Atlantic Bridge was the Irish uilleann pipes player Davy Spillane's first solo album after the break-up of Moving Hearts. Together with producer P.J. Curtis he assembled a stellar cast of musicians from both sides of the Atlantic including, Albert Lee, Béla Fleck, Jerry Douglas, Christy Moore and many more to produce a fine blend of traditional and contemporary music.[2][3] Curtis observed the album's fusion of Irish traditional, contemporary, bluegrass and country rock, merging "happily to find new dimensions in music which resulted form those meetings."[4]

Atlantic Bridge
Studio album by Davy Spillane
Released	1987 (re-released in 1988)
Recorded	Lansdowne and Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin
Genre	Celtic Celtic rock Celtic fusion folk rock worldbeat
Length	43:46
Label	Tara Music label
Producer	P.J. Curtis
Davy Spillane chronology
Atlantic Bridge (1987) Out of the Air (1988)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The album was originally released on Tara Music in 1987. AllMusic awards the album with 4.5 stars.[5]

There is a short acoustic hidden track at index point 11.

Track listing

1. "Davy's Reels" (Davy Spillane) – 3:36
2. "Atlantic Bridge" (Spillane) – 5:22
3. "Daire's Dream" (Spillane) – 3:34
4. "Tribute to Johnny Doran" (Trad.) – 3:06
5. "O'Neills's Statement" (O'Neill) – 3:50
6. "By the River of Gems" (Spillane) – 7:41
7. "Sliverish" (Béla Fleck) – 2:58
8. "The Pigeon on the Gate" (O'Neill, Spillane) – 2:43
9. "In My Life" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 2:45
10. "Lansdowne Blues" (Boland, Donnelly, Lee, O'Neill, Spillane) – 5:49
11. Untitled (unknown) – 0:12

Personnel

• Davy Spillane – Uilleann pipes, Low Whistles, Hammer Dulcimer
• Albert Lee – Electric and Acoustic Guitar, Piano
• Béla Fleck – Banjo, Acoustic Guitar
• Jerry Douglas – Dobro
• Greg Boland – Guitars
• Eoghan O'Neill – Bass, Acoustic Guitars, Backing Vocals
• Christy Moore – Bodhrán
• Noel Eccles – Percussion
• John Donnelly – Drums

References