Another quick little ditty. Wandering the no man's land between old timey and the 21st century

My wife got re-baptized a few weeks ago, she was sprinkled as a teenager but decided to have the full monty. Afterwards the phrase 'Baptize Me' kept going round in my head. It only stopped when I wrote the lyrics out. This is demo version.

This song is about the Celebrate Recovery program at our church. Everyone is recovering from something; pain, addiction, grief, etc.

A contemporary song written by Jimmy McCarthy and adopted into the Irish ballad scene. From the singing of Christy Moore.

Another Contempory song absorbed into the Irish folk / ballad scene. Again from the singing of Christy Moore

A song by the Furey Brothers about stealing away.

A song about working for a dodgy builder in England called McAlpine. Because of the harsh regimented working conditions his workers nicknamed themselves McAlpines "Fusiliers". From the singing of Ronnie Drew of the Dubliners.

This is is a bit of a sea shanty. A sailor decides to go back to sea but then regrets his decision. From the singing of Luke Kelly and the Dubliners. The hero of this tale recommends getting married and staying in bed all day as an alternative…

The Polka is thought to have originated in eastern europe by the Czechs. The people of west kerry in Ireland took the polka into their heart and are renowned for their own polkas. The two polkas in this recording are known to me as "John Ryans…

The Polka is thought to have originated in eastern europe by the Czechs. The people of west kerry in Ireland took the polka into their heart and are renowned for their own polkas. The two polkas in this recording are known to me as "John Ryans…