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Released
  
July 1993

Island Angel (1993)
  
Blackwater (1996)

Release date
  
July 1993

Genre
  
Celtic music

Length
  
45:21

Artist
  
Altan

Label
  
Green Linnet Records

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Recorded
  
Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin, Ireland, July 1993

Producer
  
Brian Masterson and Altan

Similar
  
Altan albums, Celtic music albums, Other albums

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Island Angel is the fourth studio album by Altan, released in 1993 on the Green Linnet label. In 1995, Q included Island Angel in its publication "In Our Lifetime: Q's 100 Best Albums 1986–94", a list compiled to celebrate its 100th issue.

Contents

Track listing

All arrangements are by Altan.

  1. "Tommy Peoples/The Windmill/Fintan McManus's" – 3:14
  2. "Bríd Óg Ní Mháille" – 5:00
  3. "Fermanagh Highland/Donegal Highland/John Doherty's/King George IV" – 4:06
  4. "An Mhaighdean Mhara" – 2:52
  5. "Andy de Jarlis/Ingonish/Mrs. McGhee" – 3:34
  6. "Humours of Andytown/Kylebrack Rambler/The Gladstone" – 3:15
  7. "Dúlamán" – 3:42
  8. "Mazurka" – 2:42
  9. "The Jug of Punch" – 3:29
  10. "Glory Reel/The Heathery Cruach" – 2:54
  11. "An Cailín Gaelach" – 3:24
  12. "Drumnagarry/Pirrie Wirrie/Big John's" – 3:29
  13. "Aingeal an Oileáin (Island Angel)" – 3:40

All titles are traditional except the following:

  • "The Windmill Reel" – composed by Ciaran Tourish
  • "Angeal An Oileáin/Island Angel" – composed by Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
  • "Humours of Andytown" – composed by Frankie Kennedy
  • "Fintan McManus's Reel" – composed by Fintan McManus
  • "The Kylebrack Rambler" – composed by Finbar Dwyer
  • "Andy de Jarlis/Ingonish/Mrs. McGhee" – composed by Mike McDougall

    • See tune identifications for this album at irishtune.info.

    Altan

  • Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh – Fiddle, vocals
  • Frankie Kennedy – Flute, low whistle, vocals (backing)
  • Ciaran Tourish – Fiddle, whistle, vocals (backing)
  • Ciarán Curran – Bouzouki, bouzouki-guitar
  • Mark Kelly – Guitar, vocals (backing)
  • Dáithí Sproule – Guitar, vocals (backing)

    • Guest musicians

  • Dermot Byrne – Accordion (tracks 1,6,8)
  • Steve Cooney – Bass (tracks 7,9)
  • Tommy Hayes – Percussion (tracks 7,9,10,12)
  • Dónal Lunny – Bodhrán, keyboards, bouzouki (tracks 1,2,4,7,9,13)
  • Neil Martin – Cello (track 2)
  • Anna Ní Mhaonaigh – Vocals (backing) (track 7)

    • Production

  • Brian Masterson and Altan – Producer
  • Brian Masterson – Engineer
  • Alister McMillan – Assistant Engineer
  • Colm Henry – Photography
  • Ross Wilson – Cover Image
  • Brian Wittman/Wittman Design – Design

    • Songs

    1Tommy Peoples / The Windmill / Fintan McManus'3:16
    2Brid Og Ni Mhaille5:01
    3Fermanagh Highland4:07

    References

    Island Angel Wikipedia
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