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Knock on the Door

Karen Ashbrook

Maggie's Music

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1. Curlew
   Green Hills of Tyrol
2. Crested Hens
   Laride
3. Willie Coleman's
   Bank of Turf
4. Princess Royal
   Galway Bay
5. Johnny Doherty's Marches
   Providence Reel
6. Dusty Windowsills
   Tripping Upstairs
7. Sean Bhean Bocht (The Poor Old Woman)
8. Four Mile Stone
   Fox in the Glen
9. Lady Lorraine
10. Knock on the Door
    Argyle Socks

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Rougher, more authentic sound than Hills of Erin

Although Karen prefers her new album, The Hills of Erin, Knock on the Door remains my favourite. This album has a firey intensity to Karen's hammered dulcimer playing, a knock-em-down and drag-them-up style of whamdiddling that has you snapping your fingers and dancing on your feet. Fast scales and throbbing basenotes - all played on the same dulcimer, make this a treat to the ears. It's even better when heard - and seen - live. If you're in the Maryland area, check Karen out at the House of Musical Traditions in Tacoma!