Spiritual

Nóirín Ní Riain is One of Ireland’s Finest!

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While it is a joy to ponder on how Celtic music continues to be a force of nature due to the internet, it is also worth pausing and looking back at the artists who paved the way for the new generation of Irish singers, composers and performers. Big thanks to Caitlin Grey for tweeting about musical artist Noirin Ni Riain. I heard her Celtic Soul  album from 1996 outside newyears ago and it is a special album as it introduced me to her body of work. Her style is unique as it preserves the essence of Irish spirituality that continues to fascinate listeners. It is the kind of sound that placed Ireland in the musical map. Mainly because it is a sound that can only come from that place  in the Atlantic.It is a joy to know she continues to record music!

Hearth Sounds is her new album released around 2014. More about the album:

Ancient Songs from Ireland and the World

This is my second album with her sons Owen and Moley Ó Súilleabháin. We have been singing and performing with her for almost a decade now. This album, recorded in Glenstal Abbey, Morroe, County Limerick is a great album mixing Irish language chant, with medieval Gregorian chant and some english language hymns. There is a sound we make as a mother and two sons; something happens organically for people when they listen to us. We’re aware of it ourselves too. Somehow, they’re in the same moment as I am when we sing these songs. I taught them to them, sang to them an awful lot when they were in the womb.

Listen to the samples here: http://www.theosony.com/music/hearth-sounds/

In the meantime, enjoy the links to her youtube music:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGgCC5l9H8Q&list=PL1221333B6EA33033&index=10

Celtic Spirit(A compilation by Narada records)

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41XM3CG0QQL__SL500_AA240_  If you are into meditation or spiritual music then you better pick up Celtic Spirit . Released by Narada records ( which brought us a lot of World and New Age compilations), this abum promises to draw new listeners and sooth old ears.

 

  Artists like Connie Dover, Aoife Ní Fhearraigh and Sheena Wellington will attract people who like Enya, Loreena McKennitt and Moya Brennan. You will also find wonderful Instrumental pieces by Anjali Quartet and Áine Minogue. If you are into Gregorian Chants, then othe compositions in accapella will delight you.

  What I like about Narada compilations is that they introduce the best recordings of each artist under the theme. Therefore it makes you want to look for an album release. That’s what Connie Dover did to me. So, if you want  something spiritual but with a bit of secular style, then this is for you. If you just love heavenly voices then Celtic Spirit will give you a glimpse of angels at the gates of heaven.

Tracks

   
1. Ubi Caritas – Connie Dover  
2. Seacht Sauãilcena Maighdine Muire [Seven Joys of the Virgin Mary] – Aoife Ní Fhearraigh  
3. Kyrie Eleison, an Ghlóir, an Phaidir [Lord, Have Mercy; the Glory…] – Áine Minogue  
4. Be Thou My Vision – Anjali Quartet  
5. Salve Splendor – William Jackson  
6. Noelenn Brehed – Groupe Vocal Jef Le Penven  
7. Mo Ghrá Thú [I Love Thee] – Aoife Ní Fhearraigh  
8. Bí, A Íosa, Im Chroí-Se [Jesus Be in My Heart] – William Coulter  
9. Our Father God Celestial – Baltimore Consort  
10. Puer Natus [A Child Is Born in Bethlehem] – Áine Minogue  
11. Christ Child’s Lullaby – Sheena Wellington  
12. Rosa Mystica – Theresa Schroeder-Sheker  

 

Visit Amazon tolisten to samples and buy the album.