''Songs From Before'' is the solo debut from
Fionnuala Sherry
Fionnuala Sherry (born 20 September 1962) is an Irish violinist and vocalist.
Together with Norwegian musician Rolf Løvland, she makes up the Celtic-Nordic group Secret Garden, which won the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 with the predominantly ...
of the
New Instrumental duo
Secret Garden. The album was self-released in
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
in November 2010. and was released in June 2011 in North America by
Hearts of Space Records
Hearts of Space Records is a record label owned by Valley Entertainment. The label represents several sublabels, including Hearts of Space, Hearts O'Space, Fathom, RGB, and World Class.
History
Hearts of Space Records was founded in 1984 as an ...
, an independent record label owned by
Valley Entertainment
Valley Entertainment is an American independent record label and music distributor based in New York City, United States. The company was founded in 1994 by Barney Cohen and Jon Birge. In 2001, it acquired the prestigious back catalogue of space, ...
.
The album contains mainly interpretations of
traditional Irish song.
Track listing
# "An Cuilfhíonn" - Traditional - 3:43
# "
Our Wedding Day" – Traditional - 4:52
# "The Lark In The Clear Air" - Traditional - 3:53
# "The Norwegian Minstrel Boy" –
Thomas Moore
Thomas Moore (28 May 1779 – 25 February 1852) was an Irish writer, poet, and lyricist celebrated for his ''Irish Melodies''. Their setting of English-language verse to old Irish tunes marked the transition in popular Irish culture from Irish ...
- 3:26
# "The Crossing" – Kjetil Bjerkestrand – 3:26
# "Song From Before" –
Fionnuala Sherry
Fionnuala Sherry (born 20 September 1962) is an Irish violinist and vocalist.
Together with Norwegian musician Rolf Løvland, she makes up the Celtic-Nordic group Secret Garden, which won the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 with the predominantly ...
– 4:07
# "
The Gartan Mother's Lullaby
"Gartan Mother's Lullaby" is an old Irish song and poem written by Herbert Hughes and Seosamh Mac Cathmhaoil, first published in ''Songs of Uladh lster' in 1904.
Hughes collected the traditional melody in Donegal the previous year and Campbel ...
" -
Seosamh MacCathmhaoil – 3:40
# "
The Last Rose
''The Last Rose'' is the debut studio album by contemporary classical vocalist Laura Wright (singer), Laura Wright. It was released on 25 July 2011 by Decca Records.
Idea and arrangement
In an interview, Wright said: “These songs have been p ...
" -
Thomas Moore
Thomas Moore (28 May 1779 – 25 February 1852) was an Irish writer, poet, and lyricist celebrated for his ''Irish Melodies''. Their setting of English-language verse to old Irish tunes marked the transition in popular Irish culture from Irish ...
- 4:00
# "The Procession" –
Fionnuala Sherry
Fionnuala Sherry (born 20 September 1962) is an Irish violinist and vocalist.
Together with Norwegian musician Rolf Løvland, she makes up the Celtic-Nordic group Secret Garden, which won the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 with the predominantly ...
– 3:11
# "
My Lagan Love
"My Lagan Love" is a song to a traditional Irish air collected in 1903 in northern Donegal.
The English lyrics have been credited to Joseph Campbell (1879–1944, also known as Seosamh MacCathmhaoil and Joseph McCahill, among others).''Songs of U ...
" – Traditional - 5:08
References
Hearts of Space Records albums
2010 albums
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