Harvest Storm

Untitled

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

Track listing

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

Personnel

• Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh – Fiddle, vocals
• Frankie Kennedy – Flute, whistle, vocals (backing)
• Ciaran Tourish – Fiddle, whistle, vocals (backing)
• Paul O'Shaughnessy – Fiddle
• Ciarán Curran – Bouzouki, bouzouki-guitar
• Mark Kelly – Guitar, vocals (backing)
• Dáithí Sproule – Guitar on "The Rosses Highlands", vocals (backing)

Guest musicians

• Frieda Gray – Dancing on "Mill na Máidí"
• Tommy Hayes – Bodhrán, bass bodhrán, percussion, jaw harp
• Dónal Lunny – 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 – Artwork
• Colm Henry – Photography

References

• Harvest Storm at AllMusic