The Magic Square
The Magic Square (Ya!Mule! Records, 2007) “Almost all of us currently assembled for this recording ran into each other in Boston at some point (that town’s legendary Irish music scene probably shortened our lives by several years). Dave went back to his native west coast and settled in Portland, Oregon where he met Johnny Connolly, an excellent accordion player originally from Dublin. I moved to Baltimore, Maryland and met a host of world class musicians, among them Eliot Grasso, “deluxe” piper and flute player. In my travels I also came across Aaron Olwell from Nelson County, Virginia; master flute maker, instrument repairman, fiddle, flute, and concertina player, and evil genius. We began this recording in Portland, Oregon in March of 2006 and finished in August in Boston. We hope you enjoy the fruits of our debaucherous labors,”
Dan Isaacson
January, 2007
