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- artist:Tom Donovan
- featured artist:Dagda
- release year:2001
- style(s):Celtic, Experimental
- country:Ireland
- formats:CD (Compact Disc)
- record posted by:Owl Records International Ltd
- label:Owl
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This album is stunningly overpowering in its dynamics and energy. Produced and arranged by Dagda, it succeeds as a meeting of opposites between the polished textures of Dagda's ambiance and Tom's raw, earthy and spontaneous impulse. This blending is achieved through clever track sequencing. The album opens with the football style anthem Bravehearts - Trip to Scotland and from then on one is imperceptibly drawn into the heart of the album which is rich in lush trip-hop ambiance. Ferry to Inisheer begins the reawakening with a light rock beat and the final tracks leave the listener with an overwhelming feeling of live participation.
The album is a breath of freshness to fuel the apparently unending global demand for Celtic music. It is infused throughout with a melding of modern world sounds and Celtic tradition, blending as it does Tom's near sean nós vocal style with wafts of pipes, flute, whistle.