℗ 2020 Craig Armstrong under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
| Released | July 31, 2020 |
| Duration | 52m 23s |
| Record Label | Modern Recordings |
| Genre | Classical |
The Edge of the Sea
Craig Armstrong, Calum Martin, Cecilia Weston, Scottish Ensemble
Available in MQA and 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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Ballantyne (Movement 1 Stone)
Calum Martin; Craig Armstrong; Traditional; Craig Armstrong; Calum Martin; Cecilia Weston; Scottish Ensemble |
1:35 | |||
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1.2
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Ballantyne (Movement 2 The Edge of the Sea)
Calum Martin; Craig Armstrong; Traditional; Craig Armstrong; Calum Martin; Cecilia Weston; Scottish Ensemble |
2:52 | |||
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1.3
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Ballantyne (Movement 3 Ballantyne 1)
Calum Martin; Craig Armstrong; Traditional; Craig Armstrong; Calum Martin; Cecilia Weston; Scottish Ensemble; Isobel Ann Martin; Calum Iain Macleod |
1:58 | |||
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1.4
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Ballantyne (Movement 4 Ballantyne 2)
Calum Martin; Craig Armstrong; Traditional; Craig Armstrong; Calum Martin; Cecilia Weston; Scottish Ensemble; Neil Johnstone; Duncan Chisholm |
3:30 | |||
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1.5
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Ballantyne (Movement 5 Your Shadow)
Calum Martin; Craig Armstrong; Traditional; Craig Armstrong; Calum Martin; Cecilia Weston; Scottish Ensemble; Daniel Pioro |
2:32 | |||
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1.6
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Ballantyne (Movement 6 Ballantyne 3)
Calum Martin; Craig Armstrong; Traditional; Craig Armstrong; Calum Martin; Cecilia Weston; Scottish Ensemble; Isobel Ann Martin |
3:36 | |||
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1.7
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Ballantyne (Movement 7 Grace Notes)
Calum Martin; Craig Armstrong; Traditional; Craig Armstrong; Calum Martin; Cecilia Weston; Scottish Ensemble |
2:44 | |||
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1.8
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Ballantyne (Movement 8 Ballantyne 4)
Calum Martin; Craig Armstrong; Traditional; Craig Armstrong; Calum Martin; Cecilia Weston; Scottish Ensemble; The Lewis & Harris Gaelic Psalm Singers |
3:34 | |||
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1.9
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Ballantyne (Movement 9 Before Last)
Calum Martin; Craig Armstrong; Traditional; Craig Armstrong; Calum Martin; Cecilia Weston; Scottish Ensemble |
2:39 | |||
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1.10
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Ballantyne (Movement 10 Nightfall)
Calum Martin; Craig Armstrong; Traditional; Craig Armstrong; Calum Martin; Cecilia Weston; Scottish Ensemble; Alison Lawrance |
2:02 | |||
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1.11
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Ballantyne (Movement 11 Tidal)
Calum Martin; Craig Armstrong; Traditional; Craig Armstrong; Calum Martin; Cecilia Weston; Scottish Ensemble; Isobel Ann Martin; Calum Iain Macleod |
1:40 | |||
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1.12
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Martyrdom (Movement 1)
Calum Martin; Craig Armstrong; Hugh Wilson; Traditional; Craig Armstrong; Calum Martin; Cecilia Weston; Scottish Ensemble; Daniel Pioro; Helen Thomson |
2:08 | |||
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1.13
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Martyrdom (Movement 2)
Calum Martin; Craig Armstrong; Hugh Wilson; Traditional; Craig Armstrong; Calum Martin; Cecilia Weston; Scottish Ensemble; Isobel Ann Martin |
3:36 | |||
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1.14
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Martyrdom (Movement 3)
Calum Martin; Craig Armstrong; Hugh Wilson; Traditional; Craig Armstrong; Calum Martin; Cecilia Weston; Scottish Ensemble; Daniel Pioro |
2:09 | |||
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1.15
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Martyrdom (Movement 4)
Calum Martin; Craig Armstrong; Hugh Wilson; Traditional; Craig Armstrong; Calum Martin; Cecilia Weston; Scottish Ensemble; The Lewis & Harris Gaelic Psalm Singers |
3:55 | |||
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1.16
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Martyrdom (Movement 5)
Calum Martin; Craig Armstrong; Hugh Wilson; Traditional; Craig Armstrong; Calum Martin; Cecilia Weston; Scottish Ensemble; Neil Johnstone |
3:20 | |||
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1.17
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Martyrdom (Movement 6)
Calum Martin; Craig Armstrong; Hugh Wilson; Traditional; Craig Armstrong; Calum Martin; Cecilia Weston; Scottish Ensemble; Helen Thomson |
2:39 | |||
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1.18
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Martyrdom (Movement 7)
Calum Martin; Craig Armstrong; Hugh Wilson; Traditional; Craig Armstrong; Calum Martin; Cecilia Weston; Scottish Ensemble; The Lewis & Harris Gaelic Psalm Singers |
3:53 | |||
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1.19
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Martyrdom (Movement 8)
Calum Martin; Craig Armstrong; Hugh Wilson; Traditional; Craig Armstrong; Calum Martin; Cecilia Weston; Scottish Ensemble; Daniel Pioro |
2:01 |
Craig Armstrong and Calum Martin release their new album, The Edge of the Sea, featuring Gaelic psalm singing with a congregation from the Outer Hebridean Isles of Lewis and Harris uniquely performed and recorded with the Scottish Ensemble. The Edge Of The Sea calls softly to mind both the ever-changing island landscape and the emotive history of the ancient knowledge of Gaelic psalm singing.
The recording took place at the stunning acoustic space at Dundee Caird Hall with the Scottish Ensemble, conductor Cecilia Weston, guest violin Duncan Chisholm and the congregation curated by Calum Martin from Lewis and Harris featuring solo voice by Isobel Ann Martin and Calum Iain Macleod . The live recording is by award winning (Grammy, BAFTA, Classical Brits) Floating Earth engineer Mike Hatch.
“Gaelic Psalm Singing has long been a very important tradition in the canon of music in Scotland. It is a uniquely Scottish 'Sean Nòs' old vocal style, which has been nurtured in its natural environment of family worship. This unique traditional vocal style is sadly facing a real danger of disappearing for good and we see this unique recording as an opportunity to both archive and introduce a new audience to the tradition with a strong sense of its history and future at its core.”
- Craig Armstrong
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Modern Recordings Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -4.21 -20.40 to -0.10 | -23.42 -38.46 to -17.23 | -19.92 -34.70 to -13.70 | 11 9 to 12 | |
| 1 | Ballantyne (Movement 1 Stone) | -20.40 | -38.46 | -34.7 | 9 |
| 2 | Ballantyne (Movement 2 The Edge of the Sea) | -0.50 | -19.24 | -16.4 | 11 |
| 3 | Ballantyne (Movement 3 Ballantyne 1) | -0.33 | -22.57 | -19.0 | 12 |
| 4 | Ballantyne (Movement 4 Ballantyne 2) | -0.47 | -22.61 | -19.4 | 11 |
| 5 | Ballantyne (Movement 5 Your Shadow) | -4.46 | -24.34 | -22.1 | 10 |
| 6 | Ballantyne (Movement 6 Ballantyne 3) | -0.93 | -20.29 | -16.0 | 10 |
| 7 | Ballantyne (Movement 7 Grace Notes) | -0.64 | -20.12 | -17.1 | 12 |
| 8 | Ballantyne (Movement 8 Ballantyne 4) | -0.21 | -19.30 | -16.0 | 11 |
| 9 | Ballantyne (Movement 9 Before Last) | -0.20 | -17.98 | -14.3 | 11 |
| 10 | Ballantyne (Movement 10 Nightfall) | -7.39 | -25.86 | -22.9 | 10 |
| 11 | Ballantyne (Movement 11 Tidal) | -1.86 | -23.97 | -18.9 | 11 |
| 12 | Martyrdom (Movement 1) | -6.96 | -27.85 | -24.0 | 12 |
| 13 | Martyrdom (Movement 2) | -2.07 | -20.14 | -16.2 | 11 |
| 14 | Martyrdom (Movement 3) | -10.98 | -28.91 | -25.8 | 10 |
| 15 | Martyrdom (Movement 4) | -0.20 | -18.93 | -15.5 | 11 |
| 16 | Martyrdom (Movement 5) | -7.45 | -24.76 | -21.1 | 11 |
| 17 | Martyrdom (Movement 6) | -3.25 | -22.84 | -20.1 | 12 |
| 18 | Martyrdom (Movement 7) | -0.10 | -17.23 | -13.7 | 10 |
| 19 | Martyrdom (Movement 8) | -11.51 | -29.57 | -25.3 | 10 |