The Bards
The Bards …at Lanigan's Ball
1980 - Polydor 2908 041 LP
Side One
I Have a Dream
The Foxhunt Song
Bunch of Thyme
Polkas
Shaney Boy
Song for a Winters Night
Side Two
Fare well to the Rhonda (Frank Hennessy)
Forever and a Day
Donegal Danny (Phil Coulter)
He's Gone Away
Slow Air
Kittle Lie Over
Lanigan's Ball
Forever My Love
Credits
Ann Keaveney: vocal, keyboards and bodhran
Diarmuid O'Leary: vocals and guitar
Christy Sheridan: mandolin, banjo and bouzouki
Produced by Noel Kelehan, Dermot O'Brien and Bill Whelan
Jimmy Faulkner: guitar
John Sheahan: fiddle & whistle
Peadar Mercier: bodhran
Barry Ward: fiddle
Recorded at Lombard Studios
Sound Engineer: Fred Meijer
Photographer: Robert Vance
Editing, cutting etc.: Tony Hogan of Tommy Ellis Studios
Sleeve Notes
The BARDS, namely Ann, Diarmuid and Christy, are among the top folk groups in Ireland today. Ann Keaveney is their attractive female singer and she also plays keyboards and bodhran. Diarmuid O'Leary is singer/guitarist and Christy Sheridan takes care of the instrumental side, playing mandolin, banjo and bouzouki.
The Group's special blend of traditional and contemporary folk music includes a wide-ranging repertoire, from Irish folk music and ballads to international modern folk material.
This album consists mainly of material from their live performances in response to requests from their audiences together with some new numbers. Featured on the LP, of course, is their full-length version of their hit single "Lanigan's Ball" which brought them to the number one position in the best selling record charts in Ireland.
The Bards, were one of the few Irish Acts selected to perform in Britain on I.T.V.'s Top Talent Series-"New Faces". The group made two appearances on the programme, the second one a "Winners Show". The two songs which they performed on "New Faces"! have a Dream" and "He's Gone Away"- were highly acclaimed by the panel and both songs are included in this album.
Ann's sister, Rena, who is an established songwriter has written a lot of material for the group. Two of her songs "Forever and a Day" and "Farewell my Love" are included in this album, and the group intends recording more of her songs in the near future.