Common Ground : The Album

Produced by Donal Lunny
Executive Producer: Gerald Seligman
EMI production assistant: Vivien Sandland
Cover concept by Gerald Seligman
Cover design by Abraham's Pants
CD Extra concept by Gerald Seligman, Tony Burke, and Donal Lunny

Multimedia produced by Microsoft and Flabberghasted Multimedia Ltd.

Executive Producer: Jon Kertzer
Producer: Philip Coady
Lead Designer: Phil Booth
Designers: Evelyn Esaki, John Power
Lead Developer: Brett Nagy
Developers: Matty May (Fusio, Dublin) Eoin Keith (X-Communications, Dublin)
Audio Production: Steve Belton
Text: Leo Dorgan, Frances Power
Testing: Margaret Schultz
Technical Consultant: Sam Henderson

Special Thanks to Justin Crosby at Premier Records, Alex Boyesen at Flabberghasted,Tony Burke, Nancy Miller-Juhos, Peter Fitzpatrick, Gerald Donnelly at Microsoft Dublin.

Uilleann pipes photo, courtesy of Na Píobairí Uilleann.

Donal's production coordination: John Dunford, Topfloor Management, with Judy Murray, Brian Ormond and Norman Verso

Donal Lunny's management: John Dunford, Topfloor, Dublin; Caroline Teeling, SARM, London

Initial development of the album concept aided and abetted by Thomas Black, EMI Eire.
Additional coordination and team spirit, Ireland, by EMI Eire: Willie Kavanagh and Finbar Manifold, David Gogan and Darren Smith.

THE THANK-YOUS ARE MANY AND HEARTFELT:

Thanks most of all to the many artists in fore- and background who made COMMON GROUND possible.

This project was able to come together due to the active participation and cooperation of a host of labels and artist' managers:

Paul McGuinness and Candida Bottaci at Principal Management
Bono and Adam Clayton appear courtesy of Island Records
Paul Cummins at Damage Management
Paul Brady appears courtesy of Fontana/Polygram.
Maire Brennan appears courtesy of BMG Records.
Hilary Walker
Kate Bush courtesy of EMI Records UK
Jill Taylor
Elvis Costello appears courtesy of Warner Brothers Records
Grant Thomas
Tim and Neil Finn appear courtesy of Parlophone Records
Brian Kennedy appears courtesy of BMG Records
Sinead O'Connor appears courtesy of Chrysalis Records
Liam O Maonlai appears courtesy of London Records
Mattie Fox of Mattie Fox Management
Christy Moore appears courtesy of John Dunford of Topfloor Management
Sharon Shannon appears courtesy of Grapevine/Solid Records
BBOM Management
Davy Spillane appears courtesy of Sony Records.

Credit and thanks for the "Common Ground" title goes to Andy White.

Thanks to Microsoft and to Jon Kertzer most of all, for joining us on this project and making the CD Extra possible, Philip Coady and Evelyn Esaki, Alex Boyesen of Flabberghasted Multimedia and Helen Walshe.

For help on the songs: Tom Sherlock of Claddagh Records for help in locating songs and lyrics; Michael Ward at Gael-Linn for translations; Frank Harte for "The Night Before Larry was Stretched."

Thanks at EMI UK to Penny Ganz and James Mullan.
Thanks to Caroline Teeling at SARM.
Thanks to Liam Cabbot of Circus Films for the EPK and good will.

Thanks to Willie Richardson; Gilles Servat for such flexibility and understanding; Cathy Addis, Rowan Monahan and Suzanne at Windmill Lane; Paul Brewster, Winkie Spiers and Lou Taylor at Bunk, Junk and Genius; Hugh Drumm at Bow Lane Studios. The Factory rehearsal studios. Rob Kirwan at Hannover Quay.

Noel Eccles appears courtesy of RTE and endorses Zildjian cymbals.
Ray Fean plays Ayotte drums and Avedis Zildjian cymbals.
Oisín Lunny and Stephen Daley form Minatone Productions, London.


ARTISTS & SONGS		NOTES
MUSICIANS & INSTRUMENTS


Produced by Donal Lunny Executive Producer: Gerald Seligman EMI production assistant: Vivien Sandland Cover concept by Gerald Seligman Cover design by Abraham's Pants CD Extra concept by Gerald Seligman, Tony Burke, and Donal Lunny Multimedia produced by Microsoft and Flabberghasted Multimedia Ltd. Executive Producer: Jon Kertzer Producer: Philip Coady Lead Designer: Phil Booth Designers: Evelyn Esaki, John Power Lead Developer: Brett Nagy Developers: Matty May (Fusio, Dublin) Eoin Keith (X-Communications, Dublin) Audio Production: Steve Belton Text: Leo Dorgan, Frances Power Testing: Margaret Schultz Technical Consultant: Sam Henderson Special Thanks to Justin Crosby at Premier Records, Alex Boyesen at Flabberghasted,Tony Burke, Nancy Miller-Juhos, Peter Fitzpatrick, Gerald Donnelly at Microsoft Dublin. Uilleann pipes photo, courtesy of Na Píobairí Uilleann. Donal's production coordination: John Dunford, Topfloor Management, with Judy Murray, Brian Ormond and Norman Verso Donal Lunny's management: John Dunford, Topfloor, Dublin; Caroline Teeling, SARM, London Initial development of the album concept aided and abetted by Thomas Black, EMI Eire. Additional coordination and team spirit, Ireland, by EMI Eire: Willie Kavanagh and Finbar Manifold, David Gogan and Darren Smith. THE THANK-YOUS ARE MANY AND HEARTFELT: Thanks most of all to the many artists in fore- and background who made COMMON GROUND possible. This project was able to come together due to the active participation and cooperation of a host of labels and artist' managers: Paul McGuinness and Candida Bottaci at Principal Management Bono and Adam Clayton appear courtesy of Island Records Paul Cummins at Damage Management Paul Brady appears courtesy of Fontana/Polygram. Maire Brennan appears courtesy of BMG Records. Hilary Walker Kate Bush courtesy of EMI Records UK Jill Taylor Elvis Costello appears courtesy of Warner Brothers Records Grant Thomas Tim and Neil Finn appear courtesy of Parlophone Records Brian Kennedy appears courtesy of BMG Records Sinead O'Connor appears courtesy of Chrysalis Records Liam O Maonlai appears courtesy of London Records Mattie Fox of Mattie Fox Management Christy Moore appears courtesy of John Dunford of Topfloor Management Sharon Shannon appears courtesy of Grapevine/Solid Records BBOM Management Davy Spillane appears courtesy of Sony Records. Credit and thanks for the "Common Ground" title goes to Andy White. Thanks to Microsoft and to Jon Kertzer most of all, for joining us on this project and making the CD Extra possible, Philip Coady and Evelyn Esaki, Alex Boyesen of Flabberghasted Multimedia and Helen Walshe. For help on the songs: Tom Sherlock of Claddagh Records for help in locating songs and lyrics; Michael Ward at Gael-Linn for translations; Frank Harte for "The Night Before Larry was Stretched." Thanks at EMI UK to Penny Ganz and James Mullan. Thanks to Caroline Teeling at SARM. Thanks to Liam Cabbot of Circus Films for the EPK and good will. Thanks to Willie Richardson; Gilles Servat for such flexibility and understanding; Cathy Addis, Rowan Monahan and Suzanne at Windmill Lane; Paul Brewster, Winkie Spiers and Lou Taylor at Bunk, Junk and Genius; Hugh Drumm at Bow Lane Studios. The Factory rehearsal studios. Rob Kirwan at Hannover Quay. Noel Eccles appears courtesy of RTE and endorses Zildjian cymbals. Ray Fean plays Ayotte drums and Avedis Zildjian cymbals. Oisín Lunny and Stephen Daley form Minatone Productions, London.