Four to the Bar (EP)

Four to the Bar was the first commercial release by the band of that name. A four-cut EP, it was released on cassette in 1993.

Track listing

 * 1) St. Brendan's Voyage (Moore)
 * 2) Raglan Road (Traditional/Kavanagh)
 * 3) Mr. Maguire (Traditional)
 * 4) Amadeus Killeen/Passing Time (O'Neill)

Personnel

 * David Yeates: Vocals, whistle, bodhrán
 * Martin Kelleher: Vocals, guitar, mandolin, bouzouki
 * Patrick Clifford: Bass, backing vocals
 * Keith O'Neill: Fiddle, tenor banjo

Production

 * All arrangements by Four to the Bar
 * Recorded in New York City, Winter 1993
 * Produced by Henry Gorman
 * Photograph by James Higgins

Trivia

 * "Mr. Maguire" also appears on 1994's Craic on the Road.
 * A later version of "Passing Time" appears as "Passing My Time" on 1995's Another Son.
 * The "Killeen" in "Amadeus Killeen" is a tribute to a friend of composer Keith O'Neill.
 * Martin Kelleher's first instrument was the mandolin. These tracks are the only known recordings of him playing the instrument.
 * Producer Henry Gorman was a founding member of Big Stupid Guitars.
 * The cover shot was taken by James Higgins, a staff photographer for the Irish Voice newspaper.