The Gloaming: "the Pilgrim's Song" Apr 2026

: The track was recorded at Real World Studios in December 2015. It is characterized by Thomas Bartlett’s sparse piano and Iarla Ó Lionáird’s haunting vocals, eventually transitioning into a traditional reel called "Touch Me If You Dare".

Watch the actual recording of "The Pilgrim's Song" at Real World Studios, capturing the haunting live performance featured on the album: The Gloaming - The Pilgrim's Song (Real World Studios) Real World Records YouTube• Feb 3, 2016 The Gloaming (aka 2) - Brassland

: "A vision exists, I know it / Simmering in the womb of my imagination / A bright flame without substance, like the wind / Pleading for an appropriate shape." Background and Musicality The Gloaming: "The Pilgrim's Song"

: The band’s name refers to the twilight period after sunset—a "world between worlds" that mirrors their musical style, which blends traditional Irish influences with modern minimalism, jazz, and classical music.

Anseo do mhair mo chéadshearcÓ níor ghabhas an treo le fada : The track was recorded at Real World

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The Irish contemporary folk supergroup released "The Pilgrim's Song" as the opening track of their second album, 2 (2016). The song's lyrics are a composite of two poems by the celebrated 20th-century Irish-language poet Seán Ó Ríordáin (1916–1977): "Oilithreacht Fám Anam" ( A Pilgrimage of My Soul ) and "A Sheanfhilí, Múinídh Dom Glao" ( Old Poets, Teach me the Call ). Lyrics (Gaeilge) Anseo do mhair mo chéadshearcÓ níor ghabhas an

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