Harvest Storm is the third studio album by Altan, released in April 1992 on the Green Linnet label.
Track listing
All titles arranged by Altan.
"Pretty Peg/New Ships A-Sailing/The Bird's Nest/The Man From Bundoran" (reels) – 3:37 "Dónal Agus Mórag/The New-Rigged Ship" (song and reel) – 4:27 "King of the Pipers" (jig) – 3:08 "Séamus O'Shanahan's/Walking in Liffey Street" (jigs) – 2:33 "Mo Choill" (song) – 4:10 "The Snowy Path" (slip jig) – 2:12 "Drowsy Maggie/Rakish Paddy/Harvest Storm" (reels) – 2:57 "Sí Do Mhaimeo Í" (song) – 2:50 "McFarley's/Mill Na Máidí" (reels) – 2:25 "The Rosses Highlands" (highlands) – 2:58 "A Nobleman's Wedding" (song) – 6:35 "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.According to Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh on stage during the Summer 2012 European tour
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.mainlynorfolk.info > Cool As Folk
Personnel Altan Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh – Fiddle, vocals Frankie Kennedy – Flute, 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 – 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
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