Altan
LOCATION : Donegal, IrelandStatus : Active
Music : Celtic Folk
MEMBERS :
Mairéad Ni Mhaonaigh : fiddle, vocals
Ciaran Tourish : fiddle, vocals
Mark Kelly : guitar, bouzouki, vocals
Ciaran Curran : bouzouki, mandolin
Dermot Byrne : accordion
Daithi Sproule : guitar, vocals
HISTORY :
Frankie Kennedy & Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh founded ALTAN in 1985. The name "Altan" comes from Loch Altan in north-western Donegal, where is located the band. Frankie passed away in 1994 due to cancer disease.
RECORDINGS :
Altan, album 1986
Horse with a heart, album 1989
The red crow, album 1990
Harvest storm, album 1992
Island Angel, album 1993
The first ten years, compilation 1995
Blackwater, album 1996
Runaway Sunday, album 1997
Another sky, album 2000
The Blue Idol, album 2002
Local Ground, album 2005
25th Anniversary Celebration with the RTE Concert Orchestra, live album 2010
The Poison Glen, album 2012
The Widening Gyre, album 2015 [ details ]
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