The New Album “This Thin Place†is a great collection of tunes and songs…some beautiful traditional songs done in our own style and a couple of very tasty tunes with unusual twists and turns. Kim has again written a bunch of songs for the album and in fact one of her songs “Aghadoe†is a second place winner at the Milwaukee Irish Festival Songwriting Contest!! The title “this thin place†is from this song and refers to the places on earth where the distance between worlds is very small…i.e.…Graveyards, shorelines and single trees….(Remember “One Lone Rowan Tree?â€). So far, Kim has first and two-second place winners in the contest!!!
We are touring a lot now and are finding that our mix of sophisticated and poetic lyrics delivered with diverse instrumentation and great vocal blend really connects with our audiences. We find that those who are tired of Radiomusic of the Oldie or Newby variety are really tuning in to our sound! We specialize in award winning Singer-Songwriter fare sans the cliché of introspection but with lots of experience. Sort of a Traditional with Modern swirl with exciting dashes of new ideas and delivery!
Here is a brief rundown of the songs for those who like details:
Mormond Braes/Johnny goes to France/Ice on the Road: A great old Scottish Song followed by two tunes on Hammer Dulcimer and Bouzouki.
Aghadoe: The winning Track…about the “thin Place†and comfort of a grave digger singing to and caring for his thin place.
Bogie’s Bonnie Belle: An interesting remake of the old Trad song, We sing the respective boy and girls parts to tell the tale.
Cavanaugh’s march to the Coffee cup/Winston and McCoy: Two tunes written by Jimmie Shulz about Mick Cavanaugh (TDB) and Willson & McKee in our next evolution….as named by Michael Marsolek an NPR host and an old friend
Long Shadows: A beautiful harp tune and vocal piece
Beautiful Man: Kimmies tribute to the hands of working men.
The Tinker’s Coin: A great Jack Hardy song about money…
Silkworm’s Flight: A visit under a tree with a Small creature..followed by a great Slip Jig penned by Kim. Our friend Pat Japenga is playing Irish Flute on the Jig.
Adders in the Heather: a Great tune performed in 3 parts on the Hammer Dulcimer. We tuned an acoustic bass and Kim played it with her Hammers for this tune.
King’s Schilling: A trad song of reality of war
Corner House/ Spootiskerry: Trad tunes done with swing accompaniment. Pat J is on this also
The Wells of Wearie: Trad song of murder and deception with a surprise ending.
Wizened Warrior: Thoughts of the conflicts faced.
When next we Meet: An ending song done with a pipe drone background and daughter Darci Adding her great vocals to the blend.
More details in the Liner notes and at our live shows….go to our website
http://www.jigheads.com
see ya down the road!!! Ken & Kim
Check out the artist's website:
http://jigheads.com
Track List:
1. Mormond Braes
2. Aghadoe
3. Bogie's Bonnie Belle
4. Cavanaugh's March to the Coffeecup / Winston & McCoy
5. Long Shadows
6. Beautiful Man
7. The Tinker's Coin
8. Silkworm's Flight
9. Adders in the Heather
10. King's Shilling
11. Corner House/Spootaskerry
12. The Wells of Wearie
13. Wizened Warrior
14. When Next We Meet
Other Genres:
We are touring a lot now and are finding that our mix of sophisticated and poetic lyrics delivered with diverse instrumentation and great vocal blend really connects with our audiences. We find that those who are tired of Radiomusic of the Oldie or Newby variety are really tuning in to our sound! We specialize in award winning Singer-Songwriter fare sans the cliché of introspection but with lots of experience. Sort of a Traditional with Modern swirl with exciting dashes of new ideas and delivery!
Here is a brief rundown of the songs for those who like details:
Mormond Braes/Johnny goes to France/Ice on the Road: A great old Scottish Song followed by two tunes on Hammer Dulcimer and Bouzouki.
Aghadoe: The winning Track…about the “thin Place†and comfort of a grave digger singing to and caring for his thin place.
Bogie’s Bonnie Belle: An interesting remake of the old Trad song, We sing the respective boy and girls parts to tell the tale.
Cavanaugh’s march to the Coffee cup/Winston and McCoy: Two tunes written by Jimmie Shulz about Mick Cavanaugh (TDB) and Willson & McKee in our next evolution….as named by Michael Marsolek an NPR host and an old friend
Long Shadows: A beautiful harp tune and vocal piece
Beautiful Man: Kimmies tribute to the hands of working men.
The Tinker’s Coin: A great Jack Hardy song about money…
Silkworm’s Flight: A visit under a tree with a Small creature..followed by a great Slip Jig penned by Kim. Our friend Pat Japenga is playing Irish Flute on the Jig.
Adders in the Heather: a Great tune performed in 3 parts on the Hammer Dulcimer. We tuned an acoustic bass and Kim played it with her Hammers for this tune.
King’s Schilling: A trad song of reality of war
Corner House/ Spootiskerry: Trad tunes done with swing accompaniment. Pat J is on this also
The Wells of Wearie: Trad song of murder and deception with a surprise ending.
Wizened Warrior: Thoughts of the conflicts faced.
When next we Meet: An ending song done with a pipe drone background and daughter Darci Adding her great vocals to the blend.
More details in the Liner notes and at our live shows….go to our website
http://www.jigheads.com
see ya down the road!!! Ken & Kim
Check out the artist's website:
http://jigheads.com
Track List:
1. Mormond Braes
2. Aghadoe
3. Bogie's Bonnie Belle
4. Cavanaugh's March to the Coffeecup / Winston & McCoy
5. Long Shadows
6. Beautiful Man
7. The Tinker's Coin
8. Silkworm's Flight
9. Adders in the Heather
10. King's Shilling
11. Corner House/Spootaskerry
12. The Wells of Wearie
13. Wizened Warrior
14. When Next We Meet
Other Genres:
- FOLK: Traditional Folk
- WORLD: Celtic
- TYPE: ACOUSTIC