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business is a changing world for professional musicians as ourselves. We depend more on live concerts to make our living. We can no longer depend on big record company funding to get our music out there, we have to do it ourselves. Now with your help we have funded our latest album which we are really happy with." She also stated that Altan have licensed the new album to
Compass Records in the US, that Gary West of Compass co-produced it and that after 30 years recording studio albums, Altan "have taken a new approach with this one." The Altan Pledge Music pre-order page announced that all exclusive pre-orders would be fulfilled by 17 February 2015.
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Ireland as soon as possible. Altan's booking agency was due to reschedule all the 9 remaining (15–29 March 2020) concerts for the following Autumn 2020 or next Spring 2021 but the pandemic prevented it. Nevertheless, it appears that Altan performed
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January 2017, visiting The Netherlands, Ireland, Scotland and France within this month. On this tour, the core of the band (made of Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, Ciarán Curran, Ciarán Tourish, Mark Kelly, Martin Tourish) is joined
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giving many details about the new album: the new musical direction taken by the band, the album recording process and the participation of numerous guest musicians as well as the titles of some of the new tracks. The very same day, on their "Widening Gyre" iTunes page, Altan revealed the titles of
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Gweedore and the two fell in love with each other but Ní Mhaonaigh being very young, an innocent friendship began. When she was 15, she was allowed to go to dances under her brother Gearóid Ó Maonaigh's watchful eye, and gradually Frankie Kennedy and Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh became a couple. They
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Glasgow Celtic Connections with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and the Scottish fiddle female quartet RANT." A 5-date tour of Ireland ensued: starting on 26 January in Dublin at Temple Bar Tradfest, it included concerts on 1 February with the RTÉ Concert
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Chartha, Kilcar, Co. Donegal and their annual week residence at Scoil Gheimhridh Ghaoth Dobhair, Ghaoth Dobhair (also Co. Donegal) from 27 December 2021 to 1 January 2022, Altan resumed touring in March 2022, performing 3 shows in
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enthusiast Albert Fry on his self-titled debut album. (In total, Ní Mhaonaigh and Kennedy would feature on the first three albums of Albert Fry.) Two years later, in 1981, Ní Mhaonaigh and Kennedy graduated from college and married when Mairéad was 21.
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captures the essence of the region which has inspired Altan since the band's inception and further cements Altan's legacy as one of the great cultural treasures of Ireland."
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during the Roots aan de Zaan festival and on 14 January in Oisterwijk at Cultuurcluster Tiliander, a unique show in Ireland on 28 January in
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471:and Mark Kelly on guitar. Later on,
2872:"New album Sample and final guests"
1167:this month, and another 6 shows in
741:just after a show on 7 May 2009 in
621:, which featured their version of "
13:
3900:Musical groups from County Donegal
3895:Musical groups established in 1987
1858:. Dun-na-ngall.com. Archived from
1335:
504:on guitar joined the band for the
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2422:. 26 January 2012. Archived from
2194:. LiveIreland.com. Archived from
966:, Garry West, Julee Glaub Weems,
712:which met with positive reviews.
272:on his summer holidays, learning
2011:on 26 February 2022 – via
1439:
1374:Scoil Gheimhridh Frankie Kennedy
719:(2005), Dáithí Sproule released
623:Gleanntáin Ghlas' Ghaoth Dobhair
343:tunes drawn from his travels in
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3646:The First Ten Years (1986–1995)
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1325:Dáithí Sproule – guitar, vocals
1292:
1100:Les Nuits de Fourvière Festival
510:recording. With the arrival of
3870:1987 establishments in Ireland
3592:Gleann Nimhe – The Poison Glen
3124:. 22 July 2016. Archived from
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998:Gleann Nimhe – The Poison Glen
855:Gleann Nimhe – The Poison Glen
824:Gleann Nimhe – The Poison Glen
811:Gleann Nimhe – The Poison Glen
786:Gleann Nimhe – The Poison Glen
606:In April 1996, Altan released
1:
3034:"Altan – Folk at Kings Place"
2902:Pledgemusic.com/artists/altan
2027:"Altan Study Guide 2009–2010"
1734:
1359:
3910:Green Linnet Records artists
3585:25th Anniversary Celebration
2150:. Dollymania. 1 October 1998
2058:. eNotes.com. Archived from
1602:The Best of Altan: The Songs
1519:25th Anniversary Celebration
1211:Lorient Interceltic Festival
762:25th Anniversary Celebration
701:The Best of Altan: The Songs
641:In 2000, the group released
7:
1751:. Ceolas. 19 September 1994
1422:(Music of the North) (1983)
1355:
733:2009–2011: 25th anniversary
647:, their first album on the
529:In 1993, the band released
292:, the daughter of musician
10:
3931:
3905:Narada Productions artists
2924:"Altan: The Widening Gyre"
1682:and to end on 21 March in
1328:Martin Tourish – accordion
846:Exactly seven years after
416:, released in 1987 on the
313:
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2768:"Guest Announcement Week"
2742:"Small peak at new album"
2717:"Altan – Timeline Photos"
2692:"Altan – Timeline Photos"
2104:"Music is a great healer"
1367:
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209:in 1987 by lead vocalist
180:
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3681:Best of Altan: The Songs
1627:
1384:in honour of co-founder
1319:Ciarán Curran – bouzouki
1239:2024–present: new album
1209:on 9 August 2023 at the
920:(from Union Station and
491:In 1990, Altan released
372:and released in 1983 by
3880:Compass Records artists
3486:Pre-Altan Studio albums
3407:Altan: Official website
2983:"Altan Upcoming Events"
1176:Seamus Heaney HomePlace
1171:from March to October.
1014:On 22 February 2015 in
706:In 2005, they released
278:traditional Irish music
2003:"Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh"
1717:Illkirch-Graffenstaden
1119:
1075:
922:Transatlantic Sessions
843:
805:
43:Background information
1118:Altan in Hamburg 2019
1117:
1074:Altan in Hamburg 2017
1073:
960:Mary Chapin Carpenter
837:
795:
771:RTÉ Concert Orchestra
754:National Concert Hall
739:RTÉ Concert Orchestra
299:St. Patrick's College
16:Irish folk music band
3765:Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
3459:Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
3128:on 17 September 2016
1983:on 26 September 2015
1331:Clare Friel – fiddle
840:Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
796:Altan in concert in
418:Green Linnet Records
294:Proinsias Ó Maonaigh
290:Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
211:Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
119:Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
3885:Culture in Gweedore
3875:Celtic music groups
3121:Temple Bar TradFest
2820:"More Album Guests"
2617:"The Widening Gyre"
2426:on 21 February 2015
2258:on 5 September 2012
2136:on 28 January 2013.
2092:on 8 November 2011.
2034:Calperformances.org
1836:on 23 February 2015
1658:Temple Bar TradFest
1322:Mark Kelly – guitar
1028:North Vancouver, BC
1024:St. Albert, Alberta
870:The album features
721:The Crow in the Sun
679:Radio 2 Folk Awards
601:The First Ten Years
559:Saint Patrick's Day
356:Eithne Ní Bhraonáin
325:St. Oliver Plunkett
248:, and many others.
3802:T with the Maggies
3639:Compilation albums
3522:Horse with a Heart
3275:"Donegal by Altan"
3226:Celtic Connections
3092:. 9 September 2016
3044:on 6 November 2015
2878:. 19 December 2014
2852:. 27 November 2014
2826:. 25 November 2014
2800:. 20 November 2014
2774:. 18 November 2014
2539:"Altan on Twitter"
1862:on 17 October 2013
1662:Four Men and a Dog
1596:Once Again 1987–93
1447:Horse with a Heart
1203:Nouvelle-Aquitaine
1188:County Londonderry
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940:, Jim Higgins and
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690:Cherish the Ladies
553:to perform at the
485:Horse with a Heart
477:Paul O'Shaughnessy
446:Horse with a Heart
327:primary school in
264:used to travel to
161:Paul O'Shaughnessy
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3656:The Best of Altan
3651:Celtic Collection
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3623:The Best of Altan
3606:The Gap Of Dreams
3599:The Widening Gyre
3383:Irish Independent
3359:Daithisproule.com
3335:. 9 February 2024
3309:. 8 February 2024
3307:Irish Independent
3154:. 2 February 2017
2958:. 27 January 2015
2930:. 26 January 2015
2794:"Two more guests"
2748:. 5 November 2014
2108:Irish Independent
1958:on 4 August 2023.
1898:Irish Independent
1777:on 20 August 2012
1584:The Best of Altan
1565:The Best of Altan
1543:The Gap of Dreams
1535:The Widening Gyre
1298:Recording line-up
1128:The Gap of Dreams
1108:The Gap of Dreams
1079:with a newcomer,
1058:to 7 May 2016 in
1020:Greeley, Colorado
1005:The Widening Gyre
989:The Widening Gyre
880:The Widening Gyre
852:, Altan released
767:compilation album
374:Gael-Linn Records
358:, later known as
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609:Blackwater
571:Blackwater
370:Nicky Ryan
126:Mark Kelly
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538:Billboard
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