Guitarist and musical preservationist John Doan performs on the rare 20-stringed harp guitar, with an orchestral style full of subtlety, beauty, and power. Eire : Isle of the Saints is Doan's homage to the indomitable Irish spirit, a love letter to the Celtic spirit in us all. IN 1995 American harp guitar master John Doan traveled to Ireland on a personal odyssey to rediscover Eire as it was known to three of the Emerald Isles most beloved historical figures: St. Patrick, Turlough O'Carolan, and William Butler Yeats.

Eire began as a musical diary of that odyssey, initially recorded as notes and tape recorded sketches as he visited each historic site. At the end of the journey, Doan spent a year lovingly translating the richness of this experience into music, and producing what we think will be a classic contribution to the burgeoning genre of Celtic Impressionism.

The stories illustrated in these tunes were recalled by retracing the steps of three touchstones of the Irish identity. Patrick was an authentic saint; Yeats and Carolan, revered on a level approaching sainthood.

Wayfarer

William Eaton:

Sparks & Embers

William Coulter:

Celtic Crossing

Tracy Moore:

A Peculiar Point of

Balance