Theo Dorgan’s book and CD “Voices and Poetry of Ireland” celebrates classic and contemporary Irish poetry, read by 100 of the best-known voices from Ireland, including Maeve Binchy, Pierce Brosnan, The Corrs, Bertie Ahern, Bob Geldof, Seamus Heaney, Marian Keyes, Bono and Sinead O’Connor.
Gavin contributes a reading of Oscar Wilde’s “The Ballad of Reading Gaol”, the poem that also forms the basis of the song “Each Man Kills The Thing He Loves”.
Gavin Friday and Maurice Seezer’s When That Great Ship Went Down, and Fatal Flower Garden feature on The Harry Smith Project: Anthology Of American Folk Music Revisited, a 2-CD/2-DVD box set culled from a series of concerts staged by Hal Willner that took place in London, New York and Los Angeles between 1999 and 2001, paying tribute to Harry Smith and his influential Anthology.
In 1952 renowned musicologist, filmmaker and painter, Harry Smith went through his vast collection of blues, old-time country, Cajun, and gospel 78s to compile the groundbreaking Anthology Of American Folk Music box set, which had a profound influence on musicians such as Bob Dylan, The Grateful Dead, Led Zeppelin and Bruce Springsteen.
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Gavin Friday’s ‘Angel’ is featured on ‘Odyssey’, a 3-CD set of producer William Orbit’s work compiled for Ministry of Sound, due out on 25th January.
‘Odyssey’ is Orbit’s first compilation. It features 42 tracks divided into 3 discs (see tracklisting). Discs 1 and 2 are unmixed, with many tracks reinterpreted to a greater or lesser extent, and Disc 3 is a continuous mix. Orbit has written sleeve notes on each track and invites fans to add their own memories and information on the tracks through Twitter (@WilliamOrbit) and his blog.
