COLLEEN RANEY
''LARK''
2010
39:21
1 Patrick Street 3:37
2 Queen of Argyll
3 Dark Eyed Sailor 5:05
4 Broom of the Cowdenknowes 2:55
5 Lark In the Clear Air 3:09
6 I Live Not Where I Love 3:59
7 Down By the Sea 3:55
8 Otterburn 4:11
9 Gallant Murray 3:13
10 I Know My Love 2:09
11 Lizzy Lindsay 3:52
All Tracks Traditional
OFFICIAL REVIEW
After the success of 2008′s Linnet, we decided it was time to make a second album with the musicians that made up The Colleen Raney Band at the time. Hanz Araki, Casey Neill, and Zak Borden had been playing and touring with me for a couple of years and we had a fair amount of material that we were excited to put onto an album. Hanz, who had produced the first record, came on board as a producer again and we moved the majority of recording up to Seattle to work with Garey Shelton. Additional recording was done in Portland at The Secret Society, with the inimitable Jordan Leff at the controls.
In addition to the three gents, we also had the pleasure of working again with Matt Jerrell (drums and percussion), Ezra Holbrook (bass), Eddie Parente (fiddle), Mark Raney (vocals), and Matthew Hayward-Macdonald (guitar). We also introduced Colm MacCárthaigh (guitar, cittern) to the fray, and were joined by Patrick Raney and Erin Raney for a some lovely backing vocals.
We tracked all of it in 5 days, took a day to edit and fix a few things, mixed over 5 days, and mastered for 1 day – all over the span of 3 weeks. I’ll admit it was breakneck, and I know that Hanz would have preferred to take a little bit more time, but we had a deadline and I was determined to keep it.
I love this little record. I love being in the studio and this was no exception. I think I’ll always be able to hear things that I’d like to change – especially after a couple of years of listening to it – but I am proud of the work we did on it.
OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY
Portland, Oregon’s Colleen Raney is a gifted traditional singer who just released her fourth album, titled “Here This is Home” which was produced by guitarist and singer Aidan Brennan and engineered by Trevor Hutchinson over the summer of 2013 in Dublin, Ireland.
As a member of the thriving Irish music community in the Pacific Northwest, Colleen has been fortunate to appear alongside Johnny B. Connolly, Hanz Araki, Cary Novotny, Magical Strings, Tom Creegan, Dale Russ, and Colm MacCárthaigh in addition to her touring work with the West Coast Celtic band Story Road with John Weed and Stuart Mason. Tradconnect.com writes that Colleen is “one of America’s best traditional voices.” (Sept 2013)
Colleen has toured extensively, both at home and abroad. Highlights have included The KVMR Grass Valley Celtic Festival, Winston-Salem Celtic Festival, Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts, and Seattle’s respected Northwest Folklife Festival, where she has been a performer since 1980. Her music can be heard on radio from Italy, to Ireland, to New York, to Hawaii, to Japan and all parts in between.
Colleen’s open-minded and -hearted approach to her repertoire was inherited from, and instilled by, her upbringing in Seattle’s celebrated Raney Family, steeped in step-dancing and song. She breathes new life into the old tunes, finding facets in the music that haven’t been heard before and performing in the company of gifted friends who illustrate both the most delicate and upbeat aspects of her winning style. It’s earned her a following both among longtime adherents of Celtic music and younger fans who are new to the genre.
“Rarely is an artist as deeply entrenched in a musical niche as Colleen Raney able to present centuries-old music with an eye toward current and future listeners outside of the genre. By adapting and developing her voice, however, and by surrounding herself with a constantly-evolving ensemble of the best musicians the Northwest has to offer (Celtic-centric or otherwise), she manages to both credit her training and history, and stake claim as a serious presence in contemporary folk music.” Katie Presley, Bitch Magazine, January 2011
“Singing with a deep love for the tradition, and for the dark poetry of Celtic song, Colleen has been drawing new life from the old ballads and renewing our love for Celtic music.” Devon Leger, Hearth Music
“Raney brings a rich, hearty, and inviting voice – unmistakably American and without affectation or pretense – to her music.” Sean Smith, Boston Irish Reporter, May 2012
“Raney has an incredibly expressive voice – powerful, yet full of emotion” – Jamie O’Brien, The Irish Edition
OFFICIAL SITE
''LARK''
2010
39:21
1 Patrick Street 3:37
2 Queen of Argyll
3 Dark Eyed Sailor 5:05
4 Broom of the Cowdenknowes 2:55
5 Lark In the Clear Air 3:09
6 I Live Not Where I Love 3:59
7 Down By the Sea 3:55
8 Otterburn 4:11
9 Gallant Murray 3:13
10 I Know My Love 2:09
11 Lizzy Lindsay 3:52
All Tracks Traditional
OFFICIAL REVIEW
After the success of 2008′s Linnet, we decided it was time to make a second album with the musicians that made up The Colleen Raney Band at the time. Hanz Araki, Casey Neill, and Zak Borden had been playing and touring with me for a couple of years and we had a fair amount of material that we were excited to put onto an album. Hanz, who had produced the first record, came on board as a producer again and we moved the majority of recording up to Seattle to work with Garey Shelton. Additional recording was done in Portland at The Secret Society, with the inimitable Jordan Leff at the controls.
In addition to the three gents, we also had the pleasure of working again with Matt Jerrell (drums and percussion), Ezra Holbrook (bass), Eddie Parente (fiddle), Mark Raney (vocals), and Matthew Hayward-Macdonald (guitar). We also introduced Colm MacCárthaigh (guitar, cittern) to the fray, and were joined by Patrick Raney and Erin Raney for a some lovely backing vocals.
We tracked all of it in 5 days, took a day to edit and fix a few things, mixed over 5 days, and mastered for 1 day – all over the span of 3 weeks. I’ll admit it was breakneck, and I know that Hanz would have preferred to take a little bit more time, but we had a deadline and I was determined to keep it.
I love this little record. I love being in the studio and this was no exception. I think I’ll always be able to hear things that I’d like to change – especially after a couple of years of listening to it – but I am proud of the work we did on it.
OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY
Portland, Oregon’s Colleen Raney is a gifted traditional singer who just released her fourth album, titled “Here This is Home” which was produced by guitarist and singer Aidan Brennan and engineered by Trevor Hutchinson over the summer of 2013 in Dublin, Ireland.
As a member of the thriving Irish music community in the Pacific Northwest, Colleen has been fortunate to appear alongside Johnny B. Connolly, Hanz Araki, Cary Novotny, Magical Strings, Tom Creegan, Dale Russ, and Colm MacCárthaigh in addition to her touring work with the West Coast Celtic band Story Road with John Weed and Stuart Mason. Tradconnect.com writes that Colleen is “one of America’s best traditional voices.” (Sept 2013)
Colleen has toured extensively, both at home and abroad. Highlights have included The KVMR Grass Valley Celtic Festival, Winston-Salem Celtic Festival, Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts, and Seattle’s respected Northwest Folklife Festival, where she has been a performer since 1980. Her music can be heard on radio from Italy, to Ireland, to New York, to Hawaii, to Japan and all parts in between.
Colleen’s open-minded and -hearted approach to her repertoire was inherited from, and instilled by, her upbringing in Seattle’s celebrated Raney Family, steeped in step-dancing and song. She breathes new life into the old tunes, finding facets in the music that haven’t been heard before and performing in the company of gifted friends who illustrate both the most delicate and upbeat aspects of her winning style. It’s earned her a following both among longtime adherents of Celtic music and younger fans who are new to the genre.
“Rarely is an artist as deeply entrenched in a musical niche as Colleen Raney able to present centuries-old music with an eye toward current and future listeners outside of the genre. By adapting and developing her voice, however, and by surrounding herself with a constantly-evolving ensemble of the best musicians the Northwest has to offer (Celtic-centric or otherwise), she manages to both credit her training and history, and stake claim as a serious presence in contemporary folk music.” Katie Presley, Bitch Magazine, January 2011
“Singing with a deep love for the tradition, and for the dark poetry of Celtic song, Colleen has been drawing new life from the old ballads and renewing our love for Celtic music.” Devon Leger, Hearth Music
“Raney brings a rich, hearty, and inviting voice – unmistakably American and without affectation or pretense – to her music.” Sean Smith, Boston Irish Reporter, May 2012
“Raney has an incredibly expressive voice – powerful, yet full of emotion” – Jamie O’Brien, The Irish Edition
OFFICIAL SITE
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