Altan
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Altan is a renowned Irish traditional music band from County Donegal, celebrated for its spirited fiddle-led tunes and rich vocal arrangements that helped popularize Celtic music worldwide.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish traditional music band
ⓘ
musical group ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | Donegal Gaeltacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithStyle | Donegal fiddle tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | County Donegal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1980s ⓘ |
| formedInPlace | County Donegal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder |
Frankie Kennedy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Celtic music
ⓘ
Irish traditional music ⓘ |
| hasAlbum |
Altan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Another Sky NERFINISHED ⓘ Blackwater NERFINISHED ⓘ Gleann Nimhe – The Poison Glen NERFINISHED ⓘ Horse with a Heart NERFINISHED ⓘ Island Angel NERFINISHED ⓘ Local Ground NERFINISHED ⓘ Runaway Sunday NERFINISHED ⓘ The Blue Idol NERFINISHED ⓘ The Gap of Dreams NERFINISHED ⓘ The Red Crow NERFINISHED ⓘ The Widening Gyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | global popularity of Irish traditional music ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Ciarán Curran
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ciarán Tourish NERFINISHED ⓘ Dermot Byrne NERFINISHED ⓘ Dáithí Sproule NERFINISHED ⓘ Frankie Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Kelly NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul O'Shaughnessy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTourActivity | international tours ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.altan.ie/ ⓘ |
| instrumentationIncludes |
accordion
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bouzouki ⓘ fiddle ⓘ flute ⓘ guitar ⓘ |
| languageOfLyrics |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
helping popularize Celtic music worldwide
ⓘ
rich vocal arrangements ⓘ spirited fiddle-led tunes ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Donal Agus Morag
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dúlamán NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sunset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Green Linnet Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Narada Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgin Records ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.