Katy Bar The Door

This delightful recording was completed over a couple nights and contains a collection of traditional tunes (including a few originals) played in the style of the early ceili band recordings of such players as Hugh Gillespie and Paddy Killoran in the early 1930s.

Here, Randal Bays is joined by John Williams, Susan Waters, Paddy League, Leo McNamara, Roger Landes.

John William’s piano adds a celebratory, dance-like feel to the CD, giving the tunes an almost Cape Breton flavor.

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I just got this recording, and it’s great! I’m going to assume the third reel on track 3 (the namesake “Katy Bar the Door”) and both reels on track 7 are Randal Bays’s compositions. Does anyone know if that’s correct?

Actually it seems “Katy Bar The Door” is an old-time breakdown that Bays recorded with some Irish reels…

Then again, the breakdown and the reel here seem very different to my ear.

Got this CD from eBay recently - “Katy Bar The Door” on track #3 , was composed by Randall Bays.
Track#7 : “The Speed Limit” was composed by Brendan Tonra.
“Like I Care” was composed by Joy Perkinson.
The CD is a nice collection of tunes, all very well played. Tracks #5 and #10 are both songs, sung by Susan Waters.
Guest musicians :
John Williams - piano
Paddy League - drums
Susan Waters - fiddle, vocals
Leo McNamara - flute
Roger Landes - bouzouki