Barley Bree
Barley Bree
1982 - Dolphin DOLM 5037 LP
Side One
Count O'Hanlon
No Man's Land
Eleanor Kane/Dealer's Fancy/Lough Giel
Rape of Glencoe
Russell's Reel/The Laurel Bush
Song off the Irish Moss
Side Two
The Dutchman
Green Fields of Glentown/Tear the Calico/ Master McHenry's
Clare to Here
Margaree Waltz and Polka
Fincairn Flax
Artigarvan Mills Adieu
Credits
Jimmy Sweeney: Vocals, guitar, cittern, 5 string banjo
P. V. O'Donnell: Fiddle, vocals
Seamus O'Hagan: Tenor banjo, mandolin, bodhran, bones, harmonica, vocals
Tom Sweeney: Vocals, guitar, tin whistle, autoharp, harmonica
Bass on the album was played by Brian Doherty
Photography: C & J Photography, Cookstown (Dolphin release)
Photo by John Powell, Halifax (Shanachie release)
Sleeve Notes
Count O'Hanlon (T. Makem) - A 17th century rapparee, or highwayman, O'Hanlon is still revered in local legend.
No Man's Land (E. Bogle) - A quiet, reflective look back at World War I, the war that was to end all wars.
Eleanor Kane/Dealer's Fancy/Lough Giel (Traditional) - A set of three jigs.
Rape off Glencoe (J. MacClean [sic]) - A song on the attempted genocide by King William III in Scotland of the Clan MacDonald of Glencoe in 1692.
Russell's Reel/The Laurel Bush (Traditional) - Two reels.
Song off the Irish Moss (Tom C Connors) - This song tells of the fun they had in Prince Edward Island, as they gathered the moss.
The Dutchman (M. Smith) - A song of both love and war. One of the saddest songs we know.
Green Fields of Glentown/Tear the Calico/Master McHenry's (Traditional) - These three reels are heard very often in the Donegal area.
Clare to Here (Ralph McTell) - The young Irishman in the song thinks of his mother, his sweetheart and his home in County Clare, along the barren, windswept, West coast of Ireland.
Margaree Waltz and Polka (Traditional) - Two lively tunes from Cape Breton in Eastern Canada.
Fincairn Flax (Hasson/Collins) - Flax was the raw material that went into the making of Irish Linen. Fincairn is a picturesque area of South Derry
Artigarvan Mills Adieu (T. Sweeney) - A song of emigration from the County of Tyrone. The poem at the start of the song is a beautiful piece by the Belfast poet. Joseph Campbell and is entitled, "The Emigrant".
Alternate Releases
No Man’s Land: 1986 - Shanachie 52012 LP
Note: The Canadian release, on the "Boot" label is original release of this recording. The sleeve notes on both subsequent releases are the same but different from the original (Boot release).