Steve Kaplan – Guitar
Beth DeLucia Turon – Irish Flute, Concert Flute, and Pennywhistle
Paul Caluori – Violin and Mandolin
Steve Turon – Bodhran and Percussion
Silver Spire
Also known as Bennett’s Favorite, Great Eastern, The Great Eastern, John Brennan’s, and O’Byrne’s Fancy
Si Bhaeg Si Mhor
Si Bhaeg Si Mhor was probably the first song composed by blind Irish harper Turlough O’Carolan (1670-1738). The title of the air loosely translates to “so big, so little,” but it has been suggested that “Si” is derived from the medieval Irish “Siod,” meaning “faerie hill” or “faerie mound;” thus the title may also refer to “big faerie hill, little faerie hill” that legend holds were the seats of rival kingdoms.
Moon and Seven Stars
An English jig that dates to around 1750, though as “Seven Stars” it may be somewhat older. This was an old fife tune in America where it was called “The Moon and Seven Stars,” a title that suggests influence by freemasonry.
Campbell’s Farewell To Red Castle
This Scottish pipe march is popular in Old-Time and Bluegrass circles. Redcastle is on the Beauly Firth. It is supposedly the the oldest inhabited castle in Scotland, built in 1179.
A Stray Sod is an enchanted clump of grass. When one steps on a stray sod the path he or she is walking on is suddenly gone and no matter how hard they look, it can not be found again. The spell can be broken by wearing your clothes inside out.