Four to the Bar (EP) explained

Four to the Bar
Type:	ep
Artist:	Four to the Bar
Cover:	FTB001.jpg
Released:	March 1993
Recorded:	January 1993
Genre:	Celtic, folk
Label:	Independent
Producer:	Henry Gorman
Year:	1993
Next Title:	Craic on the Road
Next Year:	1994

Four to the Bar was the first commercial release by the band of that name. A four-cut EP, it was released on cassette in 1993.

Track listing

1. St. Brendan's Voyage (Moore)
2. Raglan Road (Traditional/Kavanagh)
3. Mr. Maguire (Traditional)
4. Amadeus Killeen/Passing Time (O'Neill)

Personnel

• David Yeates

Vocals, whistle, bodhrán

• Martin Kelleher

Vocals, guitar, mandolin, bouzouki

• Patrick Clifford

Bass, backing vocals

• Keith O'Neill

Fiddle, tenor banjo

Production

• All arrangements by Four to the Bar
• Recorded in New York City, Winter 1993
• Produced by Henry Gorman
• Photograph by James Higgins

References

• "Debut Recording from Four to the Bar," Irish Voice, Tuesday, March 2, 1993

External links

• Four to the Bar official web site

Trivia

• "Mr. Maguire" also appears on 1994's Craic on the Road.
• A later version of "Passing Time" appears as "Passing My Time" on 1995's Another Son.
• The "Killeen" in "Amadeus Killeen" is a tribute to a friend of composer Keith O'Neill.
• Martin Kelleher's first instrument was the mandolin. These tracks are the only known recordings of him playing the instrument.
• Producer Henry Gorman was a founding member of Big Stupid Guitars.
• The cover shot was taken by James Higgins, a staff photographer for the Irish Voice newspaper.