{"product_id":"manchan-magan-sli-na-samhlaiochta","title":"Manchán Magan 'Slí na Samhlaíochta'","description":"\u003cp\u003ePRE ORDER - RELEASED OCTOBER 5\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eManchan Magan, Myles O'Reilly, Simon O'Reilly - Slí na Samhlaíochta (The Way of the Imagination).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCladdagh Records is privileged to present “Slí na Samhlaíochta” (The Way of Imagination),\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ea new spoken-word album from the late writer and broadcaster Manchán Magan,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eunderscored beautifully by the stunning musical composition from celebrated musician Myles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eO’Reilly under the musical direction of Simon O’Reilly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2023, Artistic Director Simon O’Reilly was working on the Hedge School Festival in\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDoolin, a small Winter festival in the West of Ireland almost entirely focused on collaboration\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ethrough workshops by multifaceted artists. Manchán Magan had been invited to the Hedge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSchool to perform the closing act, a spoken word piece that he had been working on, based\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eon the concept of Tír na nÓg – the ‘Otherworld’ or ‘An Saol Eile’. The festival asked Myles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eO’Reilly to join Manchán and Simon in creating the live improvised ambient score. Visual\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eartist Crosby Dunkley developed a graphic narrative that unfolded across a large LED\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003escreen. Something rare and unusual happened that evening. The feeling in the room\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003elingered long after the lights came up, something special had begun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the months following Manchán’s untimely passing, Simon revisited the old recording of the\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eshow and began to imagine what the possibilities could be. With the support of his [Magan’s]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ewife Aisling, brother Ruán and Myles O’Reilly’s creative drive, the possibility began to\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003etransform into a reality. During a sweltering Dublin heatwave, the album was recorded at the\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNational Concert Hall with the addition of Crash Ensemble, Vocalist Branwen Kavanagh and\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eharpist Méabh McKenna. A week later the album eventually came full circle returning to\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDoolin where violinist Ultan O’Brien and double bassist Neil O’Loughlin helped to complete\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ethe final tapestry. And so, “Slí na Samhlaíochta” was complete and Manchán’s vision\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003erealised.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ireland Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54544504357197,"sku":"0881061091301","price":35.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0552\/3515\/0020\/files\/45.png?v=1787148736","url":"https:\/\/www.irelandvinyl.com\/products\/manchan-magan-sli-na-samhlaiochta","provider":"Ireland Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}