Northern Cross by albireo

Albireo have established themselves as one of the most popular ceilidh bands in North West England. Based in Macclesfield and Manchester, they play regularly throughout the North West and further afield. The band play in an English style, but their material comes from all over the British Isles, Europe, and the Americas, as well as tunes composed by various members of the band.

Albireo are:

Tom Kitching (Fiddle, mandolin)
Howard Jones (Melodeon, Anglo concertinas, hammered dulcimer, recorder)
Steve Hodgskiss (Piano, English concertina)
Peter Crowther (Bass, keyboard)
Sean Bechhofer (Guitar)

Contact us at: info@albireo.co.uk

Tracklist

1.	The Brazilian (Roseira do Norte)	2:58

2.	Kempshott Hunt	5:01

3.	The Railway/Rogues March	3:57

4.	Gathering Peascods	3:09

5.	Morning Star/Three Jolly Sheepskins	3:34

6.	Hudscales/Cat's Cradle/Treacle Town	3:25

7.	The Hole in the Wall	2:59

8.	Arkansas Traveller/Bill Cheatham's Reel/The Kitchen Girl	3:52

9.	Gypsy's Hornpipe/Gloucester Hornpipe	5:01

10.	The Gallery/The Venus of Levenshulme	3:42

11.	Alfaz del Pi	3:14

12.	Graemsay Jig/The Star Above the Garter	3:15

13.	Elzic's Farewell	3:07

14.	Weavers March	3:17

Credits

released December 12, 2010

Recorded in September 2010 at Talking Cat Recordings. Engineered and mastered by Forbes Legato and Jon Loomes.

Star maps from John Flamsteed's Atlas coelestis, 1729 by permission of Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering and Technology

Cover design Sarah Crowther.

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