1. Craigieburn Wood (trad. Scottish)
William Coulter - guitar
Shelley Phillips - English horn
Barry Phillips - cello
Paul Machlis - piano, keyboard

2. Frieze Britches / Donnybrook Fair (trad. Irish)
William Coulter - guitar, dumbek, bodhrán
Deby Benton Grosjean - fiddle
Todd Denman - uilleann pipes

3. Mna na hEireann (Seán Ó Ríada)
William Coulter - guitar
Benjamin Verdery - classical guitar

4. The Crooked Road to Lisdoonvarna (trad. Irish)
Shelley Phillips - oboe
Barry Phillips - cello
William Coulter - guitar
Mark Forry - kaval

5. Stor Mo Chroi (trad. Irish)
William Coulter - guitar
Paul Machlis - keyboard

6. Farewell to Erin / Another Reel (trad. Irish)
William Coulter - guitar, bodhrán, shaker
Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh - whistle
Todd Denman - uilleann pipes

7. Elanor Plunkett (Turlogh O’Carolan)
Benjamin Verdery - classical guitar
William Coulter - guitar

8. Planxty Wilder (Lars Johannesson)
William Coulter - guitar, shaker, bodhrán
Lars Johannesson - flute
Barry Phillips - cello
Shelley Phillips - oboe

9. Though I Live Not Where I Love (trad. English)
Alistair Anderson - Northumbrian pipes
William Coulter - guitar
Barry Phillips - cello

10. St. Patrick’s Day / Over the Moor to Maggie (trad. Irish)
Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh - flute
Todd Denman - uilleann pipes
Barry Phillips - cello
William Coulter - guitar

11. Dog Leap Stairs (Alistair Anderson)
Alistair Anderson - English concertina
William Coulter - guitar

12. Kingdom Come (trad. American)
William Coulter - guitar
Neal Hellman - mountain dulcimer
Deby Benton Grosjean - fiddle
Barry Phillips - cello

13. The Parting Glass (trad. Irish)
Barry Phillips - cello
Paul Machlis - piano, keyboard
William Coulter - guitar

All arrangements ©Gourd Music/Orison Music/ BMI (1999), except: “Planxty Wilder” ©Koustic Music (1999); “Mna na hEireann” ©Protection Society Ltd.; and “Dog Leap Stairs” ©Happy Valley Music/BMI (1982).

“Mna na hEireann” and “Elanor Plunkett” arranged by William Coulter and Benjamin Verdery.

Executive Producer: Neal Hellman
Produced and arranged by: William Coulter, with invaluable assistance from Justin Mayer.
Recorded and mixed by: William Coulter and Justin Mayer at Bear Creek Studios, Santa Cruz, CA (1999), except: “St. Patrick’s Day / Over the Moor to Maggie” and “Farewell to Erin / Another Reel,” recorded by Steve Coulter at Baile na Buaile, Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland; and “Though I Live Not Where I Love” and “Dog Leap Stairs” recorded be Jay Ryan and Scott Good at 4 Seasons Media Productions, St. Louis, MO.
Mastered by: Rainer Gembalczyk at Sienna Digital, San Mateo, CA.
Cover: Rachel Arbuckle, Nature’s Craft, Unit 4a, George Cooke Estate, Bluebell Lane, Dublin 12, Ireland. Tel: 353/1/450-4144
Photography: Paul Schraub
Graphics: Lynn Piquett
Liner notes: William Coulter and Neal Hellman
Editor: Barbara McKenna

William Coulter plays a koa steel string guitar made by Jeff Traugott of Santa Cruz, California, and plays on D’Addario strings.

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