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Release Date Friday 5th September 2025
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Claddagh Records are delighted to announce that on Sept 5th, 2025; Poet, and President of the Ireland Michael D. Higgins, will release his debut Spoken Word album, “Against All Certainty”. with music from celebrated musician, Myles O Reilly. This brand-new spoken word collection set to a stunning musical composition features 10 of the poets most well-known works. Michael D. Higgins has published four collections of poetry — The Betrayal; The Season of Fire; An Arid Season; and New and Selected Poems. This album, recorded in Aras an Uachtarain, is his first recorded project in the spoken word.
Tracklist:
The Truth of Poetry
Brothers
Katie’s Song
Dark Memories
My Mother Married my Father in Mount Melleray
The Death of The Red Cow
Against All Certainty
The Betrayal
The Death of Mary Doyle
Stargazer
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