Four Shillings Short - Attitude & Gratitude

ABOUT FOUR SHILLINGS SHORT 'A California duo you must see to believe. Their musical virtuosity makes old songs sound new and new songs sound like time-worn Celtic spells.' (City Pages, Wausau WI) The international duo 'is nothing short of musical excellence encompassing an eclectic array of world music. They have carved out a musical identity all their own.' (River Stages, Dubuque IA) With a decade of touring in the US and Ireland under their belts the husband and wife duo of Aodh Og O'Tuama from Cork, Ireland and Californian Christy Martin live as full time minstrels in their trusty Dodge Caravan loaded with an ever increasing array of musical instruments including hammered dulcimer, mandolins, Renaissance woodwinds, North Indian Sitar, recorders, tinwhistles, banjo, guitar, percussion and even a bowed psaltry. In a single night, Four Shillings Short perform Traditional Irish and Scottish songs, tunes and airs, Indian Ragas, Folk Ballads, Old-Time songs, Medieval and Renaissance instrumentals and a cappella numbers as well as contemporary folk and original compositions. Their sound has been described as 'wondrously diverse', 'truly refreshing' and 'alternative neo-Celtic folk of the first order'. REVIEWS 'Like a medieval fair in New Delhi, the music of Four Shillings Short is intriguing and worth investigating. Their music is a global potpourri....(New Times, Miami FL) 'They are not the Clancy Brothers or Jean Richie or Ravi Shankar but a combination of all three, laced with Irish (meaning dark) humor-- to go along with the Guiness-and some sharp and smart political commentary that generated lotsa laughs. The collection of instruments is museum-like and I've never seen the place so packed as it was last weekend.' (Edward McCann, Sausalito, CA 2006)

1) The Stolen Child - Four Shillings Short Yeats William Butl
2) Raga Bhairavi - Four Shillings Short Martin Christy
3) House of White - Four Shillings Short Martin Christy
4) When the Cock Crows - Four Shillings Short Traditional
5) Moonshiner - Four Shillings Short Traditional
6) And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda - Four Shillings Short Bogle Eric
7) The Wounded Hussar/Mist Covered Mountain/Trip to Sligo Jig - Four Shillings Short Traditional
8) Back in Durham Jail - Four Shillings Short Lowe Jez
9) Mollaã- Na Gcuach NÃ- Chuileannã¡In - Four Shillings Short Traditional
10) Rosa Das Rosas/Green Grow the Rushes - Four Shillings Short Traditional
11) Fox and the Hare - Four Shillings Short Traditional
12) Beidh Aonach Amã¡Ireach/Delahunty's Hornpipe - Four Shillings Short Traditional
13) Lockport - Four Shillings Short Martin Christy
14) Oak Ash ; Thorn - Four Shillings Short Kipling Rudyard
15) Vandeham Saradam - Four Shillings Short Saraswati Swami Da