Across the Bridge of Hope

Across the Bridge of Hope
Compilation album by Various artists
Released July 13, 1999[1]
Genre Rock
Label White Records

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 White Records. The album included various songs by Irish artists, as well as two poem recitations by actor Liam Neeson. The album draws its name 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 first track features a recitation of Seamus Heaney's poem "A Cure at Troy" by Liam Neeson.[3] The second track is a Sinéad O'Connor cover of "Chiquitita". Van Morrison recorded an acoustic version of "The Healing Game" for this album.[4][5] Also included were "Please" sung by the group U2, "The Island", by Paul Brady, and a version of "Silent Night", sung by Enya.[1][6]

The money raised by the sales from the album were donated to the Omagh Fund,[7] which supported the victims of the bombing.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "A Cure at Troy"  Seamus Heaney  
2. "Chiquitita"  Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson  
3. "Sunrise"  Neil Hannon 3:17
4. "Words"  Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb 4:02
5. "What Can I Do?"  The Corrs 4:18
6. "Beyond the Great Divide"  Daniel O'Donnell  
7. "The Healing Game (Alternative Acoustic Version)"  Van Morrison 5:16
8. "I'm Gonna Fall"  Ash 5:13
9. "Please"  U2 5:10
10. "Broken Things"  Julie Miller  
11. "The Island"  Paul Brady  
12. "Across the Bridge of Hope"  Sean McLaughlin  
13. "Silent Night"  Franz Gruber, John Young  

References

  1. 1 2 3 Williamson, Nigel (November 21, 1998). "Newsline: Irish Acts...". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 110 (47): 60. ISSN 0006-2510.
  2. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/206240.stm
  3. ↑ Irish America. Irish Voice, Inc. 15: 71. 1999.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Negra, Diane (2006). The Irish in us: Irishness, performativity, and popular culture. Duke University Press. p. 191.
  6. ↑ "Amazon catalogue: Across the Bridge of Hope". Retrieved June 5, 2011.
  7. ↑ Chimisso, Christina (2003). Exploring European Identities. Open University Worldwide Ltd. p. 278. ISBN 978-0-7492-9609-4.
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