Songs of the Scribe is the seventh studio album from Irish singer Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin, who is also Traditional Singer in Residence at the Seamus Heaney Centre For Poetry at Queen's University, Belfast. Released on 3 December 2011, the album features old and newly written translations by Ní Uallacháin, Ciaran Carson and Seamus Heaney and harp accompaniment by Helen Davies.Songs of the Scribe at IrishSong.com Recorded in Copenhagen, Denmark, Songs of the Scribe was inspired by the manuscripts held in the library of St. Gallen. Pádraigín visited the library to research the manuscripts, carried to safety from Viking attack by St. Gall and others from Bangor, County DownInterview with Pádraigín at BBC Northern Ireland to Europe over a number of centuries.
Track listing
Personnel Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin – vocals, drones, bells Helen Davies – Irish harp, wire-strung harp, monochords, Tibetan bowl Thomas Li – recording/mixing
Release history CountryRelease dateIrelandUK
References
External links Songs of the Scribe - official website