Behind the Wire
Roisin Dubh: behind the wire
Released in 1994, this album was recorded in Portland, Oregon from 1989 - 1992. The album featured guest musicians such as Aidan Brennan and Robbie Laws, as well as the different line ups of Falls Road members. This was the band's only CD release before Shandeen decided to disband and focus on solo material.
Tracklist
1. Our Day Will Come (Tioc Faid Ar La)
2. Love Without Pride
3. See Me
4. Highland Love
5. Tir Na N'og
6. Midnight
7. Slipstreamin'
8. Takin' A Step
9. All I Have Is Time
10. Tailor Of Humanity
11. Siochan
Rosin Dubh -- behind the wire: Sean Kinjo (guitar), Brian Hoyle (bass), Will Barnes (bass), Barry Derlago (drums/vocals), Robbie Laws (Guitar), Brendan Fitzgerald (fiddle), Tim Brown (drums), Shandeen (Lead vocals)
Album cover by Qahira
Shandeen autographed copy
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CD from Shandeen's personal stock, the cellophane has been removed so Shandeen can autograph the insert.
Old School Portland Music Scene Review
Two Louies Magazine GBU – 1993 – 10
Falls Road were called Roisin Dubh, but changed their name because nobody could pronounce it right. They’re still the same band, steeped in Irish traditional music, jigging away like crazy leprechauns high on mushrooms.Comparisons to Jethro Tull, Horslips or Steeleye Span — while appropriate, still miss the mark. Vocalist/keyboardist Shandeen has the perfect big, bawling voice for the job; having honed her chops singing in local bands that go back to Alf Rider’s Da Da. Here she wails a clarion call. “Sioban” showcases Shandeen’s powerful, evocative voice, while featuring two of the band’s other many strengths: guitarist Sean Kinjo and fiddler Brendan Fitzgerald. The two duet as if dueling with amplified swords.“Love Without Pride” materializes slowly, building on a soft acoustic intro before mounting into a cut that sounds like Pat Benetar fronting Big Country (I know, they’re Scottish, but it’s the same jiggy sound). Kinjo cuts loose with a fine Neil Geraldo flavored solo in the middle.“Our Day Will Come” builds slowly before launching into a strident march with falgs waving and muskets firing into the sky. Shandeen effortlessly soars above it all like gunsmoke. Kinjo again launches a high-charged volley that would make Tull’s Martin Barré proud.“Highland Love” is another fiesty fling, stampeding like a herd of wild horses. The hard, staccato accents underscore the Tull feel. Bassist Will Barnes and drummer Tim Brown capture neatly the loping quality of the rhythm, driving it incessantly. And the ballad “See Me” features pretty vocals, and a nice fiddle solo by Fitzgerald. “Tailor of Humanity” is a traditional ballad that would do Maddy Prior proud.Falls Road are doing something entirely anachronistic here. I can’t think of another band anywhere who is so successfully demonstrating the antique exhilaration of Irish music fused with the energy and impact of rock. Jethro Tull have been considered dinosaurs for a long time But with Behind the Wire, Falls Road serves notice that it just might be time to re-investigate a very exciting form of music. This is a most enjoyable recording.
B Sides (Unreleased)
The unreleased b-sides from Shandeen Featuring 2 songs and vocals by Barry Derlago
1. Burned (Shandeen) 2. Far Side of Destiny (Shandeen/J. Fleming) 3. Commander Airborne (Shandeen) 4. Like Hope Inside (Derlago) -- featuring Barry Derlago 5. Bullets and Ballots (Shandeen/Hoyle) 6. Number Man (Shandeen) 7. Babes of War (Derlago) -- featuring Barry Derlago
album cover art: Michael O'Manion
Falls Road had the good fortune to have an amazing drummer with an even more amazing voice during the 1989-1992 period. Barry Derlago sang lead on four songs, with intricate harmony back ups on the other Falls Road songs. Barry Derlago wrote two songs that stood out as record-worthy: Babes of War, and the incredible song, LIKE HOPE INSIDE.