Various Artists | Irish Roots | CD

Daniel Hope made the documentary Celtic Dreams: Daniel Hope's Hidden Irish History, which grew out of his fascination with Irish culture. His paternal great-grandfather left Waterford for South Africa in the 1890s, and although Hope has never lived in Ireland, the album reflects his connection to the country.

This single-disc CD is Irish Roots by Daniel Hope, with compositions by Ina Boyle, Turlough O'Carolan, Domenico Scarlatti, Henry Purcell, Johann Sigismund Kusser, Ross Daly and Antonio Vivaldi. Guest artists include Lúnasa, harpist Siobhán Armstrong, flautists Sir James and Lady Jeanne Galway, singer Rea Garvey, Ross Daly and Simos Papanas, with the Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra conducted by Daniel Geiss. The album grew from Hope's interest in Irish culture, which also led to the documentary Celtic Dreams: Daniel Hope's Hidden Irish History.

Track List

1. Morning Nightcap
2. Codladh an Óigfhir
3. Follow Me Up to Carlow
4. Cooley's - Seán Frank - Fair and Forty
5. Phantasy for Violin and Chamber Orchestra
6. The Minor Bee
7. A New Irish Tune, Z646, 'Lilliburlero'
8. I. Gavotte
9. II. Menuet
10. III. Branle De Village
11. IV. Bourrée I
12. V. Aria
13. VI. Bourrée II
14. Makrinitsa
15. I. Allegro
16. II. Largo
17. III. Allegro
18. Introduction in G Minor
19. Gavotte in F Minor
20. Auld Bob Morrice
21. The One-horned Cow - Patsy Jouhey's - Killavil Jig
22. O'Carolan's Concerto
23. Molly Malone (In Memory of Tobias Lehmann)
24. The Red-haired Boy
25. The Waterford Waltz
26. Danny Boy
27. Ladies, Step Up to Tea
28. O'Carolan's Farewell to Music