Horse with a Heart
# Horse with a Heart

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Horse with a Heart is the first studio album by Altan, released in May 1989 on the Green Linnet Records label.

## Track listing

All titles arranged by Altan.

* "The Curlew/McDermott's/Three Scones of Boxty/Unnamed Reel {= McConnell's}" – 4:11
* "The Lass of Glenshee" – 4:38
* "Con Cassidy's & Neil Gow's Highlands/Moll and Tiarna/Mcsweeney's Reels" – 4:27
* "The Road to Durham" – 3:21
* "An t-Oileán Úr" – 2:33
* "An Grianán/Horse With a Heart" – 3:01
* "A Bhean Udaí Thall" – 3:28
* "Welcome Home Gráinne/Con McGinley's" – 3:18
* "Tuirse Mo Chroí" – 4:06
* "Come Ye by Atholl/Kitty O'Connor" – 3:11
* "An Feochán" – 4:45
* "Paddy's Trip to Scotland/Dinky's/The Shetland Fiddler" – 4:47

All titles are traditional, except the following:

* "An Grianán" and "Horse with a Heart" – composed by Frankie Kennedy
* "The Curlew" – composed by Josephine Keegan
* "McDermott's" – composed by Josie McDermott
* "An Feochán" – composed by Tommy Peoples
* "The Road to Durham" – composed by Armin Barnett and David Molk

See tune identifications for this album at irishtune.info.

## Personnel

### Altan

* Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh – Fiddle, Vocals
* Frankie Kennedy – Flute
* Paul O'Shaughnessy — Fiddle
* Ciarán Curran – Bouzouki
* Mark Kelly – Guitar

### Guest musicians

* Marie Askin – Piano on "The Lass of Glenshee"
* Phil Cunningham – Keyboard, Whistle
* Dónal Lunny – Bass Bodhrán on "A Bhean Udaí Thall"
* Colm Murphy – Bodhrán
* Steve White – Percussion on "A Bhean Udaí Thall"

## Production

* Phil Cunningham – Producer
* Dan Fitzgerald – Engineer
* John W. Davis – Assistant Engineer
* Stephen Byram – Design
* Ross Wilson – Artwork
* Dave Harrold - Back cover photograph
