Altan
Altan
As part of Summer @ NCH
Saturday 19th July, 8pm
- Room: Main Auditorium
- Prices: €35, €30
- 20% discount for Friends of the National Concert Hall
- 15% discount for groups of 10 or more
- Booking available for Friends of the National Concert Hall from 7th April, please log in using your Friends log-in to book your tickets
Over 25 years of playing together, Altan have established themselves asone of the most important live acts to play traditional Irish music on the world stage. The Boston Globe has described them as “The hottest group in the Celtic realm.”
The current line-up consists of Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh (Fiddle &Vocals), Mark Kelly (Guitar), Dermot Byrne (Accordion), Dáithí Sproule(Guitar), Ciaran Tourish (Fiddle), and Ciarán Curran (Bouzouki), Altan has released 13 albums over the past 25 years. They have recorded three albums for Virgin records; Blackwater (1996), Runaway Sunday (1997) and The Blue Idol (2002). This merger with a major record label helped Altan bring their music, song and culture to a wider audience worldwide and paved the way for up and coming younger bands to tour extensively all over the world.