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VA - I Am of Ireland: Yeats in Song (2021)
FLAC (Tracks) 24-bit/88.2 kHz | Official Digital Download | Time: 01:09:13
Folk | Label: Merrow Records | ~ 1.24 Gb
FLAC (Tracks) 24-bit/88.2 kHz | Official Digital Download | Time: 01:09:13
Folk | Label: Merrow Records | ~ 1.24 Gb
I Am Of Ireland is a collection of twenty-four poems by William Butler Yeats newly set to music by Raymond Driver and featuring more than thirty musicians of a generally Celtic persuasion. I’m a bit of a fan of Yeats – yes, I’ve been to Sligo and seen the Lake Isle – and I’ve often been a bit disappointed with some of the settings of his work. The exceptions are the “original” setting of ‘The Song Of Wandering Aengus’ and Mike Scott’s take on ‘The Stolen Child’. I think that the others really weren’t “of Ireland” but Driver’s tunes certainly are.
The opening title track, performed by Cathy Jordan and Seamie O’Dowd, could be mistaken for a traditional song with a light, dancing tune and the same can be said of ‘Brown Penny’, sung by Jackie Oates, and ‘Faery Song’, again by Jordan with Kevin Burke doing what he does best while Jordan plays bones as the song plays out. Seamie closes the set with ‘The Fiddler Of Dooney’ in similar style.
Other tracks are more firmly based in the poetry of the lyrics but Driver performs a remarkable feat in giving ‘The Lake Isle Of Innisfree’ a tune that Christine Collister can sing with dignity. She returns the compliment with a gorgeous version of ‘The Two Trees’ accompanied by Kevin Burke and Cal Scott, reaching the lowest notes with a purring warmth. ‘An Irish Airman Foresees His Death’ is an important poem, particularly given Yeats’ politics, but I find it sits awkwardly as a song. It really needs to be read and thought about. John Doyle and Cillian Vallely are also given ‘September 1913’ – or chose it – another important poem in which Yeats laments the loss of Ireland’s romanticism. This, by contrast, works well as song.
It seems that Jackie Oates performing ‘Cradle Song’ is most appropriate given her status as a new(ish) mother and it does feel that great care has been taken in matching songs and performers. I’m sad that this is a digital only release because the company has done an excellent job with the accompanying booklet – OK, it’s downloadable but that’s not the same. I Am Of Ireland is a thoughtful and thought-provoking album with some of the best settings of Yeats’ poetry that I’ve ever heard.by Dai Jeffries, folking.com
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Tracklist:
01 - Cathy Jordan - I Am of Ireland (00:03:01)
02 - John Doyle - He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven (00:02:21)
03 - Christine Collister - The Lake Isle of Innisfree (00:02:37)
04 - Dave Curley - He Tells of the Perfect Beauty (00:03:31)
05 - Eleanor Shanley - The Falling of the Leaves (00:02:30)
06 - Fergal McAloon - The Wild Swans at Coole (00:03:15)
07 - Jackie Oates - Brown Penny (00:02:17)
08 - Seamie O'Dowd - The Song of Wandering Aengus (00:03:28)
09 - Christine Collister - The Two Trees (00:03:40)
10 - Mick McAuley - The Folly of Being Comforted (00:03:15)
11 - Ashley Davis - The Pity of Love (00:02:25)
12 - Cathy Jordan - Faery Song (from The Land Of Heart's Desire) (00:02:54)
13 - Fergal McAloon - When You Are Old (00:02:35)
14 - John Doyle - An Irish Airman Foresees His Death (00:03:23)
15 - Jackie Oates - The White Birds (00:02:50)
16 - Mick McAuley - The Lover Tells Of the Rose in His Heart (00:03:18)
17 - Christine Collister - The Mask (00:02:31)
18 - Fergal McAloon - The Ballad of the Foxhunter (00:03:17)
19 - John Doyle - September 1913 (00:03:41)
20 - Jackie Oates - The Cradle Song (00:01:31)
21 - Dave Curley - Never Give All the Heart (00:02:01)
22 - Brid O'Riordan - Ephemera (00:03:23)
23 - Fergal McAloon - He Tells of a Valley Full of Lovers (00:02:57)
24 - Seamie O'Dowd - The Fiddler Of Dooney (00:02:18)
foobar2000 1.4.2 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2021-08-03 14:24:33
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Analyzed: Ashley Davis / I Am of Ireland / Yeats in Song (1)
Brid O'Riordan / I Am of Ireland / Yeats in Song (2)
Cathy Jordan / I Am of Ireland / Yeats in Song (3-4)
Christine Collister / I Am of Ireland / Yeats in Song (5-7)
Dave Curley / I Am of Ireland / Yeats in Song (8-9)
Eleanor Shanley / I Am of Ireland / Yeats in Song (10)
Fergal McAloon / I Am of Ireland / Yeats in Song (11-14)
Jackie Oates / I Am of Ireland / Yeats in Song (15-17)
John Doyle / I Am of Ireland / Yeats in Song (18-20)
Mick McAuley / I Am of Ireland / Yeats in Song (21-22)
Seamie O'Dowd / I Am of Ireland / Yeats in Song (23-24)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR7 -0.68 dB -9.66 dB 2:25 11-The Pity of Love
DR7 -0.68 dB -9.95 dB 3:23 22-Ephemera
DR6 -0.69 dB -7.71 dB 3:02 01-I Am of Ireland
DR8 -0.70 dB -9.86 dB 2:55 12-Faery Song (from The Land Of Heart's Desire)
DR6 -0.68 dB -9.24 dB 2:37 03-The Lake Isle of Innisfree
DR7 -0.68 dB -9.65 dB 3:41 09-The Two Trees
DR6 -0.68 dB -9.39 dB 2:31 17-The Mask
DR8 -0.71 dB -11.31 dB 3:31 04-He Tells of the Perfect Beauty
DR9 -0.71 dB -11.65 dB 2:02 21-Never Give All the Heart
DR7 -0.71 dB -9.74 dB 2:31 05-The Falling of the Leaves
DR8 -0.68 dB -10.50 dB 3:16 06-The Wild Swans at Coole
DR9 -0.68 dB -12.18 dB 2:35 13-When You Are Old
DR7 -0.68 dB -9.29 dB 3:18 18-The Ballad of the Foxhunter
DR7 -0.78 dB -9.33 dB 2:58 23-He Tells of a Valley Full of Lovers
DR6 -0.85 dB -9.87 dB 2:17 07-Brown Penny
DR6 -0.78 dB -9.18 dB 2:51 15-The White Birds
DR6 -0.68 dB -8.78 dB 1:32 20-The Cradle Song
DR8 -0.67 dB -10.76 dB 2:22 02-He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven
DR7 -0.68 dB -9.87 dB 3:24 14-An Irish Airman Foresees His Death
DR8 -0.68 dB -10.72 dB 3:41 19-September 1913
DR11 -0.68 dB -14.34 dB 3:16 10-The Folly of Being Comforted
DR6 -0.72 dB -8.39 dB 3:19 16-The Lover Tells Of the Rose in His Heart
DR7 -0.74 dB -9.73 dB 3:29 08-The Song of Wandering Aengus
DR6 -0.68 dB -9.32 dB 2:18 24-The Fiddler Of Dooney
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Number of tracks: 24
Official DR value: DR7
Samplerate: 88200 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2603 kbps
Codec: FLAC
log date: 2021-08-03 14:24:33
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Analyzed: Ashley Davis / I Am of Ireland / Yeats in Song (1)
Brid O'Riordan / I Am of Ireland / Yeats in Song (2)
Cathy Jordan / I Am of Ireland / Yeats in Song (3-4)
Christine Collister / I Am of Ireland / Yeats in Song (5-7)
Dave Curley / I Am of Ireland / Yeats in Song (8-9)
Eleanor Shanley / I Am of Ireland / Yeats in Song (10)
Fergal McAloon / I Am of Ireland / Yeats in Song (11-14)
Jackie Oates / I Am of Ireland / Yeats in Song (15-17)
John Doyle / I Am of Ireland / Yeats in Song (18-20)
Mick McAuley / I Am of Ireland / Yeats in Song (21-22)
Seamie O'Dowd / I Am of Ireland / Yeats in Song (23-24)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR7 -0.68 dB -9.66 dB 2:25 11-The Pity of Love
DR7 -0.68 dB -9.95 dB 3:23 22-Ephemera
DR6 -0.69 dB -7.71 dB 3:02 01-I Am of Ireland
DR8 -0.70 dB -9.86 dB 2:55 12-Faery Song (from The Land Of Heart's Desire)
DR6 -0.68 dB -9.24 dB 2:37 03-The Lake Isle of Innisfree
DR7 -0.68 dB -9.65 dB 3:41 09-The Two Trees
DR6 -0.68 dB -9.39 dB 2:31 17-The Mask
DR8 -0.71 dB -11.31 dB 3:31 04-He Tells of the Perfect Beauty
DR9 -0.71 dB -11.65 dB 2:02 21-Never Give All the Heart
DR7 -0.71 dB -9.74 dB 2:31 05-The Falling of the Leaves
DR8 -0.68 dB -10.50 dB 3:16 06-The Wild Swans at Coole
DR9 -0.68 dB -12.18 dB 2:35 13-When You Are Old
DR7 -0.68 dB -9.29 dB 3:18 18-The Ballad of the Foxhunter
DR7 -0.78 dB -9.33 dB 2:58 23-He Tells of a Valley Full of Lovers
DR6 -0.85 dB -9.87 dB 2:17 07-Brown Penny
DR6 -0.78 dB -9.18 dB 2:51 15-The White Birds
DR6 -0.68 dB -8.78 dB 1:32 20-The Cradle Song
DR8 -0.67 dB -10.76 dB 2:22 02-He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven
DR7 -0.68 dB -9.87 dB 3:24 14-An Irish Airman Foresees His Death
DR8 -0.68 dB -10.72 dB 3:41 19-September 1913
DR11 -0.68 dB -14.34 dB 3:16 10-The Folly of Being Comforted
DR6 -0.72 dB -8.39 dB 3:19 16-The Lover Tells Of the Rose in His Heart
DR7 -0.74 dB -9.73 dB 3:29 08-The Song of Wandering Aengus
DR6 -0.68 dB -9.32 dB 2:18 24-The Fiddler Of Dooney
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Number of tracks: 24
Official DR value: DR7
Samplerate: 88200 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2603 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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