The Red Crow

The Red Crow
Studio album by Altan
Released	1990
Genre	Celtic
Length	45:56
Label	Green Linnet
Producer	P.J. Curtis
Altan chronology
Horse with a Heart (1989) The Red Crow (1990) Harvest Storm (1992)

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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.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Guest musicians 4 Production 5 References 6 External links

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

Personnel

• 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

References

External links

• Artist's page for this recording
• Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh's page for this recording

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