Van Morrison releases new album 'Remembering Now'

Van Morrison releases his new album ‘Remembering Now’. It represents his first collection of original music since 2022 and follows the acclaimed covers albums ‘Moving On Skiffle’ and ‘Accentuate The Positive’. The album’s launch is accompanied by the long-awaited single ‘Down To Joy’, which receives its first official release after featuring in Kenneth Branagh’s Oscar and BAFTA winning film ‘Belfast’. LISTEN HERE.

From the radiant opener, ‘Down to Joy’, to the joyously resilient ‘Haven’t Lost My Sense of Wonder’, Van Morrison’s voice, guitar and saxophone continue to mesmerise and he is surrounded, as always, by a tremendous band – Richard Dunn(Hammond organ), Stuart McIlroy (piano), Dave Keary (guitar), Pete Hurley (bass) and Colin Griffin (drums and percussion), Alan ‘Sticky’ Wicket (percussion).

Beyond his key band members, ‘Remembering Now’ features an array of accomplished collaborators. The strings were arranged and directed by Fiachra Trench (Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello), whose association with Van Morrison goes back to ‘Avalon Sunset’ in 1989. Those strings were performed by the Fews Ensemble, led by Joanne Quigley. Other contributions come from Michael Beckwith, the founder of the Agape International Spiritual Centre, the renowned lyricist Don Black ; and the acclaimed folk artist Seth Lakeman.