Altan, Island Angel - 45m 42s

Tracks & Durations

1. Tommy Peoples/The Windmill/Fintan McManus's	3:15
2. Brid Og Ni Mhaille	5:00
3. Fermanagh Highland/Donegal Highland/John Doherty's/King George IV	4:07
4. An Mhaighdean Mhara	2:54
5. Andy De Jarlis/Ingonish/Mrs. McGhee	3:33
6. Humours Of Andytown/Kylebrack Rambler/The Gladstone	3:16
7. Dulaman	3:44
8. Mazurka	2:46
9. The Jug Of Punch	3:30
10. Glory Reel/The Heathery Cruach	2:56
11. An Cailin Gaelach	3:25
12. Drumnagarry Strathspey/Pirrie Wirrie/Big John's Reel	3:30
13. Aingeal An Oileain (Island Angel)	3:38

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Review

The Chieftains may be the most refined and virtuosic of all the Irish folk bands, but Altan is the most exciting. On Island Angel, the Dublin sextet blazes through the instrumental medleys of reels, jigs, strathspeys and mazurkas with a reckless abandon. Not content to merely play the dizzying melodies at demanding tempos, all six musicians seem to lean into the rhythms with an urgency that's thrilling to hear. When the music slows down for a slow Gaelic song by Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh, the contrast with the blistering tunes only heightens the drama of her gorgeous, wistful soprano. --Geoffrey Himes

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Island Angel

Tracks: 13, Disk length: 45m 42s

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