Major New Album of Previously-Unreleased Material.
Unique hour-long CD is being released by Gael Linn.
The album features Ó Riada’s final concert recording from May 1971, just five months before his untimely death at the age of 40.
Further previously unreleased tracks were recorded in March 1971, while others date from 1966.
On this album, Ó Riada weaves a magic spell with his own arrangements of great Irish airs played on piano and harpsichord.
A 12-page booklet gives background notes to all tracks.
In an album which contains his personal favourites, Ó Riada plays a selection great airs, including Do Bhí Bean Uasal, Carraig Donn and Sliabh na mBan, as well as several airs which Ó Riada himself first introduced to Irish audiences, such as Aisling Gheal, Port na bPúcaí and Cois an Ghaorthaigh.