Whisper to the Wild Water

Whisper to the Wild Water
Studio album by Moya Brennan
Released	19 October 1999
Recorded	1999
Genre	Celtic rock
Length	63:56
Label	Word Records
Producer	Denis Woods & Máire Brennan
Moya Brennan chronology
Perfect Time (1998)Perfect Time1998 Whisper to the Wild Water (1999) Two Horizons (2003)Two Horizons2003

Whisper to the Wild Water is a music album by Irish musician Máire Brennan, now known as Moya Brennan. This was the fourth solo outing for her, released in 1999.

Recordings were made in various studios in Ireland during 1999:

• Pulse Recording Studios, Dublin, Ireland – (Engineer Tim Martin)
• Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin, Ireland – (Engineer Tim Martin)
• Mo Studios, Dublin, Ireland – (Engineer Tim Martin)

Tony Perrey was the engineer for "Mary of the Gaels" and "Sign from the Hills".

Track listing

1. "Follow the Word" – 5:13
2. "Where I Stand" – 5:17
3. "Hard to Break the Seal" – 4:35
4. "To the Water" – 3:25
5. "Whisper to the Wild Water" – 4:44
6. "Peacemaker" – 4:28
7. "Ageless Messengers" – 4:45
8. "I láthair Dé (In God's Presence)" – 3:44
9. "Life" – 4:51
10. "Rinne Tú (You Made)" – 5:02
11. "Mary of the Gaels" – 4:24
12. "Sign from the Hill" – 4:34
13. "Bí Thusa Mo Shúile (Be Thou My Vision)" – 2:02
    • Bonus track
14. "Don't Give Up" (duet Máire Brennan and Michael McDonald) – 6:52

"Peacemaker" is based on the "Prayer of Saint Francis"

Personnel

Band

• Moya Brennan – Vocals, Harp, Keyboards
• Anthony Drennan – Guitars
• Máire Breatnach – Fiddle, Viola
• Mairtín O'Connor – Accordion
• Joe Csibi – Double Bass
• Keith Duffy – Bass
• Denis Woods – Keyboards

Additional musicians

• Paul Jarvis – Vocals (on Peacemaker)

Máire's Band

• Dee Brennan – Vocals, Percussion
• Sinéad Madden – Vocals, Fiddle
• Ewan Cowley – Vocals, Guitar
• David MacMullan – Keyboards, Piano
• Tiarnan O'Duinnchinn – Uilleann pipes, Low Whistle
• Tony Steele – Bass
• Paul Byrne – Percussion
• Cór Mhuire na Doirí beaga – St. Mary's Church Choir of the Derrybegs (on I Láthair Dé)
• Baba Brennan – Choir Leader
• Dee Brennan – Choir Conductor

Commercial singles

1. "Follow the Word"

Promotional singles

1. "Follow the Word"

Release details

• 1999, UK, Word/Universal Records 7012632267, Release Date 19 October 1999, CD
• 1999, USA, Word/Sony Records ?, Release Date 19 October 1999, CD
• 1999, USA, Word/Sony Records 7012632259, Release Date 19 October 1999, Cassette
• 1999, Japan, Epic Records ESCA 8102, Release Date 19 October 1999, CD
• 2000, UK, Word/Universal Records 157 560-2, Release Date ? February 2000, CD

External links

• This album at Northern Skyline