Moonchild (Celtus album) explained
Moonchild is the 1997 debut album of Irish folk rock band Celtus, led by the McManus brothers Pat and John. The album is dedicated to their brother Tommy of the Mama's Boys[1] who appears in previously unused recording footage on two tracks.[2] Celtus performed tracks from the album opening for Sheryl Crow at three U.K. dates of her 1997 tour including the Royal Albert Hall show.[3] [4] [5]
Track listing
- Strange Day in the Country
- Moonchild
- Every Step of the Way
- Some Kind of Wonder
- Brother's Lament
- Beyond the Dark
- Love Turns to Dust
- Rosa-Ree
- The Pilgrim
- Trikuti
- We Two Are One
Notes and References
- Geoff Wallis, Sue Wilson The Rough Guide to Irish Music 1858286425 2001 p.160 "re-emerging in the late 1990s as Celtus with an album, Moonchild. dedicated to Tommy who had died of leukaemia."
- Greg McVicker Through the Eyes of a Belfast Child Life 2014 1460232453 p.123 "In 1997, Pat and John reunited into a Celtic rock-based band called Celtus and released their first album called Moonchild, which is a haunting but very beautiful album. Tommy appears on this album through one of two tracks he last worked ..."
- Billboard - 25 Oct 1997 p.93 "Celtus' debut album, "Moonchild," was released in June; the band opened for Sheryl Crow at three U.K. dates this summer. "
- Billboard - 20 June 1998 - Page 46 "N.W. IRELAND — Celtus has all the potential to be one of the biggest bands to come out of Ireland in recent years, with a ... This may sound like a grandiose claim, but the group's debut album, "Moonchild" (Sony S2), goes a long way toward ..."
- Billboard - 26 July 1997 p.51 "Meanwhile Celtus, from Enniskillen, went down well with Sheryl Crow fans at her recent Royal Albert Hall show in London. ... The group's first album, "Moonchild," also released July 7, was produced by Rupert Hine, and with such stylish ..."
