 | Altan -Dulaman
Tags: altan, cambridge, celtic, festival, folk, irish, traditional
Description: Cambridge folk festival 2003
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 | Altan-John Doherty's reels
Tags: altan, celtic, irish, traditional
Description: Altan-John Doherty's reels, guau!
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 | Altan-the sunset
Tags: altan, celtic, irish, traditional
Description: Altan-the sunset
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 | ALTAN
Tags: altan, balcony, balconytv, dublin, ireland, tv
Description: http://www.balconytv.ie
BALCONYTV DUBLIN 22/11/2008
PRESENTED BY PAULINE FREEMAN
Frankie Kennedy used to travel from Belfast to Donegal in his summer holidays, learning Irish and playing music. There he met Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh. They married in 1981. Two years later they recorded their first album together, Ceol Aduaidh (Music of the North). Mairéad grew up in Irish-speaking Gweedore, learning to play fiddle from her father, himself a noted musician. At this time Donegal music was little known outside of the county. Frankie played obscure northern flute tunes. The combination attracted lots of attention, particularly since Mairéad had an outstanding voice as well a rare talent on the fiddle.
Donegal fiddle music has a drive in it, somewhat like Cape Breton Music, due to the push given on both the upstroke and the downstoke. Playing late-night sessions and festivals, they gradually gathered around themselves talents that complemented their own skills. The first to join them was Ciaran Curran from Fermanagh, playing bouzouki. A novelty in 1969, by 1987 it was an accepted instrument for Irish music. Mark Kelly on guitar, was experienced in rock, blues, jazz, country and classical music. The four of them appeared on the first album "Altan". The name comes from Loch Altan in north-western Donegal.
There then followed 6 albums recorded for Green Linnet, all of them selling well in the US Billboard charts as well as in Ireland. Another Donegal fiddler, Paul O'Shaughnessey was a member for several years. The sound of two fiddles, harmonising and counterpointing each other was too good to lose. When Paul departed, he was replaced by young Donegal fiddler Ciaran Tourish. Guitarist Daithi Sproule also joined in 1992. There was a secret tragedy behind this wave of acclaim. Frankie Kennedy, who had been the band leader and manager, was diagnosed with cancer in 1992. At his insistence the band continued, with Frankie taking part whenever possible. He died in 1994 in Belfast Royal Victoria Hospital.
In 1996 they signed to a major label, Virgin, a sign of success, but in their case it was without any commercial compromise. In the same year they added an accordian-player to the sound, Dermot Byrne, also from Donegal. There have been distinguished guests on Altan albums - song-writer and guitarist Steve Cooney, Donal Lunny from Planxty, and blues guitarist Bonnie Raitt.
A winter school of music is now held in Donegal each year in honour of Frankie Kennedy. Altan remain the most successful proponents of traditional Gaelic song and Donnegal fiddle-playing.
In 2003 they won the award for Best Group at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.
http://www.altan.ie/
http://www.myspace.com/lochaltan
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 | Altan - Dúlamán (at Cambridge folk festival 2003) CLIP Dulam
Tags: Altan, Cambridge, Celt, Celtic, Ceol, Folk, Gaeilge, Gael, Gaelic, Ireland, Irish, Traditional, World
Description: Altan - Dúlamán (at Cambridge folk festival 2003)
Dulaman records a conversation between two seaweed collectors.
Dúlamán Gaelach has a beautiful daughter whom Dúlamán Maorach wishes to marry.
Gaelach is not exactly thrilled with the idea of having Maorach as a son-in-law,
but Maorach elopes with his daughter anyway.
A 'níon mhín ó, sin anall na fir shúirí
Oh gentle daughter, here come the wooing men
A mháithairin mhín ó, cuir na roithléan go dtí mé
Oh gentle mother, put the wheels in motion for me
Curfá: Chorus:
Dúlamán na binne buí, dúlamán Gaelach
Seaweed from the yellow cliff, Irish seaweed
Dúlamán na farraige, b'fhearr a bhí in Éirinn
Seaweed from the ocean, the best in all of Ireland
Tá ceann buí óir ar an dúlamán gaelach
There is a yellow gold head on the Gaelic seaweed
Tá dhá chluais mhaol ar an dúlamán maorach
There are two blunt ears on the stately seaweed
Bróga breaca dubha ar an dúlamán gaelach
The Irish seaweed has beautiful black shoes
Tá bearéad agus triús ar an dúlamán maorach
The stately seaweed has a beret and trousers
(Curfá 2x) (Chorus 2x)
Góide a thug na tíre thú? arsa an dúlamán gaelach
"What are you doing here?" says the Irish seaweed
Ag súirí le do níon, arsa an dúlamán maorach
"At courting with your daughter," says the stately seaweed
Rachaimid chun Niúir leis an dúlamán gaelach
I would go to Niúir with the Irish seaweed
Ceannóimid bróga daora ar an dúlamán maorach
"I would buy expensive shoes," said the Irish seaweed
(Curfá) (Chorus)
Ó chuir mé scéala chuici, go gceannóinn cíor dí
I spent time telling her the story that I would buy a comb for her
'Sé'n scéal a chuir sí chugam, go raibh a ceann cíortha
The story she told back to me, that she is well-groomed
(Curfá) (Chorus)
Cha bhfaigheann tú mo 'níon, arsa an dúlamán gaelach
"Oh where are you taking my daughter?" says the Irish seaweed
Bheul, fuadóidh mé liom í, arsa an dúlamán maorach
"Well, I'd take her with me," says the stately seaweed
Dúlamán na binne buí, dúlamán Gaelach
Seaweed from the yellow cliff, Irish seaweed
(Curfá) (Chorus)
Dúlamán na binne buí, dúlamán Gaelach
Seaweed from the yellow cliff, Irish seaweed
Dúlamán na farraige, b'fhearr a bhí, b'fhearr a bhí
Seaweed from the ocean, the best, the best
Dúlamán na binne buí, dúlamán Gaelach
Seaweed from the yellow cliff, Irish seaweed
Dúlamán na farraige, b'fhearr a bhí, b'fhearr a bhí
Seaweed from the ocean, the best, the best
B'fhearr a bhí in Éirinn
The best in all of Ireland
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 | Altan Urag - Davalgaa ijii Mongol
Tags: Mongolian, music, videos
Description: Mongolian Folk Rock Group
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 | Altan Civelek
Tags: altan, altancivelek, artvin, civelek, deniz, gözlüm, hemşin, hopa, kemalpaşa, laz, müzik, rize
Description: Altan Civelek'in şarkıları eşliğinde memleketi Kemalpaşa'dan görüntüler
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 | Altan urag-Xox tolbton
Tags: asia, in, mongolia, Music
Description: Mongolian traditional musicz
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 | ALtan civeLek - Deniz GözLüm
Tags: ALtan, civeLek, Deniz, GözLüm
Description: Deniz GozLum Altan civeLek Atun Benu DenizLere vermeyun ellerine zaten hasret kalmisudum o deniz gozlerine....
altan civelek
deniz gözlüm
gittuğun o yerlerde
söyle huzurdamisun oyy
geride kalanların
söyle farkındamisun
atun beni denizlere
vermayun ellerine oyyy
zaten hasret kalmiş idum
o deniz gözlerine
gidupta dönmemeye
söyle yeminlimisun
dönüpta görmemeye
dayanabilirmisun
ey göklerin yıldızı
benim farkımda misun
benden ayrı yaşamaya
dayanabilirmisun
atun beni denizlere
vermayun ellerine oyy
zaten hasret kalmiş idum
o deniz gözlerine..
Buraya reklam verebilirsiniz.
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 | altan civelek- deniz gözlüm- benim farkımdamısın
Tags: altan, civelek, deniz, gözlüm
Description: altan civelek deniz gözlüm atın beni denizlere aşk sevgi karadeniz
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 | Altan Civelek - Deniz Gozlum (Atin Beni)
Tags: (Atin, Altan, Beni), Civelek, Deniz, Gozlum
Description: Altan Civelek - Deniz Gozlum (Atin Beni)
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