Composed and arranged by Gráinne Brady, with words by Patrick MacGill.
Following up on her debut solo album The Road Across the Hills, Gráinne’s second solo album Newcomer is also inspired by the work of Irish writer Patrick MacGill – namely his second novel ‘The Rat-Pit’. The story follows a young Donegal woman, Norah Ryan who, upon emigrating to Scotland as a teenager, was vulnerable to poverty, sexual exploitation, and great emotional loss.
In this part of the story, Norah gives birth to a baby boy and comes to the realisation that “a women’s life is always woven of dreams, sorrow, love and self-sacrifice.” Also featuring, in spoken word, on this instrumental track, is Love, a poem by Patrick MacGill.
Produced and engineered by musician and composer Mike Vass, the album boasts a plethora of musicians prominent in the Scottish folk scene. Featured on this track along with Gráinne on fiddle are Tina Jordan Rees (flute), Michael Biggins (piano), Innes White (guitar), Christine MacGinley (French horn), Seonaid Aitken (violin), Sarah Leonard (viola), Su-a Lee (cello), and Jack Houston (spoken word).
Gráinne Brady is a Glasgow based fiddle player and composer, originally from Co. Cavan, Ireland.
Artist website: http://grainnebradyfiddle.com
Single title: Newcomer
Album title: Newcomer
Release Date: 05/06/2020
Single artist: Grainne Brady
Single duration: 5:13
Record Label: Cailin Records
Catalogue No: CFM02CD
Writers: Grainne Brady/Patrick MacGill
Publishers: PRS/MCPS
Explicit?: No
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