Raining Up
Raining Up is Máiréad Nesbitt's solo musical album, which was recorded and published in 2001 by Vertical Records, UK. It was also released in North America 2006 under the label Manhattan. The musical CD contains a combination of traditional Irish, Scottish and newly composed Irish and contemporary tunes. Tracks were written by Máiréad and her brother Karl.
The album was produced by Manus Lunny and Colm O'Foghlú.
The album peaked on the Billboard World Music album chart at #12 in 2006.
Track listing
No. | Title | Written By | Arranged By | Length |
1 | Skidoo | Stephen Cooney | M. Nesbitt / M. Lunny | 3:06 |
2 | Raining Up | Karl Nesbitt | M. Nesbitt / M. Lunny | 3:07 |
3 | Bovaglies Plaid | J. Scott Skinner | M. Nesbitt / Donald Shaw | 3:49 |
4 | Finan's isle | Charles McFarlane | M. Nesbitt / M. Lunny | 3:42 |
5 | The Setting Sun | Liz Carrol | M. Nesbitt / M. Lunny | 2:49 |
6 | The Butterfly | Liz Carrol | M. Nesbitt / M. Lunny | 2:52 |
7 | There Is No Night | Colm O'Foghlú | Colm O'Foghlú | 3:54 |
8 | Captain H | Máiréad Nesbitt | M. Nesbitt / M. Lunny | 3:02 |
9 | An Raibh Tú Ag An Gcarraig? | traditional | Colm O'Foghlú | 3:26 |
10 | Trí Fhidilí | Smash The Windows/Prestons | M. Nesbitt / M. Lunny | 2:54 |
11 | Bluelights | Máiréad Nesbitt & Stephen Cooney | M. Nesbitt / S. Cooney / Mackintosh / Vernal / Shaw | 4:32 |
12 | Within The Blue Suite - 1st movement | Colm O'Foghlú | Colm O'Foghlú | 2:14 |
13 | Within The Blue suite - 2nd movement | Colm O'Foghlú | Colm O'Foghlú | 4:18 |
14 | Within The Blue suite - 3rd movement | Colm O'Foghlú | Colm O'Foghlú | 3:07 |
All arrangements:
Tracks 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,10,11: produced by Mánus Lunny
Tracks 7,9,12,13,14: produced by Colm O'Foghlú
Personnel:
- Máiréad Nesbitt: vocals, guitar, bouzouki, fiddle
- Kathleen Nesbitt: fiddle
- Frances Nesbitt: fiddle
- Karl Nesbitt: didjeridu, bodhran
- Sean Nesbitt: box
- Michael McGoldrick: flute, pipes
- Colm O Foghlú: whistle, keyboards, percussion, programming
- Steve Kettley: trumpet
- Toby Shippey: trumpet
- Ryan Quigley: trumpet
- Greg Sheehan: talking drum
- Dónal Lunny: bodhran
- Ron Aslan: programming