Craic on the Road

Craic on the Road: Live at Sam Maguire's was the first full-length album by Four to the Bar, released in 1994.

Craic on the Road: Live at Sam Maguire's
Live album by Four to the Bar
Released	August 1994 (1994-08)
Recorded	June 1994
Genre	Celtic folk folk rock
Label	Independent
Producer	Four to the Bar
Four to the Bar chronology
Four to the Bar (EP) (1993) Craic on the Road: Live at Sam Maguire's (1994) Another Son (1995)

Track listing

1. I'll Tell Me Ma (Traditional)
2. Waxie's Dargle/The Rare Old Mountain Dew (Traditional)
3. My Love's in Germany (Traditional)
4. I Ain't Marching Anymore (Phil Ochs)
5. The Hills of Connemara (Traditional)
6. A Taste of the Reel World (Traditional)
7. The Black Velvet Band/The Wild Rover/The Galway Shawl (Traditional)
8. The Ferryman (Pete St. John)
9. Mick Maguire (Traditional)
10. Muirsheen Durkin (Traditional)
11. Jenny's and Out! (Traditional)

Personnel

• David Yeates: Vocals, bodhrán, flute, tin whistle
• Martin Kelleher: Vocals, guitar
• Patrick Clifford: Bass
• Keith O'Neill: Fiddle
• Seamus Casey: Djembe, congas, percussion
• Tony McQuillan: Accordion

Production

• Produced by Four to the Bar with Kevin Coleman
• Recorded live on June 16, 1994 at Sam Maguire's Pub, Bronx NY, by Boulevard Studios, New Milford NJ
• Crew chiefs: Mike Marri, Anthony Cioffi
• Assistant recording engineer: Gene Porfedo
• Stage engineer: Mark "Doc" Doratto
• Mixed at World Studio, New York NY
• Mastered at Steller Productions and Studio 900, New York NY
• Mixing and mastering engineer: Tim Hatfield

References

• Winick, Steve, Review of Craic on the Road, Dirty Linen Magazine, June/July 1995; Issue #58
• Craic on the Road (Live at Sam Maguire's): A New Release by Four to the Bar, Irish Voice, November 2, 1994

External links

• Four to the Bar official web site

Trivia

• One of the album's outtakes was a spontaneous version of "Who the F*** Is Alice"
• This version of "I'll Tell Me Ma" appears in iTunes' "Essential St. Patrick's Day Music" collection.
• David Yeates does an impersonization of Beavis and Butthead during "Black Velvet Band."
• "Mr. Maguire" appeared previously on the band's 1993 EP.
• The sidewalk graffiti in the cover art was done by the band; the photographer had to stand on the tour van to get the proper angle.