Four Men and a Dog

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Dan Murphy's / Tom Barrett's / Tarmon's Cross / Upperchurch Polka 00:00 Tools
Another Irish Rover 00:00 Tools
Wrap It Up 00:00 Tools
Struggle On 00:00 Tools
High On a Mountain 00:00 Tools
Short Fat Fanny 00:00 Tools
Waltzing's For Dreamers 00:00 Tools
Polkas 00:00 Tools
Music For A Found Harmonium 00:00 Tools
Joh 00:00 Tools
Work Together 00:00 Tools
The Mountain Road 00:00 Tools
Take It on Back 00:00 Tools
Rambles in Russia 00:00 Tools
I'm Walkin' 00:00 Tools
Hidden Love/Sheila Coyles 00:00 Tools
Bertha 00:00 Tools
Wee Johnny Set 00:00 Tools
Maybe Tonight 00:00 Tools
Where Has My Lady Gone 00:00 Tools
Mother of Mercy 00:00 Tools
Barlows Knife 00:00 Tools
I Wanna Ramble 00:00 Tools
The Ashplant Set 00:00 Tools
Newmarket Polkas=John McKenna's; NewMarket; The Lakes Of Sligo 00:00 Tools
The Kilfenora Sexy Jig 00:00 Tools
The West Kerry Set 00:00 Tools
Hidden Love; Sheila Coyles 00:00 Tools
Shifting Gravel; The Morning Nightcap 00:00 Tools
Micho Russells Set=Micho Russell's; Sporting Nell 00:00 Tools
First Months of Summer 00:00 Tools
Shifting Gravel 00:00 Tools
The Kilfenora Sexy Jig=Kilfenora Jig; Skattery Island 00:00 Tools
Bertha's Goat=Lafferty's; The Shores Of Lough Graney 00:00 Tools
Jigs 00:00 Tools
Hollow Time 00:00 Tools
Swing Set 00:00 Tools
Baby Loves To Boogie 00:00 Tools
A Punch in the Dark 00:00 Tools
Foxhunters=Paddy Shannon's; The Man From Bundoran; The Foxhunter 00:00 Tools
Last Night 00:00 Tools
The Last Rose Of Summer 00:00 Tools
Sometimes Samba; The Samba Reel; The Samba Rap 00:00 Tools
Papa Gene's Tree 00:00 Tools
Over the River She Goes 00:00 Tools
The Midnight Special 00:00 Tools
Wee Johnny Set=Wee Johnny; The Kilcummin; Maguire's 00:00 Tools
Heading West 00:00 Tools
Hidden Love 00:00 Tools
Reel=The Primrose Lass; Unknown Shetland Tune; Easy Club Reel 00:00 Tools
She's on My Mind 00:00 Tools
Foxhunters 00:00 Tools
The Cruel Father 00:00 Tools
The Woodstock Set 00:00 Tools
McFadden's Reel=McFadden's Handsome Daughter; Dinny Langtous; The Maids Of Mithcelstown 00:00 Tools
Nancy 00:00 Tools
The Sally Gardens 00:00 Tools
Hector the Hero & Me 00:00 Tools
Planet Ways 00:00 Tools
Poor Fool Polka 00:00 Tools
Swing Set=Marco's Reel; Rickett's Hornpipe; Pat The Budgie 00:00 Tools
Reel 00:00 Tools
Bertha's Goat 00:00 Tools
Newmarket Polkas 00:00 Tools
Sometimes Samba 00:00 Tools
Jigs=Humours Of Kesh (Jackson's Jig); Sean Dwyer's; Caliope House 00:00 Tools
The Cruel Father=Ril Gan Ainm; Josephine Keegan's; The Cruel Father 00:00 Tools
McFadden's Reel 00:00 Tools
Meet Me 00:00 Tools
Hidden Love / Sheila Coyles 00:00 Tools
Papa Gene's Tree; The Blue Reel 00:00 Tools
Dan Murphy's/Tom Barrett's/Tarmon's Cross/Upperchurch Polka 00:00 Tools
Low And Lonely 00:00 Tools
Restless 00:00 Tools
Bloomsday 00:00 Tools
Hold On, I'm Comin' 00:00 Tools
I don't want it 00:00 Tools
A Punch In The Dark=The Silver Spire; A Punch In The Dark 00:00 Tools
Micho Russells Set 00:00 Tools
Long Roads 00:00 Tools
Trip to London 00:00 Tools
Song For PJ 00:00 Tools
The Woodstock Set=The Woodstock Reel; The Birmingham Reel; Galway Ramblers; The Reconciliation 00:00 Tools
Turn Me Loose 00:00 Tools
First Months Of Summer=Unknown; The Lads Of Laiose; First Month Of Summer 00:00 Tools
Mary Anne 00:00 Tools
Martin Wynn's, Touch Me If You Dare, The Bucks Of Granmore (Reels) 00:00 Tools
Joefy sopkes 00:00 Tools
Greengrocers Daughter 00:00 Tools
Easy Club Reels 00:00 Tools
Waltzing for Dreamers 00:00 Tools
Sliabh Luachra Polkas 00:00 Tools
Dick Cosgrove's/ Micho's Apron/ Joe Skelton's: Reels 00:00 Tools
Lucy Campbells/ Sporting Paddy/ Old Pigeon On The Gate: Reels 00:00 Tools
Martin Wynn's, Touch me if you dare, The Bucks of Oranmore 00:00 Tools
Foxhunters Reels 00:00 Tools
Scatter The Mud/ Cúil Aodha Jig/ Within A Mile Of Dublin/ Wissahicken Drive: Jigs/Reels 00:00 Tools
Hags Purse/ Tom Billys/ Johnny Doherty's/ New Policeman/ Teelin Reel: Jigs/Reels 00:00 Tools
Polkas (Sliabh Luachra set) 00:00 Tools
Micho's Apron 00:00 Tools
Mcfaddens Reels 00:00 Tools
The One That Was Lost/ Crawford's/ Wallop The Spot: Jigs 00:00 Tools
Martin Wynn's, Touch Me If You Dare, The Bucks Of Oranmore (Reels) 00:00 Tools
Jacksons Jigs 00:00 Tools
The Ashplant Set (Reels) 00:00 Tools
Hidden Love-Sheila Coyles 00:00 Tools
McFadden's Reels (McFadden's handsome daughter-Dinny Langtous-The maids of Mitchelstown) 00:00 Tools
Wee Johnny Set (Wee Johnny-The kilcummin-Maguire's) 00:00 Tools
Jigs (Humours of Kesh or Jackson's jig-Sean Dwyer's-Caliope house ) 00:00 Tools
Cruel Father Reels 00:00 Tools
Reel (The primrose lass-Unknown Shetland tune-Easy club reel) 00:00 Tools
Hidden Love (Sheila Coyles) 00:00 Tools
Swing Set (Marco's reel-Rickett's hornpipe-Pat the budgie) 00:00 Tools
Tom Billys/Johnny Dohertys 00:00 Tools
Joefy Spokes 00:00 Tools
Cruel Father (Ril gan ainm-Joesphine Keegan's-The cruel father) 00:00 Tools
Lucy Cambells 00:00 Tools
Hold on I'm Comin' 00:00 Tools
Tom Barrett's/Tarmon's Cross/Upperchurch Polka 00:00 Tools
Foxhunters (Paddy Shannon's-The man from Bundoran-The foxhunter) 00:00 Tools
Trip To London, Sean Ryans,Leslies March (Jigs) 00:00 Tools
Wallop the Spot 00:00 Tools
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Four Men & a Dog made a name for themselves with their eclectic and vivacious blend of traditional Irish music with a wide spectrum of other genres, including rap, Southern rock, jazz, blues, bluegrass, polka, country swing, and even salsa. Four Men and a Dog made their debut performance as a band in 'Murphy's Bar', Dungiven, County Derry, in 1990 before going on to steal the show at the Belfast Folk Festival later that year, with a high-energy approach that combines furious traditional dance tunes with irreverant new music and inimitatible covers. Barking Mad, their debut album from Cross Border Media, snagged an award for Album of the Year from Folk Roots magazine in 1991, marking the first time that an Irish group had ever won the prize. Four Men & a Dog's music is enthusiastic and infectious. During live shows it is also spontaneous, since band members do not rehearse. The group emerged in 1990 with a high-energy performance during the Belfast Folk Festival. Its name stems from the nickname of its original vocalist, Mick "the Black Dog" Daly. Other original members included percussionist Gino Lupari, accordionist Donal Murphy, mandolinist and banjoist Brian McGrath, and fiddler Cathal Hayden. Kevin Doherty later replaced Daly as lead singer. Around the same time, the group added James Blennerhassit on bass and Rod McVeigh on piano. Early in 1992,Conor Keane took over for Murphy on the accordion. By the following year, Gerry O'Connor stepped in for McGrath on banjo. A later lineup consisted of guitarist Arty McGlynn, Doherty, Lupari, Hayden, O'Connor, and Keane. McGlynn, who produced the group's first album, formerly played with Patrick Street, the Clancy Brothers, and Planxty. Kean hails from the group Arcady, while O'Connor previously played with Skylark. In 1993, Shifting Gravel, the group's second album, was not greeted by critics as enthusiastically as the band's debut. Objections arose over the pop-rock undertones injected by singer/songwriter Doherty. He pulled back a bit for the following album, Doctor A's Secret Remedies from Castle Communications in 1995, and added more narrative structure to the songs rather than his previous stream-of-consciousness stylings. Castle Communications issued the group's next album, Long Roads, in 1996. Aaron Hurwitz, producer for the Band, engineered the recording at a studio run by Levon Helm in Woodstock, NY. Featured on the release are the Band's Rick Danko?, Randy Ciarlante, Garth Hudson, and Richard Bell. - Linda Seida Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.