Traditional Newfoundland and Labrador accordion music
2024 Canadian Folk Music Instrumental Solo Album of the Year Award Winner
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released July 1, 2023
Recorded and Mixed by Billy Sutton at Pipe Track Productions, St. John's
Mastered by Jason Whelan at The Sound Solution, St. John's
Artwork and Layout by Melanie Smith
Aaron Collis: C#/C accordion, D and G 4-Stops, Guitar, Bouzouki and Mandola
Billy Sutton: Bodhran, Guitar on Tracks 1, 5 and 12, Fiddle on Track 11
All tunes Traditional except: Farewell to the Torngat (Aaron Collis), The Hanrahan (Colin Carrigan), Stephanie's Birthday (Daniel Payne), The Washroom Reel (Emile Benoit), and Clyde Wells' Dream (Emile Benoit). Ivan White's, Romaine's Reel, Manuel Hann's, Little Joe Palliser's and Rufus Guinchard's are all transcribed in Kelly Russell's Collection of Fiddle Music from Newfoundland and Labrador.
Thank you: Billy Sutton, Jamie Dart, Jason Whelan, Melanie Smith, Fausto Bottini, Michael Hanrahan, Tom Donahue, Gerry Strong, Pat Donahue, Daniel Payne, Colin Carrigan, Jim Payne at SingSong Inc., Chris Kearsey and O'Brien's Music, Music NL, Rum Ragged, The Dardanelles, Amelia Manuel and my family.
supported by 4 fans who also own “Before Daylight in the Morning”
Superbly played music with a great ‘live’ feel. Love Donal Lunny’s bouzouki the connection between fiddle and flute and the spot-on production and recording. Love it! Hope you lads go on to do loads more. thecapn_uk
supported by 4 fans who also own “Before Daylight in the Morning”
Derek I’m proud to say is both a good friend, colleague and a musical accordion hero of mine of many years since hearing his playing on a tape “An Droichead Beag” a musical compilation from Dingle heydays of the music there.
This is an album many musicians and fans have been waiting for from a master.
Derek is one of the finest Irish accordion players ever on earth, this is a must have album and one thing I love personally is the way it’s recorded, it’s masterful music no studio trickery Tim Edey
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