The Hard and The Easy

~ Release by Great Big Sea (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Includes a bonus DVD featuring back-stories, commentary and informal performances of many of the album tracks.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#	Title	Length
1	Come and I Will Sing You (The Twelve Apostles) additional engineer: Spencer Crewe engineer: Scott Hammond producer: Alan Doyle, Bob Hallett and Séan McCann mixer: Jeff Wolpert phonographic copyright (℗) by: Great Big Sea "1995" Ltd. (in 2005) recorded at: The Great Big Studio in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada mixed at: Krystal Music in Toronto, Ontario, Canada recording of: Come, and I Will Sing You (Great Big Sea arrangement) lyricist and composer: [traditional] arrangement of: Green Grow the Rushes, O	3:42
2	Old Polina additional engineer: Spencer Crewe engineer: Scott Hammond producer: Alan Doyle, Bob Hallett and Séan McCann mixer: Jeff Wolpert phonographic copyright (℗) by: Great Big Sea "1995" Ltd. (in 2005) recorded at: The Great Big Studio in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada mixed at: Krystal Music in Toronto, Ontario, Canada	2:40
3	The River Driver engineer: Scott Hammond producer: Alan Doyle, Bob Hallett and Séan McCann mixer: Jeff Wolpert phonographic copyright (℗) by: Great Big Sea "1995" Ltd. (in 2005) recorded at: The Great Big Studio in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada mixed at: Krystal Music in Toronto, Ontario, Canada recording of: The River Driver writer: [traditional] arranger: Alan Doyle, Bob Hallett and Séan McCann	3:03
4	The Mermaid engineer: Scott Hammond producer: Alan Doyle, Bob Hallett and Séan McCann mixer: Jeff Wolpert phonographic copyright (℗) by: Great Big Sea "1995" Ltd. (in 2005) recorded at: The Great Big Studio in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada mixed at: Krystal Music in Toronto, Ontario, Canada cover recording of: The Mermaid lyricist and composer: Shel Silverstein	2:49
5	Captain Kidd engineer: Scott Hammond producer: Alan Doyle, Bob Hallett and Séan McCann mixer: Jeff Wolpert guest five-string banjo: Fergus O’Byrne phonographic copyright (℗) by: Great Big Sea "1995" Ltd. (in 2005) additionally recorded at: The Sonic Temple in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada recorded at: The Great Big Studio in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada mixed at: Krystal Music in Toronto, Ontario, Canada	2:51
6	Graceful & Charming (Sweet Forget Me Not) additional engineer: Spencer Crewe engineer: Scott Hammond producer: Alan Doyle, Bob Hallett and Séan McCann mixer: Jeff Wolpert guest harmonica: Frank Maher phonographic copyright (℗) by: Great Big Sea "1995" Ltd. (in 2005) recorded at: The Great Big Studio in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada mixed at: Krystal Music in Toronto, Ontario, Canada	4:18
7	Concerning Charlie Horse engineer: Scott Hammond producer: Alan Doyle, Bob Hallett and Séan McCann mixer: Jeff Wolpert phonographic copyright (℗) by: Great Big Sea "1995" Ltd. (in 2005) additionally recorded at: The Sonic Temple in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada recorded at: The Great Big Studio in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada mixed at: Krystal Music in Toronto, Ontario, Canada cover recording of: Concerning Charlie Horse writer: Omar Blondahl	3:13
8	Harbour Lecou engineer: Scott Hammond producer: Alan Doyle, Bob Hallett and Séan McCann mixer: Jeff Wolpert phonographic copyright (℗) by: Great Big Sea "1995" Ltd. (in 2005) recorded at: The Great Big Studio in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada mixed at: Krystal Music in Toronto, Ontario, Canada	3:33
9	Tishialuk Girls Set (Father's Jig / Buffett Double / Tishialuk Girls) engineer: Scott Hammond producer: Alan Doyle, Bob Hallett and Séan McCann mixer: Jeff Wolpert phonographic copyright (℗) by: Great Big Sea "1995" Ltd. (in 2005) recorded at: The Great Big Studio in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada mixed at: Krystal Music in Toronto, Ontario, Canada	3:27
10	French Shore engineer: Scott Hammond producer: Alan Doyle, Bob Hallett and Séan McCann mixer: Jeff Wolpert phonographic copyright (℗) by: Great Big Sea "1995" Ltd. (in 2005) recorded at: The Great Big Studio in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada mixed at: Krystal Music in Toronto, Ontario, Canada	3:48
11	Cod Liver Oil engineer: Scott Hammond producer: Alan Doyle, Bob Hallett and Séan McCann mixer: Jeff Wolpert phonographic copyright (℗) by: Great Big Sea "1995" Ltd. (in 2005) recorded at: The Great Big Studio in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada mixed at: Krystal Music in Toronto, Ontario, Canada	2:57
12	Tickle Cove Pond additional engineer: Spencer Crewe engineer: Scott Hammond producer: Alan Doyle, Bob Hallett and Séan McCann mixer: Jeff Wolpert additional guest vocals: Kalem Mahoney and Con O'Brien guest vocals: Tom Doyle phonographic copyright (℗) by: Great Big Sea "1995" Ltd. (in 2005) recorded at: The Great Big Studio in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada mixed at: Krystal Music in Toronto, Ontario, Canada recording of: Tickle Cove Pond writer: [traditional]	5:01

2▶DVD: Bonus DVD

Credits

Release

accordion, bouzouki [bouzuki], concertina, fiddle and whistle:	Bob Hallett
bass:	Murray Foster
bodhrán:	Séan McCann
bouzouki:	Alan Doyle
drums (drum set) and snare drum [military snare]:	Kris MacFarlane
guest five-string banjo:	Fergus O’Byrne
guest harmonica:	Frank Maher
guitar:	Alan Doyle Séan McCann
mandolin and tenor banjo:	Alan Doyle Bob Hallett
percussion:	Alan Doyle Kris MacFarlane Séan McCann
guest vocals:	Barry Canning Kalem Mahoney Con O'Brien
vocals:	Alan Doyle Murray Foster Bob Hallett Séan McCann
illustration:	Grant Boland

manufactured by and distributed by:	Warner Music Canada Co.
copyrighted (©) by:	Great Big Sea "1995" Ltd. (in 2005)

ASIN:	CA: B000BFJEUQ [info]

Release group

Wikipedia:	en: The Hard and the Easy [info]
Wikidata:	Q7738873 [info]

CA: B000BFJEUQ