The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #110577   Message #2337262
Posted By: JedMarum
10-May-08 - 02:59 PM
Thread Name: Seamus Kennedy 2008 CD:Sailing Ships & Sailing Men
Subject: RE: Seamus Kennedy New CD: Sailing Ships & Sailing
Who is Caryl on your CD? She has a great voice. Really rich in character and that is a nice touch for the backup singing role she played on your album. I love your 5 string banjo player too. Very nice package and artwork too.

As I put that Youtube clip together, I played the track over and over and I realized how lucky I was to get to work such pros as Paul, Eve and Brian - thanks for your kind words. I love the track too - and it's funny to me that 150+ years after she's passed I developed a real personal attachment to Kate Cumming, the Scottish immigrant who inspired the Chickahominy song. She talked with pride about her Scottish heritage and her appreciation for her Irish cousins - mentions some of the song and dance experiences from chance encounters among the war travels (with fellow Scottish or Irish immigrant Confederates). Lovely woman!