In Good Company 

Pacifici & Brooks 

 

The Morning Dew (traditional) 4:13 

               Caesar Pacifici - acoustic guitar, bones 

               Angelo Pacifici - electric guitar 

               Kevin Burke - fiddle 

               Brian Brooks - bouzouki 

               Kevin Burke’s version. For this arrangement we start on the third part and

               end on the first. 

Maison de Glace / Muireann's Jig (Réjean Brunet/Niall Vallely) 7:05 

               Caesar Pacifici - acoustic guitar 

               Kevin Burke - fiddle 

               Brian Brooks - bouzouki, acoustic guitar, keyboards, programming 

               A Québécois tune from a recording by the composer’s brother, André

               Brunet. Muireann’s is from the Callan Bridge album  featuring Niall and

               Cillian Vallely. 

This Side of the Sun / The Tam Lin Reel (Brooks/traditional) 6:32 

               Caesar Pacifici - acoustic guitar 

               Kevin Burke - fiddle 

               Brian Brooks - vocals, acoustic guitar, whistles 

               Brian wrote this song in a folk/blues style as a result of his years spent in

               Brazil with his family. Tam Lin is a session favorite, often known as

               'The Glasgow Reel'. 

The Girl Who Broke My Heart (traditional) 4:41 

               Caesar Pacifici - acoustic guitar 

               Kevin Burke - fiddle 

               Brian Brooks - acoustic guitar, organ 

               We first heard this reel from Martin Hayes. This is Kevin’s version. 

Paddy Fahy's Reel (Paddy Fahy) 4:16 

               Caesar Pacifici - acoustic and electric guitar 

               Angelo Pacifici - electric guitar 

               Kevin Burke - fiddle 

               Brian Brooks - Acoustic guitar, bouzouki, keyboards, programming,

               percussion 

               From Kevin Burke. 

Cool Reggae / The Old Copperplate (Brooks/traditional) 6:08 

               Caesar Pacifici - acoustic guitar 

               Kevin Burke - fiddle 

               Brian Brooks - vocals, bouzouki, electric guitar, keyboards, programming 

               Clare Brooks - backing vocals 

               Sarah Brooks - backing vocals 

               The song was inspired by Reggae music mostly heard in Latin America and

               the Caribbean. This version of The Old

               Copperplate comes from Tony DeMarco’s rendering of it in his fiddle primer,

               A Trip to Sligo.    

The Lighthouse Keeper's Waltz (Cal Scott, Swithsongs, BMI) 4:30 

               Caesar Pacifici - acoustic guitar 

               Kevin Burke - fiddle 

               Brian Brooks - acoustic guitar, piano 

               A tribute to composer Cal Scott, and Kevin. 

Tony's Jigs (traditional) 5:11 

               (Joe O'Dowd's Jig/The Pride of Rockchapel/Up Sligo/The Coach Road to

                Sligo) 

               Caesar Pacifici - acoustic guitar 

               Grey Larsen - flute 

               Brian Brooks - acoustic guitar, bouzouki 

               All four of these jigs were included in Tony DeMarco’s primer on Sligo style

               fiddling, A Trip to Sligo. 

Between the Wars / Walsh's Hornpipe (Brooks/traditional) 6:20 

               Caesar Pacifici - acoustic guitar 

               Tony Fitzgibbon - fiddle 

               Brian Brooks - vocals, acoustic guitar 

               The melody for this song comes from the traditional song 'The Water Is

               Wide'. Except for that one line, all of the lyrics are original. This version

               of Walsh’s Hornpipe is from Kevin. 

The Britches / John Stenson's (traditional/John Stenson) 5:22 

               Caesar Pacifici - acoustic guitar 

               Grey Larsen - flute 

               Brian Brooks - acoustic guitar, bouzouki 

               The Britches is from Martin Hayes. We first heard Stenson’s from New York

               fiddler, Andi Leahy. 

The Sligo Indians (Tony DeMarco) 3:42 

               Caesar Pacifici - acoustic guitar 

               Tony DeMarco - fiddle 

               Brian Brooks - bouzouki, acoustic guitar 

               An original from fiddler Tony DeMarco. 

The Last Waltz (Brooks) 4:48 

               Caesar Pacifici - acoustic guitar 

               Tony Fitzgibbon - fiddle 

               Brian Brooks - vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, programming 

               Clare Brooks - backing vocals 

               Sarah Brooks - backing vocals 

               Brian wrote this song over the course of several years while living in various

               countries. The original inspiration came from time spent in bars in New

               York City during the 1970's. 

 

All tracks © arranged by Caesar Pacifici and Brian Brooks 

Recorded in the USA, the UK and the Republic of Ireland 

Mixed and mastered by Brian Brooks in London, UK 

Additional production by Caesar Pacifici 

Cover painting and graphic design by Brian Brooks