Golden Sunsets by Neil Burns
“extremely charming and at times poignant…The songs have a touching, melancholic quality…a chamber work of some imagination where steam boats gently roll in from sea, life is slowed down, memories linger long. The style speaks of a lostness – an alternative vision of a time that may never even have existed.
Wise. Chamber music, a touch of jazz, ”suave” (that Divine Comedy quasi musical hall seam) tango, bits of bossa - it’s all here as part of a very more-ish recipe that paints so many memorable picture like “muriels””. marlbank.net
Tracklist
Credits
released March 6, 2025
All songs composed by Neil Burns, except A Väderö Fantasy, by Neil Burns (music) and Owen Hegarty (words).
Arranged and produced by Neil Burns. Flute arrangement on #9, additional engineering and production by Meilana Gillard. Additional engineering & mixing by Rory Donaghy at the Blast Furnace Studios, Derry.
Neil Burns: vocals, piano, guitar, accordion, glockenspiel
Meilana Gillard: soprano, alto and tenor sax, flute
Michael Barkley: French horn
Rohan Armstrong: double bass
Andrew McCoubrey: drums (#2, 4, 8), percussion (#4)
James Anderson: drums (#9), percussion ((#9, 2)
Robert Peoples: violin
Laura McFadden: cello
Kelsey McNulty: accordion (#2)
Neptune M. (Maryann McDonnell): lead vocals (#3), backing vocals (#2, 8, 9)
The Henry Girls (Lorna, Joleen and Karen McLaughlin): vocals (#4)
Thom Gill: lead vocals (#8)
Mastered by Antony Ryan at RedRedPaw Mastering. Cover illustration by Paul Fox. CD layout and design by Neil Burns with assistance from Ciaran Harley at Zoocreative. Many thanks to all involved.
Copyright Neil Burns 2025. All rights reserved.
Dedicated to the memory of my father, Gus Burns.
Supported by the National Lottery through the Arts Council of Northern Ireland
All songs composed by Neil Burns, except A Väderö Fantasy, by Neil Burns (music) and Owen Hegarty (words).
Arranged and produced by Neil Burns. Flute arrangement on #9, additional engineering and production by Meilana Gillard. Additional engineering & mixing by Rory Donaghy at the Blast Furnace Studios, Derry.
Neil Burns: vocals, piano, guitar, accordion, glockenspiel
Meilana Gillard: soprano, alto and tenor sax, flute
Michael Barkley: French horn
Rohan Armstrong: double bass
Andrew McCoubrey: drums (#2, 4, 8), percussion (#4)
James Anderson: drums (#9), percussion ((#9, 2)
Robert Peoples: violin
Laura McFadden: cello
Kelsey McNulty: accordion (#2)
Neptune M. (Maryann McDonnell): lead vocals (#3), backing vocals (#2, 8, 9)
The Henry Girls (Lorna, Joleen and Karen McLaughlin): vocals (#4)
Thom Gill: lead vocals (#8)
Mastered by Antony Ryan at RedRedPaw Mastering. Cover illustration by Paul Fox. CD layout and design by Neil Burns with assistance from Ciaran Harley at Zoocreative. Many thanks to all involved.
Copyright Neil Burns 2025. All rights reserved.
Dedicated to the memory of my father, Gus Burns.
Supported by the National Lottery through the Arts Council of Northern Ireland
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Silver shadows I know from a dream