Eilis Kennedy - So Ends This Day

So Ends This Day is the title of my new record. A collection of songs. Some hearken back to the days of Whaling in the 1800's which I wrote based on reading letters , ship's logs and personal journals from that time. The remainder are traditional old songs - each with a connection to a particular ship. A wife left behind , a wife on board, an adventurous young man , a brave and wise captain , an ill- fated voyage, a drowning , a rescue, an elegy and a song of hope in times of despair.Captain George Anthony would often sign off the daily entry to his ship's log using the phrase So Ends This Day , in his strong cursive handwriting. I like the phrase and thought it befitted this collection.This is the storyboard for Eilis's new CD. Her fourth release. Born and bred beside the harbour town of Dingle, in County Kerry in the west of Ireland. This heralds Eilis's blossoming as a songwriter having delivered imput to 8 of the 9 tracks.