Product Description
John Spillane – All Round the Island (CD)
RELEASE DATE: Friday 14th May, 2027
All Round the Island, the seventeenth studio album by John Spillane is a deeply personal, musical journey around the island of Ireland, spanning the quiet waters of Lough Neagh, the lively streets of Belfast, Dublin, and Cork, and even reaching out to the mythical isle of Hy Brasil. Crafted with rich storytelling and enriched by remarkable guest performances from Lisa O’Neill, Damien Dempsey, Séamus & Caoimhe Ó Flatharta, Nicola Joyce, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, and Pauline Scanlon, this collection is both a love letter to the island of Ireland and a tribute to the community of artists, friends, and historians who inspired it.
Vocals, Spanish guitar and concertina: John Spillane
Fiddle: Nigel Grufferty
Electric Guitar: Flor Rahilly
Cello: Kevin Murphy
Drums: Davie Ryan
Keyboard and vocals: Brian Casey
Guest Vocals: Damien Dempsey, Full Moon in Finglas; Lisa O’Neill, Cavan; Séamus & Caoimhe Ó Flatharta, Galway; Nicola Joyce, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh & Pauline Scanlon, Juli Malone
Recorded and produced by Brian Casey at Wavefield Recordings, Clonakilty in 2026
Lisa O’ Neill and Damien Dempsey recorded by John Reynolds at Big Tree Studio, Wicklow.
Séamus & Caoimhe recorded by John Blake in Amharclann Chois Fharraige, Indreabhán.
1. All Round the Island 1.48
2. Farewell Belfast 4.15
3. Full Moon in Finglas feat. Damien Dempsey 3:08
4. Happy Birthday Huggy Murray 1.50
5. Galway feat. Séamus & Caoimhe 5.20
6. Cavan feat. Lisa O’ Neill 4.33
7. Juli Malone feat. Nicola Joyce, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh & Pauline Scanlon 3.23
8. Cliona Spillane 3:30
9. Lough Neagh 4.22
10. The Angel of Ardfield 3.31
11. Waterford 4.19
12. Caoineadh Oileán Faoide (Whiddy Island Lament) 3.17
