[3] It was recorded at The Firs, producer/partner Sam Lakeman's parents' house.

The album was mixed by John Reynolds (Sinéad O'Connor, Damien Dempsey).

The album was released to critical acclaim, earning Dillon four BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards nominations, two of which she won, a Hot Press Irish Music Award and charting in the top 10 of several music critics polls, including HMV Choice Reader's Poll.

[citation needed] The opening track of the album, "Black Is the Colour", won Best Traditional Track at the BBC Folk Awards in 2002,[4] and resurfaced in 2006 in the form of a trance remix single by Derry-based DJs 2Devine.

Throughout 2001 and 2002, Dillon toured the album in the UK, Ireland and Europe, and several dates with WOMAD took her to New Zealand and Australia.