Let The Feast Begin
‘Let The Feast Begin’ is an acoustic album with a Celtic twist. It features twelve of my compositions. It was described on BBC Radio Ulster
Folk Club as a 'Great new album of songs and tunes composed by the Belfast musician Glenn Simpson.'
My main instrument is a guitar shaped bouzouki made by the Dublin luthier Joe Foley.

The title track, ‘Let The Feast Begin’, is an invitation to all those people I have known down the years to participate in a quiet feast. A sense of time and place is
important to me in song writing. `O’Neill’ is a song about the Flight of the Earls. It is set in 1607 on Lough Swilly. The ship is about to sail
and Hugh O’Neill looks upon Ireland for the last time. The song ‘O’Neill’ was also released on a compilation album by
Cupboard Love Records at the South by South West film music festival in Texas.

I have visited the Glens of Antrim all my life. The song ‘Glendun’ depicts a twilight walk from the top of Glendun to the beautiful village of Cushendun. When
I am in Cushendun I always experience a sense of peace and calm. I love the timelessness of the village and the way the River Dun filters into the
ocean. ‘Canadian Light, Peterborough Gold’ is a song about travelling in Canada. On one occasion I visited a village called Douro in Ontario. It
was a summer’s day. My Canadian friends took me to a little graveyard in the midst of rolling cornfields. Most of those buried there had
emigrated from Ireland during the Great Famine of 1845-1849. A descendant of the dead smiled in the sunlight and said: ‘They
thought it was the Promised Land.’ The corn shimmered in the sun. On the album I am joined by the vocalist and bodhran
player Michelle Donaghy. Nick Peck plays guitar on ten of the tracks.

The album is available on iTunes and all major digital stores for £8.99. It has been released by Cupboard Love Records.

The CD is also on sale in Premier Records, Belfast.

I am currently working on new compositions.
Glenn.