Release Date: 09 February 2009
Label: Compass
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 766397449326
Genres: Folk Irish Folk
Description
An admired group of Celtic and Folk musicians have donated tracks to assist Wells for Zoe, an Irish-based privately-funded development organization, founded for the purpose of helping the local population of Northern Malawi in accessing fresh water and creating a sustainable living environment.
Putting their motto, "A hand up, not a hand-out" into practice, the founders of Ireland-based privately-funded development organization Wells for Zoë, John and Mary Coyne (parents of tenor banjo player Éamonn Coyne), have assembled a top-notch collection of Celtic and Folk musicians. The organization was founded to aid the local population of Northern Malawi in accessing fresh water and creating a sustainable living environment.
Featuring: Paul Brady, The Alison Brown Quartet, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Éamonn Coyne & Kris Drever, John Doyle, The Duhks, Dougie MacLean, Michael McGoldrick, Tim O'Brien, Sinead O'Connor, Maura O'Connell, Liam Ó Maonlaí, Karine Polwart, Salsa Celtica, and Heidi Talbot
The purchase of this CD helps to provide funding for future projects and assists in spreading the message of Wells for Zoë.
Tracks: Well for Zoë - Karine Polwart & Tim O'Brien / Baby, Let Me Buy You a Drink - Sinéad O'Connor (with Liam Ó Maonlaí) / Cumbia Celtica - Salsa Celtica / Wading Deep Waters - Crooked Still / Watermans - Michael McGoldrick / Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves - Maura O'Connell & The Duhks, with Tim O'Brien and John Doyle / The Wonderful Sea Voyage (of Holy St. Brendan) [New Version] - Alison Brown Quartet with John Doyle & Éamonn Coyne / I Find Your Love - Beth Nielsen Chapman / Just In Case of Accidents [Demo Version] - Paul Brady / The Lakeside Barndances - Éamonn Coyne & Kris Drever / This Love Will Carry [Previously Unreleased]- Dougie MacLean / Muddy Water - Heidi Talbot
Tracklisting
Woody Platt
Mike Farris
Mindy Smith
Rebecca Frazier
Alison Brown
John McEuen
Altan
Missy Raines
Various Artists
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