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{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
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| Name = Harvest Storm
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| Type = [[Album]]
| Artist = [[Altan]]
| name = Harvest Storm
| Cover = Harvest Storm.jpg
| type = [[Album]]
| Released = 1992
| artist = [[Altan (band)|Altan]]
| Recorded = September – October 1991
| cover = Harvest Storm.jpg
| Genre = [[Celtic music|Celtic]]
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| Length = 45:42
| released = 15 April 1992
| recorded = September – October 1991
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| Label = [[Green Linnet Records|Green Linnet]]
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| Reviews = * [[All Music Guide]] {{rating-5|4.5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:7s620roar48p~T1 link]
| Last album = ''[[The Red Crow]]''
| genre = [[Celtic music|Celtic]]
| length = 45:42
| This album = ''Harvest Storm''
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| label = [[Green Linnet Records|Green Linnet]]
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| Next album = ''[[Island Angel]]''
| producer = P.J. Curtis
| prev_title = [[The Red Crow]]
| prev_year = 1990
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| next_title = [[Island Angel]]
| next_year = 1993
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'''''Harvest Storm''''', an album by [[Altan]], was released in 1992 on the [[Green Linnet]] label.
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'''''Harvest Storm''''' is the third studio album by [[Altan (band)|Altan]], released in April 1992 on the [[Green Linnet Records|Green Linnet]] label.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==

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# "Pretty Peg/New Ships a Sailing/The Bird's Nest/The Man From Bundoran" – 3:37
All titles arranged by Altan.
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# "Dónal Agus Mórag" – 4:27

# "King of the Pipers" – 3:08
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# "Pretty Peg/New Ships A-Sailing/The Bird's Nest/The Man From Bundoran" (reels) – 3:37
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# "Séamus O'Shanahan's/Walking in Liffey Street" – 2:33
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# "Dónal Agus Mórag/The New-Rigged Ship" (song and reel) – 4:27
# "Mo Choill" – 4:10
# "The Snowy Path" – 2:12
# "King of the Pipers" (jig) – 3:08
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# "Séamus O'Shanahan's/Walking in Liffey Street" (jigs) – 2:33
# "Drowsy Maggie/Rakish Paddy/Harvest Storm" – 2:57
# "Sí Do Mhaimeo Í" – 2:50
# "Mo Choill" (song) – 4:10
# "McFarley's/Mill Na Máidí" – 2:25
# "The Snowy Path" (slip jig) – 2:12
# "The Rosses Highlands" – 2:58
# "Drowsy Maggie/Rakish Paddy/Harvest Storm" (reels) – 2:57
# "A Nobleman's Wedding" – 6:35
# "Sí Do Mhaimeo Í" (song) – 2:50
# "McFarley's/Mill Na Máidí" (reels) – 2:25
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# "Bog An Lochain/Margree Reel/The Humours of Westport" – 3:34
# "Dobbin's Flowery Vale" – 4:20
# "The Rosses Highlands" (highlands) – 2:58
# "A Nobleman's Wedding" (song) – 6:35
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# "Bog An Lochain/Margaree Reel/The Humours of Westport" (strathspey and reels) – 3:34
# "Dobbin's Flowery Vale" (slow air and reel) – 4:20

All titles are traditional except the following:
*"Séamus O'Shanahan's/Walking in Liffey Street" composed by Paul O'Shaughnessy
*"The Snowy Path" composed by Mark Kelly
*"Harvest Storm" composed by [[Frankie Kennedy]] and [[Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh]]

"Mo Choill" ("My Love") is a song from a lady called "Rose of the songs" who had so many songs that she was known all over Ireland by a lot of people. It's a sad song about a man who goes off to sea and leaves his beloved one behind.<ref>According to Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh on stage during the Summer 2012 European tour</ref>

==Live recordings==
A live recording of the medley "Drowsie Maggie" performed by Altan in 1999 at the Cambridge Folk Festival is available on the ''Cambridge Folk Festival - A Celebration of Roots Music 1998-99'' 1-CD collective album. Released in 2000, this compilation includes a total of 17 live recordings from the Cambridge Folk Festivals 1998 & 1999.<ref>[http://mainlynorfolk.info/folk/records/cambridgefolkfestival.html mainlynorfolk.info > Cool As Folk]</ref>

==Personnel==
===Altan===
*[[Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh]] – [[Fiddle]], [[vocals]]
*[[Frankie Kennedy]] – [[Flute]], [[Tin whistle|whistle]], backing vocals
*Ciarán Tourish – Fiddle, whistle, backing vocals
*Paul O'Shaughnessy – Fiddle
*Ciarán Curran – [[Bouzouki]], bouzouki-[[guitar]]
*Mark Kelly – Guitar, backing vocals
*[[Dáithí Sproule]] – Guitar on "The Rosses Highlands", backing vocals

===Guest musicians===
*Frieda Gray – [[Irish stepdance|Dancing]] on "Mill na Máidí"
*Tommy Hayes – [[Bodhrán]], bass bodhrán, [[percussion]], [[jaw harp]]
*[[Dónal Lunny]] – [[Musical keyboard|Keyboards]], bass bodhrán on "Dónal Agus Mórag"
*[[Liam Ó Maonlaí]] – [[Didgeridoo]] on "Sí Do Mhaimeo Í"

==Production==
*P.J. Curtis – Producer
*Brian Masterson – Engineer
*Aidan McGovern – Assistant Engineer
*Ciaran Byrne – Assistant Engineer
*Greenberg Kingsley – Design
*[[Ross Wilson (artist)|Ross Wilson]] – Artwork
*Colm Henry – Photography


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}


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* {{allmusicguide | id = 10:1zfqoaqayijb | label = ''Harvest Storm''}}


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Latest revision as of 01:58, 19 July 2022

Harvest Storm
Studio album by
Altan
Released15 April 1992
RecordedSeptember – October 1991
GenreCeltic
Length45:42
LabelGreen Linnet
ProducerP.J. Curtis
Altan chronology
The Red Crow
(1990) 		Harvest Storm
(1992) 		Island Angel
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Harvest Storm is the third studio album by Altan, released in April 1992 on the Green Linnet label.

Track listing

[edit]

All titles arranged by Altan.

  1. "Pretty Peg/New Ships A-Sailing/The Bird's Nest/The Man From Bundoran" (reels) – 3:37
  2. "Dónal Agus Mórag/The New-Rigged Ship" (song and reel) – 4:27
  3. "King of the Pipers" (jig) – 3:08
  4. "Séamus O'Shanahan's/Walking in Liffey Street" (jigs) – 2:33
  5. "Mo Choill" (song) – 4:10
  6. "The Snowy Path" (slip jig) – 2:12
  7. "Drowsy Maggie/Rakish Paddy/Harvest Storm" (reels) – 2:57
  8. "Sí Do Mhaimeo Í" (song) – 2:50
  9. "McFarley's/Mill Na Máidí" (reels) – 2:25
  10. "The Rosses Highlands" (highlands) – 2:58
  11. "A Nobleman's Wedding" (song) – 6:35
  12. "Bog An Lochain/Margaree Reel/The Humours of Westport" (strathspey and reels) – 3:34
  13. "Dobbin's Flowery Vale" (slow air and reel) – 4:20

All titles are traditional except the following:

  • "Séamus O'Shanahan's/Walking in Liffey Street" composed by Paul O'Shaughnessy
  • "The Snowy Path" composed by Mark Kelly
  • "Harvest Storm" composed by Frankie Kennedy and Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh

"Mo Choill" ("My Love") is a song from a lady called "Rose of the songs" who had so many songs that she was known all over Ireland by a lot of people. It's a sad song about a man who goes off to sea and leaves his beloved one behind.[2]

Live recordings

[edit]

A live recording of the medley "Drowsie Maggie" performed by Altan in 1999 at the Cambridge Folk Festival is available on the Cambridge Folk Festival - A Celebration of Roots Music 1998-99 1-CD collective album. Released in 2000, this compilation includes a total of 17 live recordings from the Cambridge Folk Festivals 1998 & 1999.[3]

Personnel

[edit]

Altan

[edit]

Guest musicians

[edit]

Production

[edit]
  • P.J. Curtis – Producer
  • Brian Masterson – Engineer
  • Aidan McGovern – Assistant Engineer
  • Ciaran Byrne – Assistant Engineer
  • Greenberg Kingsley – Design
  • Ross Wilson – Artwork
  • Colm Henry – Photography

References

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  1. ^ Anderson, Rick. Harvest Storm at AllMusic
  2. ^ According to Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh on stage during the Summer 2012 European tour
  3. ^ mainlynorfolk.info > Cool As Folk
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