"Arguably Ireland's biggest name in traditional music"
Altan began with the duo of flute player Frankie Kennedy from Belfast, and fiddler and singer Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh from Gaoth Dobhair (Gweedore) in Donegal. Their first album got a little help on one track from Eithne Ni Bhraonain, better known as Enya. While their second album was called Altan, it wasn't until the third album that the band took the name. Frankie died of cancer in 1993, but he insisted that the rest of the band continue after his passing. After a few years Altan was back with new music.
For more information, see my web page for Altan or my Squidoo lens, both listed in the links section.
For more information, see my web page for Altan or my Squidoo lens, both listed in the links section.
Altan Links
- Altan at HavePun-WillTravel.com
- Information, and CDs, MP3s available from Amazon. Sample the available MP3s from the page.
- Squidoo Lens for Altan
- My Squidoo lens for Altan with links to CDs and MP3s available from Amazon.
- Celtic Music Video Showcases
- A lens listing other Celtic music video showcases by MobyD.
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