Áilleacht


Áilleacht is the sixth studio album from Irish singer Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin, the fifth to be released on the Gael Linn label. The album's central theme is love, with songs mainly written by Ní Uallacháin. Áilleacht was recorded in Teelin, County Donegal.
Fantasy novelist O. R. Melling used verses from both "Gleann na nDeor" and "An Phóg", in this novel "The Light-Bearer's Daughter".

Reception

Áilleacht received positive reviews in The Journal of Music, Irish Times and Irish Music Magazine. Writing in The Journal of Music, poet Louis de Paor stated, "this is a deceptively sophisticated composition in which a profound emotional disturbance is articulated apparently without artifice, impressing itself on the listener as though it were actual and direct speech. It is a fitting conclusion to a substantial and deeply satisfying piece of work."

Personnel