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12 tracks | 44 minutes
Released Jan 2006
on John McGlynn
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:30 If All She Has Is You lyrics BUY MP3 03:30 If All She Has Is You lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:30 If All She Has Is You
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:11 She Took My Hand lyrics BUY MP3 04:11 She Took My Hand lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:11 She Took My Hand
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:54 I Know You Hear Me lyrics BUY MP3 02:54 I Know You Hear Me lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:54 I Know You Hear Me
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:39 What If..? lyrics BUY MP3 03:39 What If..? lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:39 What If..?
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:51 Fallen Angel lyrics FREE 04:51 Fallen Angel lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:51 Fallen Angel
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:43 Face the Wall lyrics BUY MP3 02:43 Face the Wall lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:43 Face the Wall
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:03 In Your Eyes lyrics BUY MP3 04:03 In Your Eyes lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:03 In Your Eyes
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:33 If I Looked Any Better lyrics BUY MP3 03:33 If I Looked Any Better lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:33 If I Looked Any Better
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:05 Swimming in the Barrow lyrics BUY MP3 03:05 Swimming in the Barrow lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:05 Swimming in the Barrow
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 05:06 Justified lyrics BUY MP3 05:06 Justified lyrics "GIFT MP3" 05:06 Justified
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:39 The Fisher King lyrics BUY MP3 03:39 The Fisher King lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:39 The Fisher King
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:29 Now and Forever lyrics BUY MP3 03:29 Now and Forever lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:29 Now and Forever
A collection of love songs and strange Celtic poems set in a landscape of delicate, complex guitars and glacial, pure vocals.
Bio / Background
"If all she has is you" is featured on the DVD/CD Celtic Origins which is available exclusively at all Borders Shops in the USA.
"Genteel harmonies and quiescent aural landscapes/reminiscent of Art Garfunkel during his "Bright Eyes" days/the absolute beauty of a handful of the dozen self-penned songs/Nick Drake would surely smile at the irony of a revival of such delicacy in the maw of the tiger/but McGlynn's strongest hand is the sophistication in his writing particularly on "In Your Eyes", with its Cole Porter romance"
Hot Press Magazine
"The instrumentation in particular is outstanding and McGlynn possesses a voice that does justice to lyrics that are clearly personal"
In Dublin Magazine
"He sings with a clear and very beautiful voice, not far from Art Garfunkel.
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Gothenburg Post, Sweden (Live)
Officially released in 2005 his debut album Songs for a Fallen Angel was compared favourably to the vocal and guitar stylings of Nick Drake, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel, though a more recent comparison to Jose Gonzalez might be more appropriate. The songs range from achingly sad love songs (Face the Wall/If all she has is you) to a joyful celebration of an Irish childhood (Swimming in the Barrow) from the trippy, dreamy "Fisher King" to the Cole Porteresque "In your eyes". The diverse styles are held together by McGlynn’s distinctive gentle vocals and unique guitar playing. There's very little to complicate these songs by way of over-production apart from percussion and some beautiful string arrangements.
For the past 5 years he has co-directed (with his brother) the world-renowned cult Celtic vocal group Anúna and toured extensively worldwide.
He has also worked with artists such as Elvis Costello, Sinead O Connor and the Chieftains.
In 2005 his vocal arrangement of "Fionnghuala" appeared on the "The Chieftains: Live from Dublin: A Tribute to Derek Bell" and he has had original songs and arrangements on many of Anunas 10 studio albums.
“The music, as personal as it is beautiful, is as the poisoned fruit of a love story, of sorts. Think of it as the pulp of all the tenderness that goes into a thousand rock ballads, taken and condensed into one liqueur glassful of acrid musical juice. Deeply, and beautifully bitter.” SF
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Excellent AlbumEnzo386 wrote on March 02, 2008
Bright and clear vocals, outstanding acoustic guitar playing. A very relaxing album that will be well worth the purchase.
Awesome Cdcrazymusician wrote on September 09, 2009
Definitely loved every song on the album, he's just got such a beautiful voice! I highly reccommend this album!





