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Aislingeach

by Voice of Lir

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Step we gaily, on we go Heel for heel and toe for toe Arm in arm and row on row All for Marie's wedding Over hillways up and down Myrtle green and bracken brown Past the shielings through the town All for sake of Marie Step we gaily, on we go Heel for heel and toe for toe Arm in arm and row on row All for Marie's wedding Red her cheeks as rowans are Bright her eyes as any star Fairest of them all by far Is our darling Marie Step we gaily, on we go Heel for heel and toe for toe Arm in arm and row on row All for Marie's wedding Step we gaily, on we go Heel for heel and toe for toe Arm in arm and row on row All for Marie's wedding Oh plenty herring, plenty meal Plenty peat to fill her creel Plenty bonny bairns as well That's the toast for Marie Step we gaily, on we go Heel for heel and toe for toe Arm in arm and row on row All for Marie's wedding Step we gaily, on we go Heel for heel and toe for toe Arm in arm and row on row All for Marie's wedding
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Black is the colour of my true love's hair Her lips are like a rose so fair And the prettiest face and the neatest little hands I love the grass where on she stands Black is the colour of my true love's hair Black is the colour of my true love's hair Her face is something truly rare Oh I do love my love so well she knows I love the ground where on she goes Black is the colour of my true love's hair Black is the colour of my true love's hair Alone my life would be so bare I would sigh, I would weep, I would never fall asleep My love is way beyond compare Black is the colour of my true love's hair
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Achil Aire 03:23
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Sam Patch 02:53
Oh Sammy, Sammy Sammy Oh what a fate for Sammy It was 1826 and 3, As we may all remember Sam Patch jumped the Genesee the 13th of November The crowd looked on and help its breath As Sammy plunged down to his death Oh Sammy, Sammy Sammy Oh what a fate for Sammy Although he lived in Jersey state, he roamed all o'er the nation His leaping appetite to sate, he jumped with jubilation From bridge and mast he bravely sprang From our lips his praises sprang Oh Sammy, Sammy Sammy Oh what a fate for Sammy One day he braved Niagara's power, it was not satisfying "The Genesee I'll next devour," he said, "or die trying!" He jumped a hundred and a score It was his last, he'd jump no more Oh Sammy, Sammy Sammy Oh what a fate for Sammy Sam he never saw the light, he left the Earth behind him Beneath the falls where lost to sight, no mortal man could find him At the river's mouth he lay They found him on St. Patrick's Day Oh Sammy, Sammy Sammy Oh what a fate for Sammy
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Murder of crows is not very cryptic, it's actually what you call a group of crows.
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On the first day of March it was raining It was raining worse than anything that I have ever seen I drank ten pints of beer and I cursed all the people there And I wish that all this raining would stop falling down on me And it's lend me ten pounds, I'll buy you a drink You better wake me early in the morning At the time I was working for a landlord And he was the meanest bastard that you have ever seen And to lose a single penny would grieve him awful sore And he was a miserable bollocks and a bitch's bastard's whore And it's lend me ten pounds, I'll buy you a drink You better wake me early in the morning I recall we took care of him one Sunday We got him out the back and we broke his fucking balls And maybe that was dreaming and maybe that was real But all I know is I left that place without a penny or fuck all And it's lend me ten pounds, I'll buy you a drink You better wake me early in the morning But now I've the most charming of verandahs I sit and watch the junkies, the drunks, the pimps, the whores Five green bottles sitting on the floor I wish to Christ, I wish to Christ That I had fifteen more And it's lend me ten pounds, I'll buy you a drink You better wake me early in the morning On the first day of March it was raining It was raining worse than anything that I have ever seen Stay on the other side of the road 'Cause you can never tell We've a thirst like a gang of devils We're the boys of the county hell And it's lend me ten pounds, I'll buy you a drink You better wake me early in the morning
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about

I love playing traditional Irish and Celtic instrumental music, and have always wanted to record the tunes I know. Over the years, I realized I don't really enjoy listening to trad Celtic music - it all kind of sounds the same. I wanted to take a different approach to this recording, so I focused each tune through the multi colored lenses of psychedelia, like if early 70's Pink Floyd were Irish. The album is an hour long suite of songs, each connected by interludes, with many twists and changes of direction along the way. Aislingeach is the the Irish word for "dreamy", like a daydream or vision, and I hope this album can accompany your daydreams in the most colorful way.

credits

released November 11, 2020

Recorded at the Admirality House and Evergreen Leonard
by Rick Yogis and Mike Cara 2018 - 2020
Mastered by Doug White at Watchmen Studios

All tunes traditional, arranged by R. Yogis
Except 11 by R. Yogis, Morbid Fish Productions
12 by Shane MacGowan, Universal Music Publishing LTD

Most sounds made by Rick Yogis and his instruments
Except - Mike Cara - Vocals on 02
Sheridan Yogis - Snare drum, vocals and kazoo on 09
Rosalee Yogis - Vocals and slide whistle on 09

Photo touch ups by Matt Whittmeyer
Layout by Karl Heberger

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Voice of Lir Rochester, New York

Multi-instrumentalist Rick Yogis, best known for his work as the drummer for Rochester, NY's The Isotopes, is always looking for a new musical challenge. This is the second solo album from Yogis where he makes a majority of the sounds with his instruments and voice. ... more

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