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The Haar: Irish Traditional Songs

$16.99

Details

Composer
TRADITIONAL
Artist
The Haar
Format
CD
Discs
1
Label
Nimbus
Released
Jun 05, 2020
Catalog #
NI6404
UPC
0710357640421

About

Two musicians stand in a crowded pub on the Irish island of Inis Oírr; a flame-haired girl silences the room with a quiet unaccompanied song - Molly's voice was worth the silence. An impulsive decision follows, and at sunset the next day, Molly, Adam and Cormac meet at a timeless shipwreck on the wild Atlantic shoreline. They sit on a rock and a simple traditional song emerges - just voice, fiddle and bodhrán. No rehearsal, no arrangement - the song performed intuitively... The seed of an idea that grows into The Haar, the lineup completed when Molly and Murray (accordion) meet for the first time in the studio to record Irish traditional songs tackling love, poverty and oppression - subjects that link the peoples of these islands. In the studio, the music flows from the band's first notes together - reminiscent of the haar, a sea mist that rolls in from the Irish and North Seas: fleeting, intangible, headily thick, suddenly overwhelming and then unexpectedly clearing for a glimpse of precious sunlight. The band make no plans, just letting the music create itself; the tracks on the album are the first and only versions, as unpredictable and ephemeral as the haar itself.

Tracklist 9 tracks

  1. 1 The King's Shilling 04:51
    Track
    1
    Title
    The King's Shilling
    Duration
    04:51
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    The Haar
  2. 2 The Green Fields of Canada 04:18
    Track
    2
    Title
    The Green Fields of Canada
    Duration
    04:18
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    The Haar
  3. 3 Willie Taylor 04:20
    Track
    3
    Title
    Willie Taylor
    Duration
    04:20
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    The Haar
  4. 4 Siúil a Rún 08:03
    Track
    4
    Title
    Siúil a Rún
    Duration
    08:03
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    The Haar
  5. 5 My Lagan Love 04:38
    Track
    5
    Title
    My Lagan Love
    Duration
    04:38
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    The Haar
  6. 6 The Creggan White Hare 05:39
    Track
    6
    Title
    The Creggan White Hare
    Duration
    05:39
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    The Haar
  7. 7 Two Sisters 05:42
    Track
    7
    Title
    Two Sisters
    Duration
    05:42
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    The Haar
  8. 8 The Emigrant's Farewell 06:56
    Track
    8
    Title
    The Emigrant's Farewell
    Duration
    06:56
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    The Haar
  9. 9 Craigie Hills 06:25
    Track
    9
    Title
    Craigie Hills
    Duration
    06:25
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    The Haar