Affinity

Affinity

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Affinity is the second album from the First Lady of Celtic Music, Moya Brennan, and harp virtuoso, Cormac De Barra, in their Voices & Harps collaboration – a partnership combining the simplicity, depth and beauty of the extraordinary skills which make them unique in their own field.

They are both well versed in Irish traditional music and language but the new compositions on Affinity also display broader musical influences. 
Moya’s beguiling voice - admired around the world as the Voice of Clannad - and Cormac’s mastery of the Irish harp combine beautifully and provide a unifying vehicle for this Voices & Harps album. Both of them boast Irish as their first language so the album includes a number of Gaeilge tunes. However, these manage to sit comfortably alongside, for instance, their new version of Christopher Cross’s classic ’Sailing’ and their genre defying ‘Worlds Collide’.

Their first album, Voices & Harps, was released in 2011 and led to the founding of their annual workshop in Donegal, now in its third successful year.

Grammy award winner, Moya Brennan is the singer of Clannad as well as having a successful solo career. She has sung on most of the world’s great stages and has collaborated with many notable artists including Bono, Michael McDonald, Robert Plant and Bruce Hornsby. She is also part of the female traditional group, T with the Maggies. 

Cormac De Barra is renowned internationally as a versatile harp virtuoso. He continually pushes the boundaries of the Irish harp through his work with a wide array of artists, including Hazel O’Connor, Julie Feeney and Clannad. Cormac also tours and records with his brothers Fionán and Éamonn in the family group, Barcó. Besides his busy performing schedule he regularly gives workshops and masterclasses around the world. 

www.voicesandharps.com
www.moyabrennan.com
www.cormacdebarra.com

Track List:

  1. Saus Sios (Intro) [01:36]
  2. Sailing [04:11]
  3. The Lass of Aughrim [03:15]
  4. Worlds Collide [03:09]
  5. I Feel You Breathe [04:46]
  6. Cruiscin Lan [03:40]
  7. Captain O’Kane [03:31]
  8. Seoithin Seo [04:05]
  9. Stoirin Rua [02:54]
  10. When the Morning Breaks [03:59]
  11. Ardaigh Cuan [03:41]
  12. Suas Sios [04:47]

Credits:

Moya Brennan: Composer (Tracks 1, 3-6, 9-12)
Cormac De Barra: Composer (Tracks 1, 3, 4, 6-12)
Christopher Cross: Composer (Track 2)

(P) 2013 Beo Records
(C) 2013 Beo Records