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Runaway Sunday
Studio album by Altan
Released	25 July 1997
Recorded	September 1996 – March 1997
Genre	Celtic
Length	46:32
Label	Virgin
Producer	Altan and Alastair McMillan
Altan chronology
Blackwater (1996) Runaway Sunday (1997) Another Sky (2000)

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Runaway Sunday is the sixth studio album by Altan, released in July 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 (barn dances)
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

Live recordings

A live recording of "John Doherty's Reels" performed by Altan in early August 2002 at the Cambridge Folk Festival is available on the Cool as Folk 2-CD collective album. Released in 2007, this compilation includes a total of 36 live recordings from the Cambridge Folk Festival between 1999 and 2006.

Personnel

Altan

• Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh – Fiddle, vocals
• Ciaran Tourish – Fiddle, whistle, backing vocals
• Dermot Byrne – Accordion, melodeon
• 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 – producers
• Alastair McMillan – producer, engineer
• Conan Doyle – assistant engineer
• Brian Masterson – mixer
• Dave McKean – photography, design

References

1. Owens, Thom. "Runaway Sunday - Altan | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
2. mainlynorfolk.info > Cool As Folk

• Altan (band) albums
• 1997 albums
• Albums with cover art by Dave McKean