Name: Lake Effect
Brand: Naxos of America Inc.
SKU: 243509
Price: 13.07 USD
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Lake Effect

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Album: Lake Effect
#	Song Title		Time
1)	The Rock Reel/The Morning Dew/Reeling On the Box	More Info...	0:03
2)	Anlon McKinney/Mind the Dresser	More Info...	0:03
3)	The Ghost/The Hatchlings/The Long Bow	More Info...	0:05
4)	The Jump Ball/Whipple Hill/How We Spent the Christmas	More Info...	0:03
5)	Catherine Kelly's/Lake Effect	More Info...	0:04
6)	The Ornery Upright/Sass Is Back	More Info...	0:03
7)	Spinning Out of the Turn/Tom and Martin	More Info...	0:03
8)	A Day and an Age	More Info...	0:05
9)	The Tractor Driver/A Tune for the Girls	More Info...	0:04
10)	Oh, Bedad!/For the Love of Music	More Info...	0:03
11)	The Bkue Friesian/Dancing On a Sixpence	More Info...	0:03
12)	Hanley's House Of Happiness	More Info...	0:03
13)	The Potato On the Door/Mary and the Tea Bag/Perpetual Check	More Info...	0:04

Album: Lake Effect
#	Song Title		Time
1)	The Rock Reel/The Morning Dew/Reeling On the Box	More Info...	0:03
2)	Anlon McKinney/Mind the Dresser	More Info...	0:03
3)	The Ghost/The Hatchlings/The Long Bow	More Info...	0:05
4)	The Jump Ball/Whipple Hill/How We Spent the Christmas	More Info...	0:03
5)	Catherine Kelly's/Lake Effect	More Info...	0:04
6)	The Ornery Upright/Sass Is Back	More Info...	0:03
7)	Spinning Out of the Turn/Tom and Martin	More Info...	0:03
8)	A Day and an Age	More Info...	0:05
9)	The Tractor Driver/A Tune for the Girls	More Info...	0:04
10)	Oh, Bedad!/For the Love of Music	More Info...	0:03
11)	The Bkue Friesian/Dancing On a Sixpence	More Info...	0:03
12)	Hanley's House Of Happiness	More Info...	0:03
13)	The Potato On the Door/Mary and the Tea Bag/Perpetual Check	More Info...	0:04

Performer Notes

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