NEW RELEASE

Manach - Prayer Songs and Symphonic Poems

For distribution in the USA, contact Peggy Hill at www.nativecircle.com
For distribution elsewhere, contact Seamus Byrne at www.newlifeproductions.com

Prayer Songs

'Manach' (Gaelic for 'Monk') is the name composer Seamus Byrne has taken for himself as performer of these beautiful and unusual 'Prayer Songs'.

Beginning with the unaccompanied 'Three Hands', this Celtic Christian Meditation (tracks 1 through 7) uses voice, traditional wooden flute and the sounds of cello, keyboard and nature's own birdson to invite the listener into a prayerful and loving communication with the Presence of Christ within one's heart.

'Ar nAthair', a powerful and original setting of the Lord's Prayer is followed by the mantric 'Christ Within Me' Recitation, a piece which invites the listener to pray along.

'Search for The Queen' is sung in honour of Muire, mother of Jesus - a deeply contemplative song.

The simply named 'A Blessing' is a cry from the heart to God and an affirmation of the powerful Presence within each person.

'Pater et Filius Earthsong' is a Credo, a Latin text sung in Celtic style and placed in a lovely dawn-forest setting.

Finally, Seamus closes the meditation by adapting the famous traditional Irish dreamsong 'She Moved through the Fair' into a mystical lovesong. The soul sings to its beloved Christ in longing for its Wedding Day - 'True Love of Mine'.

Symphonic Poems

Performed and recorded in one sitting as a gift to a friend, the three instrumental movements of 'Symphonic Poems', Earth Journey, New Light and New Earth, together help bring the listener into the Presence of Christ within, enkindling delicate love and deep fulfilment in the depths of one's heart.

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