Beyond The Pale likes to explore the musical connections between the traditional music of the immigrants that came to America from Ireland, Scotland and other parts of Europe, and American folk music. The title of our latest CD, Paleontology, refers metaphorically to this process of searching in the past for connections to the present. Each of the tracks on the CD contains elements of these past connections, unearthed and cast in the light of the present day.

Inside Liner notes (1 full panel)


1. I’ve Just Seen a Face (J. Lennon- P. McCartney) Gordon’s grandparents immigrated to the United States from Liverpool some 80 years before the Beatles arrived in the United States for the first time. Gordon sings the lead, and we spice it up with “The Temperance Reel”, a grand old Scottish tune with a bit of an Appalachian flavor.

2. Eoin Murphy’s/The Brosna Slide/The Race Classic/An Spailpin Fanach- ( Gordon McLeod)Tra...