# Marcy Prochaska: Hammer Dulcimer

## The Hanshaw Trio

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### Description

Mostly Celtic music with fiddle, hammered dulcimer, guitar, and mandolin

The Hanshaw Trio is a collection of mostly Celtic music with fiddle, hammered dulcimer, and guitar. These are some of the reels, jigs, waltzes, and other tunes we most enjoy playing together. Most are traditional, but there are also some originals and a contemporary piece, too.

This CD is quite different from my two solo projects:

- First of all, except for the replication (thanks, NTDC), we did this whole project ourselves. We recorded in Craig's basement (a.k.a. Pine Box Studio) using Cakewalk's Guitar Tracks Pro. I got to play mixing engineer and graphic designer, and Jerry was our photographer.
- We recorded as an ensemble instead of laying down tracks individually. On three pieces we also overdubbed -- extra dulcimer, extra fiddle, and on the final piece, some mandolin and recorder.
- This CD is very much like our live performance: The hammered dulcimer is just one of three voices; most of the time the fiddle leads. Dulcimer and guitar also lead at times, and sometimes the fiddle plays harmony.

I've kept a journal about this year-long project in the blog: Hanshaw Sessions.

### Track List and Sound Clips

To hear an MP3 sound clip, click on the music note or the track title.

1. Staten Island / Julia Delany
2. Banish Misfortune / Swallowtail Jig
3. Carolan's Welcome
4. Dubuque / Spootiskerry (© Ian Burns)
5. Down the Brae / Ballydesmond Polkas #2-3
6. Winter East and Kensington (© Marcy Prochaska)
7. O'Keefe's Slide / Derrane's / Trip to Durrow
8. Star of Munster / Old Copperplate
9. Irksome Girl / Midnight Maze (both © Marcy Prochaska)
10. Cherry on Top (© Craig Higgins)
11. Out on the Ocean / Morrison's Jig / Kesh Jig
12. Hills of Lorne

### Ordering Information

How can I order The Hanshaw Trio by mail?

Here is a printable order form. Each copy of The Hanshaw Trio is $10, plus $2 shipping and handling for the first and $0.50 for any additional copies.

How can I purchase The Hanshaw Trio in the Ithaca area?

Get a copy for $10 at any of my performances, or pick one up at Ludgate Farms in Dryden.

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