Atlantic Bridge was the Irish uilleann pipes player Davy Spillane's first solo album after the break-up of Moving Hearts. Together with producer P.J. Curtis he assembled a stellar cast of musicians from both sides of the Atlantic including, Albert Lee, Béla Fleck, Jerry Douglas, Christy Moore and many more to produce a fine blend of traditional and contemporary music.[2][3] Curtis observed the album's fusion of Irish traditional, contemporary, bluegrass and country rock, merging "happily to find new dimensions in music which resulted form those meetings."[4]
Atlantic Bridge | ||||
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Released | 1987 (re-released in 1988) | |||
Recorded | Lansdowne and Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin | |||
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Length | 43:46 | |||
Label | Tara Music label | |||
Producer | P.J. Curtis | |||
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AllMusic | [1] |
The album was originally released on Tara Music in 1987. AllMusic awards the album with 4.5 stars.[5]
There is a short acoustic hidden track at index point 11.
Track listing
edit- "Davy's Reels" (Davy Spillane) – 3:36
- "Atlantic Bridge" (Spillane) – 5:22
- "Daire's Dream" (Spillane) – 3:34
- "Tribute to Johnny Doran" (Trad.) – 3:06
- "O'Neills's Statement" (O'Neill) – 3:50
- "By the River of Gems" (Spillane) – 7:41
- "Sliverish" (Béla Fleck) – 2:58
- "The Pigeon on the Gate" (O'Neill, Spillane) – 2:43
- "In My Life" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 2:45
- "Lansdowne Blues" (Boland, Donnelly, Lee, O'Neill, Spillane) – 5:49
- Untitled (unknown) – 0:12
Personnel
edit- Davy Spillane – Uilleann pipes, Low Whistles, Hammer Dulcimer
- Albert Lee – Electric and Acoustic Guitar, Piano
- Béla Fleck – Banjo, Acoustic Guitar
- Jerry Douglas – Dobro
- Greg Boland – Guitars
- Eoghan O'Neill – Bass, Acoustic Guitars, Backing Vocals
- Christy Moore – Bodhrán
- Noel Eccles – Percussion
- John Donnelly – Drums
References
edit- ^ "Atlantic Bridge - Davy Spillane | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ Record Label Catalogue 2009 accessed 2 July 2010
- ^ Album Sleevenotes accessed 2 July 2010
- ^ "TARACD3019 - Davy Spillane : Atlantic Bridge". www.taramusic.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2002.
- ^ AllMusic: Atlantic Bridge accessed 2 July 2010