the Wolfe Tones: Brian Warfield

Ireland - The Famine Story
1996 - MICL (?) CD

Credits

Brian Warfield & The Celtic Folk Orchestra
Engineers: Debbie Smith & Tony Parry
Recorded at Pulse Studios, Dublin, Ireland
Designed by Zeus Design, Dublin

Painting Credits (1999 Celtic Collections release):
An Emigrant Ship, Dublin Bay, Sunset by Edwin Hayes, 1853 (cover)
An Ejected Family by Erskine Nicol, C.1870 (below - 1^st)
The Discovery of the Potato Blight in Ireland by Daniel McDonald, C.1850 (below - 2^nd)

Sleeve Notes

CELTIC EXODUS - THE FAMINE STORY is a musical equivalent of Les Miserable, which records the events of the Famine through songs, dialogue and fully scored music. 1997 saw the 150^th anniversary of the Famine Black 47, and the album was released as a commemorative work. CELTIC EXODUS - THE FAMINE STORY, is a moving album that tells the tragic tale of time. Uileann Pipes, Box Accordions, Whistles, Bodhráns all merge with orchestra to form an emotive story-telling within a musical framework.

CELTIC EXODUS - THE FAMINE STORY begins with the musical theme Black 47, where tragedy is encapsulated in haunting melody. Musical themes progress chronologically through the principal events of the Famine, which include Workhouses, Blessings, Exodus, Ships At Sea and climaxes in a celebratory spirit in Thank Cod For America. CELTIC EXODUS marks and pays tribute to one of the most important episodes in Ireland's history. It is as important as a social and historical chronicle as it is a gripping musical masterpiece.

Alternate releases

Celtic Exodus - The Famine Story: 1997 - Celtic Collections KCDE 550 CD

Celtic Exodus: 1999 - Celtic Collections CCCD 180 CD
(other re-issues with this cover: 1999 - Ritz Music Group 003 & 2001 - Erin/Valley 15105)

The Winter Crossing: 2007 - Spirit Records EICD618 CD
(another re-issue of Ireland - The Famine Story/Celtic Exodus)