Wild Mountain Thyme

~ Recording by Aoife O'Connor, Ciarán O'Donovan, The Choral Scholars of University College Dublin, Desmond Earley

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.12Wild Mountain Thyme3:17Trad. Irish / Eoin ConwayPerpetual TwilightThe Choral Scholars of University College Dublin, Desmond EarleyAlbum
  • GB2019-03-01
Signum Classics (main imprint of Signum Records Ltd. since ca. 2005)
1.12Wild Mountain Thyme3:17Trad. Irish / Eoin ConwayPerpetual TwilightThe Choral Scholars of University College Dublin, Desmond EarleyAlbum
  • GB2019-03-01
Signum Classics (main imprint of Signum Records Ltd. since ca. 2005)SIGCD558

Relationships

choir vocals:The Choral Scholars of University College Dublin (from 2018-04-27 until 2018-04-29)
soprano vocals:Aoife O'Connor (Irish soprano) (from 2018-04-27 until 2018-04-29)
tenor vocals:Ciarán O'Donovan (tenor) (from 2018-04-27 until 2018-04-29)
conductor:Desmond Earley (choral conductor) (from 2018-04-27 until 2018-04-29)
arranger:Eoin Conway (Irish composer)
recorded at:All Hallows College in Dublin (from 2018-04-27 until 2018-04-29)
recording of:Wild Mountain Thyme (also known as “Purple Heather” and “Will Ye Go, Lassie, Go”) (from 2018-04-27 until 2018-04-29)

Wild Mountain Thyme (also known as “Purple Heather” and “Will Ye Go, Lassie, Go”)

lyricist:Robert Tannahill
writer:Francis McPeake (in 1957)
additional composer:John Hamilton (songwriter in the late 1700's) (in 1796)
composer:[traditional] (special purpose artist)
version of:The Braes o' Balquhidder (1829 Tannahill version)
part of:Róisín Dubh (Black Rose): A Rock Legend (order: 2)
arrangements:Purple Heather (Van Morrison arrangement)