Essential Altan: The Very Best of Altan

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#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Dúlamán guest bodhrán: Dónal Lunny guest fretless bass: Steve Cooney guest percussion: Tommy Hayes (Irish percussionist) guest background vocals: Anna Ní Mhaonaigh recording of: Dúlamán lyricist and composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) arranger: Altan (Irish folk band)		3:45
2	Jimmy Lyon’s / The Teelin / The Red Crow / The Broken Bridge engineer: Dan Fitzgerald (Irish sound engineer) accordion: Dermot Byrne (Irish accordionist) fiddle: Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh Irish flute: Frankie Kennedy (Irish flute player) piano: Séamus Quinn recorded at: Westland Studios in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland medley including a recording of: Jimmy Lyon's Highland (Donegal highland) arrangement of: The Glenlivet (strathspey) medley including a recording of: Philip O’Beirne’s Delight (Irish reel) composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) medley including a recording of: Teelin Highland (Donegal highland) composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) medley including a recording of: The Red Crow (Irish reel) composer: Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh		4:39
3	An Feochán recording of: An Feochán composer: Tommy Peoples		4:46
4	The Jug of Punch guest fretless bass: Steve Cooney guest keyboard: Dónal Lunny guest shakers: Tommy Hayes (Irish percussionist) recording of: The Jug of Punch writer and composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) arranger: Altan (Irish folk band)		3:31
5	The Cat That Ate the Candle / Over the Water to Bessie engineer and producer: Dónal Lunny bodhrán and keyboard: Dónal Lunny fiddle: Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh flute: Frankie Kennedy (Irish flute player) guitar: Mark Kelly (guitarist) Irish bouzouki [bouzouki]: Ciarán Curran arranger: Ciarán Curran, Frankie Kennedy (Irish flute player), Dónal Lunny and Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh recorded at: Aigle Studios in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland		3:14
6	Yellow Tinker / Lady Montgomery / The Merry Harriers engineer: Dan Fitzgerald (Irish sound engineer) recorded at: Westland Studios in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland medley including a recording of: Lady Montgomery (reel, Ng #1076) composed in: Ireland composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) medley including a recording of: Merry Harriers (Merrier Harriers, reel, Ng #1273) composed in: Ireland composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) medley including a recording of: The Drunken Tinker (reel, Ng #2088) composed in: Ireland composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist)		2:46
7	Dobbin’s Flowery Vale assistant engineer: Ciarán Byrne (Irish engineer) and Aidan McGovern engineer: Brian Masterson (audio engineer) producer: P.J. Curtis (audio engineer and guitarist) recorded at: Windmill Lane Studios (2nd/current location, since 1990) in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland		4:22
8	Mazurka guest diatonic button accordion [accordion]: Dermot Byrne (Irish accordionist)		2:47
9	Mallaí Chroch Shlí engineer: Dan Fitzgerald (Irish sound engineer) double bass: Garvan Gallagher (Irish bass player) keyboard: Máire Bhreathnach lead vocals: Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh recorded at: Westland Studios in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland recording of: Mallaí Chroich Shlí writer: [traditional] (special purpose artist)		3:50
10	The Snowy Path assistant engineer: Ciarán Byrne (Irish engineer) and Aidan McGovern engineer: Brian Masterson (audio engineer) producer: P.J. Curtis (audio engineer and guitarist) recorded at: Windmill Lane Studios (2nd/current location, since 1990) in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland		2:14
11	Bog an Lochain / Margaree Reel / The Humours of Westport assistant engineer: Ciarán Byrne (Irish engineer) and Aidan McGovern engineer: Brian Masterson (audio engineer) producer: P.J. Curtis (audio engineer and guitarist) recorded at: Windmill Lane Studios (2nd/current location, since 1990) in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland		3:36
12	Moll Dubh a’ Ghleanna engineer: Dan Fitzgerald (Irish sound engineer) bodhrán: Dónal Lunny double bass: Garvan Gallagher (Irish bass player) lead vocals: Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh recorded at: Westland Studios in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland recording of: Moll Dubh an Ghleanna writer: [traditional] (special purpose artist)		3:29
13	Tommy Peoples’ / Loch Altan / Danny Meehan’s engineer and producer: Dónal Lunny bodhrán and keyboard: Dónal Lunny fiddle: Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh flute: Frankie Kennedy (Irish flute player) guitar: Mark Kelly (guitarist) Irish bouzouki [bouzouki]: Ciarán Curran arranger: Ciarán Curran, Frankie Kennedy (Irish flute player) and Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh recorded at: Aigle Studios in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland		3:31
14	The Curlew / McDermott’s / Three Scones of Boxty		4:13
15	Mo Choill assistant engineer: Ciarán Byrne (Irish engineer) and Aidan McGovern engineer: Brian Masterson (audio engineer) producer: P.J. Curtis (audio engineer and guitarist) fiddle: Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh vocals: Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh arranger: Altan (Irish folk band) recorded at: Windmill Lane Studios (2nd/current location, since 1990) in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland recording of: Mo Choill writer: [traditional] (special purpose artist)		4:11
16	Drumnagarry / Pirrie Wirrie / Big John’s guest bodhrán: Tommy Hayes (Irish percussionist) medley including a recording of: Big John’s (reel) composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) arranger: Altan (Irish folk band) medley including a recording of: Drumnagarry composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) arranger: Altan (Irish folk band) medley including a recording of: Pirrie Wirrie composer: [traditional] (special purpose artist) arranger: Altan (Irish folk band)		3:30
17	An Tseanchailleach Gallda / Dermot Byrne’s engineer and producer: Dónal Lunny bodhrán and keyboard: Dónal Lunny fiddle: Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh flute: Frankie Kennedy (Irish flute player) guitar: Mark Kelly (guitarist) Irish bouzouki [bouzouki]: Ciarán Curran arranger: Ciarán Curran, Frankie Kennedy (Irish flute player) and Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh recorded at: Aigle Studios in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland		3:08
18	Aingeal an Oileáin (Island Angel) guest bodhrán, guest Irish bouzouki [bouzouki] and guest keyboard: Dónal Lunny recording of: Island Angel composer: Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh arranger: Altan (Irish folk band) and Brian Masterson (audio engineer)		3:39

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Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/7887946 [info]
ASIN:	UK: B00004TAAW [info]

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Barcode:: 5023660055727
Format:: CD
Length:: 1:05:11

Additional details

Type:: Album + Compilation
Packaging:: Jewel Case
Status:: Official
Language:: [Multiple languages]
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Nectar Masters
NTMCD557

Release events

1997

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