''The Gloaming 3'' (also referred to as "''3''") is the third

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by the contemporary Irish/American music group

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. It was released on February 22, 2019.

Content

“Bronwyn Leigh,” which opens the set titled “Doctor O’Neill” was composed by Scottish fiddler Ryan McKasson. Many of the album’s lyrics are sourced from extant poems: * “My Lady Who Has Found The Tomb Unattended, is a 17th-century poem by Eoghan Ruadh mac Uilliam Óig Mhic an Bháird. * “Áthas,” is a poem written by

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. * “Reo” is a poem written by

Seán Ó Ríordáin Seán Pádraig Ó Ríordáin (3 December 1916 – 21 February 1977), sometimes referred to as an Ríordánach, was an Irish language poet and later a newspaper columnist. He is credited with introducing European themes to Irish poetry, and is wi ...

, with additional lyrics from Ó Lionáird.

Release and reception

''The Gloaming 3'' was released February 2019 to positive reviews. In its favorable review,

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located the album at the "intersection where unapologetically traditional music-making sits so comfortably alongside the most visionary, forward-facing musical exploration."

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called the album "transcendent," and "even more beautiful than the previous two records." Written in Music called it "exceptional... ninsanely good album

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one of the most important bands of our time." Folk Radio called it "a bold, beguiling, magnificent album."

Track listing

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. Information in brackets indicates individual tunes featured on a track.

Personnel

;Music *

Iarla Ó Lionáird Iarla Ó Lionáird (born ) is an Irish singer and record producer. He sings in the traditional Sean-nós singing, sean-nós style. He was a member of the Afro Celt Sound System and is a member of the Irish-American supergroup (music), supergroup ...

– vocals *

Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh (born 28 August 1979) is a fiddler, born in Dublin, Ireland, who attended Trinity College Dublin, becoming a Scholar in Theoretical Physics (1999) and earning a First Class BA degree (as the top student of his class) in 20 ...

– Hardanger d'Amore *

Dennis Cahill Dennis Cahill was an Irish missionary priest working in western Maryland, USA, in the late 1700s, where he founded several Catholic parishes in the Potomac River valley area. History Cahill was involved in the founding of several Catholic paris ...

– guitar * Martin Hayes – fiddle * Thomas Bartlett – piano ;Production * Produced by Thomas Bartlett * Engineered & Mixed by

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* Additional engineering by James Yost * Recorded at Reservoir Studios, New York * Mastered by

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at Sterling Sound * Published by Real World Works Ltd. * Management by BARQUE LLC * Design by Real World * Cover Image by Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison * Inside Photograph by Heidi Solander

References

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