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Helicon

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1.
Woman of the House / Stenson's 04:42
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2.
Squire Wood's Lamentation / Constantine Maguire 06:40
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3.
As the Sun was Setting / Bill Cheatham / Lonesome Fiddle Blues 04:49
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Da Slockit Light / Three Thin Dimes 06:16
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Bunker Hill / Bitter Creek 04:06
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6.
The Break of Day 03:48
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County Clare / Sean McGlynn's / Old as the Hills 03:50
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La Partida / To Bed Thy Weary Body / Beare Island Reel / Leather Britches 08:29
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about

The acoustic trio Helicon made their debut recording live in concert before an enthusiastic hometown audience at the now-defunct Ethel’s Place in Baltimore on September 6, 1987. The group’s primary focus at the time was Celtic traditions, and there are jigs, reels and O’Carolan harp tunes aplenty here, but even this early on Helicon was hinting at the wider range they would go on to explore with the hauntingly beautiful Chilean lament “La Partida.”

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released December 1, 1987

Ken Kolodner: hammered dulcimer, fiddle
Chris Norman: wooden flutes, tin whistle
Robin Bullock: guitar, cittern, fiddle

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Helicon Baltimore, Maryland

The INDIE Award-winning acoustic trio Helicon was one of the first groups to explore what became known as “world music." Starting from Celtic and American roots, Helicon’s mission became the interpretation of traditional folk music from around the world, and their virtuosic, high-energy performances of an astoundingly wide-ranging repertoire have won them international praise. ... more

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