...listen to a few bits of the first, second and last track

Update on availability (Monday 3/12): All 3 CDs are now available again through CD Baby as of 2:30pm! You can get anything you want through our order form...

The new CD includes songs in Irish, Scottish, Breton, Cornish, Welsh, and Celtiberian. There are songs for dancing, songs for mourning, and songs for lulling, and there's one track we've been trying to get on a CD for over 6 years!

Here's what Brian O'Donovan of WGBH in Boston has to say about it:

How do you describe the music of Navan? Yes, technical terms exist. Exquisite... a cappella... harmony singing in all of the Celtic languages. But Navan is a classic case of the whole being greater than the sum of the parts. There is something about the blend of human voices without the burden or rhythm of instruments in accompaniment that affects us spiritually. This is the sound we popularly think of as that of angels.

In hearing the songs of Navan on this, their third CD, you will be transported to other places, other times. The sound is ancient, elemental. It is a continuum of experience for Celtic peoples through the ages seeking guidance and comfort in lives tied to the land but looking at the moon. The songs are food for the spirit, a warm drink on a cold night in front of a welcome fire; the smile of a stranger; the softness of a baby's cheek; the sadness of remembrance; and yes, the blended voices of the angels, wherever they may be.

We're honored by his words.

We hope you enjoy the new album!

Tracks:

1. Ellas Mari (Cornish)
2. Domhnall Dubh an Domhnallaich/Seallaibh Curaidh Eoghainn (Scottish)
3. Ma Labousig ar C'hoad (Breton)
4. Ffarwel fo i Langyfelach Lon (Welsh)
5. Lowena (Cornish)
6. Letontu Litokum Abulos (Celtiberian)
7. Maro eo ma Mestrez (Breton)
8. Falt Trom Trom Dualach (Scottish)
9. Ta me Cortha O Bheigh 'm Aonar Mo Lui (Irish)
10. Caitlin Triall (Irish)
11. Thalaidhinn Thu/Air Faill ill O/Do Chrochadh a Thoill Thu (Scottish)
12. Thig an t-Eathar (Scottish)

 

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