The Masterless Men

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The Mingulay Boat Song 03:37 Tools
I Wish I Had Someone To Love Me 03:15 Tools
Nancy Spain 04:15 Tools
Rocks Of Bawn 03:42 Tools
Far Away in Australia 03:26 Tools
The Boston Rose 05:22 Tools
old maid in the garrett 02:37 Tools
Fox on the Run 02:38 Tools
The Leprechaun 02:34 Tools
Botany Bay 03:11 Tools
The Foggy Shores of Home 02:42 Tools
Big Strong Man 00:00 Tools
There were Roses 04:15 Tools
Portland Town 04:15 Tools
Cousin Mary 02:43 Tools
Sean South of Garryowen 02:32 Tools
I Never Will Marry 03:38 Tools
The Boys of the Old Brigade 03:38 Tools
Go Lassie Go 04:56 Tools
Tiree Love Song 02:58 Tools
House Of The Rising Sun 02:58 Tools
Rolling on the Sea 02:58 Tools
Come back paddy reilly 04:05 Tools
Breakin' New Ground 04:05 Tools
Dublin in My Tears 04:05 Tools
Long Long Before Your Time 04:05 Tools
Willie McBride 02:58 Tools
The Leaving of Nancy 00:00 Tools
Cliffs of Baccalieu 04:05 Tools
You Ain't Goin' Nowhere 03:00 Tools
The Bramble And The Rose 03:36 Tools
Cockles And Mussels 00:00 Tools
Bold O'Donahue 03:36 Tools
A Lesson Too Late For The Learning 03:40 Tools
Slievenamon 04:40 Tools
I Still Miss Someone 04:34 Tools
Kerrivan's Dream/galway Races 03:10 Tools
Carlingford Bay 03:15 Tools
The Schooner Kathaleen 03:20 Tools
Counting Flowers on the Wall 03:20 Tools
An Ode to Age 03:06 Tools
You Ain't Goin Nowhere 02:57 Tools
New South Wales 03:06 Tools
The Flower Of Kilkenny 03:41 Tools
Steel Rails 03:15 Tools
The Nightingale 04:30 Tools
God Save Ireland 02:39 Tools
Whiskey In The Jar 03:22 Tools
The Water Is Wide 03:25 Tools
Galway Girl 03:06 Tools
Grandfather's Clock 03:06 Tools
The Parting Glass 05:58 Tools
A Man You Don't Meet Everyday 05:58 Tools
The Bramble & the Rose 05:58 Tools
The Reason I Left Mullingar 03:25 Tools
I Wish I Had Someone To Love 03:25 Tools
Will The Circle Be Unbroken 03:44 Tools
Molly Malone 03:25 Tools
Mr. Tambourine Man 03:44 Tools
Rich Man's Garden 03:44 Tools
Silver Sea 03:44 Tools
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The 1750's, press gangs of the British Navy ferried off many of the strong Irish youths from the southern and western Counties of Ireland to live and work under the most deplorable conditions for their British Masters in its far-flung New World Colonies. In the Colony of Avalon, now Ferryland on the Southern Shore of Newfoundland, these so-called "Irish Youngsters", under the strong and resourceful leadership of Peter Kerrivan, defied their masters' tyranny. Under sentence of hanging, this band of merry rogues retreated to freedom in the mountainous area of the Avalon Wilderness known as the Butter Pots. There they eluded and taunted their former British Masters and flourished for more than a century and became known as "Masterless Men". For the next century the story for the "Masterless Men" was mostly forgotten, but did live on in the folk tradition of the Southern Shore. In 1991, a new band of Masterless Men was formed. Led by John Curran of Ferryland, this new breed of Masterless Men retreated, not to the Butter Pots... but to rehearsal halls and recording studios, to craft and refine their unique music and songs and create a new sound that has captured the hearts and imaginations of thousands. Like their namesakes, The Masterless Men of today have evolved and grown. In their incarnation, they paid their dues, working the bars and community concert halls of the Southern Shore and St. John's. With the release of their first album, "Ode to Age" in 1993, they graduated to the larger festivals and concert halls around Newfoundland. Their much anticipated second album "Breakin' New Ground", released March 9th, 1996 was produced by Gabriel Award winning producer Gary O'Driscoll. This album builds on the success of their influences. They have been featured on several radio and television programs and have performed at premiere festivals and concerts to sell-out audiences throughout Atlantic Canada, New England and south to Florida. They have received numerous critical reviews and have appeared with such musical legends as Tommy Makem, Liam Clancy, Foster and Allen, and other internationally known artists. (Taken from The Masterless Men's official website, www.masterlessmen.com/bios.html Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.