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Wild and Wicked Youth
© Tullamore, May 2007
Only their third recording in eleven years... Tullamore has more than made up for lost time with their latest studio project, Wild and Wicked Youth. Ironically, Mark conceived the "youth-gone-awry" theme of the CD rather shortly after the release of their first CD, Timber and Stream. And while that seed had to endure a half-decade of metamorphosis, it was well worth the wait.
 
Capped by a 16-day tour of Ireland... season eleven has witnessed Tullamore's transformation from an accomplished regional band to an aspiring national band. To realize those ambitions with this recording, the band enlisted the talents of Celtic music phenom Phil Smillie (of the Tannahill Weavers) to handle the post-production of the project. Together, with engineer Grant Milne, Phil pinpointed the finer characteristics of Tullamore's performance and cultivated them, and in doing so developed an incredible sound.
Lee Worman, host of KSMU's The Gold Ring... and the first person to review the cuts, opined "With this impressive new recording Tullamore, quite simply, show themselves to be undeniably world class. Mark Clavey’s arrangements here are nothing short of inspired. Whether with her voice or with her dulcimer, there is great depth, beauty and heart in every note[Mary Hanover sings. Everything Rachel Gaither does on this album is spot on... both her singing and virtuoso fiddling are imbued with immense energy and power -- full of heart, full of imagination, full of life. On this CD we hear the difference between some close friends in what has been a fine regional band, and three highly talented music partners in what has become a truly world class band." That response was as pleasantly surprising as it was rewarding to hear, and the band hopes these sentiments are just the beginning in a long list that ends with "critical acclaim".
Starting out with... four themed pieces (the classic early-1800s anti-recruitment song Arthur McBride, Robert Burns' stirring MacPherson's Rant, the Ballad of Jack Dolan - Robbie O'Connell's excellent adaptation of the Wild Colonial Boy, and the Wild and Wicked Youth), the line-up includes traditional ballads (My Johnny Was a Shoemaker, Far Away in Australia, and Bonnie Susie Cleland), a couple traditional Scottish favorites (the Work of the Weavers and Will Ye Go, Lassie?), a couple of tune-sets (our Butcher's Set and Wedding Jigs), and Ron Hynes' contemporary classic Sonny's Dream.
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REVIEWS |
A Lee Worman. The Gold Ring. May 2007. 
Pete Maher. Midwest Irish Focus. June 2007.
Nicky Rossiter. Irish Music Magazine. July 2007.
John R Lindermuth. Rambles.net. August 2007.
Jamie O'Brien. Irish Edition. September 2007.
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TRACKS
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Arthur McBride |
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Andy Renwick's Ferret /
Fisherman's Song For Attracting Seals |
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My Johnny Was a Shoemaker |
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Toss the Feathers |
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MacPherson's Rant |
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Rush Jig / Blarney Pilgrim |
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Far Away in Australia |
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Wedding Jigs |
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Calliope House / Connaughtman's Rambles /
Jig of Slurs / Ten Penny Bit |
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Sonny's Dream |
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Sonny's Mazurka |
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Bonnie Susie Cleland |
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Ballad of Jack Dolan (the Wild Colonial Boy) |
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Over the Waterfall |
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Work of the Weavers |
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Black Run |
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Butcher's Set |
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The Butcher's Lament /
Tam Lin / Jenny's Chickens |
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Will Ye Go, Lassie? |
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Wild and Wicked Youth |
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CREDITS |
Mark Clavey... vocals, guitar
Mary Hanover... vocals, hammered dulcimer
Rachel Gaither... vocals, fiddle
Produced by Tullamore.
Recorded by Robert Rebeck at Chapman Recording, Kansas City MO.
Edited, mixed, and mastered by Phil Smillie and Grant Milne at Tentsmuir Studios, Tayport, Fife, Scotland.
Duplicated by Oasis CD Manufacturing, Sperryville VA.
Designed by Mark Clavey.
Artwork by Aaron Presler and Signature Marketing, Independence MO.
Photography by Kenny Hyland. Site photography at Pride of KC, Platte City MO.
Our special thanks to...
Kurt Hanover, Ray and Beth Cole, Susi Matthews and Matthews Design, Pride of Kansas City,
Kaya Hewitt, Andrew Kuntz and the Fiddler’s Companion, the Mudcat Café and Digital Tradition, and
Maire Kennedy and the Dublin City Library and Archive, Ireland.
All selections traditional or unknown unless otherwise noted...
Sonny's Dream, © Ron Hynes, Peer Music.
the Ballad of Jack Dolan, © Robbie O'Connell, Slievenamon Music.
All arrangements by Tullamore.
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ORDERS |
To obtain a copy of Wild and Wicked Youth,
send a check or money order, made payable to Tullamore, in the amount of
$17.00 ($15.00 for the disc, $2.00 for shipping/handling) to...
Tullamore
812 NE Independence Court
Lee's Summit, MO 64063-2500
If you'd like, you can use this handy little mail-to link to let us know your order is on the way...
wildandwickedyouth@omniventure.com
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We'll have a handy little order-form as soon as we can figure it out.)
Thanks for your interest in the CD.
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