''Áilleacht'' (or ''Áilleacht: Beauty'') is the sixth
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Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin
Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin is an Irish singer, songwriter, and academic writer from Ireland.Gael Linn label. The album's central theme is love, with songs mainly written by Ní Uallacháin. ''Áilleacht'' was recorded in Teelin,
County Donegal
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Fantasy novelist O. R. Melling used verses from both "Gleann na nDeor" (Valley of Tears) and "An Phóg" (The Kiss), in this novel ''"The Light-Bearer's Daughter"''.Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin referenced in ''The Light-Bearer's Daughter'' at
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Track listing
Reception
''Áilleacht'' received positive reviews in
The Journal of Music
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The Irish Times
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Louis de Paor
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stated, "''this is a deceptively sophisticated composition in which a profound emotional disturbance is articulated apparently without artifice, impressing itself on the listener as though it were actual and direct speech. It is a fitting conclusion to a substantial and deeply satisfying piece of work.''"Cead Cainte : Louis de Paor /ref>
Personnel
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Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin
Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin is an Irish singer, songwriter, and academic writer from Ireland.Iarla Ó Lionáird
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- vocals
*Steve Cooney - guitars
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Laoise Kelly
Laoise Kelly is a traditional Irish music composer and harpist. She won the 2020 Musician of the Year Award.
Biography
Laoise Kelly is from Westport, County Mayo. Kelly learned music from her father and began learning the harp from when she wa ...
– Irish harp
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Palle Mikkelborg
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He is self-taught on the trumpet, although he studied conducting at the Royal Music Conservatory in Copenhagen. He became a professio ...