Harvest Storm
Studio album by
Altan
Released15 April 1992
RecordedSeptember – October 1991
GenreCeltic
Length45:42
LabelGreen Linnet
ProducerP.J. Curtis
Altan chronology
The Red Crow
(1990)		 Harvest Storm
(1992)		 Island Angel
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic [1]

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.

  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

"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.[2]

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.[3]

Personnel

Altan

Guest musicians

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

  1. ↑ Anderson, Rick. Harvest Storm at AllMusic
  2. ↑ According to Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh on stage during the Summer 2012 European tour
  3. ↑ mainlynorfolk.info > Cool As Folk
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