Altan

Irish band · Irish folk band

Members

• Frankie Kennedy 1987–1994-09-19 (flute, tin whistle) · Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata
• Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh 1987–present (fiddle, lead vocals) · Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata
• Paul O’Shaughnessy 1988–1992 (fiddle) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
• Dermot Byrne 1994–2013 (accordion) · Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata
• Martin Tourish 2013–present (accordion) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
• Ciarán Curran ?–present (bouzouki) · MusicBrainz
• Tommy Hayes ?–present · MusicBrainz
• Mark Kelly ?–present (acoustic guitar) · MusicBrainz, Wikidata
• Dáithí Sproule ?–present (acoustic guitar, lead vocals) · Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata
• Ciarán Tourish ?–present (fiddle) · Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata
• Mark Kelly (3) · Discogs
• Ciaran Curran · Discogs
• Ciaran Curran · Wikidata
• Paul O'Shaughnessy · Wikidata

Also known as

Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh & Altan Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh with Altan Алтан 阿拉坦合唱团

Links

• VIAF viaf.org/viaf/144450098
• allmusic www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000792585
• biography www.altan.ie/history.html
• biography www.cmt.com/artists/az/altan/bio.jhtml
• discogs www.discogs.com/artist/906068
• discogs listed www.altan.ie
• discogs listed en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altan_(band)
• discogs listed twitter.com/Altan
• discogs listed www.facebook.com/altanofficial/
• discogs listed www.instagram.com/altan.band.official
• free streaming open.spotify.com/artist/6koEjb4607APXtFtjxvA5T
• free streaming www.deezer.com/artist/7505
• lyrics muzikum.eu/en/122-9050/altan/lyrics.html
• official homepage altan.ie/
• official homepage www.altan.ie/
• other databases rateyourmusic.com/artist/altan
• other databases thesession.org/recordings/artists/3
• purchase for download music.apple.com/gb/artist/652048
• purchase for download music.apple.com/us/artist/652048
• social network twitter.com/altanmusic
• social network www.facebook.com/altanofficial
• songkick www.songkick.com/artists/175225
• wikidata www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q434372

Identifiers

mbid: e6211cf7-272f-4431-bbd3-40c081b992d4 · wikidata: Q434372 · discogs: 906068 · spotify: 6koEjb4607APXtFtjxvA5T · apple_music: 652048 · isni: 0000000115271645

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