The Blue Idol

Infobox Album
Name = The Blue Idol
Type = Album
Artist = Altan


Released = February 26, 2002
Recorded = June - August, 2001
Genre = Celtic
Length = 49:20
Label = Narada
Producer = Altan
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:yxduakok0m3x~T1 link]
Last album = "Another Sky"
This album = "The Blue Idol"
Next album = "Local Ground"

"The Blue Idol", an album by Altan, was released in 2002 on the Narada label.

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

*Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh – Fiddle, Vocals
*Ciaran Tourish – Fiddle, Whistle, Vocals (backing)
*Dermot Byrne – Accordion
*Ciaran Curran – Bouzouki
*Mark Kelly – Guitar, Vocals (backing)
*Dáithí Sproule – Guitar, Vocals (backing)

Guest Musicians

*Jim Higgins – Bodhrán on 1,2,3,5,6,8,9,11,13
*Dónal Lunny – Bouzouki on 1,4,11,12 Keyboards on 1
*Paul Brady – Vocals on 1
*James Blennerhassett – Bass on 1,2
*Liam O'Flynn – Uillean pipes on 3
*Dolly Parton – Vocals on 4
*Harry Bradley – Flute on 5,8
*Steve Cooney – Bass on 11
*Neil Martin – Cello on 11

Production

*Gary Paczosa – Engineer
*Alistair McMillan – Assistant Engineer
*Amelia Stein – Band Photography
*Shaughn McGrath/Four 5 One Design – Design

References

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