Tuatha na Gael
1995 studio album by Cruachan
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Tuatha na Gael is the debut studio album by Irish folk metal band Cruachan released in 1995. In 2001, Hammerheart Records reissued the album with three bonus tracks.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 30, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 8–12 February 1995 | |||
| Genres | Celtic metal, black metal | |||
| Length | 56:51 | |||
| Label | Nazgul's Eyrie Productions | |||
| Producer | Paul Thomas | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "I Am Tuan" (instrumental) | 2:23 |
| 2. | "The First Battle of Moytura" | 7:45 |
| 3. | "Maeve's March" | 3:32 |
| 4. | "Fall of Gondolin" | 8:04 |
| 5. | "Cúchulainn" | 7:05 |
| 6. | "Táin Bó Cuailgne" | 8:45 |
| 7. | "To Invoke the Horned God" | 6:13 |
| 8. | "Brian Boru" | 4:40 |
| 9. | "To Moytura We Return" | 8:24 |
| Total length: | 56:51 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Return" | 6:33 |
| 11. | "Erinsong" | 4:54 |
| 12. | "Óró sé do bheatha abhaile" (traditional) | 3:44 |
| Total length: | 72:02 | |
- "I Am Tuan" also appears on the band's eighth album Nine Years of Blood.
- "Erinsong" also appears on the band's fourth album Pagan.
- "Óró sé do bheatha abhaile" also appears on the band's second album The Middle Kingdom.
Personnel
- Keith Fay - vocals, guitars, mandolin, bodhrán
- Leon Bias - guitars, mandolin, bouzouki
- John Clohessy - bass
- Collete O'Fathaigh - keyboards
- John O' Fathaigh - Irish flute, tin whistle, low whistle
- Jay O'Niell - drums, percussion
Additional personnel
- Paul Kerns - backing vocals on "The First Battle of Moytura" and "Cúchulainn"
- Niamh Hanlon - uilleann pipes
