Across the Bridge of Hope

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Across the Bridge of Hope
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Compilation album by
Various artists
ReleasedJuly 13, 1999[1]
GenreRock
Label

Across the Bridge of Hope is a compilation album created and recorded in support of victims of the Omagh bombings, by Tim Hegarty and Ross Graham.[2] The album was released on July 13, 1999, by . The album included various songs by Irish artists, as well as two poem recitations by actor Liam Neeson. The album draws its name from a line from the second of these two poems, written by twelve-year-old Sean McLaughlin, who wrote it shortly before he was killed in the bombing.[1] The album also includes a song with the title "Across the Bridge of Hope", written and produced by B. A. Robertson, and sung by the Omagh Community Youth Choir.[3]

The first track features a recitation of Seamus Heaney's poem "A Cure at Troy" by Liam Neeson.[4] The second track is a Sinéad O'Connor cover of "Chiquitita". Van Morrison recorded an acoustic version of "The Healing Game" for this album.[5][6] Also included were "Please" sung by the group U2, "The Island", by Paul Brady, and a version of "Silent Night", sung by Enya.[1][7]

The money raised by the sales from the album were donated to the Omagh Fund,[8] which supported the victims of the bombing.

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."A Cure at Troy (poem)"Seamus Heaney0:54
2."Chiquitita"Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson4:21
3."Sunrise"Neil Hannon3:17
4."Words"Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb4:02
5."What Can I Do?"The Corrs4:18
6."Beyond the Great Divide"Daniel O'Donnell3:22
7."The Healing Game (Alternative Acoustic Version)"Van Morrison5:16
8."I'm Gonna Fall"Ash5:13
9."Please"U25:10
10."Broken Things"Julie Miller3:11
11."The Island"Paul Brady5:28
12."The Bridge (poem)"Sean McLaughlin0:13
13."Across the Bridge of Hope"B. A. Robertson4:48
14."Silent Night"Franz Gruber, John Young3:45

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Williamson, Nigel (November 21, 1998). "Newsline: Irish Acts...". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 110 (47): 60. ISSN 0006-2510.
  2. ^ "BBC News | Entertainment | Irish stars back bridge of hope".
  3. ^ "Various – Across The Bridge Of Hope". Discogs. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  4. ^ Irish America. Irish Voice, Inc. 15: 71. 1999.CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link)
  5. ^ Mills, Peter (2010). Hymns to the Silence: Inside the Words and Music of Van Morrison. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-8264-2976-6.
  6. ^ Negra, Diane (2006). The Irish in us: Irishness, performativity, and popular culture. Duke University Press. p. 191.
  7. ^ "Amazon catalogue: Across the Bridge of Hope". Retrieved June 5, 2011.
  8. ^ Chimisso, Christina (2003). Exploring European Identities. Open University Worldwide Ltd. p. 278. ISBN 978-0-7492-9609-4.
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