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The Red Crow

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Released
  
6 November 1990

Producer
  
P.J. Curtis

Artist
  
Altan

Label
  
Green Linnet Records

Length
  
45:56

The Red Crow (1990)
  
Harvest Storm (1992)

Release date
  
6 November 1990

Genre
  
Celtic music

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Similar
  
Altan albums, Celtic music albums

The Red Crow is the second studio album by Altan, released in November 1990 on the Green Linnet Records label. The title track, written by Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh also features on her 2008 début album, Imeall.

Contents

Critical reception

The Red Crow is the first of three Altan records to win the prestigious "Celtic/British Isles Album of the Year Award" from the National Association of Independent Record Distributors and Manufacturers (NAIRD).

Track listing

All titles are arranged by Altan.

  1. "Yellow Tinker/Lady Montgomery/The Merry Harriers" – 2:55
  2. "Con Cassidy's/Dusty Millar" – 3:01
  3. "The Flower of Magherally" – 4:19
  4. "Brenda Stubbert's/Breen's/The Red Box" – 4:51
  5. "Inis Dhún Rámha" – 3:46
  6. "Jimmy Lyon's/The Teelin/The Red Crow/The Broken Bridge" – 4:42
  7. "Moll Dubh A'ghleanna" – 3:31
  8. "The Wedding Jig/Hiudaí Gallagher's March/James Byrne's/Mickey Doherty's/Welcome Home Grainne" – 6:45
  9. "Mallaí Chroichshli" – 3:54
  10. "Tommy Bhetty's Waltz" – 5:07
  11. "The Emyvale/Ríl Gan Ainm/The Three Merry Sisters of Fate" – 3:05

All titles are traditional, except the following:

  • "The Red Crow" – composed by Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
  • "Brenda Stubbert's" – composed by Jerry Holland
  • "The Red Box" – composed by Arty McGlynn

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

    Altan

  • Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh – Fiddle, Vocals
  • Frankie Kennedy – Flute, Vocals (backing), Whistling
  • Paul O'Shaughnessy – Fiddle
  • Ciarán Curran – Bouzouki, Guitar
  • Mark Kelly – Guitar, Vocals (backing)

    • Guest musicians

  • Johnny 'Ringo' McDonagh
  • Marie Askin
  • Dermot Byrne
  • Séamus Quinn
  • Garvan Gallagher
  • Dónal Lunny
  • Máire Bhreathnach
  • Niall Toner
  • P.J. Curtis

    • Production

  • P.J. Curtis – Producer
  • Dan Fitzgerald – Engineer
  • Pete McGrath – Assistant Engineer
  • Mary McShane – Assistant Engineer
  • Greenberg Kingsley – Design
  • Ross Wilson – Artwork

    • Songs

    1Yellow Tinker2:45
    2Con Cassidy's / Dusty Millar3:01
    3The Flower of Magherally4:19

    References

    The Red Crow Wikipedia
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