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{{Short description|Album by Altan}}
{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
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| Name = Island Angel
{{Use Irish English|date=July 2015}}
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| Type = [[Album]]
{{Infobox album
| Artist = [[Altan]]
| Cover = Island Angel.jpg
| name = Island Angel
| Released = July 1993
| type = [[Album]]
| Recorded =
| artist = [[Altan (band)|Altan]]
| Genre = [[Celtic music|Celtic]]
| cover = Island Angel.jpg
| Length = 45:21
| alt =
| released = July 1993
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| Label = [[Green Linnet Records|Green Linnet]]
| recorded = [[Windmill Lane Studios]], [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]], July 1993
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| Producer =
| venue =
| Reviews = * [[All Music Guide]] {{rating-5|4}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:dgivadzkt8wo~T1 link]
| studio =
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| Last album = ''[[Harvest Storm]]''
| genre = [[Celtic music|Celtic]]
| This album = ''Island Angel''
| length = 45:21
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| Next album = ''[[Blackwater (Altan album)|Blackwater]]''
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| label = [[Green Linnet Records|Green Linnet]]
| producer = Brian Masterson and [[Altan (band)|Altan]]
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| prev_title = [[Harvest Storm]]
| prev_year = 1992
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| next_title = [[Blackwater (Altan album)|Blackwater]]
| next_year = 1996
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'''''Island Angel''''', an album by [[Altan]], was released in 1993 on the [[Green Linnet]] label.
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}} <ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r189629|first=Rick|last=Anderson}}</ref>{{efn|Allmusic errenously refers to 'Maighread Ní Mhaonaigh' as the lead singer/violinist; they are mistaken and may have misspelled actual bandmember Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh's name. This is the case with many Allmusic reviews of Altan's music - other errenous 'variants' include 'Maircad Ni Mhaonaigh', 'Maighread', and '[[Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill]]' [a wholly different person].}}
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'''''Island Angel''''' is the fourth studio album by [[Altan (band)|Altan]], released in 1993 on the [[Green Linnet Records|Green Linnet]] label. In 1995, ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' included ''Island Angel'' in its publication "In Our Lifetime: Q's 100 Best Albums 1986–94", a list compiled to celebrate its 100th&nbsp;issue.<ref>{{cite journal|title=In Our Lifetime: Q's 100 Best Albums 1986–94|journal=Q|location=London|date=January 1995|issue=100}}</ref> It was also the final album to feature founding member [[Frankie Kennedy]] who died a year after its release.


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

All arrangements are by Altan.

# "Tommy Peoples/The Windmill/Fintan McManus's" – 3:14
# "Tommy Peoples/The Windmill/Fintan McManus's" – 3:14
# "Bríd Óg Ní Mháille" – 5:00
# "Bríd Óg Ní Mháille" – 5:00
# "Fernanagh Highland/Donegal Highland/John Doherty's King George IV" – 4:06
# "Fermanagh Highland/Donegal Highland/John Doherty's/King George IV" – 4:06
# "An Mhaighdean Mhara" – 2:52
# "An Mhaighdean Mhara" – 2:52
# "Andy de Jarlis/Ingonish/Mrs. McGee" – 3:34
# "Andy de Jarlis/Ingonish/Mrs. McGhee" – 3:34
# "Humours of Andytown/Kylebrack Rambler/The Gladstone" – 3:15
# "Humours of Andytown/Kylebrack Rambler/The Gladstone" – 3:15
# "Dúlamán" – 3:42
# "[[Dúlamán]]" – 3:42
# "Mazurka" – 2:42
# "Mazurka" – 2:42
# "The Jug of Punch" – 3:29
# "The Jug of Punch" – 3:29
# "Glory Reel/The Heathery Cruach" – 2:54
# "Glory Reel/The Heathery Cruach" – 2:54
# "An Cailín Gaelach" – 3:24
# "An Cailín Gaelach" – 3:24
# "Drumnagarry/Pirrie Wirrie/Big John's" – 3:29
# "Drumnagarry/Pirrie Wirrie/Big John's" – 3:29
# "Aingeal an Oileáin/Island Angel" – 3:40
# "Aingeal an Oileáin (Island Angel)" – 3:40

All titles are traditional except the following:
*"The Windmill Reel" – composed by Ciaran Tourish
*"Angeal An Oileáin/Island Angel" – composed by [[Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh]]
*"Humours of Andytown" – composed by [[Frankie Kennedy]]
*"Fintan McManus's Reel" – composed by Fintan McManus
*"The Kylebrack Rambler" – composed by [[Finbar Dwyer]]
*"Andy de Jarlis/Ingonish/Mrs. McGhee" – composed by Mike McDougall

See [https://www.irishtune.info/album/A+IA/ tune identifications for this album at irishtune.info].

==Personnel==
===Altan===
*[[Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh]] – [[Fiddle]], [[vocals]]
*[[Frankie Kennedy]] – [[Flute]], [[Tin whistle|low whistle]], vocals (backing)
*Ciaran Tourish – Fiddle, whistle, vocals (backing)
*Ciarán Curran – [[Bouzouki]], bouzouki-[[guitar]]
*Mark Kelly – [[Guitar]], vocals (backing)
*[[Dáithí Sproule]] – Guitar, vocals (backing)

===Guest musicians===
*Dermot Byrne – [[Accordion]] (tracks 1,6,8)
*[[Steve Cooney]] – [[Double Bass|Bass]] (tracks 7,9)
*Tommy Hayes – [[Percussion]] (tracks 7,9,10,12)
*[[Dónal Lunny]] – [[Bodhrán]], [[Musical keyboard|keyboards]], bouzouki (tracks 1,2,4,7,9,13)
*Neil Martin – [[Cello]] (track 2)
*Anna Ní Mhaonaigh – Vocals (backing) (track 7)

==Production==
*Brian Masterson and Altan – Producer
*Brian Masterson – Engineer
*Alister McMillan – Assistant Engineer
*Colm Henry – Photography
*[[Ross Wilson (artist)|Ross Wilson]] – Cover Image
*Brian Wittman/Wittman Design – Design

==References==
'''Notes'''
{{notelist}}
{{Reflist}}

{{Altan}}


{{Authority control}}
==Sources and Links==
* {{allmusicguide | id = 10:rqkxikkhbb19 | label = Island Angel}}


[[Category:Altan albums]]
[[Category:Altan (band) albums]]
[[Category:1993 albums]]
[[Category:1993 albums]]

Latest revision as of 03:05, 21 July 2022

Island Angel
Studio album by
Altan
ReleasedJuly 1993
RecordedWindmill Lane Studios, Dublin, Ireland, July 1993
GenreCeltic
Length45:21
LabelGreen Linnet
ProducerBrian Masterson and Altan
Altan chronology
Harvest Storm
(1992) 		Island Angel
(1993) 		Blackwater
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1][a]

Island Angel is the fourth studio album by Altan, released in 1993 on the Green Linnet label. In 1995, Q included Island Angel in its publication "In Our Lifetime: Q's 100 Best Albums 1986–94", a list compiled to celebrate its 100th issue.[2] It was also the final album to feature founding member Frankie Kennedy who died a year after its release.

Track listing

[edit]

All arrangements are by Altan.

  1. "Tommy Peoples/The Windmill/Fintan McManus's" – 3:14
  2. "Bríd Óg Ní Mháille" – 5:00
  3. "Fermanagh Highland/Donegal Highland/John Doherty's/King George IV" – 4:06
  4. "An Mhaighdean Mhara" – 2:52
  5. "Andy de Jarlis/Ingonish/Mrs. McGhee" – 3:34
  6. "Humours of Andytown/Kylebrack Rambler/The Gladstone" – 3:15
  7. "Dúlamán" – 3:42
  8. "Mazurka" – 2:42
  9. "The Jug of Punch" – 3:29
  10. "Glory Reel/The Heathery Cruach" – 2:54
  11. "An Cailín Gaelach" – 3:24
  12. "Drumnagarry/Pirrie Wirrie/Big John's" – 3:29
  13. "Aingeal an Oileáin (Island Angel)" – 3:40

All titles are traditional except the following:

  • "The Windmill Reel" – composed by Ciaran Tourish
  • "Angeal An Oileáin/Island Angel" – composed by Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
  • "Humours of Andytown" – composed by Frankie Kennedy
  • "Fintan McManus's Reel" – composed by Fintan McManus
  • "The Kylebrack Rambler" – composed by Finbar Dwyer
  • "Andy de Jarlis/Ingonish/Mrs. McGhee" – composed by Mike McDougall

See tune identifications for this album at irishtune.info.

Personnel

[edit]

Altan

[edit]

Guest musicians

[edit]

Production

[edit]
  • Brian Masterson and Altan – Producer
  • Brian Masterson – Engineer
  • Alister McMillan – Assistant Engineer
  • Colm Henry – Photography
  • Ross Wilson – Cover Image
  • Brian Wittman/Wittman Design – Design

References

[edit]

Notes

  1. ^ Allmusic errenously refers to 'Maighread Ní Mhaonaigh' as the lead singer/violinist; they are mistaken and may have misspelled actual bandmember Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh's name. This is the case with many Allmusic reviews of Altan's music - other errenous 'variants' include 'Maircad Ni Mhaonaigh', 'Maighread', and 'Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill' [a wholly different person].
  1. ^ Anderson, Rick. Island Angel at AllMusic
  2. ^ "In Our Lifetime: Q's 100 Best Albums 1986–94". Q (100). London. January 1995.
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