Produced by John Doyle and Gary West;
Recorded by Erick Jaskowiak at Compass Sound Studio except
Track 11 recorded by Steven Heller at Upstream Recording Studio,
Seamus Egan’s whistle recorded by Seamus in ‘back of the bus’ recording studio;
Additional recording on tracks 4-5, 8 by Andy Seward at Pure Records;
Additional recording on track 9 by Ed Haber

Musicians

John Doyle: vocals [1-2, 4-5, 7, 9-10, 12], guitar [1-14], bouzouki [3, 6-7];
Casey Driessen: fiddle [1];
Tim O’Brien: harmony vocals [1-2];
Kenny Malone: percussion [1-10];
Danny Thompson: double bass [1, 3, 9-10], bass [2];
Stuart Duncan: fiddle [2, 10];
John McCusker: low whistle [4], fiddle [5, 8];
Mike McGoldrick: low whistle [4], flute [8];
John Williams: accordion [4, 9], concertina [11];
Kate Rusby: vocals [5];
Liz Carroll: fiddle [6-7];
Garry West: electric bass [6];
John R. Burr: piano [7];
Seamus Egan: whistle [7], E-flat whistle [11];
Linda Thompson: vocals [9]

Tracks

1. The Gallant Poacher (Roud 793; Laws L14) (3.24)
2. Jack Dolan (Roud 677; Laws L20; Henry H750) (4.11)
3. The Glad Eye / The Journeyman / The Wayward Son jigs to reels (4.24)
4. Captain Glenn (Roud 478; Laws K22; G/D 2:191) (5.14)
5. Bitter the Parting (4.17)
6. Old Bush / Expect the Unexpected reels (3.39)
7. The Apprentice Boy (Roud 1671; G/D 1:54; Henry H739) (3.47)
8. Tie The Bonnet / Monahan Twig / A Fair Wind / The Convenience Reel reels (3.57)
9. The Month of January (Roud 175; Laws P20; G/D 6:1176) (5.26)
10. Little Sadie (Roud 780; Laws I8) (3.51)
11. Eddie Kelley’s / Reavy’s Tribute to Coleman reels (4.04)
12. The Cocks Are Crowing (Roud 22568; G/D 4:783) (4.56)

Tracks 1, 4, 6a, 7, 8a-c, 9-12, 12 trad. arr. John Doyle;
Track 2 words trad. arr. John Doyle, music Robbie O’Connell;
Tracks 3ac, 5, 6b John Doyle;
Track 3b John Doyle, Mick McAuley;
Track 8d Olcam Masterson;
Track 11a trad. arr. John Doyle, John Williams;
Track 11b Ed Reavy

Recorded by John Doyle in Eiscear Riada, Lucan, Co Dublin, on 19-21 November 2017;
Brid Harper recorded on 21 June 2018;
Mixed by John Doyle;
Mastered by Andy Seward;
Photography by Julie Broadfoot;
Cover design by Éamonn Coyne

Musicians

Dermot Byrne: accordion;
Éamonn Coyne: tenor banjo;
John Doyle: guitar, bouzouki, mandola

with
Brid Harper: fiddle [1, 5, 7-8]

Tracks

1. Washerwoman: When Sick Is It Tae You Want? / The Irish Washerwoman / Seamus O’Shanahan’s jigs (3.03)
2. Dearg’s Reels: Máire na Sop / The Glory Reel / The Launching of the Boat (3.28)
3. The Shelf (2.09)
4. The Isle of St Helena (Roud 349) (3.57)
5. JD’s ‘Untitled’ Mazurka (2.46)
6. James’ (3.21)
7. Nia’s Barndance / Cúlfhionn March (4.09)
8. Stone Mountain / Is the Big Man Within? (r.257
9. Highland & Reels (2.57)
10. Duffy’s Cut: Mile 58 (4.03)
11. Bríd Óg Ní Mháile (3.29)
12. People’s Palace / Kitty Sheain’s Jig (3.41)
13. Paddy from Aghera / Con McGinley’s / Loch Isle Castle (3.47)

Tracks 1ab, 2ab, 3, 5-6, 7b, 8b, 9, 11, 12b, 13abc trad. arr. Dermot Byrne, Éamonn Coyne, John Doyle;
Track 1c Paul O’Shaughnessy;
Track 2c Francie Dearg Byrne;
Track 4 trad. arr. John Doyle;
Track 7a Dermot Byrne;
Tracks 8a, 10, 12a John Doyle