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Atlantic Bridge (album)

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Atlantic Bridge
Studio album by
Released1987 (re-released in 1988)
RecordedLansdowne and Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin
Genre
Length43:46
LabelTara Music label
ProducerP.J. Curtis
Davy Spillane chronology
Atlantic Bridge
(1987)
Out of the Air
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Atlantic Bridge was the Irish uilleann pipes player Davy Spillane's first solo album after the break-up of Moving Hearts. Together with producer P.J. Curtis he assembled a stellar cast of musicians from both sides of the Atlantic including, Albert Lee, Béla Fleck, Jerry Douglas, Christy Moore and many more to produce a fine blend of traditional and contemporary music.[2][3] Curtis observed the album's fusion of Irish traditional, contemporary, bluegrass and country rock, merging "happily to find new dimensions in music which resulted form those meetings."[4]

The album was originally released on Tara Music in 1987. AllMusic awards the album with 4.5 stars.[5]

There is a short acoustic hidden track at index point 11.

Track listing

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  1. "Davy's Reels" (Davy Spillane) – 3:36
  2. "Atlantic Bridge" (Spillane) – 5:22
  3. "Daire's Dream" (Spillane) – 3:34
  4. "Tribute to Johnny Doran" (Trad.) – 3:06
  5. "O'Neills's Statement" (O'Neill) – 3:50
  6. "By the River of Gems" (Spillane) – 7:41
  7. "Sliverish" (Béla Fleck) – 2:58
  8. "The Pigeon on the Gate" (O'Neill, Spillane) – 2:43
  9. "In My Life" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 2:45
  10. "Lansdowne Blues" (Boland, Donnelly, Lee, O'Neill, Spillane) – 5:49
  11. Untitled (unknown) – 0:12

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "Atlantic Bridge - Davy Spillane | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Record Label Catalogue 2009 accessed 2 July 2010
  3. ^ Album Sleevenotes accessed 2 July 2010
  4. ^ "TARACD3019 - Davy Spillane : Atlantic Bridge". www.taramusic.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2002.
  5. ^ AllMusic: Atlantic Bridge accessed 2 July 2010