| The Gloaming 3 | ||||
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| Released | 22 February 2019 | |||
| Studio | Reservoir Studios, New York | |||
| Genre | World, Folk, Irish traditional, Celtic contemporary classical, jazz, chamber, post-rock, minimalism | |||
| Length | 70:16 | |||
| Label | Real World Records | |||
| Producer | Thomas Bartlett | |||
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The Gloaming 3 (also referred to as "3") is the third studio album by the contemporary Irish/American music group The Gloaming. It was released on February 22, 2019.
“Bronwyn Leigh,” which opens the set titled “Doctor O’Neill” was composed by Scottish fiddler Ryan McKasson.
Many of the album’s lyrics are sourced from extant poems: [1]
The Gloaming 3 was released February 2019 to positive reviews.
In its favorable review, The Irish Times located the album at the "intersection where unapologetically traditional music-making sits so comfortably alongside the most visionary, forward-facing musical exploration." [1]
Hot Press called the album "transcendent," and "even more beautiful than the previous two records." [2]
Written in Music called it "exceptional... [an] insanely good album [from] one of the most important bands of our time." [3]
Folk Radio called it "a bold, beguiling, magnificent album." [4]
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. Information in brackets indicates individual tunes featured on a track. [5]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Meáchan Rudaí (The Weight of Things)" | Ó Lionáird, Hayes, Ó Raghallaigh, Cahill, Bartlett, Johnson, Ó Muirthile | 7:46 |
| 2. | "The Lobster" | Ó Lionáird, Hayes, Ó Raghallaigh, Cahill, Bartlett, Johnson | 6:53 |
| 3. | "Áthas (Joy)" | Ó Lionáird, Hayes, Ó Raghallaigh, Cahill, Bartlett, Johnson, Ó Muirthile | 4:49 |
| 4. | "The Pink House" | Ó Lionáird, Hayes, Ó Raghallaigh, Cahill, Bartlett, Johnson | 8:39 |
| 5. | "Reo" | Ó Lionáird, Hayes, Ó Raghallaigh, Cahill, Bartlett, Johnson, Ó Riordáin | 7:47 |
| 6. | "The Old Road to Garry" | Ó Lionáird, Hayes, Ó Raghallaigh, Cahill, Bartlett, Johnson | 3:31 |
| 7. | "Sheehan’s Jigs" | Ó Lionáird, Hayes, Ó Raghallaigh, Cahill, Bartlett, Johnson | 7:24 |
| 8. | "My Lady who has Found the Tomb Unattended" | Ó Lionáird, Hayes, Ó Raghallaigh, Cahill, Bartlett, Johnson | 5:12 |
| 9. | "Doctor O'Neill" (Bronwyn Leigh, Patsy Geary’s, Doctor O’Neill) | Ó Lionáird, Hayes, Ó Raghallaigh, Cahill, Bartlett, Johnson, McKasson | 10:36 |
| 10. | "Amhrán na nGleann (The Song of The Glens)" | Ó Lionáird, Hayes, Ó Raghallaigh, Cahill, Bartlett, Johnson | 7:39 |
| Total length: | 70:16 | ||
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