℗ 2021 Metier
| Released | October 8, 2021 |
| Duration | 1h 19m 27s |
| Record Label | Metier |
| Catalogue No. | MSV28599 |
| Genre | Classical (Spoken Word) |
Ghost Songs
Dairena ni Chinneide, Sile Denvir, Paula Meehan, Carl Corcoran, Laetare Vocal Ensemble, Róisín Blunnie, Marina Carr
Available in 44.1 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC audio formats
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1.1
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Numinosity
Sile Denvir; Dairena ni Chinneide; Sile Denvir |
1:35 | |||
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1.2
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The Solace of Artemis
Paula Meehan; Paula Meehan |
1:38 | |||
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1.3
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The Destroyer
Lola Ridge; Carl Corcoran |
0:42 | |||
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1.4
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The Destroyer
Sean Doherty; Laetare Vocal Ensemble; Róisín Blunnie |
3:47 | |||
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1.5
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Extract from Woman and Scarecrow (1)
Marina Carr; Marina Carr |
1:14 | |||
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1.6
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Do Not Stand at my Grave and Weep
Mary Elizabeth Frye; Carl Corcoran |
0:55 | |||
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1.7
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Do Not Stand at my Grave and Weep
Rhona Clarke; Laetare Vocal Ensemble; Róisín Blunnie |
3:14 | |||
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1.8
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An Aimsir Laithreach
Dairena Ni Chinneide; Dairena ni Chinneide |
1:06 | |||
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1.9
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The Last Thing
Paula Meehan; Paula Meehan |
0:55 | |||
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1.10
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Extract from Woman and Scarecrow (2)
Marina Carr; Marina Carr |
1:54 | |||
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1.11
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Well
Paula Meehan; Paula Meehan |
1:22 | |||
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1.12
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It’s Strange about Stars
Lola Ridge; Carl Corcoran |
0:39 | |||
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1.13
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It’s Strange about Stars
Sean Doherty; Laetare Vocal Ensemble; Róisín Blunnie |
4:30 | |||
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1.14
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Extract from Phaedra backwards (1)
Marina Carr; Marina Carr |
1:00 | |||
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1.15
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Teorainn Leasa
Dairena Ni Chinneide; Dairena ni Chinneide |
1:26 | |||
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1.16
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Sister Trauma
Paula Meehan; Paula Meehan |
1:29 | |||
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1.17
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Extract from Indigo
Marina Carr; Marina Carr |
6:38 | |||
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1.18
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Down by the Salley Gardens
William Butler Yeats; Carl Corcoran |
0:53 | |||
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1.19
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Down by the Salley Gardens
Sean Doherty; Laetare Vocal Ensemble; Róisín Blunnie |
2:45 | |||
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1.20
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Tairseach Toinne / Morning Raga
Sile Denvir; Dairena ni Chinneide; Sile Denvir |
3:55 | |||
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1.21
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Under-song
Lola Ridge; Carl Corcoran |
1:21 | |||
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1.22
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Under-song
Sean Doherty; Laetare Vocal Ensemble; Róisín Blunnie |
5:32 | |||
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1.23
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Extract from Phaedra backwards (2)
Marina Carr; Marina Carr |
1:03 | |||
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1.24
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The Old Woman
Anonymous; Carl Corcoran |
1:11 | |||
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1.25
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The Old Woman
Rhona Clarke; Laetare Vocal Ensemble; Róisín Blunnie |
3:43 | |||
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1.26
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The Old Neighbourhood
Paula Meehan; Paula Meehan |
0:49 | |||
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1.27
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Lios
Dairena Ni Chinneide; Dairena ni Chinneide |
1:12 | |||
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1.28
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At the Spring Equinox
Paula Meehan; Paula Meehan |
3:46 | |||
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1.29
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The Graves at Arbour Hill
Paula Meehan; Paula Meehan |
0:49 | |||
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1.30
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The Graves at Arbour Hill
Sean Doherty; Laetare Vocal Ensemble; Róisín Blunnie |
3:32 | |||
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1.31
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Oilean / Amhran Mhuinse
Sile Denvir; Dairena ni Chinneide; Sile Denvir |
3:40 | |||
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1.32
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Bagairt na Marbh
Sean O'Riordain; Dairena ni Chinneide |
0:49 | |||
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1.33
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Bagairt na Marbh
Michaell Holohan; Laetare Vocal Ensemble; Róisín Blunnie |
4:44 | |||
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1.34
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The Ghost Song
Paula Meehan; Paula Meehan |
1:04 | |||
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1.35
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The Ghost Song
Sean Doherty; Laetare Vocal Ensemble; Róisín Blunnie |
4:35 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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This is a most unique collection of words and music by mainly contemporary poets, authors and composers from Ireland revealing the rich and deeply meaningful musical and literary traditions of Ireland inspired by folk tales, fantasy and the reality of centuries of ‘trouble’. A mixed-genre album, we have poems and extracts from plays read by the authors Marina Carr, Paula Meehan and Dairena Ní Chinnéide, poems by the earlier poets Lola Ridge and W.B. Yeats read by top radio presenter Carl Corcoran, settings by three composers for choir, and songs for vocals and harp echoing the traditional folk song genre. The album has multi-faceted appeal – to lovers of modern lyrical choral music, anyone who enjoys the special way that an author presents her own texts, and all who have any interest or connection with Ireland, its history and traditions. Dublin-based Laetare Vocal Ensemble is a 36-voice chamber choir founded in 2014 by Dr. Róisín Blunnie, its present conductor. As well as formal contemporary classical music they have collaborated in concert and recordings with pop/folk artists Vyvienne Long and Ailie. The poets here all have wide followings, have won awards and received many important commissions.
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Metier Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -3.92 -7.97 to -1.51 | -21.93 -25.99 to -17.15 | -18.40 -22.30 to -14.20 | 12 9 to 16 | |
| 1 | Numinosity | -3.18 | -20.69 | -17.7 | 11 |
| 2 | The Solace of Artemis | -3.40 | -22.07 | -18.8 | 13 |
| 3 | The Destroyer | -6.11 | -23.07 | -19.1 | 11 |
| 4 | The Destroyer | -2.07 | -19.15 | -16.4 | 11 |
| 5 | Extract from Woman and Scarecrow (1) | -6.21 | -24.22 | -19.8 | 12 |
| 6 | Do Not Stand at my Grave and Weep | -5.55 | -22.95 | -18.7 | 12 |
| 7 | Do Not Stand at my Grave and Weep | -2.01 | -18.04 | -15.1 | 10 |
| 8 | An Aimsir Laithreach | -3.01 | -23.10 | -18.6 | 15 |
| 9 | The Last Thing | -4.77 | -22.58 | -18.9 | 12 |
| 10 | Extract from Woman and Scarecrow (2) | -1.97 | -24.86 | -20.5 | 12 |
| 11 | Well | -3.53 | -22.15 | -19.0 | 14 |
| 12 | It’s Strange about Stars | -5.84 | -23.19 | -19.4 | 11 |
| 13 | It’s Strange about Stars | -2.10 | -18.85 | -15.7 | 10 |
| 14 | Extract from Phaedra backwards (1) | -7.97 | -25.99 | -21.3 | 12 |
| 15 | Teorainn Leasa | -4.74 | -24.28 | -20.1 | 14 |
| 16 | Sister Trauma | -5.43 | -23.02 | -19.9 | 12 |
| 17 | Extract from Indigo | -7.78 | -25.99 | -22.3 | 13 |
| 18 | Down by the Salley Gardens | -3.80 | -22.30 | -18.8 | 13 |
| 19 | Down by the Salley Gardens | -2.02 | -17.15 | -14.2 | 10 |
| 20 | Tairseach Toinne / Morning Raga | -2.09 | -20.45 | -17.7 | 13 |
| 21 | Under-song | -4.98 | -23.22 | -19.4 | 12 |
| 22 | Under-song | -2.01 | -20.25 | -17.2 | 12 |
| 23 | Extract from Phaedra backwards (2) | -5.69 | -24.21 | -19.9 | 13 |
| 24 | The Old Woman | -6.65 | -22.68 | -19.2 | 11 |
| 25 | The Old Woman | -2.00 | -19.04 | -16.2 | 11 |
| 26 | The Old Neighbourhood | -6.13 | -23.15 | -19.5 | 11 |
| 27 | Lios | -2.29 | -23.32 | -19.4 | 15 |
| 28 | At the Spring Equinox | -3.77 | -22.19 | -19.5 | 13 |
| 29 | The Graves at Arbour Hill | -4.39 | -22.35 | -18.9 | 12 |
| 30 | The Graves at Arbour Hill | -2.01 | -17.91 | -14.6 | 9 |
| 31 | Oilean / Amhran Mhuinse | -3.77 | -21.11 | -18.2 | 12 |
| 32 | Bagairt na Marbh | -1.51 | -23.46 | -19.1 | 16 |
| 33 | Bagairt na Marbh | -1.99 | -17.63 | -14.7 | 10 |
| 34 | The Ghost Song | -4.37 | -22.93 | -19.4 | 13 |
| 35 | The Ghost Song | -2.00 | -19.97 | -16.9 | 10 |