THE STORY OF BRIGID
song cycle for soprano and harp
drawn from ancient Irish manuscripts - inspired by Celtic folksong
Five beautiful ballads of ‘The Bard’ that weave through my chamber opera Fire Songs. These songs tell the story of Brigid’s journey into the sky, from woman to fire Goddess of Ireland.
LISTEN
The full song cycle, performed by stunning South Australian soprano and harpist Emma Horwood.
Recorded and mixed by Emlyn O’Regan Redruth Studio Burra 2024.
BUY
The beautiful collectors’ book forms a companion for the music recording. A full color book with the lyrics, sheet music and background information about Brigid and the song cycle. A treasure for lovers of Celtic music, and mythology, and insight into the alchemy of turning an ancient story into a new song cycle.
If you’d like to perform the cycle, you can buy the PDF of the sheet music only.
Gift cards with envelopes featuring the text and artwork from the book are available in packs of five - one card for each song.
For Singers - the songs are arranged as vocal scores that you can adapt to your instruments - voice with harp or piano, or used as lead sheets for guitar etc. The songs sit comfortably for both mezzo and soprano and with a little wriggle room to introduce each song, go for about 25 mins.
