The Morrigan's Call
2006 studio album by Cruachan
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The Morrigan's Call is the fifth studio album by Irish folk metal band Cruachan released in 2006.
ReleasedNovember 17, 2006
RecordedJanuary/February 2006
StudioSun Studios, Dublin
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| Released | November 17, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | January/February 2006 | |||
| Studio | Sun Studios, Dublin | |||
| Genre | Celtic metal, folk metal, black metal | |||
| Length | 47:08 | |||
| Language | English, Irish | |||
| Label | Karmageddon Media | |||
| Producer | Gail Liebling | |||
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Scream Magazine gave a 4 out of 6 rating, asking rhetorically: "The Morrigan's Call does not exacly present anything new from the band, but what does that matter as long as the melodies are beautiful and the sound consequent?".[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Shelob" | 3:05 |
| 2. | "The Brown Bull of Cooley" | 5:26 |
| 3. | "Coffin Ships" (instrumental) | 1:50 |
| 4. | "The Great Hunger" | 6:10 |
| 5. | "The Old Woman in the Woods" | 1:52 |
| 6. | "Ungoliant" | 3:56 |
| 7. | "The Morrigan's Call" | 1:52 |
| 8. | "Téir Abhaile Riú" | 4:16 |
| 9. | "Wolfe Tone" | 2:58 |
| 10. | "The Very Wild Rover" | 4:04 |
| 11. | "Cuchulainn" | 6:24 |
| 12. | "Diarmuid and Grainne" | 5:15 |
| Total length: | 47:08 | |
Personnel
- Keith Fay - guitars, vocals, keyboards, bouzouki, mandolin, banjo, bodhrán, percussion
- Karen Gilligan - vocals
- Joe Farrell - drums, percussion
- John Ryan - fiddle, violin, mandocello, bowed bass, banjo, death grunts
- John Clohessy - bass, aldotrube
Additional personnel
- Aine O'Dwyer - Celtic harp
- John O'Fathaigh - Irish flute, tin whistle, low whistle, recorder, cover art
- Gail Liebling - producer, recording, mixing
- Matthias Zimmer - layout
