Runaway Sunday
Runaway Sunday is the sixth studio album by Altan, released in July 1997 on the Virgin Records label.
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| Released | 25 July 1997 | |||
| Recorded | September 1996 – March 1997 | |||
| Genre | Celtic | |||
| Length | 46:32 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Producer | Altan and Alastair McMillan | |||
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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 in 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.[2]
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
 
References
    
- Owens, Thom. "Runaway Sunday - Altan | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
 - mainlynorfolk.info > Cool As Folk
 
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