'Shall I take my little black currach over the broad-breasted glorious ocean? O King of the bright kingdom, shall I go of my own choice upon the sea?'. Written by Shaun Davey in 1982 for orchestra, soloists, pipe band and choir, this recording incorporates live performances taken from both the premiere in Brittany in 1983 and the revised 1990 performance in Glasgow.

Roger Doyle's Under the Green Time: 'An image of Ireland without the sweet Celtic wrapping, an ancient, hard Ireland, a kind of musical archaeology.' This programme of acoustic, electro-acoustic and traditional music was recorded live in The Hague in 1999 by the Netherlands Wind Ensemble with Brian Ó hUiginn (uilleann pipes), Sarah Grealish (vocals) and Roger Doyle (electronics).

'Joan Trimble's music is natural and fluent, devoid of contrivance or sentimentality'. A selection of works for two pianos and voice and piano, and the Phantasy Trio, performed by Patricia Bardon (mezzo-soprano), Joe Corbett (baritone), Una Hunt and Roy Holmes (pianos) and the Dublin Piano Trio.

The music on these CDs was composed on a Fairlight Computer Music Instrument between 1983 and 1988. The Fairlight was among the first synthesisers controlled by a computer and Roger Doyle 'made great use out of it' and has 'very fond memories of the Fairlight'. Works include Contents of the Pay-Jar and a suite derived from the music composed for The Love of Don Perlimplin and Belissa in the Garden.