Ireland Dubs S01E04: Johnny Ireland "The Maid Who Sold Her Barley" (WHIM037)
A limited Whimsical Series: "Ireland Dubs"
Episode S01E04: "The Maid Who Sold Her Barley"
Release no.: WHIM037
Artist: Johnny Ireland
Series: Ireland Dubs
Episode: S01E04
Release date: 12.01.2025
Tracks:
01 - "The Maid Who Sold Her Barley" 3:02 min.
02 - "The Maid Who Dubbed Her Barley" 3:00 min.
Info:
"Ireland Dubs" is an ongoing project in which the Whimsical posse pays tribute to one of our favourite music genres: Irish folk music. 8 episodes of this series form 1 season. At the end of a season might or might not come an album compiling all the episodes into one release.
The fourth episode of the first season comes unexpected as it wasn't scheduled for release for January 2025. And not just that: We made 4 versions (2 of those being additional remixes that will be released in February). It just so happened. This dub version was a bit difficult to create, because the original song "The Maid Who Sold Her Barley" has a 6/8 beat. Johnny started working on our dub version in January 2024 and had to put it aside several times, as changing it to a 4 to the 4 steppas beat didn't work out as hoped. At the end, we just left it with a 6/8 beat. The snaredrum hits on the 4 and the chords mostly are on-beat. But who says they have to be off-beat, just because it's a dub remix? After all, we're whimsical at Whimsical Music, so why not.
The original song is an Irish jig from around the 16th century and it's about a maid who is going to town in order to sell her barley. The potential buyer then doesn't just want to buy her barley, but also her. Depending on the version, either just for a one night stand and/or to marry first and then make a baby with her. 'twere different times back then for sure. Luckily, we at Whimsical Music are progressive people and have our urges under control, thus our version is instrumental and up for your own imagination.
Credits:
Banjo, Bodhrán, Bouzouki, Irish Flute, Button Accordion and Harp by Johnny Ireland recorded in 2024-2025 at Wicklow Head Old Studio.
Bass by Dub Rogue in 2025 at Beyond Andromedub Studio.
Additional instruments, arranged and mixed by Rusty Haze in 2024-2025 at Whimsical Sound.
Mastered by Me(h) in 2025 at Me(h)stro Music Studio.
Artwork by Professor Chaos in 2025 at Atelier Branle Bas.
Cover photo by R. Wunderlich in 2008 somewhere around Dunbar, Ireland.
Video editing by Bingewatch-R in 2025 at Come Watch TV Studio.
Music consultant: Dub Rogue.
Produced by Rami Rovaniemi.
(c) 2025 Whimsical Music