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The Celtic Voyage

The Kells

Catalog #NSM-230

Categories: Celtic

A carefully researched and superbly performed album inspired by the Irish migration in the 1840s. Between 1846 and 1847, due to the famine, over a million people died and a further million were compelled to emigrate to America. The album begins with "Farewell to Erin" and "The Leaving", gentle haunting airs reflecting the aching sadness of leaving home and loved ones. Onward, across the great Atlantic ocean, the travelers' thoughts and dreams are reflected with poignant virtuosity in "The Voyage", "Banks Of The Lee" and "Far From Home". After many weeks at sea an ethereal apparition slowly emerges from the early morning mist. It is the New World, a land of hope, inspiration and spiritual rebirth. "Peeler Creek Waltz" and "Hear You, Boys" embody the magical essence and excitement of this New Beginning and convey the feelings of life in a new land. Finally, as the years pass and new generations grow it is time for "Reflection" as "Lark In The Clear Air" and "Skibberreen" rekindle treasured memories of green hills, heather clad mountains, sparkling rivers and Ireland, our home.

Track List

  1. Matt Hyland/The Wealthy Squire
  2. Parting Glass
  3. Scott Tune
  4. O'Connell's Lament
  5. The Saddest Breeze
  6. The Voyage
  7. Banks Of The Lee
  8. Far From Home/The Silver Rose
  9. Peeler Creek Waltz/Midnight On The Water
  10. Hear You, Boys
  11. Lark In The Clear Air
  12. Skibbereen