Runaway Sunday

Runaway Sunday
Studio album by Altan
Released	1997
Recorded	September 1996 – March 1997
Genre	Celtic
Length	46:32
Label	Virgin
Producer	Altan and Alastair McMillan
Altan chronology
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Runaway Sunday, an album by Altan, was released in 1997 on the Virgin Records label.

Track listing

All titles arranged by Altan.

1. "Súil Ghorm" – 2:45
2. "John Doherty's Reels" – 2:35
3. "Caidé Sin Don Té Sin?" – 3:13
4. "Germans" – 3:13
5. "Clan Ranald/J.B.'s Reel/Paddy Mac's Reel/Kitty Sheáin's" – 4:17
6. "I Wish My Love Was a Red Red Rose" – 3:50
7. "Mazurka" – 2:29
8. "Australian Waters" – 3:27
9. "A Moment in Time" – 3:17
10. "Ciarán's Capers" – 3:29
11. "Cití Ní Eadhra" – 3:06
12. "Flood in the Holm/Scots Mary/The Dancer's Denial" – 3:52
13. "Gleanntáin Ghlas' Ghaoth Dobhair" – 3:27
14. "Time Has Passed" – 3:32

All titles are traditional, with the following exceptions:

• "Súil Ghorm" – composed by Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
• "Time has passed" – composed by Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
• "A Moment in Time" – composed by Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and Mark Kelly
• "The Dancer's Denial" – composed by Mark Kelly
• "Paddy Mac's Reel" – composed by Ciaran Tourish
• "Gleanntáin Ghlas' Ghaoth Dobhair" – lyrics by Proinsias Ó Maonaigh

Content

This album was released some three years after former co-bandleader, Frankie Kennedy, had died from cancer. He was the husband of lead singer Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh. Some of the tracks appear to be a heart-breaking elegy for Frankie, notably the climaxes of the album, "Time Has Passed". "Súil Ghorm" is the first track and seems also to refer to the times Mairéad spent with Frankie.

Personnel

• Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh – Fiddle, vocals
• Dermot Byrne – Accordion, melodeon
• Ciaran Tourish – Fiddle, whistle, backing vocals
• Ciarán Curran – Bouzouki, bouzarre, mandolin, backing vocals
• Mark Kelly – Guitar, bouzouki, backing vocals
• Dáithí Sproule – Guitar, backing vocals

Guest musicians

• Stephen Cooney – Double Bass, didgeridoo
• Pat Crowley – Piano
• Jerry Douglas – Dobro
• Jimmy Higgins – Percussion
• Alison Krauss – Backing vocals
• Dónal Lunny – Keyboards, bodhrán
• Neil Martin – Cello, keyboards
• Matt Molloy – Flute

Production

• Altan and Alastair McMillan – Producer
• Alastair McMillan – Engineer
• Conan Doyle – Assistant Engineer
• Brian Masterson – Mixer
• Dave McKean/Hourglass – Photography, Design

Sources and Links

• Runaway Sunday at Allmusic