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Below are links to reviews, lyrics, and excerpts
time after time dvd The award winning film
Time after Time: A celebration of the great heritage of Celtic, American and Australian Peoples, (2005)
click HERE for reviews
"Beautiful and meditative, makes you look with awe at nature and history and people living in eternal time. Maireid has a beautiful voice and the songs and music are so well mixed with the transition of image upon image, like a visual harmony of the music. Congratulations!"
Chris Busa, Editor, Provincetown Arts Magazine, Massachusetts USA
"...a wondrous production!"
Peter Spellman, Berklee School of Music, Boston, Massachusetts
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Time after Time Soundtrack (2008)
click HERE for lyrics - click here for reviews
"Time After Time" is an exhilarating example of visual world music at its best.
Don Heckman, Los Angeles Times
"Time After Time is an extended hymn to nature and indigenous traditions, across three continents."
Rachael Kohn, ABC-Radio National, Australia

Never Drift Apart

Never Drift Apart (2003)
click HERE for lyrics - click HERE for reviews
"Irish songstress and Celtic chronicler Mairéid Sullivan... Possessing a rich, pure voice and a poet’s vision, ... Sullivan knows few musical boundaries and the genres on this locally produced record range from contemporary to traditional, from folk and pop to ambient new-age textures (provided by Sullivan’s partner, accomplished American guitarist, Ben Kettlewell). ...Sullivan’s music soothes and uplifts..." ****
Mike Daly, The Age, Melbourne, Australia

Dancer Dancer (1994)
produced by Donal Lunny
click HERE for notes - click HERE for reviews
"It is a recording with moments of utter beauty and layers of understated instrumentation. Maireid's distinctive voice weaves through the textures...had me humming for more than a week." Graham McDonald - Canberra Times
"There is something hypnotic about this disc. Perhaps it's my Celtic ancestry. ...Music that dances." Kim Lockwood - Herald Sun, (Melbourne) Australia
For Love's Caress For Love's Caress- a Celtic journey (1998)
click HERE for lyrics
- click HERE for reviews
"...a bold, daring and courageous album full of unexpected twists and delightful turns.....a sweet oasis of transcendental delight.
John O'Regan, Rock 'N' Reel, Limerick, Ireland
"All the elements of great Celtic music come together in this brilliant recording. Listening enraptured, lovingly caressed by Maireid Sullivan's magic, one feels as though they are Anam Chara, 'soul friend' to this noble artist."
Kevin Maxwell, Music Manager, Bodhi Tree, Los Angeles
celtic-evening

A Celtic Evening (1997)
with Derek Bell (harper with the Cheiftains) featuring Mairéid Sullivan
Click HERE to download selected mp3s
Two master musicians captured live in concert. The combination of Mairéid's vocals, and the beautiful harp, along with Derek's witty introductions, makes for a delightful CD.

electronic music pioneers

Electronic Music Pioneers, by Ben Kettlewell
Artist Pro/ProMusic Press (2002)
click HERE for the preface - click HERE for the introduction
"Ben's book is distinctive because he has captured first-hand accounts from the leaders of a remarkable cultural frontier, one that will be less and less accessible as it fades into history. If you didn't share in the excitement of the time, this document will bring it to life for you!"
Suzanne Ciani (Composer, California, USA)

"This book really goes into depth revealing the early explorations of electronic music and it's inventors. There are wonderful interviews and stories of those responsible for the initial innovations and creation of the instruments and music that have been the foundation for the electronic music of today. Electronic Music Pioneers is a must for anyone who wants an understanding of those roots."
Michael Stearns (Baraka soundtrack composer)

celtic women

Celtic Women in Music - a Celebration of Beauty and Sovereignty
By Maireid Sullivan, Quarry Music Press (1999)
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lick HERE for press release and reviews
"...Maireid Sullivan was the perfect choice to be the author of "Celtic Women in Music," ...Sullivan is a highly regarded vocalist with a particular interest in exploring and sustaining the philosophical roots of Celtic culture. As such, she has interacted with her subjects in a fashion that has an impressive degree of forthrightness, both on a personal and professional level....Sullivan's gentle but persistent questioning allowing her subjects to illuminate themselves in a fashion that inevitably provokes a desire to hear their music."
Don Heckman, Los Angeles Times


Ancient Self

Ancient Self - Memoirs
By Maireid Sullivan
Interleaf Press, (1997)
A collection of Mairéid Sullivan's selected prose and poetry.
CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK


Wicking Worm Beds


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Water for Food: The Wicking Worm Bed Revolution (2009)
By Maireid Sullivan
Learn how to construct garden Wicking Worm Beds
Click HERE to learn more
Water once a week in summer and less during the rest of the year!This booklet provides detailed information, including exact measurements and lists of materials needed for constructing timber-framed Wicking Worm Beds, plus everything you need to know about adding compost worms to the wicking beds.



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