The Blue Idol
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The Blue Idol is the eighth studio album by Irish traditional band Altan. It was released in 2002 on the Narada label and was mixed and engineered by nine-time Grammy Award-winner Gary Paczosa.
The Blue Idol features guest artists such as Dolly Parton on "The Pretty Young Girl", which was translated by Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh's father Proinsias and Paul Brady on "Daily Growing".
Track listing
- "Daily Growing [Song]" – 4:53
- "Uncle Rat [Song]" – 2:18
- "Roaring Water [Jig]" – 3:15
- "The Pretty Young Girl [Song]" – 4:39
- "The Blue Idol/The Butchers March" – 3:05
- "The Gatehouse Maid/The Ashplant/The Trip to Cullenstown" – 3:52
- "Cuach Mo Lon Dubh Buí [Song]" – 3:02
- "Mother's Delight/Ormond Sound/Mike Hoban's Reel" – 4:22
- "The Low Highland/Moneymusk/Duncan Davidson Highlands/The Wild Irishman Reel" – 3:39
- "The Sea-Apprentice Boy [Song]" – 3:50
- "Sláinte Theilinn – A Health to Teelin [Air]" – 4:00
- "An Cailín Deas Óg [Song]" – 4:40
- "Comb Your Hair and Curl It/Gweebarra Bridge" – 3:45
All titles are traditional, with the following exceptions:
- "Roaring Water" – composed by Ciaran Tourish and Mark Kelly
- "Cuach Mo Lon Dubh Buí" – lyrics traditional, music composed by Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
- "Sláinte Theilinn – A Health to Teelin" – composed by Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
Personnel
Guest musicians
- James Blennerhassett – Bass (track 1, 2)
- Paul Brady – Vocals (track 1)
- Harry Bradley – Flute (track 5, 8)
- Richie Buckley
- Steve Cooney – Bass (track 11)
- Jim Higgins – Bodhrán (tracks 1-3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13)
- Dónal Lunny – Bouzouki (tracks 1, 4, 11, 12), keyboards (track 1)
- Neil Martin – Cello (track 11)
- Anna Ní Mhaonaigh
- Liam O'Flynn – Uillean pipes (track 3)
- Dolly Parton – Vocals (track 4)
Production
- Gary Paczosa – Engineer
- Alistair McMillan – Assistant engineer
- Amelia Stein – Band photography
- Shaughn McGrath/Four 5 One Design – Design
References
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Studio albums |
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Live albums |
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Compilation albums |
The First Ten Years • Celtic Collection • The Best of Altan • Best of Altan2 • Altan's Finest • Once Again • The Collection • Best of Altan: The Songs
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Music videos |
Blackwaterside • Súil Ghorm • Beidh Aonach Amárach
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