The Holy Ground (album) explained
The Holy Ground is a 1993 album by Mary Black. The album went platinum in Ireland on the day of its release and reached number one on the Irish albums chart.[1] [2]
Track listing
- "Summer Sent You" (Noel Brazil) - 3:17
- "Flesh and Blood" (Shane Howard) - 4:01
- "The Loving Time" (Noel Brazil) - 4:26
- "Golden Thread" (Thom Moore) - 4:10
- "The Holy Ground" (Traditional; arranged by Mary Black and Jimmy Crowley) - 4:29
- "Treasure Island" (John Gorka) - 3:12
- "The Holy Ground" (Gerry O'Beirne) - 3:20
- "One Way Donkey Ride" (Sandy Denny) - 3:26
- "Dockland" (Noel Brazil) - 4:22
- "Lay Down Your Burden" (Jesse Winchester) - 3:06
- "Paper Friends" (Noel Brazil) - 4:00
- "Poison Words" (Paul Doran) - 4:28
Personnel
- Mary Black - vocals, harmony vocals
- Declan Sinnott - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Spanish guitar, lap steel guitar, mandola, synthesizer, harmony vocals
- Garvan Gallagher - double bass, electric bass
- Frank Gallagher - fiddle, synthesizer, whistle, string arrangement on "Poison Words"
- Pat Crowley - keyboards, electric piano, piano, accordion, harmony vocals
- Dave Early - drums, percussion, congas
- Carl Geraghty - tenor and soprano saxophone
- Mel Mercier - tabla on "Golden Thread"
- Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh - additional vocals on "The Holy Ground"
- The Vanbrugh String Quartet - strings on "Poison Words"
External links
Notes and References
- Book: Frederick Dorian . Simon Broughton . Mark Ellingham . Richard Trillo . Orla Duane . Vanessa Dowell . James McConnachie . World Music: Africa, Europe and the Middle East . Rough Guides . 1999 . 1 . 181 . 1858286352.
- Book: Anne Bianchi . Adrienne Gusoff . Music Lover's Guide to Great Britain & Ireland . Passport Books . 1996 . 244 . 0844290068.
