Labrador excerpt from The Brendan Voyage Mark Redmond & RTÉNSO

Labrador is the ninth movement of Shaun Davey's iconic ten movement work and is scored for full orchestra and uilleann pipes played here by the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra with Soloist Mark Redmond and conductor David Brophy. This extract is from the concert 'The Music of Shaun Davey’, which took place on September 6th, 2019.
Labrador (which is 8.38 mins in total): After sailing through fog into the clearer air of the ice edge off the coast of Labrador, the ‘Brendan’ has to run through open pack ice; a kind of ballet ensues between the frail-skinned boat and monster icebergs. After inevitable collisions, the crew believe the boat has escaped unscathed but, on sailing into clearer water discover that the leather hull is holed and sinking. A solo pipe lament marks the spot. With their arms in freezing water the crew repair the hole and, by now close to exhaustion, make their way towards the coast of Newfoundland. The section closes with the return of the birds that signify the nearness of land.
The full Concert, broadcast live on RTÉ Lyric FM can by viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qCCtC-A-3E&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR28BxHdTX8uv7bXqGZz8_8WHMR0UdLBaRu-zP-TW6llkkXfLjNRGe3Z42A

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