"Appalachian Journey" by Brant Karrick combines four folk songs, providing players and the audience with a real toe-tapping treat. The melodies included are: "After the Battle of Aughrim" and "Lord Mayo I," both Irish in origin, along with "Bonaparte Crossing the Rocky Mountains" and "Whiskey Before Breakfast," adapted from the old-time fiddling tradition. The Appalachians represented one of America's first frontiers, and this music became one of the first American forms of musical expression.