MUSIC . . .

Our debut album, Long Way to Be Free, was released in December 2009.

It was recorded between July and October of the same year in no less than five different countries (Scotland, England, Ireland, the Basque Country and Germany)!

It features Harry on vocals, guitar, turuta, harmonica and accordion; Christophe on vocals, fiddle, mandolin, piano accordion and melodica; and Maria on vocals and xylophone. Special guests invited along were Nico Bettelmann on brushes (Track 1); Jaimie Bird on vocals (Track 12); Kayvan Ern on bass (Tracks 1 and 12); Gaddafi Núñez with 'gritos' (Track 8); and Itziar Rubio on percussion and with 'gritos' (Tracks 3, 7 and 12).

It was produced and recorded by us, Harry Bird and the Rubber Wellies, with additional help from our good friend Ronson Jonson, who also skilfully mixed it at Babylon Central in Frankfurt am Mein. The mastering was masterfully done by the very talented Robert Harder at his London studio, Acton Baby.

The album cover and all the arty stuff was done by Maria in a freezing studio in Dublin. A wonder she still has all her fingers! All the songs were written by Harry, except The Beard Snood (Harry and Christophe) and Bonnie Glenshee which is a traditional song from Angus in Scotland.

 

LONG WAY TO BE FREE (2009)

1. Jon Lopez

2. Who’s Gonna Lead the March upon the Jailhouse?

3. Ban the Bomb!

4. She’s Lost to Me

5. Hummingbird

6. Dirty Hands

7. The Beard Snood

8. La Grietita

9. Ain’t Got Far to Go

10. Bonnie Glenshee

11. The Lizard

12. Fire in the Hold

13. Long Way to be Free                                                 You can listen to some tracks here.