The Holy Ground (album)

The Holy Ground
Studio album by Mary Black
Released	1993
Studio	Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin
Genre	Celtic
Label	The Grapeline Label
Producer	Declan Sinnott
Mary Black chronology
Babes in the Wood (1991) The Holy Ground (1993) Circus (1995)

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.

Track listing

1. "Summer Sent You" (Noel Brazil) - 3:17
2. "Flesh and Blood" (Shane Howard) - 4:01
3. "The Loving Time" (Noel Brazil) - 4:26
4. "Golden Thread" (Thom Moore) - 4:10
5. "The Holy Ground" (Traditional; arranged by Mary Black and Jimmy Crowley) - 4:29
6. "Treasure Island" (John Gorka) - 3:12
7. "The Holy Ground" (Gerry O'Beirne) - 3:20
8. "One Way Donkey Ride" (Sandy Denny) - 3:26
9. "Dockland" (Noel Brazil) - 4:22
10. "Lay Down Your Burden" (Jesse Winchester) - 3:06
11. "Paper Friends" (Noel Brazil) - 4:00
12. "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

• The Holy Ground at AllMusic

• Mary Black Album Page