Brendan Voyage [Import]

Liam O'Flynn, Shaun Davey | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 7, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Tara Records
• ASIN: B000001JAP
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #224,780 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Introduction

2. The Brendan Theme

3. Jig: Water Under the Keel

4. Journey to the Faroes

5. The Cliffs of Mykines

6. Mykines Sound

7. Journey to Iceland

8. The Gale

9. Labrador

10. Newfoundland

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars NO PLUMBERS FOR THIS PIPER., March 19, 2001

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FRANKIE GRIFFIN (Cork City,Ireland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brendan Voyage (Audio CD)

THE BRENDAN VOYAGE TELLS THE STORY OF HOW ST BRENDAN DISCOVERED AMERICA,SAILING FROM IRELAND ACROSS THE ROUGH SEAS.LIAM O FLYNN PLAYS THIS SCORE OF SHAUN DAVEYS, AND WHILE LISTENING ITS AS IF YOU WERE IN THE BOAT,EXPERIENCE THE STORMS,EXPERIENCE THE QUIETNESS, EXPERIENCE THE THRILL OF DISCOVERY,DISCOVER THE GENTLEMAN OF IRISH PIPING,HOLD ON TIGHT FOR A JOURNEY FROM THE MASTER OF UILLEANN PIPES.IF YOU ENJOYED LAMENT FROM RIVERDANCE PLAYED BY DAVY SPILLANE,THEN GET YOUR MONEY DOWN ON THIS CD IT WILL MAKE THE HAIR STAND ON YOUR NECK,YOUR HEAD AND FOR THOSE WHO GET EMOTIONAL,IT WILL BRING A TEAR TO A GLASS EYE,SO DO YOURSELF A FAVOUR BUY THIS YOU'LL NEVER LOOK BACK.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Still sounds good after all these years..., July 7, 2005

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D. O'daly (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brendan Voyage (Audio CD)

I first heard this album about 1983 and loved it the first time I heard it. The music is about the Tim Severin voyage from Southwestern Ireland to Newfoundland in a leather boat called a curragh via the Faeroes and Iceland to demonstrate that St Brendan could have done it 1300 years ago. The music is very emotive and original and matches the wild scenery of the voyage. It's a brilliant album and Liam O Flynn's uillean (elbow) pipe playing is an expert performance, although many other instruments also feature - it's a bit like classical music mixed with folk. Well worth a listen.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't listen to this one in the car, you may find yourself speeding...., December 7, 2007

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T. Berry (Indiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brendan Voyage (Audio CD)

This is an absolutely gorgeous recording. I had originally purchased the 33 1/3 record album many years ago, shortly after Tim Severin's The Brendan Voyage was issued in paperback. It is quite lush in places, and always showcases the very best the uilleann pipes have to offer. You will fall in love with it!