, 2012 from Kiltartan Road Music


Reels: McGreevey's/Broken Pledge/Traveler's

An original setting by Joseph Sobol of Robert Frost's lovely early poem of invitation. "I'm going out to clean the pasture spring...." Patches of the Irish reel "The Moving Cloud" drift through the mix. With Joseph Sobol, vocals, 12-string guitar, 12-string cittern, acoustic bass; Kathy Cowan, vocals; John Williams, accordion; Meg Thomas, percussion

The Pasture

A song setting by Joseph Sobol of W. B. Yeats's classic poem, "The Lake Isle of Innisfree,." sung by Kathy Cowan, with Tom Orf and Joseph Sobol, Andrew Bird, violin, Beth Falcone, piano, Willy Schwartz, accordion, Al Ehrich, bass. From the CD "In the Deep Heart's Core, vol. 1: I Am of Ireland. Songs from the poetry of W. B. Yeats" (Kiltartan Road, 2004). Available from CD Baby.

The Lake Isle of Innisfree

The ancient Irish air "The Coolin," played on solo guitar by Joseph Sobol, released on the first volume of "In the Deep Heart's Core: Songs from the Poetry of W. B. Yeats" in 1995, and later included on "Citternalia: Celtic Music for Cittern" in 1999.

07 The Galway Plains (Air-  The Coolin)

Setting by Joseph Sobol of the poem by W. B. Yeats. Featuring Joseph Sobol, voice, 12-string guitar, 10-string cittern; Kathy Cowan and Tom Orf, harmony vocals, Laura Risk, fiddle, Aaron Krister Johnson, piano; Robbie Link, bass, John Hanks, drums, Jim Gailoreto, clarinet. From "In the Deep Heart's Core, songs from the poetry of W. B. Yeats, vol. 2: Cast a Cold Eye." (2004, Kiltartan Road Music). 

02 Running to Paradise

WB Yeats's great poem about the dream-dance of inner and outer worlds, featuring Minnalouche the Cat, he who lifts to the changing moon his changing eyes. Set to music by Joseph Sobol and sung by Tom Orf and Kathy Cowan of Kiltartan Road, with Joseph Sobol on 11-string Dyer harp-guitar; Laura Risk, fiddle, and  Robbie Link, bass. From "In the Deep Heat's Core, Songs from the Poetry of WB Yeats, vol. 2: Cast a Cold Eye" (2004, Kiltartan Road Music), available from CD Baby.

The Cat and the Moon

WB Yeats's great poem of the wisdom of madness, set to music by Joseph Sobol and featuring Tom (the Lunatic) Orf on vocals along with Kathy Cowan and Joseph Sobol of Kiltartan Road. With Joseph Sobol, guitar; Laura Risk, fiddle, Aaron Krister Johnson, piano, and Robbie Link, bass. From "In the Deep Heat's Core, Songs from the Poetry of WB Yeats, vol. 2: Cast a Cold Eye" (2004, Kiltartan Road Music), available from CD Baby.

Tom the Lunatic

Yeats's elderly muse, the wandering beggar-woman Crazy Jane ruminates on time and eternity in the magnificent late poem, "Crazy Jane On God."  Set to music by Joseph Sobol and sung by Kathy Cowan of Kiltartan Road, with Joseph Sobol on 11-string Dyer harp-guitar; and Robbie Link, bass. From "In the Deep Heat's Core, Songs from the Poetry of WB Yeats, vol. 2: Cast a Cold Eye" (2004, Kiltartan Road Music), available from CD Baby.

Crazy Jane Oh God

One of Yeats's late outbursts on the theme of flesh and the spirit, set to music and sung by Joseph Sobol along with Kathy Cowan and Tom Orf of Kiltartan Road. With Joseph Sobol, guitar; Laura Risk, fiddle, Aaron Krister Johnson, piano, Robbie Link, bass, and John Hanks, drums. From "In the Deep Heat's Core, Songs from the Poetry of WB Yeats, vol. 2: Cast a Cold Eye" (2004, Kiltartan Road Music), available from CD Baby.

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