Distant Shore is the second solo album by Irish singer Órla Fallon. It was released in September 2009 under label Spring Hill Music Group. It was also released in 2010 under the label Green Hill Music on 20 April 2010.
The album was produced by Dan Shea and Eoghan O'Neill. It was recorded at Windmill Lane Studios in Dublin, Ireland and at Dark Horse Studios in Nashville, Tennessee.
The album "mixes traditional, contemporary, and original compositions."
Track listing No.TitleComposer(s) / Arranger(s)Length1Who Knows?Peter Eades, Orla Fallon4:372Distant ShoreDan Shea, John Bettis4:293Dancing In The MoonlightOrla Fallon3:564My LandSecret Garden (Rolf Lovland, Alana Graham, Brendan Graham)3:565Shooting StarPeter Eades, Orla Fallon3:156Bean An TiEoghan O'Neill, Des Moore2:517Always ThereSecret Garden (Rolf Lovland, Brendan Graham)4:088Voices On The WindLittle Feat4:479Simple LoveSarah Siskind4:3010My Waking WorldRay Fean3:5511Eleanor Plunkett: Trip To Shanbally, Michael O'Dwyer'sTurlough O'Carolan, Eoghan O'Neill, Des Moore4:4312You'll Never Be The SunDonagh Long4:0513Hard TimesStephen Foster3:44 Note: Track 5 is a song that was originally written earlier for the 2005/2006 Celtic Woman world tours.
Personnel Shannon Forrest - drums Ilya Toshinsky - acoustic guitar, electric guitar Dan Shea - acoustic guitar, mandolin, piano, keyboards Des Moore - acoustic guitar Noel Eccles - percussion Jim Brickman - piano Dónal Lunny - bouzouki Liam Bradley Orla Fallon - vocals, harp, background vocals Feargal Murray Máíire Breatnach - fiddle, viola Robbie Harris - bodhran Russell Powell - cello Alan Smale - strings Beth "Diva" Davis David James Jr. Missi Hale - background vocals Todd Denman - whistling, pipe
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