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Nahum
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reels: The Gooseberry Bush/
World : Traditional Irish
(preview of track) Lesl [flute] et al. Rockaway session players.
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reels: Johnny McGreevey's Favourite /
World : Traditional Irish
(preview of track) Lesl [flute] et al. Rockaway session players. This track features harper Eileen McIntyre.
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Woodsman's Air - Barrell Ó Rabartaig's Air
World : Traditional Irish
flute music from the James Fazzaro film 'The Goblin and the Woodsman'. flute music trad. arr. © 2006 Lesl Harker
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Goblin's reel: The Maids of Mount Cisco
World : Traditional Irish
flute music from the James Fazzaro film 'The Goblin and the Woodsman'. flute music trad. arr. © 2006 Lesl Harker
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slow hornpipe: Dinny Delaney's
World : Traditional Irish
flute music from the James Fazzaro film 'The Goblin and the Woodsman'. flute music trad. arr. © 2006 Lesl Harker
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slow jig: Paddy Reynolds' Tatter Jack Welch
World : Traditional Irish
flute music from the James Fazzaro film 'The Goblin and the Woodsman'. flute music trad. arr. © 2006 Lesl Harker
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Sheebeen reels 1 and 2
World : Traditional Irish
2 reels I heard on a tape of a session at 'The Sheebeen' near Portumna, Co. Galway.
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The Chattering Magpies
World : Traditional Irish
Two unaccompanied flute reels, The Chattering Magpie; and the 'other' Chattering Magpie, sometimes also known as Paddy Kelly's or Aggie Whyte's after those 2 great players.
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Ar Bhruach na Carraige Báine
World : Traditional Irish
My version of this song, which translates as "on the bank of the white rock". Thanks to Frank for help on the Irish lyrics, but all mistakes are mine of course. Lesl - guitar, whistle, voice.
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The Song of Wandering Aengus
World : Traditional Irish
A music setting of the poem by William Butler Yeats. Used with permission of A.P Watt Ltd on behalf of Anne Yeats. Music traditional. Guitar arrangement copyright J. Collins. Used with kind permission. Lesl - guitar, whistle, voice.
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In Saxony
World : Traditional Celtic
A song air or lament, with harmonium. In Saxony ©1981 Lesl Harker, harmonium courtesy Dave (Mac)Leszczynski. Lesl - singing, harmonium.
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Lord Ronald/Fine Flowers in the Valley
World : Traditional Celtic
Two Scottish traditional songs of "gloom and doom" blended by Lesl for the Keltia band. Lesl- guitar, 2nd voice; Jodee James- 1st voice, guitar, mountain dulcimer; Bill- bodhran, djembe; Barbara Steinacker- fiddle; Mark Stewart- bass.
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Auld Lang Syne
World : Traditional Celtic
An early version of the Keltia band "live on a walkman" at Flemington First Night, 1997. Lesl - vocal, guitar; Bill - fiddle, percussion; Matthew DeBlass - whistle, harp; Jodee James - vocal, mountain dulcimer; John Ciccone - vocal, bass guitar.
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Troubadour
Acoustic : Acoustic Guitar
A guitar piece in DADGAD. Troubadour ©1981 Lesl Harker. Lesl - guitar.
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Searching For Lambs
World : Traditional Celtic
The somewhat fuzzy 1993 version of this British traditional song, taught to me by the late minstrel Richard Dyer-Bennet. Lesl- vocals, guitars, 4-track cassette recorder. Trad. Arr. ©1993 Lesl Harker.
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Lord Franklin
World : Traditional Irish
A well-loved seafaring song which we recorded in London in the late 70's, at a rehearsal on very dubious quality tape which I have resurrected partly. Guitars and vocals by John DeJong and Lesl.
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Blind Orion
Acoustic : Acoustic Folk
The Lesl & Mike duo from college. Mike put our music from the local folk venues onto tape, before that sort of thing was routinely being done. Mike: arranger, vocals, lead guitar, electric bass. Lesl: composer, vocals, second guitar, fingerpicking.