Gleann Nimhe / The Poison Glen - Altan

No Irish traditional band in the last twenty years has had a wider impact on audiences and music lovers throughout the world than Altan. With their award-winning recordings, ranging dynamically from the most sensitive and touching old Irish songs all the way to hard hitting reels and jigs, and with their heartwarming, dynamic live performances, Altan have moved audiences from Donegal to Tokyo to Seattle.

Throughout, there has been the unwavering commitment of the band to bringing the beauty of traditional music, particularly that of the Donegal fiddlers and singers, to contemporary audiences in a way that brings out all its qualities and destroys none. In fact, Altan have always believed that Irish traditional music is a modern music in every sense and its growing influence and popularity have proved them right.

Altan: Gleann Nimhe - The Poison Glen

Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, fiddle, vocals
Ciaran Tourish, fiddle, whistle, vocals
Ciarán Curran, bouzouki, mandolin
Mark Kelly, guitar, bouzouki, vocals
Dermot Byrne, accordion
Dáithí Sproule, guitar, vocals

Liosta Traiceanna / Track Listing

• A Fig for a Kiss/The Turf Cutter
• Seolta Geala
• The Ardara Girls / The Backdoor Highlands / Fáscadh mo Léine (The Wringing of My Shirt) / Reel in A / Ciaran Tourish's Reel
• An Ghealóg
• Caitlín Triall
• The New Rigged Ship / Eddie Curran's Monaghan Twig / Kitty the Hare
• The Blackest Crow
• The Lancers Jig / The Further in the Deeper
• The Lily of the West
• The Wheels of the World
• Cailín Deas Crúite na mBó
• Tommy Potts' Slip Jig
• The House on the Corner