Album Notes

ANU is the latest offering from hammered dulcimer mesmerist Harris Moore. 10 years in the making, this album serves up an eclectic three course meal of Trad Irish, South African, and original music blending National steel and Spanish guitars, horns, harp, bass, charanguito and zamponas, etc. Features many great artists from the Dingle Peninsula including vocals by Eilis Kennedy on (track 3) and Eoin Duignan on whistles (track 5).
This is exceedingly deep, spooky, and often funky stuff inspired by Anu herself, the ancient pre-Celtic goddess of Ireland. The "Paps of Anu" are a perfect pair of mountains (not far from Dingle) that have been revered as the breasts of the earth goddess for millenia.
If you ever manage to find yourself on the Dingle Peninsula (which will surely blow your mind), go visit Harris' Celtic & Prehistoric Museum (about 10 minutes west of town) and blow it away completely. Watch out for his goat Sally...she is smarter than she looks.

Below is a review of this cd from the Irish Times 19/08/05

ANU
Earth Spirits Of Ancient Ireland (Anu Music)
"This is one of the quirkiest, most original collections to hit the decks in ages. American hammer dulcimer acolyte Harris Moore may be a long-time Dingle resident but his vistas are wide open, informed by a fascination with Celtic mythology and a fervent belief in the subtle influence of the unseen. Moore's original opening pair of tunes, Three Sisters Well and The Paps of Anu, declare their O'Carolan influences proudly, with his hammer dulcimer tracing a wiry path through their intricate geography. Eilís Ní Chinnéide's guest vocals on Bríd Óg Ní Mháille is a paragon of divine simplicity, and Eoin Duignan's Ginny lends further lightness of being. Alien saxophone occasionally grates, but as footloose as a lifelong traveller, this is music that reveals itself note by note. Worth savouring." http://www.celticmuseum.com/ Siobhán Long,