Cloud Forest

[Photo: Cloud Forsest CD Cover] Cloud Forest is that other "recording in the works" spoken of in the description of Barn Owls Live on this same page. Most of this work is studio recordings we've done over the last several years, but we've thrown in a few live tracks from our 2004 concert, as well, after realizing they'd fit nicely in the mix. Collectively, it's a superb tribute to the tunesmiths in the band, with the title track being penned by Mike Bell.

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Track List:

  1. Bull at the Wagon
  2. The Cloud Forest
  3. Magpie / Miller's Reel / Howlin' Bill
  4. Dr. Jazz / Peacock Rag
  5. Moincoin / Dinky's / Siobhán O'Donnell's
  6. Irish American Reel / Ships Are Sailing / Popcorn
  7. Arc of Life
  8. Michael's Welcome to Eleanor / Michael's Welcome to Samuel
  9. Tuscan Suite
  10. Farewell to Whiskey / Shamrock Shore / The Wise Peasant
  11. Fuji Blues
  12. Mer's Waltz
  13. Johnny Cope / Bunch of Keys
  14. The Oars Rise Up
  15. Closing the Cottage
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Barn Owls Live

[Photo: Barn Owls Live] Barn Owls Live came out of a spur of the moment decision on Jon's part to record our second Spring Concert at the Ames City Auditorium in 2003. After listening to the rough mix, we all realized there was wonderful energy and some decent music there, too. So, even though we had another recording in the works, Jon went about editing and producing the live takes into our second CD.




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Track List:

  1. Johnson Boys
  2. Trip to Durrow (~5300k mp3)
  3. Cloud Forest (~4500k mp3)
  4. Speed the Plow
  5. Gaspe Reel
  6. Little Rabbit (~3100k mp3)
  7. Musical Priest
  8. New Chinquapin Hunting
  9. Behind the Haystack
  10. Texas Gals (~5300k mp3)
  11. Field Behind the Plow
  12. Scottish Set
  13. Closing the Cottage
  14. Mandolude
  15. Julia Delaney
  16. Star of Munster

Dance Owl Night

[Photo: Dance Owl Night] Dance Owl Night was our first recording effort. Recorded over a period of about a year, we finally released it in November, 2000, just as one of our fiddle players, Keith Fletcher, moved away. This recording, the tenacity of our new fiddler at the time, Jason Huntley, and efforts of the associate producer, Linda Fahey, were what helped us share the stage at C.Y. Stephens Auditorium when the Prairie Home Companion show came to town on February 23, 2002. This CD is still selling and a favorite of many.

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Track List:

  1. Speed the Plow / Cold Frosty Morning / Salt Creek (~4600k mp3)
  2. Single-Footin' Horse / Lady Be Good / Spootiskerry / Kiowa Special
  3. Jubilo / Road to Boston / Trip to the River
  4. Sugar Hill
  5. In the Rain
  6. First Tomato / Bill Sullivan's (~3400k mp3)
  7. Lad O'Beirne / Robin's Bodhrann / Calliope House
  8. Miss Grace Hays' Delight / Rakes of Clonmel / Fair Jenny
  9. Sunday River Waltz
  10. Set de la Baie St. Paul / Eddie's Reel / St. Anne's Reel
  11. Wreck of the Athens Queen / Reel St. Antoine
  12. Grand Chaine / Bay of Fundy / Joys of Quebec
  13. In the Rain / Over the Waterfall / Dancing Bear (~5200k mp3)
  14. Stoney Point / Pretty Little Dog / Green Willis
  15. Unquowa Road / Liza Jane / Georgia Railroad
  16. Valse des Petites Jeunes Filles (Waltz of the Little Girls)
  17. Iowa