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Marble Bawn - CD

Marble Bawn - CD

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The County Down's very first EP - Songs from Ireland and Vermont.

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'Marble Bawn' refers to Vermont's famous marble. Bawn (bán in Irish) means 'white', and many Irish came to work in the quarries following the Great Famine and 1848 rebellion. Among them was James Carney (Kearney) who wrote 'West Rutland Marble Bawn'.

Cover Photo: Vermont Marble Co.'s quarries, West Rutland, VT. C.W. Nichols, public domain. Courtesy of New York Public Library Digital Collections.

Tracks

  1. West Rutland Marble Bawn - by James Patrick Carney, a Tipperary man who emmigrated to Vermont, and worked in the marble quarries in West Rutland from 1855-61.
  2. The Auld Triangle - attributed to Brendan Behan.
  3. Star of the County Down - by Cathal McGarvey, traditional.
  4. There Were Roses - by Tommy Sands.
  5. Make 'em Feel the Bern (Irish Bernie Song) - feat. Claudine Langille of Gypsy Reel and Touchstone. Our little contribution to Bernie Sanders' 2016 campaign. After John Keegan Casey's 'The Rising of the Moon'.
  6. West Rutland Marble Bawn (old style) - recorded live, a cappella, at the New Haven River/Old Coffin Factory trail in Bristol, Vermont.

CD Materials/Packaging:

  • Made in USA
  • 💚 Eco-wallet: recycled board, no plastic tray.
  • 💚 Non-toxic, vegetable-based, biodegradable inks.
  • 💚 Packaged in-house with biodegradable clear PLA sleeves.
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