''Misty Eyed Adventures'' is a music album by

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musician

Máire Brennan Moya Brennan (born Máire Philomena Ní Bhraonáin on 4 August 1952), also known as Máire Brennan, is an Irish folk singer, songwriter, harpist, and philanthropist. She is the sister of the musical artist known as Enya. She began performing pr ...

, now known as ''Moya Brennan''. This was the second solo outing for her and features many of her family and friends on the recording. It was released in 1995. Recordings were made in Scotland during 1995: * Castle Sound Studio, Pencaitland, Scotland – (

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Calum Malcolm Calum Malcolm is a Scottish record producer, sound engineer and keyboardist, who is based in Edinburgh, Scotland. He started his career in rock music with the band The Headboys in 1977. From 1974, he has worked with bands and musicians such a ...

) Additional recordings *

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, Dublin, Ireland – (Engineer Charles Byrne) (for ''Big Yellow Taxi'') * Barrymore Studios, Co. Clare, Ireland – (Engineer Colin Boland) (for ''A Place Among The Stones'')

Track listing

#"The Days of the Dancing" – 5:26 #"A Place Among the Stones" – 6:45 (produced by

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) #"The Watchman" – 5:46 #"An Fharraige" – 5:04 #"Pilgrim's Way" – 4:17 #"

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" – 4:10 (produced by

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) #"The Mighty One" – 4:34 #"Heroes" – 6:20 #"Misty Eyed Adventures" – 5:34 #"Dream On" – 4:38 #"Éirigh Suas a Stóirín" – 4:02

Personnel

Band

Moya Brennan Moya Brennan (born Máire Philomena Ní Bhraonáin on 4 August 1952), also known as Máire Brennan, is an Irish folk singer, songwriter, harpist, and philanthropist. She is the sister of the musical artist known as Enya. She began performing pr ...

– vocals,

harp The harp is a stringed musical instrument that has a number of individual strings running at an angle to its soundboard; the strings are plucked with the fingers. Harps can be made and played in various ways, standing or sitting, and in orche ...

, keyboards *Deirdre Brennan – vocals *Olive Brennan – vocals *

Brídín Brennan Brídín Ní Bhraonáin, professionally known as Brídín Brennan, is an Irish pop singer from Dobhar (Dore), Gweedore, County Donegal. She is the sister of Enya, Moya and Pól Brennan, and has also toured with family-band Clannad. Her precise ...

– vocals *Nigel Thomas – drums *Nico Bruce – bass *

–

Uilleann pipes The uilleann pipes ( or , ) are the characteristic national bagpipe of Ireland. Earlier known in English as "union pipes", their current name is a partial translation of the Irish language terms (literally, "pipes of the elbow"), from their ...

, low whistles *

Dónal Lunny Dónal Lunny (born 10 March 1947) is an Irish folk musician and producer. He plays left-handed guitar and bouzouki, as well as keyboards and bodhrán. As a founding member of popular bands Planxty, The Bothy Band, Moving Hearts, Coolfin, Mozai ...

– acoustic & electric

bouzouki The bouzouki (, also ; el, μπουζούκι ; alt. pl. ''bouzoukia'', from Greek ), also spelled buzuki or buzuci, is a musical instrument popular in Greece. It is a member of the long-necked lute family, with a round body with a flat top and ...

bodhrán The bodhrán (, ; plural ''bodhráin'' or ''bodhráns'') is a frame drum used in Irish music ranging from in diameter, with most drums measuring . The sides of the drum are deep. A goatskin head is tacked to one side (synthetic heads or othe ...

, keyboards *

– keyboards, synth bass

Additional musicians

*Paul Buchanan – Acoustic Guitar (on ''Big Yellow Taxi'') *P.J. Moore – Keyboards (on ''Big Yellow Taxi'') *Robert Bell – Bass, Keyboards (on ''Big Yellow Taxi'') *Greg Boland – Electric Guitar (on ''A Place Among The Stones'') *Noel Eccles – Percussion (on ''A Place Among The Stones'') *James Delaney – Keyboards (on ''A Place Among The Stones'') *Eoghan O'Neill – Bass (on ''A Place Among The Stones'')

Promotional singles

" #"The Days of the Dancing"

Release details

*1994, UK, BMG Records 7432 123355 2, Release Date ? November 1994, CD *1994, UK, BMG Records 7432 123355 4, Release Date ? November 1994, Cassette *1994, USA, Atlantic Records 82701 2, Release Date ? November 1994, CD *1994, Japan, BMG Records BVCP 784, Release Date ? November 1994, CD

External links

This album at Northern Skyline
{{Authority control Moya Brennan albums 1995 albums Atlantic Records albums