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An inspired double CD compilation of Celtic Music featuring Joanne Hogg (Iona), Maire Brennan (Clannad), Capercaille, Martin Nolan, Savourna Stevenson, David Fitzgerald, St Edmundsbury Cathedral Choir, Troy Donockley, Musica Sacra, Gregg Miner and many others.
Every purchase comes with a free promotional single, which includes three versions of the title track (the radio single and piano vocal versions are mixed by Jon Kelly).
N.B. These are original 1999 CD releases.
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The growth of Celtic spiritual communities amongst the Bretons, Cornish, Welsh, Irish, Manx, Scottish and English peoples developed in the vacuum left by the retreating Roman occupation of Europe.
When the Romans abandoned their European territories early in the 5th century, they left behind a remnant of the Christian faith which they had brought with them. This faith blossomed and grew into the early Celtic spiritual way of life, and was further fuelled by the arrival in 597 AD of Augustine, on his mission to evangelise the tribes of Britain.
Pre-Christian and early Christian Celts had little interest in writing. They were referred to as ‘Keltoi’- the secret people. Their culture and philosophy was kept alive by oral tradition only. As the early Celtic Christian communities flourished, they became both great lovers of art and creators of art. They taught by means of stories, poems, pictures and songs. We see examples of this in the Book of Kells and the Lindisfarne Gospels.
These early Celtic communities were characterised by a radical commitment to the poor, to God, and to the natural created world. With the new spiritual awakening came new music, together with adaptations of existing folk styles. It was an expression of faith, and of a way of life, in music and song.
The best music and song has at its centre the heart of love. In the same way that the sun sustains and gives life to our beautiful universe, so our great spiritual Son, the living Love of God, is celebrated in songs of celebration, contemplation and meditation.
Some of the finest musicians and singers have been brought together with traditional and contemporary writers, holding hands across the generations as they explore both old and new compositions within a folk music style which has come to be called Celtic.
Disc One (songs)
Hi Rim Bo (Capercaille) (3.30)
Na Paisti (Maire Brennan) (2.37)
I Am The Great Sun (Joanne Hogg) (5.27)
I Will Wait (David Clifton) (5.53)
Dawn (Savourna Stevenson) (3.12)
Ave Verum Corpus (St.Edmundsbury Cathedral Choir) (3.56)
Welcome Dance (David Ciifton) (1.09)
The Lord's My Shepherd (Joanne Hogg) (3.28)
Seven Sounds Unseen (Musica Sacra) (3.12)
I Heard The Voice Of Jesus Say (Joanne Hogg) (3.54)
Sanctus (St Edmundsbury Cathedral Choir) (3.10)
Disc Two (instrumentals)
Sound The Whistle Pipe And Drum (David Fitzgerald & Troy Donockley) (3.57)
Mulhaires, Speed The Plough (Martin Nolan) (4.18)
An Buachaille (Martin Nelson) (3.37)
The Whinney Hil Jigs (Capercaille) (5.48)
I Heard The Voice Of Jesus say (Chris Haigh & Troy Donockley) (4.50)
Bring A Torch, Jeanette, Isabella (Greg Miner) (2.48)
The Falcarragh (hornpipe) (Martin Nolan) (3.04)
Columcille (David Fitzgerald) (2.41)
Machrie Moor (Martin Nolan) (4.26)
Come And Join The Dance (David Fitzgerald & Troy Donockley) (3.35)
Still Still Still (Greg Miner) (2.09)
Veni Emmanuel (David Fitzgerald) (1.07)
Of The Father's Love Begotten (Greg Miner) (1.42)
Promotional CD Single
1. Radio Re-mix. I Am The Great Sun (Joanne Hogg) (4.20)
2. Piano Vocal Version. I Am The Great Sun (Joanne Hogg) (4.08)
3. Album Version. I Am The Great Sun (Joanne Hogg) (5.31)
