ALTAN has long been one of Celtic's music's most revered groups. Whether it's a spirited jig or a sensitive air, Altan doesn't dress their music up in contemporary enhancements, instead they hold fast to the rich acoustic foundation that Irish music was created on. It's this distinction that has helped them develop a strong and devoted fan base. On THE BLUE IDOL, vocalist Maihread Ni Mhaonaigh and company provide a rousing set of tunes played on fiddle, bouzouki and pipes like "The Pretty Young Girl" (in two versions: one in Gaelic, the other with guest vocalist Dolly Parton), "Roaring Water" and the title track.
| 1. Daily Growing (Song) |
| 2. Uncle Rat (Song) |
| 3. Roaring Water (Jig) |
| 4. The Pretty Young Girl (Song) |
| 5. The Blue Idol (Jigs) |
| 6. The Trip to Cullenstown (Jigs) |
| 7. Cuach mo Lun Dubh Buí (Song) |
| 8. Mother's Delight (Reels) |
| 9. The Low Highland (Highlands & Reel) |
| 10. The Sea-Apprentice Boy (Song) |
| 11. Sláinte Theilinn (A Health to Teelin) (Air) |
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12. An Cailín Deas Og (Song) |
| 13. Gweebarra Bridge (Slip Reel & Reel) |
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