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Whisper of the Silver Cross (for Máire Brennan)
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This song was written in 2 days, as my tribute to Máire Brennan, whose music has shaped so much of my life. From the very first time I heard Clannad through my Irish mother, I felt drawn deeply into Irish music in a way that went far beyond anything else.

In 2021, I was lucky enough to briefly speak with Máire, and she kindly signed my book - a photo of that moment is featured.

Her influence runs through my blood, I have a tattoo of her on my arm. The grief I feel hearing of her passing is hard to put into words. Even writing this has brought tears.

Piotr created much of the instrumentation, my sister Freya added her beautiful voice, she has the best voice in the family, btw. And Garni added the synthesizers - and fucking nailed it.



Garni: Synthesizers

Freya: Backing vocals
Piotr: Keyboards, Bodrah, Bass, drums and mix

Me: Violin, Tin whistle, Vocals and Lyrics.

(I used Claude AI to help with making my original lyrics rhyme much better - No AI used in music or mixing)
Released: 18-Apr-2026
Category: Folk
Application: Pro Tools
File type: mp3
File size: 10.8 Mb
Plays: 2
Downloads: 0
Weekly plays: 2
Weekly downloads: 0
License: No derivative works allowed
AI assisted with lyrics: Yes
AI assisted with music/production: No
Lyrics
Through silent mist your voice would rise
Like moonlit winds in western skies
It touched the earth, the sea, the stone
And called the wandering spirit home

From distant hills and twilight air
You left a song still trembling there
Like whispered prayers the old woods keep
You stirred the soul from hidden sleep

Máire, your voice flows on the tide
Through shadowed glens and stars that guide
A silver flame, a sacred stream
You move through night like an endless dream
 
The sky grew still beneath your song
As if the dark had waited long
Each note became a lantern’s glow
Across the paths the lost ones know

You sang where ancient waters shone
Where memory walks the world alone
And in that hush your spirit stayed
Like evening light that never fades

Máire, your voice flows on the tide
Through shadowed glens and stars that guide
A silver flame, a sacred stream
You move through night like an endless dream

The old bells ring, the soft winds call
Your echo lingers over all
Through hollow vale and autumn sky
Your song still lives, it does not die

Máire, your voice flows on the tide
Through shadowed glens and stars that guide
A silver flame, a sacred stream
You move through night like an endless dream
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