The Brendan Voyage [SEP] performer
The Brendan Voyage
The Brendan Voyage was Shaun Davey's first major orchestral suite, composed for uilleann pipes played by Liam O'Flynn. It depicts Tim Severin’s adventure in reconstructing Saint Brendan’s 6th century Atlantic crossing to America. It features guest musicians Paul MacAteer (drums), Garvan Gallagher (electric bass) and Tommy Hayes (bodhran).
The album title is also the title of Severin's book ().
Reception.
The Brendan Voyage Suite is regarded in Ireland as a groundbreaking, crossover work of
Patrick Holland re-imagines the Brendan voyage in his 2014 novel "Navigatio".
- The Brendan Voyage is an orchestral suite for Uilleann pipes, written by Irish composer Shaun Davey recorded in 1980 featuring Liam O'Flynn. It is based on Tim Severin's book of the same name.
- Novelist Frederick Buechner retold the story of Brendan's travels in his 1987 novel "Brendan".
- The Celtic band Iona made an entire recording inspired by the voyage of Saint Brendan called Beyond These Shores, now available as