Banish Misfortune is comprised of husband/wife duo Alice and Dave Hershiser. They live in the beautiful Northern Neck region of Virginia, and the Chesapeake Bay is at the end of their street.
Dave and Alice have been life-long musicians with a great love of celtic music. Homebrew is their debut CD and they recorded all the tracks themselves. It showcases the talents of Dave on guitar, tenor banjo, penny whistle, bodhran, mandolin, and didgerido. Alice plays penny whistle, concertina, and the bones. She also sings on three songs (Robin Adair, Loch Lomond, Mairi's Wedding).
Dave and Alice love celtic music for its antiquity, its beauty and its complexity. Dave's interest in Atlantis has made us wonder if perhaps some celtic melodies have Atlantean roots. The songs do reach into a deep part of our souls.
Check out the artist's website:
http://www.banishmisfortune.comTrack List:
1. Swallow Tail Jig/Down the Broom
2. Off to California/Out on the Ocean/The Ten Penny Bit
3. Robin Adair/Sheebeg and Sheemore
4. Battle of Aughrim/After the Battle of Aughrim
5. Angry Peeler/Humours of Tulla/Lady Anne Montgomery
6. Banish Misfortune/Job of Journeywork
7. Loch Lomond
8. The Rights of Man
9. Sweeney's Polka/Peg Ryan's Polka
10. Red Haired Boy/Girl I Left Behind Me
11. Mairi's Wedding
12. Drowsy Maggie/Dan O'Keefe's Slide/Cuil Aodha Slide/Doon Reel
13. Lucy Campbell's Reel/Whiskey Before Breakfast
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