Altan's Finest [Import]

Altan | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 7, 2000)
• Original Release Date: March 7, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Valley
• ASIN: B00004HYN9
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #247,873 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Cat That Ate the Candle/Over the Water to Bessie

2. An Seanchailleach Ghallda/Dermot Byrne's

3. The Lass of Glenshee

4. Tommy Peoples'/Loch Altan/Danny Meehan's

5. Tá Mo Chleamhnas a Dhéanamh

6. Come Ye by Atholl/Kitty O'Connor

7. An Feochán

8. The Wedding Jig/Hiudaí Gallagher's March

9. A Bhean Udai Thall

10. Con Cassidy's Highland/Neilly O'Boyle's/Highland and Reel

11. Moll Dubh A'ghleanna

12. Tommy Bhetty's Waltz

13. Brenda Stubbert's/Breen's/The Red Box

14. Paddy's Trip to Scotland/Dinky's/The Shetland Fiddler

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Music Reviews

The tunes on Altan's Finest are drawn from the pre-Altan work of Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and Frankie Kennedy, and Altan's first two releases Horse with a Heart and The Red Crow. For traditionalists this was the band's finest period, a time when they didn't stray too far from their roots. The selections come from all over the Celtic world and include tunes from Scotland and Cape Breton, along with Irish dance melodies and songs. The band is led by Ní Mhaonaigh, a singer with a voice of rare beauty who is equally skilled on the fiddle. But Altan is more than just a backup band. Each member is a skilled musician and they are all given ample space to shine. This CD is an excellent introduction to the early years of one of the most exciting Irish band of the 1990s. --Michael Simmons

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Sublime Irish Fiddle, March 19, 2009

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T. Hubbell "Writer" (Hollywood CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Altan's Finest (Audio CD)

Ok, I admit it, I like the over produced, Enya-ed out, Wall-Of-Sound Riverdance imitating New Age Celtic Music.

But once in awhile you have to go back to the roots of Celtic/Irish Music to clear your head.

Altan's Finest is a collection stark, basic, beautiful, Irish tunes played by a Master and recorded on State Of The Art equipment. One of the things that was so irritating about Traditional Irish music was the Snap Crackle and Pop of the Analog Recording Media. CD's like Altan's Finest will keep Irish Music relevant in the iPod Age.

You will love this tour-de-force of Irish Musical History. Thank you Altan!

5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT, November 4, 2005

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TMD "TimRN92" (Chico, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Altan's Finest (Audio CD)

My favorite aspect of celtic music is the high tempo. I find it very uplifting and energetic. Altan meets that criteria. I look forward to seeing them in a live concert.
Tim from Chico, California.

5.0 out of 5 stars Altan's Finest, October 4, 2003

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Altan's Finest (Audio CD)

I have been Irish dancing for two weeks and I already Irish dance to it! It is truly the Finest!