Daybreak
HELICON (Norman and Kolodner only)
JEB 001, 1985 (reissue 2009)
Debut duo recording from 1985
Ken Kolodner (hammered dulcimer and fiddle)
Chris Norman (wooden flute and tin whistle)
With Dominick Murray (guitar) and Myron Bretholz (bodhran and bones)
This debut duo recording paired the rising flute virtuoso Chris Norman with Ken. Guitarist Dominic Murray from Celtic Thunder and the omnipresent Myron Bretholz (percussion) support the duo. The repertoire is largely Celtic and American traditional standards among players of traditional music. While the playing is rather straightforward compared to subsequent Helicon recordings, this is a very sweet recording with lovely moments. Some fans still say that it is their favorite.
1. Teatotaler's/Old Copperplate (Ireland)
2. Canzonetta (from W.A. Mozart's Don Giovanni)
3. Tradional Swedish/Floodwater Creek (S. Rizzetta, U.S.)
4. Margaret Ann Robertson (Scotland)
5. Sandy River Belle/Liberty (U.S.)
6. Fanny Power (O'Carolan)
7. Mulhaire's/Gravel Walk/Maid Behind the Bar (Ireland)
8. Hangman's (Quebec/U.S.)/Kitchen Girl (U.S.)
9. Come Dear Zither (W.A. Mozart K. 351)
10. Tinker's Daughter/Killanan's Fancy (Ireland)
11. At Midnight Hour (Ireland)
12. On a Dark and Lonely Strand (Ireland)
Program length: 45:04