Ceol Aduaidh
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Ceol Aduaidh is the first (studio) album by Frankie Kennedy
and Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
(who would go on to found the Irish
band Altan), originally released in 1983 on the Gael-Linn Records
label (see 1983 in music
). It was reissued in 1994 by Green Linnet Records
and in 2009 by Gael-Linn. In Irish Gaelic
, "Ceol Aduaidh" means "Music from the North".
All titles arranged by Frankie Kennedy
and Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
.
Frankie Kennedy
Frankie Kennedy was a flute and tin whistle player born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He was also the co-founder of the band Altan, formed with his wife Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh...
and Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh is an Irish fiddler and the lead vocalist for the Irish traditional band Altan.-Biography:Ní Mhaonaigh grew up in Gweedore , County Donegal, on the northwest coast of Ireland....
(who would go on to found the Irish
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
band Altan), originally released in 1983 on the Gael-Linn Records
Gael-Linn Records
Gael Linn Records is an Irish record label, run by the Irish language promotion organisation Gael Linn.Gael Linn released records by many of the world's most renowned Gaelic and Irish Traditional musicians known today...
label (see 1983 in music
1983 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1983.-January-April:*January – ZTT Records is founded.*January 8 – The UK singles chart is tabulated from this week forward by The Gallup Organization...
). It was reissued in 1994 by Green Linnet Records
Green Linnet Records
Green Linnet Records was an American independent record label that specialized in Celtic music. Founded by Lisa Null and Patrick Sky as Innisfree Records in 1973, the label was initially based in Null's house in New Canaan, Connecticut. In 1975, the label became Innisfree/Green Linnet and Wendy...
and in 2009 by Gael-Linn. In Irish Gaelic
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
, "Ceol Aduaidh" means "Music from the North".
Track listing
- "Rílleanna" – 1:59 [Reels]
- "Mazurkas Phroinsias Uí Mhaonaigh" – 2:12
- "Iníon a' Bhaoghailligh" – 3:29
- "Poirt: Con Ó Casaide agus Pilleadh Wellington" – 2:06 [Tune/Jig]
- "Méiltí Cheann Dubhrann (Fonn Mall) [Slow air] / Cloch na Ceithre Mhíle (Ril) [Reel]" – 4:15
- "Thíos i dTeach a' Tórraimh" – 3:02
- "An Cruach fraoch, Ríl Sheáin Mhosaí" – 1:48
- "An Peata sa Chistineach, An Fathach Éireannach, Atholl Highlanders" – 4:08
- "Germans" – 3:59
- "An Spealadóir" – 1:52
- "Ríleanna Tommy Peoples" – 2:14 [Reels]
- "Shoe the Donkey" – 1:46
- "An Clár Bog Déil" – 3:42
- "The Brown-Sailed Boat (Strathspey) / The Maids of Tullyknockbrine (Ril) [Reel]" – 1:39
All titles arranged by Frankie Kennedy
Frankie Kennedy
Frankie Kennedy was a flute and tin whistle player born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He was also the co-founder of the band Altan, formed with his wife Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh...
and Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh is an Irish fiddler and the lead vocalist for the Irish traditional band Altan.-Biography:Ní Mhaonaigh grew up in Gweedore , County Donegal, on the northwest coast of Ireland....
.
Personnel
- Mairéad Ní MhaonaighMairéad Ní MhaonaighMairéad Ní Mhaonaigh is an Irish fiddler and the lead vocalist for the Irish traditional band Altan.-Biography:Ní Mhaonaigh grew up in Gweedore , County Donegal, on the northwest coast of Ireland....
– FiddleFiddleThe term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
, Vocals - Frankie KennedyFrankie KennedyFrankie Kennedy was a flute and tin whistle player born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He was also the co-founder of the band Altan, formed with his wife Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh...
- FluteFluteThe flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening... - Ciarán Curran - BouzoukiBouzoukiThe bouzouki , is a musical instrument with Greek origin in the lute family. A mainstay of modern Greek music, the front of the body is flat and is usually heavily inlaid with mother-of-pearl. The instrument is played with a plectrum and has a sharp metallic sound, reminiscent of a mandolin but...
- Fintan McManus - BouzoukiBouzoukiThe bouzouki , is a musical instrument with Greek origin in the lute family. A mainstay of modern Greek music, the front of the body is flat and is usually heavily inlaid with mother-of-pearl. The instrument is played with a plectrum and has a sharp metallic sound, reminiscent of a mandolin but...
- Gearóid Ó Maonaigh - FiddleFiddleThe term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
- Eithne Ní Bhraonáin - SynthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...