Altan

One of Ireland's foremost traditional groups, Altan first emerged in the early '90s with a sound that heavily featured the Irish-language songs and dynamic twin-fiddling style of their native Donegal and have continued bringing it to the world stage with a string of successful releases, first for the Celtic-oriented Green Linnet label, and later on Virgin, Narada, and Compass Records. Employing fiddle, flute, guitars, accordion, bouzouki, and the lilting bilingual vocals of Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, Altan has built and maintained a global audience through decades of widespread tou...