- Altan (album)
Infobox Album
Name = Altan
Type =Album
Artist =Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh andFrankie Kennedy
Released =1987
Recorded =
Genre = Celtic
Length = 40:58
Label = Green Linnet
Producer =Dónal Lunny
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:j9ftxq9gldje link]
Last album = "Ceol Aduaidh "
This album = "Altan"
Next album = "Horse with a Heart ""Altan", the second album by
Frankie Kennedy andMairéad Ní Mhaonaigh (founders of the Irish bandAltan ), was originally released in1987 byGreen Linnet Records . The musicians appearing on this album are substantially those that became the early incarnation of Altan the band.Track listing
# "The Highlandman/The Cliffs of Glencolumbkille/Old Cuffe Street" – 3:12
# "An tSeanchailleach Gallda/Dermot Byrne's" – 3:04
# "Tá Mo Cleamhnas a Dhéanamh" – 5:15
# "The Cat That Ate The Candle/Over the Water to Bessie" – 3:10
# "Ceol A'Phíobaire" – 3:50
# "Tommy Peoples'/Loch Altan/Danny Meehan's" – 3:28
# "Rogha an Ghabha/Charlie O'Donnell's" – 2:40
# "The Sunset" – 3:38
# "Thug Mé Rúide" – 4:25
# "Humours of Whiskey/The Fairy Jig/Humours of Whiskey" – 3:18
# "Jimmy Lyons'/Leslie's Reel" – 2:21
# "Cití na gCumann" – 3:57
# "Con Cassidy's Highland/Neilly O'Boyle's Highland & Reel" – 3:05Tracks 1,2,5,6,7,9,11,12,13 arranged by Kennedy, Ní Mhaonaigh, Kelly, Curran.
Tracks 3,4,8.10 arranged by Kennedy, Ní Mhaonaigh, Kelly, Curran, Lunny.All titles are traditionals, except the following:
*"The Sunset" – composed by Cathal McConnell and Seamus Quinn
*"Loch Altan" – composed byMairéad Ní Mhaonaigh Personnel
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Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh –Fiddle ,Vocals
*Frankie Kennedy –Flute
*Ciarán Curran –Bouzouki
*Mark Kelly –Guitar
*Dónal Lunny –Bodhrán , Keyboards
*Anna Ní Mhaonaigh –Vocals on "Ceol a'Phíobaire"Production
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Dónal Lunny – Producer, Engineer
*Lolly Kupec – Designources and Links
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