25th Anniversary Celebration
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Cover to the standard edition of the album
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| Studio album by Altan | ||||
| Released | 31 January 2010 | |||
| Recorded | May 2009 | |||
| Studio | RTÉ studios, Dublin, Ireland | |||
| Genre |
Studio Celtic Irish traditional |
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| Length | 56:33 | |||
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Compass Records (US) Plankton (JP) |
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| Director | David Brophy | |||
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25th Anniversary Celebration (released in Japan as Altan: With the RTÉ Concert Orchestra) is the tenth studio album by Irish folk music group Altan. It was released in January–March 2010. The album does not contain new original material (except for one new song, "Soilse na Nollag") for it is a compilation of studio re-recordings of previous material with orchestral arrangements.
25th Anniversary Celebration was recorded in the RTÉ studios, Dublin, Ireland with the contribution of the RTÉ Concert Orchestra.
It was made to commemorate Altan's 25th anniversary and features new arrangements of some of Altan's best-known songs and tunes.
The album was released on 31 January 2010 in Japan (where it had its launch in December 2009 during Altan's Winter 2009 Japanese tour) and on 2 March 2010 in North America.
All tracks: Trad. Arr. Altan except as indicated or added.
All tracks: Orchestral Arr. Fiachra Trench.
The late Proinsias Ó Maonaigh (Francie Mooney) was Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh's father.
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