The Red Crow
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The Red Crow is the second studio album by Altan, released in 1990 on the Green Linnet Records
label. The title track, written by Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
also features on her 2008 début album, Imeall
.
All titles are traditional, except the following:
Green Linnet Records
Green Linnet Records was an American independent record label that specialized in Celtic music. Founded by Lisa Null and Patrick Sky as Innisfree Records in 1973, the label was initially based in Null's house in New Canaan, Connecticut. In 1975, the label became Innisfree/Green Linnet and Wendy...
label. The title track, written by Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh is an Irish fiddler and the lead vocalist for the Irish traditional band Altan.-Biography:Ní Mhaonaigh grew up in Gweedore , County Donegal, on the northwest coast of Ireland....
also features on her 2008 début album, Imeall
Imeall
- Personnel :*Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh - vocals, Irish fiddle, Hardanger fiddle*Manus Lunny - bouzouki, programming, vocals, guitar*Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill - piano*Dónal Lunny - bodhrán*Michael McGoldrick - flute, uileann Pipes*Jim Higgins - percussion, bodhrán...
.
Track listing
All titles are arranged by Altan.- "Yellow Tinker/Lady Montgomery/The Merry Harriers" – 2:55
- "Con Cassidy's/Dusty Millar" – 3:01
- "The Flower of Magherally" – 4:19
- "Brenda Stubbert's/Breen's/The Red Box" – 4:51
- "Inis Dhún Rámha" – 3:46
- "Jimmy Lyon's/The Teelin/The Red Crow/The Broken Bridge" – 4:42
- "Moll Dubh A'ghleanna" – 3:31
- "The Wedding Jig/Hiudaí Gallagher's March/James Byrne's/Mickey Doherty's/Welcome Home Grainne" – 6:45
- "Mallaí Chroichshli" – 3:54
- "Tommy Bhetty's Waltz" – 5:07
- "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 MhaonaighMairéad Ní MhaonaighMairéad Ní Mhaonaigh is an Irish fiddler and the lead vocalist for the Irish traditional band Altan.-Biography:Ní Mhaonaigh grew up in Gweedore , County Donegal, on the northwest coast of Ireland....
- "Brenda Stubbert's" – composed by Jerry HollandJerry Holland (fiddler)Jerry Holland was a fiddler who lived on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, Canada.He was born in Brockton, Massachusetts, United States to Canadian parents - his father was from New Brunswick and his mother was from Quebec. During his childhood, Jerry was exposed to the music of the large Cape...
- "The Red Box" – composed by Arty McGlynnArty McGlynnArty McGlynn is an Irish guitarist born in Omagh, County Tyrone. In addition to his solo work, he has collaborated with different notable groups such as Patrick Street, Planxty, Four Men and a Dog, De Dannan and the Van Morrison Band. He played guitar on the critically acclaimed 1989 Van Morrison...
Personnel
- Mairéad Ní MhaonaighMairéad Ní MhaonaighMairéad Ní Mhaonaigh is an Irish fiddler and the lead vocalist for the Irish traditional band Altan.-Biography:Ní Mhaonaigh grew up in Gweedore , County Donegal, on the northwest coast of Ireland....
– FiddleFiddleThe term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
, Vocals - Frankie KennedyFrankie KennedyFrankie Kennedy was a flute and tin whistle player born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He was also the co-founder of the band Altan, formed with his wife Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh...
– FluteFluteThe flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
, Vocals (backing), WhistlingWhistlingHuman whistling is the production of sound by means of carefully controlling a stream of air flowing through a small hole. Whistling can be achieved by creating a small opening with one's lips and then blowing or sucking air through the hole... - Paul O'Shaughnessy – Fiddle
- Ciarán Curran – BouzoukiBouzoukiThe bouzouki , is a musical instrument with Greek origin in the lute family. A mainstay of modern Greek music, the front of the body is flat and is usually heavily inlaid with mother-of-pearl. The instrument is played with a plectrum and has a sharp metallic sound, reminiscent of a mandolin but...
, GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Mark Kelly – GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, 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 WilsonRoss Wilson (artist)Ross Wilson is an artist from Northern Ireland. He studied Fine Art at the University of Ulster and at the Chelsea College of Art and Design and has been a visiting speaker at Harvard University and the University of Oxford...
– Artwork