Craic on the Road

Craic on the Road: Live at Sam Maguire's was the first full-length album by Four to the Bar, released in 1994.

Track listing

 * 1) I'll Tell Me Ma (Traditional)
 * 2) Waxie's Dargle/The Rare Old Mountain Dew (Traditional)
 * 3) My Love's in Germany (Traditional)
 * 4) I Ain't Marching Anymore (Phil Ochs)
 * 5) The Hills of Connemara (Traditional)
 * 6) A Taste of the Reel World (Traditional)
 * 7) The Black Velvet Band/The Wild Rover/The Galway Shawl (Traditional)
 * 8) The Ferryman (Pete St. John)
 * 9) Mick Maguire (Traditional)
 * 10) Muirsheen Durkin (Traditional)
 * 11) Jenny's and Out! (Traditional)

Personnel

 * David Yeates: Vocals, bodhrán, flute, tin whistle
 * Martin Kelleher: Vocals, guitar
 * Patrick Clifford: Bass
 * Keith O'Neill: Fiddle
 * Seamus Casey: Djembe, congas, percussion
 * Tony McQuillan: Accordion

Production

 * Produced by Four to the Bar with Kevin Coleman
 * Recorded live on June 16, 1994 at Sam Maguire's Pub, Bronx NY, by Boulevard Studios, New Milford NJ
 * Crew chiefs: Mike Marri, Anthony Cioffi
 * Assistant recording engineer: Gene Porfedo
 * Stage engineer: Mark "Doc" Doratto
 * Mixed at World Studio, New York NY
 * Mastered at Steller Productions and Studio 900, New York NY
 * Mixing and mastering engineer: Tim Hatfield

Trivia

 * One of the album's outtakes was a spontaneous version of "Who the F*** Is Alice"
 * This version of "I'll Tell Me Ma" appears in iTunes' "Essential St. Patrick's Day Music" collection.
 * David Yeates does an impersonization of Beavis and Butthead during "Black Velvet Band."
 * "Mr. Maguire" appeared previously on the band's 1993 EP.
 * The sidewalk graffiti in the cover art was done by the band; the photographer had to stand on the tour van to get the proper angle.