Tradoration

From the album With a Fathers Heart by Tradoration. (Traditional Irish music for Adoration) We recorded the voices of elderly men all over Ireland and we then wrote music to complement the rhythms and tones found in the various accents spoken. We hope that this music will complement the beauty of what these men had to say about their faith. This track is from a man from Mayo. He speaks about the significance today of Jesus' suffering while the music plays a canon on the melody 'A Thiarna dean trocaire' ('Lord have mercy). Bouzouki, Tin Whistle, Irish Flute and Piano. The album can be purchased at www.stmartins.ie Big thanks to Will Nathans for the art work. Please check out his website: www.willnathanspaintings.com

From Longford a man talks about the beauty of nature, the Church, the sacraments, the eucharist, confession and freedom. As the traditional Irish reel 'Ms Monaghan's' is played on piano, Irish flute and tin whistle. Special thanks to Will Nathans for the artwork. Check out his website: www.willnathanspaintings.com To get a copy of the whole album visit: www.stmartins.ie

A man from Mayo speaks about his devotion to St Joseph and how he feels God's presence as he does his work. He then talks about creation (God's work) and how we are made in His image. (This is what sanctifies work as it makes us resemble our Creator and further shows us why we should have a day of rest as He did.) A simplified version of the encyclical Rerum Novarum. Meanwhile the music has the rhythm of manual labour to it with the tempo of someone using a hammer while many rusty instruments play intertwining melodies. Instruments: Bouzouki, Fiddle, Accordion, Irish Flute, Tin Whistle, Low Whistle, Russian Harp, Banjo and Church Organ. Big thanks to Will Nathans for the artwork: www.willnathanspaintings.com To get a copy of the CD please contact: St Martin Apostolate, 42 Parnell Square West, Dublin 1 D01p5r7 Email: info@stmartin.ie Ph: (Ireland) +353 (0) 1 874 5465 Or order online at www.stmartins.ie

This piece is a mixture of many men from around Ireland talking about their love for the rosary and the Blessed Mother. The slow haunting music is a mixture of tin whistle, Irish flute, fiddle, piano and bouzouki. Special thanks to Will Nathans for the artwork. Please visit his website at: www.willnathanspaintings.com To get a copy of the whole album visit: www.stmartins.ie

A Dublin man talks about his struggles with depression and how his faith gives him some comfort. The melancholy music that accompanies is played on Irish flute, fiddle, classical guitar and low whistle. It is in two different keys to emphasis the disorientation and sadness of the speaker. Thanks to Will Nathans for the Artwork. Please check out his website: www.willnathanspaintings.com To get a copy of the whole album visit: www.stmartins.ie

This track has a Dublin man contemplate the joy that must have been present at the original Christmas crib. Normally for our music (with adoration at its heart), and certainly for any liturgical music in a church, our rule has always been to have no strong rhythm and if possible no pulse at all. This is because for liturgical music you want to contemplate the higher things of the soul and the Divine and so transcend the physical world (hence why Renaissance music rarely had a beat to it). But for this piece being about how the Divine steps into our physical world we allowed ourselves to indulge in a strong rhythm and celebrate this physical world which God saw fit to become pat of. Instruments: Bodhran, Bouzouki, Guitar, Baritone Ukulele, Mandolin, Russian Harp and fiddle. Special thanks to Will Nathans for the artwork. Please have a look at his website www.willnathanspaintings.com T get a copy of the whole album please visit: www.stmartins.ie