Released 26 February 2002 Length 49:20 | Recorded June - August, 2001 Release date 26 February 2002 | |
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The blue idol jig
The Blue Idol is the eighth studio album by Irish traditional band Altan, released in February 2002 on the Narada label.
Contents
- The blue idol jig
- Overview
- Critical reception
- Track listing
- Live performances
- Altan
- Guest musicians
- Production
- Songs
- References
Overview
The Blue Idol features guest artists such as Dolly Parton on "The Pretty Young Girl" (which was translated by Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh's father Proinsias Ó Maonaigh) and Paul Brady on "Daily Growing".
The album was mixed and engineered by nine-time Grammy Award-winner Gary Paczosa
Critical reception
The Blue Idol received a dithyrambic review from Billboard, describing it as «a work of genius» and as «a triumph for Altan and a reminder of the endless charm of Irish music».
Track listing
- "Daily Growing" [Song] – 4:53 (also known as "The Trees They Grow High")
- "Uncle Rat" [Song] – 2:18
- "Roaring Water" [Jig] – 3:15
- "The Pretty Young Girl" [Song] – 4:39
- "The Blue Idol/The Butchers March" – 3:05
- "The Gatehouse Maid/The Ashplant/The Trip to Cullenstown" – 3:52
- "Cuach Mo Lon Dubh Buí" [Song] – 3:02
- "Mother's Delight/Ormond Sound/Mike Hoban's Reel" – 4:22
- "The Low Highland/Moneymusk/Duncan Davidson Highlands/The Wild Irishman Reel" – 3:39
- "The Sea-Apprentice Boy" [Song] – 3:50
- "Sláinte Theilinn – A Health to Teelin" [Air] – 4:00
- "An Cailín Deas Óg" [Song] – 4:40
- "Comb Your Hair and Curl It/Gweebarra Bridge" – 3:45
All titles are traditional, with the following exceptions:
See tune identifications for this album at irishtune.info.
Live performances
Altan played live in concert the following tracks:
Altan
Guest musicians
Production
Songs
1Daily Growing (song)4:53
2Uncle Rat (song)2:19
3Roaring Water3:16