Old Hag You Have Killed Me

• Artist: The Bothy Band
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• Release Date: 1976
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Celtic

Review

On their 1975 self-titled debut, the Bothy Band single-handedly reinvented traditional Celtic music for the post-Industrial Age. The ferocious fiddling of Tommy Peoples, the lucid piping of Paddy Keenan, the peerless flute playing of Chieftain Matt Malloy, and the percussive, clock-like precision of Donal Lunny's bouzouki made for an intoxicating brew, one that would not only retain its effects on the next album, but would surpass it. Like lightening in a bottle, Old Hag You Have Killed Me remains a benchmark for the genre, a reverent yet forward-thinking collection of traditional Irish music kissed by the contemporary wand of the late '70s. Joining Keenan and Lunny this time around are vocalist/clavinet player Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill and an up-and-coming fiddler named Kevin Burke -- a master of the ornamental Sligo style of Irish fiddling, Burke would go on to great success with Patrick Street, Open House, and as a member of the lauded Celtic Fiddle Festival. The seamless incorporation of these instruments into the mix -- the clavinet is the percussive keyboard that fueled Stevie Wonder's "Superstition" and "You Haven't Done Nothing" -- along with the group's penchant for picking tunes that few at the time were performing helped the Bothy Band rise to the top of burgeoning Celtic revival scene. While subsequent albums maintain a high level of quality, Old Hag You Have Killed Me remains not only the pinnacle of the band's career, but one of the genre's most important and beloved recordings. ~ James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Music in the Glen	Traditional	The Bothy Band	(3:20)
Fionnghuala	Traditional	The Bothy Band	(1:27)
The Kid on the Mountain	Traditional	The Bothy Band	(3:44)
Farewell to Erin	Traditional	The Bothy Band	(3:21)
Tiochfaidh an Samhradh (Summer Will Come)	Traditional	The Bothy Band	(5:37)
The Laurel Tree	Traditional	The Bothy Band	(3:16)
16 Come Next Sunday	Traditional	The Bothy Band	(2:58)
Old Hag You Have Killed Me	Traditional	The Bothy Band	(4:14)
Calum Sgaire	Traditional	The Bothy Band	(3:28)
The Ballintore Fancy	Traditional	The Bothy Band	(3:34)
The Maid of Coolmore	Traditional	The Bothy Band	(3:29)
Michael Gorman's	Traditional	The Bothy Band	(4:13)

Credits

The Bothy Band (Arranger), The Bothy Band (Main Performer), Kevin Burke (Fiddle), Dónal Lunny (Bouzouki), Dónal Lunny (Guitar), Dónal Lunny (Keyboards), Dónal Lunny (Vocals), Dónal Lunny (Producer), Dónal Lunny (Bodhran), Matt Molloy (Flute), Matt Molloy (Wind), Matt Molloy (Whistle (Instrument)), Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill (Harmonium), Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill (Keyboards), Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill (Vocals), Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill (Clavinet), Paddy Keenan (Pipe), Paddy Keenan (Whistle (Instrument)), Paddy Keenan (Uillean Pipes), Paddy Keenan (Low Whistle), Devin Burke (Fiddle), Mícheál Ó Domhnaill (Guitar), Mícheál Ó Domhnaill (Vocals), Mícheál Ó Domhnaill (Producer), Donal Dunny (Bouzouki), Donal Dunny (Vocals), Fritz Fryer (Engineer), Paddy Glackin (Violin), Colin Irwin (Liner Notes), Matt Malloy (Flute), Matt Malloy (Whistle (Instrument))