Four to the Bar (EP)

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Released March 1993 Label Independent Artist Four to the Bar Genres Folk music, Celtic music		Recorded January 1993 Producer Henry Gorman Release date March 1993

Four to the Bar (EP)(1993) Craic on the Road(1994)

Four to the Bar was the first commercial release by the band of that name. A four-cut EP, it was released on cassette in 1993.

Track listing

David Yeates: Vocals, whistle, bodhrán

Martin Kelleher: Vocals, guitar, mandolin, bouzouki

Patrick Clifford: Bass, backing vocals

Keith O'Neill: Fiddle, tenor banjo

All arrangements by Four to the Bar

Recorded in New York City, Winter 1993

Produced by Henry Gorman

Photograph by James Higgins

"Mr. Maguire" also appears on 1994's Craic on the Road.

A later version of "Passing Time" appears as "Passing My Time" on 1995's Another Son.

The "Killeen" in "Amadeus Killeen" is a tribute to a friend of composer Keith O'Neill.

Martin Kelleher's first instrument was the mandolin. These tracks are the only known recordings of him playing the instrument.

Producer Henry Gorman was a founding member of Big Stupid Guitars.

The cover shot was taken by James Higgins, a staff photographer for the Irish Voice newspaper.

1St Brendan's Voyage
2Raglan Road
3Mr Maguire

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