Written by John Frazier music by Sean Tyrrell Recorded live at Mother Redcaps in Dublin for Ben Gibneys and Amber productions documentary Dark Horse and released as live Video ' Rough and Ready" . Seán Tyrrell vocals Tenor guitar. Steve Hanks Sax. Liam Lewis Fiddle CD's and Videos available from www.seantyrrell.com SEÁN TYRRELL BIOGRAPHY In 1978 he began working for University College Galway, based in the heart of the Burren. It's hard to avoid music in this part of Ireland and soon Seán was lured back into the music scene. With a growing reputation he was invited to 'guest' on several recordings, including two albums with uilleann piper Davy Spillane. Swapping the Burren for the sheltered Bell Harbour, close to the border of his native county Galway, Seán divided his time juggling the demands of fishing, oyster farming, and a re-energized approach to his music. He became fascinated by the forward thinking poem 'The Midnight Court' by Brian Merriman, translated by David Marcus. (all 1206 lines of it) Regarded by the critics as the hit of the Galway Arts Festival when Druid Theatre staged it in 1992. Seán Tyrrell's 'traditional music opera' featuring Seán with a host of talented contemporaries toured extensively around Ireland with a two week performance in 2008 at the Edinburgh Fringe and a tour of the USA in the same year. On the heels of the success of his recordings with Davy Spillane, Seán embarked on his first solo project, "Cry of A Dreamer". Recorded on his own ...
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