Calen-O: Songs from the North Of Ireland Carolyn Dobbin & Iain Burnside

• Joan Trimble (1915 - 2000):
• 1 Green Rain 02:51
• 2 Girl’s Song 01:39
• 3 My grief on the sea 03:33
• Hamilton Harty (1879 - 1941):
• 4 A Cradle Song 02:17
• 5 Scythe Song 01:50
• 6 Flame in the skies 02:23
• 7 At Easter 02:28
• 8 The Fiddler of Dooney 01:58
• 9 The Sea Gypsy 01:42
• 10 The Blue Hills 01:57
• Howard Ferguson (1908 - 1999): Irish Folksongs:
• 11 Irish Folksongs: I. The Apron of Flowers 02:18
• 12 Irish Folksongs: II. I’m from over the mountain 01:57
• 13 Irish Folksongs: III. Calen-o 01:53
• 14 Irish Folksongs: IV. The Swan 03:01
• 15 Irish Folksongs: V. My grandfather died 02:06
• Charles Wood (1866 - 1926):
• 16 At the mid hour of night 03:02
• 17 At Sea 03:24
• 18 Shall I forget 02:42
• 19 The Outlaw of Loch Lene 03:22
• 20 Credhe’s Lament for Cail 03:50
• Hamilton Harty: Three Sea Prayers from the Greek Anthology:
• 21 Three Sea Prayers from the Greek Anthology: I. To the Gods of Harbour and Headland 02:23
• 22 Three Sea Prayers from the Greek Anthology: II. Saved by Faith 01:34
• 23 Three Sea Prayers from the Greek Anthology: III. To Apollo of Leucas 01:56
• Total Runtime 56:06

Info for Calen-O: Songs from the North Of Ireland

A passionate advocate for the art music of her native Northern Ireland, mezzo-soprano Carolyn Dobbin has put together this programme that attests to a rich – yet little known – tradition. Who knew that doyen of Anglican church music

Charles Wood was in fact an Ulsterman, and a fine composer of art song? Premiere recordings of Wood and of the forward-looking Hamilton Harty are interleaved with songs by Joan Trimble and Howard Ferguson in a journey of delightful discovery. Iain Burnside lends his credentials as our leading pianist for song.

Northern Irish mezzo-soprano and Samling Foundation Scholar Carolyn Dobbin studied on the Opera course at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and has since sung at the Royal Opera House Linbury Studio, English

National Opera, Grange Park Opera, Opera Holland Park, Stadttheater Bern (Switzerland), English Touring Opera and the Royal Albert Hall.

"The three attractive items by Joan Trimble (1915-2000) leave one wanting more, especially in performances as good as these. With her rich palette of tone and colour, Dobbin knows how to communicate text and music while Ian Burnside’s accompaniments are beautifully managed. Both voice and piano are finely captured and well balanced." (BBC Music Magazine)

Carolyn Dobbin, mezzo-soprano
Iain Burnside, piano

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