Misty Eyed Adventures

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Misty Eyed Adventures
Studio album by Moya Brennan
Released	November, 1994
Recorded	Scotland, 1994
Genre	Celtic Rock
Length	56:36
Label	BMG Records (UK) Atlantic (USA)
Producer	Calum Malcolm and Donal Lunny Big Yellow Taxi by The Blue Nile
Moya Brennan chronology
Máire (1992) Misty Eyed Adventures (1995) Perfect Time (1998)

Misty Eyed Adventures is a music album by Irish musician Máire Brennan, now known as Moya Brennan. This was the second solo outing for her and features many of her family and friends on the recording. It was released in 1995.

Recordings were made in Scotland during 1995:

• Castle Sound Studio, Pencaitland, Scotland - (Engineer Calum Malcolm)

Additional recordings

• Windmill Lane Studio, Dublin, Ireland - (Engineer Charles Byrne) (for Big Yellow Taxi)
• Barrymore Studios, Co. Clare, Ireland - (Engineer Colin Boland) (for A Place Among The Stones)

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Band

• Moya Brennan - Vocals, Harp, Keyboards
• Deirdre Brennan - Vocals
• Olive Brennan - Vocals
• Bridin Brennan - Vocals
• Nigel Thomas - Drums
• Nico Bruce - Bass
• Davy Spillane - Uillean Pipes, Low Whistles
• Donal Lunny - Acoustic & Electric Bouzouki, Bodhrán, Keyboards
• Calum Malcolm- Keyboards, Synth Bass

[edit] Additional musicians

• Paul Buchanan - Acoustic Guitar (on Big Yellow Taxi)
• PJ Moore - Keyboards (on Big Yellow Taxi)
• Robert Bell - Bass, Keyboards (on Big Yellow Taxi)
• Greg Boland - Electric Guitar (on A Place Among The Stones)
• Noel Eccles - Percussion (on A Place Among The Stones)
• James Delaney - Keyboards (on A Place Among The Stones)
• Eoghan O'Neill - Bass (on A Place Among The Stones)

[edit] Track listing

1. "The Days of the Dancing" – 5:26
2. "A Place Among the Stones" – 6:45 (n.b. produced by Davy Spillane & Greg Boland)
3. "The Watchman" – 5:46
4. "An Fharraige" – 5:04
5. "Pilgrim's Way" – 4:17
6. "Big Yellow Taxi" – 4:10 (n.b. produced by The Blue Nile)
7. "The Mighty One" – 4:34
8. "Heroes" – 6:20
9. "Misty Eyed Adventures" – 5:34
10. "Dream On" – 4:38
11. "Éirigh Suas a Stóirín" – 4:02

[edit] Promotional singles

1. "Big Yellow Taxi"
2. "The Days of the Dancing"

[edit] Release details

• 1994, UK, BMG Records 7432 123355 2, Release Date ? November 1994, CD
• 1994, UK, BMG Records 7432 123355 4, Release Date ? November 1994, Cassette
• 1994, USA, Atlantic Records 82701 2, Release Date ? November 1994, CD
• 1994, Japan, BMG Records BVCP 784, Release Date ? November 1994, CD

[edit] External links

• This album at Northern Skyline