Second Story by Open House [Audio CD]

Description: Tracks:The Miller Of Dragan/The Dawn/Connie O'Connell'sDevil's Jig/The Trip To Bantry/The Hawthorne HedgeMerengueBourrees De BerriJackson and JaneFlowers of the ForestChiquapin HuntingMonkey With A TypewriterRyan'sThe Moth In The Lantern/Take No PrisonersThe Mascot/Collins' JigThe Classical GreekThe Ebb TideThe Dogfight Performer Notes: Open House: Kevin Burke (vocals, fiddle); Mark Graham (vocals, clarinet, harmonica); Paul Kotapish (guitar, mandolin, cittern, bass); Sandy Silva (percussion).Recorded at Musicon Studios, Wilsonville, Oregon.Open House is a "fun folk" group, always up to high jinks and mixing a little comedy in with their jigs and bourees. For example, instead of a drummer, the group features Sandy Silva, a "foot percussionist." One number on which she is featured prominently is a whimsical tune called "Merengue," which is made to sound like a Roaring '20s college group playing ukulele and harmonica. Of course, the group can be serious too, as on the beguiling "Flowers of the Forest," which is one of those waltzes almost everyone knows even if they don't know its name, and to which the group gives an almost orchestral treatment, worthy of Cafe Noir.Of the 14 tracks total, most are traditionals and 11 are instrumentals; three have original lyrics by reedman Mark Graham. All three are hilarious, but the funniest may be "Monkey With a Typewriter," a song based on the old notion that given an infinite amount of time and paper a monkey would eventually type the works of Shakespeare just by chance. The story, narrated by the longsuffering primate himself, is quite witty and full of literate references.This album achieves the kind of mixture of folk music, rustic wit, and intellectuality that people like Garrison Keillor only dream of. If you like folk music even a little, try this disc. ~ Kurt Keefner Producer: Tim O'Brien Format: CD (1 Disc); Stereo Country: USA Studio/Live: Studio Guest Artist: Tim O'Brien Release Date: 1 August, 1994 Label: Naxos of America Inc. Dimensions: 12.5 x 14.2 x 1 centimeters (0.11 kg)

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Language: Eng

Track #1: The Miller Of Dragan/The Dawn/Connie O'Connell's

Track #2: Devil's Jig/The Trip To Bantry/The Hawthorne Hedge

Track #3: Merengue

Track #4: Bourrees De Berri

Track #5: Jackson and Jane

Track #6: Flowers of the Forest

Track #7: Chiquapin Hunting

Track #8: Monkey With A Typewriter

Track #9: Ryan's

Track #10: The Moth In The Lantern/Take No Prisoners

Track #11: The Mascot/Collins' Jig

Track #12: The Classical Greek

Track #13: The Ebb Tide

Track #14: The Dogfight

Era: 1990s

Run Time: 2742 Sec

Release Year: 1994

Format: CD

Features: Studio Recording

Genre: World Music

Type: Album

Style: Celtic

Record Label: Green Linnet

Artist: Open House

Release Title: Second Story