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A Very Siúcra Christmas 2003

1. Christmas Day and Christmas Night

2. Christmas Eve

3. The Cherry Tree Carol

4. Come Day Go Day

5. Feast for a King

6. The Friendly Beasts

7. The Little Donkey

8. Bird in the Bush

9. O Come, O Come Emmanuel

10. Lark in the Box

11. The Holly and the Ivy

12. A Good Thing

13. Silent Night

14. Sing to Your Darlin'

"Don't think you can take any more Bing Crosby, Johnny Mathis and twinkly, tinkly Christmas albums? Me either. Perfect for the Irish trad fanatic, the folk connoisseur or anyone who is hankering for a superb, acoustic, driving and refreshing holiday album that sports creativity and originality, without being "just another arrangement of Silent Night." Once again, CD Baby"s favorite Irish band, Siucra (meaning, "sugar" in Irish), delivers a blood-boiling album of "trad"-bred jams, complete with bodhran, guitar, Irish flute, whistle and crystal vocals. One of the top 3 Christmas albums in our warehouse."
--CD Baby www.cdbaby.com

With 14 tracks drawn from their annual Christmas show, the band's third release includes traditional carols, high energy reels and jigs, and original Siúcra music for the season.

In Nebraska or Colorado? See the live performances of A Very Siúcra Christmas.

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Here Among Strangers 2002

1. The Strands of Magilligan

2. Charlie Harris', Three Steps Forward/Two Steps Back, The Torn Jacket

3. Lovely Annie

4. P Stands for Paddy

5. Piper's Despair, The Earl's Chair, Richard Dwyer's

6. Maeve's Grave

7. The Anniversary Reel

8. Only for Barney, Handsome Young Maidens

9. Peggy-O

10. Winter in Craughwell

11. Pulling Hard Against the Stream

12. High Reel, Paddy Fahy's, Cottage in the Grove

13. The White Birds

14. One Last Cold Kiss

"Beth Leachman is a marvelously smooth singer of songs like the traditional "Peggy-O" and "P Stands for Paddy" and "The White Birds," a bracing arrangement of a William Butler Yeats poem. The tune sets are a joy as well, simply arranged but played with spirit and feeling, proving that you don't need a roomful of instruments to fill a room with music."
--Tom Nelligan, The Reel World, Dirty Linen#103, December 2002

"Siucra provide a great selection of songs and tunes, arranged and performed with great skill"
--Aidan O'Hara, Irish Music Magazine, November 2002

"The music is pulsing and vibrant, yet warmly embraces the sweet simplicity of classic Irish melody and lyric sentiment."
--Scott Alarik, Boston Globe, June 6, 2002

"Siúcra's tunes are filled with a musical brogue of lilt, soul and heart."
--Bob Karlovits, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Sept 6, 2002

"Its straightforward approach ends up as disarmingly infectious. . . this trio is just as fine live as in the studio."
--Rob Weir, Sing Out! Spring 2003

A Place I Know 1999 (currently out of print)

1. Sweet Thames Flow Softly

2. I'm Thinking, Ever Thinking

3. Down The Broom, Reel of Rio, Trip to Herve's

4. The Elusive Waitress, Juberlane

5. One Last Cold Kiss

6. Muldoon, the Solid Man

7. Apples in Winter, Dusty Windowsills, Astor's Box

8. By the Hush

9. Green Grow the Laurels

10. The Small Girl, Frog in Galway

11. The Leaving of Liverpool

"Shannon Heaton, Beth Leachman and Matthew Heaton make a very pleasant noise indeed. . .The control and nuance that Beth displays in her singing is exceptional and expands some of these songs into very compelling social and historical commentary."
-- Irish Music Magazine

". . .the group matches its sunny tunes with dark laments, wistful instrumentals and hearbreaking tales that add a delicious edge to its impressive debut disc.. .Sweetness never packed so much spank."
-- Marty Jones, Westword

"Beth Leachman's vocal is passionate and self-assured.. As for the tunes, they are bracing and energetic, but subtly arranged, and they make great use of Shannon Heaton's liquid flute playing and Matthew Heaton's nimble guitar. In all, this is a gratifying listen from first to last."
-- Steve Winick, Dirty Linen Magazine

"This debut CD from the young, Colorado-based trio is full of hot musicianship, confidence, and unstoppable energy. A five-piece band would be hard-pressed to match the amount of music these three musicians produce."
-- Danny Carnahan, Acoustic Guitar Magazine

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Dearga 2003 (featuring Matt & Shannon from Siúcra)

1. Alternate Routes

2. Tell Her I Am

3. Heartland

4. F Stop

5. Lemony Lullaby

6. Three Days to Go

7. Oil for the Chain

8. Keeper of the Game

9. Nor'easter

10. Road to Garrison

11. Fair Jamie

12. The Small Girl

13. Marching to Crystal Lake

"Matt and Shannon strip Irish music to its dazzling melodic essence without sacrificing any of its rhythmic impact. Although solidly rooted in Irish tradition, the group's repertoire betrays its familiarity with American jazz, blues, folk & country music."
-- Seth Rogovoy, The Berkshire Eagle, Pittsfield, Massachusetts (July 24, 2003)

". . .their music is spacious and elegant, with a sweet understanding of the old music's parochial charms."
--Scott Alarik, Boston Globe (October 9, 2003)

"brilliant, American-bred Irish folk. . ."
--Daniel Gewertz, Boston Herald (October 2, 2003)

"Young American-born musicians are now at the forefront of the Irish music scene. This group of musicians would have to include Matt and Shannon Heaton"
--John Pattison, Chico, Ca Enterprise-Record (May 22, 2003)