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Swallowtail ( - )

Group - Contradance

Releases (3)

Official

Album

  1. Swallowtail 1982
  2. Flights of Fancy 1985
  3. After the Dance 1999

Relationships (5)

Members

  1. Tim van Egmond spoken vocals, hammered dulcimer
  2. Ron Grosslein fiddle, mandolin
  3. George Marshall spoken vocals, concertina, bodhrán
  4. Timm Triplett keyboard, piano
  5. David Cantieni saxophone, flute, tin whistle, oboe

Recordings by (43)

  1. Farewell to Whiskey / Mason’s Apron / Bay of Fundy 4:25 (1982)
  2. Castle Kelly 3:09 (1982)
  3. Coleraine / Cooley’s Reel 4:57 (1982)
  4. Murphy’s Polka 2:16 (1982)
  5. Southwest Bridge / Ships Are Sailing / Big John McNeil 5:28 (1982)
  6. Swallowtail Reel / The Butterfly / Scollay’s Reel / Drowsy Maggie 9:12 (1982)
  7. Isabella Burke 3:03 (1982)
  8. Old Woman Tossed Up in a Blanket / Behind the Bush in the Garden / The Musical Priest 4:27 (1982)
  9. Liberty / Dubuque 3:27 (1982)
  10. Sheebag Sheemore 3:51 (1982)
  11. Swinging on a Gate — The Dancing Bear 2:17 (1985)
  12. Lannigan’s Ball — Morrison’s Jig — The Gravel Walk 7:55 (1985)
  13. Scotland the Brave — Down the Brae — The Otter Holt 4:02 (1985)
  14. Sliabh na Mban 5:35 (1985)
  15. McMahon’s Reel — The Road to Lisdoonvarna — Telemann’s Fantasy no. 3 in B minor — The Golden Keyboard 7:08 (1985)
  16. Ryan’s Favorite — The Mug of Brown Ale — The Connaughtman’s Rambles 3:22 (1985)
  17. Crabs in the Skillet — Paddy on the Turnpike 3:47 (1985)
  18. The Blarney Pilgrim — Merrily Kiss the Quaker’s Wife 4:03 (1985)
  19. You Married My Daughter but You Didn’t — St. Anne’s Reel — The Joys of Quebec 3:42 (1985)
  20. Trip to Moscow / Beatrice / Reel du lievre 6:04 (1999)
  21. Forest Flower 4:39 (1999)
  22. Bunch of Rushes / The Lark in the Morning / The Atholl Highlanders 6:14 (1999)
  23. Irish-American Reel / President Garfield's Hornpipe / Frenchies Reel 4:27 (1999)
  24. The New Land 3:15 (1999)
  25. Pastorell 3:10 (1999)
  26. Flapper's / Tommy's Tarbukas / La Belle Katrine 4:22 (1999)
  27. Martin Wynne's No. 2 / Brereton's 4:52 (1999)
  28. Bud's Waltz 4:02 (1999)
  29. O'Carolan's Concerto 3:31 (1999)
  30. The Tar Road to Sligo / The Wild One / Apples in Winter 5:16 (1999)
  31. Petit Tour des Dames / Galop et Chaine de Cotillon 3:21 (1999)
  32. Mairi's Wedding / The Wren 4:36 (1999)
  33. Josefin's Waltz 4:52 (1999)
  34. HARSHBEAT1 4:32 (12 Jun 2020)
  35. Palms of Haagenti 8:58 (12 Jun 2020)
  36. "Swallowtail" at Glen Echo, MD Contradance 2012-05-18 / CALLER: George Marshall 8:59 ()
  37. "Swallowtail" at Glen Echo, MD Contradance 2013-05-17 / CALLER: George Marshall 10:29 ()
  38. Swallowtail at the Scout House, 5/9/08 2:56 ()
  39. Contra Dance Triangle-Carrboro Swallowtail 9:05 ()
  40. Contra dance with Swallowtail, Reality Center, Durham NC, 5-26-2011 9:30 ()
  41. Contra dancing in Glenside, PA 2:20 ()
  42. "Swallowtail" at Glen Echo, MD Contradance 2011-05-20 / CALLER: Tim van Egmond 11:00 ()
  43. George Marshall ● Swallowtail ● Glen Echo ● 2017-05-26 10:34 ()

On Recordings (8)

Arranged

  1. Scotland the Brave — Down the Brae — The Otter Holt 4:02 Swallowtail (1985)
  2. Swinging on a Gate — The Dancing Bear 2:17 Swallowtail (1985)
  3. The Blarney Pilgrim — Merrily Kiss the Quaker’s Wife 4:03 Swallowtail (1985)
  4. Ryan’s Favorite — The Mug of Brown Ale — The Connaughtman’s Rambles 3:22 Swallowtail (1985)
  5. Sliabh na Mban 5:35 Swallowtail (1985)
  6. Lannigan’s Ball — Morrison’s Jig — The Gravel Walk 7:55 Swallowtail (1985)
  7. You Married My Daughter but You Didn’t — St. Anne’s Reel — The Joys of Quebec 3:42 Swallowtail (1985)
  8. Crabs in the Skillet — Paddy on the Turnpike 3:47 Swallowtail (1985)

Credited as (2)

  1. Swallowtail
  2. Swallowtail, Perpetual e‐Motion & Giant Robot Dance

Events (4)

Main Performer At

  1. Swallowtail at Glen Echo Park in 2013
  2. Swallowtail at Glen Echo Park in 2011 with Tim van Egmond
  3. Swallowtail at Glen Echo Park in 2012
  4. Contrastock time

Links (4)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.swallowtail.com/

Other Databases

  1. http://www.thedancegypsy.com/performerList.php?band=Swallowtail
  2. http://tedcrane.com/DanceDB/DisplayBand.com?key=SWALLOWTAIL

Purchase Music For Mail-Order

  1. http://www.swallowtail.com/album_order.html