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Phil Coulter may have made his name way back when as a writer of pop hits, but since then he's practiced his craft on a broader musical canvas. Here the art becomes more intimate, dealing as it does with a most specific place in Ireland, Lough Swilly, and its associations, both warm and tragic, with his own history. In the '80s, the lake claimed the lives of both his brother and sister, but he remains drawn to it, and its pristine memories of his childhood vacations. The musical result isn't a million miles from the neo-classical Celticisms of Peadar O'Riada -- who helps out here -- but also tinged with sorrow, as on "The Shores of the Swilly," beautifully and sparely sung by Sinead O'Connor, which is the tale of Cyd Coulter's death. There's history in actor Liam Neeson's spoken-word piece, "The Flight of the Earls," and the mournful simplicity of the hymn "For Those in Peril on the Sea." There's also plenty of orchestral sweep to the melodies, evoking the water, which brings some of the album perilously close to new age music. Always, though, Coulter knows when to back off and not let things go too far. Even "Prayer for the Fishermen," with Roma Downey's invocation, never reaches overkill. In essence, this album is a catharsis of spirit and a memorial, and Coulter's touch ensures that it succeeds as both.
© Chris Nickson /TiVo
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Mike Darcy, Conductor - Catherine Mary Clancy, Harp - Debbie Smith, 2nd Engineer - Dave Slevin, 2nd Engineer - Aoife NiFhearraigh, Vocal - David L. Cooke, Keyboards - David L. Cooke, Assistant Producer - The New Age Chamber Orchestra, Performer - Phil Coulter, Composer - Phil Coulter, Piano - Phil Coulter, Producer - Rory McCarron, Performer - Brendan Monaghan, Performer - Frank Gallagher, Performer - Frank Gallagher, Assistant Producer - Tony Harris, Engineer
(P) 2001 BMG Music
Mike Darcy, Conductor - Catherine Mary Clancy, Harp - Debbie Smith, 2nd Engineer - Dave Slevin, 2nd Engineer - The New Age Chamber Orchestra, Performer - David L. Cooke, Keyboards - David L. Cooke, Assistant Producer - Phil Coulter, Composer - Phil Coulter, Piano - Phil Coulter, Producer - Rory McCarron, Performer - Brendan Monaghan, Performer - Frank Gallagher, Performer - Frank Gallagher, Assistant Producer - Tony Harris, Engineer
(P) 2001 BMG Music
Mike Darcy, Conductor - Catherine Mary Clancy, Harp - Debbie Smith, 2nd Engineer - Dave Slevin, 2nd Engineer - The New Age Chamber Orchestra, Performer - David L. Cooke, Assistant Producer - David L. Cooke, Keyboards - Phil Coulter, Composer - Phil Coulter, Piano - Phil Coulter, Producer - Rory McCarron, Performer - Brendan Monaghan, Performer - Frank Gallagher, Assistant Producer - Frank Gallagher, Performer - Tony Harris, Engineer
(P) 2001 BMG Music
Mike Darcy, Conductor - Liam Neeson, Speaker - Catherine Mary Clancy, Harp - Debbie Smith, 2nd Engineer - Dave Slevin, 2nd Engineer - David L. Cooke, Keyboards - David L. Cooke, Assistant Producer - The New Age Chamber Orchestra, Performer - Phil Coulter, Composer - Phil Coulter, Piano - Phil Coulter, Producer - Rory McCarron, Performer - Brendan Monaghan, Performer - Frank Gallagher, Performer - Frank Gallagher, Assistant Producer - Tony Harris, Engineer
(P) 2001 BMG Music
Mike Darcy, Conductor - Catherine Mary Clancy, Harp - Debbie Smith, 2nd Engineer - Dave Slevin, 2nd Engineer - Aoife NiFhearraigh, Vocal - David L. Cooke, Keyboards - David L. Cooke, Assistant Producer - The New Age Chamber Orchestra, Performer - Phil Coulter, Composer - Phil Coulter, Piano - Phil Coulter, Producer - Rory McCarron, Performer - Brendan Monaghan, Performer - Frank Gallagher, Performer - Frank Gallagher, Assistant Producer - Tony Harris, Engineer
(P) 2001 BMG Music
Mike Darcy, Conductor - Catherine Mary Clancy, Harp - Debbie Smith, 2nd Engineer - Dave Slevin, 2nd Engineer - The New Age Chamber Orchestra, Performer - David L. Cooke, Keyboards - David L. Cooke, Assistant Producer - Phil Coulter, Composer - Phil Coulter, Piano - Phil Coulter, Producer - Rory McCarron, Performer - Brendan Monaghan, Performer - Frank Gallagher, Performer - Frank Gallagher, Assistant Producer - Tony Harris, Engineer
(P) 2001 BMG Music
Mike Darcy, Conductor - Catherine Mary Clancy, Harp - Debbie Smith, 2nd Engineer - Dave Slevin, 2nd Engineer - The Ballyclare Male Choir, Performer - Traditional, Composer - David L. Cooke, Keyboards - David L. Cooke, Assistant Producer - The New Age Chamber Orchestra, Performer - Brian Agus, Conductor - Phil Coulter, Arranger - Phil Coulter, Piano - Phil Coulter, Producer - Rory McCarron, Performer - Brendan Monaghan, Performer - Frank Gallagher, Performer - Frank Gallagher, Assistant Producer - Tony Harris, Engineer
(P) 2001 BMG Music
Finbar Furey, Composer - Mike Darcy, Conductor - Henry McCullough, Electric Guitar - Catherine Mary Clancy, Harp - Debbie Smith, 2nd Engineer - Dave Slevin, 2nd Engineer - The New Age Chamber Orchestra, Performer - David L. Cooke, Keyboards - David L. Cooke, Assistant Producer - Phil Coulter, Piano - Phil Coulter, Producer - Brendan Monaghan, Performer - Rory McCarron, Performer - Frank Gallagher, Performer - Frank Gallagher, Assistant Producer - Tony Harris, Engineer
(P) 2001 BMG Music
Mike Darcy, Conductor - Catherine Mary Clancy, Harp - Debbie Smith, 2nd Engineer - Dave Slevin, 2nd Engineer - David L. Cooke, Keyboards - David L. Cooke, Assistant Producer - The New Age Chamber Orchestra, Performer - Rory McCarron, Performer - Phil Coulter, Composer - Phil Coulter, Piano - Phil Coulter, Producer - Brendan Monaghan, Performer - Frank Gallagher, Performer - Frank Gallagher, Assistant Producer - Tony Harris, Engineer
(P) 2001 BMG Music
Mike Darcy, Conductor - Sinéad O'Connor, Vocal - Catherine Mary Clancy, Harp - Debbie Smith, 2nd Engineer - Dave Slevin, 2nd Engineer - David L. Cooke, Keyboards - David L. Cooke, Assistant Producer - The New Age Chamber Orchestra, Performer - Phil Coulter, Composer - Phil Coulter, Piano - Phil Coulter, Producer - Rory McCarron, Performer - Brendan Monaghan, Performer - Frank Gallagher, Performer - Frank Gallagher, Assistant Producer - Tony Harris, Engineer
(P) 2001 BMG Music
Mike Darcy, Conductor - Dermot Byrne, Acordeon - The Coolea Choir, Performer - Catherine Mary Clancy, Harp - Debbie Smith, 2nd Engineer - Dave Slevin, 2nd Engineer - Peadar O'Riada, Conductor - David L. Cooke, Keyboards - David L. Cooke, Assistant Producer - The New Age Chamber Orchestra, Performer - Phil Coulter, Composer - Phil Coulter, Piano - Phil Coulter, Producer - Rory McCarron, Performer - Brendan Monaghan, Performer - Frank Gallagher, Performer - Frank Gallagher, Assistant Producer - Tony Harris, Engineer
(P) 2001 BMG Music
Mike Darcy, Conductor - Catherine Mary Clancy, Harp - Debbie Smith, 2nd Engineer - Dave Slevin, 2nd Engineer - The New Age Chamber Orchestra, Performer - David L. Cooke, Keyboards - David L. Cooke, Assistant Producer - Phil Coulter, Composer - Phil Coulter, Piano - Phil Coulter, Producer - Rory McCarron, Performer - Brendan Monaghan, Performer - Frank Gallagher, Performer - Frank Gallagher, Assistant Producer - Tony Harris, Engineer
(P) 2001 BMG Music
Mike Darcy, Conductor - The Coolea Choir, Performer - Catherine Mary Clancy, Harp - Debbie Smith, 2nd Engineer - Dave Slevin, 2nd Engineer - Dan Fitzgerald, Recording Engineer - Peadar O'Riada, Composer - Peadar O'Riada, Conductor - David L. Cooke, Keyboards - David L. Cooke, Assistant Producer - The New Age Chamber Orchestra, Performer - Phil Coulter, Piano - Phil Coulter, Producer - Rory McCarron, Performer - Brendan Monaghan, Performer - Roma Downey, Speaker - Frank Gallagher, Performer - Frank Gallagher, Assistant Producer - Tony Harris, Engineer
(P) 2001 BMG Music
Mike Darcy, Conductor - Dermot Byrne, Acordeon - Catherine Mary Clancy, Harp - Debbie Smith, 2nd Engineer - Dave Slevin, 2nd Engineer - The Ballyclare Male Choir, Performer - Aoife NiFhearraigh, Vocal - David L. Cooke, Keyboards - David L. Cooke, Assistant Producer - The New Age Chamber Orchestra, Performer - Brian Agus, Conductor - Phil Coulter, Composer - Phil Coulter, Piano - Phil Coulter, Producer - Rory McCarron, Performer - Brendan Monaghan, Performer - Frank Gallagher, Performer - Frank Gallagher, Assistant Producer - Tony Harris, Engineer
(P) 2001 BMG Music
Album review
Phil Coulter may have made his name way back when as a writer of pop hits, but since then he's practiced his craft on a broader musical canvas. Here the art becomes more intimate, dealing as it does with a most specific place in Ireland, Lough Swilly, and its associations, both warm and tragic, with his own history. In the '80s, the lake claimed the lives of both his brother and sister, but he remains drawn to it, and its pristine memories of his childhood vacations. The musical result isn't a million miles from the neo-classical Celticisms of Peadar O'Riada -- who helps out here -- but also tinged with sorrow, as on "The Shores of the Swilly," beautifully and sparely sung by Sinead O'Connor, which is the tale of Cyd Coulter's death. There's history in actor Liam Neeson's spoken-word piece, "The Flight of the Earls," and the mournful simplicity of the hymn "For Those in Peril on the Sea." There's also plenty of orchestral sweep to the melodies, evoking the water, which brings some of the album perilously close to new age music. Always, though, Coulter knows when to back off and not let things go too far. Even "Prayer for the Fishermen," with Roma Downey's invocation, never reaches overkill. In essence, this album is a catharsis of spirit and a memorial, and Coulter's touch ensures that it succeeds as both.
© Chris Nickson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 01:02:16
- Main artists: Phil Coulter
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Windham Hill Records
- Genre: Classical
(P) 2001 BMG Entertainment
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