Music CDs

The Itinerant Band: Jefferson and Liberty. The band is made up of seven musicians from the Tidewater region of southeastern Virginia. They come from diverse musical backgrounds and have a shared passion for history that has led them to specialize in the music of early America. They perform tunes and songs from the Irish, Scottish, English and French traditions that would have been heard in 17th and 18th century America. In the spirit of the itinerant colonial musicians whose style they emulate, you may find as few as two or as many as seven of them at any given time and place performing everything from airs to sea shanties to dance tunes. When all together the group consists of George Bame on guitar & vocals, Paul Brockman on fiddle & vocals, Bob Clark on hammered dulcimer, Susan Lawlor on flute, whistle, & recorder, Dave McNew on Appalachian dulcimer, bodhran & vocals, Mary Normand on Celtic harp, and Marsha Wallace on guitar, mandolin & vocals.

$15 plus $2.50 s&h

The Itinerant Band. The Road Out of Town. The music ranges from the 18th into the early 19th century and features several examples of tunes and songs that traveled from old countries to new. Some of which are Robert Burns' anthem “A Man’s A Man,” love songs such as "The Blackest Crow" and "Down By the Sally Gardens" and several medleys of jigs, reels, and hornpipes. This album also includes three original ("neo-traditional") tunes inspired by 18th century musical style and written by members of the band.

$15 plus $2.50 s&h

Itinerant Band: Apples in Winter. The band's long awaited third album is a compilation of music from various times and cultures in a celebration of traditions of Christmas and the Winter season. From France came the 13th century "Marche de Turenne," as well as the 16th century song, "Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isabella." From Scotland's musical heritage are a Shetland tune entitled "Christmas Day Ida Morning," Robert Burns original version of "Auld Lang Syne," and a beautiful Hebridian melody, "The Christ Child's Lullaby." England offered the wonderful dance tunes such as, "Chestnut" and "Parson's Farewell" from the 17th century English Dancing Master, as well as the popular "Gloucester Wassail." Turlough O'Carolan of Ireland composed dozens of memorable melodies and the band chose his "Carolan's Welcome" for this CD. Also included is the first carol written in the new world, the "Huron Carol", and from the rich musical history of Virginia came such tunes as "Breaking up Christmas" and "Cold Frosty Morning."
 

$15 plus $2.50 s&h

A Collection of 18th Century British and American Marches including a Variety of British Regimental Quicksteps 

$15 plus $2.50 s&h

Father Son and Friends: From The Vault. They started when a 24 year old Joey and his 4 year old son Shawn were attending historical reenactments playing music around the campfire. In the early 1980’s Joey and Shawn were turned on to Celtic music by some musician friends in Indianapolis. Shortly after listening to acts such as, Silly Wizard, Tannahill Weavers, Stan Rodgers, Patrick St. and The Battlefield Band, just to name a few, “Father and Son set to explore their Celtic roots. Today, Joey and Shawn, along with good friends, take their music to the stage and do what they love best - play traditional Celtic music. "We do this for fun," Joey says emphatically. "This is our hobby." These days, their hobby takes them all over the place.

When they're not playing locally, they're traveling to perform at historical festivals throughout the continental United States. Their brand of traditional Celtic music is again rapidly growing in popularity as America rediscovers traditional folk music. Their repertoire includes songs that tell stories of a time and culture long since past-everything from Celtic battle songs to gentle folk ballads-songs that celebrate a unique time and place.

Some of the songs include Star of the County Down; Botany Bay; Mary Ellen Carter; Rowdy Soul; Kilkelly Ireland; Man O' War; South Australia; Nova Scotia and many, many more.

$25 plus $2.50 s&h (double CD)

$15 plus $2.50 s&h