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KB4
KB4 arrived in the fall of 2009 and is an instant KB fan classic! KB4 is the recording the Kerry Boys have been after for the 20 years together. It has a great selection of songs that their audience has enjoyed live over the years as well as a few originals that have been KB fan staples. The recording captures the excitement of a live Kerry Boys show with it's great vocal harmonies and groove oriented arrangements, keeping to their philosphy of " keep it simple, but play the hell out of it" approach to music. KB4 even has their haunting version of Danny Boy, which will please all their fans who have been asking for it on a recording for many years, but which has been elusive in the studio until now. If you are unfamiliar with the Kerry Boys, one listen to this CD will tell you all you need to know about them, traditional Irish Ballads with Celtic style originals done right!
KB4 song selection:
1.Dirty Old Town – C EWAN MCCOLL / P COLGEMS-EMI MUSIC INC
2.Ship With No Water – C P Pierce Campbell - Twelfth Octave Music
3.Wild Colonial Boy – trad: arrangement The Kerry Boys
4.Danny Boy – F. E. WEATHERLY trad: arrangement The Kerry Boys
5.Penny For The Boatman - C P Pierce Campbell - Twelfth Octave Music
6.Long Black Veil – C MARIJOHN WILKIN, DANNY DILL / P UNIVERSAL - SONGS OF POLYGRAM INTERNATIONAL INC
7.Jug Of Punch - trad: arrangement The Kerry Boys
8.One Pint Of Porter - C P Pierce Campbell - Twelfth Octave Music
9.Leaving Of Liverpool - trad: arrangement The Kerry Boys
10.Loch Lomond - trad: arrangement Pierce Campbell
11.The Wild Rover – trad: arrangement The Kerry Boys
12.The Fields Of Athenry
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KB4 song selection:
1.Dirty Old Town – C EWAN MCCOLL / P COLGEMS-EMI MUSIC INC
2.Ship With No Water – C P Pierce Campbell - Twelfth Octave Music
3.Wild Colonial Boy – trad: arrangement The Kerry Boys
4.Danny Boy – F. E. WEATHERLY trad: arrangement The Kerry Boys
5.Penny For The Boatman - C P Pierce Campbell - Twelfth Octave Music
6.Long Black Veil – C MARIJOHN WILKIN, DANNY DILL / P UNIVERSAL - SONGS OF POLYGRAM INTERNATIONAL INC
7.Jug Of Punch - trad: arrangement The Kerry Boys
8.One Pint Of Porter - C P Pierce Campbell - Twelfth Octave Music
9.Leaving Of Liverpool - trad: arrangement The Kerry Boys
10.Loch Lomond - trad: arrangement Pierce Campbell
11.The Wild Rover – trad: arrangement The Kerry Boys
12.The Fields Of Athenry
C PETE ST. JOHN P MECHANICAL COPYRIGHT PROTECTION SOCIETY LTD
KB3
This is the third Kerry Boys CD released in July of 2006. It features the regular three piece line up of the Kerry Boys, Pierce Campbell on vocals, mandolin, guitar and tenor banjo, Mark James on vocals and guitar and Tony Pasqualoni on bass.
The songs on the Cd are:
1. LARK IN THE MORNING - Trad.
2. COLD DARK AFTERNOON - Pierce Campbell
3. TRIP TO JERUSALEM - Joe Dolan
4. MY ONE TRUE LOVE - Pierce Campbell
5. STEP IT OUT MARY - Sean McCarthy
6. WHISKEY YOU’RE THE DEVIL - Trad.
7. ARTHUR MACBRIDE - Trad.
8. BOTTLE OF WINE - Tom Paxton
9. CLIFFS OF MOHER - Pierce Campbell
10. RAGGLE TAGGLE GYPSY - Trad.
11. WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY - Robert Dwyer Joyce
12. PARTING GLASS - Trad.
The songs on the Cd are:
1. LARK IN THE MORNING - Trad.
2. COLD DARK AFTERNOON - Pierce Campbell
3. TRIP TO JERUSALEM - Joe Dolan
4. MY ONE TRUE LOVE - Pierce Campbell
5. STEP IT OUT MARY - Sean McCarthy
6. WHISKEY YOU’RE THE DEVIL - Trad.
7. ARTHUR MACBRIDE - Trad.
8. BOTTLE OF WINE - Tom Paxton
9. CLIFFS OF MOHER - Pierce Campbell
10. RAGGLE TAGGLE GYPSY - Trad.
11. WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY - Robert Dwyer Joyce
12. PARTING GLASS - Trad.
The Kerry Boys, Live in the Studio
Live in the Studio is The Kerry Boys second CD and features bluegrass legend Phil Rosenthal on banjo and bassist Tony Pasqualoni. The album was conceived to give fans a recording of the full band that has been playing together for several years at outdoor summer concerts and festivals. Live in the Studio give listeners a great sounding CD with the "live" feel people have loved about The Kerry Boys for years.
Live in the Studio features many classic Irish pub songs like Finnigan's Wake, and The Rattlin' Bog, as well as some new classics like Bill Staines, A Place in the Choir, and Dave Mallett's, The Garden Song. This is a very upbeat CD that has been getting rave reviews from fans since it's recent release in August '03.
Songlist:
1. A Place in the Choir
2. A Walk in the Irish Rain
3. Whiskey in the Jar
4. The Garden Song
5. Nancy Whiskey
6. Roll the Old Chariot
7. I'll Tell Me Ma
8. Finnigan's Wake
9. Star of the County Down
10. The Maid of Fife
11. The Banks of the Roses
12. The Whistling Gypsy
13. The Spanish Lady
14. The Rattlin' Bog
15. Wild Mountain Tyme
Live in the Studio features many classic Irish pub songs like Finnigan's Wake, and The Rattlin' Bog, as well as some new classics like Bill Staines, A Place in the Choir, and Dave Mallett's, The Garden Song. This is a very upbeat CD that has been getting rave reviews from fans since it's recent release in August '03.
Songlist:
1. A Place in the Choir
2. A Walk in the Irish Rain
3. Whiskey in the Jar
4. The Garden Song
5. Nancy Whiskey
6. Roll the Old Chariot
7. I'll Tell Me Ma
8. Finnigan's Wake
9. Star of the County Down
10. The Maid of Fife
11. The Banks of the Roses
12. The Whistling Gypsy
13. The Spanish Lady
14. The Rattlin' Bog
15. Wild Mountain Tyme
The Kerry Boys
This is a traditional and original Irish pub songs CD, good for drinking stout and Irish whiskey, or just singing along!
This is The Kerry Boys' (Pierce Campbell and Mark James) first recording and was released on CD in March of 1997 and has been widely praised for the quality of performance and sound.
The Kerry Boys signature vocal harmonies are the highlight of the recording.
The CD was recorded over two days in the studio with few overdubs giving it a nice 'live' feel with instrumentation including guitars, tenor banjo, mandolin, bass and vocals.
Included in the recording are original compositions written by Pierce Campbell,'Mercy It's A Shame',' The Laddies From Kerry', ' Bredalbane's Reel ( and instrumental ) and their most popular sing-a-long, 'A Pint Or So' , as well as a fine selection of traditional Irish pub songs.
Songlist:
1. As I Roved Out
2. The Morning Glory
3. A Pint or So
4. Molly Malone
5. Mercy It's a Shame
6. The Town of Ballybay
7. The Laddies From Kerry
8. The Moonshiner
9. Donald Where's Your Trousers
10. Red Haired Mary
11. The Mountain Dew
12. Tom Dooley
13. Bredalbane's Reel
This is The Kerry Boys' (Pierce Campbell and Mark James) first recording and was released on CD in March of 1997 and has been widely praised for the quality of performance and sound.
The Kerry Boys signature vocal harmonies are the highlight of the recording.
The CD was recorded over two days in the studio with few overdubs giving it a nice 'live' feel with instrumentation including guitars, tenor banjo, mandolin, bass and vocals.
Included in the recording are original compositions written by Pierce Campbell,'Mercy It's A Shame',' The Laddies From Kerry', ' Bredalbane's Reel ( and instrumental ) and their most popular sing-a-long, 'A Pint Or So' , as well as a fine selection of traditional Irish pub songs.
Songlist:
1. As I Roved Out
2. The Morning Glory
3. A Pint or So
4. Molly Malone
5. Mercy It's a Shame
6. The Town of Ballybay
7. The Laddies From Kerry
8. The Moonshiner
9. Donald Where's Your Trousers
10. Red Haired Mary
11. The Mountain Dew
12. Tom Dooley
13. Bredalbane's Reel
Songs of the Drink, Songs of the Sea - Pierce Campbell
This CD is Pierce's first Irish pub style CD and fourth solo recording. It was recorded, mixed and mastered by him in his Twelfth Octave Studio.
Pierce sings and plays acoustic guitar, mandolin and bass with a few banjo tracks by Paul Neri and one guest bass track on John Barleycorn by Tony Pasqualoni.
The recording has many traditional Irish pub songs like ' The Moonshiner' and 'The Irish Rover' while his original drinking songs,( One Pint Of Porter, The Ration Of Rum, Too Much Good Whiskey, A Pint Or So, The Sailor's Chant) are written in the Irish folk tradition and fit right in with their authentic feel.
There are many lead lines and solos played by mandolin and guitar together giving the CD a signature sound.
People who have bought the album consistently have commented on the sound quality, selection of songs and production which makes this CD a good choice for anyone looking for an introduction to Irish pub music or to add to an existing collection.
Songlist:
1. The Wild Rover
2. The Mermaid
3. Haul Away Joe
4. One Pint of Porter
5. The Sailor's Chant
6. The Irish Rover
7. A Pint or So
8. Too Much Good Whiskey
9. All For Me Grog
10. The Ration of Rum
11. The Moonshiner
12. Whiskey in the Jar
13. John Barleycorn
Pierce sings and plays acoustic guitar, mandolin and bass with a few banjo tracks by Paul Neri and one guest bass track on John Barleycorn by Tony Pasqualoni.
The recording has many traditional Irish pub songs like ' The Moonshiner' and 'The Irish Rover' while his original drinking songs,( One Pint Of Porter, The Ration Of Rum, Too Much Good Whiskey, A Pint Or So, The Sailor's Chant) are written in the Irish folk tradition and fit right in with their authentic feel.
There are many lead lines and solos played by mandolin and guitar together giving the CD a signature sound.
People who have bought the album consistently have commented on the sound quality, selection of songs and production which makes this CD a good choice for anyone looking for an introduction to Irish pub music or to add to an existing collection.
Songlist:
1. The Wild Rover
2. The Mermaid
3. Haul Away Joe
4. One Pint of Porter
5. The Sailor's Chant
6. The Irish Rover
7. A Pint or So
8. Too Much Good Whiskey
9. All For Me Grog
10. The Ration of Rum
11. The Moonshiner
12. Whiskey in the Jar
13. John Barleycorn
Songs of the Sea - Pierce Campbell
Songs of the Sea is a classic Irish pub style CD with full instrumentation including guitar, mandolin, banjo, bass, harmonica and percussion, not to mention great vocals. Sit back with a beer and enjoy!
This is Pierce's most recent solo CD, recorded and mixed by Pierce in his studio. He plays guitar, mandolin, tenor banjo, harmonica and sings. Songs include traditional Irish sea songs and several of Pierce's originals, as well as a great re-do of The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
Songlist:
1. Farewell to a Good Wind
2. Son of a Gun
3. Boston Town
4. Pray for the Morning
5. Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
6. Home Boys Home
7. Work Wind Water and Waves
8. The Good Ship Kangaroo
9. River of Dreams
10. Fisherman's Reel
11. A Ship With No Water
12. Genevieve
13. Fiddler's Green
14. The Water Is Wide
This is Pierce's most recent solo CD, recorded and mixed by Pierce in his studio. He plays guitar, mandolin, tenor banjo, harmonica and sings. Songs include traditional Irish sea songs and several of Pierce's originals, as well as a great re-do of The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
Songlist:
1. Farewell to a Good Wind
2. Son of a Gun
3. Boston Town
4. Pray for the Morning
5. Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
6. Home Boys Home
7. Work Wind Water and Waves
8. The Good Ship Kangaroo
9. River of Dreams
10. Fisherman's Reel
11. A Ship With No Water
12. Genevieve
13. Fiddler's Green
14. The Water Is Wide