Description
DESCRIPTION
I AM OF IRELAND/Yeats in Song is an entertaining new collection featuring 32 of Celtic and folk music's leading artists (Fergal McAloon, Christine Collister, Cathy Jordan, John Doyle, Mick McAuley, Kevin Burke and many others). These musical settings to 24 poems by William Butler Yeats, widely considered Ireland's greatest poet, were composed by Raymond Driver. The "stunningly beautiful" album (Irish American News) will find a lasting home amongst Celtic music fans and Yeats enthusiasts alike.
"Some of Celtic music's most distinctive voices" -Irish Music Magazine
TracksCredits
1 I Am of Ireland-Cathy Jordan and Seamie O'Dowd
2 He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven-John Doyle
3 The Lake Isle of Innisfree-Christine Collister, Gabriel Rhodes, Joel Zifkin, David Gossage
4 He Tells of the Perfect Beauty-Dave Curley, Cillian Vallely, Trevor Hutchinson, Colin Farrell
5 The Falling of the Leaves-Eleanor Shanley, Kevin Burke, Laura Zaerr
6 The Wild Swans at Coole-Fergal McAloon, Niall Hanna
7 Brown Penny-Jackie Oates, Gabriel Rhodes, Rick Richards
8 The Song of Wandering Aengus-Seamie O'Dowd
9 The Two Trees-Christine Collister, Kevin Burke, Cal Scott
10 The Folly of Being Comforted-Mick McAuley, Dana Lyn
11 The Pity of Love-Ashley Davis, Cormac de Barra, Colin Farrell
12 Faery Song (From 'The Land of Heart's Desire')-Cathy Jordan, Kevin Burke, Seamie O'Dowd
13 When You Are Old-Fergal McAloon, Mick O'Brien, Niall Hanna
14 An Irish Airman Foresees His Death-John Doyle, Cillian Vallely
15 The White Birds- Jackie Oates, John Spiers, Jack Rutter, Natalie Haas
16 The Lover Tells of the Rose in His Heart-Mick McAuley
17 The Mask-Christine Collister, Gabriel Rhodes, Danny Levin
18 The Ballad of the Foxhunter- Fergal McAloon, Leonard Barry, Seamie O'Dowd
19 September 1913-John Doyle, Cillian Vallely
20 The Cradle Song-Jackie Oates
21 Never Give All the Heart-Dave Curley
22 Ephemera-Brid O'Riordan, Derek O'Sullivan, Mick O'Brien
23 He Tells of a Valley Full of Lovers-Fergal McAloon, Seamie O'Dowd, Stephen O'Dowd
24 The Fiddler of Dooney- Seamie O'Dowd
