Catherine Rhatigan - Tale of the Gael - Atlantic Orchestra Project

Irish harp music with: Tale of the Gael and Friends: Vocals: Veronika, Anna and Kate , Musicians: Catherine and Margaret Rhatigan, Prannie Rhatigan, Martin Byrne, David Aebli Tunes: White is in the Winter Night, by Enya Recorded: Advent concert 2009

Irish harp music with: Tale of the Gael and Friends: Catherine and Margaret Rhatigan, Veronika Stalder, Prannie Rhatigan, Martin Byrne, David Aebli Tunes: Rambling Pitchfork, Coolea Slide, Denis Murphy's Slide Recorded: Advent concert 2009

Irish harp music with: Tale of the Gael and Friends: Catherine and Margaret Rhatigan, Veronika Stalder, Prannie Rhatigan, Martin Byrne, David Aebli Tunes: Kane O Hara by O Carolan, The Trip I took over the Mountain, Fanny Power Recorded: Advent concert 2009, Switzerland

From the show " Cairo to Connemara: Routes and Rhythms in Irish Music". This clip is the live premiere of the song, performed in Zurich in January 2020 and features the thoughts of an early Christian monk travelling to Ireland from North-Africa by boat. It was composed for the show. The Atlantic Orchestra is a group of musicians, singers, a storyteller and a film maker who use their art to tell stories and history from the Atlantic seaboard. "Cairo to Connemara" is inspired by the research of filmmaker Bob Quinn and his work "The Atlanteans". The group also created " Cannon in Sea" for Spanish Armada Ireland in 2018. Their work is a mix of traditional, classical and newly composed music, storytelling and film. Video by Jyrki Haapala www.irelandharp.net

East meets West in this piece which starts with a 12th century Moorish Dance and swings over into a zippy trad composition by Sligo musician Ray Coen, featured in the clip on fiddle. From a live performance of "Cairo to Connemara: Routes and Rhythms in Irish Music' Zurich , January 2020. The Atlantic Orchestra Project arranges its own music and features a mix of traditional and newly composed pieces.