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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). |
Track | Tune | ? Rhythm |
Link to verified tune identity | Titles as listed on this album |
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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) |
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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 | David Adams |
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 | Hland | New Rigged Ship |
The New Rigged Ship |
2 | Reel | Eddie Curran's Monaghan Twig |
[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) |
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3 | Reel | Kitty the Hare |
Kitty the Hare Performer: with Harry Bradley (flute) |
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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 |
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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's Slip Jig |
Tommy Potts' Slip Jig |