Spellbound is the new 2025 album from Donegal musician Mark Langan - a work that bridges classical composition and progressive rock with sweeping, cinematic scope.

This is Mark's second album, and the culmination of over two decades of musical exploration. What began as a collection of solo guitar pieces has evolved into a rich, ensemble-driven sound featuring strings, piano, synth, whistle, saxophone, bass and drums. The result is an expansive, emotive record - cinematic in atmosphere and epic in feel.

The album starts out in a classical dream like state and progresses into a harder driven progressive rock sound. The progression of the music throughout the album reflects the journey that the artist has been on. The opening track Sleep Walking is a dream like piece; the album moves through a range of emotions and sounds that bring the listener to the awakening of La Catedral the final track. Inspired by and based on Agustin Barrios Mangore's original La Catedral 3rd movement the piece captures the feelings that Mangore had when he visited a cathedral in Montevideo Uruguay. Mangore found peace inside the cathedral in contrast with the noise of the outside world.

I couldn't have completed this album without the help of the following great musicians;

Whistle - Martin Crossin
String Arrangements & Cello - Laura McFadden
Violin - Niamh McGowan
Violin - Maebh Martin
Viola - Coleen McMullan Bass - Ciaran Patton
Piano & Synth- Enda Ferriter
Drums - Sean Reynolds Saxophone - Evan Gerry