Altan, The Blue Idol - 49m 29s

Tracks & Durations

1. Daily Growing	4:53
2. Uncle Rat	2:18
3. Roaring Water	3:15
4. The Pretty Young Girl	4:39
5. The Blue Idol	3:05
6. The Trip to Cullenstown	3:52
7. Cuach mo Lon Dubh Bui	3:02
8. Mother's Delight	4:22
9. The Low Highland	3:39
10. The Sea-Apprentice Boy	3:50
11. Slainte Theilinn (A Health to Teelin)	3:59
12. An Cailin Deas Og	4:40
13. Gweebarra Bridge	3:46

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Review

On The Blue Idol, Irish music superstars Altan have come up with an elegant solution to the problem of how to play music that satisfies both the traditional purist and the fan who wants a contemporary edge in his or her music. When the band members play instrumental sets of dance tunes, they never stray far from their Donegal roots, and when they sing songs they stretch the boundaries by performing with guest artists like Paul Brady and Dolly Parton while adding unexpected instruments like didgeridoo and saxophone. On songs such as "Daily Growing" and "Uncle Rat"--which feature the exquisite voice of Mairéd Ní Mhaonaigh--the band creates a mood of jazzy medievalism that reveals hints of Pentangle's early recordings. And when they hunker down for a set of jigs or reels, they play with the sort of passionate abandon you only hear at the finest sessions. The contemporary and traditional strains of music on The Blue Idol are like two streams that join together to form a river that flows further and with more power than either could alone. --Michael Simmons

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The Blue Idol

Tracks: 13, Disk length: 49m 28s (-1m 59s)

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