1. Is fada liom uaim i
2. The Unquiet Grave
3. Casadin an tSugain
4. The Maid of Ballydoo
5. Eirgh
6. Bold Doherty
7. On the Banks of a River
8. The Dreary Parting
9. The Colleen Roo
10. An Mhaighdean Mhara
11. Andrew Barton
12. Lynchehaun

• Daithí Sproule, vocals and guitar

1. Is fada liom uaim í, with Seamus McGuire, fiddle
2. The Unquiet Grave, with Peter Ostroushko, mandolin, and Tom Schaefer, fiddle
3. Casadh an tSúgáin, with Randal Bays, guitar
4. The Maid of Ballydoo, with Liz Carroll, fiddle, and Billy McComiskey, accordion, Danielle Enblom, dance
5. Éirigh suas, a stóirín, with Randal Bays, fiddle
6. Bold Doherty, with Laura MacKenzie, whistle
7. On the Banks of a River, with Liz Carroll, fiddle, and Billy McComiskey, accordion
8. The Dreary Parting, with John Wright, bass
9. The Colleen Roo, with Dean Magraw, guitar
10. An Mhaighdean Mhara, with Seamus McGuire, fiddle
11. Andrew Barton, with James Kelly, fiddle, and Paddy O’Brien, accordion
12. Lynchehaun, with Altan, live in concert

All trad, except for “The Unquiet Grave” and “Lynchehaun”, lyrics trad., melody by Dáithi Sproule

The heart of this album is a body of songs performed by myself on vocal and guitar, traditional songs l have sung and loved for decades.

But the end result you will hear is also the product of the collaboration and cooperation of many of my brilliant friends, recorded in places as far apart as Ramelton, Co. Donegal, and Whidbey Island, off the west coast of America. It sounds complex, but with their amazing skill and good-heartedness, my friends made it easy. I know you will love their playing, and I hope you will love these songs as I do, drawn from the deep river of traditional song.

”’Dáithí

• Dáithí uses DGDGBD tuning on tracks 2, 4, 8, 10, 11, 12; DADGAD on tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9. The guitar is a 1974 Martin D28. Thanks to Ron Tracy of Hoffman Guitars in Minneapolis for giving it a new lease on life!
• Dáithí, Laura MacKenzie, Tom Schaefer, Dean Magraw, Danielle Enblom, Paddy O’Brien, and Peter Ostroushko recorded by John Wright at The Villa, Savage, Minnesota.
• Seamus McGuire (tracks 1, 10) recorded by Billy Robinson in Ramelton, Co. Donegal.
• Randal Bays (tracks 3 5) recorded by Robbie Cribbs at Sound Trap Studio, Whidbey Island, Washington.
• Liz Carroll (tracks 4, 7) recorded by Dennis Cahill at ARNO Studios in Chicago, Illinois.
• Billy McComiskey (tracks 4, 7) recorded by Scott Harlan at Golden Sound Studio, Kensington, Maryland.
• James Kelly (track 11) recorded by K. Padraig Kane at “Mi Casa, Tá Do Theach” Studio, Miami, Florida.
• John Wright (track 8) recorded by himself at The Villa, Savage, Minnesota.
• Altan recorded live on tour from FOH mix by Billy Robinson.
• Mixed by John Wright and Dáithí Sproule at The Villa, Savage, Minnesota.
• Mastering: Greg Reierson, Rare Form Mastering, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
• Produced by Dáithí Sproule and John Wright.

THANKS: In addition to the musicians on the recording, I would like to thank Lisa Richardson, Seán P. Ó hEalaí, Christine Dowling, my students at the Center for Irish Music in Saint Paul, my mother, Eilis Sproule, my brothers and sisters, Nuala, Christopher, Catherine, Gráinne-Maeve, Andrew, and Eimear, Nick Lethert and Liz Welch, David Aronow and Laurie Pouchak, Ken Onstad, and the Bush Foundation for their extraordinarily generous Artist Fellowship.