Take a Chance was the second album from Stockton's Wing

Stockton's Wing

Stockton's Wing is an Irish band formed in 1977 by four All-Ireland champion musicians - Paul Roche flute/whistle, Maurice Lennon fiddle, Tommy Hayes bodhran, and Kieran Hanrahan banjo/mandolin, along with Tony Callinan on guitar and vocals.-Name:...

. It featured songwriter Mike Hanrahan on vocals. Mike's own compositions featured on the album were the start of the group's move away from the pure traditional music to a more contemporary style which later became their trademark. Maura O'Connell

Maura O'Connell

Maura O'Connell is an Irish singer and actress. She is known for her contemporary interpretations of Irish folk songs, strongly influenced by American country music.-Background:...

 is also featured on backing vocals.

Track listing

1. My Darling Asleep, Sonny Brogans - Jigs
2. Boys of the Lough, Star of Munster - Reels
3. Cameron Highlander's
4. Take a Chance - Song
5. Bill Harte's, Going to the Well for Water - Jig & Slide
6. Fiddler John - Song
7. The Frost Is All Over, Queen of the Rushes - Jigs
8. The Post Man - Bodhran
   Bodhrán
   The bodhrán is an Irish frame drum ranging from 25 to 65 cm in diameter, with most drums measuring 35 to 45 cm . The sides of the drum are 9 to 20 cm deep. A goatskin head is tacked to one side...
   
    solo
9. Ten Thousand Miles - Song
10. Austin Tierneys, Hughie Travers, Jenny's Chickens - Reels & Jigs

Musicians

• Mike Hanrahan : Guitar and Vocals
• Tommy Hayes : Bodhran, Jew's Harp, Bones, Spoons
• Paul Roche : Flute, Whistle, Low Whistle, Vocals
• Maurice Lennon : Fiddle, Viola, Vocals
• Kieran Hanrahan
  Kieran Hanrahan
  Kieran Hanrahan is an Irish radio host and musician, born in Ennis, Co. Clare in 1957. He began playing traditional Irish music on the tenor banjo at the age of fourteen, and had won the All-Ireland banjo championship by the time he was eighteen...
  
  : Banjo, Mandolin, Bouzouki, Guitar, Harmonica
• Additional Musicians include:
  • Tony Callanan on guitar, Maura O'Connell on backing vocals and Philip Begley on Piano.