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The acoustic trio Helicon (Chris Norman, flutes, Ken Kolodner, hammer dulcimer and fiddle, and Robin Bullock, guitar, cittern and fiddle) made their debut recording live in concert before an enthusiastic hometown audience at the now-defunct Ethel’s Place in Baltimore on September 6, 1987. The group’s primary focus at the time was Celtic traditions, and there are jigs, reels and O’Carolan harp tunes aplenty here, but even this early on Helicon was hinting at the wider range they would go on to explore with the hauntingly beautiful Chilean lament “La Partida.”
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1. The Woman of the House / John Stenson’s
2. Squire Wood’s Lamentation on the Refusal of His Halfpence / Constantine Maguire
3. As the Sun was Setting / Bill Cheatham / Lonesome Fiddle Blues
4. Da Slockit Light / Three Thin Dimes
5. Bunker Hill / Bitter Creek
6. The Break of Day
7. County Clare / Sean McGlynn’s / Old as the Hills
8. La Partida / To Bed Thy Weary Body / The Bear Island Reel / Leather Britches
Chris Norman: wooden flutes and tin whistle Ken Kolodner: hammered dulcimer and fiddle Robin Bullock: guitar, cittern and fiddle
Recorded live at Ethel’s Place, Baltimore, MD on September 6, 1987
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