Altan – Horse with a Heart

Rooted in the rugged musical soil of County Donegal, this 1989 release highlights Altan's signature dual-fiddle attack. Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and Paul O'Shaughnessy interlace aggressive bowing and crisp staccato phrasing, driven by Frankie Kennedy's breathy wooden flute. Accompanists Ciarán Curran on bouzouki and Mark Kelly on guitar generate a dense, driving acoustic groove beneath the twin fiddles, while Ní Mhaonaigh's sweet Donegal Irish vocals offer a luminous contrast to the furious reel sets.