The Raven's Call is a collection of tunes that I love and have been playing throughout the years, along with some of my own compositions.
A MASSIVE thank you to the very special people who without, this album would not have been possible. To my incredible parents, Philomena and Larry for sending me to all those lessons throughout my childhood, for the constant support over the years and for allowing music to become such a huge part of my life. Forever grateful for your love, kindness and encouragement! To Connor, for always supporting me, giving me confidence and for keeping at me to get the album done! To the amazing Dónal O’Connor, I can’t thank you enough for making the entire recording process so enjoyable, I loved it all! Thank you for your guidance, creativity, patience and the craic! To the insanely talented musicians that joined me on this album- Shane, Conor, Dónal, Susan, Dermot and Marty- thank you so much, it was an absolute honour to have you all on this record. To my tutors over the years who have all played a significant role in developing my playing- Séamus Tansey, Where do I start? Thank you for inspiring, encouraging and introducing me to the flute. For taking me to get my first flute, for your dedication, skill, knowledge, and passion- May you rest peacefully. To Ursula and Claire Byrne who we were so lucky to have locally here in Glenn for lessons, to Eamonn De Barra, Kay Webster and Niall Keegan. A special thanks to the Arts Council NI for helping to fund the album and for two incredible years during the ‘Young Musicians Platform Award’. To Lynette Fay, who I was so blessed to have as my mentor during the course of my award, thank you so much for all of your support and to all at BBC NI for the opportunities and broadcasts over the last few years. A special thanks to all the composers who very kindly allowed me to record their beautiful tunes. To Brendan Mulholland for the lend of the gorgeous Eb. Thank you to all my friends and fellow musicians who I’ve learned a lot from over the years, in particular Briege Murphy who’s always been so encouraging and my no.1 promoter. To my sister Laura for the beautiful cover artwork, Ann O’Hare for the photography and to Calum Hadden for the graphic design.
This album is for Connor & our beautiful son Fiachra xo
credits
released February 17, 2023
Recorded & Mixed by Dónal O’Connor at Redbox Studios, Belfast
Mastered by Cormac O’Kane at Redbox Studios, Belfast
Produced by Dónal O’Connor & Martha Guiney
Artwork: Laura Guiney
Photography: Ann O’Hare
Graphic Design: Calum Hadden
Composers: Martha Guiney (Match Day, The Raven’s Call, Mama Mena’s, Foxy Roxy’s & Larry’s), Stevie Dunne (The Crosskeys), Barry Kerr (The Dawn of Dara), Michael McGoldrick (The Ogham Stone), Gilles LeBigot (An Damez Kozh), Brian Finnegan (Ellie Goes West), Stephen Doherty (Ebony Air), Erwan Hammon (Breton Waltz), Josephine Keegan (Cap and Bells), Liz Carroll (The Houseboat), Cillian Vallely (The Raven’s Rock)
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Forenote: Unbiased review ahead! I just can't get enough of this album. I love proper Celtic music, and this particular style just pushes all my buttons. It feels like Sarah made this record just for me! Joseph Karl
supported by 17 fans who also own “The Raven's Call”
Superbly played music with a great ‘live’ feel. Love Donal Lunny’s bouzouki the connection between fiddle and flute and the spot-on production and recording. Love it! Hope you lads go on to do loads more. thecapn_uk
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