The Fumblin' Fingers Music

Here and There

CD #4. Unlike our previous CDs, when we recorded this one we didn't have a real theme in mind. So when it came time to give it a name, we were at a bit of a loss. It's a bit of this, a bit of that, music from home, and some from farther away. We toyed with such visions as Atlantic Stew, Medley Pot and so on, until I tripped over the photo on the cover that many will recognize as having been taken at a famous lighthouse in Nova Scotia. It inspired the name, and we think you will agree it is appropriate. As before, it is a good representation of the type of music we play, and reflects our Maritime roots.

We'd like to send our thanks out to Wayne Chaulk for allowing us to record his song "Salt Water Joys" - we know it will touch the hearts of many other Newfoundlanders who are temporarily lodged 'Upalong', waiting for the day when they can return home. Thanks also to Goldie for giving us permission to include her mother's wonderful fiddle tune "River John Sunset"). As usual we had a great time recording this in the studio of our favourite audio engineer, Ken Kanwisher.

1. Harold's Jig set (Harold's Jig/Jimmy's Close In/Ruby's Garden)
2. Cook in the Galley set (Cook In The Galley/Old Jig #4)
3. Annie Laurie
4. Ookpik set (Ookpik Waltz(Frankie Rodgers)/River John Sunset(Florence Killen))
5. Wind that Shakes the Barley set (The Wind that Shakes the Barley/Rolling in the Ryegrass)
6. Skye Boat Song
7. The Island (Kenzie MacNeil)
8. Maple Sugar(Ward Allen)
9. Gypsy Polka (Hannie Fitzgerald)
10. Salt Water Joys (Wayne Chaulk, with permission)
11. Da Slockit Light (Tom Anderson)
12. Isle of Newfoundland (Bert Cuff)
13. Star of the County Down
14. Boys Lament set (Boys Lament for his Dragon/Petronella)
15. Black Velvet Band
16. Sweet Forget-Me-Not
17. Ashokan Farewell set (Ashokan Farewell (Jay Ungar)/My Cape Breton Home (Jerry Holland))
18. Irish Rover set (The Irish Rover/The Mermaid/Roddy McCorley)
19. Suppertime March set (John O'Shea's March/Suppertime March (Hannie Fitzgerald))

Party in Da Shed! (2015)

Our third CD, inspired by the title song, which was written by Celeste in homage to one of our favorite Newfoundland bands. Plus the usual collectionn of mostly traditional and folk tunes from England, Ireland, Scotland, Newfoundland and Labrador. Again, many thanks for the recording and engineering talents of Ken Kanwisher.

1. Dashing set (Dashing White Sergeant/Denis Murphy's Polka/The Forty-two Pound Cheque/John Ryan's Polka)
2. Crooked Stovepipe
3. Nfld Medley 1A
4. Da Shed (lyrics Celeste Bradbury-Marshall, music Scott Richardson, with permission)
5. Banks of Newfoundland
6. Newfoundland Blessing (Rex Roberts, with permission)
7. Chinese Breakdown
8. Flower of Edinburgh/Willafjord
9. The Keel Row/Road to the Isles
10. The Croppies March/I'll Tell Me Ma
11. Me Mother Won't Let Me Marry/Meeting of the Waters
12. St. Anne's Reel/Fisherman's Favourite
13. Faded Love
14. Carrickfergus
15. Rowed Up In A Dory set (I Rowed Up in a Dory/Mussels in the Corner/She Said She Could Not Dance)
16. Merry Blacksmith set (The Merry Blacksmith/Green Mountain Petronella/Reel de Montreal)
17. Fair Winds/A Day on the Bay (Hannie Fitzgerald)
18. The Rose of Aranmore
19. Barren Rocks
20. The Newfie Bullet (Hannie Fitzgerald)

Rainy Day Jigs (2009)

Another collection of mostly traditional and folk tunes from England, Ireland, Scotland, Newfoundland and Labrador, this is our second CD, released in 2010. It also contains some non-traditional tunes that we enjoy, as well as a large helping of our own original tunes and songs. Many thanks for the recording and engineering talents of Ken Kanwisher.

1. Maid Behind the Bar/Temperance Reel
2. Crossing to Ireland/The Mist Covered Mountains/Tha Mi Sgith
3. Old Storyteller/King of the Fairies/Green Castle
4. Rainy Day Jig/Irish Washerwoman
5. Boys of Bluehill/Soldier's Joy/Staten Island Hornpipe
6. Newfoundland Medley #4: Harbour Le Cou/Squid-Jiggin' Ground/Badger Drive/Star of Logy Bay
7. I'se the B'y/Cock o' the North
8. I Rowed up in a Dory/Rambler's Hornpipe
9. Silver and Gold Two-Step
10. Friend of Mine (Celeste Bradbury-Marshall)
11. Si Bheag, Si Mhor/South Wind
12. Codlins and Cream (Bryon Bonnett)/Sunshine Polka (Hannie Fitzgerald)
13. Three Sea Captains
14. Johnny-O/Grand Old Duke of York/Lord James Murray Reel
15. Chapeau Boys
16. (#15 cont'd) Log Driver's Waltz (Wade Hemsworth)
17. Lemonville Jig (Jack Hayes/SODRAC)
18. Chicken Reel (Joseph M. Daley)/Turkey in the Straw/Arkansas Traveller
19. Fool's Jig/Louisberg Square/Oyster Girl
20. Lannigan's Ball/Goat on the Green/Rakes of Kildare
21. The Bonnie Lass that Wouldnae Marry Me/Hunter's Hill/March of St.Timothy (Judi Morningstar)
22. Over the Waterfall/Harper's Frolic/Liberty Reel

Atlantic Treasures (2007)

Our first CD "Atlantic Treasures" is a collection of traditional and folk tunes from England, Ireland, Scotland, Newfoundland and Labrador;

1. Red Wing Set (Belfast Polka/The Rakes of Mallow/Red Wing)
2. Newfoundland and Labrador Set (Tune from "Tribute to Nfld" (Come A' Ye Tramps An' Hawkers)/High on the Mountain of Old Mokami)
3. Island Medley (The Dark Island/Skye Boat Song/Westering Home/Wild Mountain Thyme)
4. Labrador Set (Northern Lights of Labrador/Labrador Rose)
5. Newfoundland Medley #2
6. Galopede Set (Galopede/Pretty Little Mary/Travellers Reel)
7. Tripping Up the Stairs Set (Tripping Up the Stairs/Smash the Windows)
8. The Shan Van Vocht
9. Drowsy Maggie Set (Ships Are Sailing/Drowsy Maggie)
10. Sally Gardens
11. It's Sunday Again Waltz
12. Atholl Highlanders
13. Ballyoran Set (Ballyoran Polka/The Girl I Left Behind Me)
14. The Devil's Dream
15. Let Me Fish Off Cape St. Mary's
16. Mussels in the Corner