Arbor (band)
| Altan | |
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 Altan on the stage |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Irish folk |
| founding | 1981 |
| Website | http://www.altan.ie |
| Current occupation | |
| Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh | |
| Martin Tourish | |
| Ciarán Tourish | |
| Ciarán Curran | |
| Mark Kelly | |
| Dáithí Sproule | |
| former members | |
| Frankie Kennedy | |
| Paul O'Shaughnessy | |
| Gearóid Ó Maonaigh | |
| Dermot Byrne | |
Altan is an Irish folk music group from Ireland .
Band history
During the summer vacation, the flautist Frankie Kennedy met the singer and violinist Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, whom he finally married in 1981. Altan was founded together with other musicians. In 1983 they released their first album Ceol Aduaidh . Kennedy died in 1994. As a result, the sound of the band was more influenced by Dermot Byrne's accordion. In 1999 Mairéad married Ní Mhaonaigh and Byrne.
Musically, the style of the group is very traditional, where they interpret the music of their home in County Donegal at high speed. The very light voice of Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and the flattering voice of Dáithí Sproules are defining features.
Discography
- Ceol Aduaidh (Music of the North) (1983)
- Altan (1987)
- Horse with a Heart (1989)
- The Red Crow (1990)
- Harvest Storm (1991)
- Island Angel (1993)
- Once Again 1987-93 (1993)
- The First Ten Years (1986-1995) (1995)
- Blackwater (1996)
- Best Of Altan (1997)
- Runaway Sunday (1997)
- Altan's Finest (1999)
- Another Sky (2000)
- The Blue Idol (2002)
- Local Ground (2005)
- The Poison Glen - Gleann Nimhe (2011)
- The Widening Gyre (2015)
- The Gap Of Dreams (2018)
literature
- Richard Schuberth : CrossRoots . Moers 2002, ISBN 3-935943-00-8
Web links
Commons : Altan (band) - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Official website of the band (English)