About the recording: "Journey Through the British Isles" was recorded in Northern California over a three week period in 2004. Included inside is a 12-page booklet with all the lyrics, and photos of Michael as well.

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1. Come Lasses and Lads Hi-fi Lo-fi
2. The Star of the County Down Hi-fi Lo-fi
3. Hey, Ho, the Wind and the Rain Hi-fi Lo-fi
4. The Willow Song  Hi-fi Lo-fi
5. The Laird O' Cockpen Hi-fi Lo-fi
6. It was a Lover and His Lass Hi-fi Lo-fi
7. Three Ravens Hi-fi Lo-fi
8. Ground Ivy  Hi-fi Lo-fi
9. Under Yonder Oaken Tree  Hi-fi Lo-fi
10. The Jolly Miller Hi-fi Lo-fi
11. Ye Banks and Braes of Bonnie Doon Hi-fi Lo-fi
12. The Cuckoo Hi-fi Lo-fi
13. Bonnie Labourin' Boy Hi-fi Lo-fi
14. The Maid of Llanwellyn Hi-fi Lo-fi
15. The Rowan Tree Hi-fi Lo-fi
16. Going to Swansea Hi-fi Lo-fi
17. Ca' the Yowes  Hi-fi Lo-fi
18. The Leprechaun Hi-fi Lo-fi
 

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"JOURNEY THROUGH THE BRITISH ISLES"

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Come Lasses & Lads..... ........ Lords & Ladies!

Join Michael on a magical journey through time as he regales you with songs of the British Isles. Experience the Scotland of Robert Burns, the England of Shakespeare, the lovely countryside of Ireland and Wales. Hear timeless melodies from the 17th to the early 20th centuries masterfully arranged by Quilter, Liddell, Hughes, and others. All aboard!

Accompanying Michael are superb musicians playing piano, classical guitar, 19th-century flute, viola da gamba, and other period instruments including baroque types of flute, piccolo, violin, viola, and cello.
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