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Captain O'Kane
An Irish harp piece with flute. Lesl Harker, Irish flute; Eileen McIntyre, harp.
The Magpie in the Tree
slow jig on a Michael Burke whistle. I think it's an early version of Brian O'Lynn.
hornpipes: Shrove Tuesday - Rambles of Joe Burke
two of my favourite hornpipes on whistle.
reels: The stolen reel - Feeding the Birds
Two reels on whistle given to me by Mike Rafferty.
Lord Franklin
A well-loved seafaring song which we recorded in London long ago at a rehearsal, copied to a partly resurrected cassette. Guitars and vocals by John DeJong and Lesl.
reels: Moving in Decency / The Pride of Rathmore
two great traditional East Galway reels - whistle duet from IAANJ Live cd
reels: Boys of Ballisodare/Five Mile Chase
(preview of track) Lesl [flute] et al. Rockaway session players.
reels: All the Ways to Galway / Fairhaired Mary
(preview of track) Lesl [flute] et al. Rockaway session players.
Woodsman's Air - Barrell Ó Rabartaig's Air
flute music from the James Fazzaro film 'The Goblin and the Woodsman'. flute music trad. arr. © 2006 Lesl Harker
slow jig: Paddy Reynolds' Tatter Jack Welch
flute music from the James Fazzaro film 'The Goblin and the Woodsman'. flute music trad. arr. © 2006 Lesl Harker
The Song of Wandering Aengus
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.
Lord Ronald/Fine Flowers in the Valley
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.
Searching For Lambs
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.
Blind Orion
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.