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1980s · Folk/Country·1987–present

Altan

Altan are an Irish folk music band formed in County Donegal in 1987 by lead vocalist Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and her husband Frankie Kennedy. The group were primarily influenced by traditional Irish-language songs from Donegal and have sold over a million records.via Wikipedia

Career Highlights

14 albums
Formed
1987
Active
1987–present
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Selected Discography

  1. 1989Horse With a Heart
  2. 1990The Red Crow
  3. 1992Harvest Storm
  4. 1993Island Angel
  5. 1996Blackwater
  6. 1997Runaway Sunday
  7. 2000Another Sky
  8. 2002The Blue Idol
  9. 2005Local Ground
  10. 201025th Anniversary Celebration
  11. 2012Gleann Nimhe – The Poison Glen
  12. 2015The Widening Gyre
  13. 2018The Gap of Dreams
  14. 2024Donegal

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Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh

Dáithí Sproule

Martin Tourish

Tommy Hayes

Paul O’Shaughnessy

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