Karen Ashbrook

Robin Bullock

Ceoltoiri

Ensemble Galilei

Hesperus

Ken Kolodner

Jody Marshall

Al Petteway & Amy White

Pipes & Drums

Sue Richards

Bonnie Rideout

Maggie Sansone

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Walking Stones: A Celtic Sojourn
Ken Kolodner ~ Hammered Dulcimer

While this recording was originally conceived as a solo project, it was obvious to all during the recording session that a new musical partnership with Laura Risk had formed. While the recording prominently features the hammered dulcimer, Ken discovered that Laura's soulful fiddling, phrasing and her interest in accompaniment was a perfect match for Ken's musical sensibility. The result was a beautifully recorded CD that has sold nearly 50,000 copies, becoming an Allegro and BMG best seller for 1998. One of the highlights of the recording is Ken's composition "Caspian Lake" which now has been recorded by four other hammered dulcimer players. Two warnings: you will notice that this recording is very quiet in places and that each tune is tracked separately (which means you cannot put this CD on random play!!) (63:49 minutes)

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Tune List

Listen to samples of tracks 8, 10, and 17.

1. Father Kelly's (Father Kelly, Ireland)/Farrell O'Gara's (Ireland/Scotland)/Richard Dwyer's (Richard Dwyer, Irish American)

4. Clock Waltz (Quebec)/Princess Beatrice (Slow Air) (Scotland)/Loudons Bonnie Braes Strathspey (Scotland)/Princess Beatrice Hornpipe (Scotland)

8. The Queen's Polka (Ireland)/The Bornish Polka (Ireland)

10. Walking Stones (Ken Kolodner, U.S.)/Caspian Lake (Ken Kolodner, U.S.)

12. The Bee's Wing Hornpipe (James Hill, Scotland)/Untitled Hornpipe (Ireland)

14. Dances des Foins (Quebec)/Reel Beatrice (Quebec)/Pierre n'as pas de culotte (Québec)

17. Kevin Keegan's Waltz (Irish American)

18. Ian Robertson (Tom Anderson, Shetland Islands)

19. The Border Crossing (Ken Kolodner, U.S.)/The Panhandle (Ken Kolodner, U.S.)/The Cuckoo's Nest (Ireland/Scotland/U.S.)

22. Tom Morrison's Hornpipe (Tom Morrison, Ireland)/The Home Ruler (Frank McCallum, Ireland)

24. The Green Gates (Ireland)/Tam Lin (Davey Arthur, Ireland)/The Silver Spire (Ireland)

27. The Rakes of Kildare (Ireland)/The Mist Covered Mountain (Junior Crehan, Ireland)/Lad O'Bierne's (Lad O'Bierne, Ireland)

30. Carolan's Draught (Turlough O'Carolan, Ireland)

31. Louis Waltz (Canada)