Track Listing  1. Splendid Isolation/ The Swallow’s Nest. 2. The Stack of Barley/ Cuz Teehan’s 3. The Tenpenny Bit/ The Luckpenny/ Gallagher’s Frolics 4. May Morning Dew (song) 5. Tom Bhetty’s Waltz 6. Eleanor Plunkett/ Eileen Curran’s 7. Marion Egan’s/ Harvest Moon/ Small Hills of Offaly 8. Johnny, Lovely Johnny (song) 9. Dark Island/ Jimi Lyon’s/ McFadden’s Handsome Daughter 10. The Wandering Minstrel/ The Maid on the Green/ Old Man Dillon 11. The Banks of the Lee (song) 12. The Girl Who Broke My Heart/ My Love is in America/ The Humours of Ballyconnell 13. The Sidewalks of New York/ The Kilavil Jig 14. Low Lowlands of Holland 15. The Cat in The Corner/The Looharadawn’s Jig/Na Ceannabhain Bhana/The London Lasses. Click on underlined titles to hear sound samples in Real Player

The turn of the millennium saw the release of the debut album of The London Lasses and Pete Quinn,
to great critical acclaim.  The press said of their first album:

‘One of the most remarkable releases of 2000,’ The Rough Guide to Irish Music
 

‘There is a genuine sense of personality and a magnetic attraction to the music that enables them to produce  performances laced with skill, sincerity and a lack of pretension,’ John O’Regan, fRoots
 

‘a sheer delight, a beauty of a collection…Strong, tight playing, very polished and together with an instinctive understanding,’ John Brophy, Irish Music Magazine
 

‘the album shows off their combined musical talents brilliantly,’ Traditional Music Maker
 

‘fresh and inventive, diverse and entertaining while never being anything less than totally traditional’
                                                                                  Ron Kavana, Musical Traditions

Equally, the band’s stirring live performances have been captivating audiences around the UK, Ireland and mainland Europe:
 

'surely one of the best bands on the scene today,' Irish Music Magazine
 

‘They’re a terrific new group of London Irish women, great musicians coming from a long line of traditional players…at Sidmouth they took the roof off the marquee,’ Mike Harding, BBC Radio 2
 

‘it was a pleasure to hear such a spirited band who obviously enjoy the music they play so much’
                                                     Vicky Williamson, Cambridge Folk Festival official website
 

‘The band brought fire and plenty of rhythmic energy to a capacity audience in the musical heart of Sligo’,  Oisin MacDiarmada, Irish Music Magazine
 

‘a classy, formidable act’ The Irish Post
 

‘they look great and sound great’, The Irish World
(selected as one of top 5 gigs of 1999 and winners of ‘Best Traditional Performer’ Millennium Award)

The refreshingly pure and dynamic traditional Irish music of The London Lasses includes a full range of tunes and songs, reflecting the healthy mixture of styles that London has always had to offer.  Traditional Irish music has always been very strong among the children of Irish emigrants in Britain.  The London Lasses are representative of the fine traditional music which has had such a presence in London ever since mass emigration from Ireland in the 1950s.  Exposing musicians of the next generation to the traditional styles of just about every county in Ireland, this vibrant city’s extraordinary melting pot produced a unique ‘London style’.

Having played to consistently packed houses, performances have included The Ennis Trad Festival, The Jazz Café (London), Cambridge Folk Festival, Sidmouth International Festival, Both Sides of the Tweed and Return to Camden Town Festival. As well as playing at this year’s major St Patrick’s Day celebrations in London, the band recently made their mainland Europe debut at the highly successful ‘Irish Night’ in Limburg, Holland. Other musical endeavours, including two tours of Ireland, have seen them share the stage with the likes of Dervish, Boys of the Lough, Liz Carroll, The Waterboys, Solas, Lúnasa and Máirtín O’Connor.  Their debut album has been receiving extensive airplay and they have been featured on the BBC Choice programme ‘Backstage’, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio London Live, TG4’s (Irish National TV) Geantraí and live TV show Ardán.  Their most recent TV appearance was on the BBC’s hugely popular EastEnders.  May 2003 will see the release of the band’s second album Track Across the Deep, with launches planned for Ireland, the UK and the US.

The Lasses are proud to bring you a taste of London…enjoy!
 

With the release of their second album Track Across the Deep in 2003 the increased media attention and busy live schedule of internationally renowned traditional Irish band The London Lasses and Pete Quinn will undoubtedly bring new sales to their debut release (initially released in 2000).

The refreshingly pure and dynamic traditional Irish music of The London Lasses includes a full range of tunes and songs, reflecting the healthy mixture of styles that London has always had to offer since mass emigration from Ireland in the 1950s, their music includes unique arrangements of traditional material which has created a major fan base in the UK.

Copperplate is very proud to have this title on our roster and to help it achieve its full potential will be supporting this release with a full-scale promotional mail out to media and retail.

Musical Traditions Web Site.
Right up there as a contender for Best Album of the Year.  Ron Kavana
 

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