My Match Is A Makin'
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My Match Is A Makin' is a music
album
by Irish
musician
s Moya Brennan
and Cormac de Barra
. This is Moya's eighth album
to be released. It was released on the 14 April 2010 exclusively to concert goers on her Spring 2010 tour of The Netherlands. The album was re-released to a wider audience under the title Voices & Harps
.
' was released during Moya Brennan's April 2010 tour. In January 2011, the album was discontinued and re-released under the new title Voices & Harps
with a slightly different tracklist and remixed/remastered tracks.
' is the first mainly traditional album recorded by Moya since Clannad
's early albums. While made up of folk songs, it also features two new songs; Mo Mhian (Moya originally wrote and recorded the song for the To End All Wars
film) and Longing to See You. The album was later re-released in 2011 under the name "Voices & Harps" in collaboration with the irish harp virtuoso Cormac de Barra. The tracklist suffered a rearrangement and includes one new song called "Casadh Mo Chroí". Also, the song "Mo Mhian" was renamed to "Go Brách".
Music
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album
Album
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by Irish
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
s Moya Brennan
Moya Brennan
Moya Brennan, born Máire Ní Bhraonáin , also known as Máire Brennan , is an Irish folk singer, songwriter, harpist, and philanthropist who began performing professionally in 1970, when her family formed the band Clannad, and is now widely considered as the "First Lady of Celtic Music"...
and Cormac de Barra
Cormac de Barra
Cormac de Barra is a harpist, singer and television presenter and is part of the Moya Brennan Band.-Biography:De Barra comes from a family of traditional musicians and singers from Dublin but with roots in County Cork...
. This is Moya's eighth album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
to be released. It was released on the 14 April 2010 exclusively to concert goers on her Spring 2010 tour of The Netherlands. The album was re-released to a wider audience under the title Voices & Harps
Voices & Harps
Voices & Harps is a music album by Irish musicians Moya Brennan and Cormac de Barra. It was released on 28 June 2011 in the United States. The album is a remastered and remixed version of the 2010 album My Match Is A Makin'.-Release:...
.
Release
My Match Is A MakinVoices & Harps
Voices & Harps is a music album by Irish musicians Moya Brennan and Cormac de Barra. It was released on 28 June 2011 in the United States. The album is a remastered and remixed version of the 2010 album My Match Is A Makin'.-Release:...
with a slightly different tracklist and remixed/remastered tracks.
Track listing
My Match Is A MakinClannad
Clannad are an Irish musical group, from Gaoth Dobhair, County Donegal. Their music has been variously described as bordering on folk and folk rock, Irish, Celtic and New Age, often incorporating elements of an even broader spectrum of smooth jazz and Gregorian chant...
's early albums. While made up of folk songs, it also features two new songs; Mo Mhian (Moya originally wrote and recorded the song for the To End All Wars
To End All Wars
To End All Wars is a 2001 war film starring Robert Carlyle, Kiefer Sutherland and Sakae Kimura and directed by David L. Cunningham.- Storyline :...
film) and Longing to See You. The album was later re-released in 2011 under the name "Voices & Harps" in collaboration with the irish harp virtuoso Cormac de Barra. The tracklist suffered a rearrangement and includes one new song called "Casadh Mo Chroí". Also, the song "Mo Mhian" was renamed to "Go Brách".
Personnel
- Moya Brennan – Vocals, Harps, Percussion, Keyboards
- Cormac de Barra – Harps, Vocals, Percussion, Keyboards
- Máire Breatnach – Fiddle, Viola
- Aisling Jarvis – Bouzouki
- Ian Parker – Keyboards
- Recorded and engineered – John Bradshaw & Lochlainn Harte
- Mixed – John Bradshaw & Tim Jarvis
- Photography & sleeve design – Mella Travers
- Photographic location – ArchitecturalSalvage
Release history
| Country | Release Date |
|---|---|
| Netherlands Tour (April 2010) |
External links
- Moya Brennan - Official website