Have You Ever (2009)
Ethereal Cowboy (listen!)
Balm for the Soul
Rage and Sorrow
Feel So Good
Language
Evangeline (listen!)
Rhythm in the Rain (listen!)
Natural Disaster
Somebody Like You
Where Does the Love Go
Baby’s Breath
Start Over Again
Trickster
Have You Ever
Carolyn Cruso – voice and acoustic guitar, Martin Lund – clarinet, accordion, Fender Rhodes, and sax, Chris Leighton – drums and percussion, Sandin Wilson- fretless bass, Jon Hamar- upright bass, Bruce Harvie- mandolin and electric guitar, Becki Klauss – background vocals, Larry Murante – background vocals, Willie Thomas – trumpet and fluegel horn, Esther Olson – violin, Isaac Olson – viola, Page Smith – cello, Lek Thixton – electric guitar and Harry manx – slide guitar
CD $15,hear more and/or order online from cdbaby.com
Boundless (2005)
New Joe Clark (listen!)
The Valley
Maria da Peninha (listen!)
Chatter Creek
The Magic Shirt
Squall
The Power of Believing
Yen
The Elbow Polka/
The Market Polka/
The Dulcimer Polka
Carolyn’s Welcome
Solstice (listen!)
Carolyn Cruso – solo hammered dulcimer
CD $15, hear more and/or order online from cdbaby.com
As Clear a Hue (2000)
Received With Grace (listen!)
In The City Tonight
Wandering but Not Lost (listen!)
What About the Mystery (listen!)
We Are Passengers
Hard Won Balance
Flyway Zone
River
Hopes and Dreams
Baba Babi
Journey
As Clear a Hue
Carolyn Cruso – guitar and vocals; Tige DeCoster – acoustic bass; Jarrod Kaplan – djembe and shakers; Jay Thomas – trumpet; David Lange – piano
CD $15, hear more and/or order online from cdbaby.com
Transformation (1998)
Under the Cedars (listen!)
Trinity
Mad Farmer’s Love Song
Cloudbreak
The Lover’s Waltz/The Old Bus Jig
The Pomegranate’s Seed/The Canopy
Baba Yaga’s (listen!)
Fire Sister
Ontankarana Circle
You and Me is a Rhythm (listen!)
Flat Iron
Lament
Carolyn Cruso – hammered dulcimer, flute, whistles, guitar, cittern, darbuka; Robert Almblade – hammered dulcimer, guitar; Billy Oskay – fiddle, harmonium; Randal Bays – guitar; John Peekstock – cittern; Glen Moore – bass; Sean Sharp – bodhran, riq; Jarrod Kaplan – djembe, shakers, cymbals; Tarik Banzi – dumbek, udu
CD $15, hear more and/or order online from cdbaby.com
Great Blue (1995)
with Robert Almblade
Boys of Ballymurphy
Nannette and Willy’s
Carolyn’s Ramble to Bulgaria
Prasad (listen!)
Herodias
Power of Believing
Ocean of Wisdom
Annie’s Waltz
The Four Sisters
St. Anthony’s Fire
Planxty Berch
Carolyn Cruso – hammered dulcimer, silver and bamboo flutes, whistles, cittern; Robert Almblade – hammered dulcimer, cittern; Billy Oskay – violin, harmonium, keyboards; Kevin Burke – fiddle; Kim Robertson – Celtic harp; Sandin Wilson – fretless bass; Sean Sharp – bodhran, riq, bendir; Jarrod Kaplan – djembe, dumbek, tabla
CD $10
Ballincheol (1993)
with Robert Almblade
Hungarian (listen!)
Sleep Soon’d I’da Mornin/The Wailing Banshee
Polska
Small Coals for Nailers/Black Nag/Morrison’s Jig
Spanoletta
Blind Mary
Breton Medley
The Hare in the Heather
Tom Morrison’s Reel
Planxty Irwin
Walsh’s Hornpipe/Sean Ryan’s Jig
My Love in the Morning/Matt People’s Reel
The Star of Munster
Hewlett’s
Boys of Ballysdare Set
Robert’s Farewell
Carolyn Cruso – hammered dulcimer, silver flute, whistles; Robert Almblade – 6 and 12 – string guitar, cittern, hammered dulcimer; Sean Sharp – bodhran, riq, darbuka; Jim Goettler – bones; Billy Oskay – harmonium
CD $10
The Fifth Element (1991)
with Robert Almblade
Fahren Nach Freiburg (listen!)
The Veil
Reunion
Leaving Lettergesh
Jean’s Last Dance
Somethin’ Else
The Fifth Element
Dorad
A.K.A.
Portage
Robert Almblade – hammered dulcimer, cittern and guitar; Carolyn Cruso – hammered dulcimer, silver flute, bamboo flute, pan pipes, pennywhistle, dumbek; Sandin Wilson – fretless bass; Lonnie Williams – alto sax; Billy Oskay – violin, keyboards; Michael Bard – soprano sax; Cal Scott – midi percussion
CD $15
Tone Poems (1989)
with Robert Almblade
Tone Poem
Despues de la Siesta
Maria da Peninha
Okanagan
Low Skies
Lejeune
Tarifa
Sun in the Rushes
Slant Lightning
Mrs. McDermott’s/Planxty Burke
The Golden Ring (listen!)
Robert Almblade – hammered dulcimer, guitar; Carolyn Cruso – hammered dulcimer, guitar, flute; Budi Siebert – soprano and alto saxes, flute, bamboo flute, darbuka, bata and assorted percussion
CD $10, cassette $5