Affinity, by Moya Brennan, Cormac De Barra

Affinity

by Moya Brennan, Cormac De Barra

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

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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.

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released June 25, 2013

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Moya Brennan

Timeless, elemental and carried heavenwards in soulful breath, Moya’s voice reaches out to the farthest places but still touches the soul. She sings with an angel’s voice, arousing a passion in every listener. Her music refreshes and heals, exciting the senses, bringing a sense of calm to tired hearts. ... more