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Adventures Left & Right ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQF7KWAzilE

SIDE 1 1. Vancouver Ladies (P. Stoney) Lead Vocal - Peter 2. Bridget McGraw (Trad. Arr. Finnigan) Lead Vocal Jim 3. Washerwoman-Devils Dream (Trad. Arr. Finnigan) 4. I Often Wondered Why (P. Stoney) Lead Vocal - Drew 5. The Town of Belfast (P. Stoney) Lead Vocal - Peter 6. Come Home To Newfoundland (D. Nolan) Lead Vocal - Jim 7. Why Can't Everybody Be (J. Flynn) Lead Vocal - Jim 8. Cherokee Shuffle (Trad. Arr. Finnigan) 9. Goodbye Sunshine (V. Dean) Lead Vocal Val — 10. Big Bad Baby (P. Stoney) Lead Vocal - Peter ALL SONGS B.M.I. FINNIGAN Val Dean - Fiddle, Guitar Jim Flynn Guitar. Peter Stoney - Banjo, Piano, Guitar Drew Thompson - Bass Produced by - Finnigan Recorded At The Production Centre - Vancouver, B.C. Engineer - Roger Monk Special Thanks to Steve Webb. Colin Gelding and Donna Hayes Jacket Design - lona Enterprises Ltd. Banana Records - 1975 Solar Audio and Recording Limited Dartmouth, Nova Scotia From the Jacket: If you ever decide to open your own Irish Singing Club, you will find that at the top of your list of headaches is inevitably "Entertainment". It seems that there are thousands of Irish Singing Groups that can do the job, but you will be quick to find that the majority of these sing the same songs. tell the same jokes and unfortunately consider themselves unique. In only a few short weeks, that mythical man with the cigar comes to the club one night and "Discovers" their brilliance and from that moment on they are destined for fame and fortune. Alas this happens to only the very few. Having been involved in the "Irish Scene" for some eight years now and watched the climb of such groups as The Irish Rovers. The Clancy Brothers, Tommy Makem and lately Ryan's Fancy. I have at last discovered what it is that separates these leaders from their followers. In a word "Entertainment". Finnigan is Entertainment!" Yes, they sing the all time favorites from Maritime footstompers, to Irish-Scottish folk ballads, from Hillbilly blue grass to Ragtime nostalgia. But they also succeed in electrifying their audience with their abundance of original material. They have the "Art", which these days is so hard to find, of pleasing the entire audience and at The same time allowing everybody to be a part of the fun. Whenever they perform at The Harp N Heather it automatically means a packed house and this house and this more than anything else convinces me that "Finnigan" has arrived at the ladder of success with a strong footing for the long climb to the top. When I heard the test pressings of this album, I realized that "Finnigan" were on their way! This prediction is re-inforced by the pleasing sounds on this album. Six of the songs were written by the group and Irelands, Peter Stoney demonstrates the , ease with which he escapes from the confines of straight folk music to contem- porary material. Jim Flynn, the down to earth Maritimer delivers all the Squid-Jig- ging songs to warm your heart and yet can compose such a poignant ballad as "Why Can't Everybody Be". Val Dean, from Kansas City, playing a fantastic fiddle amongst many other instruments is an essential part of the "Finnigan" sound with "Goodbye Sunshine" to his credit. And of course the backbone of all successful groups relies upon the bass player and Scotland's Drew Thompson ably masters the task. Then there is "Vancouver Ladies" written by Peter Stoney, creating chaos everynight "Finnigan" is on stage. This number is requested at least four times every night and always receives a tremendous ovation whether the boys are in concert in Toronto, "Jamming" in the Maritimes or foot stompin' in Vancouver. Music, Hilarity and other Shinanigans for sure with "Finnigan". I Know! Ray Carton Harp N Heather Gastown, Vancouver, Canada. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DuWDgB-xJg