May We Never Have To Say Goodbye
Shaun Davey
Irish
Tara
Released: 2006
Catalogue Number: TARACD4017
Barcode: 658206401727
Running Time: 54mins
You can listen to short samples from some of the tracks on this album using the player below.
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FIRST HEARING:
Unusual for an Irish based album to open with a full blast of Highland bagpipes rather than the more usual uilleann but that's what happens here on a magnificent opening 3 minutes.
Thereafter we continue with pieces written to augment earlier Davey works then to the full 6 track suite composed for the 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games, held in Dublin.
Shaun Davey continues to be the 'merge-master' when it comes to tastefully and successsfully combining the worlds of classical, orchestral and traditional music.
Big, bold and breathtaking.
Recommended.
1) The Battle of Cul Dremne
2) Music of the Spheres
3) Pilgrim's Sunrise
4) Fill Me To the Parting Glass
5) The Irish Sea
6) Two Galician Dances
7) Dia Do Bheathasa
8) The President's Welcome
9) The Arrival of the Flag
10) May We Never Have To Say Goodbye
11) The Arrival of the Flame
12) The Lighting of the Flame & Fireworks
13) Farewell to Nantes
14) Pilgrim's Finale
FIRST HEARING:
Unusual for an Irish based album to open with a full blast of Highland bagpipes rather than the more usual uilleann but that's what happens here on a magnificent opening 3 minutes.
Thereafter we continue with pieces written to augment earlier Davey works then to the full 6 track suite composed for the 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games, held in Dublin.
Shaun Davey continues to be the 'merge-master' when it comes to tastefully and successsfully combining the worlds of classical, orchestral and traditional music.
Big, bold and breathtaking.
Recommended.
Lineup
The RTE National Symphony Orchestra:
Conductor - David Brophy: Leaders - Alan Smale & Elaine Clark
Choirs & Musical Societies of Guinness, Tallaght, Culwick, Dunlaoghaire, Coolmine & Glasnevin.
Rita Connolly, Seamus Begley & Ronan Tynan - Vocals
Rita Connolly, Seamus Begley, Breanndan Begley, Shaun Davey, The Voice Squad, Phil Callery, Gerry Cullen & Fran McPhail - Chorus Vocals
Liam O'Flynn - Uilleann Pipes
Edelmiro Fernandez - Giata
Nollaig Casey - Fiddle
Triona Marshall - Irish Harp
Seamus Begley & Breanndan Begley - Accordion
Dave Rickard, Noel Hartford & Edward Hartford - Bagpipes
St.Lawrence O'Toole Pipe Band - Pipe Major: Terry Tully
Noel Eccles - Percussion
Des Moore & Albert Niland - Guitars
Joe Csibi Jnr. - Bass
Rod McVey & Shaun Davey - Keyboards
David Milne - National Concert Hall Organ