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Mahervelous!
Frank Maher
CD BCD168

Mahervelous!Ask anyone in Newfoundland's music community about Frank Maher and chances are they will tell you that he one of the finest musicians on the island. Frank has appeared as a session musician on more than forty recordings and has toured with The Plankerdown Band and Figgy Duff. Ironically, until now, Frank has never recorded an album of his own. On "Mahervelous" not only does Frank shine as the brilliant instrumentalist he is on tunes like "Stirling Castle" and "The Super Jigs” but he also brings a great sense of humour in "O'Brien Is Dead" and "Frank Maher's Famous Non-Rhyming Limerick". Frank is ably assisted on this recording by the Mahers Bahers – Christina Smith; fiddle, Jean Hewson; guitar and Rick West; Bodhran. You won't be able to sit still for this one.

  1. Bonnie Kate/The Cuckoo's Nest (3:02)
  2. Coming from the Races/Bride's Jig/Isreal Got a Rabbit/Off Go Those St. John's Girls (3:58)
  3. Why did I Leave South Boston/The Maid on the Mountain (5:10)
  4. Miss Gilhooley's Party (4:42)
  5. Frank's Jigs in D (2:28)
  6. Frank Maher's Famous Non-Rhyming Limerick (0:18)
  7. Running the Goat/Round Ol' Ruby's Garden/She Said She Couldn't Dance/Final Goat Tune (4:08)
  8. The Old Blackthorn/Cottage Groves (3:24)
  9. Stirling Castle/The Belfast Hornpipe (3:21)
  10. O'Brien is Dead
  11. Frank Stamp's/Tom Lake's (2:28)
  12. Super Jig Set (5:57)
  13. Molly Murphy (1:52)
  14. Rollicking Skipper (3:04)
  15. I Got a Bonnet Trimmed With Blue/Maggie in the Woods (2:53)
  16. Let Me Fish Off Cape St. Mary's (2:22)

     
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