Cruthanna Ceoil by The Turf Shed

The Turf Shed is a group of seven traditional musicians based in West Clare who came together in 2020 to play music when live events were at a standstill due to the Covid pandemic. Collectively, the group members have many years of experience playing music as well as teaching, arranging and composing music for performance. Containing tracks played in a traditional style and some imaginative arrangements, this collection will highlight the wealth of music in the area of West Clare, in particular the places and townlands that inspired the music. It draws from local musicians and composers whose legacy has shaped the musical landscape of the area including Willie Clancy, Bobby Casey and Junior Crehan.

Tracklist

1.	The Last House in Ballymakea/ The Otter’s Holt	4:00

2.	Corney is Coming / The West Wind	2:43

3.	Garrett Barry’s/ The Pipe on the Hob	3:50

4.	Porthole of the Kelp	4:12

5.	Luachrachan’s/ The Mist Covered Mountain	2:25

6.	The Drunken Gauger	2:07

7.	The Hills of Coore	5:17

8.	Farewell to Miltown	1:26

9.	John Scully Casey’s (Quilty Shore)/ Willie Clancy’s Jig	2:50

10.	The Curragh Races/ The Humours Of Quilty	2:48

11.	Lament for the Country House Dance	3:02

12.	The West Clare Reel/ The Graf Spee	3:52

Credits

released July 1, 2023

Joe Searson ~ button accordion all tracks except track 8

Caroline Tubridy O'Dea ~ concertina tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 9 fiddle tracks 1,4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12

Caroline Lodge ~ piano tracks 7, 11, cello tracks 1, 4, 6, 9, 11, fiddle tracks 2, 3, 5, 9, 10, 12

Jim Corry ~ piano tracks 2, 4, 5, 9, 10

Sorcha Curtin ~ concertina - all tracks except 8 and 11

Trish O'Dea ~ fiddle - all tracks except 8, 10 and 11

Tara Comber ~ fiddle - all tracks except 11

Recorded at Malbay Studios, Miltown Malbay, Co Clare.
Engineered, mixed and mastered by Martin O’Malley.

Photography by Anthony O’Connor, Five Element Photography,

Design by Jack Healy. www.jacknife.ie

This project was supported by the Creative Ireland Initiative 2021

License

License varies by track. See the invidual track pages for details.