Atlantic Bridge (album)

Atlantic Bridge
Studio album by Davy Spillane
Released	1987 (re-released in 1988)
Recorded	Lansdowne and Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin
Genre	Celtic; Celtic rock; Celtic fusion; folk rock; worldbeat;
Length	43:46
Label	Tara Music label
Producer	P.J. Curtis
Davy Spillane chronology

Atlantic Bridge was the Irish uilleann pipes player Davy Spillane's first solo album after the break-up of Moving Hearts. Together with producer P.J. Curtis he assembled a stellar cast of musicians from both sides of the Atlantic including, Albert Lee, Béla Fleck, Jerry Douglas, Christy Moore and many more to produce a fine blend of traditional and contemporary music.[2][3] Curtis observed the album's fusion of Irish traditional, contemporary, bluegrass and country rock, merging "happily to find new dimensions in music which resulted form those meetings."[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The album was originally released on Tara Music in 1987. Allmusic awards the album with 4.5 stars.[5]

There is a short acoustic hidden track at index point 11.

Track listing

"Davy's Reels" (Davy Spillane) – 3:36
"Atlantic Bridge" (Spillane) – 5:22
"Daire's Dream" (Spillane) – 3:34
"Tribute to Johnny Doran" (Trad.) – 3:06
"O'Neills's Statement" (O'Neill) – 3:50
"By the River of Gems" (Spillane) – 7:41
"Sliverish" (Béla Fleck) – 2:58
"The Pigeon on the Gate" (O'Neill, Spillane) – 2:43
"In My Life" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 2:45
"Lansdowne Blues" (Boland, Donnelly, Lee, O'Neill, Spillane) – 5:49
Untitled (unknown) – 0:12

Personnel

Davy Spillane - Uilleann pipes, Low Whistles, Hammer Dulcimer
Albert Lee - Electric and Acoustic Guitar, Piano
Béla Fleck - Banjo, Acoustic Guitar
Jerry Douglas - Dobro
Greg Boland - Guitars
Eoghan O'Neill - Bass, Acoustic Guitars, Backing Vocals
Christy Moore - Bodhrán
Noel Eccles - Percussion
John Donnelly - Drums

References

http://www.allmusic.com/album/atlantic-bridge-mw0000202447
Record Label Catalogue 2009 accessed 2 July 2010
Album Sleevenotes accessed 2 July 2010
http://www.taramusic.com/sleevenotes/cd3019.htm
Allmusic: Atlantic Bridge accessed 2 July 2010

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[1] ttp://www.allmusic.com/album/atlantic-bridge-mw0000202447

[2] Record Label Catalogue 2009 accessed 2 July 2010

[3] Album Sleevenotes accessed 2 July 2010

[4] ttp://www.taramusic.com/sleevenotes/cd3019.htm

[5] Allmusic: Atlantic Bridge accessed 2 July 2010