Across the Bridge of Hope

Across the Bridge of Hope
Compilation album by Various artists
Released	July 13, 1999[1]
Genre	Rock
Label	White Records

Across the Bridge of Hope is a compilation album created and recorded in support of victims of the Omagh bombings, by Tim Hegarty and Ross Graham.[2] The album was released on July 13, 1999, by White Records. The album included various songs by Irish artists, as well as two poem recitations by actor Liam Neeson. The album draws its name from a line from the second of these two poems, written by twelve-year-old Sean McLaughlin, who wrote it shortly before he was killed in the bombing.[1] The album also includes a song with the title "Across the Bridge of Hope", written and produced by B. A. Robertson, and sung by the Omagh Community Youth Choir.[3]

The first track features a recitation of Seamus Heaney's poem "A Cure at Troy" by Liam Neeson.[4] The second track is a Sinéad O'Connor cover of "Chiquitita". Van Morrison recorded an acoustic version of "The Healing Game" for this album.[5][6] Also included were "Please" sung by the group U2, "The Island", by Paul Brady, and a version of "Silent Night", sung by Enya.[1][7]

The money raised by the sales from the album were donated to the Omagh Fund,[8] which supported the victims of the bombing.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Cure at Troy (poem)"	Seamus Heaney	0:54
2.	"Chiquitita"	Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson	4:21
3.	"Sunrise"	Neil Hannon	3:17
4.	"Words"	Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb	4:02
5.	"What Can I Do?"	The Corrs	4:18
6.	"Beyond the Great Divide"	Daniel O'Donnell	3:22
7.	"The Healing Game (Alternative Acoustic Version)"	Van Morrison	5:16
8.	"I'm Gonna Fall"	Ash	5:13
9.	"Please"	U2	5:10
10.	"Broken Things"	Julie Miller	3:11
11.	"The Island"	Paul Brady	5:28
12.	"The Bridge (poem)"	Sean McLaughlin	0:13
13.	"Across the Bridge of Hope"	B. A. Robertson	4:48
14.	"Silent Night"	Franz Gruber, John Young	3:45

References

1. Williamson, Nigel (November 21, 1998). "Newsline: Irish Acts...". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 47. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 60. ISSN 0006-2510.
2. "BBC News | Entertainment | Irish stars back bridge of hope".
3. "Various – Across The Bridge Of Hope". Discogs. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
4. Irish America. 15. Irish Voice, Inc.: 71 1999.
5. Mills, Peter (2010). Hymns to the Silence: Inside the Words and Music of Van Morrison. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-8264-2976-6.
6. Negra, Diane (2006). The Irish in us: Irishness, performativity, and popular culture. Duke University Press. p. 191.
7. "Amazon catalogue: Across the Bridge of Hope". Amazon. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
8. Chimisso, Christina (2003). Exploring European Identities. Open University Worldwide Ltd. p. 278. ISBN 978-0-7492-9609-4.