moyola cottage
The 2024 debut solo album. 10 tracks of newly composed original music written by Damian McKee. Moyola Cottage is written from the heart and inspired by home, family and memories featuring tunes ranging from melodic slow pieces to moody marches and of course a plethora of reels, jigs and polkas, arranged with a bit of attitude.
Featuring musicians Liam Bradley, Niall Hanna, Rachel McGarrity, Chris McGlone, Brona Graham, Anthony Davis, Eamon Murray and Paul O’Donnell.
The 2024 debut solo album. 10 tracks of newly composed original music written by Damian McKee. Moyola Cottage is written from the heart and inspired by home, family and memories featuring tunes ranging from melodic slow pieces to moody marches and of course a plethora of reels, jigs and polkas, arranged with a bit of attitude.
Featuring musicians Liam Bradley, Niall Hanna, Rachel McGarrity, Chris McGlone, Brona Graham, Anthony Davis, Eamon Murray and Paul O’Donnell.
The 2024 debut solo album. 10 tracks of newly composed original music written by Damian McKee. Moyola Cottage is written from the heart and inspired by home, family and memories featuring tunes ranging from melodic slow pieces to moody marches and of course a plethora of reels, jigs and polkas, arranged with a bit of attitude.
Featuring musicians Liam Bradley, Niall Hanna, Rachel McGarrity, Chris McGlone, Brona Graham, Anthony Davis, Eamon Murray and Paul O’Donnell.
Tracks:
1. RED MOON - Red Moon / Shorty Banjo 06.27
2. DOWNSTREAM - Downstream 04.14
3. BRIDGED - Bridged / Any Word of Tommy 03.24
4. DREAMS OF HOLLY - Dreams of Holly 04.15
5. BREAKDOWN - Breakdown / Skinny Mick’s Fort 04.17
6. THE YARD - 7 Year Itch / The Yard 03.35
7. BROPHY GIRLS - The Brophy Girls / Eems & Goose 05.05
8. THE BLUFFER - The Bluffer / Scallywag / The Gingernutters 05.02
9. MOYOLA COTTAGE - Moyola Cottage 05.07
10. BIG RED JOE - Big Red Joe / Lucie Mac / Wee Q 04.57
Produced and arranged by: Liam Bradley and Damian McKee
All tracks composed by Damian. Track 2 (Downstream) composed by Damian and Liam
Track 8 (The Bluffer) arranged by Anthony Davis with Damian and Liam
Engineered and recorded by: Liam Bradley at Fortwilliam House, Tobermore
Mixed by: Anthony Davis with Liam Bradley and Damian McKee
Mastered by: Sam Proctor at Lismore Mastering
Cover Painting: Louise O’Donnell
Inside Painting: Maureen McKee
Sleeve Design: Murrough O’Kane (info@murrough.ie)
Musicians
Damian McKee - Button Accordion
with
Niall Hanna - voice on track 1; guitars on 1,3,4,5,6,7,10
Rachel McGarrity - voice on 1; fiddle, viola on 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,10
Liam Bradley - piano, keys, synths, drum / bass programming on 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10
Chris McGlone - bodhrán on 1,3,5,6,7,10
Brona Graham - banjo, mandolin on 1,3,6,7,10
Maureen McKee - whistles on 7,8,9
Anthony Davis - guitar on 2; piano, synths, drum / bass programming, guitars, bouzouki on 8
Paul O’Donnell - piano on 8
Eamon Murray - bodhrán on 2