Starkindler: A Celtic Conversation Across Time (1998)

Joel Caballero
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Starkindler: A Celtic Conversation Across Time is the 17th studio album by Christian singer/songwriter/author Michael Card, released in November 1998 by Covenant Artists/Myrrh/Word Records. Card co-produced the album with Craig Duncan.

Starkindler showcases Card performing Irish songs of faith from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, incorporating Renaissance and Celtic music into his sound with traditional musical instruments such as acoustic guitar, harp, fiddle, flute and Uilleann pipes. The title song is the only original track while the other eight tracks are hymn covers. Starkindler peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums and at number 28 on the Heatseekers Albums charts. In 2000, the album was nominated for a Dove Award for Inspirational Album of the Year.

Track listing

1. Be Thou My Vision (traditional; arranged by Craig Duncan) -3:29

2. Starkindler (Michael Card) -3:49

3. Morning Has Broken (Eleanor Farjeon) -3:09

4. I Will Arise And Go to Jesus/Musical Priest (traditional/Joseph Hart) -3:24

5. Let All Things Now Living (traditional) -3:11

6. The King of Love My Shepard Is (traditional; arranged by Craig Duncan) -2:58

7. Jesus, Lover Of My Soul (Charles Wesley) -2:57

8. I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say/Blarney Pilgrimage (Horatius Bonar/traditional)

-4:50

9. Holy God, We Praise Thy Name (Ignace Franz) -2:56

10. Be Thou My Vision (reprise) -3:30