Atlantic Bridge (album)

Atlantic Bridge was the Irish uilleann pipes player Davy Spillane's first solo album after the break-up of Moving Hearts. Together with producer P.J. Curtis he assembled a stellar cast of musicians from both sides of the Atlantic including, Albert Lee, Béla Fleck, Jerry Douglas, Christy Moore and many more to produce a fine blend of traditional and contemporary music.^{[1] [2]}

The album was originally released on Tara Music in 1987. Allmusic awards the album with 4.5 stars.^[3]

There is a short acoustic hidden track at index point 11.

Track listing

1. "Davy's Reels" (Davy Spillane) – 3:36
2. "Atlantic Bridge" (Spillane) – 5:22
3. "Daire's Dream" (Spillane) – 3:34
4. "Tribute to Johnny Doran" (Trad.) – 3:06
5. "O'Neills's Statement" (O'Neill) – 3:50
6. "By the River of Gems" (Spillane) – 7:41
7. "Sliverish" (Béla Fleck) – 2:58
8. "The Pigeon on the Gate" (O'Neill, Spillane) – 2:43
9. "In My Life" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 2:45
10. "Lansdowne Blues" (Boland, Donnelly, Lee, O'Neill, Spillane) – 5:49
11. Untitled (unknown) – 0:12

Personnel

• Davy Spillane: Uilleann Pipes - Low Whistles - Hammer Dulcimer
• Albert Lee : Electric and Acoustic Guitar - Piano
• Béla Fleck : Banjo - Acoustic Guitar
• Jerry Douglas : Dobro
• Greg Boland : Guitars
• Eoghan O'Neill : Bass and Acoustic Guitars - Backing Vocals
• Christy Moore : Bodhran
• Noel Eccles : Percussion
• John Donnelly : Drums

References