"Dan Kowalke carries the bulk of the instrumental work on a variety of stringed instruments, notably a mandolin that gets a merciless workout. Sheri O'Meara's crystalline vocals are perfect for this material and alone make the CD worth finding, and the vocal harmonies she and bassist Gregg Weigand generate are angelic at times. This is as fine a collection of parlor tunes as I've heard in a while." -Jim Tarbox, Irish Gazette

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The Waters and the Wild

Dan Kowalke vocals, guitars, mandolin. 
Sheri O’Meara lead vocals, guitar
Gregg Weigand vocals, guitar, bass guitar

Produced by Dan Kowalke at RVM Music.

1 Stolen Child poem by W.B. Yeats; music by Sheri O'Meara
2 Wild Mountain Thyme traditional
3 Leaving of Liverpool traditional
4 Laughlins' Crossing by Sheri O'Meara 
5 Whiskey in the Jar traditional
6 Caledonia by Dougie MacLean 
7 Miranda by Sheri O'Meara
8 Fields of Athenry by Pete St. John 
9 Star of the County Down traditional
10 Down by the Glenside by Peadar Kearney 
11 Dreams by Sheri O'Meara 
12 Boolavogue traditional
13 Hills of Connemara traditional
14 Mary From Dungloe by Padraig MacCumhaill 
15 Twilight Lullaby by Sheri O'Meara

Locklin Road is a Celtic and folk trio from Minnesota specializing in musical storytelling, from traditional and
contemporary Irish folk songs to original work. The band's three-part harmonies and accompaniment on
guitars, bass and mandolin produce a sound that merges traditional Celtic with a contemporary folk style.

Sheri wrote the original songs on the CD, chief among them the emotional and poignant “Laughlins’ Crossing,”
the story of her ancestors’ dramatic immigration from Ireland. Other original work on the CD includes: the
tragic ballad “Miranda”; the reflective “Dreams”; the peaceful Twilight Lullaby; and the W.B. Yeats poem
“Stolen Child” (which features the line from which the album derives its name, “Come away oh human child, to
the waters and the wild.”). 

For lovers of traditional Irish music, there is plenty on this CD to enjoy, including Star of the County Down, Wild
Mountain Thyme, Whiskey in the Jar, Leaving of Liverpool and Hills of Connemara. 

Here’s what purchasers of the album have to say:

“Nothing prepared me for what I heard on your ‘Waters and the Wild’ CD. My wife and I were absolutely blown
away! You guys are TERRIFIC ... and I don't hand out compliments carelessly.” 
—email from CD purchaser Jerry H.

“What an incredible compilation of instrumentation, verse, and vocals!! I loved it!!”
—Mary Tacheny, on CDBaby