The Mad M's second album with 11 tunes stretching this way and that, celtic, klez, ska, swing and more.
Track Titles & Notes:
Musical Priest S - a crazy take on a traditional Celtic reel
Pica Pica Polka - easy going border style polka with a long tail. Pica Pica is the Latin name for magpie.
Sparky's Romp - a speedy little ska-like number
Chance to Dance - move around the dance floor with someone you love
Surely, Shirley - a tale of desire with a retro swing
Mad Mod Vlad - polka. Imagine a taxi cab driver in a former eastern block country who watches too much 70s American TV
Kirghiz Eyes - mixed meter moody. Kirghizstan is an area of central Asia
Magdalena's Revenge - How sweet it is! This frailach-inspired tune blazes.
Are Ye Sleepin', Maggie? - a mad version of the Scottish classic
Cal's Waltz - sweet waltz Mags wrote for her Dad who was a horn player
Fanfare for Eva - canon with tuba, trombone and accordion
Recorded at Wally Sound, Oakland, California. Analog, 2inch tape, 16 track.
Mastered by J. J Golden, Ventura, California.
Cover illustration by illustrator and caricature artist, Doug Shannon.
AS HEARD ON TV: "Sleepy Maggie" from "Crazed and Enthused" is used in "The Black Donnellys" pilot. About 7 minutes into the show there's a bar scene --"Sleepy Maggie" plays throughout the scene. This series is created by Paul Haggis (Million Dollar Baby, Crash, Casino Royale) and written by Robert Moresco (Million Dollar Baby, Crash).
The tune is a Mad Maggiefied version of a traditional reel.
(NB: There are other versions of the show online with different music--something to do with licensing. So if you hear a less gritty, more trad tune in the scene, it's not us.)
You can also hear our "Sleepy Maggie"and see the video clip on our MySpace site.
HONORED "Luna Marie" & "Street Dog" from "Crazed and Enthused" were nominated by the Just Plain Folks Music Awards 2006 in the cabaret and cajun song categories respectively.
