''Two Horizons'' is the fifth solo album by Irish singer

Moya Brennan Moya Brennan (born Máire Philomena Ní Bhraonáin on 4 August 1952), also known as Máire Brennan, is an Irish folk singer, songwriter, harpist, and philanthropist. She is the sister of the musical artist known as Enya. She began performing pr ...

. It is her first full-length release under the name ''Moya Brennan'', as opposed to ''Máire Brennan''. The album was predominantly recorded in her home studio in Dublin and was nominated for a

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. The album was recorded between 2002 and 2003 and first became available on 23 October 2003. It is Brennan's first non-

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album since her 1993 recording ''

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''. It is the most successful of her solo albums to date and the second to be Grammy-nominated. The album marks a change of direction in production, arrangement and style for Brennan in terms of her solo career, featuring no other vocalists but herself. The album features Irish

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player

Máire Breatnach Máire Breatnach () is an Irish fiddle, violin and viola player. She also sings in Irish on some of her albums. Since the early 1990s, she has recorded five solo albums, participated in many collaborations, and developed didactic material fo ...

among others. The album also features much of Brennan's current live band. Recordings were made in various studios in London, England and Dublin, Ireland during 2003: *The River, London *Pulse Recording Studios, Dublin, Ireland *Mo Studios, Dublin, Ireland

Track listing

All songs written by Moya Brennan and composed by Moya Brennan and

Ross Cullum Ross Cullum (born 1957 in Fulham, London, England) is an English composer, record producer, and audio engineer, known for working with Enya, Tears for Fears, Moya Brennan, and several other artists. Career Cullum became an assistant at George ...

, except where noted:Album sleeve notes #"Show Me" – 4:57 #"Bright Star" – 4:15 #"Change My World" – 3:45 (Brennan, Cullum, Fionan DeBarra, Feargal Murray) #"Bí Liom" – 4:32 #"Is It Now

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– 0:38 #"Falling" – 4:19 (Brennan, Cullum, DeBarra, Murray) #"Tara" – 5:02 #"Ancient Town" – 3:45 #"Show Me

– 1:08 #"Sailing Away" – 3:05 (Brennan, Cullum, DeBarra) #"River" – 4:08 #"Is It Now" – 3:50 #"Mothers of the Desert" – 3:53 (Brennan, Cullum, Murray) #"Harpsong" – 3:23 #"Two Horizons" – 4:29 #*Bonus track #"Show Me (Jakatta mix)" – 6:10 #*Hidden track # Enhanced content – 15:00 (lists as fifteen minutes in some computer audio players)

Personnel

Band

– Vocals, Harp, Keyboards *

– Guitars, Percussion, Keyboards *

Sinéad Madden Sinéad Madden (born in County Galway, Ireland) is an Irish singer-songwriter and fiddle player, best known as a member of the Moya Brennan band. She also teaches at Waltons New School of Music in Dublin.

– Fiddle * Fionán deBarra – Guitar, Bouzouki * Tiarán Ó Duinnchinn – Uilleann Pipes, Whistles *Paul Byrne – Drums, Percussion * Ewan Cowley – Mandolin *

– Fiddle, Violin * Éamonn deBarra – Flute *

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– Guitars *

Anthony Drennan Anthony "Anto" Drennan (born on 1 November 1958) is an Irish guitarist and bassist noted for his involvement with the Corrs, Genesis and Mike + the Mechanics. Drennan is from a musical Irish family and was born in Luton, England; he and h ...

– Guitars *

Keith Duffy Keith Peter Thomas Francis Julian John Duffy (born 1 October 1974) is an Irish singer, actor, radio and television presenter and drummer who began his professional music career as part of Irish boy band Boyzone alongside Ronan Keating, Mik ...

– Bass *

Troy Donockley Troy Donockley (born 30 May 1964) is an English composer and multi-instrumentalist most known for his playing of Uilleann pipes. Having performed with many artists as a session player, he is most notable as a member of Finnish symphonic metal ba ...

– Whistles * Nigel Eaton –

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*Bob Love – Fiddle * Brendan Monaghan – Bodhran,

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* Sandy McLelland – Drums (on ''Mothers of the Desert'') *Chris Hughes – Rhythm programming (on ''Mothers of the Desert'') *

Martin Carthy Martin Dominic Forbes Carthy MBE (born 21 May 1941) is an English singer and guitarist who has remained one of the most influential figures in English folk music, inspiring contemporaries such as Bob Dylan and Paul Simon, as well as later ar ...

– Guitar (on ''Change My World'', ''Bí Liom'')

Additional musicians

*String Quartet ** Úna Ní Chanainn – Cello ** Brona Cahill – Violin ** Tommy Kane – Viola ** Máire Breatnach – Violin, Viola *String arrangements by Feargal Murray,

Singles

Commercial singles

#" Show Me"

Promotional singles

#"Show Me" #"Tara"

Release details

*2003, UK, Universal 980 106-8, Release Date 22 September 2003, CD *2003, UK, Universal Moya AL23, Release Date 22 September 2003, Cassette *2003, USA, Decca B0001915-12, Release Date 22 September 2003, CD *2003, Japan, Universal UICO-1054, Release Date ? September 2003, CD *2003, UK, Universal 980 107-0, Release Date ? September, Super Audio CD

References

External links

This album at Northern Skyline
{{Authority control Moya Brennan albums 2003 albums Universal Records albums