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Logical Fleadh (17​-​Track Album)

by Logical Fleadh

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    17-track Logical Fleadh CD in a full-color Digipak. Mixes with rock "oomph."

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Called Home 03:07
CALLED HOME words/music by Ethan Taylor Sellers Oh Billy, I hear your father calling you Across the field and through the gloam It's getting cold tonight and soon the wind will blow Your dinner waits for you, it's time to come back home. Oh Billy, I hear your momma calling you Your fields are plowed, your seeds are sown Your labor's fruits revealed when harvest moon has shown But now the fields are dark and it's time to come back home. The soil you've tilled is rich, the streams run clear The crops you've sown today increase from year to year Just as certain as the sunrise fills the land with life and light So too, we all must take our rest in the stillness of the night. Oh Billy, I hear your sister calling you And it's time you should be going From inside the house, I can see a candle glowing Rest easy, Billy dear, it's your time to come home. I'll listen for your voice, when it's my time to come home.
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GLASGOW SMILE words/music by Ethan Taylor Sellers New York Yank was born one day in the US Irish embassy Alex Morrill swore one day he'd get himself dual citizenry He packed his bags to travel light and booked himself on Budget Air He stayed awake the night before and fell asleep once in the air He woke up several hours after the o'ernight passage was to land He found himself at a customs desk without a passport in his hand A red-faced man breathed down his neck, "Where are ye papers Yankee lad?" "I lost them en route to Dublin, and I'm afraid that I've been had." They let him out on recognizance to make the best of his holiday He took a tour, he bought a kilt, went to a pub to hear pipers play The regulars were generous, but Alex Morrill made one mistake They brought haggis, they brought him ale - but he dinna finish off his plate. "Ya donna like ye haggis, lad? What kinda Scotsman d'ya think y'are?" "Git outta Glasgow, ya Yankee snot, and to a fairy Shamrock bar!" "Fine with me," young Alex sniffed, "I'm on my way to the emerald isle." "Good luck, young lad, but before ye go, we wanna give ye a Glasgow smile."
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The Pile 04:50
THE PILE words/music by Ethan Taylor Sellers A clear and sunny morning went dark forever more When first we heard the impacts and then we felt the horror They ran into the towers, they didn't hesitate Without a thought for themselves, they bravely met their fate. They acted with courage, they gave their lives They left behind mothers, daughters, wives They were our brothers, our friends, our sons It could’ve been you, me, or anyone The sky came crashing down, the gates of Hell yawned wide The mighty towers destroyed, six thousand souls inside Shrouded in smoke, and breathing ash Pulverized concrete, and vaporized glass So we called on our armies to lay down their lives They left behind mothers, daughters, wives To hunt for mirages in the desert sun And liberate strangers at the point of a gun. Paid plenty in human cost Killed twenty for each we lost But fickle allegiance frayed We broke it and walked away Ten years later, I held my newborn son And I swear I'll never let him fight in a war that won't be won His blood won't be oil in the gears of a machine That turns our noblest impulses into something so obscene. We must question power and see through lies Or watch as we’ve become what we despise Let's teach this lesson to our daughters and sons An eye for an eye blinds everyone.
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BALLAD OF SAINT JAMES words/music by Ethan Taylor Sellers Come all ye sinners, on down to Saint James He'll pour absolution and dull all your pains With full glass in hand and a room full of friends Packed wall to wall until the last call Brings this night's service to end. The barkeep's at work on his masters On my right might be this year's Nobel Who talks to a plumber on a hot night in summer At Jimmy's, you never can tell. Some folks could not understand her They're hung up on style and decor, The selection of beers, and stylish veneers To me, the people mean more. Come all ye sinners, on down to Saint James He'll pour absolution and dull all your pains With full glass in hand and a room full of friends Packed wall to wall until the last call Brings this night's service to end. Old Jimmy bought her as a young man And gave her his life and his heart Flipping burgers and fries 'til the day that he died And the city tried to tear her apart. They tried to take away our tavern The place where the neighbors all meet Where the black and the white converse and don't fight I wish the whole world was so sweet. Come all ye sinners, on down to Saint James He'll pour absolution and dull all your pains With full glass in hand and a room full of friends Packed wall to wall until the last call Brings this night's service to end. I wasn't there when she closed The bar was too packed to get in I was sad to hear it, the law's letter not spirit Kept her closed and that was a sin. Come all ye sinners, on down to Saint James He'll pour Absolut in a cigarette haze Time spent with locals is never in vain You can talk out your arse, you can listen to jazz And drink 'til the taps are all drained. So come all ye sinners, on down to Saint James He'll pour absolution and dull all your pains With full glass in hand and a room full of friends Packed wall to wall until the last call Brings this night's service to end.
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n/a. instrumental.

about

Scottish and Irish Traditions, Rock "Oomph."

Logical Fleadh is the result of a collaboration between two bands - Tautologic (rock) and Character Fleadh (Irish/Scottish/Celtic folk) and an array of special guests - violist Chuck Bontrager, Grammy-winning cellist Nick Photinos, Seán O'Riada Gold medal winner Seán Gavin, and Solas co-founder and accordionist John Williams.

Grammy-nominated engineer Rick Barnes mixed and mastered the album.

Logical Fleadh received funding from both the Illinois Arts Council and the City of Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.

This album was made possible in part by generous financial support by the Illinois Arts Council and the City of Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.

credits

released March 3, 2023

1. Lark In The Morning*/Gold Ring#/The Slammer+
2. Over the Moor to Maggie/Rakish Paddy/Flogging*
3. Bridgeton Nod+
4. Called Home+
5. Fermoy Lasses/Noisy Curlew/Gravelwalk*
6. Glasgow Smile+
7. Muirland Measure/Hoop Her and Gird Her#
8. Rights of Man*/Foxhunter's Jig#/Morrison’s#
9. General Bonhomie's Last Waltz+
10. Gary Bennigan's+
11. Banish Misfortune*
12. The Pile+
13. White Petticoat#
14. Jaggey Bunnet+
15. MacArthur Road^
16. Ballad of St. James+
17. Merry Blacksmith*/Swinging On The Gate#

Produced by Ethan Taylor Sellers
Recorded by Rick Barnes at Rax Trax Recording and Ethan Taylor Sellers at home
Additional recording by Jay Montana, Nathan Britsch, Chuck Bontrager, and Seán Gavin
Mixed and Mastered by Rick Barnes at Rax Trax Recording

Logical Fleadh is:
Emily Albright (violin, vocals)
Pat Buzby (drums)
Nathan Britsch (bass)
Dana Joras (flutes, piccolo, whistles))
Joe Kilroy (tenor banjo, mandolin, bouzouki)
Ethan Sellers (acoustic guitar keyboards, vocals)

With Special Guests:
Chuck Bontrager (viola, track 4)
Seán Gavin (uilleann pipes, tracks 2, 4)
Jay Montana (electric guitars, tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 12, 14, andd 15)
Nick Photinos (cello, tracks 4 and 16)
John Williams (accordion/concertina, tacks 9, 16, and 17)

+ composed/arranged and © Ethan Taylor Sellers. Published by Turtle Down Music, LLC
* traditional/public domain, arranged by Logical Fleadh. The arrangements (not the tunes) © 2019 Ethan Taylor Sellers, Emily Albright, Pat Buzby, Nathan Britsch, Dana Joras, and Joe Kilroy. Published by Turtle Down Music, LLC
# traditional/public domain, arranged by Ethan Taylor Sellers. The arrangements (not the tunes) © Ethan Taylor Sellers. Published by Turtle Down Music, LLC
^ composed by Dave Richardson, arranged by Logical Fleadh. The arrangements (not the tunes) © 2019 Ethan Taylor Sellers, Emily Albright, Pat Buzby, Nathan Britsch, Dana Joras, and Joe Kilroy.

Sound recording is © 2022 Turtle Down Music, LLC.
All album artwork is © 2022 Ethan Taylor Sellers and licensed to Turtle Down Music.

Thanks to everyone who contributed their time and talents to this project. Special thanks to our families and friends for their support and encouragement.

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Logical Fleadh Chicago, Illinois

Irish and Scottish traditions, rock "oomph."

Logical Fleadh is a collaboration between traditional Irish/Scottish folk band Character Fleadh and rock band Tautologic.

Their exciting debut album features guest appearances by Grammy-winning cellist Nick Photinos, Seán O'Riada Gold medal winner Seán Gavin, and Solas co-founder and accordionist John Williams.
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