Scullion (album)

Scullion is the first studio album by Irish band Scullion. It was released in 1979 by Mulligan Music and produced by P.J. Curtis.

Scullion
Original cover painting by Pat Musick and designed by himself and Syd Bluett.
Studio album by Scullion
Released	1979 (1979)
Recorded	Windmill Studios, Dublin Keystone Studios, Dublin
Genre	Folk
Length	40:05
Language	English
Label	Mulligan
Producer	P.J. Curtis
Scullion chronology
Scullion (1979) Balance and Control (1980)
Singles from Scullion
"Peelo" Released: 1979 "The Cat She Went A Hunting" Released: 1979 "The Fruitsmelling Shop" Released: 1979

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"The Cat She Went A Hunting"	Sonny Condell	Condell	Condell	3:27
2.	"Educo"	Philip King	King	King	2:34
3.	"The Fruit Smelling Shop" (lyrics excerpted by Sonny Condell from the 10th episode, "The Wandering Rocks", of the James Joyce's Ulysses novel)	Condell	Condell	Condell	3:02
4.	"Flight of the Pretenders"		Greg Boland	Instrumental	2:17
5.	"I Am Stretched On Your Grave" (lyrics translated by Frank O'Connor from the 18th century Irish poem "Ta Me Sinte ar do Thuama")	Frank O'Connor	King	King	5:02
6.	"John The Baptist"	John Martyn	Martyn	King	3:24
Total length:					19:46

Side two

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Lead vocals	Length
7.	"Living Blind"	Condell	Condell	Condell	2:51
8.	"Domes"	Gabriel Rosenstock	King	King	3:05
9.	"The Kilkenny Miners"	Condell	Condell	Condell	3:43
10.	"Word About Colour" / "Fonn Mail" (recorded and mixed at Keystones Studios, Dublin)	Julie Driscoll / n/a	Driscoll / Peter Browne	King / n/a	1:55 / 1:55
11.	"Peelo"	Condell	Condell	Condell	3:14
12.	"Cold River"	Condell	Condell	Condell	3:36
Total length:					20:19

Personnel

Scullion Sonny Condell — vocals, guitar, piano, saxophone, percussion Greg Boland — vocals, guitar, percussion Philip King — vocals, harmonica Jimmy O'Brien-Moran — uilleann pipes, whistle, recorder

Additional musicians Peter Browne — uilleann pipes on tracks 3, 4 and 10b, flute on "Domes" and "Cold River", whistle on "The Kilkenny Miners" Kevin Burke — fiddle on "I Am Stretched On Your Grave" John McAvoy — fiddle on "Living Blind" and "The Kilkenny Miners" Mícheál Ó Domhnaill — harmonium Tommy Hayes — bodhran, bones Rita Connolly — vocals, backing vocals Garvan Gallagher — double bass, drones Robbie Brennan - drums

Production Philip Begley – engineering Paul Thomas, Steve Morris – engineering assistants Andrew Boland – engineering on "Word About Colour" and "Fonn Mail" Pat Musick – cover painting, sleeve design Syd Bluett – sleeve design

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Ireland	1979	Mulligan Music	stereo LP	LUN 037