David Downes: Discography

Albums

As "Fir Na Keol" (with David Agnew)

Celtic Moods (Fir na Keol) (1996) ... the album appears to have also been released as "Lift the Wings" by David Agnew
Pure Celtic Moods (Fir na Keol) (1998)
Heart's Quest (Fir na Keol) (2000)
Celtic Christmas (Fir na Keol) (2001)


Contributions to Albums of Celtic Woman performers:

Meav (Meav) (1998)
   Credit: Producer, Arranger, Main Personnel, Keyboards

Chloe (Chloe Agnew) (2002)
   Credit: Producer, Arranger, Audio Production, Composer

Walking in the Air (Chloe Agnew) (2003)
   Credit: Producer, Engineer, Arranger, Audio Production, Conductor, Keyboards, Low Whistle, Composer

Lisa (Lisa Kelly) (2005)
   Credit: Producer, Arranger, Audio Production, Composer

A Celtic Journey (Meav) (2005)
   Credit: Producer, Main Personnel, Whistle (Human), Whistle, Uillean Pipes, Keyboards

Prayer (Hayley Westenra) (2007)
   Credit: Arranger, Conductor, Keyboards, Orchestration

Treasure / Celtic Treasures (Hayley Westenra) (2007)
   Credit: Arranger, Conductor, Orchestral Arrangements


Contributions to Other Albums:

New Music For Orchestra (Music From Six Continents: 1997 Series) (1997)
    Dialects (1994) (Gerry Murphy) ... played Uilleann Pipes

Riverdance: Music from the Show (Bill Whelan) (1996)
   Credit: Low whistle

Live Experience (Phil Coulter) (1996)
   Credit: Keyboards, Uillean Pipes, Whistle (Instrument)

Celtic Horizons (Phil Coulter) (1996)
   Credit: Pipe, Keyboards, Whistle (Instrument), Musical Associate, Composer
   Track: Towards the Mist

The Roots of Riverdance (Bill Whelan) (1997)
   Credit: Choir Master

Celtic Legends (Phil Coulter, James Galway) (1997)
   Credit: Conductor, Coordination, Orchestration, Programming, Uillean Pipes

Perfect Time (Maire Brennan, aka Moya Brennan) (1998)
   Credit: Low Whistle, Uillean Pipes, Whistle (Instrument)

Landmarks (Clannad) (1998)
   Credit: Uillean Pipes

Christmas Carol: The Movie (Music from the Motion Picture) (2001)
   Credit: Conductor, Orchestration, Primary Artist
   Track: Quis est Deus (by Bill Whelan)

Zoe Conway (Zoe Conway) (2002)
   Credit: Orchestration

Live, Laugh Love (Daniel O'Donnell) (2002)
   Credit: Choir Conductor, Primary Artist, Whistle (Human)
   Track: Belfast

A Toi et Ceux (Dan Ar Bras) (2003)
   Credit: Clavier, String Arrangements

Metal Gear Solid (2004)
   Credit: Choir Arrangement

Earthsongs (Secret Garden) (2005)
   Credit: Orchestration

Moon River (Andrea Ross) (2007)
   Credit: Composer
   Track: One World (by David Downes, performed by Andrea Ross)

Celtic Passage (Deirdre Ni Chinneide) (2007)
   Credit: Main Personnel, Uillean Pipes, Whistle (Human)

The High Kings (The High Kings) (2008)
   Credit: Audio Engineer, Audio Production, Engineer, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Producer, Whistle (Human)

Christmas Carols by the Choir of Christ Church Cathedral (Christ Church Cathedral Choir)(2008)
   Credit: Main Personnel, Uillean Pipes

Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (OST) (2009)
   Credit: Producer, Vocal Arrangement

The Connemara Suite (Irish Chamber Orchestra) (2009)
   Credit: Orchestration, Transcription

Live in Ireland (The High Kings) (2011)
   Credit: Arranger


Contributions to Compilations (as David Downes):

Sound of Ireland, Vol. 1: Best of the Celtic Collections (1997)
   Credit: Primary Artist
   Track: Riverdance (by Bill Whelan) (with David Agnew)

Celtic Christmas, Vol. 3 (1997)
   Credit: Arranger, Whistle (Human), Uillean Pipes, Piano, Keyboards, Performer, Primary Artist
   Track: The Wexford Carol (with David Agnew)

A Windham Wonderland (1997)
   Credit: Performer, Primary Artist
   Track: The Wexford Carol (with David Agnew)

Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 (James Galway) (1998)
   Credit: Uillean Pipes, Programming

Celtic Christmas (1999)
   Credit: Performer, Primary Artist
   Track: The Wexford Carol

A Celtic Season (2000)
   Credit: Primary Artist
   Track: The Wexford Carol (with David Agnew)

Celtic Christmas: A Windham Hill Collection (2000)
   Credit: Performer, Primary Artist
   Track: The Wexford Carol (with David Agnew)

Tranquility Gold: Best of Phil Coulter (2002)
   Credit: Pipe

The Very Best of James Galway (James Galway) (2002)
   Credit: Arranger, Concertina, Uillean Pipes

Celtica (2002)
   Credit: Arranger, Primary Artist
   Track: She Moved Thru' the Fair (with David Agnew)

The Very Best of Celtic Christmas (2004)
   Credit: Arranger, Choir Director, Keyboards, Piano, Primary Artist, Uillean Pipes, Whistle (Human)
   Track: The Wexford Carol (with David Agnew)

The Greatest Irish Album Ever (2005)
   Credit: Primary Artist
   Track: Riverdance (by Bill Whelan) (with David Agnew)

The Essential James Galway (James Galway) (2006)
   Credit: Concertina
   Track: Ashokan Farewell

The Best of Celtic Music (2006)
   Credit: Composer
   Track: Airwaves (David's song, but performed by Celtica)

Relaxing Songs (2006)
   Credit: Producer
   Track: Orinoco Flow (Celtic Woman)

Celtic Songs (2006)
    Track: Riverdance

Relaxing Songs (2007)
   Credit: Orchestration

Celebrating 70: A Collection of Personal Favorites (James Galway) (2008)
   Credit: Arranger, Concertina

Celtic Christmas Songs (2010)
   Credit: Composer
   Track: Green the Whole Year Round (sung by Shay Healy)

The Essential Clannad (Clannad) (2012)
   Credit: Primary Artist
   Track: The Bridge of Tears (Noel Duggan)

Decade: The Best Of (The High Kings) (2017)
   Credit: Arranger, Producer


Contributions to Compilations (as Fir Na Keol):

Cherish The Children; Songs For Chernobyl (2006)
    Celtic Prayer

Celtic Legend (2008)
    Reunion
    Dance At the Crossroads
    She Moved Thru' The Fair

Music from Ireland (Breaking Sound Barriers) - Volume 10 (2008)
    Dance At the Crossroads


Involvement with Celtic Woman Albums:

Celtic Woman (2005)
Celtic Woman: A Christmas Celebration (2006)
Celtic Woman: A New Journey (2007)
Celtic Woman: A Celtic Family Christmas (2008)
Celtic Woman: The Greatest Journey: Essential Collection (2008)
Celtic Woman: Songs from the Heart (2010)
Now That's What I Call Christmas!, Vol. 4 (2010)
   Track: O Come All Ye Faithful (with Celtic Woman)
Celtic Woman: Lullaby (2011)
Celtic Woman: Believe (Japan) (2011)
Celtic Woman: An Irish Journey (2011)
Celtic Woman: A Celtic Christmas (2011)
Celtic Woman: Believe (2012)
Celtic Woman: Home for Christmas (2012)
Celtic Woman: Silent Night (2012)
Degemer Mat, Bienvenue (Bagad de Lann-Bihoue) (2012)
    Track: The Water Is Wide (with Celtic Woman)
Celtic Woman: Emerald: Musical Gems (2014)
Celtic Woman: O Christmas Tree (2014)
Celtic Woman: Decade (2015)
Celtic Woman: Solo (2015)
Celtic Woman: Christmas (Icon) (2015)
Celtic Woman: The Best of Christmas (2017)



DVDs


Celtic Woman DVDs:

Celtic Woman: The Show (2005)
Celtic Woman: A New Journey: Live At Slane Castle, Ireland (2007)
Celtic Woman: A Christmas Celebration: Live from Dublin (2007)
Celtic Woman: The Greatest Journey: Essential Collection (2008)
Celtic Woman: Songs From The Heart: Live From Powerscourt House And Gardens (2010)
Celtic Woman: Believe (2012)
Celtic Woman: Home for Christmas: Live from Dublin (2013)
Celtic Woman: Emerald: Musical Gems (2014)
Celtic Woman: Celebration (2020)


Other DVDs:

A Christmas Carol (2001)
   Arranger (soundtrack)

In Dublin (The High Kings) (2008)
   Producer, Arranger

Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (2009)
   Choral arrangements

Music of Ireland: Welcome to America (2010)
   Segment: Deep Rooted Inspirations (brief interview and cameos)

The "Other" David Downes

There's another David Downes in the music industry and the two sometimes get confused on discography sites, retail sites, etc.

The other David Downes is:
- From New Zealand (not Ireland)
- Associated with White Cloud Records (not Celtic Collections)

To make things more confusing the Ireland David Downes was involved with "Christmas Carols by the Choir of Christ Church Cathedral" (2008). The title refers to a cathedral in Dublin, not the city of Christchurch (or the Christ Church cathedral therin) in New Zealand where Hayley Westenra is from. David Downes (from Ireland, not from New Zealand) did work with Hayley (from New Zealand) on a couple of her albums.


Here are some of the works of the "other" (New Zealand) David Downes:

Saltwater (1994)

White Cloud Sampler, Vol. 1 (1995)
   Gathering
   The Rusted Wheel of Things

Sinfonie New Zealand (1995)

Pavilion (1995)

The Rusted Wheel of Things (1995)

Because of the Rain (James Wilkinson) (1998)

From the Mists of Time (2000)
   Shadow of a Cloud
   Sanctuary
   Beloved

I suspect that Celtic Moods (Fir Na Keol: David Downes + David Agnew) and Lift the Wings (David Agnew) are the same album.

The track listing is the same for both albums.

It's odd that a lot of the major discography sites don't seem to make this connection (neither album is listed as a release variant of the other).

A Celtic Christmas (aka An Irish Christmas) was released by David Agnew and then re-released under the same name by Fir Na Keol. They have different covers, but they're the same album (identical track listing) and were both released under Celtic Collections.

The Very Best of the Oboe, featuring David Agnew, is a compilation of Fir Na Keol songs. It's most or all of their songs, except for the Christmas ones. So if you're interested but have trouble tracking down a reasonably priced and legitimate copy the actual Fir Na Keol albums, The Very Best of the Oboe from Celtic Collections is a good alternative to get their songs.