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Salty Heaven

LUKA BLOOM
SALTY HEAVEN


TRACK LISTING:

01. Blackberry Time
02. The Hungry Ghost
03. Don't Be So Hard On Yourself
04. Ciara
05. Rainbow Warrior
06. Water Ballerina
07. Holy Ground
08. Cool Breeze
09. The Shape Of Love To Come
10. Sanas
11. Forgiveness
(Bonus Track: Pinorrekk Records)
12. I'm A Bogman

All songs written and composed by Luka Bloom.

Musicians
Luka Bloom - Vocals, Guitar
Conor Byrne - Flute
Jimmy Higgins - Bodhran, Percussion
Mo Foster - Bass
Peter Van Hooke - Drums, Percussion
Rod Argent - Keyboards
John Themis - Sax, Bazouki, Assorted Acoustic Guitars
Chris Garrick - Solo Violin
Gavin Wright, Perry Montague - Violin
Garfield Jackson - Viola
Martin Loveday - Cello, Solo Cello
Lisa Bokemyer - Violin, Voice on Rainbow Warrior
Mattie Fox - Voice on Rainbow Warrior

Produced by Peter Van Hooke
Management - Mattie Fox
Photography - Conor Horgan, Luka Bloom
Recorded at The Red House Studios
Mixed at Abbey Road Studios


© 1998 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd
1999 Pinorrekk Records (Germany) | Shanachie (USA)


Luka Bloom In the centre of Ireland, there is a lovely town called Birr. Birr has two rivers (the Camcor and the Brosna), lovely architecture, and the best trees in Ireland. During 1995 I spent many weeks there, writing all, bar one, of the songs on this album. So my first thanks must go to the fine people of Birr, who made me feel at home. Great town. Many thanks.

When eventually I arrived at the point where the songs were ready for commitment to tape. I contacted my pal Paul Barrett, who had produced The Acoustic Motorbike for me. After much research, we decided I should go home to Kildare to record my performances of the songs. The Liffey Arts Centre is an old mill near Naas, Co. Kildare. Beautifully brought to life by one of Ireland's heroes, Eoin O'Toole, the Mill was a total joy for us to be in January 1996. Thank you Eoin, Bill and Keith, keep the wheel turning.

We did some work in STS, Dublin, and then took an unplanned break. The songs seemed to be saying "Leave us be for awhile". So we did. Some months later Mattie, my manager, introduced me to Peter Van Hooke. The songs were saying "Let's go to England for a while". So the songs and I went to England, where we worked in Rod Argent's lovely home for the month of January 1997. This was a great thrill, made very easy by the hospitality of Rod and his family. Thank you all. During this time we added "Water Ballerina" to the collection. This song I wrote in Ballyvaughan, my favourite port of call, between the Burren and Atlantic.

Finally we made our way to London, where Peter and his pals blended the various ingredients together in Abbey Road. Never did I feel so at ease in a studio. Thank you all, especially Ann Breen, who treated me like I was a King.

On the long road from Birr to Abbey Road, the pace always seemed right, as did the places, and all the people involved. Everybody who worked on this album is named elsewhere on the sleeve. I thank you all for gracing these songs with your gifts.

There are also those who are not actually on the album, but whose work, friendship, and inspiration is totally precious to me: Mike Nolan, Ozone, Paul Kelly, Trevor Hutchinson, Paul Byrne, Sinead O'Connor, Paul Ashe-Browne, Paul Scully, Martin Wright, Colm Reid, Clare O'Grady-Walshe, Bernie, Geraldine and Mary in the office, Dave Murphy and the International Brigade, Irja, Jan Whalen, Pete Short, Frank Merriman, Derek Nelson, Ciara, Katherine, Phelim, Pat Howley, Aoife, Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh, John Crocker, Brigid Murnaghan, Ronnie Nolan.

Musician Inc, Paul Charles, Adrian Bohm, Frank Riley, Solstice, Cairde Bride, John O'Donohue, Saskia. To all my family and friends who have guided me through this lengthy passage, thank you, especially my son Robbie, the main man. If I've left anyone out, I owe you a pint, or a coffee.

Salty Heaven would simply not have happened this way were it not for the conviction of one man.
Thanks Mattie.

- Luka


Ciara Ciara
© 1998 Columbia, Sony Music (UK)
(for promotion only)
Recorded at The Red House Studios
Produced by Peter Van Hooke
Chiara Chiara
© 1998 Columbia, Sony Music (Germany)
(for promotion only)
Water Ballerina Water Ballerina
© 1998 Columbia, Sony Music (UK)
Recorded at The Red House Studios
Produced by Peter Van Hooke
1. Water Ballerina
2. Blackberry Time
Holy Ground Holy Ground
Taken from the album Salty Heaven
© 1999 Columbia, Sony Music (UK)
1. Holy Ground
2. I'm A Bogman
(featuring Christy Moore)
Engineered by Paul Ashe-Browne
Recorded at The Works
Produced by Luka Bloom

Luka Bloom Music Video: Ciara
1998 Sony Music

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