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Lake Effect [Liz Carroll]

Liz Carroll
1 disc

1. The Rock Reel / The Morning Dew / Reeling On The Box
2. Anlon Mckinney / Mind The Dresser
3. The Ghost / The Hatchlings / The Long Bow
4. The Jump Ball / Whipple Hill / How We Spent The Christmas
5. Catherine Kelly's / Lake Effect
6. The Ornery Upright / Sass Is Back
7. Spinning Out Of The Turn / Tom And Martin
8. Day and an Age, A
9. The Tractor Driver / A Tune For The Girls
10. Oh, Bedad! / For The Love Of Music
11. The Blue Friesian / Dancing On A Sixpence
12. Hanley's House of Happiness
13. The Potato On The Door / Mary And The Tea Bag / Perpetual Check
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Additional Info

Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 81220
Credits

Producer Liz Carroll; John Doyle
Engineer
Personnel: Liz Carroll (fiddle); John Doyle (guitar, bouzouki); Jim DeWan (guitar); Evan Price (violin); David Balakrishnan (baritone violin); Liz Knowles (fiddle, viola); Danny Seidenberg (viola); Michael Aharon (cello, piano); Mark Summer (cello); Mairtin O'Connor (accordion); Chico Huff (bass); Jackie Moran (bodhran); Emedin Rivera (percussion); Turtle Island Quartet.
Recorded at Dr. Caw, Chicago, Illinois, OTR Studios, Belmont, California, Real World Studios, Longford, Ireland.
Chicagoans know the lake effect all too well. But the main effect it seems to have on Irish-American fiddler Liz Carroll is to get her to make some glorious music. These are all her compositions, and they showcase her exceptional talents as a player -- although she's a good bandleader, too, judging from the way the small ensembles on the disc work together. While she can fiddle up a storm, she doesn't mind handing over the spotlight to John Doyle, whose work, guitar, and especially bouzouki are outstanding throughout. The set of "Catherine Kelly's/Lake Effect" is highlighted by bringing in the Turtle Island String Quartet on a gloriously delicate piece that wends deftly on beautiful melodies. Much of the rest, though carefully thought out, has the loose feel of the session about it, especially up-tempo pieces like "The Potato on the Door/Mary and the Tea Bag/Perpetual Check." And when Carroll reaches back for old tunes, which occur here and there, it's not with reverence, but smiling glee. A superior, delightful record. ~ Chris Nickson