Irish Musicians Unite to Record Save Tara Album - Tara of the Kings

national | arts and media | news report Thursday June 29, 2006 18:35 by events@tarawatch.org - TaraWatch

Based on the poem by Paul Muldoon, 'Tara of the Kings' ,

Irish musicians, writers and artists are working with TaraWatch to release an album, entitled 'Tara of the Kings'. The title is taken from the poem by Irish poet Paul Mulddon, which appeared in the Irish Times on Saturday Sat Jun 24, 2006.

For other artists who wish to join in on the album auditions take place at Dice Bar every Tuesday night. It is located at the corner of Queen & Benburb Streets, in Smithfiled, Dublin.

Contact salafia@gmail.com 087-132-3365

Kila

TARA OF THE KINGS - THE ALBUM

Paddy Casey - http://www.paddycasey.com/paddycasey/
Kila - http://www.kila.ie
Camille O'Sullivan - http://www.camilleosullivan.com/
Mic Christopher - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mic_Christopher
Larry Beau - http://www.myspace.com/larrybeau
Sick and Indigent Song Club - http://www.myspace.com/sickandindigentsongclub
Peatbog Faeries – http://www.peatbogfaeries.com
Indian - http://www.myspace.com/indiantheband
...and others, to be announced.

TARA OF THE KINGS
Paul Muldoon

WE MET AT THE SUMMER SOLSTICE
WHEN EVERYTHING STOOD STILL
HER SLOPING AWAY LIKE ISEULT
LEFT ME OVER THE HILL
I RAISED THE CHAMBER IN THE MOUND
THE OAK-FRINGED SACRED SPRING
THAT FEEDS THE STREAMS THAT RUN AROUND
TARA OF THE KINGS

SHE WAS THROUGH WITH CARBON DATING
STAKEHOLDERS WITH NO HAIR
SHE WAS THROUGH WITH MONSTER MEETINGS
IN FLATS OFF PARNELL SQUARE
SHE WAS THROUGH WITH CROWNED AND UNCROWNED
YEW TREES WITH COUNTLESS RINGS
THE DITCH THAT USED TO RUN AROUND
TARA OF THE KINGS

COULD WE WHO ENDURED THE PENAL
AND EDWARD POYNING’S LAWS
(NEVER MIND THE BEEF TRIBUNAL)
NOW SOMEHOW BE IN AWE
OF A ROAD RUNNING THROUGH THE GROUND
ON WHICH STOOD OUR ALTHING
AND NOT ENSURE IT RUN AROUND
TARA OF THE KINGS?

WE KNOW THE STONE OF DESTINY
WAS SET UP IN THIS SOIL
NOW THE SOLDIERS OF DESTINY
ARE SET TO BANK THE SPOILS
AND LEST THEY WISH TO BE RENOWNED
FOR RAPE AND RAVISHING
THEY’LL NOT GIVE US THE RUNAROUND
ON TARA OF THE KINGS

WE’RE FATED TO BE REMEMBERED
AS SPOILERS OF THE DEAD
AND THOUGH WE SEEM QUITE UNHAMPERED
BY HONOUR OR BY DREAD
YET WE ARE DREAD- AND HONOUR-BOUND
TO OUR UNBORN OFFSPRING
TO ENSURE THE M3 RUN AROUND
TARA OF THE KINGS

Camille O'Sullivan

Mic Christopher

Paddy Casey

Peatbog Faeries