-
0:00/3:02
-
0:00/3:24
-
0:00/3:18
-
0:00/3:18
-
0:00/2:02
-
0:00/2:19
-
0:00/2:31
-
The White Birds 2:510:00/2:51
Happy Yeats's Birthday Month !
Celebrate with a new video 'The Folly of Being Comforted' with Mick McAuley & Kevin Burke (click)
and
A free download of the title track, 'I AM OF IRELAND' w/ Cathy Jordan & Seamie O'Dowd (click)
I AM OF IRELAND
24 poems of W.B. Yeats set to music by Raymond Driver
Performed by various Celtic traditional folk artists
Album & Vocal Album of the Year - the 2022 American Celtic Listener Supported Radio Awards
“Masterpiece collection..stunningly beautiful album..” - Maryann McTeague Keifer / Irish American News
"An artistic triumph; you're unlikely to hear finer settings of this poet's work." - David Kidman / The Living Tradition
“... Some of Celtic music's most distinctive voices -- a happy coming together of the best in song, poetry and music.”
- Aidan O'Hara - Irish Music Magazine
“A who's who of contemporary traditional artists. This album will also draw listeners with an interest not just in Yeats’s work, but in poetry in general.”
- Daniel Neely - The Irish Echo
“... these settings are among the best I’ve heard.”
- Andrew McGowan, Founder & President / W. B. Yeats Society of New York
[preview songs on music player below]
BUY / STREAM ALBUM:
24-song full digital album available at these: streaming and download sites
Also available on CD (with 16-page booklet) at Amazon (click) & Amazon UK (click) and most other CD retailers
Media contact: Judith Joiner/PR judithjoiner@gmail.com
Other inquiries: Raymond Driver raydrivermusic@gmail.com
You are visitor number: 35133