The Holy Ground (album)

The Holy Ground is a 1993 album by Mary Black. The album went platinum in Ireland on the day of its release and reached number one on the Irish albums chart.

Track listing

 * 1) "Summer Sent You" (Noel Brazil) - 3:17
 * 2) "Flesh and Blood" (Shane Howard) - 4:01
 * 3) "The Loving Time" (Noel Brazil) - 4:26
 * 4) "Golden Thread" (Thom Moore) - 4:10
 * 5) "The Holy Ground" (Traditional; arranged by Mary Black and Jimmy Crowley) - 4:29
 * 6) "Treasure Island" (John Gorka) - 3:12
 * 7) "The Holy Ground" (Gerry O'Beirne) - 3:20
 * 8) "One Way Donkey Ride" (Sandy Denny) - 3:26
 * 9) "Dockland" (Noel Brazil) - 4:22
 * 10) "Lay Down Your Burden" (Jesse Winchester) - 3:06
 * 11) "Paper Friends" (Noel Brazil) - 4:00
 * 12) "Poison Words" (Paul Doran) - 4:28

Personnel

 * Mary Black - vocals, harmony vocals
 * Declan Sinnott - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Spanish guitar, lap steel guitar, mandola, synthesizer, harmony vocals
 * Garvan Gallagher - double bass, electric bass
 * Frank Gallagher - fiddle, synthesizer, whistle, string arrangement on "Poison Words"
 * Pat Crowley - keyboards, electric piano, piano, accordion, harmony vocals
 * Dave Early - drums, percussion, congas
 * Carl Geraghty - tenor and soprano saxophone
 * Mel Mercier - tabla on "Golden Thread"
 * Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh - additional vocals on "The Holy Ground"
 * The Vanbrugh String Quartet - strings on "Poison Words"