Album Contents: Gleann Nimhe - The Poison Glen by Altan

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Artist Name	Altan
Album Title	Gleann Nimhe - The Poison Glen
Musicians	Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh (fiddle, vocals), Ciaran Curran (bouzouki, mandolin), Ciaran Tourish (fiddle, vocals), Dáithi Sproule (guitar, vocals), Mark Kelly (guitar, bouzouki, vocals), Dermot Byrne (accordion), with Jim Higgins (bodhrán, snare drum, percussion), Harry Bradley (flute)
Source and other information	Compass 7 4571 2, 2012. Recorded in Ramelton, Co. Donegal with additional recording in An Bhráid, Na Rosa, Co. Donegal; Dublin; and Savage, Minnesota. Band members are not listed with their instruments, so the instruments named for them here are my presumptions. Not indexed here: track 13 (The House on the Corner).

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Track	Tune	? Rhythm	Link to verified tune identity	Titles as listed on this album
1	1	JigSl	A Fig for a Kiss	A Fig for a Kiss Performer: with Harry Bradley (flute)
	2	JigSl	Turf Cutter	The Turf Cutter Performer: with Harry Bradley (flute)
2	1	Song	Seolta Geala	Seolta Geala
3	1	Hland	Ardara Girls	The Ardara Girls
	2	Hland	An Doras Cúl	The Backdoor Highlands [sic]
	3	Reel	Fáscadh mo Léine	Fáscadh mo Léine (The Wringing of My Shirt)
	4	Reel	Nine Pint Coggie	Reel in A Performer: 1st 2 times Dermot Byrne (accordion)
	5	Reel	Ciaran Tourish's Reel	Ciaran Tourish's Reel
4	1	Song	An Ghealóg	An Ghealóg
5	1	Song	Caitlín Triall	Caitlín Triall / Ceataí na gCraobh
6	1	Fling	New Rigged Ship	The New Rigged Ship
	2	Reel	Eddie Duffy's Reel	[on back of package:] Eddie Curran's Monaghan Twig / [in liner notes, presumably with a mistaken slash inserted:] "Eddie Curran's / Monaghan Twig" Performer: with Harry Bradley (flute)
	3	Reel	Kitty the Hare	Kitty the Hare Performer: with Harry Bradley (flute)
7	1	Song	Blackest Crow	The Blackest Crow
8	1	JigD	Lancers Jig	The Lancers Jig
	2	March	Further in the Deeper	The Further in the Deeper
9	1	Song	Lily of the West	The Lily of the West
10	1	Reel	Wheels of the World	The Wheels of the World
11	1	Song	Cailín Deas Crúite na mBó	Cailín Déas Crúite na mBó (The Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow)
12	1	JigSl	Tommy Potts' Slip Jig	Tommy Potts' Slip Jig

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