Brian Warfield & The Celtic Folk Orchestra – Celtic Exodus – The Famine Story

CELTIC EXODUS - THE FAMINE STORY is a musical equivalent of Les Miserable, which records the events of the Famine through songs, dialogue and fully scored music. 1997 saw the 150th anniversary of the Famine Black 47, and the album was released as a commemorative work. CELTIC EXODUS - THE FAMINE STORY, is a moving album that tells the tragic tale of time. Uileann Pipes, Box Accordions, Whistles, Bodhráns all merge with orchestra to form an emotive story-telling within a musical framework.

Track Listing:
1. Famine Theme - 6:34   2. Time Running Out - Black 47 - 7:19   3. My Ireland - 6:50   4. The Workhouse - 9:50   5. The Blessing -4:48   6. Ships at Sea - 6:00   7. 1848, 49 & 50 - The Famine Years - 5:26   8. Liverpool - 5:53   9. The Crossing - 5:12   10. The Keen for the Millions Lost - 9:02   11. Thank God for America - 3:27