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Blackwater is the fifth studio album by Altan, released in 1996 on the Virgin Records label. Three of the songs are sung in Irish. "Ar Bhruach Na Carraige Baine" is sung partly in English and in Irish. "Blackwaterside" is sung in English. The final tune is a tribute to Frankie Kennedy written by Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh herself.
Track listing
- "Johnny Boyle's/King of the Pipers" (Jigs) (Trad/Trad) (Instr) - 3.30
- "Dark Haired Lass/Biddy From Muckross/Sean Maguire's" (Reels) (Trad/Trad/Trad) (Instr) - 2:51
- "Stór, A Stór, A Ghrá" (song) (Traditional) (Irish) - 2:51
- "Strathspey/Con McGinley's/The Newfoundland Reel" (Strathspey and Reels) (Trad/Trad/Trad) (Instr) -3:11
- "Tá Mé 'Mo Shuí (I am awake)" (song) (Traditional) (Gaelic) - 4:08
- "An Gasúr Mor/Bunker Hill/Dogs Among the Bushes" (Hornpipe and Reels) (Trad/Trad/Trad) (Instr) - 2:36
- "Molly Na gCuach Ní Chuilleanáin (The curly haired Molly)"(song) (Traditional) (Irish) - 4:57
- "Jenny Picking Cockles/Farewell to Leitrim/John Doherty's" (Reels) (Trad/Trad/Trad) (Instr) - 2:41
- "Ar Bhruach Na Carraige Báine" (song) (Traditional) (sung in English and Irish) - 2:38
- "The Dance of the Honeybees" (hornpipe) (Charlie Lennon) (Instr) - 3:24
- "Blackwaterside" (song) (Traditional) (English) - 3:43
- "A Tune for Frankie" (jig) (Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh) - 3:25
Live performances
Altan played live in concert the following tracks: "Johnny Boyle's/King of the Pipers", "Dark Haired Lass/Biddy From Muckross/Sean Maguire's", "Stór, A Stór, A Ghrá", "Strathspey/Con McGinley's/The Newfoundland Reel", "Tá Mé 'Mo Shuí (I am awake)", "Ar Bhruach Na Carraige Báine", "The Dance of the Honeybees" & "Blackwaterside"
Personnel
Guests musicians
- Steve Cooney – Bass (tracks 7, 9, 10, 12), backing vocals (tracks 3, 7)
- Conan Doyle – Backing vocals (track 3)
- Jimmy Higgins – Bodhrán (tracks 1, 3, 5), darrbuka (track 8), snare drum (track 7), wood block (track 9), clay drums (track 3)
- Dónal Lunny – Bouzouki (track 10), bodhrán (tracks 4, 7, 9, 12), keyboards (tracks 5, 7, 9, 12)
- Maighréad Ní Dhomhnaill – Backing vocals (track 3)
- Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill – Backing vocals (track 3), piano (track 11)
- Anna Ní Mhaonaigh – Backing vocals (track 7)
- Brendan Power – Harmonica (tracks 3, 7, 9)
- String quartet:
Production
- Brian Masterson – Producer, Engineer
- David Scheinmann – Photography
- The Design Corporation – Design
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