Island Angel

Island Angel
Studio album by
Altan
ReleasedJuly 1993
RecordedWindmill Lane Studios, Dublin, Ireland, July 1993
GenreCeltic
Length45:21
LabelGreen Linnet
ProducersBrian Masterson and Altan
Altan chronology
Harvest Storm
(1992)		 Island Angel
(1993)		 Blackwater
(1996)
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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. It was also the final album to feature founding member Frankie Kennedy who died a year after its release.

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:

See tune identifications for this album at irishtune.info.

Personnel

Altan

Guest musicians

Production

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Allmusic errenously refers to 'Maighread Ní Mhaonaigh' as the lead singer/violinist; they are mistaken and may have misspelled actual bandmember Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh's name. This is the case with many Allmusic reviews of Altan's music – other errenous 'variants' include 'Maircad Ni Mhaonaigh', 'Maighread', and 'Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill' [a wholly different person].
  1. ↑ Anderson, Rick. Island Angel at AllMusic
  2. ↑ "In Our Lifetime: Q's 100 Best Albums 1986–94". Q (100). London. January 1995.