This is our first “real deal” CD (as opposed to one we recorded and burned ourselves). We ended up switching recording studios, because we just weren’t getting the sound we wanted from the first one.
I’m a bit excited..our CD release party is tonight! So I just wanted to brag a little 
I’m sure that was uncomfortable…
Congrats on finishing the CD.
Here’s hoping you go platinum!
Where on the net will we find sound samples?
djm
Congrats, Wanderer!
I’m guessing your problem was the typical one of a well-intentioned sound engineer whose ear is trained on rock and pop. They’re all about the bass and drums, and saturating the mix. Give them an acoustic band, and they don’t quite know what to do.
This isn’t a recording on the CD, but a recording we took at an earlier time, but gives a good indication of the band’s sound:
http://www.tinwhistler.com/misc/pgw/06_crested.mp3
As for the recording studio change, it was a bit uncomfortable, because while it was strictly a professional decision, we didn’t want any bad blood between the band and the first studio. Just because a painter doesn’t paint your house exactly the way you want it doesn’t make him a bad painter, but he may feel slighted if you decide to have it redone by someone else. So, we tried to be as diplomatic as we could.
We started with a studio that mostly does celtic/acoustic work, but ended up at Audio Dallas, a bigger name studio where several platinum albums have been recorded. Of course, as a small-time celtic band, I’d be happy if we sold our initial run of 1000 in the next couple years.
Nice! Makes me want to buy a CD.
I’ve been wondering how one finds
a sound engineer for acoustic music.
I’ve heard a lot of stories about
venues whose sound guys are too
used to rock music.
Well, we can at least say we knew you when aye?
Combolations!
Whereas expert South Asian exposure or Mediterranean/Eastern Euro. exposure sound engineers are quicker off the mark.
Well, I’ve got a big box of 'em if you want one 
We generally find gigs/musicians/engineers/etc through social networking. There are a few celtic(ish) festivals around these parts–North Texas Irish Festival, a couple scottish fests, a couple of renaissance festivals, etc. Between meeting folks at those things and talking with other bands in town you end up getting kind of “plugged in” to what’s going on in the local scene.
some pics from the party
An irish dancer:
Standing room only! wow
