Horse with a Heart is the first studio album by Altan, released in May 1989 on the Green Linnet Records label.
Track listing
All titles arranged by Altan.
"The Curlew/McDermott's/Three Scones of Boxty/Unnamed Reel {= McConnell's}" – 4:11 "The Lass of Glenshee" – 4:38 "Con Cassidy's & Neil Gow's Highlands/Moll and Tiarna/Mcsweeney's Reels" – 4:27 "The Road to Durham" – 3:21 "An t-Oileán Úr" – 2:33 "An Grianán/Horse With a Heart" – 3:01 "A Bhean Udaí Thall" – 3:28 "Welcome Home Gráinne/Con McGinley's" – 3:18 "Tuirse Mo Chroí" – 4:06 "Come Ye by Atholl/Kitty O'Connor" – 3:11 "An Feochán" – 4:45 "Paddy's Trip to Scotland/Dinky's/The Shetland Fiddler" – 4:47
All titles are traditional, except the following: "An Grianán" and "Horse with a Heart" – composed by Frankie Kennedy "The Curlew" – composed by Josephine Keegan "McDermott's" – composed by Josie McDermott "An Feochán" – composed by Tommy Peoples "The Road to Durham" – composed by Armin Barnett and David Molk
See tune identifications for this album at irishtune.info.
Personnel Altan Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh – Fiddle, Vocals Frankie Kennedy – Flute Paul O'Shaughnessy — Fiddle Ciarán Curran – Bouzouki Mark Kelly – Guitar
Guest musicians Marie Askin – Piano on "The Lass of Glenshee" Phil Cunningham – Keyboard, Whistle Dónal Lunny – Bass Bodhrán on "A Bhean Udaí Thall" Colm Murphy – Bodhrán Steve White – Percussion on "A Bhean Udaí Thall"
Production Phil Cunningham – Producer Dan Fitzgerald – Engineer John W. Davis – Assistant Engineer Stephen Byram – Design Ross Wilson – Artwork Dave Harrold - Back cover photograph
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