Long Journey Home [RCA] (1998)

About this title: Long Journey Home is the soundtrack for the PBS/Disney production of the story and celebration of the Irish in America. It is produced by Paddy Moloney, which immediately sets it apart. Among others contributing to this dazzling aural painting are the Chieftains, Vince Gill, Van Morrison, Elvis Costello, and the Irish Film Orchestra. This is a strongly consistent work, but if forced to pick out highlights, one might run from the haunting version of "Shenandoah" by Van Morrison and the Chieftains through the controlled power of Sinéad O'Connor's version of "Skibbereen" and the beautiful work ... read more

Tracks:

1. Shenandoah [Traditional]
2. Main Theme [Moloney]
3. Paddy's Lamentation/Ships Are Sailing [Traditional]
4. Emigration Theme [Moloney]
5. The Bard of Armagh/The Streets of Laredo [Traditional]
6. Skibbereen [Traditional]
7. The Night That Larry Was Stretched [Jig] [Traditional]
8. White Potatoes [Moloney]
9. Famine Theme [Moloney/Keane]
10. Muldoon, the Solid Man/Grandfather's Tune [Traditional]
11. An Raibh Tú Ag an Gcarraig (Were You at the Rock?) [Traditional]
12. O'Carolan's Farewell to Music [Traditional]
13. Bean Pháidín [Traditional]
14. O'Donnell's Lament/Reel with the Beryle [Traditional]
15. American Theme [Keane]
16. Long Journey Home (Anthem) [Costello/Moloney]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.