Description
Liz Madden’s Legacy is a brilliantly unique album featuring Gaelic chants mixed with English vocals. The album was recorded and produced with Fionán de Barra and features performances from Joanie Madden and Eamonn de Barra.
Liz recorded and produced Legacy with Fionán de Barra, a member of RUNA who also tours with Clannad. Fionán has recorded and performed with Moya Brennan, Eileen Ivers, Francis Black, Catriona McKay and many others. Legacy features Joanie Madden and Eamonn de Barra of Slide. The track list includes traditional Irish standards alongside compositions by American songwriters Shannon Worrell and Ward Harrison. The album is uniquely produced and mixed to include Gaelic chants with the English vocals.
Liz Madden is a classically trained singer/songwriter who comes from a family lineage steeped in Irish traditional music. Liz has had success with her solo CDs and as part of the Irish duo Rua and world music group Shishonnah. Her voice has also been heard in film (“Unborn but Forgotten”, “Lullaby”) as well as commercials. She currently lives in the U.S. and tours worldwide: Festival Interceltique de Lorient (France), the Lisdoonvarna Festival (Ireland), the 7th Folk and Art Festival (China) and various music festivals globally including the World Music Festival of Israel.
- 1. Will You Go Lassie Go
- 2. Banks of the Lee (featuring Joanie Madden)
- 3. I Never Will Marry
- 4. The Night Visiting Song (featuring Joanie Madden)
- 5. Paddy’s Green Shamrock Shore
- 6. Scarborough Fair (featuring Eamon de Barra)
- 7. White Willow
- 8. Boulder to Birmingham (featuring Joanie Madden)
- 9. Diamonds and Rust
- 10. Noon or Midnight (featuring Eamon de Barra)
- 11. Wayfaring Stranger
- 12. Not Athena
- 13. Grainne’s Lament for Diarmuid
- 14. Mockingbird
Executive Producer: Jon Birge
Produced by Fionan de Barra and Liz Madden
All tracks arranged by Fionan de Barra and Liz Madden