Newcomer by Gráinne Brady
Newcomer is the second single, and title track of Gráinne's forthcoming solo album. Due for release this summer, the album was inspired by the novel 'The Rat-Pit' by Irish writer Patrick MacGill. The story follows a young Donegal woman, Norah Ryan who, upon emigrating to Scotland as a teenager, was vulnerable to poverty, sexual exploitation, and great emotional loss. In this part of the tale, Norah gives birth to a baby boy.
Tracklist
| 1. | Newcomer | 5:19 |
Lyrics
Love
Love will live while the pale stars glow, while the world shall last,
On the present hopes, and in hours of woe, on a dreamy past,
Love will live, while the flowers bloom, and the meadows wave;
Nor yet be quenched by the charnel tomb – the ghastly grave;
For o'er the tomb and the silver stars, to the gates above
The soul will seek in the great Afar the Endless Love.
-Patrick MacGill (1889-1963)
Credits
Music written and arranged by Gráinne Brady with words by Patrick MacGill
Gráinne Brady - fiddle
Tina Jordan Rees - flute
Michael Biggins - piano
Innes White - guitar
Seonaid Aitken - violin
Sarah Leonard - viola
Su-a Lee - cello
Christine McGinley - French horn
Jack Houston - spoken word
Recorded and mixed by Mike Vass in GloWormRecording and Rusty Squash Horn Studios
Mastered by Peter Beckmann at TechnologyWorks
Artwork by Somhairle MacDonald
License
All rights reserved.Tags
Irish musician and composer from Co. Cavan.
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