Runaway Sunday is the sixth studio album by Altan, released in July 1997 on the Virgin Records label.
Track listing All titles arranged by Altan.
"Súil Ghorm" – 2:45 "John Doherty's Reels" – 2:35 "Caidé Sin Don Té Sin?" – 3:13 "Germans" – 3:13 (barn dances) "Clan Ranald/J.B.'s Reel/Paddy Mac's Reel/Kitty Sheáin's" – 4:17 "I Wish My Love Was a Red Red Rose" – 3:50 "Mazurka" – 2:29 "Australian Waters" – 3:27 "A Moment in Time" – 3:17 "Ciarán's Capers" – 3:29 "Cití Ní Eadhra" – 3:06 "Flood on the Holm/Scots Mary/The Dancer's Denial" – 3:52 "Gleanntáin Ghlas' Ghaoth Dobhair" – 3:27 "Time Has Passed" – 3:32
All titles are traditional, with the following exceptions: "Súil Ghorm" – composed by Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh "Time has passed" – composed by Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh "A Moment in Time" – composed by Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and Mark Kelly "The Dancer's Denial" – composed by Mark Kelly "Paddy Mac's Reel" – composed by Ciaran Tourish "Gleanntáin Ghlas' Ghaoth Dobhair" – lyrics by Proinsias Ó Maonaigh
Live recordings A live recording of "John Doherty's Reels" performed by Altan in early August 2002 at the Cambridge Folk Festival is available on the Cool as Folk 2-CD collective album. Released in 2007, this compilation includes a total of 36 live recordings from the Cambridge Folk Festival between 1999 and 2006.mainlynorfolk.info > Cool As Folk
Personnel Altan Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh – Fiddle, vocals Ciaran Tourish – Fiddle, whistle, backing vocals Dermot Byrne – Accordion, melodeon Ciarán Curran – Bouzouki, bouzarre, mandolin, backing vocals Mark Kelly – Guitar, bouzouki, backing vocals Dáithí Sproule – Guitar, backing vocals
Guest musicians Stephen Cooney – Double Bass, didgeridoo Pat Crowley – Piano Jerry Douglas – Dobro Jimmy Higgins – Percussion Alison Krauss – Backing vocals Dónal Lunny – Keyboards, bodhrán Neil Martin – Cello, keyboards Matt Molloy – Flute
Production Altan – producers Alastair McMillan – producer, engineer Conan Doyle – assistant engineer Brian Masterson – mixer Dave McKean – photography, design
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